With the beginning of academic year 21/22 quickly approaching, it is time for our bi-yearly bulkweken book sale! As always, for the next weeks, Athenaeum Boekhandel will provide you with the books that you need at a 15% discount on English books for Etcetera Study Association members. The book sale will be organised in bulkweken. The weeks will take place from today at 12:00 (noon) to 1st September at 23:00, and during this time you will be able to buy
Yearbook 2021 – 2022 Yearbook 2020 – 2021 Yearbook 2017 – 2018
This year has certainly been a memorable one, and that’s why the 2020-2021 yearbook will be one to remember! To not let this year and the unique experience slip by undocumented we need to put together a committee of creative minds, writers, and editors, who find a way to capture this extraordinary, this strange and confusing study year with all its ups and downs, challenges, and experiences. In previous years
With the Alumnikring Engels and LLACE, award-winning crime author Denise Mina gave attendees an insight into what it is like to be an author, what crime writing entails, how to start a novel, the importance of talking about income in the arts, and what the challenges of writing crime are without glorifying the criminals and their acts. Mina reminded everyone that if you can tell someone a story, you can
Despite hosting the book club the week after exams, LLACE was thrilled to see familiar faces and discuss this awesome book. We thoroughly enjoyed exchanging ideas on themes (such as family, magic, childhood, tents) and to hear your insights on all of them. In addition, the bingo-game that we played was a lot of fun (and giving our bingo-winners Emma and Anne the chance of picking out a book for
If you have an account on Goodreads, go send LLACE a friend-request to receive reading updates from them and to be able to read their reviews of the books chosen for the bookclub! LLACE will also provide you with book recommendations, so take a look at their bio from time to time!
Life update from the board: Yesterday we attended the ASVA Amsterdam Board Day, which gave us the opportunity to learn new skills we might need throughout the year, as well as exchange ideas with other boards! We had a lovely time (and pizza)!
Some pictures from our first in-person event of the academic year! It was such a pleasure seeing all your faces in person again and also meeting new first years. Special thanks to David for baking sourdough bread and to everyone who showed up. We hope to see you soon and until then, stay tuned for our online events! You can find our upcoming events here.
Attention! We’re excited to announce that there is a new LLACE committee! Smrithika, Františka, Annemijn, Julie, and Anne are ready to plan new events for you! We’re incredibly excited to have these guys on board and can’t wait for their ideas and events.