"If I can barely decide on whether or not I like this pigment or dish, or even social events then how am I supposed to ever know how to live my life?"
Dear No One – Being Myself
Coup d’état in Sudan: An end to Sudanese democracy?
On 25th October, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led a coup against the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He later dissolved the joint civilian-military government in power since the 2019 popular uprising (which ousted former President Omar al-Bashir) and now replaced it with a military one. The coup has resulted in numerous popular protests across Sudan... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jeffrey Fynn-Paul
"History has become one of the major battlegrounds in the culture wars that are causing anger and alarm across the democratic world”
Turmoil in the Chinese Housing Market
The Chinese housing market bubble seems to be on the verge of bursting. Is this going to have a global effect?
FSYW: A Series of Fortunate Events
Each year, your second-favourite BASIS committee organizes the biggest, bestest, and brightest event of the year: the First Years Weekend. Consisting of countless students, intricate games, and a never ending booze supply, the upcoming weekend is guaranteed to help you recover from midterms. For three days, escape into oblivion and experience a highlight of your... Continue Reading →
The Polish-EU collision
Recently, the Polish government’s legal dispute with the EU has been under intense scrutiny. These kinds of events tend to be a natural phenomena in the realm of European politics, but this clash has led many to question whether this is the last straw for the EU after numerous clashes with the Polish government. The... Continue Reading →
Plein FC: The Hague’s Local Football Team on the Rise
Resilient is the best way to describe Plein FC, a team made up of a diverse group of hardworking, rambunctious young men from Leiden University and THUAS with a passion for football. Last year, Plein lost 13 - 2 against ASC - one of the oldest recreational clubs in the Netherlands - which encouraged the... Continue Reading →
Homeless(ness)
I know how the last few days have passed. But have I realised that it has been a month? The weeks between me now - sitting over incomprehensible economics - and the first day - stumbling through the building of our Uni - seem worlds apart. But this is life, I’m now starting to realize... Continue Reading →
Dear No One: I do(n’t) believe in Destiny
Dear No One, I don’t believe in fate, nor do I have a tendency to believe in destiny. I never have, and I probably never will. I’m a materialistic person, I need concrete, preferably physical evidence that something is going to turn out the way I wanted, expected, planned it to. And that’s no jab... Continue Reading →
A Survivor at Leiden: LU de-funded sexual assault survivor support group
@A.survivor.at.leiden 1 in 10 women and 1 in 100 of men studying at Dutch universities have been raped, according to a recent study by Amnesty International. Whilst the sheer numbers are horrifying to us, the dark truth is that these people are not just statistics: we have deeply painful, lived experiences. I was first raped at... Continue Reading →
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