By Adesholla Bishop Satire Through rain and shine, during night and day, AUC students can be seen trudging between the dorms and the Academic Building (AB), a 500-metre trek that, though physically taxing and emotionally exhausting, they must make in order to attend on-campus lectures. Yet, it seems the end is in sight: In its…

By Thea Bladt Hansen Satire — In April of last year, AUC’s new dean Martin van Hees disclosed in an interview with The Herring that AUCNext is looking for a new slogan for AUC. Ever since, there have been ongoing speculations about what phrase is worthy of succeeding the iconic motto “Excellence and Diversity in…

By Levin Stamm Satire As the harrowing winter weather keeps the Netherlands firmly in its grip, AUC employees have had enough of near-zero temperatures and icy winds. AUC’s Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Marieke Harmelingh, speaking on behalf of AUC staff, states, “I’m tired of frozen fingers in the mornings when biking to the AB.” Harmelingh,…

By Thea Bladt Hansen Satire — The beloved intensive course “Global Identity Experience” (or GIE among friends) has long been a central part of first-year students’ experience at AUC. However, this week AUC Next announced its intention to make the course more relevant to the Science Park Community, and the intensive will thus rise from the…

By Tal Ben Yakir Satire With the 9 October Budget GA drawing nearer, AUC students have begun their preparations for the event. Those attending are amassing reserves of essential goods in their homes, stocking up on products required to make it through the affair. Anyone venturing into Action in Oostpoort will find its shelves empty…