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Meet the new AStA Board
By Elias Klink In a gruelling 10-hour meeting, the newly formed Student Parliament (StuPa) elected the New Board of the General Student...
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Jan 24, 20202 min read
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Secretly Slipping: Science Communication and its Swift Exit
By Tyra Kaddu-Mulindwa With just over eight years in existence, Science Communication & Bionics at HSRW is currently coming to an end....
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Jan 21, 20204 min read
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ASTA interviews university Interim President, Dr. Eberhard Menzel:
Current issues, challenges for future leadership, enrollment and climate change By Makenna Stevens and Jake Camarena “I was honored that...
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Jan 10, 20195 min read
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Past parliamentarians share their StuPa realities
By Kaayin Kee “The frustration with StuPa started mainly with people not coming,” said Catarina Velosa, former StuPa vice-president....
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Dec 29, 20183 min read
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Freshtival happens every summer: A Kick Off
by Ancilla D. Giannina Summer is long gone, and so is the legendary annual week-long welcome event for new students, Freshtival. That...
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Dec 21, 20183 min read
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Cultural Shock Column: And Water, Please?
By Chetna Krishna – Kleve, Germany It was five in the evening and already dark. As always on my way home, I passed by Ali Baba, a...
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Dec 17, 20182 min read
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Exhibition brings awareness to right-wing extremism
By Ida Buesch – Kleve, Germany Gender and Diversity students and the AWO District Association Kleve organized a viewing of the...
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Dec 10, 20182 min read
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Administration first accepts students, then denies enrollment on arrival
By Ottavia Mossetto – Kleve, Germany “It is hard to be here without much to do,” Basiouni said. “I had to put so much effort to come...
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Nov 26, 20184 min read
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Activists block Rhineland coalfield: Ende Gelände climate action
By Enno Schöningh – Kleve, Germany *Some names are changed to protect the identity of the interviewed persons. After approximately one...
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Nov 19, 20184 min read
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Music picks from different countries
By Ida Büsch – Kleve, Germany To get to know our newest international students (Freshers) a little bit better, Catcher on the Rhein asked...
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Nov 15, 20184 min read
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Smuggled to Europe: From the Middle East to Greece
By Ottavia Mossetto and Enno Schöningh *All names are changed to protect the identities of the people interviewed. “While we were...
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Nov 9, 20183 min read
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Student led futsal team goes from university campus course to national and international competition
By Basti Mueller Most universities have at least one sport that makes staff and students proud. Among the broad athletic potential, the...
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Jun 18, 20183 min read
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COTR Music Picks
By Lara Khedher Catcher on the Rhein asked students on campus Kleve to tell us their favorite song of the month. If you want to be...
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Jun 12, 20182 min read
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Red Wagon hosts first ever poetry night in Spanish, encourages more student events
By Emilio Elenes On the evening of 9 May, university students from Latin America and the rest of the world gathered at the Red Wagon...
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Jun 4, 20182 min read
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Astronomy Club shares star vision every Friday: Astronomy for All
By: Chetna Krishna Picture of the night sky by Sarthak Chadha “Oh, that’s sad,” Penny replied. “It is. But once a year, on the seventh...
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May 30, 20182 min read
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Students open up about cross-culture integration on campus
By Sola John Strategic goal 1.1 of Hochschule Rhein-Waal (HSRW) Strategic Development Plans for 2017–2022 declares that HSRW is a leader...
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May 28, 20182 min read
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FSR Society & Economics Discusses Growth, Student Involvement
By Ottavia Mossetto At Kleve campus, students’ first impressions are shaped around the idea of being part of one big heterogeneous group,...
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May 4, 20183 min read
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HSRW President Discusses Offer to Resign at Senate Meeting
By Jake Camarena Campus Kleve–In Building 04 on the second floor behind the Senate Hall closed doors, the HSRW president read her...
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May 3, 20183 min read
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