On Tuesday, September 12th, the new board rang in their year with their members and other boards. The Etcetera board celebrated their upcoming year at café Waterkant Amsterdam. They had several boards of the humanities visit them with presents and a long winded speech to motivate them to make this year one of the greatest. They say the longer the speech, the better the board will fare. After most of
School has begun again and so has all the homework. the sleepless nights, the long rows for much-needed caffeine boosts, and deadline stress. With all of that looming over us we would like to look back at the simpler, and warmer, days of summer. Every year, the school year gets kicked off with the Intreeweek, a week where the first-years get one last chance to misbehave before they will be chained
For all of you who are still nervous about writing an essay or have actually never done it, we organize an essay session. The first essays are coming up and everyone can use a little help with the preparations. In this hour there will be a lecturer, Dr Jochem Riesthuis, who will explain to you the main things that are expected of you when writing an essay and there will
You’re always told to end something with a bang. We at Etcetera endeavour to do so, but we also figured why not start things with a bang? Together with a number of other study associations we have put together the best introduction party the UvA has and will ever see! You do not want to miss this! Make sure to cancel any and all obligations you have for the fourth
We at Etcetera want to make sure that you can start your school year in the best way possible. This means being prepared and making sure you have everything sorted for the new year. In order to make everything as easy for you as possible, we have collaborated with Athenaeum Boekhandel and put together a booksale. We have been in contact with the teachers over the summer and made
Etcetera is hosting our first weekend getaway from 6 to 8th of October! First Year’s weekend is a time and place for first years to meet new people, have a few (or a lot) of drinks, and have fun. Etcetera will supply food and alcohol for the whole weekend (but please feel free to bring along a bottle of your preferred drink), and we will ensure that there is always
Join us for the very first monthly drinks at our new drinks location, Kriterion. More information will follow soon.
For two hours only the Etcetera office will be transformed into the hottest bar in town! Join the board and the UVA’s best teachers for a couple of after school drinks.This is the perfect opportunity to ask them all about their favourite book, what colour sweaters they knit for their pets, or any other question you have been dying to ask them. Don’t miss out, and join us at our
Wind down from the first week and a half school and join the new board for drinks at their Constitution Borrel, or CoBO. During the CoBo we, the new board, will celebrate the start of the year. This is also a nice opportunity to find who are in the boards of humanities’ other study assocaitions. Or it is just a nice excuse to have few drinks and a good
Join us for the ORCA, Open (R) Committee Afternoon. At the ORCA we will tell you all about the different committees you can join. If you are considering joining a committee this is the place to be. The board and the Chairs of the committees will use this hour to explain what each committee does and how you can join them. We will also answer any and all questions you