Written by polisanol on May 2, 2023
Is the internet the problem?
Authors . Controversy . Media . SocietyWhen I learned about the Press Freedom Index, I was interested and surprised that their was such a useful and interesting website full of information, that as a Communication major, I had no idea about. So from there I began to explore this resource that was so new to me to try to understand its
Written by greta on January 25, 2023
Not all goodbyes are an end
Authors . City life . Culture . Society . Student life . TravelUnfortunately, my Erasmus program is almost at the end and if I could, I would have gone back to the start. It last 6 months but, in my head, they were just few days. I had made amazing friends and had a great time living in a new, big, and exciting city. And now I
Written by krivkovah on January 12, 2023
A Messy New Year!
City life . Climate Change . Controversy . SocietyAt the end of every year we wish to each other a happy start to the new one. But does it really start that happily? Of course everybody wants to welcome the new year in a big style – with lot of firework displays. They are beautifully colorful and memorable. However, there might be also different
Written by aljneibim on January 11, 2023
Roe V. Wade overruled
Controversy . PoliticsOn June 24 of 2022, the Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending nearly 50 years of federal protection for abortion rights and access in the United States. That summer, demonstrations erupted across the country in protest of the new ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization). This report delve into the aftermath
Written by wandrellm on January 11, 2023
Creativity’s positive impact on humans – more important now than ever?
Culture . SocietyIn a time of 5 seconds tik tok-clips, influencers and hours of screen time, lots of people seem to experience increasing stress levels and mental health issues because of social media. In the 2016 published book Depress Anxiety- Association between Social Media Use and Depression among U.S. Young Adults, study shows that social media use
Written by greta on January 9, 2023
Venice: between fairytale and nightmare
City life . Culture . Society . Travel“There is a glorious City in the Sea.The Sea is in the broad, the narrow streets,Ebbing and flowing; and the salt sea-weedClings to the marble of her palaces.No track of men, no footsteps to and fro,Lead to her gates. The path lies o’er the Sea,Invisible; and from the land we went,As to a floating City
Written by Nuo on December 23, 2022
Should We Dive into “Involution” or just “Lie Flat”?
SocietyChinese people, especially those born in the 90s and millennium, are now living in a hyper-competitive society, working hard to get better diplomas and well-paid jobs. It seems that this rat race has started since the moment they were born. “I well remember that my weekends in primary school were taken up with cram schools.
Written by greta on November 17, 2022
Die Geschichte hinter jedem Flüchtling
Authors . SocietyUkraine Situation ist außer Kontrolle und das Leben in der Stadt ist unerträglich geworden. Die Menschen in die Ukraine müssen jeden Tag nach einem anderen Land fliehen und viele Schwierigkeiten überwinden, um ein besseres Leben zu finden. Die Flüchtlinge sind nicht nur Zählen, sondern jeden hat eine Geschichte und hinter jeder persönlichen Erfahrung gibt es
Written by gabriellev on July 7, 2022
How did they do it before?
City life . Society . Student lifeThree months here and dozens of Instagram stories, hundreds of Snapchats sent, FaceTime calls galore, Whatsapp groups for anything and everything… I don’t think you can say that my semester would have been the same without social media. But at the same time, since it became a huge part of our lives, nothing is the
Written by Siraya Petchpul on June 20, 2022
My dream job is to do mostly nothing but if I have to choose..
Authors . SocietyMy dream job is to do something related in the arts field, without worrying about my finances or stability. Perhaps to be more accurate I would love to be a nepotism baby. There are many things I want to pursue. I want to be an illustrator, a tattoo artist, a writer, and to be very