Quinty Mars, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog: A Short History

Leave the past behind and look forward. According to social media, that is what we would most like to do. But once in a while,…

Quinty MarsOctober 14, 2022

Pandēmus Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Pandemus: Here’s a free pass

Illustration by Chitra MohanlalThis issue is about happiness. When writing a column about the pandemic and happiness I have two easy options: either I could…

Quinty MarsMay 31, 2021

Pandēmus People Society Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Pandemus: Free(dom) of covid speech

I have written and rewritten this piece about a million times by now. I was supposed to write something about the pandemic. But what about…

Quinty MarsFebruary 26, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

Motivational Speaking: The Magical Key or Craftily Worded Nonsense?

The temperature is dropping, the leaves are turning gold and it hasn’t stopped raining in a week. Summer is long over, and the next break…

Quinty MarsOctober 28, 2020

Bacchus News & opinion People Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Bacchus: A Silver Lining

So far, this year has been everything I did not expect. I expected 2020 to be about flying cars and upgrading our brains to X-ray…

Quinty MarsSeptember 25, 2020

Pandēmus People Society Spiegeloog 404: Experience

Pandēmus: The Fear of Not Doing Enough

It’s Saturday night. After a long day of doing the bare minimum (watching YouTube videos of people building Sims houses, binging another Netflix show and…

Quinty MarsMay 16, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 403: Global

International Classroom: Was UvA’s apology to pedo-activist Maatman necessary?

UvA invited Nelson Maatman, pedophile-activist, to give a guest-lecture for the course Sociology of Sexuality. Later, the university apologized for inviting him as they were…

Quinty MarsMarch 30, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

International Classroom: Changes in the Psychology Department

Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk about budget cuts in different faculties and departments at UvA. So far, these…

Quinty MarsJanuary 20, 2020

People Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

400 Uitgaven Spiegeloog: Een korte geschiedenis

Laat het verleden achter je en kijk vooruit. Volgens menig Facebook- en Instagram-post is dat wat wij het liefste zouden doen. Maar eens in de…

Quinty MarsJanuary 8, 2020

People Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing What is it like?

What is it like: Anouk Fieten

Anouk Fieten What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Anouk Fieten (bachelor, clinical psychology). What is the most useful thing…

Quinty MarsJanuary 6, 2020