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  • The Reviews are In — These Were the Top 9 Best Bordspresents of 2023

    With a new year comes new events and more sittningar. As per usual that also means the mediocre pleasure of finding a bordspresent to bring. Don’t get me wrong, bordpresents could be really fun and surely a great ice breaker. However with the very common mistake of forgetting them, they easily become more of a…

  • Easy, Pretty and Personalized Card-Designs

    Believe it or not, but summer is actually around the corner with all its festive occasions. Graduations, weddings and birthdays, all of which a little card to go with the present is appreciated. If you haven’t before, this year you should make it yourself. And before you throw away this idea completely, know that it…

  • Are You an Owl-person? – Please Don’t Be 

    I’m not usually one for books about self-developing, and maybe, just maybe, because of that attitude, someone thought I might need and gave me this book called “Jag kan ha fel” by Björn “Natthiko” Lindeblad. Nevertheless I thought the least I could do was read it and so I did. The fact that Lindeblad lived…

  • TANDEM — What is It And Why Can’t I Miss It?

    After 1463 days of covid and other obstacles TANDEM IS FINALLY BACK and better than ever. This year over a thousand people from Lund are participating. Rave, sittning, challenges and biking are a few of the things you cannot miss out on. Tandem has been a tradition for half a century and here is all…

  • 10 Tips on How to Avoid Lyxfällan

    With today’s electricity prices, living in constant darkness would be the most frugal thing to do. However, that might get quite depressing and difficult, so below is a list of some more comfortable ways to save money. “Många bäckar små” as the saying goes and honestly for us students, don’t we need everything we can…

  • Want a Famous Blue Cap of Your Own? This Is Your Chance – Applications for The Novice Committee Is Now Open 

    Did you have a total blast during Novice Week? Then why not extend it? Until Sunday the 19th applications for the Novice Committee are open and they are looking for SEVEN new people to join their family. I have gotten the privilege to interview everyone in the committee to get a better picture of what…

  • Does love conquer all and should we want it to?

    Love conquers all — Isn’t that something we all want to believe? With Valentine’s around the corner it got me thinking how strong is love? Could love conquer all? But more importantly should we want it to? And also, what does it mean, that you eventually will end up together? Is that always ideal? Don’t…

  • Games and Activities for New Year’s

    Are you in charge of the games and activities for New Year’s? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this article I have gathered a pick-and-mix with something for everybody. Starting with table-placing games, to challenges throughout the night and lastly some tips for the traditional femkamp (“pentathlon”). Enjoy and get inspired!  Starting right…

  • An Aesthetic Christmas

    December at last. Month of the red, green, blinking and singing star shaped nick-nacks. Lovely. It sure is charming and Christmassy but sometimes, oh so tacky. However, just because your taste is different, you shouldn’t have to live without this source of coziness this time a year. So, here are some quick, easy and cheap…

  • “Årets julklapp” – Secondhand?

    It’s now that time a year again when we all begin the struggle to find christmas gifts for our loved ones. Just in time for that “Årets julklapp” (Christmas present of the year) is announced by HUI, this year on the 17th of November. The gift is supposed to reflect the time and society that…