Ukuvala unyaka ngesitayile
Isidlo sangokuhlwa sabantu abahambayo (Leaver’s Dinner) ngumsebenzi osingathwa ngexesha lesiqingatha sokugqibela konyaka ngaphambi nje kokuqala kuka-Oktobha. Ngumsebenzi omhle apho ikhowudi yokunxiba ibaluleke kakhulu ekhuthaza abafundi ukuba babonise ingqiqo yabo yefashoni kunye nesitayela. Imixholo iyahluka kwiholo nganye yokutyela kuba iHolo nganye yokutyela ibamba umsebenzi ngokwendlela abafundi abahlala khona bafuna ngayo. Leyomixholo kulo nyaka ibeka izinga phezulu kubafundi, kunye iHobson Hall isingathe "An Evening at the Met Gala." Njengoko bekulindeleke amanenekazi aseHobson Hall amkele umxholo ngentliziyo yonke, enxiba iingubo ezigqibeleleyo ezongezelelwe kukwenziwa kobuso kunye nobucwebe. IHugh Masekela Hall, yaxhasa umgangatho wayo, kunye nomxholo wabo wokuba "Opulence" abafundi bafika benxibe iimpahla zabo ezintle ngokuhlwa bekhangeleka bebahle. Umxholo we-Founders Hall wawusithi, "Oscars" kunye nenani elihle labafundi abaye kulo msitho benxibe ngokufanelekileyo.
Umculo waziwa ngokuba
ngumthombo wobomi kuwo nawuphi na umcimbi kwaye oku ngokwenene kwakunjalo kuzo
zonke izidlo. Ngokobuninzi babafundi abahlukahlukeneyo ngokwemvelaphi yabo,
iholo nganye yazama ukulungiselela ukudlalwa komculo ohlukeneyo, ngokubandakanya
iintlobo ezifana neAmapiano, iR&B, iJazz kunye ne-hip hop kwizintlu zayo zokudlala.
Le yabeka ithoni ngelixa abafundi babonwabele ukutya okufumaneka kwimenyu yabo
abazange bancome okanye bakhalaze ngayo. Ibhari kunye nendawo yokudanisa
yavulwa emva kwesidlo esikhulu ngokuqinisekileyo seso siganeko esikhunjulwayo
kwisidlo sangokuhlwa.
Abafundi be-Oppidan ababandakanywanga kwimibhiyozo enjalo, banemibhiyozo yabo yokuphela konyaka eyaziwa njengokuba yi-Oppidan Ball eyenzeka kanye ngelixesha lezidlo. leBhola ithatha uhlobo olufanayo njengamaxesha esidlo sangokuhlwa eendawo zokutyela, ibhiyozela yaye yonge abafundi abakhutheleyo. Kwenziwa umizamo ofanayo ukulungiselela iRhodes University Oppidan Ball eya banjwa ngomhla wama-23 kweyoMsintsi 2023 eGreat Hall. Owona mxholo owafumana uninzi lweevoti yayingu-"A Black Tie Event" yaye ngenxa yoko yayingumxholo webhola. Unxibelelwano kunye nentengiso yeBhola yayicacile, icacile kwaye isebenza kakuhle kuba ikomiti ye-oppidan yathatha onke amajelo asekuhlaleni ukwenza izibhengezo kwaye bathumela ii-imeyile. Ezi imeyile zazichaza indawo eza kuqhutyelwa kuyo le ndibano, umhla, neendleko zamatikiti (iR100 yeOppidans neR120 yabafundi abahlala kwizindlu zokuhlala).
Abanye abafundi bakhetha ukungayi kulo kwitheko ngenxa yexabiso lamatikiti kunye nexesha lomcimbi wenzeka ngalo. Abanye abafundi be-oppidan bavakalisa ukuba ixabiso laliyinto ebalulekileyo kwisigqibo sabo esibonakalayo kumanani ababekho.
Ekupheleni kobusuku ngabunye abafundi abasalandela izidanga zabo bayakhuthazwa ukuba
bahlale benxibelelana neenjongo zabo ukuze nabo bakwazi ukuma eqongeni ukuze
bathi ndlela ntle kwisizukulwana esilandelayo baze bahambe baye ehlabathi
ngelixa abo baza kugqiba bethunyelwa kwihlabathi ngothando.
Credits:
Written by: Asa Mkhonza, Abukwe Mjungula, Courtney Meiklejohn, Sinothando Ngema, Thandeka Mosia, Phiwokuhle Mvalo, Mzwakhe Nhlabathi, Ndalo Mbombo
Translator(s): Abukwe Mjungula
Editor(s): Mzwakhe Nhlabathi, Ndalo Mbombo
Final Design: Mzwakhe Nhlabathi
Pictures Taken & Supplied by: Carmen Visser, Elize Everton
Kwakumnandi nyani kweyam iHall. Kodwa saqhathwa shame ekutyeni.ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ sakhuthazeka nokubona ogxa bethu bephumelela.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely planning on attending next years one, I had a blast
ReplyDeleteI think the Oppi Ball from last year was better. They even had a DJ which was epic
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