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BY FLAVIA DAVIDS After weeks of caucuses, elections and campaigning, election season at Stellenbosch University (SU) is coming to a formal end. As the tenure of the 2020/2021 Student Representative Council (SRC) came to an end, new members were instatedRead More
BY LAURA MUTYAMBIZI The SU Just Kidding (SUJK) Instagram page (@sujustkidding) recently came under scrutiny after they requested on 20 July that students donate textbooks to help other less fortunate students. However, they seemingly planned to use the donated booksRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact with one another. This sentiment rings especially true for mentorship at Stellenbosch University (SU), a long-standing tradition of over 40 years. In order to gain insight into theRead More
Who is the SRC and why does it matter? BY AURELIA MOUTON AND FLAVIA DAVIDS As August draws to a close, election season at Stellenbosch University (SU) is in full swing. Newly elected HK members and prims of various residencesRead More
DEUR ILA ALBERTS Koshuise op die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se kampus is bekend daarvoor dat hulle gons met sosiale aktiwiteite. Dit is egter die afgelope paar weke nie meer die geval nie, sedert rekordgetalle COVID-19-gevalle aangemeld is. Volgens Martin Viljoen,Read More
BY MARDENE VAN SCHALKWYK Campus is abuzz with this week’s hot topic: the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinations were opened to everyone 18 and older on Friday 20 August, 12 days earlier than initially expected. Stellenbosch University (SU) students wasted no timeRead More
DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het verlede week die naam Krotoa op een van die geboue verwelkom. Dit is nadat die US op Woensdag 25 Augustus die nuwe naam vir die RW Wilcocks-gebou bekendgemaak het. Die gebou watRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ), in partnership with Aurora, Pieke, Eendrag, Metanoia and Minerva are tackling period poverty with its “Dignity, Period” campaign.* Period poverty is when people have limited or no access toRead More
BY ILA ALBERTS You can be a real lifesaver. This is the central message of Nicola Kassier, a Stellenbosch University alumnus who donated bone marrow in February 2010 after registering at the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Her donationRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) has decided to focus on “academic integrity”, instead of student concerns with its decision to proceed with in-person assessments next week. This decision came after President Cyril RamaphosaRead More
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DEUR MART-MARIÉ SERFONTEIN Die amptelike rede wat weergegee is vir die sloer in die herbenoeming van die RW Wilcocks-gebou op die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) kampus is “COVID-19”. Dit is in Julie laas jaar aangekondig dat die proses ter herbenoeming souRead More
DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Uitvoerende Komitee (UK) van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) Konvokasie het verlede Dinsdag 25 Mei hulleself sterk uitgespreek in ’n mediaverklaring oor hoe die US-bestuur die taalkwessie op kampus hanteer. Dit kom nadat ’n fluitjieblaser die Sondagkoerant,Read 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
DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Opvoekunde Studentekomitee (OSK) aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Opvoedkunde fakulteit het vandeesweek hulle eerste Opvoedkunde Week ingestel om hulle stem te lig oor onderwyskwessies. Die week het Maandag op ’n hoë en interaktiewe noot afgeskopRead More
BY KERSTIN LEE With cases continuing to rise across all provinces, students are starting to wonder whether Stellenbosch University (SU) will have to return to Emergency Remote Teaching, Learning and Assessment (ERTLA). On Wednesday 12 May Health Minister, Zweli MkhizeRead More
DEUR JACQUES MARAIS Mullé Tuktuks is Stellenbosch se nuwe vervoerbesigheid en die wiele is spoedig aan die rol met die nuwe toep wat onlangs op alle groot toepwinkels vrygestel is. Die naam kom vanaf die korrekte manier om die naamRead 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 BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Conversation quickly grew heated on the Rooiplein yesterday when Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Palestinian Solidarity Forum (PSF), along with SU’s division of the South African Students Congress (SASCO) and Amensty SU held a critical engagement to helpRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Just in time for Human Rights Day, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Social Justice Team kicked off its year with a virtual first Social Justice Café meeting on Microsoft Teams. The atmosphere in the virtual room was jubilant asRead More
BY PIERRÉ MÜLLER The Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development (FVZS) celebrates its 10th anniversary with an honorary lecture on political governance in South Africa. The celebration of the anniversary will serve as a tribute to DrRead More