Make the most of your student days. Find out what's happening on your campus, get advice about your studies, friends and "real life" by reading some of the articles in this section.
As we watched the trial of SA’s ex-police commissioner Jackie Selebi unfolding, many asked where we had gone wrong – that a person in such a highly respected and accountable position could be convicted of fraud and corruption. The irony was not lost on the nation.
While it may[...]
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Earlier this year the Department of Journalism at Stellenbosch University had an engaging discussion with well-known author and historian, Professor Hermann Giliomee, about using English and/or Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in the university’s lecture halls.
Giliomee made one thing clear “It’s time for the bus to stop.”[...]
The University of Pretoria (UP) came out tops in the 2010 national Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) SA competition which ran from August 5 – 6 at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg.
SIFE International operates in more than 40 countries with 10 of them from Africa including[...]
It has taken me a number of years at university to realise that much of what we learn has little relation to how businesses and economies function outside of the lecture hall. Our mesmerising economic models and efficient market theories look fantastic on the pages of a textbook, but[...]
Last week a photograph on the front cover of the Stellenbosch University student newspaper, Die Matie, rocked the campus. Taken at the annual ‘Soen in die Laan’ (Kiss in the Avenue) event – which sees locals coming together in Die Laan, near the Coetzenburg men’s residence, to all[...]
There is no such thing as a free lunch. But every now and again there is a free lunch concert in Stellenbosch.
Lunch-hour concerts are held at the University’s Conservatorium and are the perfect way for penniless students to enjoy the town’s excellent musical talents.
From all across campus,[...]
To say that the town of Stellenbosch is the perfect place to study wouldn’t be completely accurate. Yes, we are surrounded by breathtaking mountains, we enjoy fresh clean air, we probably have the best wines in the world and our streets are lined with evergreens, but everything is not[...]
The Guitar Hero Music Mashup, run across three campuses by young promotions company Visual Affair, seems to have struck a chord with students. “The events were a success on all campuses – UJ, Wits and Tuks – and we had fun. And we managed to give away three guitars[...]
Promotions company Visual Affair are hosting events on three Gauteng university campuses this month. The unusual events will prove a welcome relief for students looking to escape the tension of exams gone by or even those suffering World Cup “hangovers”.
The Campus Hero Music Mashup will visit the[...]
GREAT news for working stiffs: You can take a break and feel good about it, scientists say. Not just any form of a break will do though. Smoke or coffee breaks may not be ideal.
If you want to strengthen your memory, all you have to do is take[...]
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