Official Student Newspaper
BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT For the better part of a year, rumours have been circulating about whether the Drostdy Square, commonly known as “The Square”, will be closing. Those rumours have now been proven true. After receiving most of theRead More
BY DOMINIQUE FUCHS Cheese App is ’n splinternuwe toepassing waar koepons aanlyn vir minderbevoorregtes gekoop kan word. Dié toepassing bou voort op die Heartflow-koepons. Heartflow is ’n organisasie wat saam met vennote soos die Stellenbosch-nagskuiling werk om vir weldoeners dieRead More
BY KIRSTY BUCHOLZ AFTER postponing the election of the 2019/2020 SRC Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson since September last year, the election took place on Friday, 7 February. According to the minutes of a Student Parliament meeting held on 3 October lastRead More
BY DOMINIQUE VERSTER THE women of Huis ten Bosch seem to have a prolonged stay at Huis Marais ahead of them. The men’s residence will supposedly be their home until 2021, while Huis ten Bosch is being repaired and renovatedRead More
BY DOMINIQUE FUCHS & CARLA VISAGIE Vir die eerste keer sedert die anti-geslagsgebasseerde geweld (GGG) protesoptogte verlede jaar in September gehou is, is die name van die voorsitters van ses werkgroepe bekendgestel wat verantwoordelik sal wees vir hantering van ’nRead More
BY ERIN WALLS Marzelle van der Merwe and her boyfriend, Alex Ham and their dog had a violent experience at Coetzenburg on Tuesday evening. They were confronted by five men armed with an electric cattle prod. Van der Merwe, aRead More
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BY LIAN VAN WYK The 2020 Varsity Cup is underway for both Maties and Shimlas, and their first meeting at the Danie Craven Stadium was a cracker. The supporters pulled through, the music was blasting, fireworks set the night onRead More
BY ANKE VAN DER MERWE Get some fresh air on a Monday evening at Coetzenburg. It’s time for Varsity Cup. Wear anything maroon to support the Maroon Machine. Arrive early to ensure you get a good seat and something toRead More
Carla Visagie het gesels met die Matie-alumna en kranige aktrise Carla Smith wat oor die afgelope 13 weke kykers se hartsnare geroer het in die kykNET-reeks Tydelik Terminaal. As jy die dinamiese donkerkop Carla Smith op die kassie sien, isRead More
BY JOHAN LE ROUX I do not drink and have not done so for a number of years – this being for personal and religious reasons. One would think that I would be the first to make public my praiseRead More
BY JOHAN SCHOEMAN Contrary to the beliefs of many parents, being a university student is no piece of cake. Students have to balance their academics, extracurriculars and social lives on a daily basis while also trying to stay healthy andRead More
René Esterhuyse gesels met Danie du Toit oor sy digbundel wat volgende week vrygestel word. Ek het vir Danie du Toit, hoofsanger van die gewilde band Spoegwolf, gevra om sy debuutdigbundel Warmer voor die Tuimeldroër in een sin te beskryf.Read More
BY DANÉ DOOGE DO you love Stellies? Because I Love Stellies. The “Karnaval of Crazy” is the theme of this year’s I Love Stellies festival. And, let’s just say this Saturday looks set to be a lively one. With performancesRead More
BY JAMES SMITH There are many projects and programmes taking place in and around Stellenbosch that enable students to make a difference in their community. From teaching children to read, to planting trees for climate change and giving puppies someRead More
BY TOM LEE Internet usage, aside from registration fees, will henceforth be free for all Stellenbosch University (SU) students. On 2 December last year it was announced that SU’s annual budget for this year makes provision for the funding ofRead More
BY NICOLE NASSON *Vertaal deur: Dominique Fuchs *regstelling van feite Alhoewel die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se taalbeleid op 10 Oktober 2019 deur die Konstitusionele Hof as grondwetlik geregverdig bevind is, het drie lede van die Universiteit se Konvokasie-bestuur, insluitend dieRead More
BY CARLA VISAGIE After allegations of sexual misconduct have been levelled against three members of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC) when their term commenced in 2019, the Extraordinary Sexual Harassment Advisory Panel concluded that there are noRead More
BY BRYNLEY VAN AARD Stellenbosch University (SU) students arrived back to some newly revised rules with regards to alcohol consumption on campus with SU Management deciding to tackle the so-called drinking culture by banning the sale of alcohol in residences.Read More
BY DOMINIQUE VERSTER Let’s face it ‒ as first years, we all get caught up in anticipation of O-week. Whether this be through excitement or angst, our minds are preoccupied with what is to come and how to approach it. Read More
BY GABRIELA VILJOEN Jacobus King and Theunis Raubenheimer, both third-year Industrial Engineering students, are combatting mental health and students’ empty pockets with their innovative app prototype, Dogger: A dog walking app for students. They entered Dogger as part of theRead More