Between Student Council and Inflation

For over six mon­ths, the Student Council fai­led at com­ing to an agree­ment on a rise in stu­dent fees. Only a few weeks pri­or to the University Elections did they start having more inten­se con­ver­sa­ti­ons sur­roun­ding the issue — while almost for­get­ting to inclu­de the Student Faculty Councils. But what exact­ly was at risk for our SFCs?

Stolen knowledge

The Matilda effect descri­bes the sys­te­ma­tic discri­mi­na­ti­on of fema­le sci­en­tists. Its name stems from Matilda Joslyn Gage, a femi­nist and socio­lo­gist, who oppo­sed the widespread sen­ti­ment that women were not sui­ta­ble for sci­en­ti­fic work. This arti­cle will high­light some of the extra­or­di­na­ry sci­en­ti­fic achie­ve­ments and con­tri­bu­ti­ons made by women in science.

From Third Place to Lost Place

Be it Schorre, Enchi or Flower 2.0, what used to be vibrant mee­ting spaces for young peop­le is now fil­led with a yaw­ning void. It remains to be ans­we­red whe­re this phe­no­me­non of “dying clubs” has come from and how it should be dealt with – loo­king into the past and future of Halle’s club­bing landscape.

Striking a balance: Elite sports and university life

In addi­ti­on to her role as a stu­dent at MLU, Laura Riedemann is also an accom­plis­hed com­pe­ti­ti­ve swim­mer. In the sum­mer of 2024, she com­pe­ted in the Olympic Games for the second time. In our con­ver­sa­ti­on, she shares insights into how she mana­ges to balan­ce the deman­ds of eli­te sports and her studies.