Student Life

ZAHLÉ ELOFF LECTURES can be quite tedious some days. Especially those 08:00. classes after a long night – be it from jolling, studying, or simply binge watching. The lectures late in the afternoon aren’t any more appealing.… read more

KESIA ABRAHAMS Have you got some old books at home collecting dust on the shelf? Why not give them a brand new home through the Stellenbosch University (SU) Language Centre’s book drive: Book Tsunamis. SU’s Language Centre… read more

BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Progress SA, a liberal student movement that started at the University of Cape Town (UCT), made their mark at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday morning by putting up posters around campus which have since… read more

CATHARINA VAN DER MESCHT Dis tyd om jou dansskoene af te stof, huisdansseisoen is hier. Daar was nog nooit ʼn beter tyd om jouself te bederf nie. Ongelukkig is die studente-stryd ’n werklikheid, want die begroting knyp… read more

LISA DE CLERCQ Jy stel jou wekker vir 7:00 die oggend, maar wanneer dit jou wakker lui, is dit buite nog steeds pikdonker. Jy stap dan klas toe en al waaraan jy kan dink, is dat Victoriastraat… read more

RACHELE BUTTON Stellenbosch students returning from their vacations may have noticed a brand-new mobile coffee shop on one of Stellenbosch’s most busy residential streets. Customers arriving at the Lucky Dice coffee trailer are greeted by the friendly… read more

LISA DE CLERCQ Met die eksamen en vakansie agter die rug en Silly Season in volle swang, is Junie se slagspreuk “Hoe gaan die studies?” met “huisdans” vervang. Hierdie glansryke funksie wat deur koshuise en PSO’s aangebied word, vind… read more

ZAHLÉ ELOFF While it is the season that swoops many up into the whirlwind of craziness, others are buckling down and becoming silly serious about their academic success. Joining in on all the fun is a part… read more

CARLA VISAGIE For a lot of students, the third term is synonymous with House dances, fun and partying, but staff at late night restaurants, cafés and fast food outlets often find it challenging to do their job… read more

AMBER PAYNTER Vanaf Stellenbosch se strate tot die glansryke skoonheidskompetisie-leefstyl, is Eloïse van der Westhuizen se kinderdrome om aan mej. Suid-Afrika (SA) deel te neem, verwesenlik. As ’n oud-Matie, is Van der Westhuizen bekend met die studentelewe,… read more

CARLA VISAGIE There are many speculations as to why the third term is known as “Silly Season”, but without a doubt this is one of the best times of the year to call yourself a student at… read 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… read 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… read 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… read 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… read 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. read more

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… read 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… read 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… read more

NICOLE NASSON It’s that time of year again, folks: Mother’s Day. The annual day put aside to celebrate our maternal figures. It’s the one day in the year when our efforts to make our mom’s feel special… read more