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A review of Zampanò’s Johnny Truant’s Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves
By Anonymous
AFTER THE EARTHLY HELL, EVERYTHING WENT SILENT
Liberation in 1945 ended Nazi terror in Hungary but quickly turned into another occupation under the Soviets – one of sinister silence.
by Zeteny Cseresznyes
JED MAYER ADDICTION AID CENTER VIENNA, an interview with Mona Deutsch
An interview with a counselor at Vienna’s Jedmayer Suchthilfe Center looks at addiction around a U6 stop. The center quietly keeps people alive through harm reduction, counseling, and day-to-day support.
by Una Glatz
A Simplified Analysis of Austria’s Move to the Far Right
Austria’s latest election put the far-right FPÖ in first place, despite its roots in postwar networks of former Nazis. How could this happen?
by Una Glatz
The Exchange Experience
The Stand spoke with CEU students currently on exchange from London to Paris to Utrecht about how they chose their universities and what life there is actually like.
by Liza Schlatovsky
What is happening to the Nationalism Studies Program
CEU has suspended recruitment for its Nationalism Studies program, citing financial reasons. Students and alumni have responded with petitions, criticizing the lack of transparency and warning the move could end one of the field’s leading programs.
by Tamara Norkulova
Its about F***ing Time
Stella McCartney’s 2024 campaign blends fashion with activism, reviving the slogan “It’s About F*ing Time”** as a call to act on climate change and animal cruelty. Featuring Eva Mendes and Raye, it promotes sustainable, cruelty-free luxury and the idea of buying fewer, better pieces.
by Lili Androsch
With Batons and Fists
Eighty years after fascist rule in Hungary, this article revisits the Arrow Cross terror in Budapest’s 14th district. War-crime records reveal how ordinary locals carried out arrests, torture, and executions at places people now pass every day.
by Zeteny Cseresznyes
I Don’t Think That CEU is Inherently a Political University Any Longer
In response to tensions on campus, The Stand hosted a debate between a CEU student activist and an Israeli professor to discuss how the Israel–Palestine conflict is shaping university life. Their exchange highlights deep disagreements over activism, free speech, and how universities should respond to political conflict.
by Marlene Massen & Jakob Kayser
Blood, Sweat and Tears - On Periods and Politics
Using a Fleabag monologue as a starting point, the article links menstruation and period-tracking apps to the politics of reproductive rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade. It argues that personal health data has become a new front in the fight over privacy and bodily autonomy.
by Lorelei Bonnet-Gonnet