Posted on October 13, 2020
13 October 2009: TuksLaw team wins. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the Tukkie law team, Itumeleng Matlou and Charné van Biljon won a moot court competition based on privacy law.
Posted on October 12, 2020
12 October 1956: Poor fashion sense. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, published a letter detailing the poor fashion sense of male students on campus.
Posted on October 10, 2020
10 October 1980: Half a century. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, published a special edition commemorating UP.
Posted on October 09, 2020
09 October 1964: The grateful student. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, published a thank you letter by a crime victim.
Posted on October 08, 2020
08 October 1948: Physical Education Building opened. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" another building was opened on the Hatfield Campus.
Posted on October 07, 2020
07 October 1927: T.U.C carnival. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the Transvaal University College hosted a large scale carnival at the Pretoria Showgrounds.
Posted on October 06, 2020
06 October 1975: First years showcase their performing talent. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the annual first year drama performance was shown in the Drama Theatre.
Posted on October 04, 2020
04 October 1974: Fashion for spring. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, wrote about student fashion.
Posted on October 03, 2020
03 October 1975: Athol Fugard play staged in the Masker. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the “Demitos” was performed at UP.
Posted on October 02, 2020
02 October 2009: Veterinary Sciences receives new large animal x-ray machine. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" UP’s campus news reported on the new high frequency digital X-ray machine at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (the 'OVAH').
Posted on October 01, 2020
01 October 1918: UP’s first rector. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" Prof A.C. Paterson (pictured below) was appointed as the T.U.C.’s first rector.
Posted on September 30, 2020
30 September 1977: Evacuation drills. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, reported that UP students need to be aware of emergency evacuation procedures and that they have to participate in the evacuation drills.
Posted on September 29, 2020
29 September 1978: No extra parking for students. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, reported that the area cleared in Festival street is reserved for official UP vehicles and personnel parking only.
Posted on September 28, 2020
28 September 1949: Last debating competition for 1949. This "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" ended with the final - 1949 student debating competition in the Extramural Building.
Posted on September 27, 2020
27 September 1968: New subject presented at Humanities. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, reported that the Humanities will present the subject International Politics.
Posted on September 26, 2020
26 September 1969: Architecture students wins international prize. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, reported that three of UP’s third year architecture students won the Japanese Architecture international competition.
Posted on September 25, 2020
25 September 1987: The Arnold Theiler building opens on the Onderstepoort Campus. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the building was inaugurated by the State President, PW Botha.
Posted on September 24, 2020
24 September 1926: Female residence, “Die Fant” opens its doors. This "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" ended with the inauguration of the residence in Prospect Street.
Posted on September 23, 2020
23 September 1977: UP’s own traffic officer. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, reported that UP has appointed a permanent traffic officer to police the traffic on campus.
Posted on September 21, 2020
21 September 1944: Department of Radiology founded. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the UP council announced the creation of the Department of Radiology as part of UP’s Health Sciences Faculty.
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