Official Student Newspaper
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
Gita Fourie Two years ago, Inès Mars, a final year BAcc LLB-student, browsed around the Societies fair on the Rooiplein and decided to put her skills to the test on the rowing machine. She had no prior rowing experience. TodayRead More
SZ MINNAAR Matie het nou nóg meer kursusse om van te kies. Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het Maandagaand amptelik ’n nuwe skool vir datawetenskap enrekenaardenke by die Stellenbosse Instituut vir Gevorderde Studie (STIAS) bekendgestel. Die skool beplan om kursusse oor onderRead More
SZ MINNAAR SKEEF: Die dokumentêr, ’n plaaslike dokkie wat handel oor die realiteite van LGBTI-wees in Suid-Afrika, is gekies as een van die dokumentêre films wat vanjaar by die kykNET Silwerskermfees in Kampsbaai sal draai. Oud-Matie Renaldo Schwarp (27) isRead More
SZ MINNAAR Die skreeusnaakse stuk Lycra en Petticoats is Saterdagaand aangewys as wenner van vanjaar se Première-teaterfees. Dit is die tweede jaar wat die fees aangebied word en die tweede jaar in ’n ry wat Carla Smith, Lycra en Petticoats se regisseur en skrywer,Read More
Nick Swanepoel I like to jokingly say that I was cursed with a combination of two things: being an extrovert and a stutterer. I’ve had a stutter since the age of five. I grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe,Read More
JESSICA JOSEPHS GAME OF THRONES season eight has seen numerous disappointed fans. Regardless of the questionable writing, we have witnessed thus far, viewers, including myself, are in hope of a miraculous season finale to make up for all the ‘wtf’Read More
SINESIPHO MBANGU MANY Stellenbosch University (SU) undergraduates are interested in postgraduate studies but might be unaware of what is expected of them if they further their studies. Russel Botman House and the Wimbledon Cluster have collaborated to present the AcademicRead More