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Student involvement, (student) politics, and commemoration of the week
It’s Sunday the 28th of April and so it is time for the weeklySunday Summary. Let’s dive together into this week’s stories, where we’ll...
Vanille Villez
Apr 28, 2024


The Results of This Year’s UM Council Elections
The student elections for the 2024-25 University Council and Faculty Councils took place between the 22nd and 25th of April. During this...
Sofia van Trooijen
Apr 26, 2024


The Harrowing and the Hopeful of Climate News
As we near the end of April, long-awaited sunny days have finally arrived! As I bask in its warmth at a cafe terrace in Amsterdam, I...
Sofia van Trooijen
Apr 21, 2024


In Requiem of Student Politics - A Case Against NovUM
The result of a three-year-long investigation into election fraud by NovUM and DOPE and the lack of actions by Maastricht University.
Jane Hilgert
Apr 20, 2024


Exploring beyond horizons – Why should we travel to space?
Early on, humans started to venture into the unknown in search of new lands, resources or simply to satisfy their curiosity. These...
Pauline Keller
Apr 18, 2024


inside the UC: what will your vote do?
Whether it be free condoms or free coffee, the campaigning for the university council (UC) sure takes up a lot of space within buildings...
Vanille Villez
Apr 17, 2024


Undoing Peru's democracy
Silence speaks volumes. The self-coup in December of 2022, the allegations and suspicions circulating among politicians and common people...
Carolina Scheuch
Apr 17, 2024


Alison Jackson's "Truth is Dead" Exhibition - A Provocative Dive into Celebrity Culture
In anticipation of Museum Night on April 19th, a friend and I went to Alison Jackson's exhibition "Truth is Dead" which is being...
Amira Hamadeh
Apr 14, 2024
Deadlock ? - Sources
Germany v Italy Here you can find all notes and sources for the article "Deadlock?" written by Aggy Gudny Thor for the Printed Edition of...
A.G Thor
Apr 8, 2024


Marres - A Space for Personal Development and Reflection in Maastricht
At Marres, the House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht, the visitor and not the artist is at the center of attention. The space at...
Célia Beckmann & Anahita Lotfollahzadeh
Apr 5, 2024


COP28: A Look Back
On the 13th of December 2023, COP28 reached its end, 23 hours over time, after roughly 2 weeks of negotiations, debates, and public...
Sarah Dargento
Mar 31, 2024
News outside your usual information flow
In this edition of our weekly Sunday Summary, we wanted to shift our reader’s attention to some news you may have missed during the week....
Sarah Hourquet
Mar 31, 2024
A Women's week
This Sunday Summary is brought to you by a university student currently drowned in midterms. Yet, amid this week’s academic challenges,...
Jule Frank
Mar 10, 2024


Between Liberty and Controversy: France's Milestone in Women's Rights through Constitutional Abortion Protection
When I first heard about the vote in Congress about the newly constitutional liberty of abortion, I thought “God, Finally!”. As a young...
Sarah Hourquet
Mar 8, 2024
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
It’s always nice to realize that no matter what you do, this little planet will keep spinning, in an unforgiving, emotionless way,...
Jaap Steunenberger
Mar 3, 2024


Winter Watches
Dutch winters, while starting off cozy, might end up feeling like a hug with someone you don’t know too well that takes just a bit too...
Japp Steunenberger
Feb 29, 2024
Sunday Summary of the 25th or the ceremony of MD Awards
Disclaimer: this piece is meant as a humorous recap of the news of last week. The views expressed are opinions from our writer and do not...
Eleonore Dlugosz Donnen
Feb 27, 2024


Ai Weiwei: In Search Of Humanity – Exhibition Recommendation
Ten years ago, I had the pleasure to visit Ai Weiwei’s monumental exhibition “Evidence” in Berlin – an experience that left an indelible...
Célia Beckmann
Feb 21, 2024
Weekly Review
Just over halfway through the second month of 2024, the past week has brought us major political upheaval all over the world. And with...
Elena Bovée
Feb 18, 2024
What happened in the world – this week in a nutshell
The first month of the year is already over and we are halfway through the slightly less cold February. While the new period at uni with...
Chiara Matschuck
Feb 14, 2024
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