Pap n' Vleis

AND THE WINNER IS…
http://therhodentssliceofcheese.blogspot.com/
The name caught my eye. An appropriate name that describes the students at Rhodes and the slice of cheese is the student’s opinion on the topics being discussed. It is an original and well thought of name for Rhodes students Journalism Blog. When I clicked on the link a funky background came up with different colour circles and I could tell it was young students with bright ideas and an idea of what they want their blog to portray. Although the background has nothing to do with rhodents or cheese it still attracts the attention of the reader. The problem with the blog is that the students have not put any personal details or pictures of themselves so that we know what the blogger looks like, it would be nice to put a face to the blog that is written by the person. “Therhodentssliceofcheese” compared to “A montage of a different sort” is aimed at students, whereas “a montage of a different sort” has a lot going on in the background that takes the focus off the articles on the blog and the name also does not correspond with the journalism blogging idea. “A montage of a different sort” seems very busy and jumbled, and once I clicked the link and the page came up I was not interested in reading any of the articles because it did not appeal to me.
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Latest: #rublogs what attracts you to a blog? its got to be hip and funky. why? because im still young! http://therhodentssliceofch
Tamaryn Olsson

After one long term of non-stop deadlines and blogging for journ we finally got a break to do something entertaining and fun. I pondered and considered the one thing that would make me feel free and happy, and then it hit me, when I was younger I used to love swinging on the rope that hung from the huge oak tree at the Vaal River. I remembered the swing at Grey Dam and I knew it was my calling. I got into the car at 4:30pm on Tuesday and drove to Grey Dam feeling excited to swing again for the first time in ages. As I grabbed the rope to swing a feeling of exhilaration and fear ran through me. “There is nothing to it” I thought to myself, so I pushed off and the next thing I knew I was flying over the dam with the wind blowing through my hair and it was magic. As I started coming back to earth I realised that the tree was much closer than I anticipated and BANG I hit into it and that was the end of my swinging, but the seconds of feeling free were worth the fall.
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Latest: #rublogs i relived a memory, the feeling of freedom and excitement running through my body, but im not a tree hugger!l
Tamaryn Olsson

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It is commonly understood that at some point people want to partake in the economy and that this need often corresponds chronologically with other people needs.

Hence we are introduced to queues. I know that it is self centred and narcisstic to assume that the whole world has to move aside just so that don’t have to wait 5 minutes to get a packet of Doritos, but here’s my problem: Why is it that whenever it is the busiest time of the day, that stores decide to send their employees on a tea-break? All you want to do is pop in, get the things you need, and boom, you are faced with a queue that resembles the ones you find outside of the ladies bathroom at Friar’s.

Although we can’t stop queuing, it can be made to be bearable. Why don’t businesses present magazines while you’re in the store, this way, although you are still stuck in a queue it won’t be a complete waste of time and you might even learn something in the process. A brave but I believe potentially lucrative solution would also be to provide customers with a discount for every minute they wait over an allotted time period. Productivity would increase and I am sure that the store will make back the money they have lost in no time flat.

I don’t know maybe it’s just me but if stores would just consider these two options, perhaps queuing won’t have to ruin our days anymore.

#rublogs still smoking like a chimney?Soon you will be slapped with a R500 fine. Blog www.papnvleis.blogspot.com/

Parliament agreed on a new law on the 17 September 2007, this law has been a long time coming. The legislation will make it harder for smokers to smoke in public areas, in their cars and homes. This law should have been passed a long time ago as there are over 4000 chemicals in second-hand smoke, 200 of these known to be poisonous. This law finally been passed after two years.

What infuriates me the most are adults who smoke in a car with a toddler strapped to his or her car seat with the windows rolled down, as if that will make a difference. I find these adults irrisponsible and are to be blamed for asthma and respiratory problems with their children. Children who are exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to suffer from dental cavities, eye and nose irritation and irritability.

A fine of R500 will be handed over to anyone who violates the law and employers who do not protect their non-smoking employees from the workplace will be slapped with a fine of R10000. This law prohibits smoking in a private dwelling used for childcare, tutoring or schooling, and in any car transporting a child younger than 12.

In University institutions like Rhodes University, where smoking is as common as brushing your teeth, I find it hard to believe that this law will be effective. The main reason for this law is the high rate of deaths related to smoking in this country which is double the numbers of deaths on the road.

Would you like to know a secret?
Where is the one place you can go to stalk celebrities, or anyone in fact, and find out where they are, what they are doing and who they are with? I will tell you where, Twitter. Yes it is that easy, just log on to Twitter and you can find out all there is to know about anyone and everyone. Some people might find it a waste of time to let the rest of the world know their every move but others prefer to tell everyone when they have just woken up or have gone to the toilet. Personally Twitter frustrates the living daylights out of me because I do not want people following me and I could not be bothered with following people, but unfortunately I have no choice in the matter as a journalism student. In a way Twitter is a great way to tell a person what you think of them without having to confront them face to face but when it comes to personal and soppy stuff then rather keep it to yourself. Another problem with Twitter is that it limits one to the amount of words one can say, and what happens when I have something more to say than 250 words? Then I can’t fully express myself and that violates my freedom of speech. If you are one that loves for people to know your personal experiences and secrets then do not delay, start tweeting today.
Tamaryn Olsson

Tanya

TanyaHirst #RUBLOGS Anal inter-visiting rules...what is the big deal?...check out http://papnvleis.blogspot.com/

There has always been something that has bothered me about inter-visiting between male and female residences. We, as ladies, have to sign our male guests in when they arrive, and out when they leave (which has to be before the clock strikes midnight). Sure, it’s a way of protecting the interests of all the ladies residing in the particular house...but let’s be honest, the system is flawed in many ways. In my opinion, it acts as a polite way to stereotype any male visitor to a ladies residence, labelling them as potentially dangerous. What about the ladies that visit each other? Are they not dangerous, if not more so than the males because they could go unnoticed? Secondly, I would never befriend a potentially dangerous male (or female) let alone allow them into my space! If we as individuals cannot be trusted, then how is the system supposed to function in the first place?

If it were to work properly, the male (or female) candidates should be interviewed by the house warden and “approved” for entrance into the res, no matter what the hour, as long as the lady (the resident) takes full responsibility for his/her actions and is willing to keep a watchful eye on him/her at all times. That way, there would be more emphasis on the type of individual who is trusted and the trust that the resident places in the friend that he/she allows into their space and the space of fellow residents.