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Nick Swanepoel I like to jokingly say that I was cursed with a combination of two things: being an extrovert and a stutterer. I’ve had a stutter since the age of five. I grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe,Read More
JESSICA JOSEPHS GAME OF THRONES season eight has seen numerous disappointed fans. Regardless of the questionable writing, we have witnessed thus far, viewers, including myself, are in hope of a miraculous season finale to make up for all the ‘wtf’Read More
LOLITA DE ABREU The sitting held by Student Parliament on 7 May was anything but ordinary. With the late arrival of Parliament members, multiple outbursts of anger from the members of the house, and only two of the six discussionRead More
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 to be kindRead More
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 voor oë gehadRead More
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 present the AcademicRead More
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 school joke “AgRead More
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 with viruses.Damage onRead More
ANNERI COETZEE Officially kicking off next week Tuesday, the first round of exams for Maties are here. Some students are more prepared than others. So, what does one do when you have forty-five chapters to memorize and only twenty-four hoursRead More
MIKE WRIGHT Coffee is contentious and preferences vary wildly from friend to friend. Coffee shops can become popular due to multiple reasons, from having an alluring ambiance for dates, workspaces for studying, food options to pair with your hot beanRead More
CARLA VISAGIE Met die komende eksamens is dit maklik om in ’n roetine van eet, slaap en leer te verval, maar dit is belangrik om steeds tyd vir ontspanning in te ruim. Hier is ’n paar maniere hoe jy ’nRead More
“Kissing burns 6,4 calories a minute. You want to work out?” “On a scale from 1 to America, how free are you this weekend?” “You are so fine, I would drink your bath water.” “I lost my number, can IRead More
Die eksamen is om die draai en studente moet oppas om nie te veel te leer nie. Annelize Visser het van die lekkerste kuierplekke besoek en ’n kaart geskets.
NICOLE NASSON Hoërskool was ’n vulletjie. Agt salige ure van non-stopkonsentrasie elke dag, vyf dae ’n week. Daai was die dae toe jy skaars ooit moes deurnag en voor jy ’n kafeïen-verslaafde was. Nou is negeuur klasse gans te vroeg enRead More
JANA GOOSEN Aces Tutoring started off as a small business with a website that “looked like it was put to-gether by a preschooler”, according to founder Paul Roux. Today, however, it has twenty-five tutors, mostly third year students, that assistRead More
AMBER PAYNTER As Marilyn Monroe would say, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” but for those of us on a tight student budget, we can’t even imagine buying high-end jewellery. Making all of our jewellery dreams a reality is CharenRead More
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 veldtog wat inRead More
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 pille is albeiRead More
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 on the priorityRead More
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Die meeste van ons is gelukkig met beide ons voete op vaste grond. Daar is egter mense wat verkies om aan hul pinkies rond te hang met moederaarde ver onder hulle. Vir die rotsklimmers op Stel- lenbosch, watRead More