On a beautiful summer day, I was having lunch with Kuldeep, who was my couch-surfing host for a few days. He asked, “What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done in your life?” I paused and laughed while I had an epiphany. I replied, “according to the majority of Europeans, this is the craziest thing I could do. Couch-surfing at a house of Indian stranger while backpacking the country all…
Last weekend, the first edition of the GreenDoc Film Festival took place in Amsterdam. Dozens gathered at De Ceuvel, a sustainable urban complex in the North of the city, for a weekend of movie screenings focusing on environmental issues. The screening program was open to all, and was complemented by workshops, yoga classes, a food waste market and live music, with the aim of making tangible connections between attendees’ personal…
Tonight is All Hallows’ Eve, better known under the name Halloween. This night usually implies dressing up spooky, funny or any way one would like, and go to one of the numerous Halloween parties in town. However, for those who prefer the cosy and comfortable seat at home, a blood-curdling movie is a must to uphold the Halloween feeling. So here is a list of five eerie and terrifying movies, that…
The University of Amsterdam has rolled out a merchandise store after years of demand from both students and faculty members on October 9 at Spui 23. The store is open between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., from Tuesday to Saturday. UvA students can receive a discount on their first order. Louisa, a second-year Master student in political science, felt relieved when she heard the opening of the store. “[I am]…
Pills that help you to concentrate. For many students at UvA, that might have been a dream during the recent exam period. “Braincaps” – or the so-called “concentration pills” or “study-promotion-pills” – were previously available in vending machines at different locations across UvA’s campuses, alongside more conventional study aids, such as markers or note-pads. But couple of weeks ago, these pills disappeared from vending machines altogether. As such, students have…
Feminism is the worthy ideal of equality between men and women. However, it seems that some people from our society don’t understand this simple definition. Attaining “equality” means fairness for all – but those extreme modern feminists have seemingly redefined feminism into a belief that women must have more rights than men. Self-declared feminists go too far, at least the ones that live in the Western world. Trying to abolish…
