Spex in Lund: The Tradition and Importance of Student Theater
If you are a student here in Lund, chances are pretty high that you have come across the word ‘’Spex’’ once in a while. Spex is a longstanding tradition that has become an integral part of the student theater scene in Lund. It originated in Sweden and Denmark in the 19th century and has then…
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…
Love at first sight?
The time has finally come for the last episode of the Swedish version of the TV success series Bachelor. Eight weeks have gone by and we have had the chance to follow two Bachelors on their journey to find their soulmates. For those of you who have never seen a single episode of Bachelor Sverige:…
Are you ready to give up everything you have for money?
Would you risk everything, including your life, for money? I mean a lot of money. The first thing I did while watching Netflix’s new series Squid Game was to transform the Korean currency to Swedish kronor. The winner of the game hasn’t just risked their whole life, the person also wins around 337 million kronor.…
A Summer of Football
Summer is officially here, and for football fans calendars are already marked with the dates of the Euro matches. After having been postponed in 2020, the tournament is finally ready to kick-off again in June 2021. The Euros, like the World Cup, is a competition that takes place every four years. It assembles 24 qualified…
The Brains Last Stand
In 1950 a famous engineer, Claude Shannon, wrote a paper called “How to Programme a Computer to Play Chess”. This paper contained what is nowadays referred to as Shannon’s number, and came up with the estimate that a normal game of chess can have 10120 different outcomes. From these conditions, it is quite remarkable how…
The Hottest Article Ever Written
The clock just passed 3 in the morning… I’m thinking to myself that this might be the last few hours that I have left, crawling like a zombie to my parents’ bedroom. I’m sweating bullets, fetal position engaged. My dad is a doctor; he’ll know what to do! Negative, all that could have been done…
Friday evening as a LundaEkonom (A Lund special)
*In a time before local restrictions 15.00 Grand Hotel (Bantorget 1) The afternoon begins at 15.00 at Grand Hotel with an aperitif and some light snack, as the LundaEkonom just finished half through her semester. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere right? 17.00 at Malmstens Fisk & Kök (Mårtenstorget 1, Lund) The evening continues towards Saluhallen, more…
November Horoscopes
As the final mercury retrograde of 2020 is coming to its end, it is time to turn a new page and look ahead to what the month of November has in store for us. When a planet retrogrades it is astrologically in a sleeping state. The Planet Mercury rules communication of all forms so, during…
Fashion: Taking it slow
– And making changes that matter The Industry Our clothes have the powerful ability to tell a story without saying one word. The way we dress can signal things about our personality, profession, political or religious beliefs, social class, the weather, where we are going, what we are doing and even what historical period we’re…
