Arts and Entertainment

Nica-May van Zyl @n.i.c.a.vz_12_ English translation follows   Hoekom staan daar ʼn groot oranje boks by die ingang van die Ferdinand Postma-Biblioteek? Natuurlik omdat dit die boks is waarin jy jou boekdonasies vir die Lift Lives projek moet sit.   Dina Mashiyane, senior bestuurder van die biblioteek, het gesê dat die Lift Lives projek ʼn eerste van sy soort vir die Noordwes-Universiteit biblioteek en Inligtingsdiens is. “Dit is al voorheen […]

Shanell Binedell @shanell_lalalal English translation follows   Die NWU se jaarlikse sêrkompetisie se finaal het hierdie jaar op 23 Augustus in die Sanlam Ouditorium en NWU Konservatorium plaasgevind. Die groot aanvraag na kaartjies het tot twee vertonings gelei, waarin die sêrgroepe van een lokaal na die volgende geskuif het. Vyf dames en vyf manskoshuise is gekies om in die finaal op te tree. Dié koshuise was Patria, Veritas, Excelsior, Heimat, […]

Jomari Langenhoven @___joma.ri__   On 18 August the 2024 Kaleidoscope Choir Festival took place at the Miederpark Dutch Reformed Church in Potchefstroom. This is a bi-annual choir festival where the choirs of the North-West University (NWU), the University of Pretoria (Tuks) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) come together in celebration of choral music.   This year’s Kaleidoscope was truly a transporting experience. It was a brilliant showcase of the […]

Mhlengi Khumalo  @into.mbiyakwakhumalo   On Wednesday, 14 August, a Disability Stall Day took place in Lovers' Lane, aiming to raise awareness about various disabilities and the challenges faced by students with disabilities on campus. This event was a collaborative effort between faculties and residences, each presenting a specific disability to educate and engage the North-West University (NWU) community.   The idea for Disability Stall Day originated from Erin Blume, the […]

Nica-May van Zyl  @n.i.c.a.vz_12_ English translation follows   Skaterlag, trane pink en baie genot. Wat meer wil jy hê? Thalia Toneel het tydens hul toneelweek, vanaf 12 Augustus tot 15 Augustus, die Cachet Kleinteater laat wemel. Om elke hoek en draai het daar ʼn aangename verrassing vir die gehoor gewag. Die eerste twee aande (12 en 13 Augustus) van die toneelweek, het Thalia Toneel die intieme gehore vermaak met die skreeusnaakse […]

Jomari Langenhoven @___joma.ri__   Student teaching is a very challenging part of every education student’s life. Each semester, education students need to go work as student teachers at a school for four weeks. These four weeks involve no compensation and a lot of work. Students need to teach classes, supervise students, mark books, prepare lessons, help with extracurricular activities or anything else that is required from the school.   These […]

Nica-May van Zyl  @_nica_22_ English follows Afrikaans   Die spreekwoord lui: “Vroeg uit die bed maak die beursie vet.” Dit is alles goed en wel, maar hoe staan jy vroeër op as jy nie ʼn oggendmens is nie? Voel jy ook dat jou dag te kort is omdat jy die helfte daarvan verby slaap? Wapad het ʼn paar wenke saamgestel om jou te ondersteun met ʼn goeie nag se rus […]

Makgala Folotsi @Kgali_Lee   On Wednesday, 7 August, the Transformation and Diversity (TAD) with Current Affairs team hosted a celebration of culture in Lover’s Lane as part of Diversity Week. The focus of this event was for people to show off their culture by sharing visuals, music, poetry and art.  Lover’s Lane was riddled with booths, where everyone displayed what their cultures had to offer. The displays featured the diverse […]

Megan Grobler @megan.gro_bler Denise Steffens, a former student at the North-West University and former Wapad member, has many accomplishments after completing her Honours in Journalism and Media Studies during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.  Steffens initially joined Wapad to achieve her academic goals. However, she has since realised that it was about more than that, “If I reflect today, I think what drew me to Wapad was slightly deeper; the […]