Personal and opinionated pieces completed either by our healthy writers or readers.
“For sure!” “No, it’s hard trying to be a feminist while working as a bar lady.” “Yes, definitely.” “No way, you’re just being used as entertainment behind the bar.” “It’s just about your ability to separate your work from your beliefs.” This is an interesting question. I stumbled across an article on New York … Continue reading
The Rhodes University Internal Rugby League begins in the third term of every academic year. The league, comprised of five teams, is becoming increasingly popular by the year as students stream to the Great Field on a Friday evening to watch the teams play. Nick Bloom, the captain of The Hill, speak to Tonic about … Continue reading
When you’re seven years old and some of your best friends are fictional characters created by Roald Dahl and JK Rowling, those four-eyed kids seemed like the coolest because they also seemed like the smartest. I begged my mother for a pair of glasses, convinced that they would give me some sort of super-reading-power, and … Continue reading
When I first set myself the target of completing Kayla Itsines’s 12 week exercise programme, I remember feeling motivated and excited. But when I actually began the programme, my initial determination was overridden with shame and disappointment. Struggling to do even 5 push-ups, I was ashamed that as a former gymnast I now battled to … Continue reading
Perhaps it started in her second year of university, when her friends locked her in her room to keep her from drinking even more or long before that when she climbed into a pool fully clothed at fifteen years old. Maybe it started on that day in January when Savanna Roering was walking the dogs … Continue reading
Last week at Rhodes University celebrated disability, in all its manifestations. On Thursday the 14th of May, Mfundo Lebaka stood at the front of the Arts Major lecture theater just as any guest speaker would. Instead of a thunderous round of applause following Ron Msimango’s introduction, rows and rows of students lifted both of their … Continue reading
Ritalin or Concerta are used as medication for those who suffer from ADD or ADHD disorders which disrupt the ability to concentrate on something for a reasonable amount of time. It must be prescribed by a doctor and the dosage varies depending on the severity of the individual’s case. At university level, many students are … Continue reading
