Face to face

Dit mag dalk somer wees, maar hiér is dit altyd lente. Die Matie heet aan alle nuwe Maties en wyser kampusgangers ‘n hartlike welkom by die Eikestad. Hierdie onafhanklike studentekoerant het oor die afgelope drie jaar talle artikels oor die pandemie se invloed op studentelewe gepubliseer. Met die volledige terugkeer na klasdraf en kampuslewe in persoon, is Die Matie vreeslik opgewonde om te sien wat die Jaar van die Haas vir Matieland inhou.

Studentelewe moes vinnig by ‘n nuwe normaal aanpas om verskeie tradisies en belangrike institusionele kennis op kampus, en in studentegemeenskappe oor te dra aan generasies wat dit nooit eerstehands beleef het

Noudat ons deur die ergste deel van die storm is, en die Rooiplein weer nuwe gesigte aangesig tot aangesig sien, sien dié redaksioneel uit om al die studentestories van die jaar vas te vang.

It might be summer but here in Stellenbosch it is altyd lente. Die Matie wishes all newcom ers and more matured campus goers a warm welcome to the City of Oaks.

Over the past three years, this independent student newspaper has published countless articles on how the pandemic influ enced student life. With the full return to in-person classes and life on campus, Die Matie tremely excited to see what the Year of the Rabbit has in store for Matieland.

Student life had to quickly adapt to a new normal to pre serve a lot of Matie traditions and important institutional knowledge on campus, and in student communities, for a gen eration of students who have never experienced it firsthand.

Now that we have braved the worst of the storm, and the Rooiplein is face to face with new faces, this team of journalists can’t wait to capture all the student stories, experiences (and campus quotes) that the year will bring.