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Paper Cannot Wrap the Fire - Rebellions Revisited
For those who are frustrated and cannot speak (up). In last week’s Sunday Summary, we reported on a number of protests in Europe and...
Ninetin Lu
Dec 4, 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 14, 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 21, 2022


FPN Faculty Council elections 2022
The Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience has one of the smaller Faculty Councils at Maastricht University with just five student...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
May 15, 2022


How do you imagine 2050?
Today, I want to try and turn some of all the gloomy futures that surround us these days in terms of war and climate change into...
Katherina Petersen
May 15, 2022


SBE Faculty Council Elections 2022
The upcoming elections between the 16th to 19th of May will decide next year’s SBE Faculty Council members. The Faculty Council is the...
Valentina Giolli
May 14, 2022


FHML Faculty Council Elections 2022
It’s that time of year again, from the 16th until the 19th of May you will be able to cast your votes in the online student elections....
Brendan Hogan
May 14, 2022


University Council elections 2022
From the 16th to the 19th of May, Maastricht University holds online elections for the University’s Council. These elections are open to...
Anthi Likitsakos
May 13, 2022


Law Faculty Council elections 2022
The elections this year for the Faculty Council are taking place from 16 to 19 May. The Law Faculty attracts students from all over the...
Leilani Radaideh
May 13, 2022


FASoS Faculty Council Elections 2022
Another year, another round of FASoS student elections. But what exactly are these elections about? Well, I’m here to give you an...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
May 13, 2022


FSE Faculty Council Elections 2022
Faculty Council Students The Faculty of Science and Engineering, which consists of the Maastricht Science Program, the Department of Data...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
May 13, 2022


Dear Diary, I want to be elected to the University Council…
Why did I decide to participate in the elections at the University of Maastricht? I was born in a country of Eastern Europe, lived there...
Guest Writer
May 11, 2022


The Diary of a Sec. Gen.
It seems only yesterday that a wonderful group of 7 people met for the first time to discuss how we were going to go about planning...
Guest Writer
May 8, 2022
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