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Ané van Zyl Student court has ruled that the 2014 version of the student constitution is valid and enforceable. This comes after Bernard Pieters, AfriForum Youth leader, approached the court alleging that the 2014 constitution (version 2.4) was never approvedRead More
George van Dyk The new residence head of Dagbreek wants to make Dagbreek a place where everyone feels at home. Grant Leukes, the previous assistant residence head of Metanoia, has replaced dr Johannes Albertus de Wet Strauss as the newRead More
Savanna Bosman With a brewery that kickstarted in 2007, Saggy Stone has introduced a beer and music festival taking place in February 2018. Based in the heart of Nuy Valley, the festival takes place from 10-11 February next year. In theRead More
Elodi Troskie Dis-Maties hosted their annual Dinner in the Dark last week. Dis-Maties is a student organisation at Stellenbosch University (SU) for students with disabilities or any other students who are interested in matters regarding disability. The organisation aims toRead More
Annerine Snyman Maties finished third on the Varsity Netball log after beating Madibaz convincingly, 54-29. Maties used their home advantage at the packed Coetzenburg indoor centre to the fullest by making a clean sweep of log points for the match.Read More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch Daar is baie vrae oor die belangrikheid en relevansie van gedrukte studentemedia. Daar word geargumenteer dat die wêreld digitaal draai en koerante en ander gedrukte media daarby moet aanpas. Tot ’n mate is dit waar. Dit is onrealistiesRead More
Nina Fouché Located on the corner of Andringa and Dorp Street, Stellenbosch Kitchen promises a serene atmosphere with delicious food and friendly, efficient service to boot. With their “pasture-to-plate” approach, diners are assured of fresh, quality ingredients which, according toRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch Single-sex residences may be a thing of the past for Stellenbosch University (SU). According to Pieter Kloppers, director of the centre for student communities, all new residences that will be built at SU in the future will be co-ed.Read More
David Scott (The Kiffness) Being a commercial artist is a lot like walking a tight rope between making stuff which I think is cool vs. stuff others think is cool. On the one hand, there’ll be times where I’ll createRead More
Vuyokazi Hlwatika Amnesty International is a global human rights movement founded in the United Kingdom in 1961. Since then, the organisation has grown to 7 million members in 159 countries across the globe. When Amnesty International South Africa (AISA) soughtRead More
Kerwin Cameron Jacobs After countless slogans, many promises, and a dozen new faces making themselves known as potential campus leaders – most students must be happy that they can continue their day without being asked to vote for someone, orRead More
Bernard Pieters Wat is regte? Indien jy vir tien mense sou vra wat burgerregte of menseregte is, sal jy heel waarskynlik tien verskillende antwoorde kry. Kom ons kyk eers vanuit ’n sekulêre oogpunt na die vraagstuk “Wat is regte?” WaarRead More
Lwando Nkamisa was elected to serve on the Student Representative council (SRC) with 1 285 votes, coming in the sixth position. He was then elected by his peers on the SRC as chairperson for the term 2017/2018 on Wednesday evening.Read More
Ané van Zyl Die studentehof het beslis dat Huis Visser manskoshuis se HK-verkiesing in Augustus ongeldig was, omdat die verkiesing plaasgevind het ten spyte van ’n interdik daarteen. Huis Visser inwoner Kerwin Cameron Jacobs het die studentehof vir die interdikRead More
Eugenie Gregan Drie studente van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) is van die belowende nuwe stemme wat in Afrikaanse digkuns gehoor word. Elodi Troskie, Remona Voges en Ryan Pedro se poësie is in die bundel Nuwe Stemme 6 opgeneem wat onlangsRead More
Wianda Gilliland Hierdie jaar het Damestouch die partytjie op ’n nuwe manier aan die gang gekry. Hierdie geleentheid, wat jaarliks deur Eendrag georganiseer word, behels dat dameskoshuise en PSO‘s spanne inskryf om deur die dag touch-rugby wedstryde teen mekaar teRead More
Arleen Stone and Gizellede Götz A recent spike in student muggings in the Coetzenburg area has students in unrest, as female students seem to be the target. Several students have reported their encounters with groups of men on social media, differingRead More
Ané van Zyl In an attempt to increase membership, Amnesty International South-Africa (AISA) has requested to become a recognised society of Stellenbosch University (SU). AISA SU has submitted its constitution to student parliament for review and is awaiting its approval.Read More
Jeanine Malan Ongoing demonstrations at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) turned violent as protesters clashed with police and private security officials. Protesters forced a shutdown at the Mowbray campus and set several classes alight at the Cape TownRead More
S.Z. Minnaar Die bekende digter en dosent Alfred Schaffer is aangestel as die nuwe gasskrywer aan die Universiteit Leiden in Nederland. Elke jaar word ’n nuwe skrywer gekies wat studente en dosente die moontlikheid bied om met een skrywer vanRead More