KiaatVolume 3, Issue 1 March 2014 Diaries"The Official Kiaat Magazine" Kiaat Diaries From The Editor... Taking over the reins from you bow down – you do not one of the best designers I embrace what I offer, but you have come across was – to accept the bowl of old tuna put it simply – an almost and cow dung I feed you. I impossible task. However, the get straight to the point, no team and resources I have at sugar coating or B.S – so my disposal have been key if there’s something worth in this project being able to reporting, better be sure I come together. will have the midget in a When in Rome, do as…….? wheelchair with a blind 80- Not in the living hell!! When year old trans-gendered Jew in Rome, eat Roman noodles. on his lap. Editor: Geuren Pierce Hendricks So when in my presence, Enjoy the show!! Cover Art: "Pineapple" on Groenkloof In This Edition: campus courtesy of Innocent Mulalo Production Coordinator: RAMming it up! 3 Geuren Pierce Hendricks & Janco Hurter Cleaning the prison floor 5 Magazine Design: BTrue2U 7 Geuren Pierce Hendricks & Janco Hurter Orientation Week 2014 10 Proof Reading: A Smile 11 Mark Hubbard Socials 13 Publications Committee: Stress Management 14 Geuren Pierce Hendricks Mark Hubbard Lords of London 14 Janco Hurter Cayden Nel Express Your Faith 15 Marvin Frans Khumbulani Mdhluli Res Sport Leagues 16 Rodney Xaba Blessing Mseleku Kiaat Diaries Column 16 Thabang Mabena Kobus Labuschagne 2 Kiaat Diaries RAMming it up! Foals have since swept the world shaking the globe with their bass By Cayden Nel by playing all around the globe. filled electronic music. They With such high acclaims such as; are mostly known for having a This year South Africa plays having won the 2013 Q Award number 1 hit single in the UK. host to some of the most influential for Best Live Act, and twice being With “All Fall Down/Breezeblock" and groundbreaking music artists. nominated for the NME Award for which was Number 14 on the UK From Bruce Springsteen to Best Live Act (2011 and 2013, they Singles Chart and Number 1 on AFFIANCE, we surely cannot say, have even released a live DVD the UK Dance Chart. Their latest as South African’s, we aren’t getting which was recorded at the Royal album “Zeitgeist” boasts rave- our slice of the cake! Here is a list Albert Hall. Front man Yannis worthy singles “All Night” and of some of the artists who will be Philippakis is known for jumping “Move Around”. So if you’re in for sweeping our nation this year. off balconies and crowd surfing a night of strobe light effects, neon RAMfest, RAMfest, RAMfest! (6-9 extensively, bringing an intense face paint, bracelets and an overall March, JHB & CPT) By the time and electrifying vibe. Now we get good party vibe, Camo & Krooked this magazine goes to publication, to experience it. Be there, because are your lads for the evening. Catch the Real Alternative Music festival trust me, you WILL miss out them at the Olmecca Tequila EDM (which I will be attending) otherwise. Catch them at RAMfest stage at RAMfest. would have come and gone. Let’s this year playing on the RedHeart Listen to: “Watch It Burn Ft, Ayah have a look at the International Rum main stage. Marar” heavyweights that have managed Listen to: “Inhaler” Biffy Clyro (Scotland): This to grace our land this year! Trivium (USA): Releasing six Alternative rock trio formed Killswitch Engage (USA): Having albums, eighteen singles and in 1995 (Having only reached parted ways with vocalist Howard having sold over one million mainstream success in 2007, Jones in 2012 (After nine years albums worldwide is no small feat taking over 12 years of dedication with the band), Ex-founding for any band, so if this doesn’t to get to that point!) has slowly vocalist, Jesse Leach, stepped up get you excited for Trivium to risen to worldwide domination and once again became the band’s be sharing their sheer massive in their respective genre. They front man. Bringing their own melodic-metalcore tunes with released their breakthrough album style of metalcore, their latest us, then I really don’t know what “Puzzle” which took them to album featuring Leech “Disarm will! This band comes from such Number 2 on the UK charts, as the Descent” brings a whole new an explosive background that they well as being awarded “Artist of meaning to MOSH. Killswitch have almost become a household the year” By Kerrang! Magazine. Engage, to this date, is one of the name. Their latest albumBiffy Clyro were ready to take fore founders of the genre, and with “Vengeance Falls” is packed with the world by a storm. Since their many aspiring musicians striving soaring and crushing riffs. With mainstream success they have for their status, the question is, Matt Heafy’s brutal and harmonic released two more albums, the why aren’t you at RAMfest this vocals Trivium is a force to be latest being “Opposites”. They year? reckoned with. They are known as boast playing festivals worldwide Listen to: “In Due Time” one of the notable “New Wave of as well as opening for name bands Foals (UK): Self-labelled “Stoner American Heavy Metal acts” for a such as Foo Fighters, The Red Hot rockers” Foals, have quickly reason. You can also catch them at Chili Peppers and Queens of the risen to fame with their unique RAMfest on the main stage. Stone Age. It’s not really a surprise psychedelic sounding vibes. Listen to: “Strife” with the likes of “Biblical”, as Having released their debut Camo & Krooked (Austria): This lead vocalist Simon Niel belts album only in 2008 (Antidotes), drum and bass duo are currently 3 Kiaat Diaries out “You gave me magical//I Metalcore, and since their debut Metal charts, and number 5 on the gave you wonderful//Let’s make album (Stand Up and Scream, Top 200 heatseekers chart, selling this biblical// and hang from our 2009) have developed their 41082 units. invisible cords”. I can’t help but musical style to become the world- break out into goose bumps all class rock stars that they are today. over. Catch this iconic band at RAMfest on the main stage. Listen to: “Mountains” Their latest album “From Death to Asking Alexandria (UK): Not Destiny' shows a large shift from So it’s no wonder that AA are many bands can say that they their previous albums with Danny finally making their way to South have (or will have, after they visit Worsnop’s change in vocal style Africa in May to claim the global us) toured the globe in a space of bringing a much more metal vibe domination that they so rightfully six years. Asking Alexandria is a to the band without losing their old deserve. Catch them playing on British band hailing from North synth-breakdown regime. In the the 2nd of May, At the Nasrec Yorkshire. They have been key role first week “From Death to Destiny” Expo centre, JHB. players in the modern genre of hit Number 1 on the UK Rock and Listen to: “Break Down the Walls” 4 Kiaat Diaries Cleaning the prison floor By Mark Hubbard advantage of having a completely adults has roughly followed in objective point of view in the this manner. After leaving the During my first Kiaat social at Old VS New argument. From day 'Prof's' office, his vision for a more the clubhouse, I spoke to a first year one every first year has called me academic and fair residence and who complained about the lack of Oom (a sign of respect for senior university left me with a more initiation after orientation week. students) and shook my hand. positive outlook toward my two He told me that the first years on Despite my own experiences of remaining years in Kiaat. his floor were putting together a positivity with the first years, there Following this, I interviewed a first petition to create a "prison floor" have been a few incidents such as year in Kiaat, Fabio Loreggian. which reverts back to the old ways the stand taken by a first year at Fabio spoke of how he enjoyed of waking up early, performing one of our meetings. A number welcoming week and felt right chores and the long banned of seniors appeared to be showing at home. He also chipped in tradition of kas pyp. I decided to dissent toward the HK in a house the argument stating that he investigate this further and find meeting and the first year in understands that he must earn out some people’s opinions on the question asked the seniors "How his place in a hierarchy system issue. can we respect you if you don't and that seniors and HK should As you may have heard, there have respect your own HK?” Although be respected for their experience. been comments about the loss of this was a minor incident, it caused However, he said, "Respect tradition in residence sweeping a stir amongst the seniors who say garnered from fear is not as through the campus this year. that the first years of today didn't effective as respect earned through Some seniors believe that the rule have to go through what they went example." changes handed down from Tuks through and therefore they should Despite this, I wanted to Res has created a lack of respect command more respect. investigate further. I spoke to an toward them from the new crop of To get away from the ‘us VS them’ anonymous former Groenkloof first years.