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Orientation week is worth all the fuss - just ask the student marshall Marie- Sarah Khoza
Everyone gets nervous before they start tertiary. Fears of becoming a social recluse and being outcast from your peers will always creep up. But don’t panic because for at least two weeks the Student Marshal will be your very own personal companion.
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on’t get me wrong I’m not talking about that man whose duties are to apprehend fugitives, and take care of prisoner transportation, or the days in prep school where you had a marshal to guide you across the street. This marshal or “Orientation Leader” or whatever it’s likely to be called at your given tertiary institution will help you on your outlook when it comes to the university.
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get to know who`s who You will probably meet these leaders at your first day of Orientation which is a programme specifically crafted to assist all students in adapting to university life. These programs are run by the staff in the Student Housing Department and under the Division of Student Affairs. So these highly trained undergraduate student staff members will guide many of the sessions, and teach students how to register for courses and also assist in navigating through the process of becoming a student. They represent many of the 100 – plus majors offered and have par-
ticipated in a variety of campus programs and activities. They are friendly, willing to help, and excited to meet new “Freshers”.
keep your paper trail nearby For many, it will be their first taste of living on their own, but it is important to remember that Freshers’ Week is hardly a true reflection of what independent living is all about. Day-to-day life, even at university, rarely involves being assailed by free drinks, condoms, tins of beans and invitations to attempt skydiving. Nor does it usually of-