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A Progressing or Decaying Democracy? Sunday Summary - 22nd December 2024

Is our democracy decaying or progressing? The age-old question, which often plagues our generation, once again is at the forefront of...

Zeteny Jakab

Dec 15

Sunday Summary- 15th December 2024

Despite the year drawing to an end, issues around the world are far from being concluded. From the constitutional crisis of South Korea,...

Sunday Summary - 8th December 2024 - Diving in Troubled Waters: Worldwide Confusions and Concerns.

Augustin Forjonel-Legrand

Dec 9

Sunday Summary - 8th December 2024 - Diving in Troubled Waters: Worldwide Confusions and Concerns.

December is finally here and is supposed to be the “most wonderful time of the year”! However, this week, many sudden developments...

Sunday Summary- 1st December 2024: Social Media Ban for Aussie Teens

Patrycja Tobola

Dec 1

Sunday Summary- 1st December 2024: Social Media Ban for Aussie Teens

Very demure word of the year 2024 The last week of November always tends to be chaotic. With Black Friday at the end of it, people...

Jaap Steunenberg

Nov 24

Sunday Summary-24th November 2024

While it may seem Donald Trump is currently deciding the course of the next 4 years with his new government appointments, it is important...

Virgile de Maupeou

Nov 17

Sunday Summary – 17th November 2024

If there were any doubts about whether Donald Trump would follow through on the promises made during his campaign, his early nominations...

Sunday Summary - 10th November 2024: "Concepts of a tariff"

Claire Anderson

Nov 10

Sunday Summary - 10th November 2024: "Concepts of a tariff"

Upon former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding his...

Sunday Summary - 3rd November 2024: The Final Countdown

Mahault Etienne

Nov 3

Sunday Summary - 3rd November 2024: The Final Countdown

Life in the 2020s increasingly feels like we are always barrelling towards some kind of end, holding our breaths, and this week was no...

Sunday Summary - 27th October 2024: A World on Edge

Tina Opara

Oct 27

Sunday Summary - 27th October 2024: A World on Edge

This past week has seen crises deepen across the globe, with conflicts escalating from the Middle East to Sudan and beyond. From...

Sunday Summary - 20th October 2024: Silver Linings amidst The Chaos

Mark Sijtsma

Oct 20

Sunday Summary - 20th October 2024: Silver Linings amidst The Chaos

The world is reeling from a wave of appalling events. In a speech, Donald Trump amplified the conspiracy theory that the Capitol attack...

Sunday Summary - 13th October 2024: Ongoing Crises

A.G Thor

Oct 13

Sunday Summary - 13th October 2024: Ongoing Crises

The 7th of October marked the one-year anniversary since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza. Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced on...

Sunday Summary - Erasing History: Gaza's Cultural Heritage in the Crossfire

Jules Boelens

Oct 7

Sunday Summary - Erasing History: Gaza's Cultural Heritage in the Crossfire

The destruction of Gaza’s cultural heritage has become a deeply troubling and tragic aspect of the ongoing conflict in the region. Since...

Maya Müller-Perron

Jun 10

Daunting Elections and Global Chaos

Last week has been tumultuous - to say the least. While a flood of majoritarily daunting news may already overflow your social media...

Matthijs Lenaerts

Jun 8

02.06.2024: Elections bonanza

Sunday Summary 02-06-2024: Last week saw the conclusion of three more elections in the veritable voting bonanza that is 2024 and all...

Raquel Ureña

May 30

Sunday Summary 26.05 — Celebrating those who inspire us

As many of us face the stress of quickly approaching deadlines, thesis submissions and the weight of feeling powerless in the eye of a...

Sunday Summary: Commemorating Nakba Day and a breakdown of UM’s ties with Israeli or Israeli-based institutions

Claire Anderson

May 19

Sunday Summary: Commemorating Nakba Day and a breakdown of UM’s ties with Israeli or Israeli-based institutions

This past week included the anniversary and remembrance of Nakba Day halfway through the establishment of Rafah’s Garden, also known as...

Pauline Keller

May 12

Sunday Summary – A Dystopian Reality

This week felt like a chapter out of a dystopian novel, combining presumptuous luxury and harrowing destruction. On the one hand, stars...

Jules Boelens

May 5

Global Gossip: Sunday Summary

Welcome, wanderers of the world, to our weekly whirlwind tour of the latest happenings from every corner of the globe! As we bid adieu to...

Student involvement, (student) politics, and commemoration of the week

Vanille Villez

Apr 28

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...

The Harrowing and the Hopeful of Climate News

Sofia van Trooijen

Apr 21

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...