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Protecting 4-pawed friends Stellenbosch University (SU) campus is teeming with stray dogs, due to either abandonment or many being unable to find their way home. There are, however, ways to deal with these animals. According to Monique Gerber, chair ofRead More
A CHOPPIE FOR WELCOMING The lamb kept in Eendrag for the duration of the welcoming period. MARIE MJACU It is not unusual for university residences to have mascots. However, when live animals are involved, concerns are often raised. On 28Read More
Kathryn van den Berg asked students whether they think that residences should be allowed to keep live animals as mascots. Janique Oliver brought her camera along. AJ Cordy BSc (Physics) “I think it is fine as long as the people caringRead More
SASCO member addressing students in Irene yesterday. HELÉNE LEONARD & KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG An incident of alleged racism was brought under the attention of Irene residents yesterday. Mem- bers of the South African Student Congress (SASCO) requested that Sasha Marais, Irene HK member for media,Read More
VALENTINE’S DAY IS COMING Scented condoms provided by the University for student’s protection. KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG It is no great stretch of the imagination to think that (some/most) students will be having sex this Valentine’s Day. While some celebrateRead More
SZ MINNAAR Ekonomie was verlede jaar die gewildste eerstejaarsvak aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US). Meer as 2 000 studente het verlede jaar vir dié vak registreer. Aangesien die fakulteit ekon-omiese en bestuurswetenskappe (EBW) die US se grootste fakulteit is, isRead More
LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH & RENÉ ESTERHUYSE In a massive musical collaboration at Stellenbosch University, musicians from all throughout Stellenbosch united to perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s epic Ninth Symphony in the Endler Hall. Joined together onstage were the University of Stellenbosch SymphonyRead More
CARLA VISAGIE For the Stellenbosch University (SU) Botanical Garden, 2018 held many memorable moments. These include its accreditation by the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) in June, and another Accredited Conservation Practitioner in August. Another significant highlight was the recentRead More
ROXANNE MOONEYS October is Mental Health Awareness Month in South Africa. Stellenbosch University (SU) marked World Mental Health Day on 10 October with a series of programmes, events and talks on campus and radio. The Listen Learn and Live (LLL)Read More
ZOË HUMAN Maties Wi-Fi and its accompanying Inetkey seems to be getting the students of Stellenbosch University (SU) all worked up. Maties Wi-Fi and Inet- key acts as a staple for many Stellen- bosch students, especially those staying in universityRead More
ALLISON MATROOS A hundred years has passed for Stellenbosch University (SU). For many of these, student societies have been around to witness the growth and change of the university of which they form a part. Some have withstood the testRead More
MONTANNA ESSEY 553 students. These were the humble beginnings of Stellenbosch University. Now the number of students is nearly ten times that number with 5076 students in just the faculty of science alone.This faculty had equally humble beginnings – asRead More
Deslene Prins The Stellenbosch University (SU) Equality Unit hosted two guests from New York University’s Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation: Dr. Lisa Coleman, the Senior Vice President, and Monroe France, the Associate vice president. The goal ofRead More
LIAN VAN WYK Sport by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) blyk die volgende fokuspunt van vanjaar se Eeufeesvieringe te wees. “Sport, Krag en die Samelewing,” is die naam van ’n driedaagse konferensie wat van 9 tot 11 Oktober deur die DepartementRead More
ALLISON MATROOS & ROXANNE MOONEYS Dr Rehana Malgas-Enus, a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), received the National Research Foundation Excellence in Science Engagement Award on 26 September 2018. The award recognisesRead More
CARLA VISAGIE If a walk underneath the scenic trees in Victoria doesn’t give Maties enough reason to study here, Stellenbosch University (SU) has once again been ranked under the top universities in the world. SU was ranked between the topRead More
CARLA VISAGIE The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS) has yet again proven itself as a leading research establishment. In September 2018 they wereinvited to be the first research institutein the Southern Hemisphere to collaborate with an elite international researchRead More
TIVAN LEAK (English to follow) Die Laboratorium vir die Ekonomie van Afrika se Verlede (LEAP) word gereken as een van die top instellings in die navorsing van geskiedenis in Afrika. LEAP is in 2015 gestig en is verbonde aan dieRead More
JONATHAN FROST Guide dogs are trained to lead the blind around obstacles- this is known to many, but emotional support animals (ESA) might be a new concept to some. An ESA is a companion that is advised by a therapist, psychologist orRead More
KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG Scattered with locks of hair, and highlighted with dye of every colour, the Rooiplein was clearly the host of the Shaveathon organized by CANSA along with Groomed Academy. Friday 28 September saw Maties sitting excitedly onRead More