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Last year, Rod had the privilege of researching empowerment among the HIV affected youth population in Swaziland on a Fulbright research...
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Nov 23, 2016
MY Generation?
Here is what I have learned about myself/my generation from the former one: – I am entitled – I take everything for granted – I have it a...
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Nov 19, 2016
Lumiere in Maastricht – the special kind of cinema
Earlier this October, the Lumière cinema, that some only knew from the inconspicuous sign pointing into a street close to the FaSoS...
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Nov 12, 2016
World Peace? Yeah Right!
After reading up on the Arab Spring, and the Syrian Conflict, I became curious as to the Yemeni civil war, the conflicts in Sudan and...
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Nov 6, 2016
From the inside: Fraternities and Student Life
With an outstanding 49% of international students across the faculties from over 100 nationalities, Maastricht University is considered...
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Oct 31, 2016
EU tariffs, the new economic hegemony
The European Union, for all of its ostentatious buildings towering over the streets of Brussels like big bloody shelters for Federalists...
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Jun 24, 2016
An attempt at an utterly unbiased FAQ about the Brexit result
By James Mackle Just about the only thing I have learned from the works of Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, once dubbed by the French as...
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May 21, 2016
Urban realities in post-apartheid South Africa
By Hendrik Jaschob A visitor’s first impression of Cape Town is often bound up with its way from Cape Town International Airport towards...
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Apr 30, 2016
“History will not forgive us”
An Interview with the Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands and the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Netherlands By Johannes...
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Apr 24, 2016
If you want a good MUN – visit Scotland
By Paddy Bruell and Fiona O’Hara By this point, the readers of this blog must have a basic understanding of what every MUN (Model United...
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Apr 14, 2016
Interview with a Sec Gen
By Marta Zios He loves theatre, he can rhyme, sing, he is Brazilian and he loves MUNs. Who are we talking about? Well, Raphael Dias, the...
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Apr 8, 2016
Does money rule the world?
By Marie Peffenköver If you just open your news app on your smartphone, look up the top 10 news of your country or open a newspaper and...
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Mar 26, 2016
Evo and the End of the Pink Tide
Evo Morales is easily Bolivia’s most recognisable figure. As President of the multinational country, he has been at the forefront of the...
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Mar 19, 2016
“Tchau, querida“
By Alice Nesselrode Thousands of people in green, yellow and blue on the streets, holding banners that say ‘O Brazil é nao do PT’...
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Mar 15, 2016
Falling back into a forgotten past: Racism at university
By Hendrik Jaschob It is a slightly sunny day at the Faculty of Arts and Social Science in Maastricht (FASoS). The first sensations of...
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Mar 6, 2016
Dehumanisation of exams
By Milli Ehringhaus Just like many stories that exist around Maastricht, this one begins in the library. You feel the rising pressure a...
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Feb 26, 2016
Concerts and Politics
By Eszter Sailer I have always been a concert person. I love the feeling of being there, the live music, and the energy of everyone in...
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Feb 21, 2016
How to date internationally? – A short guideline
By Joost Veth Almost 5 years ago now, I left home, friends and school to take the next step: university; the real deal! Extra feature:...
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Feb 17, 2016
Remembrance of a Secretary General
By Johannes Schroeten The 1990’s were certainly remarkable years. The Soviet Union broke down, the Cold War ended and the world was on...
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Feb 11, 2016
Make-up
“Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from a...
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