On Kathmandu, Castes and Curfews

By Marlen de la Chaux · 0 Comments
When I hear the word Nepal, pictures of mountains, steep valleys and remote villages come to my mind. I think of a culture that is fundamentally different from the European traditions and ideals that I know. I think of a distant place that I might visit on an adventurous trip through Asia. Nepal seems far away. Nonetheless, there is quite a large Nepalese community here on campus. Pulse of the Wo ...
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Letter from the Editors: Issue 5

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It’s getting cold! As winter begins to sneak up on us, and you find yourself spending more time in the warmth of indoors, we hope our pages can provide you with some company. ...
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A little less conversation

By Salomon Theinert · 0 Comments
Dear readers, we would like to welcome you to the new parliament page. After receiving several feedback and input we decided to remodel this page in order to turn it into a real platform of communication about and with the Undergraduate Student Parliament (USG) from a neutral point of view. To highlight this focus, the name of this page will change to “The Parliament Observer” as of this edition. ...
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An Assembly of Objections in the Guise of Students

By Tevor Slaughter · 0 Comments
President Treusch began the undergraduate student assembly on the 11th of November with a presentation about the successes and future plans of Jacobs. He is most proud to report that out of 1250 students, 98 countries are represented, with only 25% being German. He emphasized the three- part revenue scheme: student fees, research funding, and endowments or donations, which for 2009 were split bet ...
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The Role-Playing Group

By Luciana Mihaela Nicoara · 0 Comments
„We‘re all just people who enjoy role-playing,“ says Benjamin Glaubinger, first year Comparative Literature and Culture student. He is the founder of an unofficial role-playing group on campus, a fact not known by most people. As he has been engaged in this activity for a little over a decade, he decided to bring it to campus as well and engage newcomers in what is bound to be a creative and cert ...
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Volleyball

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According to the volleyball players they played some of their best games this weekend, losing to the league leaders (Luessumer SV) by 2-3, but taking a deserved victory over the strong VG Del-Berg-Um by 3-2 sets due to an amazing team spirit and great support from the few but true fans they had in the sports hall this Saturday. Despite the squad problems they are facing this year (last year the t ...
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Updates on the Activity of the Sports Teams this Weekend

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Jacobs University hosted a Rugby 7’s tournament last weekend. Rugby Sevens, also known as seven-a-side and VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. The purpose of the tournament was to promote rugby. Worth mentioning is that rugby 7’s will be in the program of the 2016 Olympics. In spite of the squad problems, a ...
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