Category: Today

Free menstrual products at the UvA: a broken promise?
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10 March 202310 March 2023Politics, Today

Free menstrual products at the UvA: a broken promise?

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Inflation. It’s affecting the prices of almost everything, especially groceries and energy prices. Menstrual products were already considered to be expensive 3 years ago, but with inflation, the prices have spiked even more. With an increasing number of people unable to afford menstrual products, it is no surprise that some countries have taken this issue up. Following this, even some universities have decided to make period products free. Universities in Utrecht, Tilburg, Radboud, Twente and other cities have made the decision to start offering free period products. 

WOŚP: The Annual Event that Unites a Divided Country
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8 February 202320 February 2023Today

WOŚP: The Annual Event that Unites a Divided Country

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At the UvA, there is quite a significant population of Polish students. With our country historically scarred and politically divided – relationships, friendships, even acquaintanceships – all can turn sour or be broken within seconds if political and societal values don’t align. With exponentially increasing political turmoil and dissatisfaction with the government and our appearance on the world stage, it may seem impossible for everyone to, even for a moment, call a truce and put our proverbial weapons down.

Uva cut ties with Shell: Live coverage
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16 January 202318 January 2023Politics, Today

Uva cut ties with Shell: Live coverage

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The ‘Universitaire sport centrum’, USC for short, broadened its martial arts offer! This year, USC opened a boxing school for all kinds of people who are passionate or eager to learn boxing and kickboxing.

The project started this October as a result of a collaboration between USC and the Amsterdam Municipality, which reached an agreement to lend space for 8 years to the gym, with the goal to create a community hall for youth.

The usc: Alive and Kicking
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23 December 202223 December 2022Sport, Today

The usc: Alive and Kicking

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The ‘Universitaire sport centrum’, USC for short, broadened its martial arts offer! This year, USC opened a boxing school for all kinds of people who are passionate or eager to learn boxing and kickboxing.

The project started this October as a result of a collaboration between USC and the Amsterdam Municipality, which reached an agreement to lend space for 8 years to the gym, with the goal to create a community hall for youth.

Roeterseiland: A Monolith of modern academia
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15 November 202215 November 2022Opinion, Today

Roeterseiland: A Monolith of modern academia

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The term “monolith” really suits UVA’s Roeterseiland campus: home to three different faculties, nearly 20,000 students and sitting on almost 50.000 square meters, nothing about Roeters- or Rec as it's more commonly known- can be described as small. Large and ever-expanding the area has grown into the UvA’s main campus. Is this something to be celebrated, however? Or has the sheer size, exacerbated by the amount of funds, led to a loss of community amongst students at the rec campus?

White history: Diversity in the Humanities faculty
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10 November 202229 January 2023Politics, Today

White history: Diversity in the Humanities faculty

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Only 5% of students and 6% of staff members at the UvA have a non-western background, and only 26% of professors are women. All of this in a university that prides itself on diversity and being internationally oriented. It’s safe to say things need to start changing for the better. Youvatoday Spoke to Ibrahim Kamara, a black student in a predominately white course who’s been actively involved in opening the conversation, so we could get his opinion on how the university can improve its diversity for the better. 

Today’s artists: An interview with Connie Walden
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7 November 20228 November 2022Arts, Today

Today’s artists: An interview with Connie Walden

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Connie Walden, a first-year Literary and Cultural Analysis student at the UvA, has done what many other students have not even considered attempting. She has undertaken the task of organizing an open mic event! So, I sat down with Connie to talk about herself and the event she is organizing – “Transrijk” – at Vrankrijk which takes place on November 9th.

In business for music
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19 October 202219 October 2022Arts, Today

In business for music

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Ever had the feeling university is pushing you into becoming a researcher? For some, this sounds like a dream, but for others, the exact opposite. Rosalie Visser, a Business Administration student at the UvA, feels her future isn’t in academia, but in the music industry. She organized an event where like-minded students can meet people from the music industry.

Editor’s note: a new chapter for Babette
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7 September 20227 September 2022Today

Editor’s note: a new chapter for Babette

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After a little Twitter dispute, the idea for a student newspaper first started brewing around February 2021. However, it took a few more months, and an entire thesis later, to commit to the idea. At this time, I was still working at a student radio with Arthur and Audrey, who turned out to be the co-founders of the newspaper you are reading right now.