After the sharp fall during the 2017 national elections and the mediocre result during the 2021 national elections, the PvdA (the Labour Party) has been trying to get itself together again. The upcoming municipal elections will show if these efforts will prove to be successful. To gain a better insight into the PvdA, I interview Bowien Wegman, who is the number 10 for PvdA Haarlem.
In the mind of most people, CDA is a party for old Protestants and Catholics living in small towns and villages, far away from cities like Amsterdam. However, a closer look would prove this stereotype wrong. In the coming municipal elections, CDA will be the party with the highest amount of young candidates under thirty. One of these new young candidates is the 19 years old Imran Cherradi Benssebahe.
The UvA aims to reduce 25% of its catering CO2 emissions by 2026. A new five-year contract with UvA-HvA’s caterer Cirfood aims to make this rocky transition as smooth as possible. But will it be enough?
Almost half of the student council of the Faculty of Humanities quit this year. This means that the council is not only vastly understaffed, half of the parties chosen aren’t represented at all anymore. A democratic crisis? Not quite.
Even though the Eurofederalist party Volt is a newcomer in Dutch politics, it has already been doing better than expected. After winning three seats in the Second Chamber during the 2021 election, for a large part thanks to students voting, the party has consistently been doing well in the polls. In the Amsterdam municipal elections, Volt is now polling around 6%. To get a better idea of what this new party wants for Amsterdam, I interviewed Ian Hendriks, who is eighth on the list for Volt in Amsterdam.
A year ago, I discussed feminism with some friends. All of them were male, watched Ben Shapiro, and drank beer. Typical man stuff, right? They also were all feminists, hard-core advocates of equal women's rights and wanted more high-earning women at the top. Weird enough, I was the exception. I wanted nothing to do with feminism. That all changed when I took the course Feminist Theories.
‘Can everyone who cried in the past week raise a hand?’ Thus began the Ukraine Q&A event organized by UvA's Slavic experts in the Oudemanhuispoort Wednesday evening. With a massive attendance of more than 1,000 students. What can we, as UvA’ers, do to help?
The transport costs of our Rector Magnificus Karen Maex have been unusually high in 2020. The Centrale Student Council (CSR) has sent a letter inquiring about the costs that were decelerated by the College van Bestuur (CvB). In their response, the CvB states that the costs are justified.
On March 16th 2022, all municipalities in the Netherlands will hold municipal elections. In Amsterdam, there is much to choose from, as 26 parties will be running in the elections. This diverse bunch of parties offer something for everyone, as the choice does not just limit itself to the standard centre-left and centre-right parties, but also includes diverse political groupings such as nationalists, socialists, greens Euro-federalists, animal-rights activists, youth movements, and republicans. Picking one party can be a daunting choice, but luckily I am here to help. Read along! I will guide you through the different ways of orienting yourself and deciding which party fits you the best.
Most, if not all faculties have requested our return back to campus in the second semester for the face-to-face teaching we have lacked over the past two years. Whilst others rejoice over the opportunity to return to normality, for some the decision is not entirely suitable and comes with a few challenges.