Strolling through a gallery, especially one that exhibits modern art, I find it often a dull and frustrating process.
It’s not about art, you know?
Beauty is not a fact
It was not even the first week at university, I did not really know what I was studying in the upcoming semester, nor had I really met anyone beyond the boundaries of text messages, yet I still found myself angry at someone.
Them
Something had changed.
The war against knowledge
New year is the time of mysterious starry silence, the time of contemplation.
Choices
Poem submission by Moezag.
The Center Cannot Hold
The center could not hold - The center could not hold The center cannot hold And the center will not hold - Proclaim, the few “We demand a slew” “For, we cannot ensue” “Everything, must be anew” - The center could not hold The center cannot hold And the center will not hold - Mumble,... 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 →
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started IS: Lelani Antar
In this series, the senior members of BAISmag reflect on their experiences in studying IS so far and provide advice for the incoming first-year students. This week, Managerial Editor Lelani Antar shares her experiences and revelations regarding the “good habits I started” of her first year at Leiden University Campus The Hague. I have only... Continue Reading →
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started IS: Rosalie de Beus
In this series, the senior members of BAISmag reflect on their experiences in studying IS so far and provide advice for the incoming first-year students. This week, Editor-in-Chief Rosalie de Beus shares her experiences and revelations regarding the “expectations vs reality” of her first year at Leiden University Campus The Hague. I’ve been looking forward... Continue Reading →
The Country Offroad – Julián Shaw
Freedom looks like the other side of a river, and it's protected by a fence. Freedom looks like a desert, and it burns like the scorching sun above. Freedom looks like the country ahead - the country offroad. Just a century ago, countless ships stopped at two islands, one west and one east of thisland.... Continue Reading →
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