Sam’s annual Eurovision song breakdown!

Samtökin´78, the National Queer Organization of Iceland, is an interest association that protects the rights and welfare of queer people in Iceland, and is a leading force in queer education in Iceland. The Student Paper spoke with the newly elected chairman of the organization, Álfur Birkir Bjarnason.

Namesakes Birta B. Kjerúlf (she) and Birta Ósk (they/she) discuss their research projects on the status of trans people in Icelandic society.

Potatoes? Potatoes. Potatoes? Potatoes!

What is Gulleggið? Arnheiður Björnsdóttir writes about the competition.

Árni Pétur Árnason has some good advice for those who want to learn a new language by using Duolingo.

Lísa Margrét Gunnarsdóttir gives some tips on how to survive the dark, cold Icelandic winter.

Rohit Goswami has some thoughts about the quietness of Iceland.

Snædís Björnsdóttir and Ingvild Reed tell us about the Scandinavian tradition of Saint Lucy’s Day and teach us how to make Lucy’s cats.

Female empowerment has been on the rise since women fought for the right to vote, but in the past decade, it has gained momentum like never before. Mahdya Malik looks at the current women of the world who hold great power.

Birta Björnsdóttir Kjerúlf has a simplified explanation of the Parliament elections.

Is increasing economic inequality is an inevitable outcome of civilization and technological progress or is it possible to contain it by simmering down the economic growth without hindering technological development? Maicol Cipriani takes a look.

Rohit Goswami tells us the complications that can occur when elections are analyzed with graphs and data driven electoral trends.

Living in student housing can be fun. However, it can sometimes be scary as well. Tess shares some incidents of that.

The Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the University of Iceland have some saving tips for students.

Here we have a DIY project that combines reusing and creating. This is a fun and environmentally friendly way to create something new and is also a great craft to do with kids. It’s also a eco-friendlier recipe for papier-mâché pulp, made with flour instead of wallpaper glue.

Welcome to the One Week, Seven Documentaries Challenge! How does it work, you ask? It’s easy: you just have to pick one week in your busy student life during which you will watch an environment-related documentary each day of the week.