Category: Today

Making Noise at Science Park
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7 April 20227 April 2022Arts, Today

Making Noise at Science Park

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While the UvA is certainly no stranger to creativity, it might surprise you to discover that one of the newest art installations on campus was recently set up at Science Park. “The Noise Gap”, a sound art installation that aims to highlight the issue of gender discrimination in academia will be set up until the 14th of April for anyone who would like to visit. On the 5th of April, we attended the opening ceremony for the project to find out more about this unconventional and extremely relevant piece of art. 

UvA student scores at World Cup field hockey
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5 April 20225 April 2022Sport, Today

UvA student scores at World Cup field hockey

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You’re probably busy enough just passing all your classes, but there are UvA students scoring goals at World Cups. Need some inspiration? Noor de Baat is full of it. De Baat is a midfielder of the national Dutch hockey team U21 that is currently playing a World Cup in South Africa. The team just made it to the quarter-finals! De Baat normally has four of five training sessions per week, next to two strength training sessions. On top of that, she is doing her bachelor’s. Want to know how she managed to juggle all those balls? Keep on reading.

Behind the scenes of ‘Come from Away’
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1 April 20221 April 2022Arts, Today

Behind the scenes of ‘Come from Away’

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What does it take to create an award-winning musical, and what does it take to stage that musical in an entirely new language with an entirely new vision? These were the questions that the creators and crew of “Come from Away” attempted to answer during a two-part talk hosted by the UvA’s musical theatre chair at the DeLaMar theatre the afternoon before the very first performance took place on the 25th of March. 

The OBOV UvA Student Board explains our guilty pleasures
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28 March 202228 March 2022Today

The OBOV UvA Student Board explains our guilty pleasures

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Temptation Island, Too Hot To Handle (THTH), and many more. Most of us know those reality shows just too well. The OBOV UvA Student Board, which is a student branch of the Our Bodies Our Voice Foundation, invited guest speaker Professor Dr. Misha Kavka to talk about reality TV’s hook-up culture and what makes them so attractive to watch. 

Easylaughs lives up to its name!
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23 March 202223 March 2022Arts, Today

Easylaughs lives up to its name!

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What is student life without at least one obligatory improv show? While Amsterdam seems to be full to bursting with any number of comedy nights, stand-up shows, and cabarets, international students might have some issues trying to satisfy this unwritten collegial requirement. Luckily, however, for those of us who haven’t mastered the Dutch language yet, CREA cafe will be hosting English improv comedy shows every Friday until the end of April. The question is: are they worth it? These are my impressions after attending the 18th of March Level 1 class showcase.

Time to give back: Indigenous Knowledge in Academia
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18 March 202218 March 2022Today

Time to give back: Indigenous Knowledge in Academia

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Under the motto “The point is not to become a leader, but to empower others”, the Week Against Racism in the UvA challenges Western customs and values that still linger from the “dark part of History, better known as Colonialism. Starting on the 14th of March, the week consisted of various talks that dive into the concept of inclusivity and how to approach it from a community-oriented perspective.

Today’s Artists: ‘I love my Matisse Boys’
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17 March 202217 March 2022Arts, Today

Today’s Artists: ‘I love my Matisse Boys’

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Rose Bedel describes her drawings as fantastical, simplistic and a little childish. If you look close enough (without becoming creepy) you might spot them throughout Amsterdam, because her work can be found on numerous people’s skin! The 21-year-old psychology student has made a business of tattooing people and does so with joy!