Posted on: October 12, 2018 Posted by: Brynn Weigelt Comments: 0

Where to Grab a Cheap Lunch Near UvA

If you are a student at the University of Amsterdam and would like to spice up your lunches or snacks, instead of always eating the plain wraps from Albert Heijn, watch this video by Evguenia Roussel and Brynn Weigelt, which will offer you cheap alternatives for your everyday meal.  

Posted on: October 12, 2018 Posted by: Kate Shylo Comments: 1

Is the #MeToo Movement Transforming into a Gender War?

When I read Margaret Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale in high school, I complained to my English teacher that, besides being really badly written, the novel was completely unrealistic. I explained to her that “this stuff just doesn’t happen – a society cannot transform like that overnight.” Little did I know that in the six years to follow, our world would take a sharp Orwellian turn. We may not be entering…

Posted on: October 11, 2018 Posted by: Valeria Mongelli Comments: 0

Five Must Attend Events at ADE 2018

Next week, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) will start. ADE is the world’s largest festival and business conference for electronic music and will take place in Amsterdam from October 17 until October 21. The program features concerts, talks and movie screenings covering the whole spectrum of electronic sub-genres. ADE’s offer of events can be overwhelming and makes you wish you had the gift of ubiquity. If you have not succeeded…

Posted on: October 10, 2018 Posted by: Mathilda Hollreiser Comments: 2

The Real Oktoberfest

The annual Oktoberfest, hosted annually in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, received approximately 6.3 million enthusiasts coming from all over the world. Everything from fair rides, food, beer and traditional Bavarian songs are offered to everyone who approaches the Theresienwiese.

Posted on: October 10, 2018 Posted by: Ivana Sramkova Comments: 7

Crossing Borders at “TEDx Universiteit van Amsterdam”

Last Thursday, October 4, the second edition of TEDx Universiteit van Amsterdam was held at the CREA Theatre. The theme of this edition was ‘Crossing Borders’, introducing multiple subjects linked to the theme, such as globalization, equality and migration. “If we all step out of our field and cross the borders, the possibilities are endless,” stated Berend van der Meer, one of the speakers at the event, about the theme.…

Posted on: October 9, 2018 Posted by: Dino Wildi Comments: 22

Carles Puigdemont Talks Generic Principles at UvA

Hundreds of students filled up the entrance hall of the E-building at Roeterseilandcampus last Wednesday in anticipation of a visit from Carles Puigdemont, former president of Catalonia. Following the Spanish state’s rejection of Catalonia’s referendum on independence in early October 2017 – an event marred by police brutality and interference – Puigdemont has lived in exile in Belgium. He is still a wanted man in Spain, with authorities continuing to…