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Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, issued a statement on Friday, 17 March addressing concerns on the Stellenbosch campus of SU that certain undergraduate men’s residences could become mixed-gender within the next year. Dagbreek, HuisRead More
By Tiaan Booyens Should institutions like Stellenbosch University (SU) be expected to take more direct climate action? Fossil Free Stellenbosch (FFS), an expanding group of students, alumni and faculty staff at SU calling for its divestment from fossil fuels, saysRead More
By Tiaan Booyens Die Matie is an independent student newspaper. My team and I are students who work together to try to shoulder the responsibility of reporting factual, fair and accurate news to this student community. My team and IRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS Simonsberg-manskoshuis se ikoniese Metropolitan (oftewel Met) het dié jaar sy 60ste bestaansjaar gevier. Dit was die eerste, en moontlik een van die grootste, koshuisgeleenthede van die jaar. “Die Withuis” het die eerste week van klas ingelui metRead More
DEUR TIAAN BOOYENS Sommer só oor ’n somervakansie in die slaapkamer van sy kinderjare het Kobus Erasmus, oftewel Kobus. met ’n punt, sy nuwe Verlengde Speeltyd (VS) Stopstraat aanmekaar geslaan en vrygestel. Dié eerstejaar-BA (Taal en Kultuur)-student se eksperimentele viersnit-projekRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS After years of rumours and a hard blow to club culture during the first national lockdown, a new development project brought the last ever rounds to the Drostdy Square on Bird Street. Due to the lockdown regulationsRead More
DEUR TIAAN BOOYENS Afrikaanse studente hou die toekoms van Suid- Afrika in hul hand en kan daarom ’n belangrike rol in die veranderingsproses in die land speel. Só het die digter Breyten Breytenbach op 16 April 1986 gesê. Hierdie stelling,Read More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS Maties has a rich history of student activism and influential movements. As a young person who has the privilege of studying, will you be able to tell future generations that you played a part in shaping theirRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS The increase of student communities that are creating spaces where members of the LGBTQIA+ community are represented and celebrated on campus seems to reflect a rise of tolerance towards the queer student community. However, this pride month,Read More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS The new institutional policy on substance use could cement the alcohol ban on campus and could upset smokers of Stellenbosch University (SU). The policy draft states that SU will adopt a preventative and proactive approach to minimizingRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS A local sister duo turned a candle-making hobby into a business. Marisol Candles is a student-owned candle business that aims to celebrate and represent their diverse customers through their products. They have amassed over five thousand followersRead More
By Tiaan Booyens Die Heuwels Fantasties (DHF) will launch their new brand of wine at their first live show since lockdown at Nooitgedacht Estate on Sunday 18 April. The limited-edition Beloofde Land Chenin Blanc, exclusively available at Sunday’s show, wasRead More
Deur Tiaan Booyens “Dis soos ’n deurgangsritueel om in Aandklas te speel,” het Joshua Swanepoel, voorman van die musiekgroep Aflos, gesê voor hulle optrede by die kuierplek op Woensdagaand 31 Maart. Dié opkomende kwintet is vasbeslote om ’n goeie tydRead More
By Tiaan Booyens The Stinging Rogers is a curly, acoustic, folk-rock duo from Stellenbosch, consisting of Storm Opperman and François Roux. They are steadily cruising their way into the international music scene, topping worldwide New and Hot charts on SoundCloudRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS As the world slowed down, the inspiration of Israeli born Cape Town-based artist, Galia Gluckman, picked up speed. In the time of isolation and social distancing, she wrestled with colourful feathers and vibrant mediums until they turnedRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS Virtually interviewing Stellenbosch University (SU) fifth-year engineering student and self-made musician, Pierre Stemmett, feels like something from another world. Six months ago we exchanged voice notes talking about his then-newly released full-length album and his thoughts onRead More
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BY TIAAN BOOYENS If you find yourself at the Hofmeyrsaal next week Thursday, you’re in for more than just a show. BrotherBrother promises an evening filled with intimate, indoor picnic vibes and easy-going, Indie folk music. Theunis van der Merwe,Read More
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