Alex Loeb, Author at Groninger Studentenkrant https://studentenkrant.org/author/alexleb/ Independent Student News Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:35:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://studentenkrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-cropped-SK-32x32.png Alex Loeb, Author at Groninger Studentenkrant https://studentenkrant.org/author/alexleb/ 32 32 53441913 Unpacking Environmental Crises I https://studentenkrant.org/2021/05/unpacking-environmental-crises-i/ Fri, 07 May 2021 07:16:20 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=12634 Activism and the Leverage of Sustainable Perspectives in Media and Culture In March, Netflix published the runner-up to 2014’s award-winning

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]]> 12634 “How dare you!” – The U.S. elections and why vote-shaming backfires https://studentenkrant.org/2020/10/how-dare-you-the-u-s-elections-and-why-vote-shaming-backfires/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:20:42 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=11438 In little more than two week's time, we will will either be faced with four more years of obnoxious Twitter sloganeering in capital letters, or a return to what is by some considered normality. On vote-shaming and the (in)validity of thinking in a two party system.

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]]> 11438 Fay wants to party – at least while she can. A two student perspective https://studentenkrant.org/2020/09/fay-wants-to-party-at-least-while-she-can-a-two-student-perspective-2/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:50:46 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=11239 The discussion regarding measures against the novel coronavirus has become more heated again in Groningen. Yesterday, a member of the Dutch student association Vindicat published a piece in Ukrant that has sparked discussions among students. The article argues going to parties is a valid decision amidst recent spikes in cases, and something we should now have the right to do after our collective effort in 2020. What does this mindset mean for the upcoming months and student culture as a whole?

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]]> 11239 Fay wants to party – at least while she can. A two student perspective https://studentenkrant.org/2020/09/fay-wants-to-party-at-least-while-she-can-a-two-student-perspective/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:27:32 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=11216 The discussion regarding measures against the novel coronavirus has become more heated again in Groningen. Yesterday, a member of the Dutch student association Vindicat published a piece in Ukrant that has sparked discussions among students. The article argues going to parties is a valid decision amidst recent spikes in cases, and something we should now have the right to do after our collective effort in 2020. What does this mindset mean for the upcoming months and student culture as a whole?

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]]> 11216 One Last Time: “Stake” Bring Their Tour To A Powerful Close Amidst Covid-19 Restrictions https://studentenkrant.org/2020/03/one-last-time-stake-bring-their-tour-to-a-powerful-close-amidst-covid-19-restrictions/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:22:52 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=10695 Despite venue restrictions in the Netherlands, the Belgian alternative rock group delivered a memorable performance at Vera in Groningen that

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]]> 10695 The Emotive Chameleon – What It’s Like To Be A Street Musician https://studentenkrant.org/2020/03/the-emotive-chameleon-what-its-like-to-be-a-street-musician/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:59:00 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=10652 Moody clouds come and go, releasing short bursts of rain before beams of sunlight conquer the skies. Then the cycle

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]]> 10652 Dutch metalcore quintet For I Am King bring brutal prowess and sheer joy for live music to Groningen https://studentenkrant.org/2019/10/dutch-metalcore-quintet-for-i-am-king-bring-brutal-prowess-and-sheer-joy-for-live-music-to-groningen-2/ https://studentenkrant.org/2019/10/dutch-metalcore-quintet-for-i-am-king-bring-brutal-prowess-and-sheer-joy-for-live-music-to-groningen-2/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:21:19 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=10353 It is a quiet Saturday evening as a small group of people stands waiting outside the Simplon Poppodium, a venue

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]]> https://studentenkrant.org/2019/10/dutch-metalcore-quintet-for-i-am-king-bring-brutal-prowess-and-sheer-joy-for-live-music-to-groningen-2/feed/ 0 10353 “It’s like being out in a void” – the challenge of coming out in disapproving surroundings https://studentenkrant.org/2019/09/its-like-being-out-in-a-void-the-challenge-of-coming-out-in-disapproving-surroundings-2/ https://studentenkrant.org/2019/09/its-like-being-out-in-a-void-the-challenge-of-coming-out-in-disapproving-surroundings-2/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:47:44 +0000 https://studentenkrant.org/?p=10340 What is it like to feel like you are being judged for who you are? And how can you find

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