By Helena Reinders Like many countries, the Netherlands has its own rules and regulations regarding studies and student debt. Between 2012 and 2021 several things have changed within this system, causing a recent stir with the latest change  in the student loan system. The aim of this article is toContinue Reading

By Aengus Schulte *due to some formatting issues, Sphaera Magazine recommends you download the PDF version of the story* Disclaimer: this story contains strong language, violent scenes, and  upsetting imagery.   Starting up game:  Game files successfully loaded.  Options:  <NEW GAME>  <LOAD GAME>  <SETTINGS>  <CREDITS>  <EXIT>  New game  ERROR: command notContinue Reading

By Karline Lace Lately I’ve been wondering  how to cope with my past lives I have found that  I’m losing parts of myself  Forgetting what  I was like three years ago sitting in biology class and feeling miserable and invisible  (and being proud of that) and feeling sad  and confused Continue Reading

By Ricarda Blümcke On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared Covid-19 a pandemic. At that point, our planet had already warmed by 1.2C since pre-industrial times. What followed this were unprecedented restrictions, encompassing travel constraints, working and studying from home, and business closures worldwide – dramatically reducingContinue Reading

By Danique de Laat While the month of June has shown us the growing support all around for the queer community, there is one recurring downside this Pride Month has yet again brought us: Pinkwashing.   Pinkwashing is the concept of using LGBTQ+ issues to profit financially or to distractContinue Reading

By Nick Psomas In May 2003, philosophers and public intellectuals Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida published an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung regarding mass demonstrations across Europe against the Iraq war. The lack of transparency by European officials in their handling of the war and their compliance to AmericanContinue Reading