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BY FLAVIA DAVIDS In line with its mandate to serve the students of Stellenbosch University (SU), the Student Representative Council (SRC), in collaboration with the Academic Affairs Council (AAC), assisted students with outstanding debt by preparing appeals for readmission toRead More
BY SLADE VAN ROOYEN For many students, Dorp Bar on Andringa Street is a convenient place to socialise over a drink after class. This was the intention of BAHons Journalism student Giuseppe Guerandi, who identifies as non-binary, before things wentRead More
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DEUR DYLAN LEE Die afgelope twee jaar het die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se gemeenskap die implementering van beide die alkoholbeleid en ’n COVID-19-voorkomende besoekersbeleid gesien. Dié beleide het kampus- en koshuislewe tydens die 2020 en 2021 akademiese jare vir studenteRead More
BY AURELIA MOUTON & MARDENE VAN SCHALKWYK As 2022 approaches, the annual leadership transition at Stellenbosch University (SU) has begun. After the recent student leadership elections in August and their subsequent results, the 2021/2022 Students’ Representative Council (SRC) has officiallyRead More
DEUR ILA ALBERTS Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se kampus was aan die gons op 7 en 8 Oktober met studente van oral oor kampus wat sport gespeel het om sodoende deel te neem aan die Bridge the Gap-veldtog se jaarlikseRead More
DEUR ILA ALBERTS Kontrakteurs is sedert die begin van Oktober by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Botaniese Tuine besig met die bou van ’n nuwe uitstalling. Hierdie afdeling sal vier nuwe skaarse habitats huisves met baie bedreigde spesies. Dit beloofRead More
BY DYLAN LEE Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) and Campus Health Services (CHS) recently launched their MaRooN (Maties Risk of Non-communicable disease) Health Passport project aimed at athletes, students, staff and other professionals as aRead More
BY MARYNA ADSHADE Sprekers van Kaaps sal binnekort kan spog met ’n woordeboek wat hulle variëteit ten toon stel. Dít is ná die Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research (CMDR) aan die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap (UWK) en die nieregeringsorganisasieRead More
BY MART-MARIÉ SERFONTEIN A recent post on the Facebook group Stellenbosch Accommodation had many students incensed. On 4 October, Johan Fourie, one of the members on the Facebook group who posts about accommodation that he has for rent, posted aRead More
BY ANSELA SLOMAN Drink spiking is quickly turning fun, carefree evenings out in Stellenbosch into a minefield for students trying to enjoy the nightlife. Across town, students have recently come forth about drinks being spiked at different establishments; however, manyRead More
BY LIYABONA MQINA IYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch ithathe isigqibo sokuba incedisane nabafundi abakumabanga emfundo ephakamileyo, abenza isiXhosa njengo lwimi lwasekhaya. Incedisane nabo ngokuba ibandakanye ulwimi lwenkobe kwizixhobo zoluhlu eziqulathe ukhetho lwezifundo ezizokhethwa ngabafundi abaneenjongo zokufunda eSU abenza ibanga lethoba neleshumi elinanye. EliRead More
BY LAURA MUTYAMBIZI According to a 2016 article by The Business Standard, a daily business newspaper, South Africa is the rape capital of the world, with statistics showing that one in four males admit to having committed rape. This illustratesRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch University (SU) has been catapulted into the world of scientific breakthroughs with the unexpected discovery of a potential cause of long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms (or “long COVID” as it is colloquially known). The Haematology Research Group, whichRead More
BY ARSHIA RAMLUCKUN Stellenbosch University (SU) has recently implemented a new SUNStudent application system that provides applicants with the chance to indicate a preference of Private Student Organisation (PSO) community when selecting their residence preference, hence providing a PSO preferenceRead More
BY AURELIA MOUTON Amidst nation-wide controversy and calls from staff to release an official mandate for compulsory vaccinations, the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council met on 27 September to discuss the matter. As the next academic year approaches, higher education institutionsRead More
DEUR MARYNA ADSHADE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het onlangs sy posisie op Times Higher Education (THE) se wêrelduniversiteitsranglys (WUR) vir 2022 verbeter en is nou die tweede beste universiteit in Suid-Afrika. Só lui ’n mediaverklaring wat op 2 September deurRead More
BY KERSTIN LEE Various reports have recently come to light regarding the quality of service some students have received from Cell Version, a cell phone store owned by Fardeen Khan and situated in the Neelsie. Some students have reported thatRead More
BY DYLAN LEE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se hersiende taalbeleid is in die laaste fases van die skep van ’n finale konsep-weergawe wat vyf jaar ná die implementering daarvan in 2017 in werking sal tree in 2022, soos geïllustreer deurRead More
DEUR MIA VAN DER MERWE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch Botaniese Tuin het onlangs op hulle Instagram-blad (@subotgarden) aangekondig dat hulle ’n kalkoen op hulle gronde ontdek het. Die kalkoen is op 11 Augustus deur Bonakele Mpecheni, die botaniese tuine se grondbewaarder,Read More