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Changes for the best and worst
When the Queen loses a jewel from her crown… On the 30th of November, the British newspaper, the Guardian, announced that Barbados...
Alodia Heijmans
Dec 5, 2021


Searching the last straw
Our week began amidst ashes of riots coming from several European cities, it went on with a tragedy in Calais and its (losing) blame game...
Ana Navarro Bullo
Nov 28, 2021


The Great Phenomenon of the Gauche Caviar
In the United Kingdom, we use the term “Champagne socialist”, in Germany “Salonkommunist” and in France it is called “Gauche de Salon” or...
Alodia Heijmans
Nov 25, 2021


UN101: What is UNESCO and why should we care about it?
Imagine an agency of the UN that focused on spreading and promoting peace and security through the means of international cooperation in...
Leilani Radaideh
Nov 24, 2021


COP26: Business as usual?
On Wednesday evening last week, speakers from Maastricht’s different climate organizations came together to debate the outcomes of this...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Nov 22, 2021


A fine line
[Lockdown] Riots broke out for 2 nights in a row over the newly imposed lockdown. On Friday the 19th, what started as a spontaneous...
Radina Andreeva
Nov 21, 2021


Finding Pleasure in Tragedy: Possible in Shakespeare’s Hamlet?
Nothing screams ‘feel the positive in the negative’ more than Shakespeare does in many of his intensely morbid plays as he crushes our...
Leilani Radaideh
Nov 17, 2021


The Link Between Moshing Culture and Astroworld 2021
Last Friday thousands of excited fans prepared to have a night of fun and listening to one of the most popular hip-hop artists of today....
Natasha Simpson
Nov 14, 2021


Student housing: a necessity that has become a luxury
With costumes, candy and all things creepy, this week marked the end of the much enjoyable Halloween festivities, a good release from the...
Pearl Lock
Nov 7, 2021


Halloween: Is the nightmare that is a pandemic ending?
[Halloween] The All Hallows’ Eve is approaching. Some might stay in and enjoy some technicolour world spookiness. Some might want to...
Anahita Lotfollahzadeh
Oct 31, 2021


Still have to address climate change
[Squid Game] On 18 October 2021, Netflix in the Netherlands organized the Red Light, Green Light game from the internationally famous...
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Oct 24, 2021
Super hyped energy
Here we are again at the end of the first weeks of the Dutch University season. Just over a month since INKOM, the energy of new beginnings
Head Editor
Oct 10, 2021


Calais five years on: Covid, Brexit and hostile policies
Guest article by Carla Laudien, Fundraising and Events Executive at Maastricht Goes to Calais At the beginning of the last academic year,...
Guest Writer
Aug 2, 2021


Divest Our Pensions
Guest article by Sarah Thin, PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Law and former member of Fossil Free Maastricht Do you know where your...
Guest Writer
Jun 19, 2021


Thoughts on rationality, empathy and asymmetry
You are born into this world as a vessel of a singular perception, an individual entity in possession of an individual consciousness. You...
Céline Zahno
May 22, 2021


A tale as old as time
The chronicle of Jerusalem is ancient and controversial — it transcends time, generation and has left everlasting wounds. When they are...
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May 16, 2021


SBE Faculty Council Elections 2021: a brief synopsis on the parties
The decision for the SBE Faculty Council next year is set to be decided in the upcoming election between 17th to 20th May. The Faculty...
Dan Edwards
May 14, 2021


Law Faculty Council elections 2021: all the parties, all the programmes, all the networks
The Faculty Council of the law faculty is up for re-election between the 17th and 20th May. The Faculty Council has twelve members, six...
Peter Pelzer
May 14, 2021


FSE Faculty Council elections 2021
The elections for the FSE faculty council are taking place between the 17th and the 20th of May 2021. The FSE faculty (Faculty of Science...
Teresa Costa
May 13, 2021


FPN Faculty council elections 2021: All the parties looking for your vote
The elections are coming up and FPN is not exempt from this process, with students and staff heading to the polls (from the comfort of...
Brendan Hogan
May 13, 2021
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