If you’re reading this blog you’re most likely a student here at Rhodes University. If you are, you’re in the right place. Our student affairs section aims to inform you on all student related matters, from the importance of mental health to all the interesting and eventful things our very own students are getting up to.
Are First Years Thrown Headfirst?
It has been three months since the doors of Rhodes University has opened its doors and in those three months, the aura of anxiety and stress amongst the first year students has increased greatly. The harrowing pressure of the workload university has placed a strain on the mental health of many first-year students. Read More…
Mental Health and Rhodes University
In the recent years, since the 2000s, youth have been dealing with unprecedented pressures due to challenges previously never experienced: social media and the weight of knowing a secondary or even tertiary education may not be sufficient cause for one to be employed. Rhodes University seems to realise this and have consequently implemented strategies to reduce this impact. Read more…
Music as a Catalyst for Change
How does one make a change in a society seemingly filled with occurrences of transgender hate? Lovemore Phiri, a female transgender hip-hop artist from the university currently known as Rhodes (UCKAR) aims to use music as a catalyst for change. Read more…
The Youth Won’t Vote
Rhodes university held a public deliberation on the upcoming elections. The main topic of discussion in the room was the concern of why so many young people, especially between the ages of 18-19 are not eager or interested to vote. The topic struck many interesting reasons from the young people in the room as to why voting does not appeal to the youth of South Africa. Read More…
What Do We Think About Politics?
It was reported that according to News24, only 50% of people under the age of 29 are registered to vote in this year’s general election, and of those aged 18 and 19 years old, only 16% registered for this election. Students raised their opinions on what could be the cause of this problem. Read More…
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