The Herring

The Hitchhiker’s (First-Year’s) Guide to AUC Committees and Social Life

By Cadence Chua, Komari Machida, and Saanika Sudeep Introweek is in full swing, and first-years are having AUC lingo thrown at them from all directions – committees, AUCSA, boards… many terms that seem integral to social life here. Confused about it all? Fret not, as The Herring spoke to students, both heavily and lightly involved…

By The Herring | 27 August 2026

Inside the Bubble

AUC is (Not) Doomed: Future Scenarios Taskforce Progress Meeting

On 12 May 2026, AUC’s dean, Bruce Mutsvairo, presented the progress of the AUC Future Scenarios Taskforce to the public. In the final stages of the project, the Dean discussed possible consequences of the best and the worst case scenarios being chosen by the executive boards of the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) and the Vrije Universiteit (VU). The consequences of a “doom” scenario took the centre stage.

By Elea Jürß | 15 May 2026