Month: March 2015

The National and Their Slow Show

By Merlijn Veltman This is the first article of many in a series describing the roots, origins, influences and the growth of bands that have taken the alternative music scene by storm. The first band discussed will be The National, known for its enigmatic singer, dreamy, but robust guitar sound and its perplexing blend of…

Revolution?!

By Bas Oudenaarden In our quiet corner of the country it is hardly noticeable, but in the rest of the Netherlands a revolution is taking place in the Universities. The goal: A democratic university where quality education and research, not efficiency-oriented management, dictate policy. It all started in the morning of Friday the 13th of…

The Long Awaited Tabula Rasa Sex Survey

By Julia Airey, Tsjalline Boorsma, Corstiaan van Pelt, and Lisanne Cheizoo From kinky to cuddly, from virgin to addict: we are all different when it comes to sex. That is probably the most significant result from this year’s Sex Survey. With 427 students filling in the survey, it had a higher participation rate than last…

Fifty Shades of Grey

By Eden van der Moere Disclaimer: This review evaluates one aspect of the film and does not make any concrete value judgments about the highly disputed content. We encourage people to watch the film for themselves and read more related articles and reviews to form their own opinions. © 2014 – Universal Pictures On Valentine’s Day…

Three person babies

By Sanne van den Tol On the 3rd of February, the MPs of British parliament voted in favour of the bill on the creation of “three-person babies”, which allows scientist to create babies with the DNA of the parents, but with the mitochondrial DNA of another woman, in an IVF-similar style. Naturally, the sound of…

Abortions are for the weak

By Agate Rublovska Recently, the Latvian society was swept over by an ardent debate about suggested changes to the Latvian Law on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The introduction to the law states it is there to, “regulate the legal aspects of sexual behaviour and reproductive health in order to protect the life of the unborn…

Semi-fictional

Hey there, I am Ben and I am your financial advisor. As a student, you are probably in constant need of money and I have decided to put myself in for your financial well-being. You do not have to pay me for the services rendered – though of course I expect an annual rate of…

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