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UCT Surgical Society reaches out
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Shavathon takes a new direction
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Ikeys give Maties pause for thought
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Retirement fund weathers the storm
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Tiffin takes jazz by storm
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Bourne's contribution honoured
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Students taught more about safety
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If it's Friday, wear your Bafana Bafana shirt
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Kirstenbosch concert a big success
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Tigers win again
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The UCT Surgical Society has kicked off a series of events aimed at enhancing the development and interest in all aspects of surgery, medical research and leadership.
The student-driven society launched their programme on 17 February with a lecture by Professor Alp Numanoglu from UCT's Department of Paediatric Surgery, titled Separation of Conjoined Twins.
UCT students and staff braved sweltering heat as hair was snipped and sprayed and cropped and coloured at the annual CANSA Shavathon on 5 March. All for a good cause as all funds will be donated to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA).
Here's the nub of last night's FNB Varsity Cup encounter in Stellenbosch - for much of the game, UCT's Ikey Tigers made a very, very good Maties side look very, very ordinary. And but for a few stray kicks, fumbles and errant passes, that final scoreline of 17-23 in Stellenbosch University's favour could have looked very different. As has become custom after their clashes against their archrivals, UCT will rue what should have been.
Here's news that'll make sleep come a little easier at night - the UCT Retirement Fund (UCTRF), and in particular its market-related portfolio, has weathered the recent economic recession better than most. 
As a young child, Amanda Tiffin used to play the part of 'teacher' when playing with her siblings, so her appointment as the new head of jazz vocals at UCT's South African College of Music (SACM) has brought her full circle. 
David Bourne may have passed on but his legacy will continue through a prize that UCT's School of Public Health and Family Medicine has named in his honour. The prize, worth R 5000, will be awarded annually to an excelling postgraduate student in the Master of Public Health programme, starting at the end of this year. 
Recent violent crime incidents around the medical campus have prompted the Health Sciences Student Council to host a safety and security campaign from 1 to 5 March.
Vera-Genevey Baloyi, the council's student wellness officer, said the campaign's objectives were to raise awareness about safety and security in and around campus, to equip students with self-defence skills, as well as make them aware of all the structures and procedures they need to adhere to when they have been victims of a crime.
It's time to get into the spirit of the soccer world cup by wearing Bafana Bafana shirts. This is the challenge to the campus community laid down by the acting dean of commerce, Professor Mike Wormald, in picture with his personal assistant Freda Williams.
It was all perfect at this year's annual UCT RAG (Remember and Give) Kirstenbocsh Concert on 27 February. The weather was fine, the stage looked wonderful and the performers were nothing short of brilliant, leaving the audience begging for more.
A late Marcello Sampson try helped FNB Ikey Tigers to maintain their unbeaten record in the 2010 Varsity Cup, edging out the FNB University of Johannesburg (UJ) by 30-23 in a classic encounter in Johannesburg on 1 March. 
