The Student Paper interviewed Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, recently appointed Minister of Justice.
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Ingveldur Gröndal interviewed Sam Hogarth, English student at UI. He’s a vegan, doesn’t drink alcohol, (and has written a book about that, called Why the World Doesn’t Need Alcohol - available on Amazon if you’re interested!), and he works out at Mjölnir.
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In October, Icelandic fitness chain World Class announced plans to open a new location on the University of Iceland campus in March 2020. The new gym will be located on the ground floor of Gróska, a new building complex under construction adjacent to the Vatnsmýri Nature Reserve.
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Claudia Magnússon speaks with Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson, professor of Icelandic grammar at UI who is responsible for one of the university’s two writing centers. They discuss the writing progress of a BA Thesis.
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Háma took a huge step toward becoming more vegan-friendly this fall. Student demand has led to a significant increase in vegan options.
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Electronic band Tangerine Dream performed at the experimental music festival Extreme Chill Festival in September. Melkorka Gunborg Briansdóttir caught up with Bianca Froese-Acquaye, the band’s manager, on her last day in Reykjavík.
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Kristjana Mjöll Sigurðardóttir, Academic and Career Counselor at the UI, gives students good advice on how to enjoy their education.
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Katla Ársælsdóttir has recently been thinking about happiness. She asks her friends at the university about what they do to make themselves feel good.
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University of Iceland rector Jón Atli Benediktsson on climate policy, the state of mental health services on campus and the school year ahead.
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Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir took part in the Snorri West Program and visited Blaine, Washington. She tried some vínarterta, a layer cake that has become a hallmark of Icelandic culture in North America, and met her cousin Peter Hallson.
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The Student Paper’s list of 10 interesting artists to check out at this year’s Iceland Airwaves music festival.
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Frú Ragnheiður (“Mrs. Ragnheiður”), the Reykjavík Red Cross’ harm reduction project, started in 2009 and is run by Svala Jóhannesdóttir. The project’s aim is to reach out to injection drug users and homeless individuals by offering them needle exchange services and health care.
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The Student Cellar was crowded on February 21st for the final night of the competition for the title of “Funniest College Student of 2019.” One student after the other took the stage and spoke animatedly about current issues, the funny sides of everyday life, and personal victories and defeats. There was a lot of excitement in the air when the winner, physics student Sigurður Bjartmar Magnússon, was announced.
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The greatest barrier keeping asylum seekers and refugees from diving into studies at the University of Iceland (UI) is the language issue, says Ína Dögg Eyþórsdóttir, foreign transcript evaluation specialist at UI. “The problem is that there really aren’t many programs in English,” says Ína.
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“The Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association (YEA) is a platform for young people in Iceland to make a difference in environmental matters. The association was founded in March 2013. Back then, there were 40 core members, but today there are 804 members in the association’s directory, according to its website. Pétur Halldórsson is chair of the YEA, heading up a five-person board with two alternate members.
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