Written by Cecil Nguyen on May 30, 2019
The journey to freedom as a boat person
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedThe reunification of Vietnam in 1975 is portrayed by Vietnamese history books as a joint effort of the population in fighting against Western power to regain control of their country. However, Paul Nguyen has a very different idea: “Well, they don’t teach proper history in Vietnam anymore.” Paul, now 57, was born and raised in
Written by Enrica Fiocco on May 29, 2019
Back to School: A Voice for the Immigrants
Politics . Society . UncategorizedSaturday, May 18th, 2019 Piazza Duomo in Milan is crowded and loud. Hundreds of people gathered to witness Italian vice prime minister and politicial Matteo Salvini presenting his dicriminatory and aggressive political propaganda based on nationalism and the exclusion of migrants. As it might be easy to infer, I am not pleased to see so many people supporting a neo fascist
Written by laurenrbellis on May 29, 2019
Home away from home?
Society . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedSo, this is a topic that’s close to home (quite literally), and so I thought it would be interesting to interview others with similar upbringings and see if anything differed to how I felt. I met Catherine through one of the “meet and greet” events here in Munich. Upon meeting, I would never have thought
Written by nadinezuercher on May 29, 2019
Not like any other part-time Job
City life . Health . Society . UncategorizedImagine waking up in the morning and not being able to see how the weather is, not being able to check the latest Instagram posts and not being able to read the newspaper in the morning. This is the everyday life over 37 million blind people and over 120 million partially sighted people worldwide. Of course,
Written by ceciliemunck on May 29, 2019
FAKE NEWS: An Opinion of a Citizen
Media . Politics . Society . Uncategorized” Fake news are news or pronouncements, that are disguised as facts, but they have the purpose to influence people’s opinions in a certain direction” This is what fake news is for German history student, Roberta. I have asked her to meet me in the faculty of History of Munich – a place she is
Written by rachelachua on May 24, 2019
off the beaten path
City life . Society . UncategorizedIn Singapore, every person pretty much follows the same path in life – making their way to university and eventually getting a job, most likely a corporate one. Although it is becoming somewhat more acceptable, majority of the people who steer off this path to ‘pursue their dreams’ are seen as crazy and most probably
Written by faycepalm on May 24, 2019
Men Shouldn’t Be Making Decisions About Women’s Bodies
Health . Politics . Society . UncategorizedI’m sure you all have heard of Alabama’s widely unpopular abortion law. This law effectively outlaws abortion in every stage of pregnancy, even in extreme cases of rape and incest. According to Huffpost, the new law has even drawn the disapproval of groups that are generally anti-abortion. I decided to understand the question of abortion
Written by lucywatsonerasmus on May 22, 2019
How YOU can Engage for a Common Future!
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedIn a world where debates focus on the fight for gender equality and also centre around campaigns for a healthier planet for all, it is hard sometimes to find a clear voice amongst all the hashtags and demonstrations we see everyday. I first heard about Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) from a
Written by gabrielalmu on January 14, 2019
MUNICH: FULL OF SADNESS FULL OF JOY
Authors . City life . Culture . Society . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedMy exchange program in Munich has been the most wonderful experience I’ve had in my life. It was full of first times, everything was new, almost a challenge, and I can not be more grateful. Being a student at LMU Studying at the LMU has been a break from the excessive academic pressure I had
Written by ohmyginger on January 8, 2019
Routine: the reason of stress or the source of inspiration?
Health . Society . Student life . UncategorizedRoutine is a generally accepted negative part of the reality. Pronounce it: r-o-u-t-i-n-e-e-e. Something mundane, something regular, something we got used to. On the other hand, having something regular help us to find a feeling of stability, which is necessary for the inner balance and for some sort of comfort. All my student experience is