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Mia van der Merwe has provided some tips and tricks to help you dress more like a Stellebosch student THE 90S ARE BACK THIS outfit has a 90s inspired feeling to it. A pair of blue mom jeans is pairedRead More
BY DOMINIQUE FUCHS Cheese App is ’n splinternuwe toepassing waar koepons aanlyn vir minderbevoorregtes gekoop kan word. Dié toepassing bou voort op die Heartflow-koepons. Heartflow is ’n organisasie wat saam met vennote soos die Stellenbosch-nagskuiling werk om vir weldoeners dieRead More
BY DOMINIQUE FUCHS & CARLA VISAGIE Vir die eerste keer sedert die anti-geslagsgebasseerde geweld (GGG) protesoptogte verlede jaar in September gehou is, is die name van die voorsitters van ses werkgroepe bekendgestel wat verantwoordelik sal wees vir hantering van ’nRead More
BY KESIA ABRAHAMS & HELÉNE LEONARD Jo Prins has made 2019 her year. The Stellenbosch student qualified for the under-21 South African Netball team, joined the Protea squad and she was recently awarded the Cape Winelands Netball Player of theRead More
by LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH When harassment starts in your own life, it can be imperceptible. Two years ago, I would never have dreamt that my new friend would become my stalker. Though I’m no professional, nor is my own case overRead More
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by NINA STEVENSON A SCENE any Stellenbosch student is familiar with: the outdoor, concrete, campus bins – always occurring in trios – all perpetually filled with coffee and iced-drink cups. In my time here I’ve had trouble understanding why universityRead More
BY PERCIVAL QUINA *Percival Quina is currently doing his Honours in International Studies. I watched the premiere episode of a TV-series called Mixed-ish. As race is the central issue that this series deals with, this episode left me immediately reflectingRead More
SEBASTIAN UYS *Sebastian Uys is a final year Political Science, Philosophy and Economics.Student who likes the beach, making music and reading anything written by C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien. YES, this is another article about the existence of a deity.Read More
KIRSTY BUCHOLZ MOST humans would probably prefer having their feet firmly planted on the ground. There are, however, a group of Maties who thoroughly enjoy the dark depths of the ocean. Maties Underwater is Stellenbosch University’s official Professional Association ofRead More
MARYKÉ MÜLLER Die Bishop Lavis- Rehabilitasiesentrum het aan die begin van 2019 ’n nuwe toevoeging gekry – ’n groentetuin. Die sentrum bied arbeidsterapie, fisioterapie, spraak-en gehoorterapie en dieetkunde aan, en die meerderheid van die dienste word deur Tygerberg-studente, onder leidingRead More
MARYKÉ MÜLLER DERTIG TygerMaties gaan op 30 November vir eers hulle boeke opsy geskuif om 1000 km vanaf Namibië tot Agulhas per fiets aan te durf. Die Hippocampus-span is verlede jaar deur Breda Reed, Mias Marais en Christoff Greyling opRead More
GITA FOURIE As jy ’n aanhanger van Maties Netbal is, dan weet jy seker ook wie KHOJOSHA is. Jo Prins, Sasha-Lee Petersen en Khomotso Mamburu speel sedert 12-jarige ouderdom saam netbal. Die drie meisies het oor die jare nog altydRead More
CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT This piece is about gay people. And straight people who do gay things. Students have heard whispers and rumours about the antics that occur in Stellenbosch behind closed doors, or shall I say in closets. After conducting aRead More
CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT We are fast approaching this year’s rendition of Damestouch, the annual event hosted by Eendrag Residence, and sounds like it’s going to be one for the books. There is however a slight change in Damestouch this year. FollowingRead More
Maryna Adshade Vir die speletjies fanatici wat al video speletjies van moedersknie af speel, is Max Payne hopelik geen vreemdeling nie. Hy is die hoofkarakter van drie speletjies: Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne en ookRead More
Directed by: Danny Boyle Starring: Himesh Patel, Lily James Rating: 3 stars By: Armin Prinsloo I must begin this review with a disclaimer and confess that my opinions on the film are completely biased. As a long-time, passionate Beatles fan,Read More
Mia van der Merwe By now, almost everyone would have seen the purple scrunchies and ribbons adorning the bags, ponytails, and necks of those on the Stellenbosch University (US) campus. These eye-catching accessories were bound to raise questions, and purposefullyRead More
CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT YES, this article is about the existence of a deity (God or gods). Just bear with me for a second because I’m not here to convince anyone of anything. We’re just having a friendly chat. Stellenbosch has aRead More
TAMUNODEIN PRINCEWILL THE 9th of August is celebrated nation-wide as Women’s day. In commemorating the tenacity of the women that helped shape current day South Africa, it dawned on me that the strength of these women lay in their self-assertiveness.Read More
LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH LAST Saturday saw the Maties Ballroom and Latin Dance Society (MBLDS) dance their way to victory at this year’s Intervarsity (IV) Ballroom and Latin Dance competition. This year, Stellenbosch competed against the University of Cape Town (UCT), NelsonRead More