Homecoming was not that long ago, but it feels like an eternity since then. We’ve had what felt like thousands of tests and quizzes, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, and more homework then […]
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Finals Advice
Hey Spartans! Finals are approaching, and this is often a stressful time of year as the semester wraps up. However, there are a few things that you can do to make studying […]
Germany Axes the Tampon Tax
On Friday, November 8th, Germany eliminated the ‘tampon tax’ following a landmark vote in German Parliament. The ‘tampon tax’ is where tampons and other menstrual products are taxed as ‘luxury goods’ meaning […]
Venice Is Sinking
Venice has always been in a precarious situation, balanced delicately in an unstable environment. In the past 1200 years, Venice’s great church of San Marco has been flooded six times. Of those […]
Germany Begins Steps To Ban Conversion Therapy
An estimated that 1,000 people are subjected to conversion therapy in Germany every year (Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation); however, a new draft law, written by Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn could stop conversion […]
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU! 5 STEPS TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR RESOLUTIONS
Out with the old, in with the new! Another year came to a close and many of us are summoning all of our willpower for a brand new set of New Year’s […]
SYS Recap
December was a great month for Spartan Youth Service in terms of volunteer recruitment and events. On December 4th, we had our packing party in which we invited all our members to […]
