Talk:Stellenbosch University

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The article Wilgenhof was nominated for deletion. The debate was closed on May 4, 2008 with a consensus to merge the content into Stellenbosch University. If the merger is not completed promptly, Wilgenhof might be re-nominated for deletion.

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I'm not sure that Heinz Winkler and now-popular rugby players should be included in the notable alumni list - these people will most likely not be remembered in more than 10 years time - and wikipedia shouldn't document the future.

It doesn't really matter to me; I don't think any University is defined / made famous by its alumni in any case. But it does provide links to some current topics — I think the links can be changed/updated in the future, when somebody else having their 15 minutes of fame appears. Dewet 11:20, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] maatjies vs tamaties

I'm more willing to believe that the term Maties come from "maatjies" and not "tamatie". http://tiscali.planet-rugby.com/COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/South_Africa/Country_News/story_35922.shtml --Janto

That is certainly what I remember from my time there.Babakathy 14:55, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] First University to launch microsat

Surely Stellenbosch was not the first university in the world to launch a microsattelite? --Comlink

I work in the lab where it was designed. I can't find any sources about being the first university (everyone's away for holidays). I'll look into it some more. From newspaper clippings I added "SUNSAT is the first satellite designed and manufactured in Africa and was launched aboard a Delta II rocket in 1999." --Janto 13:52, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
I did some Googling and it seems at least the University Of Colorado had a satellite launched in Feb 1998 which predates SUNSAT's launch. See http://lasp.colorado.edu/snoe/updates.html. I corrected the article. --Janto 14:13, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wilgenhof

I merged the lead paragraph from Wilgenhof into this article, per the AfD result. If someone wants to merge more of the text, please go ahead. --B. Wolterding (talk) 14:43, 16 May 2008 (UTC)