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  • What you didn’t know about Lundakarnevalen!

    Every fourth year, thousands of students come together to create the most spectacular event Lund has to offer: Lundakarnevalen. It is everything a carnival is, unlimited cotton candy, lots of music, and show, but in the spirit of the student curiosity. In other words, you must expect the most unexpected and be prepared to be…

  • Best Daytrips in Skåne

    What exists beyond the borders of Lund? As someone from Stockholm, I admit that I did not have a clue when I first arrived at the central station of Lund. It is easy to be consumed by the student life bubble, but sometimes, we have a weekend off from all the festivities and schoolwork. What…

  • The E-Krona: The End of The Wallet

    Do you know who is decorating the current twenty kronor banknote? Astrid Lindgren or Selma Lagerlöf? Most of today’s wallets do not even fit a couple of banknotes, and at some places, the option of paying with cash is not even available anymore. Why struggle with counting banknotes and coins when it is so easy…

  • Climate compensation is stupid!

    It sounds good, does it not? Justifying your overconsumption by buying products from a company that claims to plant a tree easing your mind, and their own. The concept of climate compensation is nothing other than a marketing strategy to sell more useless items with good conscience. We cannot wait for a tree to grow…

  • UNIQLO: a career-highway!

    The opportunities for newly graduated students are endless. Even if “endless opportunities” can be both exciting and fun, they can also be stressful and confusing. What is the right path for you? I met Cindy Grahn, a former board member of LundaEkonomerna, who told me about her unexpected path to become a Store Manager at…

  • Have you forgotten how to study? – Here is how to do it!

    For many of us, studying at university is a challenge. We do not know where to begin or what to focus on, and it can be especially hard to remember how to study after a couple of gap years. It is also challenging for those of us that are used to writing open-book exams at…

  • SACC-USA: An Incredible Journey

    Imagine yourself in Times Square. You have a dark suit on, and you are in a hurry. You raise your hand, and a yellow taxi stops and drives you to your next meeting. This sounds like straight out of a movie, but the opportunity to live this dream is closer than you think. Ask Jesper…

  • Big data, a big deal!

    Have you ever had the feeling that someone is listening? Following your every step, or even reading your thoughts? Well, something probably is. At first sight, the internet seems free, but everything has a price. You pay with your personal and behavioural information, and together with multiple people’s information, it constitutes “Big data”-files. “Big data”…

  • Sleeping is overrated!

    It is the weekend. Put away your pencils and raise your glasses to the sky. Finally, we can relax and celebrate the achievements of the grey weekdays or, for the unfortunate, forget our sorrows. May this night never end, close your eyes only when the first rays of the sun touch the cathedral of Lund.…

  • Oatly: Is all press, good press?

    Our world is falling apart. Slowly, but consistently. In ten years, it will be too late to stop the environmental crisis, and we need to act now. “How?” is the question that burdens our generation. In fact, even our food consumption has a negative impact on the climate. Livsmedelsverket tells us that our food consumption…