Find your Magic!
The Student Village Women’s Leadership Conference is back – and this time we’re helping you find your magic!
If you’re in your 3rd, 4th or Honours year of study, here’s your chance to prepare to build your leadership network. If you were at last year’s conference, you may have already started your journey towards realising your dreams – now it’s time to start making your mark. If you’re in Johannesburg, Durban or Cape Town – click here to apply seats are limited!
This year, leading SA businesswomen will share their …

The word is out! The July/ August issue of Village Voice – your number one campus magazine as usual ROCKS HARD!
In this Woman’s Month issue you can look forward to:
Meet the Wags – The glam girls who graced the soccer stands during the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Word from the Village – The male Village Idiots share what they would do if they switched gender for a day.
Have your say – Students share their stories, and this issue touches on managing Girl-guy Friendships and the latest fashion fad amongst …

Missed out on Uni this year? Hey, it happens. Once you’ve recovered from the stress of all the decisions, you’ll realise that – let’s face it – there are worse things that can happen.
Come up with a back-up plan and it’s plain sailing ahead! You could work somewhere for a bit and gain loads of experience, or maybe travel. Alternatively you dive into some retakes and get your rightful place in varsity next year. See? There is ALWAYS another option.
For advice on what to do next, check the below …

As negotiations on student residence accommodation between the University of the Western Cape and students continue in efforts to address complaints lodged by the students, one of the university’s students is fast running out of money and literally going hungry.
In April, Philani Ngcobo* told News24 of how his studies were suffering as he battled to cope with the cost and living conditions at a university-approved private residence, and of a Nsfas loan that was yet to buy him meals, despite numerous trips and enquiries to the university’s financial aid office.
“With …

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Be part of this exciting opportunity! Apply to be an SV Student Journo today!

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Students are thinking of bringing firearms to campus for protection after students were robbed at gunpoint at the University of Johannesburg’s Bunting campus.
This week, two female students were robbed of their handbags on campus, and the incident has sparked outrage over the lack of security.  Although security has been beefed-up for the upcoming World Cup, students feel they are still being targeted as victims of crime.
The students were walking to an ATM when two men pointed guns at them and grabbed their handbags. The immediately men sped off. The dazed …

There’s no doubt about it, for students – some of classes are so mind-numbingly boring that it’s painful. Students have always been bored, But – there’s a big difference between the bored students of yesteryear and the Gen Y students of today.
These days, the number of technologically-advanced and tempting ways that students can ignore their academic obligations has skyrocketed!  If you’re going to succeed in your studies, you need to learn how to resist temptation and pay attention. Well unless you plan to pull an all-night study session every time …

Law students should be prepared to do some time after they graduate.
Cabinet has approved a law that would create community service for legal graduates that will work along the lines of that of doctors.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe announced to the National Assembly that the Legal Practice Bill will provide a way of reducing costs of justice to citizens. While the interpretation is that it would apply to new legal graduates, it appears it could also apply to lawyers who have been qualified for some time.
The bill is said to provide …

Bombing out in varsity, or getting worse than expected results, can be stressful, especially if you’ve previously averaged higher marks, or are depending on high results to get into a particular course or profession.
It might feel like everyone except you is doing and passing. Try to remember that everybody’s learning and working style is different and we all work through things at our own pace. Bombing out should not be an option!
Why you might be bombing out.
Sometimes the reason why you are bombing out or getting worse than expected …

I know many of you are back to campus after the holidays, so I wanted to give you a few little reminders to keep in the back of your brain.
1. If you’re drinking, do it responsibly
•    Never set your red cup down.
•    Always eat something before you start chugging.
•    If you’re taking meds, stay away from the alcohol altogether.
•    Drinking and driving is a sure-fire way of ruining a life.
2. Really force yourself to go and PAY ATTENTION to class.
There have been many times where I actually took away …