Polykum Redaktion

In the wake of these announcements, headlines like “ETH prüft Beschränkung der Studienplätze” (“ETH explores restrictions on student enrollment”) (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 19.04.2024) have become very prominent. So clearly, these budget reductions are profoundly impacting not only ETH Zurich but…

🕑3h for your first one, then 2h 💲~CHF 5.- if you have all the equipment and if you get secondhand pallets for free. Otherwise, 3 new pallets cost around CHF 90.- 👷‍♀️2 people: You will need a friend, neighbour, sister,…

Successfully finishing a degree at ETH certainly does not come easy to most people, at least it does not to me. Whether
it be
a challenging series of exercises, a demanding lecture, or the frustrating feeling after studying for an…

Dear Readers, It’s been an eventful period since our last issue of Polykum! Let me share some highlights of what we’ve been up to at VSETH. In early April, we had the privilege of hosting the IDEALiSTiC conference, a pivotal…

Lesen als Gefahr Wie jedem Medium stand man vor der allgemeinen Alphabetisierung auch dem Lesen kritisch gegenüber. In der Gesellschaft des 17. Jahrhunderts war man kritisch gegenüber einer Verbreitung von Wissen und der Vervielfältigung von «kritischem» Gedankengut mittels Bücher. So…

There is just one thing standing in between those fun summer days and us: the study and exam phase which stretches from early June to the start of September, making it hard for ETH students to find time to rest…

Currently, CSNOW is the only association directly affiliated with a department. Other associations, such as Limes, phimale or WiNS, are not part of their respective departments. Do you think that should change? Julia Dannath: Many initiatives are directly affiliated with…

Oh, blickend schweigsam in des Schöpfers Angesicht, der dich geschaffen, alternative Intelligenz, der, ich, unfähig dich zu fassen stehts und je, dich zu begreifen mir niemals wahrhaft gelinge. Du hast Bestimmung ganzheitlich genommen mir, sodass ich bin, was ich nicht…

Meine Motivation für den Weg in die Schweiz war nicht die Schweiz als Land, sondern der Ruf der ETH. Vor meinem Umzug hatte ich mich nie ernsthaft gesellschaftlich mit meinem neuen Wohnland auseinandergesetzt. Ich habe unreflektiert und ignorant angenommen, dass…

Imagine yourself at the head of a successful, multinational corporation. You call all the shots, you bear all the responsibility. You are at the pinnacle of your career and you have earned your way up there through hard labour and…