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Wits weed smokers take to Twitter
A TWITTER account has been opened to bring the community of weed smokers at Wits together. The account, @WeedWits, describes itself the following way: “Official twitter account for stoners at wits. U...
View ArticleSlice of Life: Say no to plumbing
In a lecture on the worth of a BA education by Jeffrey Sehume earlier this year, a student asked if society could “manufacture passion” for careers in the sciences, technology, engineering and...
View ArticleElection Goals & Promises
Improved safety and a reduction in student exclusions are some of the key issues that the 2012/2013 SRC candidates are aimingfor as voting starts tomorrow. The election campaigns of all candidates have...
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Getting noticed and gettting hired
The Wits Counselling and Career Development Unit says graduates need to work hard to stand out from other jobseekers. Photo: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Before landing his job as 5FM’s breakfast host,...
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Wits flags flies at half-mast for Marikana and Pomeroy
The Wits University flag flies at half-mast over Central Block. Pic: Lisa Golden Management of Wits University have decided to fly the university flag at half mast for this week in memory of those who...
View ArticleMen’s Residence ‘quitters’
THE All Res Committee (ARC) has criticised the resignation of three Men’s Res house committee members. Sanele Nene, chairperson of the Men’s Res house committee, said the three resigned because of the...
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Standing in protest to violence in society
By Jay Caboz Around 150 Wits staff, some in academic gowns, and students gathered outside the Bertha Road pedestrian entrance to observe South Africa’s national day of mourning on Thursday 23 August....
View ArticleTEDx comes to Wits
A diverse audience gathered at the Wits Theatre on Thursday August 23 for the first TedxWitsUniversity event. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, started as a four-day...
View ArticleBarbarians take Steinhoff cup
The Steinhoff Commerce team, known as Barbarians, took home the Steinhoff Interfaculty Cup at the Wits Rugby stadium on Wednesday evening August 29. The Barbarians worked their way up to win with a...
View ArticleMistaken overdose at David Webster
A Res student representative has accused the Wits counselling unit of failing “students in crisis” following another suicide attempt at David Webster Hall this week. A David Webster Hall resident...
View ArticleThe grace of friendship
During a spring cleaning fit last week, I discovered an old photograph of myself and two of my oldest friends. We were six and sported Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck outfits - with hairstyles that would...
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Still no hot water at Norvic
Norvic students claim management has gone deaf to their complaints about a lack of hot water. Image by: Zinhle Tshabalala WITSIES staying at South Point (Norvic) say they are being ripped off because...
View ArticleHealth workers with attitude
A GAY man who went for a routine HIV test in the Johannesburg CBD was told by a doctor to remember “Sodom and Gomorrah” and that “the mouth is meant for eating only”. Speaking on condition of...
View ArticleCongratulations, it’s a scam!
A Witsie was conned into buying R180 airtime which was meant to activate her ticket to win thousands of rands. A week after she registered her new SIM-card, she received an SMS saying she had won...
View ArticleEx-Witsie dies in motorbike accident
Nazeer-Ahmed Ballim, a prominent ex-Witsie, died on August 25 after a motorcycle accident. Ballim matriculated from St John’s in 2004, served on the SRC in 2006 and was a member of the Muslim Students’...
View ArticleHorny Bucks pin down Limpopo
The Wits Horny Bucks won their basketball match by a large margin against the University of Limpopo (ULM) last Sunday at Hall 29. The fulltime score was 107-22 to the Wits first team. The first quarter...
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Big companies shun Humanities Careers Expo
by Charlotte Chipangura The annual Humanities Careers Expo was shunned by major companies after only two organisations showed up for the event on August 29. Thabang Madileng of the Counselling and...
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Remembering Rustum August
Rustum August 1984-2012. Pic: R. August Cape Town-based comedian Rustum August, 28, passed away after a short battle with cancer on August 2, 2012. August was a founder of Starving Comics – a Cape...
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