Posted on: April 13, 2025 Posted by: Natalie Gal Comments: 0

“The Matcha Diaries”: Conversations on Friendship, Podcasting & Navigating Your 20s

“The Matcha Diaries”: Conversations on Friendship, Podcasting & Navigating Your 20s By Natalie Gal | Culture | April 13, 2025 Cover Illustration: Leo (left) and Clara (right) / 2024 Reporter Natalie Gal sat down with Leo and Cara—the voices behind The Matcha Diaries—to uncover how their conversations evolved into a podcast beloved by thousands. Touching on the complexities of girlhood, the highs and lows of your twenties, and their lives in…

Posted on: April 11, 2025 Posted by: Laia Fernandez-Areste Comments: 0

Dam Square Stabbing: Suspect Faces Court After Injuring Five

Dam Square Stabbing: Suspect Faces Court After Injuring Five By Laia Fernandez-Areste | News | April 11, 2025 Cover Illustration: Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2023. Damian Kamp / Unsplash A knife attack on March 27 in Amsterdam’s Dam Square left five people injured, including tourists and locals. A British bystander heroically subdued the suspect, a 30-year-old Ukrainian man, who was later arrested and charged with attempted murder with terrorist intent. The…

Posted on: April 8, 2025 Posted by: Roshni Ravi Comments: 0

Evictions and Restrictions: Growing Concerns About Political Freedom at the UvA

Evictions and Restrictions: Growing Concerns About Political Freedom at the UvA By Roshni Ravi | News | April 08, 2025 Cover Illustration: University of Amsterdam by Amstel River, May 13, 2022. Teresita Biafore / Unsplash A recent confrontation between security guards and representatives of the Activistenpartij at UvA’s Medicine campus (AMC) has sparked renewed concerns over political freedom at the university. The incident comes amid broader debates on student activism,…

Posted on: April 1, 2025 Posted by: Yury Babinyan Comments: 0

The Body of the 23-Year-Old UvA Student Found: What is Known So Far and What is Left to Unfold?

The Body of the 23-Year-Old UvA Student Found: What is Known So Far and What is Left to Unfold? By Yury Babinyan | News | April 1, 2025 Cover Illustration: Missing! flyer of Shengmen Luo on post across his building, 2025. Andrea Michel. Luo Shengmen was a PhD student at the Institute of Logic, Language, and Computation at UvA. Previously, he studied philosophy at Tsinghua University (THU) in Beijing and recently…

Posted on: March 31, 2025 Posted by: Jasmine Lin Comments: 0

CinemAsia 2025: Bridging Cultures through Asian Films in Amsterdam

CinemAsia 2025: Bridging Cultures through Asian Films in Amsterdam By Jasmine Lin | Culture | March 31, 2025 Cover Ilustration: City Cinema, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, 2023. Zhyar Ibrahim / Upsplash The seventeenth edition of CinemAsia – how was it? Soft news reporter Jasmine Lin discusses the festival’s role in connecting Asian filmmakers with the Dutch film landscape. The 17th edition of the CinemAsia Film Festival took place March 6-11 in Amsterdam, showcasing…

Posted on: March 25, 2025 Posted by: Natalie Gal Comments: 0

Mass Protest in Amsterdam Against Higher Education Cuts

Mass Protest in Amsterdam Against Higher Education Cuts By Natalie Gal | News | March 25, 2025 Cover Illustration: Woman holding up sign ‘Fund Education Not Militarization,’ 17th of March 2025. Madeleine Hoffman / The Amsterdammer Thousands of students and educators marched in Amsterdam on March 17, protesting the €1 billion in budget cuts to higher education. Natalie Gal reports. On the afternoon of March 17, students, teachers and staff flooded…