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Aimee Carelse

From 3 to 7 October, UCTs Green Campus Initiative (GCI) hosted a series of events known as Green Week. The campaign is held annually to expose students to the critical issue of climate change and to promote environmental sustainability.

The GCIs primary intention is to emphasise the importance of societys responsibility in ensuring a sustainable future. People know about these issues but they dont realise the extent to which this may affect them, says Kate Pallet, GCIs Head of Marketing.

The theme of Green Week this

year is the Seventeenth Conference of Parties (COP17) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This is to be held at the end of this year in Durban.

In its fourth year running, Green Week aimed to create an awareness of environmental issues surrounding climate change, sustainability and biodiversity.

Over the course of the week a series of events were held to bring these issues to light. They included interactive debates and panel discussions, sustainability displays, daily film screenings at The Labia Theatre on Orange and a musical performance on Jameson Plaza by

Jeremy Loops.Running the duration of the

week was TrashBack, an incentivised recycling drive for any old or unused stationery, clothing and textbooks.

TrashBack is a project that was recently established in the Imizamo Yethu Township in Hout Bay. It encourages members of the developing community to

participate in the act of recycling by rewarding the donation of rubbish and unwanted goods.

The collaboration of the GCI with the organisers of TrashBack highlighted the importance and benefits of recycling while prompting the UCT student body to become more actively involved in recycling.

The GCI aimed to appeal to student interests in order to increase their involvement during Green Week. They did this by collaborating with other organisations and student bodies such as the Ikey Tigers, who sported shirts emblazoned with the GCI logo during their warm-ups.

GCI also gave away vouchers and

GCI promotes sustainable living

aims to alert students to their responsibility of being good consumers

two tickets to the popular music festival, Rocking the Daisies, as an incentive to participate in the TrashBack drive. Additionally, the Monday Paper, as well as UCT-affiliated websites such as Vula, pledged their support by going green for the week.

This years Green Week also served to promote the GCIs new and existing projects such as RideLink and its new sister project, BikeLink, as well as the Consumer Activism project which aims to alert students to their responsibility of being good consumers in favour of a sustainable environment.

A Rush of Blood to the HeadYELLOW FEVER British soft rock band Coldplay kicked off their two-show South African tour on Wednesday 5 October at Green Point Stadium. The band, consisting of lead singer Chris Martin (pictured right), lead guitarist Johnny Buckland, bass guitarist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion, apologised to South Africans for taking 12 years to come to the South Africa, joking that it had taken them that long to get a visa. The band also performed at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on Saturday 8 October.

Read the concert review on page 10.

Image: michael.currin.co.za

Olivia Wainwright

On Saturday 24 September the results of the 2012 Student Representative Council (SRC) elections were released. On Friday 30 September a meeting was held to allocate portfolios for the new SRC. The 2012 SRC has two portfolios more than previous years; the total number of members has been increased from 15 to 17.

The portfolio designation meeting was chaired by Jacques Rousseau of the SRC Elections Committee. Within two hours, each member had been nominated for a particular portfolio. Members of the new SRC were watched eagerly by members of the outgoing SRC.

Before the portfolios were allocated, meetings were set up between the different parties to decide how they would vote. The eight independent candidates met to discuss how they could create the ideal SRC model. With eight independents, they had the voting power to attain their ideal SRC. However, at the last minute, one of the independents decided to align themselves with SASCO.

Consequently, five out of eight of the executive positions were taken by SASCO. Included in these positions were President, which went to Insaaf Isaacs, and Vice-President External, which was taken by Mike Ramothwala.

In response to the meeting, Amanda Ngwenya, outgoing

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Tornado in East Rand

JOHANNESBURG A tornado hit the East Rand on Sunday evening, injuring 166 people and killing at least one person, a young boy who died instantly from a falling wall. The tornado flattened and destroyed houses and trees in its two-kilometre long path. O.R. Tambo International Airport stated that at least six flights were delayed due to the tornado activity. Eyewitness accounts described the tornado as a storm that was raining stones.

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Occupy Wall Street

NEW YORK The Occupy Wall Street march, which began last month, has now moved into Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The movement has defined itself as anti-capitalism, anti-cronyism, and anti-corporatism, but critics say the march lacks direction and leadership. Citizen media has also reported instances of police brutality, with police barricading protesters from accessing Wall Street itself.

Washington Post

Amanda Knox freed

PERUGIA Amanda Knox has been acquitted of murder charges on the grounds of a lack of motive and forensic evidence. Knox was on trial along with her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, for allegedly murdering her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher. Crowds outside the courtroom expressed disappointment with the verdict, but Kerchers family accepted the ruling.

The Guardian

New Libyan Cabinet decided

TRIPOLI Libyas National Transitional Council has announced its new cabinet, following the ousting of long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last week. In February, Libyan rebel groups united against Gaddafis 42-year autocratic regime, which now only holds Sirte, Gaddafis first and last stronghold over the country. Elections are scheduled to be held in eight months.

Gulfnews.com

Steve Jobs passes away

SAN FRANCISCO Steve Jobs, founder and chief executive of Apple Corporation, died on Wednesday 2 October. Jobs had been struggling with cancer for nearly a decade, though family has not confirmed this as the cause of his death. Jobs death comes a day before the scheduled release of Apple iPhone 5, which has been postponed.

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Michelle October

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President of the SRC, said, My strong feeling is that the most skilled candidates are in the non-executive positions and that the new members havent been put into the portfolios they would best fit into.

However new President Isaacs said, Whilst many students think we vote on political lines, I believe we voted people into the portfolios that best suited them. SRC 2012 will be able to stand as a collective, achieve a lot, and transparently justify our decisions.

The newly elected SRC is currently shadowing the 2011 SRC member in their future portfolio. In the coming weeks, each new SRC member is expected to learn the commitments that their portfolio entails, learn important UCT policies, have an understanding of the committees on which they will be sitting and meet key stakeholders. The group will take on their full responsibilities as SRC 2012 from 1 November this year.

Work starts for 2011/12 SRC

ELECTED 2012 SRC President Insaaf Isaacs is congratulated on her new appointment.

Image: Uwais Razack

Berndt Hannweg

In the previous edition of VARSITY newspaper we reported on a conman acting under the name Kally who fleeced three Baxter girls of their laptops and cell phones while posing as an events organiser working for MTV Base.

On Wednesday 5 October Thomas Bester was arrested by police in Alberton, Johannesburg following a civilian tip-off.

Bester was wanted for more than 30 cases, including theft, rape and murder.

Known as the Facebook Rapist, Bester would contact women on the social networking site and offer them modelling opportunities and contracts. He would then lure them to other locations and cities where he would steal their belongings.

The man, who goes by several other aliases such as Magagula, Young, Mahopo and Kelly was wanted in connection with the rape of two models in Durban, as well as in connection with the stabbing of 26-year-old Nomfundo Tyulu, who was found dead after allegedly meeting Bester in Cape Town.

He is most likely to appear in court in November.

Campus conman caught

Chris van der Westhuyzen

On Thursday 29 September Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke addressed a packed lecture hall at the University of Cape Towns annual Claude Leon Human Rights Lecture.

Mosenekes speech focused on the role of the judiciary in striking a balance between constitutional supremacy and the will of the people.

The Deputy Justice, who has been a member of the Constitutional Court for more than ten years, said that lately there have been questions raised about the legitimacy of the constitution court.

Moseneke was introduced by Professor Pierre de Vos, who described the Deputy Justice as a good guy with upstanding principles.

South Africas decision to adopt a constitution was necessitated by the unjust history of the country, said Moseneke. During apartheid, the lack of a constitution meant that Parliament was able to pass oppressive laws. Consequently, he explained, the people were the victims.

Moseneke stressed the import-ance of a democratic constitution, and said that it allows the

people to hold their government accountable. He went on to say that a robust constitution could make the government stronger, more responsive, predictable, just, consistent and legitimate.

He assured his audience that it is not only the government that is expected to act in accordance with the Constitution, but that the judiciary is also subject to the rules and norms of constitutional supremacy.

Moseneke argued that the function of the Constitutional Court is ultimately supportive of democracy, thus there is no place for attacks on judges suggesting an arcane, dishonest agenda against the government.

There is considerable tension between democratic theory and constitutional supremacy, admitted Moseneke. However, he felt that it is a gross misinterpretation to suggest that the work of judges undermines the processes of democracy.

The Deputy Chief Justice said that all judges strive to find a rich equilibrium between the will of the people and the supremacy of the constitution. Therefore, it is only fair, he argued, that governments should also respect the rule of law and the high ambitions of our constitution.

Judges have no agenda against government, says Deputy Justice

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With the introduction of the new SRC, the benefits members receive have come to the attention of several people. Each member of the SRC can receive a total of R6 428 for their seven month period in office if their duties are fulfilled.

The SRC Achievement Awards originally started in 2004 under the name of the SRC Incentive Plan. This involves rewarding the members R918 per month, dependent on them fulfilling their duties.

There are five criteria that the members need to meet to receive their full R918 for the month. The members are required to list the criteria that they have or have not met at the end of each month.

This is assessed by an evaluation team who interview each of the candidates on their performance.

The members lose R306 for each criterion they do not meet. The stipends of members who resign are shared amongst the remaining SRC members.

The funding for the SRC Achievement Awards is provided by the Executive Director: Department of Student Affairs budget.

The SRC stipends assists the SRC in holding members accountable ... it encourages, in my view, a stronger work ethic but, more importantly, it goes some way in compensating members for some of the expenses from personal funds members incur whilst serving the student body, said Jerome September, Manager of

SRC earnings in questionStudent Development.

Amanda Ngwenya, 2011 SRC President, said that, Students should not hold the SRC to account because the SRC gets paid. The amount paid is negligible and not in any way proportionate with the work that gets put in by those who do their job. The SRC has the privilege of being able to speak on behalf of students. That is the primary reason for holding the SRC accountable.

Some students are concerned about the student body being unaware that SRC members receive payment. Students often dont care about SRC elections but they should since the SRC are quite literally paid by the students to provide a service, said a member of a UCT council, who chose to remain anonymous.

Had students known about this, they would be more encouraged to participate in the election process, the source continued.

Michelle October

ThE UN Security Council has begun consultations concerning Palestines bid for UN membership, Al Jazeera reported last week. The bid comes in an attempt to establish Palestine as an independent state, and thus invigorate peace talks between Israel and Palestinian representative groups.

Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, submitted the bid on 23 September this year, saying it is the Palestinian peoples last resort to fruitful peace negotiations.

The US, a devout Israel ally, has already threatened to exercise its veto power should it come to a vote. The US says that the bid would only hinder peace talks between Israel and Palestine and a two-state ultimate objective. US President Barack Obama was reported as saying, If

this came to the Security Council we would object very strongly, precisely because we think it would be counterproductive.

The US is currently in negotiations with other states to persuade them to abstain or vote against Palestines bid, in the event of a vote, which would prevent the US from exercising a potentially embarrassing veto.

A council of 15 member nations are deciding how the bid should be dealt with and once a decision is made, the bid will be handed over to a recommending committee.

In order for the bid to pass, a total of nine member states have to vote in favour of it. Thus far, six states have come out in support of the bid, while seven have not yet stated their allegiance. Colombia stated it will abstain from the vote.

The European Union, however, remains divided as to who will vote in favour of the bid. The New York

Times reported that the authority will be severely questioned across the Middle East should each state in the EU vote differently.

At present, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, among others, stand either to abstain or vote against the resolution. France, Spain and Britain show signs of voting in favour of the bid.

The EU has invested economic interests in Palestine, providing up to 1 billion in aid. Since the Arab Spring revolts, the EU has increasingly recognised the need for Palestine to be an independent and recognised state. However, reports state that the US has frozen aid to Palestine in an effort to sway Abbas from the bid.

Israel has slammed the bid saying in a speech to Palestine, If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions to the side.

Palestine bids for UN membership

Olivia Wainwright

On the evening of Monday 3 October, demonstrators gathered outside parliament as part of a protest to allow the Dalai Lama to enter South Africa. Approximately 200 people gathered for candlelit vigil. This followed weeks of public outcry in reaction to the South African governments decision to reject the Dalai Lamas visa application.

On the morning of Tuesday 4 October the Dalai Lama cancelled his trip to South Africa. The purpose of his trip to South Africa was to attend Desmond Tutus eightieth birthday party on 7 October.

Many have been angered by this situation, not only because of the denial of such a highly esteemed religious leaders entry into the country, but also because of alleged reasons behind the visa applications denial. Many believe the South African government has denied the visa due to their political relationship with China.

Since the Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959, the Chinese government has put

pressure on countries they associate with to avoid accommodating him.

Kate Muller of Landmark Foundation commented, I stand for religious freedom and I dont think commercial gain should interfere with this freedom. Others felt it was unfair that Desmond Tutu, a man who fought hard for the freedom of this country, should be denied his friends presence at his birthday celebrations.

The Civil Society Coalition, with the slogan Let him in now! No pass laws for the Dalai Lama said, We are also hurt because the SA government has decided to cause unnecessary suffering and inconvenience to the Archbishop, who with others, has given his entire life for our freedom.

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille also commented, To deny Desmond Tutu, who fought so hard for this country, the right to have his friend to his birthday party seems particularly mean-spirited.

Tutu showed his disappointment at the ANC over the visa issue on Tuesday 4 October when he said, We will pray as we prayed for the downfall of the Apartheid government. We will pray for the downfall of a government that misrepresents us.

The Dalai Lama has entered South Africa three times since the end of apartheid. The first time his entry was refused was in 2009.

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Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the comfort of thought, said John F. Kennedy, and, as the winner of the biggest popularity contest in the free world, he would know.

Having an opinion is easy. Everyone has one. In fact, everyone has several. Loudly, at length, and sometimes tragically mis-informed.

Justifying an opinion is more difficult. Its all fine and well saying that Angelina Jolies movies are corrupting the spongy moral centres of our youth, but until you develop a logical line of reasoning that shows why that it is, or show actual, sexy scientific proof that the She-Devil really is warping young minds, then what you have isnt an opinion. Its a feeling.

The refrain I have a right to my opinion needs to be examined and fast because it is being used by people who think that it means I have the right to be loud without putting any effort into actual thought. The planet has enough noisy, stupid people as it is.

Let me be clear when I say that while I dislike being proved wrong, Ive come to accept that it is an inevitable situation, particularly if you like to argue as much as I do.

Take it on the chin, admit youre wrong, and learn to prepare your argument a little better next time.

Learn also to change your point of view. The only constant is change, and nowhere is that more true than in what you believe. Humans are, by their nature, creatures of duality, and believe that extreme positions exist. There are no areas of black and white, only murky greys.

Passion and conviction are good for debating, but they are poor substitutes for actual research. If youre going to subject everyone else to your opinion, put in the hours and do the leg-work. If you dont, all it takes is one smug snake to point out that, actually, Thomas Edison didnt invent the light bulb, and your point lies in ruins.

This is not to say that you shouldnt have an opinion. In fact,

if you dont have an opinion about most things, youre either a freak or very, very apathetic. Which brings me, in a roundabout way,

to the point of this column:Look at the top of the page.

Opinions, it says. On this page, its mine, but on the other pages it really should be yours. This year, the section was managed by the vivacious and outgoing Tiffany Mugo, and the next year it will be me.

Naturally, this seamless trans-ition from excitable black chick to a white guy who only recently learnt that you shouldnt wear pants around your navel wont make that much of a difference, because it isnt us who writes the articles.

So send em in. We cant guarantee a spectacular 2012, or even a cogent one, but we can promise one thing. Its certainly going to be interesting.

Bazinga!

Caterina Aldera

With Twitter and Facebook on the rise, its increasingly easy to comm- unicate, even with complete strangers. While governments face the challenge of regulating citizens, companies are struggling to manage their brands amid the chaos of employees private comments on social networks. Weve recently seen in the news @PigSpotter, or just Cliff, a South African who started using Twitter to notify other South Africans of roadblocks and speed cameras. Its clear that Cliff hasnt thought about why the cops do roadblocks and trap speeding cars.

His latest tweet resounds with irony: Pork pulling at corner

De Korte and Jorrisen str as usual just beware fasten your seatbelt and adhere to speed limits, as always. Come on, if it was as always, why would people need to know where the cops are?

At the same time, @PigSpotter tweets about accidents and traffic jams. This is fairly useful. However, surely that just encourages people to use their cellphones while driving? How else would they get that information off Twitter and why else would they need it? After years of complaining about the police presence in South Africa and the increasing crimes rates, we should be grateful that they finally seem to be doing their job.

The government has a responsibility to regulate what people say on the internet if certain citizens are putting others in danger.

When police tried to arrest @PigSpotter for obstructing or defeating justice, they found it was no easy task to locate someone by only a first name.

On the other hand, employers have found themselves in a legal minefield when it comes to firing employees posting defamatory comments about them on their personal Facebook pages.

Since most companies dont yet have a social media policy, they cant legally stop employees from posting comments that might damage their brand in their community. Of course employees should be allowed freedom in the private sphere, but to what extent are Facebook and Twitter really private?

Depending on your privacy setting, anyone can read what you write on Facebook, particularly potential employees and consumers.

Perhaps what it comes down to is a little bit of consideration. If you were an employer, would you like your reputation tarnished at the drop of a hat? And as for you, Cliff, I hope that when a speeding drunk driver hits your car one day, the Pigs are there to help you out.

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Nyasha Kadandara

Sam is ditching work to go to the pub!Nyasha Likes this status. If

the boss doesnt see this status and Sam has finished at the very least most of his work, whose business is it? What we do on social media sites is not our employers business.

I dont mix business with pleasure, therefore I wouldnt make my colleagues my friends unless I trusted them. Since I trust them, I will go about saying and doing whatever I feel comfortable with around them. Makes sense, right?

You were born into this world alone, and you will die alone.

Why should your company loyalties go further than your pay cheque? A company only has so much loyalty for their workers. When you die, there will be an advert for your position next to your obituary. So after a long days work, I dont see why I should remain silent after being overworked and underpaid.

Where is the room for me to rant without my employer retaliating over invisible fine print? Its not Nonhle Themas fault she is a materialistic wannabe-celebrity who blabs about how little she earns on Twitter. Rather, its Dark & Lovelys fault for hiring her to be the face of their product, and then firing her with such haste, when she smeared their name to the twitteratti.

I think it is quite intrusive for employers to be the judge of what you say on the internet. Its bad enough that corporate cultures transcend work: onto the dinner table, into the bedroom and onto

childrens playgrounds. And now onto our social networks.

In the recent London riots, government employees were jailed for four years for trying to incite street violence through Facebook. What happened to freedom of expression and association? What happened to the freedom to just be?

Over in Egypt, social media were used in the Arabic revolution, a key factor which was fundamental in organising protestors and meetings that would soon lead to the fall of Mubarak.

If social media poses such a public threat, surely the rules of social media should be addressed in the constitution before they start shoving us in jail cells?

And if you censor the social media, then well have nothing left but reminders of the awful times when we did not have the right to express our more colourful side.AGAINST

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Tanya Wagner

The tribe has spoken, so please pack your knives and go, as you have been eliminated from the race. Auf Wiedersehen.

Chances are you know at least one of these, right? Love it or hate it, reality television is here, and hopefully to stay. May there be more years of watching people put themselves out there for love, adventure, weight loss or the career of their dreams. It has nothing to do with money or fame, of course.

Now, as big a fan as I am, I am willing to admit that there is a major cheese factor involved. Firstly, we are being conned by the name alone.

There is nothing real about being stranded Crusoe-style on an island replete with camera crew and host with dimples up to his ears. Keeping up with the Kardashians couldnt be more contrived.

The tag lines are mocked in everything from movies and TV shows, to stand up comedy and cartoons. Youll still have your wedding, it just wont be perfect. Come on, are you kidding me? Thats just begging to be mocked.

There are occasions where its too embarrassing to even mention. Its okay to admit you watch the usual Emmy-nominated stuff like Survivor, Project Runway or the Amazing Race, but talk about The Bachelor, Bridalplasty or The Biggest Loser and its... Actually, I dont think you do talk about it!

Instead, you just sit there quietly and eat a huge helping of your favourite snack while watching the ladies in their tights and tank tops nervously approach the scale to determine their fate.

And this could be the very reason we love it. Or love to hate it. I think that the allure of reality TV is simple: we want to see what happens next, and whether we were right about the outcome.

Will the Top Chef season two contestant, Otto, get disqualified for not paying for the ingredient at the

store? Will Coach be able to make it through the entire season 18 of Survivor and not tell one single lie? Will Trista be second time lucky on The Bachelorette season one?

That sense of anticipation never really ceases and has us coming back for more.

Watching reality TV gets a lot of flak, and is accused of dumbing down our generation. You know the drill: So you know when Kim Kardashians wedding is, but what do you know about the Secrecy Bill?

I dont believe that we are really

Facebook: Welcome to Google+Stephanie Venter

I like Facebook. Having never really known Myspace (who wants to pick their own background ,really?), Ive always been quite content with Facebook. It worked for me, its features were pretty cool, all my friends (and later family too) had a profile: the machine worked well.

Enter Google+, stage left. I suppose its too much to hope that one social network could reign supreme for too long look what happened to Myspace but I would just like to know if Facebook really has to make it as easy for Google+ as they seem to be.

As Im sure many of you reading this will know, Facebook rolled out some hefty changes recently.

Gone is the focus on status updates, friends activities, and apps. Instead the new home page features alarmingly large photos, some weird

division between recent stories and top stories since your last visit and a mini-feed that must be any stalkers wet dream.

Introducing Timeline declares Facebook, allowing users a preview of yet another major change scheduled for the near future. Hang on, didnt we just go through quite a drastic change?

People were upset. Users didnt exactly keep their thoughts to themselves about the new changes, to no avail. And just when wed all have gotten used to (or have been forced to deal with) these changes, it seems there will be more

People will get upset and then they will quieten down. However, I do not remember past changes being implemented as often as they seem to these days.

When Google+ came onto the scene a few months ago, no one took them seriously. Gmail is cool, everyone uses Google, but my

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perception of the Google brand was as a business-orientated search tool rather than as something Id want in my social life. That was what Facebook was for.

But the reviews started coming in, and they were surprisingly positive. Developers of Google+ seemed to care about users privacy (no doubt mainly in observation of the outrage from Facebook users), and after two failed attempts (Google Wave and Google Buzz?) I suppose they had to have learnt something.

I cant help but view the spate of recent, apparently unilateral changes at Facebook in terms of Google+s emergence. Is Facebook worried? It seems so. But in trying to become bigger, better, and cooler that Google+, they may see many users jumping ship.

Dont worry about being more popular than Google+, Facebook: you already were.

the first generation to obsess over trivialities rather than serious issues. Did the youth in the 1950s pay more attention to the implications of Fidel Castro coming to power in Cuba than to Elvis? Methinks not.

There will always to be trivial, mindless, yet fun distractions on life. However, I am a firm believer that you can have it both ways. You can know that Kim K wore three wedding dresses, all which were beautiful/ugly/classy/tacky (take your pick), and know the purpose and importance of Cop17.

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You are currently in the fortunate position of being a successful performing artist. Can you describe your journey thus far?

I was fortunate to have studied music from a young age. Sadly, when I was in Matric, my twin sister passed away, and this was to impact much of the music I was to perform & write in years to follow. After finishing high school, I studied jazz music at UCT, and began sing with various bands and began to teach jazz singing on a private basis.

After University I started teaching at the Jazz Workshop & Pinelands High School on a part-time basis. I was selected for the Standard Bank National Youth Big Band in 2006, and was selected for the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band in 2007, and won the prestigious SAMRO Overseas Scholarship for Singers Competition during that same year.

Later that year, I entered the Cape Towns Got Talent Competition, and managed to be selected as one of the Top 12 Finalists. It led me to realise that I needed more singing lessons and to get my voice properly back into shape after not having had lessons for a couple of years.

In May 2009, I sang at the SAMA Awards with Goldfish, as the song we recorded together, This Is How It Goes had been nominated for a SAMA Award. After recording my debut CD single, Imagine (Chocolate Diamonds In The Sky) in 2010.

I decided to teach again in 2011. Soon after making that decision, I received a call from Amanda Tiffin saying that they were looking for another vocal teacher at UCT, and I got the job. I am still performing jazz gigs at functions & at a couple of venues in Cape Town.

I am finding it challenging and exciting to manage my teaching career, jazz performance & original music performance career at the same time. I also truly enjoy being able to have more than just one subject to focus on, so it makes life more interesting!

Which skills and personal qualities have contributed to your success?

Passion, friendliness, politeness and honesty. Have contracts: Im always very pedantic when it comes to having to sign these. Its important because it helps me to protect myself & my music. Create your own Terms and Conditions for every gig. Also, be creative and have fun.

What challenges have you encountered?

I think the main problem that Ive encountered is that there are so many grey areas in the music industry. I tend to favour the use of contracts wherever possible. This too can be challenging, because many people prefer to operate in the grey zone, because it works to their benefit not to be held liable for anything. It can be challenging to maintain some type of regular salary whilst only performing jazz gigs,

and sometimes I find it challenging to maintain a love for music during those times when I depended solely on gigs for a living.

What do you consider to be your greatest achievement(s) thus far?

Winning the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition prize in 2007, recording a no. 1 Hit with Goldfish in 2009, and writing my own music from 2008. Also, recording my Debut Single & hearing it played on the radio in 2010 and my teaching job at UCT feel like huge achievements.

What jobs have you held previously?I have taught Singing part-time at Pinelands

High School and at the Jazz Workshop, Classical Piano at Rustenburg Girls High, and I am currently teaching Jazz Singing on a part-time basis at UCT.

In retrospect, what advice can you give to performing arts students?

Dont give up! Do what you love, but also be smart and business-wise. Perhaps take up a course in financial management, marketing or business as well to assist you in achieving your dreams of being a performing artist more easily and effectively.

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Baby, are you on the pill?Those words may soon be uttered not by men, but by women. Rumour has it that there may soon be a contraceptive for men taking a great deal of the pressure off women. From what I have heard, forgetting to take the pill is not cool.

This is probably a good time to lay out the reason most girls will be happy to hear that the burden of the pill may be shared. First and foremost: the side effects. Some women gain weight, some get spots. Some get extremely moody (Yes, that is a real thing, and not to be messed with).

There is also breast tenderness and enlargement, nausea and vomiting, changes in sex drive (usually in the form of a decrease), bloating and headaches. Secondly, that Surprise,

were pregnant will no longer be just our fault.

Thus one can see why we would want to share this joy with the boys. But this isnt the only reason. Having two people within a relationship on the pill significantly reduces the risk of pregnancy. If she forgets to take its okay; he took his this morning.

There is also a weird sense of

liberalisation and equality within it. The burden of family planning will soon be shared. The issue will no longer be, as one friend of mine puts it, a womans job. If we can bring the condoms you can take your pill.

All this notwithstanding, some people may get reckless. Apparently our generation fears the shame of pregnancy more than AIDS and

Pill poppin: A male contraceptive

If we can bring the condoms you can take

your pill

other STDs. Now that the chances of being pregnant may be greatly reduced men may start handing it out like hot cakeswithout the wrapping.

Conversations like but it feels more natural may become more frequent. With the primary fear of pregnancy eliminated people may be more liberal with their goodies

causing an increase in a whole host of STDs and STIs.

Frankly, I dont know if the idea will take off. Im not sure men can handle the ups and downs of regulating ones reproductive system. Women have been dealing with the negative effects of being womanly for decades. When Aunty Flo comes to visit, it is not nice. Childbirth, not nice. Menopause, not nice.

The most men have had to deal with was that awkward wet dream phase. Maybe impotence one day. Im not sure they can handle the aforementioned side effects. But, chances are, men will get the super pill with no side effects.

At the end of the day one cannot deny this will all lead to better global crowd control. It will be a large step towards making both partners more responsible for their respective futures rather than placing the onus on the woman. There will be less conversations of the she is trying to trap me for my money nature.

Truth be told, it is a burden we women are willing to share. I must say, though, that what I am most surprised by is that men are actually willing to consider something that messes with their, um, man flow.

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VARSITY Report Card 2011

Dont pick your nose or pull out your wedgie because Michael WILL be there to capture that moment forever.

One things for sure Cat knows how to lay down the law. She has a dark side, though: Ive heard more than one thats what she said leave her mouth. Still, dont mess with her.

How to describe Nyasha? Lets see: paper shredder, facial expression expert, truth speaker, dancing queen, super woman, the glue that held this collective together. She is going places.

At the risk of being completely offensive: for a computer whizz, Azhar is funny! And he dresses well. We were impressed. His quiet charm made our meetings bearable, and his tech-wizardry helped get our website where it is today.

He wears suits in the office like its the UN, which makes us feel so honoured in his presence. He plays a serious game, but deep down we know hes a big ball of teddy bears and angel wings. And by the way Berndt, we know theres no such thing as a free lunch. Why do you keep giving us fizzers? WHAT IS YOUR MASTER PLAN?

Though usually calm and collected, Nicole is not to be messed with. She works hard and it takes a tough woman to make it in a traditionally male-dominated field. In fact, were not entirely sure who really runs the Sports section because we suspect Nicole has something of a hidden talent for puppeteering. Who really wears the pants in this section?

Thando is pretty and fashion-forward. Say what you want but that weave is immaculate and beneath that shining exterior is an expert organiser that has helped run a beautiful, well-balanced Features section. If you ever needed a fashion feature or to know whats hot on campus, Thando is your girl.

The word weasel will never mean the same thing to us ever again. We would watch a TV show with her in it. Seriously, she would make so much money if she just filmed herself. One concern: her newfound addiction to Twitter. Ciss, Tiff! We think we need an interfriendtion. Positive vibes abound whenever Tiffs around.

This 70s we mean 80s baby definitely spiced things up in the office this year. This man is a beast of Spanish love! Ay caramba!

Two words describe Rmy: Old Timer. Hes been in the collective for four years and has the worst letting-go issues ever. The future VARSITY collective 40 years from now will listen for the shuffle of his cane as he scuttles into the office demanding a computer as the ex-editor of VARSITY 41 years ago. He is a VARSITY Newspaper design pioneer. He still a rude, classless, tactless oaf. But we cant blame him, he is clearly burdened by genius.

Sometimes its good to set boundaries with your kids, such as, NO, you may not ask that question, Sajjad! or Because I said so, Sajjad. Although he literally has no Politically Correct filter, hes good at letting HR practise their job!

We have never seen anyone type faster or abuse a mouse like she can its a blessing and a curse. She responds to your email almost before youve sent it! An English major prone to overanalyse Chicken or fish? and traumatise a certain highly opinionated Finance major. Shell be our Head Honcho next year, so watch this space!

The Darklord. Nic generally sighs at paragraphs which are too long, articles which are over 400 words and headlines which are more than 3 words long, especially on the front page. Nics dry humour keeps people guessing and weve had those awkward moments. Minions, beware!

An avid farmer on Facebook, Tina is also known for her telephone answering voices which range from the sexy VARSITY tone to her chatting voice with her mum. And, despite past troubles, perpetually leaving her Facebook, Twitter, and Gmail accounts open in the office. Tina is the mommy of the organisation, home-cooked goodies included! Dont leave us! Who will fight through hordes of bureaucrats when youre gone?

Although perpetually on the edge, March has managed to come up with topics (despite Opinions always getting in her way) and produce a Features section to be envied. Plus she is genuinely very nice, almost uncomfortably so. In the words of Mj: Dont stop, till you get enough!

Liams stealthy entrances pre-empt his low-voiced musings and accurate judgments of the often bizarre happenings in the VARSITY office. Given his broodiness and lanky build, it is hard to believe that he is a vegetarian.

This silent, but non-violent, ads man kept the big bucks rolling in its a pity that UCT admin went and lost it all. Thanks, Sizwe!

Lyndall is a DIY queen: she has a first aid kit on hand, is bursting with toast, niknaks and chocolate! From SHAWCO to ballet, editing VARSITY to neuropsych lectures, no one knows how she fits it all in, but wow she does! And flipping well! Wed like to know your secret!

Beyonce vs Rihanna the eternal battle. To be honest, we think hes more diva than both of them combined. His absence from the office in the past few months has been sorely missed. Most of all we miss his alter egos Rodney the mischievous 10-year old boy and Shaniekwa* (cue snapping of fingers).

After years of life in the darkest corners of Menzies, Chris is trading robots and light bulbs for people, constantly breaking the record for amount-of-people-interacted-with-per-day for any UCT Engineer. Battling with the tech-impaired VARSITY team was challenging, but hes still here!

I like his bag, hair, beard, pants, etc.: it will never end! We were fortunate to steal this Independent Newspapers photographer for our own nefarious purposes. Thanks so much for helping us out far beyond your role!

Im a Diva. She is the female version of a hustler, was often absent but always made a memorable flashing appearance, when she did pop by.

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Michael CurrinChief Photographer

Thandokazi Hlwatika Deputy Features Editor

all calm and collected Nico

Nicole Beale Deputy Sports Editor

Sheldon Whoops We mean Berndt Hannweg Deputy Opinions Editor

Azhar Desai Web Editor

Nyasha Kadandara Editor-in-Chief

Sizwe Moago Advertising Manager

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Rhynhardt Krynauw Sub-Editor

Nkosiyati Khumalo Deputy Editor

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Rmy Ngamije Marketing Manager

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Sajjad Karamsi Sports Editor

March Arends Features Editor

Caterina Aldera HR Manager

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Tiffany Mugo Opinions Editor

Chris Linegar Web Editor

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Nic Botha Design Editor

Chido Mpemba HR Manager

Lyndall Thwaits Deputy News Editor

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Tina Swigelaar Conference Co-ordinator

Liam KrugerStaff Writer

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Stephanie Venter News Editor

Despite her troubles with Accountancy, her eye for detail keeps the VARSITY office running, though smoothly may not be the word... Also, shes a proud Ikey!

Candy PeckOperations Manager

Compiled by Nyasha Kadandara

Please note: This text (and the takeaway menu at Steers) has been excessively checked for spelling and grammar errors by R. Krynauw.

features10 REVIEWS

Kylie Marais

The highly-anticipated Gears of War 3 was released on Tuesday 20 September, selling over 3 million copies within the first week. This action-packed third-person shooter is the third and final installation in the Gears of War trilogy, which was first launched by Microsoft Game Studios in 2005.

The developers, Epic Games, are also known for games such as Bulletstorm and Infinity Blade, as well

as the popular shareware game, Jazz Jackrabbit (1994). They have clearly come a long way.

Gears of War 3 picks up from Gears of War 2 and sees the main character, Marcus Fenix and his COG (Coalition of Ordered Governments) team, continuing their struggle to save humanity from the overpowering locust hordes.

Without revealing too much of the plot, rest assured that Gears of War 3 outdoes its predecessors by far, boasting spectacular lighting and a much more vibrant colour palette, while fine-tuning its graphics to near

perfection. New weapons have also been added in the sequel to enhance your grub-killing fun; these include the Digger Launcher, a gun that plants grenades below your enemies, and the Silverback, which is a suit fitted with a rocket lancher and a Gatling gun.

Sorry, PlayStation and Wii supporters: the only downfall is that Gears of War is strictly available on one platform: Xbox 360. Its not too late for a change, though.

Therefore, with improved graphics, better gameplay, a wider selection of improved weapons and an additional blonde bombshell to play as, Gears of War 3 promises 1520 hours of exciting gaming. Dont

worry, though, because when these hours run out, youll have plenty more competitive multiplayer hours to savour.

Fraaaaaaaag out!

Disclaimer: Gears of War 3 contains strong language, intense violence, blood, gore and hours of chainsaw madness!

Game review: Gears of War 3

Anade Situma

On Wednesday 5 October, Coldplay performed on African soil for the first time, and they did not disappoint. Amid fears that the band would plug their new album, Mylo Xyloto, to be released on 24 October, as opposed to playing their older more renowned tracks, they managed to strike a pretty good balance.

Everyone wants to go to a concert where they can sing along to their personal favourites, so it was cool to hear some of the tracks off the older albums that werent released as singles. A few more wouldnt have hurt!

The show itself was very well put together. The lighting and colour used were exceptional. From the visuals on stage, to the enormous colourful balloons bouncing around the audience, to the fireworks, it was

a spectacle. Kudos to Chris Martin and the boys; the energy, emotion and charisma that they put into their performance took it to the next level.

When you are in a crowd of 50 000 singing words like if you love me wont you let me know from the bottom of your very being, it is mind-blowing. Coldplay is personal. They are the playlist you put on when you are at your lowest. This is what makes their concerts life-changing; everyone comes to their concerts with their individual emotional baggage.

You cant be at a Coldplay concert and forget the girl that shattered your heart, or that event that caused you to lose everything back when you used to rule the world.

Coldplay songs are about life, and just making it through the day. And so, along with 50 000 people, you sing your heart out to the soundtrack of the events that shaped you, appreciating the band that helped put you back together when the world beat you down.

Coldplay in concert

Sport Management and Tourism Management are just two of the highly regarded postgraduate diploma courses

offered by UCTs School of Management Studies.

Each of these intensive one-year courses comprises common core areas of study that encompass the fundamental principles of marketing, nance, information systems, business thinking and strategy, communication and career development. Giving you some impressive management skills that will immediately enhance your employment prospects and career options.

This business acumen is combined with expert knowledge and experience in the specialist area, including guest lectures, a real-life project and an internship.

Sport Management covers the bases of sports management and administration and the economics of sport, as well as sports medicine and physiology.

Tourism Management introduces the most current practices and advancements in this exciting, broad and ever-evolving industry. This includes tourism theory and systems, responsible tourism and hospitality and event management.

TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION, ALL YOU NEED IS AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ANY AREA.

Applications close end October each year.

For more information contact Janine Osman: Email Janine.Osman@uct.ac.za, Tel 021 650-4393

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In October the Schools Development Unit (SDU) in the School of Education at UCT will be administering mathematics and language tests to all Grade 3 and 6 learners in the province. The SDU is seeking to employ suitable postgraduate students on a short-term basis between 12 and 28 October 2011 to assist in the marking of these tests.

Remuneration will be based on the number of scripts marked.

Requirements: Minimum second year pass in Mathematics or Language (either English, Afrikaans, or isiXhosa)

Please provide contact details (including name of tertiary institution at which you are enrolled) to: Hayley.eyssen@uct.ac.za, who can be contacted at

0216505874/3850 for further information.

2011 grade 3/6 marking

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features 11CURRENT AFFAIRS

Kylie Marais

In the world there is a new collective force of people mobilising around the issue of peace but linking it to the need to protect the environment. But we must assert our collective vision and responsibility to shape that peace not only for our country but also for the whole of Africa.

Mini-Beijing Womens Conference, Nairobi, 1995

Many women in traditional, rural areas of Africa continue to be subjugated by society. This, however, was not the case with Wangari Maathai. Instead, Maathai was a determined African woman who achieved many firsts throughout her life and who was not afraid to stand up to societal norms.

Apart from being the first African woman in Central and East Africa to earn a doctoral degree, as well as the first African woman to head a department in a Kenyan University,

Liam Kruger

The past couple of months have seen remarkable acts of protest against governmental institutions; the anti-austerity protests in London earlier this year, the Arab Spring, and most recently the occupation of Wall Street by those dissatisfied by the extent of corporate influence over American politics, and the perceived failure to take responsibility, legal or otherwise, for the economic crisis.

American citizens are taking democratic cues from the Middle East. The use of social media to organize the peaceful protest is a practice borrowed from the Cairo protests in Tahrir Square, which led to the Egyptian revolution. The aims of the Wall Street protestors are not so grand, but calls for structural

economic reforms have been made, amid insistence that the disparity of wealth distribution comes largely as a result of Wall Streets misdeeds.

One of the consequences of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 was the muting of any form of protest in America against the status quo. This is ceasing to be the case and an educated but disenfranchised populace broadcasts its discontent. Around a hundred arrests have been made, and dozens of blog posts and YouTube uploads depict or describe protestors being pepper-sprayed or cuffed without any clear indication as to why; the protests have been largely peaceful, as the protests organizers have been at pains to emphasise on their website and Twitter account.

Police action, of course, is what sparked off the London riots in late August, subsequent to the

shooting of Mark Duggan by London Metropolitan police officers although again, the extent of the riots violence can be attributed to a demographics collective frustration at being ignored and remotely abused by an authority that seems to govern, rather than represent. To be clear the riots were violent, needless, and counterproductive, but they came about from poor governance.

These were the same issues which motivated the protest in Cape Town against the unenforceable Secrecy Bill that had been pushed through Parliament. Even more fantastically, the protests were successful, to an extent; the bill was stalled, momentarily. Its a small victory the specific implications of the Secrecy Bill aside, surely there is more general discontent with a government less concerned with enacting its electorates will than pursuing its own interests.

Whether or not that discontent is actionable remains to be seen; Wall Street is, after all, still doing its thing, three weeks of protest notwithstanding. 700 arrests have been made on the people protesting an oligopoly of financial institutions. This is bad for civil liberties in the short term, but its an important wake-up call for a nation that needs to learn to distinguish between the enforcers and the state itself.

People, for the time being, remain frustrated, and disenfranchised, but, increasingly, people are voicing these frustrations.

People are listening. This is progress.

Maathai was also the first African woman to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Born in a rural village in Kenya, Maathai made full use of her educational opportunities to the point where, in 1956, she ranked first in her class and, as a result, was granted admission to the only female Catholic high school in Kenya. Four years later, Maathai became one of approximately 300 Kenyan students to receive a scholarship to attend a university in the USA.

Maathai obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in 1964 and completed her Masters degree in biology at the University of Pittsburgh, where her interest in environmental issues ultimately began. In 1971, she received her Doctorate from the University College of Nairobi.

Maathais exposure to environmental restoration during her years at the University of Pittsburgh led her to begin the Green Belt Movement in 1977. The mission of the movement was to mobilise community consciousness using tree planting as an entry point for self-determination, equity,

improved livelihoods and security, and environmental conservation.

Maathais vast contributions towards environmental affairs paid off greatly, as merely a month after she had been elected into Parliament in December 2002, Maathai was named Deputy Minister of the Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife by current President

Mwai Kibaki. In 2004, she was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace, as well as her work with the Kenyan women through her Green Belt Movement.

Nevertheless, soon after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, controversy arose when it was reported that Maathai had claimed that HIV/Aids was deliberately created by Western scientists to decimate the

Africa bids farewell to Wangari MaathaiAfrican population. In addition to her unorthodox beliefs, Maathai had also fervently campaigned against the Kenyan African National Union regime who had intended to erect a skyscraper in the Uhuru reserve park, Nairobi. Her determination to preserve the environment ultimately resulted in her winning the battle. Due to her bravery in standing up against society, Maathai earned her title as a respected leader in society.

Wangari Maathai, who died of cancer on 25 September, will be greatly missed. She was 71. Maathais victories became those

of the continent. She was, and will remain, an inspiration for African women and the African continent as a whole.

While the unique attributes and qualities of Maathai cannot be replaced, efforts have been put into place to continue her work within the Green Belt Movement, in addition to the development of similar organisations. Maathai therefore leaves behind a hope for an improved Africa and will be remembered for her dedicated service to the continent.

Wall Street: the protests

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Liam Kruger

Steve Jobs is dead. His legacy continues in the company that he built, and the products that he presented to the world. Even so, a vacuum has been left in his wake. Who will take his place, as the central figure in the world of technology the name and face that everybody knows?

Tim Cook, Jobs immediate successor at Apple is one thought; there is a certain continuity, at least, in having Apples CEO be the individual that we identify with the heart of technological progress. Yet, as Apples plummeting share prices following Cooks failure to announce the iPhone 5 last week will attest, there is a sense that, while Jobs was the absolute head of Apple, leading it where he felt it needed to go, Cook is merely the companys figurehead, running it with no more charisma than any other CEO would.

We could look too to Erich Schmidt, CEO of the goliath Google with whom Apple has had, and continues to have, an on-again off-again relationship. Certainly, Schmidt is a giant of

internet policy whose decisions greatly affect almost every technology user out there. But Schmidt has been that giant for years and pioneers generally dont come from the incumbent ranks.

Mark Zuckerburg is another candidate; the shift that weve seen from innovation to hardware to innovation with software, particularly social networking platforms, would be well represented in having the worlds attention shift from the maker of Apple to the maker of Facebook. But again, Zuckerburg has already made his mark, and a mild change to the news feed hardly constitutes innovation.

The question, of course, is a wrong-headed one; we will not see another Steve Jobs. But if were looking for another such pioneer, somebody wholl be having the kind of impact that Jobs has had, wed be better suited to look not in corporate boardrooms, but in the garages and basements of the world garages like the one where, not four decades ago, a young Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first rudimentary models of what would become the Apple Mac computer.

Geri McMeekin

Who would have thought that hundreds of thousands of novels, from the classics to teen romances, would be able to fit into something smaller than a magazine? It seems impossible, yet the Kindle is now taking the literary world by storm.

But what will happen to all the books? Will our rich, expansive libraries be reduced to computer stations? And will no-one miss that old book smell, and the feel of pages that have been turned by innumerable people over the years?

If the answer from the modern world is a resounding no, then consider the historical implications of reducing books to museum artefacts or decorations in the local Slug and Lettuce. What we

leave to our children will shape the minds of the future, and the amount of technology by which we are surrounded today also directly correlates with the increasing health problems that arise. Obesity, brain tumours and carpal tunnel syndrome are all products of the overuse of technology.

The rise of the Kindle has become so pervasive that even the bedtime story is at risk turning the pages of a favourite picture book may soon be reduced to staring at another screen. We call this development, but the previous age was so much more enriching. Reading a book is supposed to be a pleasure, not something that needs to be made easier through technology.

It is understandable that the Kindle is much lighter to carry around than the ton of books that one may want to constantly

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This presentation will provide information on programmes of study, the application process, our scholarship opportunities and life in London.

Kings College London is a research-led institution in the heart of London and ranked as one of the top 30* universities in the world.

To register for the event and for more information please email: catherine.eames@kcl.ac.uk

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www.kcl.ac.uk/southafricaArchbishop Desmond Tutu, a Kings Fellow since 1978

Death of the novelhave in their bag. Surely, though, the real thing is so much more satisfying? To turn the final page of a novel and know that reading it was an experience, a journey which allowed the reader to be transported somewhere where the radiation from the technology surrounding us does not exist and our lifestyles are not threatened.

Some lecturers at UCT are now using Kindles for their lecture notes; helpful, because entire lectures can be put onto the device and the lecturers do not have to be concerned with printing everything out. Practical, yet as Imraan Coovadia from the English department has noted, technology is slowly but surely taking up all of our time.

Mostly I worry that technology takes over our attention and leaves very little for books. says Coovadia, Books are good at filling empty space and empty time, but email, twitter, and Facebook are even more effective and simply pre-empt the possibility of reading. Its actually good to have empty time, an empty soul, an empty mind, because thats the beginning and sometimes the end of all wisdom. The web makes too sure that were never empty in that way.

So forgo the lighter, easier Kindle, and experience the real thing. Books are important. Readers should not feel that the experience of reading needs to be updated or altered in any way, the act of reading is an escape. We do not want to birth a generation of people constantly seeking a way out from something that isnt difficult in the first place; we need to be challenged in order to grow.

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Life without Steve

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features 13ARTS & CULTURE

Calvin Scholtz

Two very important things are happening in New Zealand right now: one is the staging of the Rugby World Cup 2011, and the other is the long-awaited filming of the prequel to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit. Following the trend set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the film will be released in two parts, scheduled for December 2012 and 2013, respectively.

The films have been in the pipeline since The Return of the King cleaned up at the 2004 Oscars, but it had been delayed by legal disputes between director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema. For a while, it looked as though the film would go ahead with a cast and crew that fans would not have approved of, but eventually an agreement was reached where Jackson would serve as producer and Guillermo Del Toro (Pans Labyrinth) as director.

However, following Del Toros

sudden resignation, Jackson has agreed to take the lead and direct both films, collaborating with the same award-winning crew that made The Lord of the Rings successful. Sir Ian McKellen will return as the wizard Gandalf, and taking on the role of the young Bilbo Baggins

(the titular hobbit) will be British actor Martin Freeman. Freeman is best known for starring in another literary adaptation, playing Arthur Dent in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

For those unfamiliar with the plot: it involves Gandalf having Bilbo accompany him and a group of thirteen dwarves on a quest to reclaim a hoard of treasure from a dragon.

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