I’m Right Where You Left Me: Perpetually Living in my Memories
Can you recall your very first memory? What about your beloved childhood pet's name? Or the taste of your favorite childhood dish? ...
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Laura Osterrieth
- Jun 1
(In)justice was served: a case on Sanda Dia
Sanda Dia was a 20-years-old Belgian student, who was studying civil engineering at the prestigious University of Leuven. Coming from a...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
- May 31
Lützerath: Post Mortem
If you have followed the news in January and are somewhat interested in climate justice, you will definitely have come across reports...
Alodia Heijmans
- May 29
Eesti-residency: The New Digital Nation with Edward Lucas
A small innovation of technology and a revolution on the global market, the system of Estonian e-Residency, also called...
Chiara Matschuck
- May 28
Another Week, Another Sunday Summary
It is the 28th of May and the end of the week. So, it is high time for another Sunday Summary. Let´s have a look together at everything...
Guest Writer
- May 27
Fostering Good Practice in International Volunteering
Tips to avoid pitfalls and enhance your positive impact International volunteering is a fast-changing and exponentially growing field....
Esther Neville
- May 25
A forgotten crisis: Human Rights Violations in Western Sahara
Throughout history, borders have perpetually changed, relocated and alternated depending on which state was in power. A location may...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger & Sofia van Trooijen
- May 25
The Long Shadow of Lex Oppia
She passes a hand through her many stolas, indecisive as to what to wear. Settling for a simple yet elegant maroon, the fabric slips...
Jane Hilgert
- May 25
"Papers, please."
There is a heart beat. Good , strong, steady. A chest rises as air fills the lungs. Blood is being pumped through the veins. And not only...
Leen Mahayni
- May 25
Lebanon, Caught in the Middle
Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was once dubbed the "Paris of the Middle East" and "Middle Eastern Switzerland". From a financial...
Emre Küpcük
- May 25
Putting a Stop to Ethnic Cleansing in a growingly realist world: The Rohingya and the ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been examining the ongoing situation concerning the livelihoods of Rohingya people in Burma,...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
- May 25
A tale of a former arctic
The year is 2045. Osuitok, now an old man, steps out of his truck, puts on his jacket and backpack, and sets off. His destination is the...
Louise Chanut & Maya Müller-Perron
- May 25
Building Walls or Breaking Barriers: The EU's Struggle with Migration Control
Two positions on the EU´s migration crisis: A few days ago, on the 28th of March 2023, the committee on budgets of the European...
Anthi Likitsakos
- May 25
Is Force-feeding Torture?
When we think of torture, we might think of war criminals, communist states, and violent and gruesome practices. However, some types of...
Lisa Feldstein & Federica Broggi
- May 25
Let’s talk: FGM and Reproductive Health Rights
Ever heard of FGM? Whether you have or not, it would be useful to clarify that this acronym stands for Female Genital Mutilation,...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- May 25
Vox Populi Vox Dei: Addressing the European Democratic Deficit
Brussels, 15 May 2019. Public television networks in all 28 Member States of the European Union are broadcasting the Eurovision Debate...
Pauline Keller
- May 25
The Digital Euro: Why Europe is Embracing a Cashless Future
It’s Wednesday afternoon, you've spent the whole day in the library, and the only thing you want is to go home. But wait, you have...
Marta De Grandi & Chloé Leplatre
- May 25
European Integration Through Economic Expansion?
By the end of the Second World War (1939-1945), Europe was left in a state of unprecedented destruction. The continent was a divided and...
Laura Osterrieth
- May 25
A New Front for NATO? The Implications of a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
I get brutally awakened by my mom banging on my bedroom door. The sound of muffled bombing resonates through the city of Taipei. The time...
Federica Broggi
- May 22
Sensationalism: Truth or Stunt?
We all have heard the phrase “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. But what if unconsciously, we want it to...
Head Editor
- May 21
Hello, Goodbye - Closing EuroMUN 2023
In the blink of an eye, or rather through the hard work of writing and editing 72 articles featuring every single committee and beyond,...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- May 18
Sowing seeds of recognition to harvest the peace of tomorrow
Trigger warning: This article discusses war, ethnic cleansing and sexual assault. Its contents may be harmful or traumatising to some...
Pauline Keller
- May 14
A weekly roundup of things that didn't suck
In recent years the news has been flooded with negative news relating to politics, the pandemic, and crime. This type of news coverage...
Elena Theile
- May 11
Return pain - Looking back into our future
Sometimes I remember the cheesy, pink sunsets that I watched with my friends in Croatia, the fun we had, talking about life or going...
Ninetin Lu
- May 11
When the Chips are Down
A review of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller For the last few months, there has been a steady...
Marta De Grandi
- May 8
University Council Elections 2023
This year, the University elections will run from the 8th till the 11th of May. In the case of the University Council, all students are...
Chiara Matschuck
- May 8
FASoS Faculty Council Elections 2023
We are in the beginning of May and you know what that means - this year´s student elections at Maastricht University are finally coming...
Lisa-Marie Feldstein
- May 8
FPN Faculty Council Elections 2023
The time of the year has come once again: students vote the representatives for the University Council and the faculty councils! Voting...
Anthi Likitsakos
- May 8
FHML Faculty Council Elections 2023
Want to have more of a say on what goes on in FHML? Exercise your right to vote this year from May 8th to 11th for this year’s online...
Sofia Van Trooijen
- May 8
SBE Faculty Council Elections 2023
The upcoming elections for the next student members of the Faculty Council are taking place between May 8 (starting at 8:00) and May 11...
Esther Neville
- May 8
Law Faculty Council Elections 2023
The elections this year are taking place from 8 to 11 May. The law Faculty has a very international environment with over 2500 students....
Laura Osterreith, Maya Müller-Perron & Mercure Libbrecht-Gourdet
- May 8
FSE Faculty Council Elections 2023
NovUM NovUM is Maastricht’s fastest growing party, and represents the student body in every single Council at the University Council and...
N. Archibald
- May 5
The MET GALA: Karl Lagerfeld - A Line of Elitist Tone Deafness
It is no surprise that this year’s MET Gala was no different than any other. The event was star studded with A-List celebrities, to CEOs...
Maya Müller-Perron
- Apr 30
Another week of dealing with the usual suspects
The last week of April has officially ended, which calls for another episode of: “powerful men stirring up a lot of trouble in the...
Lisa-Marie Feldstein
- Apr 27
ARTifical Intelligence - Can AI “create” Art?
Have you ever heard about ChatGPT? If you don’t live under a rock then the answer is probably yes. ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence...
Federica Broggi
- Apr 20
Have you ever ... sabotaged yourself ?
Have you ever procrastinated on a deadline even though you desperately wanted to do a great job ? I know I have. And I always feel guilty...
Elena Theile
- Apr 16
"A new era"
Hello everyone, and welcome to another Sunday summary. I hope everyone who celebrates has had a great Easter. I can tell you that, for...
prjournal
- Apr 9
Eggspect the Uneggspected
Happy Easter to all those celebrating! As my sunny-side up special sunday summary, this week, it’s all egg related. So strap in, and...
Lars Hamers
- Apr 2
A war on two fronts
Another week, another news summary. April has arrived, already the fourth month of the year. April gets its name from the Latin word...
Chloé Leplatre
- Mar 26
Will we be retired before the world’s end?
Many events, not always happy, are currently filling most of our news. Hoping not to dampen your spirits too much, let's get started! On...
Maya Müller-Perron
- Mar 18
Can yoga lower recidivism rates in the American prison system?
More than two million people are currently locked up in prison, making the United States the country with the highest incarceration rate...
Pauline Keller
- Mar 16
Pearls in the current of time
Elizabeth I when a Princess
Leilani Radaideh
- Mar 8
She is You: A nod to Female Lawyers
“When I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, 'When there are nine,' people are shocked....
Ninetin Lu
- Mar 2
Taiwan: An Island in Shadow
While the world’s press see the Chinese military drills around Taiwan as signalling the commencement to WW3, it’s business as usual for...
Ana Navarro Bullo
- Feb 17
You got a baton, I got some words: spotlighting police violence as our birthday cake
Disclaimer: white privilege in front of law enforcement bodies does exist in Europe, and the level of structural racism and extreme...
Hadrian Di Ianni
- Feb 12
The humanitatian crisis of the Turkish-Syrian earthquake
4:17 am. A cold Monday morning near the town of Gaziantep, on the border between Turkey and Syria. A tremor of a record-breaking 7.8...
Chloé Leplatre
- Feb 9
Becoming a woman (title in progress)
I am becoming a woman, that’s what everyone says. I don’t even really know what that means, I never looked in the dictionary to find a...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- Feb 5
Is there really anything to celebrate?
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka celebrated 75 years of independence from British rule yesterday, 4 February 2023. For this...
Alodia Heijmans
- Feb 2
Estonia, a state fractured in several worlds
When I started telling people I was going on an exchange to Estonia, I faced mixed reactions. Overall, people were surprised and puzzled...
Leilani Radaideh
- Jan 31
Bacon’s 1973 Triptych: Death on a Toilet Seat
Blurb: In this piece, Leilani walks you through Francis Bacon’s 1973 Triptych. Here we dive deep into the grotesque, ugly, and cold.
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