Supporting Trans Athletes
Recently there has been a lot of discussion on whether trans athletes should compete according to the sex they were assigned at birth or...
Lotta Nieminen (Helsinki ‘24)
Lotta Nieminen (Helsinki ‘24)
I study social science and when I don't I really like to look at butterflies, take naps and think about how I'm going to make the world a better place some day.
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Black Lives Matter - How to Help Without Money
If you’re at all interested in Black Lives Matter, you have probably seen articles like this before. However, it's important to keep on...
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Trans Rights and Juridical Gender - What You Should Know
In Finland, where I live, we have a citizens’ initiative system similar to many other countries. In our system any citizen that is allowed...
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Myanmar and Hunger Games: the Influence of Popular Culture
Warning! Minor spoilers for the Hunger Games! Around two months ago on February 1st 2021, the Myanmar military captured the state...
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An Open Letter to MCU - Give Wanda a Break
First things first: this article contains spoilers about several MCU movies such as Civil War and the Avengers saga as well as WandaVision...
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Veganuary - What I Have Learned
Veganuary is a campaign that challenges people to go vegan for the month of January. It started in 2014 and more than a million people all...
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Happy birthday, Finland!
Different countries around the world celebrate their independence in different ways. Many countries such as the United States, Canada and...
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Are You Really in Control of Your Decisions?
If you have ever studied psychology, you probably know that there are several biases involved in decision making. These biases are not...
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Introducing The Banshees: an all-women gaming group
StarCraft II is a real-time strategy video game that was released in 2010 by Blizzard Entertainment. It features three races: terran (the...
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What is Ableism?
According to the Center for Disability Rights, ableism is “a set of beliefs or practices that devalue and discriminate against people with...
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How to Live a Good Life
“How to live a good life” is a question that has puzzled philosophers for centuries. And it still does, since no one has yet been able to...
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Best Vegan Versions of Traditional Finnish Dishes
According to some people, traditional Finnish food is a bit tasteless. Yes, maybe it’s not as spicy as the food in many other countries is...
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Capitalism and the Concept of Good Life
Everybody wants to live a good life, right? One could even consider living well to be the meaning of life. But what exactly is “good life...
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Random Acts of Kindness
The official Random Acts of Kindness Week took place in February, but luckily it is not difficult to make every additional week of the year...
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Self-Love Songs for When You’re Feeling Insecure
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. It’s alright if you’ve got no one to take you on a fancy date, because this year we’re focusing on...
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The Perfect Video Game Doesn't Exist... Or Does It?
You all have probably seen tons of “best of 2010s” lists in the past few weeks, which is why this is not going to be a list. However, I too...
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What Exactly Is Pansexuality?
Usually when I tell people I’m pansexual, their first reaction is “You’re a what??” And not surprisingly; pansexuals aren’t really...
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Top 7 Budget-friendly Halloween Costumes
A list of top seven Halloween costumes that look gorgeous but cost nearly nothing at all!
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On Making Friends
I’m a freshman, meaning I started university about a month ago. I was absolutely thrilled to finally study something I’m actually...
