• Students accepting the ‘dare to be kind’ challenge

    Students accepting the ‘dare to be kind’ challenge

    KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG Besides posters and advertisements put up by society organisers, FinAcc tutoring service providers and second-hand book salesmen, the Neelsie’s walls are decorated in colourful A4 posters with headings that speak of kindness. ‘Dare… read more

  • Kos vir kinders

    Kos vir kinders

    RENÉ ESTERHUYSE Studente van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het die afgelope Saterdag bymekaar gekom om teen hongersnood en wanvoeding onder skoolkinders te veg. Con- nect, die US se fondsinsamelingsliggaam, het ‘n maaltydverpakkings geleentheid gehad wat die doel… read more

  • Undergraduates present while postgraduates present

    Undergraduates present while postgraduates present

    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… read more

  • QueerUs takes control of ‘Ag Mei’ week with pride

    QueerUs takes control of ‘Ag Mei’ week with pride

    CARLA VISAGIE THE QueerUS society hosted a se- ries of events from 7 to 10 May to create a space for the queer com- munity to express themselves. “[The week was] in reference to the homophobic primary… read more

  • Something phishy in your email

    Something phishy in your email

    MIA VAN DER MERWE Phishing can be a big problem. Phishing warnings flood the inboxes of students at Stellenbosch Uni- versity (SU) at regular intervals, alerting users against fraudulent emails containing links that could infect their devices… read more

  • Vierpotige vriende op die Rooiplein

    Vierpotige vriende op die Rooiplein

    Pets as Therapy (PAT) het hierdie week glimlagte op kampus versprei met studente wat die geleentheid gehad het om tyd met die honde te span- deer. Die geleentheid is deel van die SU Kindness Campaign, ’n student-gedrewe… read more

  • Studente soek pille vir eksamen

    Studente soek pille vir eksamen

    DOMINIQUE FUSCHS Die eksamen is om die draai en studente begin solank Concerta en Ritalin opgaar vir die paar weke van hel wat voorlê. Medikasie soos Concerta en Ritalin word normaalweg gebruikom ADHD (Aandagafleibaarheid-hiperaktiwiteitsindroom) te behandel. Dié… read more

  • Food moving student success

    Food moving student success

    CARLA VISAGIE Ever since the launch of the #Move4Food campaign in August last year, the aim of raising R10 million in donations and funds in order to establish sustainable food banks at Stellenbosch University (SU), was high… read more

  • ‘Totsiens’ to the old Eendrag anthem

    ‘Totsiens’ to the old Eendrag anthem

    NICOLE NASSON Eendrag men’s residence has introduced some big changes to their once Afrikaans-only residence anthem. Eendrag’s anthem previously consisted of two Afrikaans verses, but now comprises of one of the original Afrikaans verses, one English verse… read more

  • Klein gogga maak die Bosch se bome bang

    Klein gogga maak die Bosch se bome bang

    CARLA VISAGIE DIE Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) Botaniese Tuin het op 8 April aangekondig dat ’n kewer wat groot skade aan Stellenbosch se eikebome kan aanrig onlangs in Somerset-Wes gevind is. Die stompneuskew-er of polifaag-skietgatboorder, in Engels die… read more

  • New artwork not just for the aesthetic

    New artwork not just for the aesthetic

    ERIN WALLS Sitting in a circle among the students on the grass of the Rooiplein is a new visual redress artwork. “The Circle”, as it is called, consists of influential women, past and present, who have had… read more

  • Recycling not a total waste

    Recycling not a total waste

    BRYNLEY VAN AARDT & LIAN VAN WYK The recycling system at Stellenbosch University (SU) is a complex animal, and many students don’t know where their cast-away coffee cups, food containers and plastic bottles end up. There are,… read more

  • Die sleutel tot bewaring

    Die sleutel tot bewaring

    Links tot regs, Cllint Cupido, Candice Denner, Eugene Greyling, Renier Basson. ZAHLÉ ELOFF LESSONS in Conservation (LiC) is ‘n ten volle geregistreerde nie-winsgewende organisasie wat deur hul Besturende Direkteur, Dean Carlisle, gestig is. LiC is verlede jaar… read more

  • Swart boks op die groen gras

    Swart boks op die groen gras

    DIE ROOIPLEIN HOU ‘N GEHEIMSINNIGE SWART BOKS Mense wat deur die swart boks op die gras sit. CARLA VISAGIE ’N Swart skeepshouer wat studente al vir ’n geruime tyd aan die wonder het op Die Neelsie se… read more

  • Contesting the campus connection

    Contesting the campus connection

    OLYMPUS STILL USING LAN CABLE TO ACCESS WIFI Wade Baarties, Vice Prim, uses cable to access the internet. NICOLE NASSON & MIA VAN DER MERWE Maties Wifi, the campus Wi-Fi, is only accessible at faculties and university… read more

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    ‘Smart’ to describe a city THE Stellenbosch Wine and Country Estate has a plan to give innovation a new meaning by introducing an innovation hub. This new hub will cover land that they donated to Stellenbosch University… read more

  • A whirlwind of support for cyclone survivors

    A whirlwind of support for cyclone survivors

    STUDENTS STANDING IN SUPPORT Lauren Stevenson and Minenhle Nxumalo donating goods to support cyclone victims. ERIN WALLS UNASA and the Zimbabwean Society have teamed up to reach out to the Stellenbosh community to collect donations for those… read more

  • Library Leaks More Than Knowledge

    Library Leaks More Than Knowledge

    RACHELE BUTTON On Monday morning, library-going students would have found their visit a little more eventful than usual after being evacuated at around 09:00 due to a suspected gas leak. Upon arriving at the library that morning,… read more

  • Samelewing  vorm toekomstige kampioene

    Samelewing vorm toekomstige kampioene

    NICOLE NASSON DIE Universiteit Stellenbosch se Debatsvereniging (USDV) het die afgelope naweek hul jaarlikse beginnerstoernooi aangebied. Die USDV het lede van aktiewe debatsverenigings van Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland (UWK), Universiteit van Kaapstad (UK) en die Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit van Tegnologie (KSUT) genooi om aan dié toernooi deel… read more

  • Bom skok niemand nie

    Bom skok niemand nie

    MALLIGHEID BY DIE MALL Nooddienste en polisie is Maandagoggend na die Eikestad-winkelsentrum ontbied nadat ’n bomdreigement gemaak is.   KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG & ERIN WALLS Nooddienste is Maandag na die Eikestad-winkelsentrum ontbied in reaksie op ’n bomdreigement. Dit kom nadat die Stadsaal… read more