Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Out of your SPACE: Homosexuality at Rhodes
Out of your SPACE: Homosexuality at Rhodes
Response to an Opinion: Homosexuality at Rhodes
Your blog post makes for quite interesting reading, largely because it is so cool reading such a different opinion to my own! While I can appreciate your views, you say yourself that we are all from different cultures where different behaviours are considered to be more taboo than others, and you are obviously someone who is uncomfortable with the very idea of homosexuality. That being said, what might deeply disturb you may be compeltely acceptable or natural to others. I choose the word natural because that what is is, homosexuality is a way of life that we must learn to accept, purely on the basis of human rights, I think it is the right of every person to choose a sexual lifestyle which they feel most comfortable with, and they should not be judged for that decision any more than they should be judged about who they date or whether they're vegetarian or not. Words like “corrupted” and “imposing beleifs” are too strong to describe merely trying to create an environment where everyone can feel comfortable being who they are, something I would expect you to appreciate, especially considering the nature of your blog.
HIV/ Aids is a very tricky topic to bring in to your discussion. Remember, it has taken time for homosexuality to reach even this partial stage of social acceptibility, and the taboos surrounding HIV/Aids have not yet been phased out, thus encouraging students to be open about their HIV status is a tad ahead of the rest of everyone else, especially considereing the personal nature of the condition, it is a medical condition and therefore confidential information, and none of our business.
P.S: Phrases like “this lesbianism thing”, “ innocent people become victims of gay people and lesbians” and “ because lesbianism and being gay is a fashion at Rhodes they have lost their values” says a lot more about your opinion than most of the rest of the post. These are Very strong statement you make, and hurtful too.
Response to an Opinion: Homosexuality at Rhodes
Your blog post makes for quite interesting reading, largely because it is so cool reading such a different opinion to my own! While I can appreciate your views, you say yourself that we are all from different cultures where different behaviours are considered to be more taboo than others, and you are obviously someone who is uncomfortable with the very idea of homosexuality. That being said, what might deeply disturb you may be compeltely acceptable or natural to others. I choose the word natural because that what is is, homosexuality is a way of life that we must learn to accept, purely on the basis of human rights, I think it is the right of every person to choose a sexual lifestyle which they feel most comfortable with, and they should not be judged for that decision any more than they should be judged about who they date or whether they're vegetarian or not. Words like “corrupted” and “imposing beleifs” are too strong to describe merely trying to create an environment where everyone can feel comfortable being who they are, something I would expect you to appreciate, especially considering the nature of your blog.
HIV/ Aids is a very tricky topic to bring in to your discussion. Remember, it has taken time for homosexuality to reach even this partial stage of social acceptibility, and the taboos surrounding HIV/Aids have not yet been phased out, thus encouraging students to be open about their HIV status is a tad ahead of the rest of everyone else, especially considereing the personal nature of the condition, it is a medical condition and therefore confidential information, and none of our business.
P.S: Phrases like “this lesbianism thing”, “ innocent people become victims of gay people and lesbians” and “ because lesbianism and being gay is a fashion at Rhodes they have lost their values” says a lot more about your opinion than most of the rest of the post. These are Very strong statement you make, and hurtful too.
Opinion piece on another blog..JMS1 Lectures being compulsory
My main man ‘G’
Some people are intelligent some are not and some just have to work super hard to get what they want. It seems to me that you just have to work extra hard to get what you want. I am one of people who have to work really, really super hard to get what I want and it is not at all an easy task, because I also miss lectures at times. Why you give people, notes that you went to a boring lecture for I do not understand.
JMS 1 is a very competitive course you cannot really trust the person next to you because they could take that spot that you want to get in JMS2, so honestly helping people who do not work is not a good idea.
Maybe those people will get what is coming to them when they realize that they have no notes to study from. Honestly, life is easier if you have friends that you swop notes with because to this day I have not met anyone on campus who has gone to every single lecture since the beginning of the term.
Jus lighten up man, we all learn in different ways, nobody is cheating.
http://www.combatguide2uni.blogspot.com/
Some people are intelligent some are not and some just have to work super hard to get what they want. It seems to me that you just have to work extra hard to get what you want. I am one of people who have to work really, really super hard to get what I want and it is not at all an easy task, because I also miss lectures at times. Why you give people, notes that you went to a boring lecture for I do not understand.
JMS 1 is a very competitive course you cannot really trust the person next to you because they could take that spot that you want to get in JMS2, so honestly helping people who do not work is not a good idea.
Maybe those people will get what is coming to them when they realize that they have no notes to study from. Honestly, life is easier if you have friends that you swop notes with because to this day I have not met anyone on campus who has gone to every single lecture since the beginning of the term.
Jus lighten up man, we all learn in different ways, nobody is cheating.
http://www.combatguide2uni.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
It was 3rd of February, 2008. Thousands of eager and fresh matriculants entered Eden Grove on the warm Sunday afternoon unaware of what drastic changes lay beyond the friendly SRC faces and parents hustling to ensure their angels make it in varsity safely. Ah, it was a beautiful day in Sobriety-Ville; birds singing, heads clear, hands ready to write a thousand essays… until of course, the very first cheese and wine evening. It suddenly became clear to these innocents that they were adults, and with that came a free pass to any pub, bar and cocktail club Grahamstown had to offer – without failing! First year is the time and place where learning is a key element and growing takes a front seat to any of the academics you thought you were going to dedicate your precious time and energy to. For some reason we all arrived at Rhodes University expecting to be first class students living at the library and not even becoming victim to the ‘bottled’ stereotype Rhodents were ever so infamous for. Wow, we were wrong. It is now second semester and we’re lazier and more liver-strong than before. The troops have gathered in masses in the dingy corners of Olde 65 and The Rat (we like to keep things marsupial) from Wednesday evenings, ladies dressed to kill on Thursday Ladies Nights and, of course, EQ’s never-failing vibe keeps the Rhodents scratching their pockets for cheese to quench their thirsts. Fear not, for some reason we still manage to achieve relatively healthy marks; but don’t ever think (even for a moment) that we slave away at the books, hungrily searching for knowledge… we don’t. Most of us didn’t even know where the library was until Babalwa Sishuta (Sociology 1 Lecturer) ensured that we were given no lecture slides, no notes, and only book titles so we could read on Deviance by ourselves (thank you ma’am). My point is, first year is the year of regrets, thrills, shots, spins, storms, draughts, tears, smiles and oh yes, a whole lot of work that, for some reason, always manages to get itself done. This is definitely not a negative thing; it’s absolutely detrimental that we experience everything varsity has to offer so we can get it out of our systems in get our systems geared for the remainder of our degrees. The drinking? Not a problem. Viv and her squad of admission gurus have carefully handpicked the most liver-strong, intelligent and die hard South Africans to be part of the RU family. So basically, any fears of not coping lie solely with your ability to balance ‘le good life’ and the hard work that will never leave your plate. Balance is uber important, it’s so easy to get left behind thinking you were having a good time along with everyone else when everyone else… has finished their work. It’s kind of like survival of the fittest without appearing uncool and nerd-like – believe it or not, Rhodes is small enough to maintain the labels that were assigned in high school, but it’s big enough to get lost in the rush of too much responsibility for your own life. Get rowdy, get delirious, get a little lost but always find your way back so you can get educated.
"Free Internet"
One of the perks of living in res is that you can get resnet which really rocks if you have your own laptop/computer as this means that you will be able to connect to the printer in res and you can work from the comfort of you own room.
it may seem corny that I'm writing about this but it really gets tough hey...without your own pc you could end up centering your entire year around going to the labs...They are there for your help and sometimes you may want to go there so you aren't distracted by random thigns in your room...
If you live in digs(OF CAMPUS)you do not have access to hgetting resnet in your flat so you have to get your own internet.
No more uniforms!!!!
Becoming a varsity student is stressful enough. but now with the added pressure of wearing different clothes everday life becomes a bit rough. Forget about feeling self conscious about what you are wearing because really nobody cares...
Its not lke civvies day where (well I'd do this) either dress up really nice just to show off or not dres up at all just to be a rebel. What you wear is for you and no one else. If people take note of what you are wearing then that is great.
One thing I can vouch for though is that when you dress good you feel good! and do not let randoms tell you what is hot or not...In Grahamstwn you can basically wear all those outfits that youve always dreaded wearing and not be judged. Just as long as you are comfortable in it because trust me if you are not comfy it will be noticed. no-one will say anything thoug because this isn't high school and everybody is really just interested in what is goig on with their own lives rather than whats happening in yours.
So jus be confy and strut your stuff the only way you know how!
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