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the workplace and the future of women service television broadcaster ZDF, for
leadership or even discuss concrete which she has served as vice chairwoideas regarding individual career paths. man since 2010. Apart from her career
Throughout the conference, networ- Stahmann is married and the mother of
king events will take place that ensure two daughters.
that speakers, companies, and university students can make long-lasting conNext to this unique networking opportacts. This includes also a networking tunity interactive workshops are offered
brunch allowing for interaction in a re- which will offer professional skills such
laxed setting. In order
as work-life balance,
to encourage students
leading and manafrom all majors to atging teams, or conWIL is not only about,
tend invited speakers
but in itself a step towards fident public appeacome from natural scimore womens leadership. rance. For all students
ences as well as social
and aspiring scientists
Aila Hauru
science leadership powho are interested in
sitions.
finding out about existing career opportunities in the German
One of the speakers will be Uta Pasz- science community the workshop "Creakowski who heads a research group at ting Futures in Science: Scenario-based
the Department of Plant Sciences at the Career Planning is on the schedule. It
University of Cambridge. She is the mo- will be led by Angelika Trbswetter who
ther of three children and is the author is a Research Associate at the Fraunhofer
of a Springer publication on advice for Institute. It starts out by providing thewomen who aim to have both a ca- oretical and conceptual input and then
reer and a family.
turns to an interactive format, allowing
Another interesting guest participants to explore and determine
is the German politician their options within the German science
Helga Trpel. She was and research environment.
the minister for Culture
and the integration of
It is highly unlikely that gender equaimmigrants in the City lity in leadership positions will be acState of Bremen from complished within the next decade ,not
1991 to 1995 and has even in an economically highly develobeen a member of the ped country like Germany, but by stiEuropean parliament since mulating the dialogue and motivating
2004.
more people to get engaged we are
contributing to the progress.
Also Anja Stahmann, the official guardian of the WIL conference, was involved
So, WIL you?
in Bremen politics. She was a member of
parliament at the city parliament of Bremen between 1999 and 2011 where she
acted as the parliamentary party leader
as well as party spokeswoman on education and media policy for the Greens.
After her re-election to the city parliament of Bremen in June 2011, she was
elected Bremens Senator for Social Affairs, Children, Youth and Women. In the
years of 2008 to 2011, Stahmann was a
board member of the German public-
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S na,
ex,
contraception,
vagicondoms, penis. Words
that most people are hesitant
to use in public. While it might
be embar rassing, it is nonetheless really impor tant. Therefore
this ar ticle discretely updates
you about three recent develop ments in the field of contraceptives for him and her.
1) Sexy contraception
I n 2010 a new contraceptive
was in all newspapers, Nestroro ne, a hor monal gel. I t wor ks like
the contraceptive pill, can be
applied to the sk in and does not
have side effec ts, such as weight
gain and acne. As opposed to
the pill breastfeeding women
can use it which is great because
there probably is not a worse
time to get a baby than when
you just had one.
Combined with an antiviral gel
that was developed the same
year the idea of sex y contraception came up. Why not make a lub r icant that combines this contraceptive gel and HIV prevention.
Near ly as good a condom and
something the gir l can put on.
The media went craz y about it,
And the best thing: The condoms are produced in M alaysia direc tly at the plantation,
when the rubber is sti ll fresh.
The quick processing results in
a reduc tion of the nast y rubber
smell, which has tur ned you off
so many times.
3) Bill and Melinda Gates
No, this is not about the intimacies of Bill and M elinda, but
about a condom of the futurecompetition by the Bill and M e linda G ates foundation. The
mission of the competition was
to invent a condom that significantly preser ve or enhance ple asure.
Bremer Osterwiese
March 27th to April 12th, 2015
eality television is not usually associated with sparking intellectual discussions, nor
does it hold much artistic value.
Thats okay. We still watch it
sometimes, when we need to relax or distract ourselves from all
those thoughts roaming around
in our heads. However, when an
educational institution, which
claims its pillars to be excellence and transdisciplinarity,
diversity and community, leadership and values, along with
mentioning high selectivity,
high academic standard and
the creation of knowledge, and,
finally, challenging curricula,
attempts to turn into
a reality T V show, that
is not okay.
A few months ago,
a very noticeable box
was constructed and
placed right in front
of the IRC, accompanied by an excessive
amount of arrows
distributed
around
campus and pointing towards the box,
as well as print advertisements, which
had an awful resemblance to most casting campaigns and
encouraged students
to enter now. Entering now referred to literally
entering the box, which turned
out to be a casting station,
where one could record a video
of themselves and consequently
become a potential actor in the
JUniverse the first docutainment about Jacobs University.
Docutainment. The newly in-
e sui s C ha r l i e i s nt ju s t a b o u t
st a nd i ng i n s o l i d a r i t y w i th
th e d e a d, i t s s e l f- i d e nti f i cati o n .
Two m e n e nte r s h o o ti n g i nto
Ch a r l i e H e b d os o f fi ce s, s h o u ti ng Al l a hu Ak ba r , k i l l i n g e l e ve n. S ud d e nl y m i l l i o n s i d e nti fi e d
th e m se l ve s w i t h a fa r l e f t-w i n g
ma ga zi ne a b ou t to d e cl a re b a n k r up tc y. I t wa s a l m o s t i n s ti n c ti ve l y : t he f i r st p e rs o n s ay i n g I
am C ha r l i e wa s a Fre n ch jo u r n a list t hat d e c l a re d w h o ca m e u p
w i t h t he p hra s e o n Tw i tte r be c a use he ha d n o wo rd s.
O ne of t he mo s t s u cce s s fu l s l o ga ns i n I nte r ne t h i s to r y wa s nt
th e re sul t of a b ra i n s to r m i n g s e s si on, or t he we ll - th o u g ht i d e a o f
a m a r ke t i ng m a n a g e r ; i t wa s a n
automat i c re sp o n s e, a re f l ex . Th e
pi c t ure of b l a c k ba ck gro u n d a n d
w hi te l e t te r s wa s s h a re d m o re
th a n f i ve m i l l i o n ti m e s i n Tw i tte r, use d i n d e m o n s trati o n s a n d
on t he cove r o f C h a r l i e H e bd os
n ex t i ssue. Eve r yo n e jo i n e d i n
th at l a c k of word s, e ve r yo n e wa s
so shoc ke d t hat th e y co u l d nt expre ss m ore t ha n th e s i m p l e i d e n tif i c at i on w i t h C h a r l i e.
Pol i t i c s consi s ts o n gi v i n g m e an i ng to w hat i s be yo n d l a n g u a ge. Whe n I say I a m C h a r l i e, w h e n
I gi ve word s to a h o r re n d o u s
eve nt, Im t a k i n g pa r t o f a p o l i tic a l a c t. Eve n m o re w h e n th e s e
word s a re sa i d at th e s a m e ti m e
by four mi l l i on pe o p l e a n d fo r t y
wor l d l e a d e r s, a s i t h a pp e n e d i n
the R e p ub l i c a n m a rch e s o f Ja n ua r y 11t h.
Eve r yo n e wa s o n
Cha r l i es si d e, w h o s e o n l y cr i m e
h a d b e e n to exe rci s e fre e d o m o f
sp e e c h.
te n ce of a Y in t he p o li t ic al arena.
Th e re must b e so m eb o dy who i s
n o t I, o t her wi se it do esnt m ake
s e n s e to say t hat p hrase o n t he
f i rs t p l ace. When I i dent i f y myse l f, Im ac k nowledgi ng t he p re s e n ce of an O t her. And t hi s o t he r i z ati o n i s cent ral to p o li t ic s: i f
p o l i ti cs co nsist o n givi ng a lang u a g e to t he R eal, o t her i z at i o n i s
i ts f i rs t step : drawi ng a line b etwe e n u s and t hem .
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incompat i b l e w i t h e a c h o th e r. Wh e n
four mill i on p e op l e go to a s o - ca l l e d
R epublica n M a rc h a nd s i n g L a M a rs eillaise, t he y a re st i ck i n g to th i s
id ea of t he We st ve r s u s th e R e s t .
We h old to t he va l ue s o f Fre e d o m
a n d D em oc ra c y, t he y a re s ti l l i n th e
M iddle Age. The We st n e e d s o f i ts
own lan gua ge to va l i d ate i ts p o s i t ion of p owe r, i t ne e d s to co nvi n ce
itself th at t he p ove r t y o f th e re s t o f
t h e wor l d ha s not hi ng to d o w i th i ts
own weal t h.
I t s rou ghl y t he sa m e ju s ti fi cati o n
p rocess t hat l i e s b e hi n d th e i d e a o f
M er itocra c y : I r i ght f ul l y e a r n e d my
mon ey a nd t he p oor a re p o o r b e cau se th e y d ont wa nt to wo r k . Th i s
way, th e op p re ssi on o f th e m a s te r
over th e sl ave i s cove re d by a ve i l
of Word s t hat a l l ows th e m a s te r to
s leep in t he ni ght a nd k e e p s th e s l a ve comp l i a nt. O n t he o th e r s i d e s o meth in g si m i l a r ha p p e n s : Al - Q a e d a
l e ader s, i n p osi t i on of powe r th e m s elves, a l so ne e d t he i r ow n l e gi ti m i zin g lan g ua ge, t hat of th e ji h a d. Th e
id ea of a C l a sh of Ci v i li z ati o n s s u i ts
t h e powe r f ul on b ot h s i d e s, th o s e
wh o n eve r d i e.
The O th e r a s a p s ycho p at h
U ru g u aya n t hinker S andino Nez
ca l l s i t a glo b al im m une system :
th e re i s n o p o lit ic al o r ideo lo gi c al
e n e my, o nly ar b it rar y ano m ali es.
Th e re i s n ot so m eb o dy who o p p o s e s to my po li t ic al co ncep t, b ut so m e th i n g th at at t ac ks my b o dy and
my l i fe. Th e ter ro r ist i s li ke a c ancer,
s o m e th i n g wi t ho ut a language, t hat
wa nts to k i ll m e just b ec ause i t s in
i ts n atu re, so m et hing t hat o nly sp e ci a l i s ts k n ow how to get r i d o f. U nl i k e a p o l i tic al p ro b lem in whi c h I
ca n d o s o m et hi ng, i n t hese k i nds o f
I t s t he e co no my
I t is easier to see t he I s la mis t
as a c raz y m an t han t r y i ng to u nder st and him . I n t r y i ng to s ee the
co ntex t o f hi s ac t i o ns, Im ack nowledgi ng hi s Hum anness. Bu t a ls o,
to t ake a c lo ser lo o k to t he g loba l
p ower st r uc t ures t hat s u r rou nd
t he p ro b lem m ight m ean to realize
t hat p er hap s we are ai m i ng at the
wro ng O t her.
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p ro b l e m s I c an do no t hing.
Th e te r ro r i st, m o re t han a p o li t ic al
e n e my, s e e ms like a ser ial k i ller : m o ve d by s o m e k i nd o f m ent al i ssue,
i n ca pa b l e o f reaso ni ng, he is just a
b l o o d th i rs t y m o nster and yo u ne ve r k n ow where he wi ll st r i ke nex t.
Th e res b e en a so m ewhat general
Ter ro r i sm i s no t t he problem,
b ut t he co nsequence o f an ea r lier
p ro b lem . Glo b aliz at i o n. Ter ror is m
is an o utco m e i n t he p o li tica l a nd
c ult ural arena o f a glo b ali zing pro cess t hat was, i n t he b e ginning,
p urely eco no m ic. When such a ra dic al c hange hap p ens in the eco no my, yo u m ust wai t fo r cons e quences in p o li t ic s.
Glo b ali z at i o n is no t li ke a n a d for
U ni ted Co lo r s o f B enet to n, s imply
showi ng c hi ldren o f all races playi ng to get her. Glo b ali z at i o n is the
dest r uc t i o n o f t he m any local eco no m ies and t heir sub st it ut ion with
a single, glo b al eco no my, for the
b enef it o f, m o st ly Wester n , cor po rat i o ns. And t he co nt radic t i ons that
co uld hap p en i n a lo c al capita lis t
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econ omy a re now m u l ti p l i e d to th e
global sc a l e.
D u r ing t he p ost-wa r, Eu ro p e n e e ded ch e a p wor kforce to e n s u re h i g h
levels of grow t h. The C h a r l i e H e bd o
sh ooti ng i s a conse q u e n ce o f th i s :
th e Koua c hi b rot he r s we re th e ch i l d ren of wor ke r s t hat Fra n ce n e e d e d,
an d th at we re b e i ng k i ck e d o u t o f
th eir home count r y by a p ove r t y
cau sed to a gre at ex te nt by ye a rs
of Europ e a n col on i a l i s m . O n th e
same l i ne, w i t hout th e We s t s n e e d
for I ra qi oi l t he re wo u l d h ave n e ve r
been fe r t i l e ground fo r s u ch a ra d i cal org a ni zat i on l i ke th e Is l a m i c Sta te. Th e e conomy ne e d s f l ex i b i l i t y o f
capital a nd wor kforce to grow, b u t
th is of te n b r i ngs so ci a l co n s e q u e n ces.
An a nte ce d e nt o f g l o b a l i z ati o n
could b e found i n t h e d i s cove r y o f
Amer ica i n 1492. Af te r th i s e ve nt,
Europe saw how i t s e co n o my co u l d
n ow exp a nd i t se l f to a n e nti re n e w
contine nt. Europ e a r r i ve d to th e
N ew Wor l d for e co n o m i c re a s o n s,
an d, n e e d l e ss to say, th i s h a d te r r i ble soci a l conse que n ce s. M a ny Eu ro pean s d i e d i n b l ood y s l ave re vo l ts i n
th e Car i b b e a n. R e vo l ts l e d by pe o p le th at ha d ne ve r b e e n to Af r i ca : d e scen da nt s of sl ave s b ro u g ht to Am e r ica due to t he ne e d fo r l a bo r. To d ay,
Arabs t hat have ne ve r s e t fo o t i n th e
M iddle E a st, c hi l d re n o f th e wo r kforce t hat Europ e n e e d e d, a re tra vellin g to I ra q a nd Sy r i a to jo i n a n
Islamic St ate t hat i s at wa r w i th th e
West.
Cultural Trips in
March/April
by Julia Psilitelis
Integrated Cultural Studies 2015,
Germany
1.
S o m et hing I o nly recent ly
fo u n d o ut ab o ut i s t he yo ut h ato n e m e nt o f t he Thalia Theater Ham bu rg. Fo r o nly 39 yo u ( yo ur self and
fr i e n d s ) can vi si t up to six p lays.
Th e y a l s o give yo u t he b est t ic ket s
th e y s ti l l so i t s go o d to b uy t hem
a s f a s t a s p o ssib le i f yo u want to sit
i n th e fro nt row fo r o nly 6. While
m a ny p l ays are i n G er m an, t he ho use
i s a l s o gi v ing i t s st age to inter nat i o n a l th e ate r co m p ani es, so yo u m i ght
e ve n fi n d a p lay in yo ur nat i ve lang u a g e. Also Die S c hut z b efo hlenen
by E. Je l i nek has Engli sh sub t it les.
2.
I ho p e Im no t rep eat ing
mys e l f too m uc h when I suggest t he
B e r n a rd ex hi b i t io n at Kunst halle
Bre m e n . The new tem p o rar y ex hi b i ti o n wa s shown ( i n a di f ferent fo r m at
th o u g h ) in Par is b efo re and i s dis-
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A Guide to Barcelona
by Julia Psilitelis
Integrated Cultural Studies 2015,
Germany
spe nt l a st se m e s te r a b ro a d i n
Spa i n, so i t s natu ra l th at I wa nt
to pre se nt my f avo r i te ci t y i n my
most re ce nt host cou ntr y. Pl u s, th e re are R ya n Ai r f l i ghts f ro m Bre m e n
( alth ou gh I hi ghl y re co m m e n d n o t
to fly onl y to t hi s one p l a ce, a n d ce rtain ly not j ust for a fe w d ays ). Ju s t
n ote t hat G i rona i s a bo u t a n h o u r
away.
Th ere i s one p l a ce yo u p a s s m o re
or less d a i l y, a nd i n B a rce l o n a th i s
is Cata l unya . I t s at L a R a m bl a , th e
main st re e t a l ways cra m m e d w i th
both lo c a l s a nd tour i s ts a l i k e. Al o n g
it on e c a n f i nd count l e s s n i ce p l a ce s,
such a s t he ma r ke t h a l l B o q u e r i a .
Follow i t a l l t he way s o u th to g e t to
Por t Ve l l. I l ove sp e nd i n g ti m e by th e
water a nd so wa l ke d th ro u g h Ba rce lon eta to re a c h t he b e a ch .
Plac a d e l a S e u
with it s ol d c a th edra l i s a no th er ce nt ra l p oi nt
an d a gate way to
th e Bar r i o G t i co, th e b ui l d i ngs
th at h ouse m a ny
atelier
shop s.
Plaza R e a l i s a
won de r f ul p l a ce
to spe nd som e
time a nd j ust e nj oy the ge ne ra l
atmosp he re of b e i ng i n a M e d i te r ra n ean m e t rop ol i s. The po p u l a r n e i g h bor h oo d E l R ava l i s f u l l o f m a r k e ts,
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not a random dude youre fighting - this is an orc who has risen
up the ranks and become a fearsome opponent because you
have continuously failed to kill
him! This is one of the finest instances of organic storytelling I
have ever born witness to.
Story-wise, Shadow of Mordor
is nothing to write home about,
but in terms of gameplay and
mechanics, it is a gem. I heartily
recommend this, a beautifully
violent game, one thatll make
you want to come back for more.
Right now, Shadow of Mordor
can be bought on Steam for
49,99 EUR, though I personally
recommend waiting for the inevitable Game of the Year Edition . .
Waving to Apathy
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