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South Indian food is incredible - rich in both flavour and culture, it provides a diverse selection for all tastes and preferences, and it’s definitely worth trying out. Here are how two South Indian chain restaurants around Stockholm compare.
As most students will be aware by now, we have just about entered the election season, at the end of which the SASSE board for next year will be chosen by us students. Here, we provide you with a summary of all the information you need to know about the elections.
If Force Majeure and Inside Llewyn Davis (depending on who you ask, of course) are fairly well-known, this third recommendation belongs to the realm of arthouse cinema as much as anything.
BIG THINGS coming to TV this week!
Doctor Who on Disney Plus and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off on Netflix.
Thursday 23rd November is Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary!!! This is officially the longest-running science fiction show, and my absolute favourite thing in the world.
In the twilight of the Spooky Season, when the darkness of winter comes lurking, the crimson autumn leaves start to fall and the rain patters against the windows, what better album to fit the mood than this blood-drenched, devilishly entertaining collection of songs, all circulating around the same theme: murder.
The idea behind the blog is that we will write continuously each week on the latest happenings in SASSE, however big or small they might be. For instance, we will cover big events like Handelsdagarna in February and Handelsspexet in May, but the space here on the blog is not limited only to the biggest events at the school.
I think we’ve all, at some point, tried to do everything. Studies, work, SASSE-engagement, working out, hanging out with friends, the list never ends. Even though we only have 24 hours in a day, and no one has ever been able to achieve every single thing they wanted to, we still try.
Once, a great acquaintance of mine, who is some years older, told me about how second years at his university got special therapy sessions that address a so-called “sophomore slump” or “second-year syndrome.” At the time I thought it was some kind of hoax he was trying to prank me with, but it really does have some truth to it.
As many other students, I browse through multiple companies’ job application requirements on a weekly basis. I find the job-seeking process a tremendously time consuming one, with the tailoring of my personal letter to every organization as the most time demanding component.
I love thoughts. Honestly, who doesn’t? The one thing that bothers me is that I have too many, too fast to record them all… So, one of the first things I wanted to invent as a kid was a device that somehow records all our thoughts.
One year ago I had my first accounting course, which made me question if maybe some superior power had it in for me. The first few lectures felt stupidly easy, this I think a lot of us have learnt the hard way is a serious red flag.
While there is some time left before the start, if you are an early bird and have decided to write your thesis on a sustainability-related topic, we have gathered latest updates from our thesis directors and helpful information on some available scholarships and support that might be relevant for you.
Confession time, I’ve always been a bit of a shopaholic. Maxing out my bank account or having to do transfers from accounts with other purposes, or having to do some very reactive cooking at the end of the month, are things that I’ve experienced a couple of times. Now that I’ve lived on my own for a bit over a year I’m well on my way to becoming a better shopper.
The first banquet took place, the parties stopped, the atrium and the hallways are a bit more quiet, we know what that signals: exams! Not just any exam, and not for all of us: the math dugga for the småttingar! We tried to relive our very first dugga at Handels in order to come up with some valuable advice for you, the small but mighty. We are rooting for you and hope that our tips will help you handle it like a pro.
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You may have heard of them: through whispers in the hallway, or names mentioned offhand in the Atrium. The rumored “dual-degreers” — those studying 2 full-time bachelors programs simultaneously. Those who took one look at 30 ECTS and said “I want more.” To figure out what drives these people, I interviewed Viktor Lado Naess, a 2nd year BE student at SSE and a 1st year Computer Science student at KTH.
After two consecutive years of postponement attributable to the beloved pandemic, the Students’ Nobel Nightcap, or SNNC, finally embellished Sveavägen 65 this past fall. Indeed, as the Nobel Night approached, it became difficult to not familiarize oneself with everything that goes into its creation.
In November, Mark Voorneveld received the Education Committee ́s MSc Teacher of the Year award. He is currently an associate professor at the department of economics.
In commemoration of Alvin Chen’s reception of the 2022 BSc Teacher of the Year Award, I interviewed him about his history, experiences and views as a teacher.
To further explore how to write an interesting story, Stefan Einhorn, a skilful Swedish writer as well as an eminent oncologist at Karolinska Institute, is invited to share his journey as a writer and his opinion on this topic.
Dražen Grubišić: ”Bon voyage is something I would really want everyone who is about to end a relationship saying to their partner. No angry feelings. Really say it and mean it.”
I took a moment to talk with Silva Krushovska, Founder of Women Envision, a community that has created a space for women to discuss women-centered topics and share personal experiences. She aims to help women find comfort in their struggles and empower them to be more vocal and supportive of each other.
In February 2021, I had the pleasure to interview seven start-up founders from SSE Business Lab to share their stories of being an entrepreneur. In addition, Isabella Melkersson, the Partnership Manager for SSE Business Lab, elaborated on how SSE Business Lab can help realize entrepreneurial dreams.
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These immortalized words were uttered by the legendary Julius Caesar as he crossed the river Rubicon with a roman legion, defying Rome and igniting a civil war, eventually leading him to become a key player in human history. His words have often been interpreted as an acknowledgment that he was at a point of no return, where he no longer would be able to back out of a civil war. But maybe, in another world, these words were uttered by a player who wanted to make the game master aware that he had rolled the die for his attack roll. Judging by his subsequent success, he seems to have rolled quite high...
These immortalized words were uttered by the legendary Julius Caesar as he crossed the river Rubicon with a roman legion, defying Rome and igniting a civil war, eventually leading him to become a key player in human history. His words have often been interpreted as an acknowledgment that he was at a point of no return, where he no longer would be able to back out of a civil war. But maybe, in another world, these words were uttered by a player who wanted to make the game master aware that he had rolled the die for his attack roll. Judging by his subsequent success, he seems to have rolled quite high...
Economics is above all else a study of humans and human behavior. The lack of intersectionality therefore constitutes a fundamental problem. It is equally untrue to claim that there do not exist any gender biases within economics.
You get up, eat breakfast. You go to work, come home. You have dinner, do some chores, take a little break, go to bed, and then do it all over again. Repeating the same day over and over again. This Groundhog Day-esque reality is real life for many, and if it is not this exact routine, it is something similar.
In a world fixated on winners and firsts, standing on the second step of the podium still means you have outperformed countless others and perhaps even your previous self, and, in the grand narrative of human achievement, isn’t it time we appropriately recognize this?
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Killers of the Flower Moon is Martin Scorsese's latest epic, a historical crime drama set in 1920s Oklahoma. The movie depicts the boom of the Osage nation after the discovery of an oil reserve on their tribal land, and the series of suspicious deaths of Osage members that follow.