Something to read over the summer – Check out these Visiiri articles in English
Looking for something to read while enjoying the summer? Here’s a list of our best stories in English from this spring!
Original text: Visiiri staff
1. The real Deep South – ”I can be proudly Southern and progressive”
Donald Trump has already been the president for a while now, but this piece takes you back in time to the post-election-shock. Journalist Juuso Pikkarainen interviewed progressive students in Tennessee, in the U.S’s Deep South, about all things Southern.
Read about it here!
2. The Kauppi Campus is bustling with rodents, fish, and flies – Animal testing hasn’t disappeared anywhere
Take a walk outside and you’ll see all kinds of birds and bees enjoying summer. However, in Kauppi there’s mice, rats and plenty of fish that won’t see the sun: they are test animals living in cages and aquariums. Journalist Otto Rantanen writes about the history, today, and future of animal testing in Tampere.
Check it out here!
3. “I’d rather be here than on my phone at home”
21-year-old Penelope participated an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina in South America, and Visiiri’s Salla Rajala joined her. Frustrated by the political situation, the student says it is better to go on the streets than stay home on your phone.
Read about the protest here!
4. A new Muslim students’ association aims to integrate students arriving from Muslim countries
Many international students arrive in Finland from Muslim-majority countries. Visiiri’s Pihla Leppänen asked the new Tuni Muslim Association TUMA’s Board members what their work is like and how they view Muslims’ role in the university.
Read about it here!
Enjoy your summer!
– Visiiri staff