Get to know The Herring readers: Cheating & Plagiarizing at AUC
How often do you plagiarize in an essay at AUC?
How often do you cheat on an exam at AUC? Continue reading Get to know The Herring readers: Cheating & Plagiarizing at AUC
Author: Vincent
Interview Without Words, Gerrol Hoogvliets
AUC’s housemaster Gerrol Hoogvliets in an interview on his Aruban roots, spicy food, and poetry. Continue reading Interview Without Words, Gerrol Hoogvliets
Interview Without Words, Jonathan Gill
Teacher Jonathan Gill in an interview on Dutch culture, potential careers and writing a book. Continue reading Interview Without Words, Jonathan Gill
Not sexy, yet important – The Student Council’s call for voices
Negotiating university policies is not sexy. When students want a change, someone needs to fight through the bureaucracy to represent their interests in front of university management and staff. Traditionally, that “someone” is the collective of student council members. Continue reading Not sexy, yet important – The Student Council’s call for voices
Get to know The Herring readers: Drug Preferences
Last week The Herring asked: What is your favorite drug? 221 readers answered as follows Continue reading Get to know The Herring readers: Drug Preferences
AUC’s 2017 Graduation – A Diploma Crisis?
Amsterdam University College (AUC) graduates of 2017, and graduates from previous years, have in large numbers complained about their diplomas following a post on one of AUC’s Facebook groups. Continue reading AUC’s 2017 Graduation – A Diploma Crisis?
Meet the new government?
Editor’s Note: This article tries to be as neutral and informative as possible. However, this is all simplified through the eyes of the writer and could miss what you might perceive as essential information. This is not on purpose. By Vincent Noteboom –On March 15th, the Netherlands will elect a new government. This article will offer an overview of the seven biggest political parties and … Continue reading Meet the new government?
The Dorms: Three Types of Stealing
By Vincent Noteboom — It is common for those of us who use the Excellent and Diverse group on Facebook to come across people who request the return of their property to one of the bike sheds or common rooms. Many of us experience theft on some level throughout our time as AUC students. Most of the time property can be retrieved. However, when the theft … Continue reading The Dorms: Three Types of Stealing
Dorm Delights: Project Omakase Undergoes an Upgrade
By Vincent Noteboom — Upon entering the dorms, we are greeted by the familiar smells of the apartment strings: beer, weed, cigarettes and garbage. The exception being that one string, which oddly enough always smells a bit like fish. In it, Kitsanin Thankyakulsajja (Kit) runs his project, an Omakase called Ephemeral. Omakase is Japanese for ‘I trust the chef’, a roughly translated, but classic name … Continue reading Dorm Delights: Project Omakase Undergoes an Upgrade
