Activate
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Activate is an independent student newspaper at Rhodes University
Rhodes University
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province...
in Grahamstown
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...
, South Africa.
History
Activate was established in 1947 as Rhodeo, and during apartheid became an active part of the struggle for freedom of expression as part of the now defunct South African Student Press Union. These days, Activate is committed to informing students about issues relevant to their lives, mainly on campus. The newspaper is run entirely by the students and is published every second week during term time. The newspaper receives a grant from the Student Representative Council but a large portion of its revenue is generated through advertising.Activate's direct competitor is The Oppidan Press
The Oppidan Press
The Oppidan Press is an independent student-run newspaper at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.-History:The newspaper was founded in 2007 by two undergraduates Lionel Faull , and Ines Schumacher...
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Leadership
Since 2005, the staff who serve on the newspaper's two controlling committees (the executive and production committees) are selected and appointed by an editorial board made up of the outgoing editor and deputy editor including one other outgoing senior staff member (usually the editorial consultant), the station manager of Rhodes Music RadioRhodes Music Radio
Rhodes Music Radio, or RMR as it is more commonly known, is campus radio station of Rhodes University. It was also the first campus broadcaster in South Africa's history to be allowed to broadcast legally...
and various staff members from the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies. Traditionally the senior staff serve a one year term of office.
The current editor is Lauren Rawlins, with Isabelle Abraham as deputy editor.