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GREETINGS FROM OSAMA DUMAKUDE( THE FOUNDER)

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GENTLEMEN AND LADIES PLEASE BRAVE YOURSELF FOR THE RECHARGED AND HOTTENED VERSION OF CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS. MOST OF YOU THOUGHT WE ARE DEFUNCT SOMETHING WHICH IS NON-TRUE. IN FACT CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT WILL BE OPERATIONAL AS FROM 10 MARCH 2008

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OSAMA DUMAKUDE AND THE CREW

Tips for Adjusting to University Life

The first few weeks on campus can be a lonely period. There may be concerns about forming friendships. When new students look around, it may seem that everyone else is self-confident and socially successful. The reality is that everyone is having the same concerns.

If they allow sufficient time, students usually find peers in the university to provide structure and a valuable support system in the new environment. The important thing for the student to remember in meeting new people is to be oneself.

Meaningful, new relationships should not be expected to develop overnight. It took a great deal of time to develop intimacy in high school friendships; the same will be true of intimacy in university friendships.
Increased personal freedom can feel both wonderful and frightening. Students can come and go as they choose with no one to "hassle" them. At the same time, things are no longer predictable. The strange environment with new kinds of procedures and new people can create the sense of being on an emotional roller-coaster. This is normal and to be expected.
It is unrealistic to expect that roommates will be best friends. Roommates may work out mutually satisfying living arrangements, but the reality is that each may tend to have his or her own circle of friends.

University classes are a great deal more difficult than high school classes. This means the student needs to follow the course outlines and keep up with the readings. The student must do the initiating. If a class is missed, it is up to the student to borrow lecture notes from someone who was present.

"It never hurts to party once in a while"

Protest Ended

On Monday morning, 18 February 2008, approximately 140 students engaged in a peaceful protest on the Pietermaritzburg campus to highlight what they regarded as insufficient accommodation in University residences.
After negotiations, 66 students are being allocated accommodation at a privately-run residence in town (25 rooms) and in residences on campus where places that were allocated but not taken up have been released (41 rooms). Some students will also be sharing accommodation.
It was also agreed that further accommodation would be located by the end of the first week of March 2008. Of the 140 students on the list presented to the Department of Student Housing, it would appear that only 56 students had actually applied for accommodation for 2008.
The protest is over and the University is committed to ensuring that the matter is resolved timeously and effectively.
Professor Dasarath Chetty
Pro-Vice-Chancellor(Corporate Relations)

New Year`s Resolutions

It's only January 2 as I write, and I've already broken my New Year's resolutions.January has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming months. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes.Below are the areas in which Campus Highlights think everybody should improve on

FAMILY RESOLUTIONS:

Agree to disagree. Learn to cooperate and compromise. Put yourself in your loved one's shoes, and truly try to understand how they are feeling and why they are reacting the way they are. Think before you speak or react. If all else fails, make believe the person you are hard on is a stranger, we often treat strangers kinder then our loved ones. Try not to hold a grudge, end an argument with the agreement you are on different sides of this particular topic, and don't allow it to upset the other aspects of your relationship.

COMMUNITY RESOLUTIONS:

Volunteer somewhere you feel you could make a difference. It could be a hospital, nursing home, church daycare, literacy programs, meals on wheels or you local SPCA. You'll know what feels right. There are volunteer opportunities everywhere. Check the Internet, local newspapers, and charities in your area.
Get involved in your neighborhood, join or start a block club. Many areas have community centers, where there are senior activities, and crafters clubs. Your local library may even have a readers circle you may want to join.

PERSONAL RESOLUTIONS:

Plan to exercise for 10 minutes everyday. Stretching is great for circulation, walking around the block is great for your heart. Not anything strenuous, just something to get the joints moving. Dancing and yoga are also good for your over all well being.
Read a daily devotion, mantra, or quote to enlighten your spirit. Keep a daily journal of best thing that happened today. Meditate, pray or focus on something beautiful in nature. Any of these suggestions will do wonders to nurture your inner spirit and will also help relieve stress.

FINANCIAL RESOLUTIONS:

Budget, spend less, and have more. Plan meals, shopping trips and make a list. Stick to the list and do not buy anything except what is on the list. Plan monthly allowance for birthday and special occasion gifts. Start putting money from coupon savings, bottle returns, or loose change in a jar for next year's holidays. Have a yard sale and put those proceeds away as well. Cut down on your heating bills by wearing layers of clothing. Cut down on your electric by using candlelight. Walk to the corner store instead of driving. Shop at thrift stores, rummage sales and garage sales for clothing, garden ornaments, and household decor. Sometimes someone else's trash (Throw Away) can become a favorite treasure for a few dollars instead of twenty or more.