Groninger Studentenkrant

Although only one picture reached the very top of our ranking for this year’s annual Board Picture Awards, others excelled in very particular and notable ways. That’s why we are once again giving out a handful of ‘special awards’, to honour those pictures that nailed one aspect more than any other submission.

The four special awards this year are:
📈 Greatest Comeback
🌳 Best Use Of The Hortus
🧸 Best Association Mascot
😱 Most Daring Location

Swipe right to find out who won!

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University politics is not necessarily a topic that is talked about a lot. However, it is of crucial importance. We as students quickly forget that we do have a say. This means that we have the right to voice our opinions and complaints, which then should be reflected in the behavior of the institution. Yet if we wish to see changes in the way our university behaves, we need to get involved. This week RUG students get the chance to elect the people that are going to represent our desires. From May 14th until May 17th, 2024, the University Council and Faculty elections are being held. 

Last week, I had the privilege to conduct an interview with two candidates, representing the party of  Lijst Calimero. Roudina Elgrabl and Chris Csölle answered the following questions: Why is it important for students to get involved in student politics? And what is the vision and goals that Lijst Calimero has for the RUG?

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Written by Nicole Cesar Wekking ()

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Welcome to the Student Blog, where other writers and I report about typical student life. This week we touch upon the topic of “food” as a student.

Moving to a new city comes with many challenges. As new arriving students, we first are faced with the extremely difficult task of finding housing. Once we have managed that, we need to adapt to a new environment, make friends, keep up with school and ultimately find a balance between personal life and university life. In general, we can say that the students of Groningen have a lot on their plate.

Nevertheless I wish someone had told me that one of the biggest difficulties of being an independent student would be to manage to cook three meals a day. Eating seems to be the ultimate challenge. Luckily, I am not the only one that struggles with this, as till this day I have not met a student that has optimal eating habits. But honestly, fair enough, who has the time and creativity to come up with three meals a day.

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Written by Nicole César Wekking ()

Hi, I’m Brunella, a young international girl living in Groningen and curious to know the everyday nature of the inhabitants of this city. One thing connects all human beings, regardless of gender, color, class, or sexuality, and that is the need to question everything and seek comfortable answers–as irrational as it might be. So, that’s how this series called Bike Stories began: where I ride my bike, find strangers, and interview different people with a question essentially related to what makes them ordinary humans.

This week’s theme: Change. Change can sometimes be scary to us. We like stability and predictability and sometimes, we like these more than change. I was pondering many important decisions this week – decisions that would create big changes in my life – so this question crossed my mind. I decided to ask two people whose answers I thought could help me discover my own. So, I met up with them for coffee and asked them the following question: What is one thing you wished you could change about yourself? Here I present their answers.

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Written by Brunella Effio ()