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EEN-EN-TAGTIGSTE JAARGANG | NO. 3

WOENSDAG 16 MAART 2022

SU transformation goals’ sincerity under scrutiny

VISUAL REDRESS South African musician Dope Saint Jude features as one of 11 women depicted in ‘The Circle’. Photo: Karla van der Merwe

KULANI NGOBENI

fter the recent release of a paper by Prof Aslam Fataar, a professor of research and development in transformation at Stellenbosch University (SU), the university published an article on 2 March expressing the institution’s intention to position transformation at the centre of its operations. A few days later on 8 March, an International Women’s Day post shared by the university, which depicted a group of majority-white women in top management at SU, brought the sincerity of these transformation objectives into question according to some social media users, who labelled the post “racist”. “At a university such as SU, with its separatist history of more than a century, transformation endeavours have had a chequered career during the past two decades,” said Fataar in an interview with Die Matie. On the subject of SU’s visual redress project, Dr Leslie van Rooi, senior director: social impact and transformation, writes that SU has adopted several key strategic documents on which the project has been founded. From the first authoritative written communication on transformation

goals in 2000 to the Vision 2040, the most recently drafted 2022-2027 Institutional Plan is, according to Fataar “the first document that makes transformation very explicit”. This explicitly a rticulated direction requires action, however, to ensure realisation. “We have to concretise it from that particular document base otherwise that document also means very little,” said Fataar. Although the university has since taken down the article and social media post that initiated the controversy, Fataar explained that the dynamic between the higher education sector and transformation remains a complex one. Martin Viljoen (SU media manager and spokesperson) said in an email communication, “SU acknowledges that the picture used [in the International Women’s Day post] was insensitive and apologises unreservedly. We emphasise that representation and transformation at top and senior management level is, and will remain, a core focus on the university’s agenda, and we can report that progress has been made—specifically regarding growth in representative academic staff numbers and the appointment of members from these population

groups to senior positions.” SU’s journey of transformation, whilst successful in ushering in changes in some areas, has evidently not escaped criticism over the years for what Van Rooi described as “the slow pace of change”. He says that the university has also been criticised “for its apparent non- or semiparticipatory processes of visual redress that did not represent deep-rooted institutional change”. Genevieve Hector, a fourthyear LLB student, shared her skepticism about SU’s intentions and said, “What we are given is

transformation without substance. We are given building name changes and art installations to honour women of colour, yet we see the erasure of said women of colour in top management and a seemingly oblivious celebration of whiteness. “I believe this incident should act as a reminder that the effectiveness of visual redress and transformation must be viewed within the bounds of racial capitalism, in which diversity is merely a commodity used to boost brand positivity, and where the lack of such advertised diversity only impacts the students and not the institution itself.”

Olympus-leiers

gevra om posisies 3 te verlaat

Tattoos: Deeper than

skin

Baked Shakespeare lights up The Courtyard Café

Vrouekrieket vat vlam nasionaal TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS The Preamble, which appears in front of the Old Main Building, communicates democratic South Africa’s fundamental values. Photo: Vicky Hendrikz

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NEWS

SU offers bursary to maths whiz HOLLY MELLIN

tellenbosch University (SU) recently provided first-year student Kimberley Lucas with a full bursary after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) rejected her application. Due to a lack of funds, this left her with no university opportunities, despite her having achieved 99% for mathematics at the end of her matric year. This was announced in an SU press release by Sandra Mulder that was published on 1 March. Lucas elected to study BCom (Actuarial Science) this year and said, “Since I enjoy doing maths, I figured it’s best to study for a career that is heavily based on it, and actuarial science seemed like the most interesting career in that field.” Prof Johnathan Jansen, a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Education at SU, explained that “there was a long

chain of people who made her coming to Maties possible”. After being contacted by Lucas’s high school mathematics teacher, Beverley Hargreaves, and principal, Jansen spoke to the university about her situation. Prof Nico Koopman (deputy vice-chancellor: social impact, transformation & personnel) then offered her a full bursary, and Prof Ingrid Woolard (Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) s ubsequently opened admissions for her. “More than 20 people gave everything from money to clothes and even an internship,” Jansen said. “It takes a village,” he added. “I was just another link in the chain.” Jansen, who comes from a working-class family from the Cape Flats, explained that his own background motivates him to seek out students like Lucas to help. “I know I would not have been

in this position today if there [had not been] a chain of people from the family [and] church, and others, who gave me a step up along a difficult path,” he said. “I am simply paying back what I received.” Considering her earlier funding rejection, Lucas said, “I was extremely surprised, since it all happened so quickly. When I spoke to Professor Jansen, he phoned me back within two days telling me about the bursary.” According to Martin Viljoen, SU Media Manager, Lucas was still able to submit an application under SU’s policy on late applications instated three years ago. “Late applications are considered in cases where there are well-motivated reasons why an academically strong student was unable to apply on time and where the student helps the university to meet its strategic objectives of excellence, equity and redress,” said Viljoen. He explains that when Jansen

ADJUSTING TO UNIVERSITY LIFE Lucas is already hard at work with her studies. Photo: Leigh-Anne Cundill

NEW HOME Kimberley Lucas welcomes Die Matie to her Nemesia residence. Photo: Leigh-Anne Cundill brought the situation to their attention, the faculty of Economic and Management Sciences immediately processed Lucas’s application according to this policy. According to Viljoen, the faculty was also able to hand out 33 recruitment bursaries this year to top-performing South African students who identify as African, Coloured, Indian or Asian and who come from a socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. “Some students to whom the faculty had awarded recruitment bursaries elected not to take up their places in the faculty in 2022. The faculty was thus able to award an additional set of recruitment bursaries in early February,” said Viljoen. He explained that the faculty prioritised top-performing students who had accepted their final offer and had come from circumstances of socio-economic disadvantage. “Ms Lucas was one of the candidates

selected in the final allocation round; she met all the academic and all the other requirements for a recruitment bursary,” said Viljoen. “The faculty is delighted that this brilliant young woman was awarded this opportunity to study at SU.” As well as having her tuition paid for, Lucas was admitted to Nemesia Residence and has had all her meals and accommodation paid for. “Being able to attend university allows me to see that all of my hard work was not a waste. It’s almost like a reward to me,” Lucas said. She added that she has “always had a love for learning and, for the most part, always enjoyed studying—especially mathematics.” This mindset motivated her to continue to work hard, no matter how trying her circumstances have been, and led her to earn four distinctions in her matric year.

of the COVID-19 pandemic, which required the allocated funds to be designated to other, more urgent causes.” It is now back on track and the tenders have been sent out with the hope that construction will commence within the next three months. The deadline for the completion of the hub is set for January next year. The hub itself will be built on the current tennis courts that belong to Monica Residence. Despite this, the residence will not be losing any space, according to Du Toit. “The concept that spaces belong to a community does not help in creating a more integrated cluster. The communities will gain more than what they will lose. They will all benefit,” said Du Toit. There are already two hubs on campus—the amaMaties and Wimbledon hubs. Once completed, Victoria cluster hub will be the third. The new hub will serve as a space where the five communities comprising the cluster can get together and build. Stephen Southway, the prim of Oude Molen, explained that he looks forward to fostering better relationships with the other communities in the

cluster. “The biggest advantage in having a hub will be that we finally have a proper space where we can meet as a community and where members of our community can use the space as they need and want,” he said. Refiloe Raphasha, cluster manager of Victoria cluster, said the main reason the idea of a hub was introduced was that the PSOs of the cluster found it difficult to come together and only really saw each other at social activities. “It suits them that they have this physical place which does cater to them if they [need] a place to rest without the struggle of trying to find a spot on campus they can openly go to,” Raphasha said. According to Erin Vercellotti, the Victoria cluster convenor, the cluster is “people-centered”. “We’re all about creating opportunities for people to be able to connect with one another,” she said. “Having a hub [like] this is an immense opportunity for all our Victoria cluster neighbours to get to interact with each other, not only on a social level but also on an academic level—where we’re lacking a bit—so that will be very welcome for the cluster.”

Victoria cluster welcomes construction of hub

WELCOME CHANGE Victoria cluster’s new hub will be built on the Monica Residence’s tennis courts, according to Monica du Toit, the Victoria cluster ResEd coordinator. Photo: Arshia Ramluckun ARSHIA RAMLUCKUN

IT was recently announced that the Victoria cluster will be getting a hub by next year. According to the Stellenbosch University (SU) website, it is one of the university’s goals to provide each cluster with their own hub. This hub will serve as a physical,

on-campus space for students who belong to Private Student Organisations (PSOs) to meet and integrate with other students in the cluster, which consists of three on-campus residences: Monica Residence, Harmonie Residence and Wilgenhof Residence, and two PSOs: Oude Molen and Silene. In November of last year,

Monica du Toit, the Residence Education (ResEd) coordinator of Victoria cluster, informed residents that the construction of the Victoria cluster hub would commence this year. Du Toit explained the cause of the delay in the construction, stating, “The initial construction of the hub was put on halt because

16 Maart 2022

NUUS

Olympus-prim, onderprim gevra om posisies te verlaat ná HEMIS-probleme DANIELLE JOUBERT

lympus Privaat Studente Organisasie (PSO) se prim en onderprim is onlangs gevra om vanuit hulle posisies te tree as gevolg van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS)beleid. Dié leiers is in kennis gestel dat hulle hul termyn as HK-lede sal moet kortknip omdat hulle nie die vereiste leierskap-HEMIS behaal het nie. “Gedurende die [verwelkomingstydperk] het ek gesukkel om in kontak te kom met die universiteit, en kon dus geen van die nodige inligting kry oor wat presies [my] graad behels, ensovoorts nie. Dit het daartoe gelei dat ek eers aan die einde van die tweede week uitgevind het dat ek nie toegelaat word om ’n leierskapsposisie te vul nie,” het een van die twee leiers wat uitgetree het, maar anoniem wou bly, gesê. Sy het verduidelik dat die universiteit blykbaar voor die tweede week van klas (toe sy uitgevind het dat sy nie meer ’n leierskapsposisie kon beklee nie) gekyk het of haar HEMIS reg is. Sy voeg by dat hulle haar goedgekeur het om terug kampus toe te kom as ’n spesiale student. Sy is toe eers later in

HEMIS-MONSTER Die prim en onderprim van Olympus-PSO is gevra om hulle posisies te verlaat nadat hulle nie die nodige leierskap-HEMIS behaal het nie. Foto: Karla van der Merwe kennis gestel dat spesiale studente nie in leierskapsposisies mag dien nie. HEMIS verwys na die berekening van ’n student se akademiese resultate om ’n punt uit een te bepaal, met leierskapHEMIS wat na die basiese minimale punt verwys wat benodig word om ’n leierskapsposisie te beklee by die US, aldus die grondwet van Olympus. Luidens dié beleid se afdeling 3.2.2., is dit ’n vereiste dat diegene wat vir HK-posisies

staan die nodige HEMIS behaal om vir die posisie in aanmerking te kom, tensy die verkiesingskomitee anders besluit. Die nou afgedankte onder prim was gevra om aan te bly gedurende die USverwelkomingsweek en eers daarna om uit haar leierskapsposisie te tree. “Die herskuif van leierskapsposisies was ongelooflik stresvol vir my gewees,” het Kutlwano Tshidi, ’n tweedejaar-BAgric (Agri-besigheidsbestuur)-student

wat as die nuwe HK vir kultuur vir Olympus gekies is, gesê. “Dit is ’n ongelooflike groot verantwoordelikheid wat aan my [oorhandig] is. Dit was tot dusver ’n moeilike proses en ek sou dit definitief nie kon regkry sonder die res van die Olympus-span nie.” Heather Mae Lawson, ’n HonsBA (Drama- en Teaterstudie)-student, en Vukile Maseko, ook ’n HonsBA (Drama- en Teaterstudie)-student, is onderskeidelik as die nuwe prim en onderprim van Olympus-PSO

verkies. Hulle het verkies om nie kommentaar te lewer nie. “Olympus het die verandering van leierskap baie professioneel hanteer en te danke aan hulle voel ek nie die skuif het my so baie geraak nie,” het U lrich Lategan, ’n tweedejaar-BSc (Rekenaarwetenskap)-student en ’n Olympus-lid, gesê. “Dit sou baie gemakliker gewees het as [die US] laas jaar almal in kennis kon stel en nie eers ná ure en ure se werk ingesit is nie.” “Die skielike verandering in leierskap het my nogal verbaas gehad om die waarheid te sê; ek dink nie enige iemand het dit verwag nie,” het Leandri Louw, ’n HonsBMus-student wat ook deel van die PSO is, gesê. “Ek sien wel uit om te sien wat die ‘nuwe’ leierskap gaan doen in die termyn en ek hoop dat hulle Olympus as geheel na nuwe hoogtes sal neem.” Die verandering in die Olympus-leierskapspan vorm deel van ’n groter situasie. Meer as 30 studente is verplig om hulle rol as leiers op te gee, weens die universiteit se HEMIS-beleid. Dit is volgens Toni Solomons, die voorsitter van die US-primkomitee, in ’n MatieMedia-artikel van 8 Maart.

New control room aims to create a safer Stellenbosch

BRADLEY GROVERS

THE Stellenbosch Municipality recently unveiled a new municipal control room that will be central to improving the existing safety measures in place in the town. This is according to a press release published by the municipality on 7 March, which explains that the facility is intended to create a new and safer community within Stellenbosch. “Stellenbosch is determined to become the safest muni-

cipality by 2025,” said Gesie van Deventer, mayor of Stellenbosch, as per the press release. “This facility will ensure the effective sharing of intelligence, efficient coordination of responses and faster reaction times when responding to crime-related incidents in our communities.” According to the press release, this facility and its partners at the Stellenbosch Safety Initiative (SSI) will manage and respond to incidents from within the control room. The

SSI is a collaboration between various private and public safety partners operating within the Stellenbosch area. Van Deventer explained that the SSI “currently includes municipal law enforcement, traffic services, disaster management, the South African Police Services (SAPS), community policing forums, neighbourhood watches, campus security as well as various private security companies”. Colonel Brian Muller, Vispol Head of Stellenbosch Police said, “SAPS Stellenbosch is in full

YOU’RE ON CAMERA The new municipal control room will be central to improving the existing safety measures in town. Photo: Supplied by Stellenbosch Municipality

NEW CONTROL ROOM Gesie van Deventer [middle], executive mayor of Stellenbosch, cutting the ribbon at the opening of the safety control room. Photo: Supplied by Stellenbosch Municipality

support of all endeavors to keep the community of Stellenbosch safe as per our constitutional mandate. The control room established by the municipality is a valuable tool in preventing [and investigating] crime.” Zizipho Nkumbi, a thirdyear BTh student at Stellenbosch University, said that coming from Kayamandi, she is aware of the threat crime poses in her daily life. “I am hopeful that this new project will ensure my safety as well as the safety of our community.”

Another student, Beyonce Fru, a first-year BSc (Human Life Sciences) student, said, “This new project will help [monitor] the safety of students, especially those who leave the NARGAs and FARGAs at around 03:00– 05:00 in the morning.” Van Deventer mentioned that she hopes the control room will be of service to the Stellenbosch community and ensure their safety for generations to come.

STUDENT LIFE

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Tattoos: Deeper than skin AURELIA MOUTON

ince before the hippy 1960s and the ‘80s power rock era, tattoos and piercings have been used in many cultural and religioud practices in Africa, China, Egypt, Samoa and even Ancient Greece and Rome. One of the oldest pieces of evi-

eatrix Badenhorst of Folk Tattoo & B Piercing (@folk.tattoo on Instagram), an upmarket studio in the heart of Stellenbosch, said, “When designing the studio interior, we wanted to create a space that was non-threatening and open, a place where people can feel comfortable and safe.” Badenhorst added that it is impor-

FEMALE-OWNED FOLK Owners Beatrix and Megan want to change the stereotypes surrounding tattoo studios. Photo: Aurelia Mouton dence of tattoos was found in 1991 on a mummified body from the Otzal Alps. Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy roughly 5000 years old, boasts a whopping 61 tattoos all across his body, which are believed to be honorary inkings from winning battles. Today, people simply have to walk to their nearest tattoo studio to get inked—and Stellenbosch has no shortage of trendy tattoo shops, each offering its own unique art from well-known artists. Megan Smith, co-owner with

tant to have a comfortable and safe space in their line of work, especially as client base consists predominantly of female students. “[G]etting a tattoo or piercing is a scary thing sometimes, and our clients are vulnerable and rely on us to make them feel safe,” said Badenhorst. “We have all types of clients come through our doors, and what is great about the space is that it isn’t limited to anyone, no matter your background, race, sexual orientation, age or taste in tattoos. We just have such

a positive reaction to our space, and it is amazing to see everyone’s differences fall away and love of tattoos come through,” she added. Armand Lombard, @pokushoecus on Instagram, spoke to Die Matie about their Instagram business Hoecus Pocus, as a hand-poke tattoo artist working out of their bachelor’s unit. Stick-and-poke tattoos are not done with a tattoo gun, but with a non-electric method of dipping the needle into ink and poking the tattoo into the skin dot by dot. “Stick-and-poke style has always been fascinating to me—a little DIY, rough around the edges, and offbeat in the best way possible. Art should be accessible and affordable, and that’s the main reason I started doing stick-and-poke tattoos,” said Lombard. Lombard explained further and said, “[T]here’s something more personal to it. It’s a very ancient procedure practised by various cultures for centuries now—I really think it’s quite magical and beautiful in that way. . . . [A] lot of blood, sweat and tears go into handpoking someone, with some sessions lasting four hours, even if it was just a 7 cm x 7 cm tattoo.” “I would definitely get a tattoo and am open to it, but I am waiting for an idea or tattoo that means something to me, personally. For my first one, to break the ice, I want it to be meaningful,” said the tattooless Alana Lourens, BAHons (Afrikaans and Dutch) student. As a lover of hand-poked tattoos, Cara van der Merwe is in the process of completing their apprenticeship at Ferryman Collections, a

INKED STUDENTS “They look sick—not much else to it!” said Anita Shunmugam. Photo: Aurelia Mouton local art gallery and tattoo studio specialising in hand-poke style tattoos. They draw every day, tattooing fake skin, and their own, to get used to the feeling of tattooing on human skin. Van der Merwe cites the mindfulness that goes into the stick-and-poke style as one of the main reasons they enjoy the style. “It [stick-and-poke tattooing] is a separate culture on its own and I have seen so many talented people working from their homes and I love that about this art form,” said Van der Merwe, who opted to work with other professional tattoo artists in a studio where tattoos are done using a tattoo gun, as is custom with most places. “It brings tattooing back to creating community and getting personal, but there is also so much to learn from other [artists] if you are serious about being in the body mod[ifica-

Adam & Eve bederf Potchefstroom EMMA HAMMAN

DIE passieprojek van Danneel Stone, Adam & Eve Collab, wat Stellenbosch voorgestel het aan bagels, unieke Suid-Afrikaanse handelsmerke en oorgenoeg plante om enige woonstel ’n bietjie meer na huis te laat voel, het op 2 Maart hulle deure vir ’n nuwe tak in Potchefstroom geopen. Stone, eienaar en stigter van Adam & Eve Collab, het verduidelik dat dit begin het as ’n projek om ’n bietjie ekstra inkomste te maak. Mettertyd het dit ontwikkel tot ’n winkel in die hart van Stellenbosch wat deel van baie studente se alledaagse lewens geword het.

“Die doel was om nie net ’n winkel te wees wat handelsmerkklere verkoop nie, maar om eerder ’n unieke ondervinding vir kliënte te skep.” Nou, in die vyfde jaar van die besigheid se bestaan, brei hulle uit na Potchefstroom om die studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ’n Wes-Kaapse belewenis te bied – met selfs, in eg Kaapse natuur, die geleentheid vir wynproe. Planne om uit te brei na Potchefstroom is in 2020 deur die pandemie stopgesit. Hierdie planne is na ’n pop-up winkel in Mosselbaai hervat, waar die mark meestal NWU-studente was. Adam & Eve Collab is ná drie jaar

se harde werk en planne beraam met ope arms in Potchefstroom verwelkom en oorweldig met al die ondersteuning. Volgens Stone was die idee van die nuwe tak om iets esteties en ’n heel nuwe konsep aan die studentedorp te gee. “Die hele idee was om iets uniek daar te gaan skep. Asook net vir almal wat van die Kaap af is en daar bo swot ’n bietjie huis te gee,” het Stone verduidelik. Jana Schlechter, ’n honneursstudent in joernalistiek by NWU, het die opening in Potchefstroom bygewoon. Sy het gesê: “Die winkel is ’n mengsel tussen speels en gesofistikeerd, en bied jou alles

wat jy begeer: kos, koffie, klere en goeie geselskap.” Schlechter is van mening dat studente uit Stone se storie kan leer, en dat die beginsel van Adam & Eve Collab goed beskryf word deur die gesegde “waar daar ’n wil is, is daar ’n weg”. Stone het verder beklemtoon dat die besigheid se sukses net moontlik is deur al die verskillende insette van handelsmerke, personeel en kliënte. “Wat Adam & Eve spesiaal maak, is dat ons ’n mense-mense handelsmerk is. Ons lewe vir mense om te kan doen wat ons doen,” het Stone verduidelik.

tion] business, and I wanted that,” “The only struggle is pricing for students. [As artists,] you go through an unpaid apprenticeship and you put a lot of hours into learning the trade, so you [the client] aren’t just paying for one day’s work . . . you spend a decent amount of time with your artist curating a concept, having them put work into it, taking the time to look at your body and how the tattoo will suit it,” said Van der Merwe. Van der Merwe continued, “It’s great working with students. They come from small towns sometimes, really ready to express themselves for the first time.” Van der Merwe urges students to trust their artist and to tip them, a courtesy that is commonplace in tattoo and piercing culture. The owners of Folk Tattoo & Piercing also encourage their customers to trust their artist’s advice.

Die uiteindelike plan vir hierdie besigheid is om ’n uitbreiding in elke studentedorp te open, met Johannesburg wat volgende op die lys is. Alhoewel hulle dankbaar en opgewonde is vir die nuwe geleenthede, het Stone verduidelik dat Stellenbosch altyd een voor sal wees. “Dit is die dorp wat in ons geglo het toe ons nog ’n baie klein besigheid was. As iets spesiaal gedoen word, sal dit altyd eerste in Stellenbosch gebeur,” het Stone gesê. Woord van Adam & Eve Collab se nuwe tak het vinnig versprei onder die Pukke, en handelsmerke soos Pretty Casual en Old School is reeds volop te sien op kampus.

16 Maart 2022

STUDENTELEWE

Wyn Heading en samesyn! 2 DANIELLE JOUBERT DANIELLE JOUBERT

ie Stellenbosch Street Soiree is terug in volle swang ná ’n droewige afwesigheid weens COVID-19. Dié gesogte wynfees word elke tweede Woensdagaand gehou, en spog met wyn van Stellenbosch se ongelooflike wynroete, lekker kos en heerlike musiek in Drostdystraat. “Ons bring die wynplase na die studente,” het Llewellyn McDilling, organiseerder van die soirée, gesê. “Die terugvoer wat ons sover gekry het, is net positief; die publiek is mal hieroor! Nie net is dit ’n f antastiese bemarkingsplatform nie, maar die twee ure lange fees geld as ’n indrukwekkende

blootstelling aan ons wynroete.” Wynplase wat aan die Stellenbosch-wynroete behoort, word genooi om aan die geleentheid deel te neem, en elke wynplaas kan self besluit watter Woensdag hulle verkies. ’n Kaartjie van R150 koop 10 tokens wat elk uitgeruil kan word vir ’n glas wyn van jou keuse. Chloe Farinha, ’n tweedejaar-BScAgric (Planten Grondwetenskappe)-student, verklap dat dit nie nét ’n sosiale geleentheid is nie, maar dat die verskeidenheid van wynplase en die gerieflikheid om almal in Drostdystraat te kan ontdek die aand vir seker die moeite werd maak. “Die hele aand was vir my ongelooflik lekker gewees. Ek en

my vriendinne kan nie wag om weer te gaan nie,” het Farinha gesê. Skye de Pontes, ’n tweedejaar-BA (Geesteswetenskappe)-student, het gesê haar gunsteling deel van die aand was die atmosfeer. “Die atmosfeer is baie old Italy – almal kom bymekaar om te kuier, heerlike kos te proe en lekker wyn te drink. Dis ook die perfekte plek om jou nuwe rok te vertoon omdat almal nogal deftig aantrek. Ek kan regtig nie wag om weer te gaan nie!” Die volgende Street Soiree word op 23 Maart gehou. Kaartjies kan aanlyn op Plankton of by die hekke gekoop word. Maak s eker jy mis nie op dié fees van wyn en samesyn uit nie!

‘N KLINKIE IN DROSTDYSTRAAT Vriendinne wat die aand geniet. Foto: Chloe Farinha

What does ‘going green’ really mean? ILA ALBERTS

THE climate is in a state of crisis, and we have to act fast. This is a central message that has been at the fore-front of the news for the last decade, especially in light of the recent Unit-ed Nations Climate Change Confer-ence (COP26) in Glasgow last year. But what can students do? And what does sustainability look like on cam-pus? Micha Ruwiel, a third-year BA (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) student and the chairperson of EcoMaties—a student society at Stellenbosch University (SU) which aims to educate students and promote sustainability—believes that the solution is political, not personal. “So often people only focus on the consumer side of things rather than the political side. Above all, we aim to let people see themselves as a political citizen, rather than just a consumer.” However, Ruwiel does not believe that this absolves people from personal responsibility. “Personally, I eat vegetarian meals and cycle as much as I can, but the most important thing I am doing to be more sustainable is being the chairperson of EcoMaties and raising awareness in my social circles about the extent of the crisis we’re facing,” says Ruwiel. Johané Berry, a fourth-year LLB student, who is vegan, agrees with Ruwiel. “I became aware of environmental issues [around] 2015/2016 when I watched the documentary called Cowspiracy on YouTube,” says Berry. “This was the first time I truly real-

ised how detrimental our diet choices can be to the environment.” There are many other ways in which Berry believes that students can be more sustainable, like by moving away from single-use products such as takeaway coffee cups, straws and plastic water bot-

tles. Making use of sustainable alternatives like stainless steel razors and reusable menstrual products is another way in which she is lowering her carbon footprint. As someone living in a residence on campus, Berry says that being a vegan student can be quite

MAKE A CHOICE Recycling bins can be found on the SU campus. Photo: Craig October

CAMPUS QUOTES “It’s fine, I’ll go alone; I’m a strong independent man.” - Student who doesn’t want to attend an interview alone “Don’t talk down to me; I’ll eat your skins.” - Frustrated waitress venting about annoying customers

challenging, as residence events rarely cater for vegan dietary requirements. She adds that vegan residence meals are “not only bland and unpleasant, but they simply are not nutritionally balanced either”. As such, she has learnt to cook her own meals in res, which is the easiest way for her to monitor her nutrient intake. EcoMaties aims to encourage climate activism and education through group mobilisation and through raising awareness about the climate crisis. Currently, Ruwiel believes that the main obstacles to change are ignorance and bureaucratic failure. She says, “The biggest things the university can do to advance sustainability would be to declare a climate crisis, change the curriculum [to place greater emphasis on the climate crisis] and endorse the Climate Justice Charter.” According to SU’s official website, sustainability is one of the university’s main focuses for the next few years, and the current systems in place on various campuses aim to redirect 80% of waste away from landfills through the three-bin system (food wastage, recyclables and non-recyclables). Students can also contact the IT division to dispose of their e-waste (such as computers, phones and televisions) in an environmentally responsible manner. “I do think that [SU] is a sustainable campus, but it could be bettered in the sense of really ed-

“Sonop se krag is ook ‘n bietjie shaky.” - Student wat praat oor koshuis elektrisiteitskwessies “Sonop is ‘n bietjie shaky.” - Haar mede koshuislid “I feel so liberal.” - Enthusiastic girl at antiwar march

ucating the students [on] the various resources and services that the university provides in order to be more sustainable,” says Carina Wenn, a second-year BCom (Actuarial Sciences) student. “. . .Stellenbosch students can be more green, and it would really make a difference . . . [I]f we were to all use reusable coffee mugs or straws, it would cut down a lot of our waste as a whole,” says Wenn. “We are so many that even if [only the] majority move towards being more sustainable, it would make a big difference.” Wenn notes that in the period following a recent stomach bug outbreak across Stellenbosch, many students have been buying bottled water, which has led to an increase in plastic waste on campus. When asked what she believes the future holds without radical change, Ruwiel answers that the report from the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)— which aims to protect the environment and biodiversity through the control and prevention of plant resource pests—reveals that if the world does not halve its carbon emissions by 2030, scientists predict that there will be large-scale environmental and social upheaval as people migrate to areas that have more resources and are better protected against climate change. Still, Ruwiel has hope for university students, saying, “The best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago. The second-best time is now.”

“Ek is geletterd, en hopelik ná Varsity Cup is ek gekletterd.” - Kunsstudent na ‘n lang week op ‘n Maandag “Material girl!” - Every other student on the Rooiplein

“Jammer, wat?” - Honneursstudent

“F*kken eduroam is soos free WiFi by Wimpy; dis daar maar dit werk nie.” - Gatvol student

“Ek is die week wat kom in my trauma-week en dan het ek ‘n maand neuroteorie weer.” “Elke week is my trauma-week.” - Gesprek tussen ‘n mediesestudent en ‘n ingenieurstudent

“I don’t think you can make a husband; I’m pretty sure you have to go find him in the wild.” - Very single fourth year student

STUDENT LIFE

‘I’m a woman, phenomenally’ JANI ROUX

The year is 2022 and women of this new era now have the right to vote, to be treated equally in the workplace and even to do something as simple as wear pants on campus or get a credit card in their own name. These are simple things that most women 100 years ago weren’t allowed to do, which makes it fitting that the official theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) this year was “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. So, in honour of this day, Die Matie turned to a few women of Stellenbosch for their thoughts on a few questions.

ASANDA MKHIZE, SECOND-YEAR BA (HUMANITIES) TAMLIN RADEMEYER, FIRST-YEAR BA (HUMANITIES)

If you could say something to all the women of the world, what would it be?

What does International Women’s Day mean to you?

“To quote Kris Jenner, ‘You’re doing amazing sweetie!’”

“Overcoming barriers and just celebrating all that we have achieved. It’s crazy to think how far we’ve come.” What woman do you look up to who breaks the bias surrounding women ? “Yara Shahidi. She’s a 21-year-old actor and activist. She’s basically a woman Mandela — Womandela, if you will.”

CHANÉ GREEFF, SECOND-YEAR BA (LANGUAGE AND CULTURE) What woman do you look up to who breaks the bias surrounding women? “All women, actually. I think there is strength in laughter, and when I see women passing me, laughing with their friends, their positivity gives me hope.”

PATRICIA POTGIETER, FIRST-YEAR BA (LANGUAGE AND CULTURE) What would you change about the assumptions men have about women? “I wish men would treat [each of] us like a person rather than a woman. What I mean is that we are able to accomplish things not because we are women and get things handed to us but because we are people that have drive and ambition and have to work hard for what we want, just like they do.”

An international view on SU: Why here? NINA-MARIE ANKER

ven for South Africans, it is possible to feel like a tourist in town when coming to study at Stellenbosch University (SU). The narrow, sometimes cobbled streets, the ever-changing restaurants, and the diverse cultures and religions—all living amongst one another in one densely grown garden of a town—can often transport you elsewhere. When “elsewhere” is someone’s home, like for the ±4000 international students studying at SU annually, this international feeling might just be what allows them to feel either at home or far from it. To find out whether this is the case, Die Matie asked international students the question: Why study at SU? The diversity on campus was one of the first things Caroline Marx, a first-year BA (Humanities) student, who has lived in several

countries over the past 10 years, mentioned when asked to share her favourite things about Stellenbosch. “You never see two people exactly

HOME AT SEA Caroline Marx standing in front of the Global Mercy, one of two ships she has called home in the past decade.

the same, and even though we all come from different places, most students [seem] approachable.” Another highlight for students from afar seems to be the number and frequency of social gatherings and events that are open to everyone. “There truly is never a boring day in Stellenbosch,” explained Marx. The quality of social interactions here also stands out to international students. Sarah Rowe, a first-year BCom (International Business) student from Zimbabwe, said, “There’s an unmatched unity and vibe amongst Maties students, and an overall eagerness to get to know as many people as possible.” Nevertheless, everything is not as jolly as the jols each weekend, especially when students are thousands of kilometres from their homes. Whilst talking to several international students—some from Africa, others from Europe or the United States— it became clear that there are still many obstacles that

students need to work on together to overcome in this global era.

UNITY Sarah Rowe, first-year Bcom International student from Zimbabwe. Photo: Supplied

Different first languages, value systems, academic backgrounds and preferences can make the adjustment

to studying in South Africa an interesting but tricky one. According to Marx, “Bilingual classes and references to specific South African events and habits are definitely a big adjustment to relate to and understand.” An international student’s work is also never done—residency status, recurring Visa applications and learning the South African lingo all contribute to the excess work of an international student. In Rowe’s words, “The good truly outweighs the bad. The community of friendly, [more open-minded] people makes all of the difficulties worth it.” Overall, international students experience Stellenbosch as a challenging but stimulating environment filled with something and someone for everyone, and it should be viewed as a privilege to be their host.

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The SU librarian’s guide: Viral videos AURELIA MOUTON

cross social media, a new viral hit has taken the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus by storm. From the book-laden halls of the SU Library come four fun-loving and innovative librarians with a noble mission: to inform Stellies students of the world-renowned library at their fingertips. The librarians behind @ facultylibrariansu on Instagram spoke to Die Matie to let the students know all about it and it’s social media savvy staff. “We joined TikTok just to see what’s happening because it feels like no one is on Facebook and Twitter anymore, which [were] the library’s main [way] of disseminating information. The idea was to make it fun, to make us approachable, to engage with the students on a platform where they are,” said Pepler Head, faculty librarian for the Economic and Management Sciences faculty. “In the videos that we have made so far, you can see it’s our first objective. Here and there you can see we have started sharing some educational videos, so we also want to bring in content that promotes some of the services and databases and tools [at the library] to help students with their studies.” Head is joined by Sanda

yoka (Law faculty librarian), ElizN abeth Moll-Willard (AgriSciences faculty librarian), and Marié Theron (Science faculty librarian). The four form the “steering committee” for the @facultylibrariansu accounts on various platforms. Their Instagram

gram—boasting almost 8000 views and countless reposts, Nyoka said, “It’s weird and it is exciting! I have people look at me sideways when they [recognise] me from the video! It really is exciting because with the [social media] platforms, we are show-

up to me and say: “I saw your face on a TikTok video; I saw you were dancing. There is no way I can’t ask you a question!” Nyoka joked. “We want to show the Maties that we care and that it is okay to reach out to us. Many students apologise

VIRAL LIBRARIANS The viral Tiktok librarians (from left to right) Elizabeth Moll-Willard, Marié Theron , Pepler Head and Sanda Nyoko. Photo: Aurelia Mouton for wasting our time when contacting us, but we are here for you, to support you. You are not wasting our time; we are here to support,” said Theron, with Head adding, “Don’t struggle alone, we are here to help you.” The team suggested that students make use of all the services availa-

ble to them for free at SU. They also invite students to visit the recently renovated SU library as well as its Makerspace—a facility available to all students to do training, designing and construction in 3D printing and scanning. Training sessions at the Makerspace can be booked on the library website. “Our library is unique and [is] a world class library. Even with our closing announcement, we play the song ‘Closing Time’, which many students know. . . . [E]ven people who have graduated remember it and are nostalgic,” said Moll-Willard. “It’s special and specific to the Stellenbosch University Library.” The team of librarian influencers said that they have received a lot of support from their colleagues and their divisional manager, Delene Pretorious. The SU Library’s senior director, Ellen Tise, has even given them hot tips on social media trends. The librarians have also received positive responses from students at SU, and from libraries at other South African universities as well as from libraries abroad. The team can be found on Instagram and TikTok under the name @facultylibrariansu, and the main SU library can be found on their website Stellenbosch University Library.

and TikTok team is made up of Pieter du Plessis, Hanlie Strydom, Lucinda Raath, Marleen Hendriksz, Niel Hendriksz, and Sarie Wilbers, who represent the Law, Economic and Management Sciences, and Arts and Social Sciences faculties respectively. When asked about their viral Shrek video—posted as a reel on Insta-

ing a fun side; and for students [it] is good to know that we can relate.” Nyoka further explained that they want students to know that the librarians understand the struggles they experience in the library space and that the challenges students face do not go unseen or unheard. “The idea is that they [the students] can come

positief dat dinge na normaal toe sal terugkeer en het die volgende te sê gehad: “Dit voel asof die wêreld weer begin oopmaak en vandat ons nou by Courtyard Café is en ’n goeie werksverhouding met hulle het, kan dinge net beter raak van hier af.” In 2019 het Danie du Toit, hoofsanger van die musiekgroep Spoegwolf, die mense met sy musiek vermaak terwyl lede van die USWV by van die wêreld se top wynprodusente kon leer – praat van dinner and a show. Nog ’n hoogtepunt was die Wine Weekend Wway waar lede vir ‘n hele naweek na die hart van die wynland kon wegbreek en hulle WhatsApp-status van “beskikbaar” na “kan nie nou praat nie, besig om wyn te proe” verander. Van Zyl het gesê die wegbreek was “verskriklik lekker en elke sekonde daarvan is ’n massive jol”. Die USWV neem ook deel aan Vino Varsity, wat soortgelyk aan Varsity Cup is, net sonder die rugby en met die wyn. Die kragmeting is Maties teen Ikeys (oftewel die Universiteit van Kaapstad) en elkeen wil graag wyn-koning kraai in die toets van algemene kennis oor wyn en die smaak daarvan, asook ’n debat oor die aktuele sake van die wynindustrie. Dit wys net, die USWV het nie net wyn vir die pyn nie, maar ook vir die lekkerte. Gesondheid!

GESONDHEID! ’n Glasie Merlot met ’n mooi uitkyk op die Stellenbosse berge. Foto: Verskaf deur @insta_ uswcs se Instagram-blad.

Bring vir die harlekyn nog wyn! JANI ROUX

DIE woorde “Bring vir die harlekyn nog wyn, rooiwyn vir sy lag en traan en pyn” (soos gehoor in Sonja Heroldt se “Harlekyn”) het opgekom toe Die Matie op 6 Maart die openingsgeleentheid van die Universiteit Stellenbosch Wynkultuur Vereniging (USWV) by Courtyard Café bygewoon het. Die tema van die geleentheid was “karnaval” en studente in helderkleurige uitrustings het oral die kans aangegryp om hulle mede-wynliefhebbers te leer ken en goeie wyn te geniet. Dit was ’n jolige gedoente en van traan en pyn was daar gelukkig geen teken nie. Hierdie gesellige geleentheid was net ’n klein voorsmakie van wat vir dié groepie wynliefhebbers voorlê. Die USWV is die tweede oudste klub op Universiteit Stellenbosch se kampus. Volgens Francois van Zyl, verteenwoordiger van die USWV, bestaan die klub al sedert die 1980’s en, nes goeie wyn, raak dit net beter met tyd. Voor COVID-19 het die vereninging verskeie geleenthede aangebied wat ’n hoogtepunt op Stellenbosch se wynkalender was. Die Platters 5 Star Wine Event was só ’n geleentheid waar die beste wynprodusente van die jaar hulle wyn tydens ’n gala-aand kon voorsit. Katelynn Snyman, huidige voorsitter van die USWV, is egter

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Champion Trees and the fruit they shall bear SKYLA THORNTON

jokes of sorts, from us just messing around.” These songs were recorded with Marcel van der Veen, the guitarist from the Stellenbosch band Uncle Spike In reference to their latest single, “Uncontested Scrums”, which will be released on 25 March, Christie said, “It’s a song about school sports, traffic near the Groote Schuur Hospital, and John Maytham’s Rapid Fire segment on Cape Talk.”

tellenbosch-based indie band Champion Trees, named after the monumental trees in Ardene Gardens in Cape Town and made up of students from the University of Cape Town, are set to drop a new single on 25 March and release their new album by May this year.

MEET THE BAND!

First up is Francis Christie (BComHons), the lead singer and guitarist. Then comes Alexis Pienaar, a third-year BEng (Chemical Engineering) student, bass player and backup vocalist. “Lex and I are cousins and have always been really into music but grew up on opposite ends of the country from one another. We’d always envisioned getting something going at university,” said Christie. In their first year, the band began with the addition of guitar player Troy Nijland (who is doing his postgraduate degree in accounting), but things only became serious after drummer Langa Dubazana (who graduated with a BMus in Jazz Performance) joined the band in 2018.

WHAT ABOUT UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS IN STELLENBOSCH?

GROWING SOUNDS Troy Nijland jams on his guitar. Photo: Murray Williamson

WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC?

Champion Trees’ debut album, Now 3000, is inspired by the albums The Hanging Gardens of

Beatenberg by Beatenberg, American Water by Silver Jews, and If You’re Feeling Sinister by Belle and Sebastian. Christie said, “The songs were

inspired by the music and literature we love, and just by our daily lives really. A lot of the lyrics are pretty observational as a result of that. Most of the songs started as

With regard to playing a live show in Stellenbosch, Christie said, “We’d love to play at Bohos or something soon.” Until then, Champion Trees can be found on all major music plat-forms, with their newest singles on Bandcamp. Stellenbosch, with its unbeatable culture and beauty, is fertile soil for talented students to sprout and grow, and Champion Trees promise to be as grand as their name suggests.

Spoegwolf: ’n dekade van musiek, passie en liefde KARLA DE BOD

IN 2001 het drie laerskoolkinders, Danie du Toit, Moskou du Toit en Albert van der Merwe, hulle eerste musiekgroep, Kosblik, begin. Kort daarna het nog ’n laerskoolvriend, Chris von Wielligh, by dié musiekgroep aangesluit en die naam is na Ysterkoei verander nadat al vier gematrikuleer het. In 2012 bring dié vier naïewe vriende hulle eerste album onder die naam Spoegwolf uit. Uiteindelik op Sondag 13 Maart 2022, ná agt suksesvolle albums, verskeie toekennings en derduisende aanhangers, het Spoegwolf hulle 10de verjaarsdag by Nooitgedacht Estate gevier met ’n brandende passie om partytjie te hou. Met piekniekmandjies, Cape Fynbos-wynboksies, kleurvolle Spoegwolf-hoedjies en ’n gesellige atmosfeer wat vinnig in ’n musikale aardbewing verander het, kan dié musiekgroep maar sê dat hulle verjaarsdagpartytjie ’n groot sukses was. “Dit is ongelooflik om al ’n dekade saam hierdie [musiekmaak] te kon doen – dit is presies twee keer langer as wat ons gedink het ons dit sal kan doen, so dis net amazing,” het Danie du Toit, hoofsanger van Spoegwolf, gesê.

Die musiekgroep was verwelkom met aanhangers se eggo’s van “Spoegwolf! Spoegwolf! Spoegwolf!” wat die hele Nooitgedacht Estate gevul het. Seremoniemeester van die dag, Johan Falck, het die musiekgroep op die verhoog aangekondig met die herhaalde vraag: “Is julle reg vir Spoegwolf?” Soos wat die groepslede by die verhoog opgestap het, het Danie du Toit se kitaarsnare die deuntjie van “Storm” begin speel terwyl die vier vir mekaar glimlag met ’n gesindheid van dankbare opgewondenheid. “Ek dink ons vriendskap was die ding wat ons bymekaar gehou het en ons is baie dankbaar daarvoor,” het Du Toit gesê. “Dit is meer soos ’n broederskap en ons het almal saam grootgeword so ek dink ons het mekaar goed geken en geweet wat om [van mekaar] te verwag, so dis ook lekker.” Die musiekgroep het hulle grootste treffers vir hulle “grootste Kaap-show ooit”, soos Danie du Toit dit beskryf het, gespeel, met liedjies soos “Lenie Blou”, “Verander”, “Silwer”, “Blou” en “Kort Donner” wat woordvir-woord vir hulle teruggesing was. Nie ’n enkele oomblik het verbygegaan waar daar ’n stilte in

TIEN JAAR VAN SPOEGWOLF Die bekende musiekgroep Spoegwolf veroorsaak ’n musikale aardbewing soos wat hulle hul 10de verjaarsdag vier. Foto: Karla de Bod die gehoor was nie – dié oomblikke was gevul deur die gelag, geskreeu en gesing van aanhangers. “Ons wil baie graag hê dat die mense in die gehoor vir ’n oomblik vry kan wees en vir ’n klein bietjie kan opstyg,” het Du Toit gesê. Op ’n stadium, ná hulle optrede van “Lenie Blou”, het Du Toit diskare herinner dat húlle die

eintlike Spoegwolf is aangesien dit die aanhangers is wat die musiekgroep “toelaat om musiek te maak”. Tydens die gesprek het aanhangers deel van die groep gevoel en ’n oorweldigende gevoel van passie, eenheid en vryheid het oor die gehoor gespoel – net waarvoor Du Toit gewens het. Ná die viering van hulle 10de

verjaarsdag kan dié musiekgroep met rustigheid in hulle partytjieklere gaan slaap en weet dat hulle deur musiek ’n dekade werd se herinneringe, passie en liefde in luisteraars laat broei het, en wat deur elke album warmer raak tot die dag wat almal, soos Danie du Toit voor wens, “saam sal glo in rock ‘n roll”.

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Baked Shakespeare lights up at The Courtyard Café

CIARA SHAYE SEAMAN

aked Shakespeare is a production by actors from the Cape Town theatre scene which is taking audiences on a trip with a performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and their lead role is filled by Lady Mary Jane. The cast are currently performing at The Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel in Cape Town but will share their light with Stellenbosch on 20 March when they take to the stage at The Courtyard Café. Founded last year by Jake Maisel, Baked Shakespeare is a fight for the value of theatre in society, Maisel explained. “Seeing theatres like the Fugard Theatre closing for good [made it seem] as though theatre was dying out in Cape Town, so I created Baked Shakespeare to make theatre accessible to younger audiences.” Baked Shakespeare emphasises the timeless method of involving the audience in the play as a means to increase their engagement and enjoyment. The cast achieve this by letting the audience decide which two cast members will be “baked” throughout the performance, and giving them the power to determine when it must stop immediately to allow the selected actors to take a hit off

BETTER A BAKED FOOL. Baked Shakespeare performing one of their plays. Photo: Reuben Goldblum a bong. All the while, the eight other cast members carry the production to the nuanced perfection that Shakespeare originally envisioned. This requires that the actors be fully capable of navigating the

chaos of two characters veering off the drama’s path. Fortunately, Baked Shakespeare is performed by a talented group of actors. The dynamic amongst the cast is vital to the success of the performance. Maisel attributes this to the re-

lationships they have formed over time. “The cast has become a group of friends. . . . There is so much stress that comes with putting on a show, but when we are in the space together, it’s a fantastic balance of hard work, banter and learning

from each other.” Engagement from the audience has increased the challenge of performing the complex text, but Maisel reasons that “giving [the audience] the power in making the actors smoke empowers the audience to invest in the play”, which is what they are hoping to encourage in the first place. Beyond merely appreciating classic dramas and sharing their passion with others, the group acknowledges the importance of selecting plays that the “audience can relate to, understand easily, and laugh at”, says Maisel. He explains that Twelfth Night, which they are currently performing, is the perfect example of a comedy that is still relevant, as it “deals humorously with cross-dressing, bisexuality, and mistaken identity”. For Maisel, the Baked Shakespeare cast have bright ambitions for “culturally shifting the way in which theatre is perceived”, going so far as planning to take the concept overseas. For now, however, they are excited to bring their passion and production to Stellenbosch, where they will perform at 20:00 on 20 March at The Courtyard Café. Tickets are currently on sale for R90.

Stellenbosse bierfees terug vir die 11de keer KARLA VAN DER MERWE

DIE Stellenbosch Craft Bierfees (SCBF) het vroeër die maand hulle 11de iterasie van die fees in die Jan Marais Natuurreservaat gehou. Ná die afgelope twee jaar

se COVID-19-regulasies en die verbod op die verkope van alkohol het SCBF-organiseerder Dirkie van der Merwe vertel dat hulle daarna uitgesien het om weer vanjaar te kon feesvier. Van der Merwe het gesê dat

hulle op 5 Maart omtrent 1 200 besoekers by die fees verwelkom het. “Dit is geweldig kleiner as wat die fees in die verlede was, maar ons sien dit as die begin van ’n herbouproses ná COVID-19 se strengelgreep op die event-

DOWN OF Fokof Lager het ook ’n verskyning by die SCBF gemaak. Foto: Verskaf deur SCBF.

landskap,” het hy verduidelik. Hy meen dit is vir hulle belangriker om ’n ekosisteem te skep waar klein besighede en brouerye ’n platform kan hê om handel te dryf sowel as om direk met hulle eindverbruiker te kan gesels. Volgens ’n persverklaring was brouerye en besighede soos Loxtonia Cider, Hopman Brewery, Folk & Goode Brewing Co, Fokof Lager, Muti Gin, Pot & Scot Craft Brewing, Kings Craft Brewing, Pot & Scot Craft Brewing, Kings Craft Brewing Co, Matawi Mead en Darling Honey Liquer by die fees teenwoordig. Vanjaar was daar vir die eerste keer ook vir diegene wat nie drink nie ’n nie-alkoholiese kelkiekroeg beskikbaar waar hulle ’n “verskeidenheid vars sapgebaseerde drankies” kon kry, aldus die persverklaring. “Baie mense dink [dat] as hulle ‘bierfees’ [sien] dit net ’n klomp mense is wat onkapabel raak en soveel moontlik bier uit glas skoene probeer drink, wat nie noodwendig akkuraat is nie,” het Van der Merwe gesê. “Ons is deeglik bewus dat daar heelwat mense is wat graag sosiaal sal wil verkeer, maar nie alkohol drink nie en ons respekteer en verwelkom dit.”

Leoné Brand, ’n eerstejaar-BRekstudent wat die fees bygewoon het, het gesê sy het dit baie geniet. “Dit het ’n rêrige chilled en ontspanne vibe gehad. Ons het die bier- en ginproe baie geniet en jy kon onder die bome sit op ’n piekniekkombers en na die musiek luister,” het sy vertel. Die musiekvermaak vir die dag was, volgens Van der Merwe, deur Sons of Selassie, Newton & Co Band en Stephan Cloete verskaf. Evert Joubert, ’n tweedejaarBRek-student en nog ’n feesganger, het verduidelik hy en sy vriende het die spin-the-wheel-speletjie by een van die bierstalletjies, waar hy en sy vriende almal hoede gewen het, baie geniet. “Dit was rêrig cool; dit het nogals soos ’n bietjie ekstra gees gebring.” Joubert het ook gevoel die dag was baie rustig en het gesê hy sal definitief na die volgende een toe gaan. “Dit was net ’n lekker atmosfeer, ’n lekker tyd, lekker bier en lekker mense.” Van der Merwe het gesê hulle wil vir volgende keer graag meer skaduwee probeer organiseer. Hulle beplan ook om moontlik privaat proegeleenthede te reël, ’n groter verskeidenheid produkte in te sluit en dalk ook selfs ’n skattejag te hou.

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Penthouse gereed vir partytjies

LIZE BEKKER

aatmiddae wanneer die son sak, sien die mense wat in Pleinstraat afgewandel kom net wemelende massas studente wat in bondels staan om by die nuwe kuierplek Penthouse in te kom. Dié kuierplek het op Vrydag 4 Februarie oopgemaak en is reg bo Nu’Bar. Hierdie twee jolige kuierplekke word albei deur Charlie Niemand besit. “Penthouse is meer gefokus op house- en club-musiek, waar Nu’Bar meer pop en hits speel. Dis bloot personal preference vir studente,” het Niemand gesê. Niemand het ook genoem dat Penthouse meer jonger studente lok as Nu’Bar en hy vind die dekor in Penthouse baie aanskoulik. Penthouse se kenmerkende kleur is pienk. Daar word gesê dat pienk ’n kleur van liefde en kalmte is, maar hoewel ’n mens van jou probleme in Penthouse kan vergeet, is dit beslis nie kalm daar binne nie. Daar is neonpienk

slagspreuke soos “Party at the Penthouse” en “You’re like REALLY pretty” wat teen die mure opgehang is. Studente sal daarom estetiese foto’s en video’s saam met hulle vriende kan neem. “Wat Penthouse lekker maak, is dat daar meer plek is om te sit as in Nu’Bar en die pienk kleur van Penthouse laat dit baie mooi lyk,” sê Louwrens Wessels, ’n derdejaar-BRek-student, wat al ’n draai by Penthouse gemaak het. Dylan Coetzee, ’n tweedejaar-BIng (Elektries en Elektronies)-student sê: “Die ry by Penthouse gaan vir seker vinniger as by Nu’Bar. Penthouse het ’n lekker dansvloer en dit is skoner as ander kuierplekke.” Indien jy een van die studente is wat tot laatmiddae werk en wonder of jy dalk saam met jou vriende by Penthouse moet gaan kuier, dan is die antwoord wat jy vir jouself moet gee ’n definitiewe “ja”. ’n Aand by Penthouse sal beslis nie teleurstel nie.

UIT VOLLE BORS Vriende wat luidkeels in Penthouse saamsing. Photo: Henry le Roux

Rock for a Cause at Aandklas AURELIA MOUTON

SOUNDS FOR CHARITY Karel Bester (left) & organiser, Arnold van der Wald (right). Photo: Inus Grobler

IN a collaborative event—the likes of which Stellenbosch has not seen since the 2020 lockdown— Aandklas hosted 10 bands and rocked for a cause. The “Rock for a Cause” event, a market and music fest, was hosted as a fundraiser for the Eric Miles Cheshire Home for the Disabled on 12 March. The home is a non-profit organisation with volunteers who help with caring, art and sport activities for residents at the home. The organisation relies heavily on public support, donations and fundraisers, such as the “Rock for a Cause” event. The acoustic stage lineup included Richard & the Livertarians, The Little Deaths, Straatkat Pikkie, Karel Bester, Matt Carstens and Hugo Veldsman Trio. The afternoon ambience was set with chilled guitar tunes and Fokofpolisiekar covers, as well as more than enough beer and pizzas to go around. The indoor main stage, which formed part of the evening portion of the event, hosted rising local band Venus & The Snake and the debut of “Call Me Wolf”. The

LOST//YOUTH AT BOHEMIA Lost//Youth playing at Rock Off at Bohemia. Photo: Pierre Rommelaere

band’s lead singer, Esme de Vos, was also one of the organisers of the event. Kontras could, unfortunately, not make their scheduled stage appearance, as two members of the band tested positive for COVID-19. In place of Kontras, blues artist Basson Laubscher took to the stage to kick the night off. The market at the event sold clothes and second-hand books as part of the fundraiser, and had a raffle with many prizes that included Summerhills Wine, a few Aandklas bar tabs, some tattoo sessions from Cape Tattoo Co., and brandy sponsored by De Vos’s mother, Alma. Some of the bands also offered shirts as prizes in order to contribute to the cause. Aandklas offered specials on food and drinks throughout the day and ensured that the party lasted well into the early hours of the morning. “The event was amazing! Aandkas was so full, and it really was one of the best shows we’ve ever had,” said Jordan Schouw, guitarist for Venus & The Snake. The band performed 45 minutes of original tracks, some of which have never been heard. Schouw continued, “The night was a massive success . . . [I] could

tell people were eager for some serious rock music and I am glad we could bring it to them!” De Vos confirmed that “Rock for a Cause” raised an estimated R13 000 through its sales and raffle entries and said, “We are anticipating some more donations coming through as well, and we hope to reach our target of R 20 000 to [donate] to the charity.” De Vos continued, “It was an absolute success and a lot of people who attended the event said they felt there was a good energy. The musicians also said that they felt a unity between themselves and the people [attending the shows]. [Having everybody] doing something to help this charity really gave us an awesome vibe throughout the day, [and] the event brought people together in a way I have never experienced before!” De Vos mentioned that the organisers of the event look forward to many more “Rock for a Cause” events, with co-organiser Arnold van der Wald saying, “We are glad to see the people of Stellenbosch supporting [live] music, but even more so that they are keen to financially support those who need it.”

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DAG & NAG

Molassesêr 2022: A night to remember!

ALL OUT Students performing at Molassesêr. Photo: Jean-Marie Uys BRADLEY GROVERS

tellenbosch University’s (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC) kicked off the year with a bang on Friday 11 March, when KuKo (the SRC’s arts and culture committee) hosted the annual Molassesêr finals at Wilgenhof Men’s Residence. Tygerberg were named the overall winners of this year’s competition. Residences and private student organisations (PSOs) from both Tygerberg and Stellenbosch campuses lit up the stage with

their voices and choreography. The annual Molassesêr event is an acapella-based competition, managed by KuKo, that allows student communities to engage in culture through song and dance. All interested residences and PSOs audition to secure a spot in the prelims and to stand a chance of competing in the finals. These selected groups battle against one another to earn the title of Molassesêr champions. Gerrard Damons, portfolio head of KuKo, said, “KuKo, myself

and the team [worked] tirelessly to make this [year’s] event a great success. [Friday’s finale was] proof that we managed to reach our vision for Molassesêr 2022.” Alex Frantz, a second-year MBChB student at Tygerberg campus, said, “I’m extremely delighted that after two years of not being able to perform due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we as Hippokrates men were able to sweep a win in the men[‘s] category of Molassesêr 2022.” In total, 10 student communi-

ties were represented in this year’s competition. Student residences and PSOs participated in the mixed category, where eNkanhoff (eNkanyini and Meerhoff residences) achieved first place, Venuprite (Venustia, Capri and Equité PSOs) second, and Metanoia third. In the men’s category, Hippokrates men came in first, Dagbreek second, and Wilgenhof third. In the women’s category Huis Francie van Zijl came in first, Heemstede second, and Hippokrates women third. Other communities also walked

away with prizes such as the spirit award (Dagbreek), best choreography (Huis Francie van Zijl, Venuprite and Hippokrates men), best prescribed song (Wilgenhof and Huis Francie van Zijl) and best script (eNkanhoff). Daleen Laurence, a second-year BCom (International Business) student, said, “As a member of Heemstede, I’m extremely grateful and proud to have accomplished what I came here to do. We worked tirelessly, and I’m beaming with pride for all my teammates.”

Some Sundays op ’n Maandag LIT MATIE JEAN-MARIE UYS

DIE piekniekkonsertreeks, Some Sundays, is op Menseregtedag terug met ’n vertoning wat glo die biesies gaan laat bewe. Die tweede laaste vertoning van die reeks sal rockgroepe Fokofpolisiekar en aKING, asook Uncle Spike op die verhoog by Nooitgedacht Estate buite Stellenbosch verwelkom. “Ek is veral opgewonde om weer vir aKING te sien,” het Rudolph Bührmann, derdejaarBA (Geesteswetenskappe)student wat reeds sy kaartjie gekoop het, gedeel met Die Matie. “Ek het nie geweet hulle gaan weer live performances doen nie, en ek is al ‘n massiewe aanhanger vandat ek soos tien [jaar oud] was.” Hennie van Halen, een van die vier lede en kitaarspeler van aKING, eien hulle stilte toe aan “hoe almal se lewens verander het in die laaste twee jaar”, maar dat daar wel nuwe musiek in sig is vir die toekoms. “Ons het so vier of vyf songs wat nuwe materiaal is, maar wat ons kind of in die back pocket hou vir wanneer ons eendag tyd en appetite het [om te] gaan

record,” het Van Halen gesê. Kaartjiehouers word aangeraai om ’n piekniekkombers of stoel, en sonbrandmiddel saam te neem, asook om vroeg op te daag om ’n skadukolletjie te verseker. Alkohol en eie kos word nie toegelaat nie, maar daar sal kosstalletjies wees wat, onder andere, tradisionele houtvuurpizza en Meksikaanse snoeperye voorsien. De Grendel-wyn, vars broubier van Devil’s Peak en Six Dogs-jenewerskemerkelkies sal ook vanaf 12:00 (wanneer die hekke oopmaak) beskikbaar wees . Van Halen hoop “dat mense wat nog nooit [aKING] live gesien het nie hopelik verras [sal] wees” met hulle optrede, aangesien die groep “die beste live op die stage [klink]”. “Live shows is ons kos – warm, regtige loud [en] sweterige rock-shows,” verduidelik van Halen. Kaartjies vir 21 Maart is op Some Sundays se Instagram-blad (@some.sundays) as uitverkoop verklaar, maar dié wat uitmis, word gerusgestel dat daar steeds kaartjies op hulle webtuiste vir die konsertreeks se finale vertoning op 27 Maart beskikbaar is. Matthew Mole, Desmond and the Tutus sowel as Year of Dogs is bespreek om die seisoen op ’n goeie noot te eindig.

OPSIE

JEROME COETZEE Ek is ’n opsie Al wil jy nie weet nie om verby my te kyk na ’n ander wat jou gaan breek is nie plesier nie, maar dalk meer stukke vir my, stukke van jou wat vir my sal kies. ’n Platform waar ons gedigte deur studente publiseer. Is jy passievol oor poësie? Stuur dan jou gedig na swanepoelsibella@gmail.com. PRET IN DIE SON Alkohol en eie kos word nie toegelaat nie, maar daar sal stalletjies by die vertoning beskikbaar wees. Photo: Jean-Marie Uys.

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REDAKSIONEEL

Choosing to come up for air The campus community has reached the part of the first term where everything feels as if it’s unravelling, and slowing down to take a breath seems like a luxury one doesn’t have time for. Maties, however, are doing what they can to ensure that it still feels like “dis altyd lente!” even as autumn shows its first signs in Stellenbosch. Students everywhere are camping out behind their books as test week draws nearer. Stellenbosch University’s (SU) librarians’ TikTok boasts about students coming in droves to study as soon as the doors open; and at this point, the only thing worse than the temporarily closed Pulp Cinema in the Neelsie, is having to forego the usual coffee before a last-minute study session. Die Matie has reported on numerous ways to pass the summer days of term one.

Discovering new places to party like Penthouse, or trying out a variety of wine bars can be a pleasant diversion. However, students can only distract themselves with these activities, house fund dances and other social events for so long before procrastination loses its appeal. Amidst the atmosphere of stress and the tired eyes in the computer user areas, it’s more important than ever to choose to come up for air every now and then, and for you to relax your shoulders and stretch your physical and mental muscles. Students are at university to learn, but that doesn’t exclusively refer to studying, and it certainly doesn’t mean allowing for academic work to get in the way of your education. A lot of the stories people recall from their university days are the stories that happened in the midst of the chaos. Life is what happens in between carefully curated

study timetables or haphazard, caffeinated sprints through heavy and stressful workloads. It goes without saying that obtaining one’s degree is the ultimate goal at university (or at least that’s what parents are told); however, there are so many invaluable experiences that you just can’t fit onto a roll of paper— or the less ceremonious PDF version thereof—which could enrich your professional and social life if you stay open to them. On Monday, one of my lecturers told us that you can’t be a student of life if you’re always behind your books. Ironically, she then proceeded to give us another assignment to complete this very same week, requiring us to spend even more time behind our books anyway. Nevertheless, the advice is always good to hear. Living from one academic deadline to the next doesn’t have to entail being available for every little thing

GORRELKOP Die kommentaar waarvoor almal bang is. Gorrel is nie verantwoordelik vir enige ongerief veroorsaak nie. STATE OF EMERGENCY Gorrel wasn’t very surprised at the extended state of national disaster because as far as Gorrel was concerned, Maties have already been in a state of disaster due to the approaching deadlines and test weeks. Gorrel feels especially young

and hip next to the seniors slumping around on campus with tired eyes and caffeine crutches. NEELSIE TRAFFIC Gorrel voel egter stokoud wanneer hy deur die massas eerstejaarstudente wat steeds

HOOFREDAKSIE HOOFREDAKTEUR Tiaan Booyens INHOUDSREDAKTEUR Maryna Adshade UITLEGREDAKTEUR Mareli Swart AFRIKAANS SUBREDAKTEUR Mieke de Wet ENGLISH SUB-EDITOR Jessica Garschagen ONLINE EDITOR Lesedi Mnisi NUUS Karla van der Merwe STUDENTELEWE Karla de Bod DAG & NAG Sibella Swanepeol SPORT Jan-Hendrik Pretorius BEDRYFSREDAKTEURTadiwanasheMutibura ADVERTENSIES Emma Cochrane FOTOREDAKTEUR Vicky Hendrikz TESOURIER Marco Marais HOOFVERSLAGGEWER Aurelia Mouton

MEDEWERKERS TEKSREDIGERING Rentia Meyer

Nina Krüger Slade van Rooyen Siwaphiwe Bam Tehillah Truter DRUKWERK

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24/7. We are students, but first and foremost, we are humans who need time for ourselves outside of class. No Matie can go too long without a bit of fun. Wine tasting at Lanzerac and dancing on tabletops might not be the most compatible with everyone’s study timetables, but it’s important to connect with your support structures—especially during a very challenging time. Check in with a friend over coffee (or maybe share something without caffeine), have fiveminute video call dance parties to relieve some tension, or focus on cleaning your space to allow for a clear state of mind. If all else fails, go for a walk. Early morning walks through Jan Marais Nature Reserve or along the trails next to Eersterivier have calmed down many a Matie before. For our last edition of the term, we hope to offer you some brief

probeer uitvind waar hulle in die Neelsie wil smul, en waar hulle COB hulle nie toelaat nie. Gorrel lyk egter nie soos oud soos dié wat kies om sosiaal te verkeer in die middel van die ingang na dié studentesentrum. Die skuifdeure wat uiteindelik weer laat rol het, doen min om die spitsverkeer te kontroleer. .5-PLY TOILET PAPER Gorrel would be more understanding towards the newcomers were it not for the fact that he had to rush to the nearest restroom to write his memoirs in peace. Gorrel has managed to avoid catching the cold—or something

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moments of escape from your studies. We have a shared goal of striving to deliver factual, fair and relevant news to you as the SU student community, like the editorials of the past 80 years. Since the return of students to campus, the iconic red newsroom on the third floor of the Neelsie has been in almost constant use, and after layout nights the day before publication, some fresh air is needed. News never sleeps, but Die Matie’s main editorial team is in need of some studying as well. So from our little campus family to yours, we wish everyone the best with the upcoming assessments and hope that amongst the seemingly overwhelming time of never-ending deadlines, you choose to come up for air here and there. Thank you for supporting us and allowing us to help document our shared student lives.

even worse—for two years, but his luck ran out when the stomach WHO TAUGHT THE BIB bug came to town. Gorrel thinks ABOUT TIKTOK ? that the university budget can make room for at least three-ply toilet paper. Gorrel has been dancing to trends online and sharing his favourite memes with WAARHEEN HARDLOOP Gorrelina, but he was very ALMAL? surprised to virtually run into the librarians. Gorrel has to admit that Gepraat van iewers heen jaag, their social media skills Gorrel is gatvol vir al die drawwers are something of note, wat besluit het om hulle slank but this is not the campus somerfigure vir nog ’n seisoen te transformation Gorrel had in laat staan. mind. Selfs met die een of twee reëndae It seems like the only way wat uit die maroente uit verskyn to convince Gen Z that their het, het die fiksheidfanatici steeds closing-time song is the biggest die strate afgedraf. Terwyl Gorrel banger in Stellenbosch, is by kaalvoet in die reën gedans het meeting them on their playing met sy plakkie-tan ten toon gestel. field.

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FOTOBLAD

Our Eikestad on film

Despite the ever-increasing quality of digital cameras, film photography has seen a recent rise in popularity amongst local student photographers. Die Matie curated a few film snapshots that capture Stellenbosch.

STREET PERFORMERS Iconic Stellenbosch street performers. Photo: Mike Donaldson

MAIN(TENANCE) Maintenance workers on the Old Main Building. Photo: Mike Donaldson

FOLLA A favourite sight in Victoria Street. Photo: Julian Skye Nel

ROOFTOP TANNING Sunbathing with a view. Photo: Carmi Wentzel

REFLECTION Friends in the fisheye mirror. Photo: Julian Skye Nel

INTO THE GARDENS Sunshine and flowers. Photo: Carmi Wentzel

PHOTO CAPTION An exam-time procrastination drive with friends on Jonkershoek Road. Photo: Lize Van Rooyen

DOWN THE HALL A sunlit door on the second floor of the general engineering building. Photo: Fuzail Dawood

CAUTION; SLIPPERY The steps outside HUMARGA. Photo: Craig October

A ROMANTIC GESTURE A stranger with a bouquet. Photo: Olivia Moller

MASKED SMILES A socially-distanced gathering. Photo: Craig October

THE MEETING PLACE Late 2000s fashion in the 2020s. Photo: Olivia Moller

SPORT

Vrouekrieket vat vlam nasionaal en in Matieland ANÉ HAVENGA

it is heel gepas dat die Proteavrouekrieketspan in Maart, die maand waarin Internasionale Vrouedag val, hulle wêreldbekerveldtog afgeskop het. Die laaste paar jaar het vrouekrieket behoorlik vlam gevat. Regoor die wêreld neem vrouens ook deel aan bekende reekse soos The Big Bash League en The Hundred met groot veilings waar die spelers gekoop word om te speel. Die mees gevolgde vrouekrieketspeler op Instagram, naamlik Smriti Mandhana, spog met 5,7 miljoen volgelinge. Vorige wêreldbekerwedstryde het, volgens die Instagram-blad Female Cricket #CWC22 (@femalecricket), al meer as 80 000 toeskouers gelok en sommige van die vrouespelers het huishoudelike name geword. Suid-Afrika se krieketspanne en wêreldbekertoernooie loop nooit hand aan hand nie aangesien die Protea-krieketspanne (beide mans en vroue) tot dusver nog nooit ’n krieketwêreldbeker kon wen nie. Die vrouespan is egter slaggereed om die bordjies te verhang. Vanjaar se Een Dag-krieketwêreldbeker het in Nieu-Seeland op 4 Maart afgeskop waar SuidAfrika die toernooi binnetree as die tweede gekeurde span. Australië ding mee vir hulle sewende titel en is volgens News24 die gunstelinge vir die toernooi as eerste gekeurde span. Tog glo kundiges dat die Proteas nie vlak gekyk moet word nie – veral nie met hulle skitterende

vertonings van die afgelope paar jaar nie. Daar is egter ’n paar kwelpunte vir die Suid-Afrikaanse span. Dané van Niekerk, veelsydige speler en die kaptein, is net voor die wêreldbeker met ’n voetbesering gekelder. Lizelle Lee, openingskolwer, verlede jaar se Een Dag-speler van die jaar en die negende beste speler op die Internasionale Krieketraad (IKR) se lys van top Een Dagvrouekrieketkolwer, het as gevolg van COVID-19-regulasies die eerste wedstryd misgeloop. Dit blyk asof Shabnim Ismail, wat vyfde is op die IKR se lys van top Een Dag-vrouekrieketboulers, nie paaltjies kan vastrek nie en die openingskolwer Tazmin Britz sukkel om lopies aan te teken. Sommige spelers moet egter in die Proteas se oorblywende wedstryde vir nog skittervertonings fyn dopgehou word . Die kolwer, Laura Wolvaardt (wat slegs 22 jaar oud is), is in ’n liga van haar eie. As openingskolwer vir die Proteas het sy op 17-jarige ouderdom haar eerste 100 lopies vir Suid-Afrika aangeteken. Slegs vier jaar later is sy die jongste SuidAfrikaner wat al ooit 2 000 lopies aangeteken het. Sy word deur haar merkwaardige veldwerk en dekpunt-dryfhou gekenmerk. ’n Bouler om onder oë te hou, is Ayabonga Khaka, sesde op die IKR se lys van top Een Dag-vrouekrieketboulers, wat enige wedstryd in Suid-Afrika se guns kan draai. Daar word

KRAGTIGE KAPTEIN Suné Luus, die kaptein, is reg om haar span te lei. Foto: Suné Luus se Instagram. [@ suneluus]

van veteraanspelers soos Suné Luus, Mignon du Preez en Marizanne Kapp (derde op die IKR se lys van top veelsydige Een Dag-vrouekrieketspelers en agtste op die lys van Een Dagvrouekrieketboulers) verwag om waardevolle bydraes te lewer. Die Proteas behaal ‘n driekuns, met oorwinnings oor Bangladesh, Pakistan en Engeland, op 5, 11 en 14 Maart onderskeidelik. Jonty Rhodes, Protea-manskrieketspeler en -legende, het sy mening duidelik gemaak toe hy op 7 Februarie op Twitter na Wolvaardt se skitterende vangskoot gesê het: “No more bulls***t; give us more women’s cricket.”

Dit is dan ook op dié noot waar Maties en Boland se vrouekrieketspanne ’n rol speel. Maties se vrouekrieketspan oefen Woensdae en Vrydae. Dit is oop vir enige vrou en geen vorige ervaring word vereis nie. Michaela Hanekom, ’n tweedejaar-BEd (Seniorfase)-student by Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit van Tegnologie, is al vir ’n geruime tyd deel van dié span. Sy het gesê: “Ek het in graad 9 vir Boland begin speel en hulle het ons aangemoedig om vir ’n klub te speel. Ek het in my graad 10-jaar vir Maties begin speel.” Maties speel aan die begin van die jaar in ’n 50 boulbeurte-liga en later die jaar in ’n T20-reeks oor

naweke. By Boland is daar meer hulpbronne en meer afrigters tot hulle beskikking, maar Hanekom het die volgende oor Maties se span uitgelig: “Die gees is lekker en daar is baie nuwe spelers. Ek geniet dit om hulle te leer en te kan help. Dis vir my lekker as ek mense kan help sodat hulle hul volle potensiaal kan bereik.” Hanekom is ’n veelsydige speler en hoop om eendag haar buiging vir Suid-Afrika te maak en in die voetspore van haar rolmodel, Wolvaardt, te volg. Vrouekrieket is besig om behoorlik naam te maak en SuidAfrikaners skroom nie weg van die kollig nie, veral nie met die Proteavrouespelers wat floreer nie.

Maties Cricket: Boland region champs

EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE

AFTER initially struggling to find their feet, Maties Cricket have knocked it out of the park in the Boland Cricket premier league championship. Even with one more match to go, the team have already achieved an overall victory after beating Wellington in their previous match. This was an unusual, compressed league season, which consisted of nine games and saw teams in the Boland region batting and bowling it out. The league comprised teams from the Cape Winelands, Overberg and West Coast District regions. Maties sports manager Keagan van Aarde explained how difficult a season it was for the Maties side, because of having to return early in the year. “We had a difficult start to our season, as we had to return on [8 January] with minimal students back, and this made it difficult to field our strongest team.” He went further to add, “With our successful recruitment plan, we also had five players taking part in the ICC [International Cricket Council] Cricket under-19 World Cup representing South Africa.

The squad’s depth was tested, but I can confidently say with all the challenges our players took their opportunities, which led to a very successful campaign.” Van Aarde praised the team’s collective effort and looks forward to the new season as they work to come back even stronger. The team coach, Ryan Bailey, congratulated his players and could not contain his joy as his side made him proud despite a slightly shaky start to the campaign. “We started the tournament when Stellenbosch was literally a ghost town. Students were not back yet and we had to play cricket.” The team’s captain and batting all-rounder, Lehan Botha, a second-year BCom (Management Sciences) student, excitedly said that “winning the league is most certainly a great feeling, and it makes the long hours in the sun a little more worth it, especially with a young side”. “We beat the previous season winners, Vredenburg Saldanha, away from home with a bonus point, which was a big win for [Maties Cricket],” he added.

After this milestone, the maroon cricketers now dive into the club championship—which includes the league winners from around the country—where they will be looking to bring the trophy to Stellenbosch. Before that, however, they must still complete their last game for this season’s campaign, despite having already won the league. When asked about what is next for the team, Bailey highlighted the need to finish the campaign and then prepare for a bigger task. “The final game is this weekend, and thereafter we look to the cup championship title,” he finished, also hinting at Varsity Cricket as well as the University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament later in the year. Bailey also calls for our new and inspired Maties to join the cricket team and improve their game and overall play. “If you want to play cricket, feel free! Contact us, [or] contact the Stellenbosch University sports office, and they will redirect you to the cricket office.” Practices take place at the Coetzenburg cricket ground at 17:00, with the men’s training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and women’s on PERFECT PRACTICE Maties Cricket players hitting the nets. Photo: Wednesdays and Fridays. Vicky Hendrikz

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SPORT

Maties maal Ixias

agtereenvolgende week die FNB Player that Rocks-toekenning ontvang en hy gaan dus vir ’n aties het met hulle wegholtweede keer op die veld met ’n sege van 52 – 19 teen Ixias pienk broek spog. Dit gaan eerder oftewel Sentrale Universiteit vir ’n aand wees om te vergeet vir Tegnologie (SUT) gewen wat dit die Maties stut James Combrinck drie-uit-drie gemaak het vir hulle nadat hy met ’n rooikaart van die TRAP VIR DIE TOEKOMS Van der Walt (agter) en Basson (voor) laaste drie wedstryde. Op 14 Maart veld afgejaag is. het Maties dié Bloemfonteinse tydens hulle uitmergelende rit. Foto: Christian Liedtke Maties is tans tweede op die span op hulle tuisveld aangedurf ranglys met 20 punte, kop aan kop en gesorg vir ‘n indrukwekkende met die UCT Ikeys wat 21 punte sege. het. Op 21 Maart verwelkom Maties sou veral seker wou Maties die NWU Eagles (Pukke) maak dat hierdie uitstappie na op hulle tuisveld. Pukke se spel het Bloemfontein meer suksesvol was tot dusver nie gunstig uitgedraai as hulle tweede rondte teen die nie en is tans sewende op die DYLAN LEE Shimlas. Ná hierdie nederlaag ondersteun moet word.” ranglys met 13 punte, volgens die van 28 – 50 op 21 Februarie, het Van Rooi het ook bygevoeg: FNB Varsity Cup-webblad. Tog 1577 kilometer te fiets van “Kort op hul hakke is ’n oudMaties se span net vorentoe gekyk is Pukke ’n gedugte span wat nie Potchefstroom tot in Stellenbosch Simonsberger, Carloff van der en hulle volgende drie wedstryde vlak gekyk moet word nie en die binne ’n kwessie van 14 dae. Dit Merwe, wat ook onlangs ’n onderskeidelik teen Wits, UJ en wedstryd beloof om hope pret aan is die uitdaging wat Janko van der reis per fiets onderneem het SUT gewen. alle Maties te verskaf. Op 7 Maart het Maties teen UJ Walt, vyfdejaar-BRekLLB-student, om fondse vir die Simonsbergen Marais Basson, tweedejaar- beursfonds in te samel.” Basson en Van der Walt het BCom (Bestuursrekeningkunde)student, vanjaar tussen 10 en 23 onlangs op ’n potgooi wat deur Januarie geneem het. Hierdie die koshuis aangebied word meer uitdaging, Ride4Simon, is geloods oor die fisiese en emosionele in ’n poging om geld in te samel vir uitdagings wat hulle gehad het die Simonsberg-beursfonds wat in tydens die 14 dae lange reis, gesê. die toekoms finansiële steun aan Dié potgooi is beskikbaar op Simonsbergers gaan bied. Spotify en Apple Podcasts onder Basson het gesê hy het die idee “Ride4Simon Senaatcast”. Die al in 2020 gekry, maar dat hy skakel daarvan is beskikbaar op en Van der Walt dit een aand ’n Simonsberg se Instagram-blad (@ stappie verder geneem het en dit simonbergresidence). ernstig begin oorweeg het. Daarna Hierdie fondsinsameling het het hulle dit een Maandagaand by ’n afsnydatum gehad. Hulle ’n HK-vergadering voorgestel en het gehoop om die R100 000 toe is Ride4Simon gebore. merk te haal, maar het R32 980 Hierdie veldtog beoog om R100 ingesamel. Donasies het onlangs 000 vir die Simonsberg-beursfonds gesluit, maar kon gemaak in te samel. Volgens inwonende word op givengain.com of deur hoof dr Leslie “Dok” van Rooi is middel van die skakel wat op die “Simonsberg-beursfonds – ’n fonds Instagram-blad geplaas is. wat jaarliks 10 studente help met Alhoewel Basson en Van der inwoningsbeurse van verskillende Walt die twee hooffigure is wat bedrae.” met die insameling gepaard Hy het verduidelik dat hierdie gaan, is dit ook nodig om fonds jaarliks R300 000 uitbetaal erkenning te gee aan Christian wat vir studente finansiële steuning Liedtke, ’n mede-Simonsberger bied, veral in die “missing middle- en derdejaar-BCom (Wiskundige kategorie – dit is die studente wie Wetenskappe)-student, wat die nie deur behoeftigheidsbeurse hele pad in ’n veiligheidsmotor ondersteun kan word nie en wie die manne gevolg het en bygedra deur ouers en ander familie- het tot die sukses van die twee se lede deur lenings, ensovoorts avontuur. MAGIESE MATIES Die Maties-rugbyspan voor hulle oortuigende oorwinning oor Ixias. Foto: Ané Havenga ANÉ HAVENGA

by Danie Craven-stadion gespeel. Die maroen aanhangers het hulle plek op die hoofpawiljoen ingeneem en beslis vir gees gesorg. Dit was ’n naelbytstryd tussen die twee spanne met Maties wat uiteindelik 40 – 38 geseëvier het. Hulle kon gelukkig ’n terugvegpoging van UJ in die laaste paar minute teenstaan. Alhoewel Maties die week weg van die huis af moes speel, het hulle ’n puik vertoning gelewer. Hulle sal egter hoop om in die toekoms beide helftes te domineer aangesien hulle net sewe punte ná halftyd teenoor SUT se 19 kon aanteken. Die halftydtelling was 45 – 0 in Maties se guns. Maties het sewe drieë gedruk en dit was veral Sean Swart, haker, se twee drieë wat uitgestaan het. Swart het ook vir die tweede

Ride4Simon: Simonsbergers pak die stryd teen finansiële uitsluiting aan

Proteas blooming in Matieland: Meiring making moves CHARLIE MOODY-STUART

TO be selected to represent one’s country on the international sporting stage is a remarkable feat for any athlete to achieve. To be selected to do so having played the sport for a mere three years makes this even more impressive. This is exactly the case for Amber Meiring, third-year BEd (Foundation Phase) student, and her ascent to the pinnacle of the Rugby 7s world. “I started playing rugby in 2019 for Maties,” recalled Meiring. “I got called up to train with the SA 7s for the first time in 2019 and trained with them but never got to play because of an injury.” Perhaps unsurprisingly (given the sharp gradient of her career’s incline), Meiring’s sporting career was steeped in athleticism before her roaring rugby rise. “I [have been] an athlete for all my life. I did athletics from

primary school; I did 100 m and 200 m and long jump. Athletics [is] a very individual sport and I just wanted to do something where I could be part of a team, and that was the big reason I started playing rugby. Rugby is where I can utilise my speed in a way as well, so it also has that athletics side,” she said. Given the rich heritage of the Springbok 15s side, Meiring’s decision to play 7s rather than 15s could be viewed as an unusual one—especially seeing as she has both skill and experience in the latter, having begun playing in the 15s competition in the Women’s Inter-provincial League last year. “[I chose] 7s for the speed of the game—it’s quick but can also feel long—and the adrenaline rush it gives you; and it’s fun. I have played 15s for Maties and last year for Boland. I love playing both,

and both are equally fun, but in 7s you have to keep working and that’s fun for me,” she said. Playing what has traditionally been such a male-dominated sport has not proven to be easy for many women in the game today. Dismantling stereotypes requires resilience and patience. Meiring has relished this challenge, saying, “I honestly love the fact that . . . women can do what men can do, and it shows just how strong we are as women. I love doing sports, especially those that ‘we’ [sic] are not supposed to play and [that] are out of the norm for us. I haven’t had any negative comments about [my] playing sport, especially playing rugby. People are supportive of it,” she said. There are, nonetheless, still attitudinal changes to be inculcated. “Sometimes I do feel [like] we get looked down upon

because we aren’t on the same level as the men, and [we] don’t get the necessary things to get us to that level, but one day I’m sure we will get there. The people in charge are working hard to get us everything we need to perform like the men are performing. . .” A more immediate challenge is that of balancing international rugby with the demands of academics. “You just have to make time for both and never leave the stuff [for later] because when you do that, you get behind. During breaks at training, you have to do some work to stay on top of it,” said Meiring. With a World Cup in less than eight months’ time, Meiring’s hope is that the journey does not end here. “I am looking forward to the World Cup. It’s very exciting to think about, and [the thought] that I might have a chance to represent my country

is big and super exciting and overwhelming—but the good kind of overwhelming. We have a strong, solid team, and we will give our all . . . and fight till the end,” said Meiring. With the Paris Olympics taking place in a couple of years, there is no shortage of motivation for Meiring to impress in the upcoming Springbok fixtures. “It is definitely one of my dreams to represent our country at the Olympics. I mean, who wouldn’t want to represent their country there? [We] will work hard to get to that level,” said Meiring. Many things can happen between now and then, of course, like injuries or the emergence of other young Springbok players; yet, given the success Meiring has already achieved in the last three years, the next two years may well yield a lot of talent from her portion of the pitch.

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Koshuisrugby skop steeds

RUGBY IS IN DIE LUG Dagbreek- en Eendrag-spelers pak mekaar in ‘n lynstaan aan. Dagbreek sou hierdie wedstryd naelskraaps wen met 12 punte teen 11. Foto: Micah Daiber

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ir die eerste keer in byna twee jaar is Maties besig om stowwerige rugbytoks uit koshuiskaste te haal – koshuisrugby is terug! Ná twee rondtes van uitklopwedstryde, en ’n semifinaal, sluit die finaal tussen Helderberg en Huis Marais die o. 20-rugbytoernooi af. Koshuisrugby is ’n gewilde aktiwiteit onder Maties en is ’n jare lange tradisie. Ná die uitbreek van die pandemie is sporte soos netbal, hokkie en sokker reeds vanaf verlede jaar aan die gang, waar kontaksporte soos rugby weens COVID-19protokol nie toegelaat is nie. Dié

geliefde sport was egter gemis, soos die opwinding van studente aandui noudat dit weer begin het. Die toernooi bied ’n geleentheid vir studente aan om aktief te wees en aan sport op kampus deel te neem . Vir die spelers is die terugkeer na die veld en die seer lywe ná die wedstryd ’n aanpassing, maar ’n groot opwinding. ’n EerstejaarLLB-student, Theuns du Toit, neem hierdie jaar sy posisie as flank vir Huis Marais in om sy koshuis te verteenwoordig. “Dit is lekker om ná so lang ruk terug [te] wees op die veld en weer gereeld wedstryde te speel. Wat vir my uitstaan in die verskil tussen koshuisrugby en skoolrugby is hoeveel harder die kontak [tussen spelers] in

GROOT PRET Rugby-ondersteuners sorg vir baie vermaak tydens die rugbyseisoen. Foto: Micah Daber

die wedstryde is, asook om saam met ouens te speel wat jy heeldag, elke dag sien,” het Du Toit gesê. Hy het ook in die eerste uitkloprondte van 1 Maart vir sy span ’n drie aangeteken. Die gewilde o. 20-rugbytoernooi het op Dinsdag 1 Maart afgeskop en koshuisinwoners was vol gees vir dié gebeurtenis. In die eerste rondte van die uitklopwedstryde was dit ’n groot sukses vir koshuise soos Helshoogte, wat Elsenburg 18 – 17 geklop het, en Huis Marais wat Dagbreek 31 – 5 gewen het. Die tweede rondte uitklopwedstryde het op Dinsdag 8 Maart plaasgevind. Dagbreek het 12 – 11 gewen teen Eendrag, en Elsenburg het Wilgenhof aangevat en 10 – 3 gewen. Dit sluit die uitkloprondtes af met ’n spannende finaal wat voorlê. “Ons is baie bly rugby en sport oor die algemeen is terug en uiteindelik aan die gang,” het Lombard Basson, HK-lid vir sport by Dagbreek-manskoshuis, gesê. Hy het ook hierdie jaar se koshuisrugby as “’n heel ander ervaring” beskryf. Ondersteuning by sportbyeenkomste is een van die aspekte van kampuslewe wat koshuisinwoners bymekaar bring en sterk bande word so gevorm.

MATIE MULLET Koshuisrugby sorg vir allerhande interessanthede, insluitende stylvolle kapsels. Foto: Micah Daber

DINKSKRUM Simonsberg-manskoshuis se o. 20-rugbyspan saam tydens lemoentyd om hulle spelplan te verfyn. Foto: Micah Daber