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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...
Hadrian Di Ianni
Feb 12, 2023


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...
Chloé Leplatre
Feb 9, 2023


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...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
Feb 5, 2023


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...
Alodia Heijmans
Feb 2, 2023


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.
Leilani Radaideh
Jan 31, 2023


Another week where a lot went wrong...
Ah, the January project period. A time in Maastricht when the streets are a little emptier than usual with some students not yet returned...
Anthi Likitsakos
Jan 29, 2023


Going with the flow? - Becoming aware of my period privilege
Disclaimer: Before you go on reading this article, I would like to say that the article is limited to period poverty and will not...
Lisa-Marie Feldstein
Jan 26, 2023


Snowball Fights
Nothing has been a more central topic of conversation to the people of Maastricht than the snow we have seen the last few days. You open...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Jan 22, 2023


Luetzerath bleibt - Germany vs Fossil Fuel
For over a decade, Germany has been rolling out their strategy for the “Energiewende”, the transition to producing all energy required...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
Jan 15, 2023


Britney Griner is released from Russian arms – Are we entering an era of encouraged hostage taking?
Britney Griner, the American professional basketball player who had been detained in Russia for 294 days, is now back home in Texas. This...
Emre Kupcuk
Dec 11, 2022


One victory sour for Argentina, please
There was no sun getting through the holes of the tangled curtain of our room’s window. Humid, densely hot and cloudy began a day in...
Ana Navarro Bullo
Dec 9, 2022


Rebellions... (for the planet, for human rights and for the right to govern over your own body)
Let’s recap this week. In this Sunday Summary, we will mainly focus on protests. We will talk about the recent protests in Utrecht and...
Leen Mahayni
Nov 27, 2022


Paradoxical climate summits, grounded private jets and liberation in Ukraine -this week in the world
Another Sunday, another crazy week. In this week's Sunday Summary, we will touch upon the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
Nov 13, 2022


Defining racism: a(nother) French debate
France has gotten lost in semantics. New words, hardly definable, are brought up by the center-right to discredit progressive ideas —...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
Nov 6, 2022


100 years from Fascism in Italy - Where does Italy stand?
On the 28th of October 1922, the march on Rome marked the beginning of the fascist regime in Italy. 100 years later, the most far-right...
Chiara Wehlte
Oct 30, 2022


Am I greedy or is it “just a phase”? - The Bisexual Experience
There is nothing quite like swiping through Tinder and every girl in a straight-passing relationship greets you with a selfie of her and...
Ziggy Stardust
Sep 23, 2022


Fighting climate change with CO2
“America is killing itself, as the Republican Party looks the other way.”. The heading of “Le Monde” on Wednesday 25th explains well the...
Valentina Giolli
May 29, 2022


Turns out: I am a racist, too – In Remembrance of George Floyd
The killing of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park — who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer...
Jane Hilgert
May 25, 2022


Shuffle
This week has brought us a handful of new governments around the world, each receiving very different reactions. The Australian left is...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
May 22, 2022


“Maybe next year, try to do something about it”
Esther Versluis, the Chair of the Election Board opened up the election results ceremony by asking for a round of applause and...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
May 20, 2022
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