Game Over- Online Graduation By Andrada Pop | April 4, 2021 Cover Illustration: Woman participating in online graduation. Mohammad Shahhosseini / Unsplash It goes without saying that this year’s university graduation was bound to be different. Ordinarily, it would be a moment to celebrate the hard work and dedication students put into their bachelor’s. However, for a while now, it has been clear that the celebration will not take place in…
Solidarity for Indian Farmers Amids COVID-19 Pandemic: first heightened, now dwindling April 1, 2021 Illustration by Naveed Ahmed Farming is an often-overlooked career, not many people stop to think about how their food found its way to their plates. Regardless of this, farmers play an important role in our society. However, they are facing a crisis in India at the moment, and support is diminishing. Despite more than seven months…
Cybersecurity Problems at the UvA By Kira Guehring| April 1, 2021 Illustration by Florian Olivo Campus reporter Kira unpacks the recent cybersecurity issues occurring within the Dutch education system and their impact on students. The Dutch higher education system has encountered multiple cybersecurity issues in the last few weeks. First, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) was hacked on February 8 by a criminal group. This resulted in the entire NWO…
Quarantine Quirks By Andrada Pop | March 19, 2021 Cover Illustration by Andrada Pop Our staff tells University Reporter Andrada Pop the fun habits they’ve picked up to keep themselves going during multiple lockdowns Ellie’s handmade twisted candles. Ellie Caulfield / The Amsterdammer Twisted Candles – Ellie Caulfield I have been a fan of twisted candles for a while now but after seeing them priced at upwards of €10 per…
“Switch On Your Camera”: Forced Compliance or Respectful Gesture? By Diana-Teodora Gaitan | March 6, 2021 Magazine Reporter Diana Gaitan personally reflects on the impact of the rules being imposed on students during Zoom classes, and questions their essentiality A year ago, when online classes suddenly became the norm, students quickly found a new rubric in their course syllabus: Zoom Etiquette. First rule: keep your camera on. Second rule: mute your…
Back with the next installment of her biking series, University Reporter Andrada Pop warns of the dangers that come with biking through volatile Dutch weather conditions.
