A Movie Review of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings By Jang Kapgen | Magazine | December 14, 2021 Cover Illustration: A comic with a collage of superheroes. Joel Muniz / Unsplash In this movie review, The Amsterdammer’s Magazine Editor Jang Kapgen takes a close look at the plot and the Asian-American representation of one of Marvel’s latest releases: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.…
GLASS: New Course Registration System Implemented at the UvA By Ellie Hsu | Campus | December 13, 2021 Cover Illustration: Flat lay of a woman studying. Avel Chuklanov / Unsplash Campus reporter Ellie Hsu discusses the new course registration system at the University of Amsterdam, GLASS, and what this new system means for students. From November 25 to November 30, 2021, several majors at the University of Amsterdam implemented a new…
UvA Reopening After 18 Months: What Does the Future Hold? By Rebecca Jacoby | Campus | December 9, 2021 Cover Illustration: Ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronavirus. Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash Campus reporter Rebecca Jacoby discusses the newly implemented COVID-19 restrictions in the Netherlands and the effects they have on higher education. 2 waves of restrictions and measures later, classes continue on campus… but how does that make the students feel?…
Spoedtest.nl under Investigation for Fraudulent CoronaCheck Activity By Ornella Durand | Metro City | November 6, 2021 Cover Illustration: Spoedtest.nl illustration. Marija Roganovic / The Amsterdammer Spoedtest.nl, a testing site for those wishing to get access to the various sectors which require the CoronaCheck QR codes for entry, recently came under investigation for providing fraudulent test results, reports Ornella Durand. Just as it seemed to be the case last summer,…
Tree Planting – Climate Change’s Newest Fad Diet By Tessa Pang | Magazine | December 5, 2021 Cover Illustration: Factories polluting the climate in Poland. Marcin Joswiak / Unsplash Magazine Reporter Tessa Pang reminds us that there aren’t enough trees in the world that can undo years of destroying the planet, and criticizes the focus on minor individual lifestyle changes to combat climate change as opposed to confronting systemic corporate and…
COP26: How the World is Still Ignoring Indigenous Peoples By Michele Affinito | Magazine | December 4, 2021 Cover Illustration: COP26 protest on the street of Glasgow. Michael Dougall / Twitter Magazine reporter Michele Affinito discusses how Indigenous peoples around the world are neglected in climate debates and discussions whilst they are the ones who are most knowledgeable in biodiversity conservation. Another episode of “world leaders engaging in false…
