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Big Bash

The annual start-of-year orientation party associated with RAG

Caf

Where you go for a cup of coffee. You can arrange to meet your peeps in one of the more popular cafs in the Steve Biko Building

A Duly Performed course, which means you are allowed to write your exam

DPR

Duly Performed Refused, which means you’ve been spending too much time hanging out in the caf

Early assessment

A formal check to see how you’re doing in your first few months

First lecture

Where you will find yourself at 8am on a Monday morning if you’re a fresher (see below)

Fresher

That’s you! Another word for a first-year

Hot seat

Weekly appointment with a tutor to discuss your progress

Jammie Plaza

The open area below Jammie Hall

Jammie Hall

Where most things happen

Jammie Shuttle

The blue bus that gets you on, off and around campus

Jammie Thursday

When cool things happen on Jammie Plaza during Meridian

Lectures

These last for 45 minutes, with 15 minutes in between to get to your next class

Meridian

Lunch break (during the week, the hour between 1 and 2pm)

North Stop

One of the main Jammie Shuttle stops on Upper Campus (ditto West Stop)

Orientation Leader (your person in the know)

O-Week

When you find your way around campus, make new friends, and join random societies (and quit later)

Pass mark

Anything above 50%

Practicals

Where you put nto practice what you’ve learnt in theory (for instance, in a laboratory). These can sometimes be three-hour sessions

RAG

Stands for ‘Remember And Give’. The fundraising arm of SHAWCO

Res

Your home from home

SAX Appeal

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The RAG magazine that you are asked to sell at traffic lights while dressed up in funny clothes

SHAWCO

The socially responsive student-run organisation that offers community outreach opportunities to students. It stands for Students Health and Welfare Centres Organisation

SRC

Students’ Representative Council, elected in September each year

Tuts

Small groups that meet to discuss material raised in lectures. Compulsory if you want to get a DP

Tutor

The person in charge of a tut

Varsity

Not just where you’re studying, but also the official name of the student newspaper

Vula

UCT’s official online learning system, where you’ll find everything you need to know about your course

Year mark

An evaluation of your performance throughout the year

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