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CURIOUSCURIOUS
ISSUE NO. 3URIOS.ORG
U R I O S M A G A Z I N E
LUSTRUM EDITION – URIOS' 35TH BIRTHDAY!
The changing focus of lawstudents in Europe since
1981
Huub Audretsch gives aninterview on how he came
to found a studyassociation.
The vitality of achievingdignity for human life inpost-conflict societies
THE LEGALBACKDROP IN
EUROPE SINCE 1981THE DIGNIFIED
ROAD TO PEACEA TALK WITH
URIOS' FOUNDER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
How the legal backdropchanged in 1981
Interview Huub Audretsch
5 Urios years
The dignified road to peace
Antwerp MUN
Career Event
10 things in 1981
Photos Symposium
Featured in Curious
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URIOS MAGAZINE
Roos BosE D I T O R - I N - C H I E F
Dear reader,
In 1981 Urios was founded, and 35 years later we are celebrating the 7th lustrum of theassociation! The last three decades students interested in international law have workedto raise Urios to greater heights; the society has become bigger and more diverse over
the years. We now have over 250 members and nine committees!The Lustrum week starts today and we are all very excited for this week full of
celebration, fun and excitement. We will provide you with an overview of all theactivities that are taking place in the lustrum week. From a beer pong evening to amoot court, from the dies celebration to a career event: the lustrum week has it all!In this issue we are looking back on what happened the past five years within Urios;
there has been a great variety of activities, trips and of course social events, so wethought it was about time to pick up some memories of the highlights!
In 35 years a lot can change; we never got to the shiny science fiction future somepeople expected, but three decades ago you wouldn’t be able to read this issue ofCurious on the Internet and you would have killed your time by reading a bookinstead of watching Netflix on your laptop. Not only in the field of science and
technology there have been tremendous changes, also international law has developedat an immense rate. For example: think of the amplification of human rights, the
foundation of various tribunals and the growing emphasis on the collaboration of theinternational community. If you browse further through this issue you will find an
overview of the legal developments of the past 35 years.You will find out that the world was a completely different place in the eighties; we
collected ten news headlines from Urios’ founding year 1981 that you might findinteresting! And last but not least; if you have always been curious about who foundedthe association and what the original intentions were behind the foundation, you now
have the chance to read an interview with the man we owe Urios to!
Hope you will enjoy our third edition of Curious!
URIOS MAGAZINE
PREFACE
PAGE 5 PREFACE
HOW THE LEGALBACKDROP HAS
CHANGED IN EUROPESINCE 1981
BY NATASHA MCARDLE - I SMAGU I LOVA
In terms of economics, one of the biggest
changes to affect the financial landscape was
the trend of financialization. At the beginning
of the 1980s, production and agriculture was in
decline in many countries around the world.
This marked the beginning of a system of
capitalism where money is made not by
imports and exports but by fiddling with stock
prices, leveraging and playing with numbers.
Many countries now rely on finance to
contribute to GDP including the UK, the U.S.
and many European countries.
Understandably, a comprehensive and
thorough body of law needed to be developed
to keep this in check. In just thirty years, the
area of law known as ‘capital markets’ has
grown immensely, which fuses knowledge
of economics with competence in law. It is
perhaps for this reason that multidisciplinary
Politically, the 1980s was a
turbulent time. Founded in 1981,
Urios was born on the cusp of
political change brought in by the
Cold War tensions, changing
economic times and the
emergence of the European Union.
What has been evident is how the
changing political landscape gave
rise to a whole host of legal
developments, debate and job
opportunities for law students that
we still see today.
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law courses are popping up all over Europe.
From Utrecht’s very own Law and Economics
programme to undergraduate degrees
everywhere that fuse an LLB with modules in
politics, business studies and languages, it
seems evident that the era of traditional law
study is over: students are now expected to be
more internationally-focused and
multidisciplinary. It is now not enough that you
are diligent and prepared to spend hours
working away in an office, law is now about
taking into account volatile markets and
international politics.
With regards to international politics, it is also
impossible to be a law student and ignore the
huge political force that is the European Union.
As well as changing the political and economic
makeup of Europe, it has also changed the
legal landscape completely.
1981 marked a landmark case for
human rights in Europe: Dudgeon v. United
Kingdom was the first case decided by the
European Court of Human Rights in favour of
LGBT rights. The ruling that UK law
criminalising homosexual acts and indeed any
Member State law that went against the
European Convention on Human Rights could
be set aside, set a precedent for Europe. The
European Convention on Human Rights now
began to be seen as protection for all European
citizens everywhere. We now see that human
rights law is one of the most competitive
and sought after areas of law for students to
enter.
As Huub Audretsch said in his interview (turn
to page 8 for the interview), Urios was founded
at a time of European idealism. The growth
from six to twenty-eight Member States has
had a huge impact on all areas of life, not least
the legal aspect. Now, as tensions bubble over
in the wake of the financial crisis and
unemployment rises, the European Union faces
new challenges from Member States who want
to leave. The UK has been one of the most
‘watched’ countries for this- it will hold a
referendum on whether to stay in or leave at
the end of June. If the UK votes to leave, critics
fear the ‘domino effect’ this will have on other
Member States who may also decide they have
had enough. The change in legislation will have
a huge knock-on effect, not just for the exiting
countries but the European Union as a whole.
And perhaps the doing away of the much-
disliked (at least in the UK) compulsory
modules of EU law will be welcomed by law
students, but they may not be so thrilled when
it gets replaced with a compulsory module on
restructuring and insolvency.
As we have seen, the focus of law students is
changing. There are now more opportunities to
travel, work abroad and work with colleagues
from many different countries. Law is
becoming an exciting and international career,
shaped by changing political and economic
changes. Urios recognised the necessity of
students to organise and socialise with student
organisations in other countries all the way
back in 1981 and it remains this way today, if
not more so. Perhaps the time of idealism is
gone, but the changes of the eighties remain
and continue to shape our student
experience. ∆
A talk with theUrios founderFor this Curious lustrum issue we had the chance totalk with the founder of Urios, Huub Audretsch. Hehad a lot to say about European idealism, the originsof Urios and study trips to the USA...
After a series of emails, Huub Audretsch
had told us we could come to his house
to talk to him a little more in-depth
about the founding years of Urios and his
role in starting the study organisation.
We knew Mr. Audretsch only as one of
the original founding members of Urios
and one who still took an active interest
in the running of Urios today, but we still
did not know much about his
experience and life: who was he? It was
not without some excitement, then, that
we found ourselves on the outskirts of
Utrecht on a Thursday afternoon,
walking up to a bright and cosy-looking
house, eager to learn more about the
origins of the study association we are
part of. After ringing the doorbell, his
friendly wife greeted us outside and let
us in through the back door (it is more
polite than letting guests in through the
front door, Mr. Audretsch joked later). A
few minutes later and we were both sat
down in their comfortable living-room
and presented with tea and delicious
biscuits. It was evident that this was an
exciting meeting for both paries. Looking
around the room, we took in our
surroundings.
We could not help but notice the
numerous books on US politics and
biographies of Henry Kissinger something
that would later make clear to us how
passionate Mr. Audretsch was about
international politics. So, with much to
discuss, we wasted no time in getting
down the interview.
Hi Mr. Audretsch! Can you tell us a littlebit about yourself, your life and yourcareer?
Okay. Well, in my career I started as a
junior academic at an accountancy
bureau. Actually, my accountancy was not
as they liked it, so I was eager to change
jobs. Then I saw an advertisement by Mr.
Kapitein in Utrecht for the Europa
Instituut. Professor Bos was there too, he
worked at the department of
‘Volkenrecht’ and Kapitein worked at the
Europa instituut. Around 100 law students
applied for prof. Bos and about 100 for
professor Kapitein. These law students
were mostly studying Public International
Law, unlike me, so I thought that the
chance of me getting picked was quite
low
However, at the end there was a second
and third round and at the third round
there were five students left. From these
five prof. Kapitein chose me. So, that’s
how it started in the late fifties or early
sixties. Professor Kapitein then went to
the United States and another professor
together with professor Bos were
interested in trips. I had already been to
Geneva as a student still, with professor
Bos. I must say that having visited the
United States as such and the Haute
Institute des études internationals in
Lausanne I saw that students were more
interested in the buildings and the
people there than learning from the
academic papers. So then I thought I
had to combine this job with RIO tours
to see how the institutions work. This
was how the idea for Urios came up.
Then for fifty years I have been Secretary
of the NGIZ.
And what were your ambitions at thattime?
Not to be a professor, but to be a worker
interested in doing international affairs. I
wanted to work at the university but also
wanted the knowledge of being there at
the place where it all happens: Geneva,
Brussels or Strasbourg.
Do you think you have fulfilled yourambitions?
I think so, yes. I should say that when
you’re a professor, you should not have
free time for looking at paintings or
gardening. A professor should always be
busy on Saturday and Sunday. He has to
give lectures, so he is always busy.
URIOS MAGAZINE INTERVIEWPAGE 8
Interviewed by Natasha McArdle-Ismaguilova and Sofia van Dijk
Why did you want to start a studyassociation like Urios?
I wanted to start a study association that
focused on European law because it was
a time of idealism. In those years people
were still thinking of Europe and the EU
as a unity. Of course it started as six
Member States and it ended with over
twenty. (Twenty-eight!) In that time we
thought it was easy to create a European
union, but of course it wasn’t. I found out
that in the United States and the UK
students were often part of study
associations. So I thought about the fact
that we didn’t have this kind of thing
here. We did have student organisations,
but not really study associations. There
was the Utrecht Student Corps for
example, which were social associations;-
study associations did not exist. So I
wanted to create one myself. The name
was inspired by a Greek twist on Europe.
It also meant ‘Utrechtse RIO studenten’,
the Utrecht RIO Students.
What were the RIO students?
It means ‘Recht van Internationale
Organisaties’, Law of International
Organisations. I thought by creating a
study organisation, it would be a better
platform for students to collaborate with
others. So when the USA for example
needed students of International Law, it
would be easier to find them. It would be
more effective.
And did it work out the way you wantedit to?
Yes, well, we did it for about a year after
being accepted. Then we went on a tour
through the USA, this was our starting
point. I remember we had a brown bus
and a blue bus, one for
smokers and the other one for non-smokers.
There were only ten to twelve of us, because
it was a long and expensive trip. I also
remember almost every student on the trip
getting ill at some point –- the only person
who didn’t get ill was me. It was a big culture
shock for the Dutch students;- the Americans
worked from 8am to 8pm and we were not
used to that.
So this was your first activity as Urios?
Yes. It was the first study trip with Urios.
And where did you go in the USA?
New York and Harvard and then to
Washington, to visit the government
institutions.
That sounds like it was fun! And how didthings grow and develop after that?
Well –- I don’t know if it is still a “study
association”, but it did continue to make and
have activities! As for me, I studied Dutch Law
but did not do any study after as it was not so
common at the time. I tried working as a
lawyer, but that was not for me.
How was student life in Utrecht 35 yearsago?
Utrecht was then a provincial town then and
really old fashioned. In the weekends there
was nothing to do, because all the students
left in the weekends for home –- taking their
laundry with them!
We still do that today! If every student leftfor home in the weekends, was theresomething to do during the week?
I’m not so sure, as I wasn’t a member of a
social association. There were lectures
during the week, but at the weekends the
city was mostly deserted… Times were
different. Indeed, I started with 100
students and ended with only five to ten
students graduating in Law. Many girls
had to stop their studies, as they got
married. These days there are many more
students in the university. In those days
going to university meant that you had a
lot of money or capability. It is not like that
anymore.
And was there already such a thing as abeer culture?
Actually, the first year was completely
thrown away by drinking beer.
What were the overall highlights of yourUrios years?
Well, I think that the trip to the USA was a
highlight, because we had a long time to
prepare it.
Finally, what advice do you have forcurrent Urios members?
Try to go on a trip to organisations in the
world (hint: check the Urios calendar on
our website to see when our next trip is!),
as it is useful to be in these places just to
see the surroundings. I think that if
possible you should start at Brussels. If
you’re studying international law, you
should definitely see one of these
countries and places.
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5Highlights of the
past five Urios
years
It is about time that we look back on the past fivesuccessful years of the association, full of activities,trips and social events! There are so many warmmemories, and luckily we have the chance torelive some of those beautiful moments in thisLustrum issue of Curious!
In 2012, Urios organised a lecture on the Londonriots. In August 2011 thousands of people gatheredin the streets of London and started rioting; theriots soon got very violent, which resulted in totalchaos. The cause of the initial peaceful protest andthe later violent conflict between police andcivilians was the shooting of Mark Duggan. Thelocal youth was mainly unemployed and the gapbetween rich and poor quickly became bigger. It isinteresting to see that similar issues are still veryrelevant a few years later, for example think of theFerguson unrest in Missouri.
In May 2012 Urios made a study trip to ‘’the bigapple’’. Besides all the touristic sightings of thecity, it has so much more to offer – especially forthe students interested in International Law. Theheadquarters of the United Nations is situated inNew York. A fun fact: all though the office islocated in the U.S, the land occupied by theheadquarters is under the sole administration ofThe United Nations!
In 2013 Urios visited another continent, namelyAsia! The lucky members who joined the trip flewall the way to Bangkok. One of the many activitiesthe committee organised was a visit to the UnitedNations Economic and social commission for Asiaand the Pacific. The ESCAP’s main regional focus ismanaging globalization through programs thathave focal points like sustainability, human rightsand trade.
This year, Urios also made a trip a bit closer tohome; a two-day visit to Luxembourg wasscheduled. Luxembourg is the place to be whenyou want to pursue a career in European law. Thecourt of justice of the European Union is situatedin Luxembourg, just as the EuropeanOmbudsman, and there are offices of theEuropean Commission and the EuropeanParliament.
By Roos Bos
URIOS YEARS
PAGE 10 URIOS MAGAZINE 5 URIOS YEARS
In 2014 Urios organised a symposium on NSA-Spying.
In 2013 Edward Snowden blew the whistle on theNSA’s massive data collection program PRISM. TheU.S. government, the NSA and other intelligenceagencies claimed that their intentions wereprotecting citizens from terrorist attacks, while theAmerican public felt that their privacy was seriouslyimpaired.
On the 14th of February the association paid a visit tothe Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Many Dutchstudents who complete a master in the field ofInternational law end up working for the DutchMinistry of foreign affairs. So what is more alluringthan an interactive visit to a ministry that might beyour future employer?
In 2015 a symposium on MH17 was held. On the 17thof July 2014 the Boeing 777-200ER of MalaysiaAirlines crashed in the Ukraine, after being shotdown. All the 283 passengers on board died. Soonallegations came from the American and Germanintelligence services that the plane was shot down byRussian insurgents. Russia replied by saying that theUkraine government was responsible for the incident,because the plane crashed while being in theUkrainian airspace. In 2016 the investigation is stillongoing and highly criticised.
On the 16th of November a lecture was held by theRed Cross. The Red Cross helps in emergencysituations in the Netherlands and in disasters andconflicts worldwide. In an emergency situation theRed Cross immediately grants assistance on theground. In a conflict they never choose sides, whichenables them to give the needed help to the mostvulnerable people in the situation.
2016 has just started, but we already made somegood memories; in the last issue we reported on theshort exchange to Lisbon and last week we had a verysuccessful symposium on the Dutch referendumabout the EU/ Ukraine association agreement.GeenPeil (a coalition of a few smaller organisations)decided to organise a referendum about the treatybetween the EU and the Ukraine that focuses oneconomic cooperation and free trade.
After looking back on these amazing past few years, Ithink we all got a little more excited about thecoming five Urios years!! STUDY TRIP
LUXEMBOURG
MH17SYMPOSIUM
STUDY TRIPBANGKOK
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BY ANDREA MARILYNUTRECHT JOURNAL BOARD
The foremost reason for the creation of the United Nations Organization is for the promotion of
peace as is stated in the Preamble of the U.N. Charter, i.e., “to save succeeding generations from the
scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind.” Despite this,
after 1945, conflicts have mushroomed throughout the world, ranging from civil wars to inter-state
armed conflicts. Although these conflicts may not be on a large scale as the two world wars, the
devastation and ruin caused by these conflicts have brought untold suffering to millions and peace
has remained a far cry. Such conflicts hamper peace and destroy societies, affect the vulnerable and,
most of the time, push the society into economic and social problems.
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THE DIGNIFIED ROADTO PEACE
Human dignity encompasses the spectrum of human
rights such as civil and political rights and economic,
social and cultural rights. It is the underlying notion on
which international human rights law is built.
Promotion and restoration of human dignity,
therefore, would mean the promotion and observance
of human rights. Human dignity and human rights are
the prime elements that get attacked when a society
is plagued with conflicts. Some conflicts involve hate
crimes against a group of people while others involve
forced displacement of people in general. Certain
conflicts results in persecution and eventually refugee
outflows into other states. The common thread
connecting all these atrocities is the fact that human
dignity is violated. In fact, conflicts are caused in the
first place due to violation of human rights and human
dignity such as discrimination, suppression of a
particular group, need for survival and the want for
identity. In order to achieve lasting peace, human
dignity in its widest terms must inform all peace
building processes.
In order to promote human dignity and human rights,
rule of law must inform state activities in post-conflict
societies. Rule of law could manifest in the form of
reparations and compensation for victims, restitution
or even the exposure of the truth so victims can find
healing and reconciliation. This is why truth
reconciliation commissions, criminal courts and
reparations programme are propagated in such
societies. Although this seems to be victim-oriented, it
would do well to remember that even the perpetrators
of violence and inhuman acts have to be accorded
basic human rights and human dignity since
reconciliation would be redundant without such
human rights being accorded to the accused and
treating the perpetrator as human. Furthermore, if the
supporters of the perpetrators during the conflict have
to be integrated with the rest of the population in a
post-conflict society, fair trial rights have to be
accorded to the perpetrators.
Human rights should also inform the rebuilding of
state institutions and structures. States have to ensure
that social and economic problems such as poverty
and lack of resources do not hinder reconciliation and
also do not trigger again such conflicts.
Peace building in post-conflict societies require the
observance and respect of human rights. Peace sought
without such respect may not be lasting. In fact, the
U.N., recognizing the importance of promoting human
dignity for achieving peace proposed the theme of the
International Peace Day of 2015 as “Partnerships for
Peace – Dignity for all”. The U.N. could not have
highlighted the link between human dignity and
peace at a better time owing to the number of
conflicts presently continuing in the world. If states
can build structures to ensure this connection
between human dignity and peace, the road to peace
would not be a distant dream.
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One of the highlights of the trip was the delegate´s ball
saturday night; after all the hard work of the past few
days it was great to do some dancing with all the
delegates.
After the previous late night, getting up the next
morning was rough but with the resolutions passed
and a lot of new friends made it was all worth it. It was
a great Model United Nations experience!
Kind regards,
Maxime Voorbraak
h.t. MUN Commissioner
Very early on 25th of February we set off to our second
Model United Nations adventure of this year,
AntwerpMUN. We went by car and left Utrecht at 7 in
the morning. Despite our early departure time we hit
traffic around Rotterdam and at the outskirts of
Antwerp, which unfortunately made us miss the
Opening Ceremony.
We did make it in time for lunch, so we were able to
enjoy some tasty sandwiches while meeting the other
delegates. After taking committee pictures it was time
for the first committee sessions. For all our
participating delegates it was the first time, but they
were off to a great start. The second day, our
diplomatic first- timers were speaking and negotiating
as if they had been doing MUN´s for years. They were
working overtime, making resolutions and convincing
other delegates over a cold beer at the socials. For one
of our delegates, Vidette Adjorlolo, this payed off in
particular. She won the award for Most
Distinguished Delegate, a great achievement which is
even more admirable since it was her first MUN.
THE ANTWERP MUNSHORT STUDY TR IP REPORT
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Starting with our President Elisabeth Beijnen, second yearBachelor student, Vice President Juliette Damen, also inher second year, Treasurer Anke Meijerink, Master studentPublic International Law and Secretary Else Meinders,Master student European Law. However, the real boss isWouter Stroeve, Board Member of URIOS andCommissioner of External Affairs. As we started inNovember with our first meetings, we quickly decided tostart approaching law firms, NGO’s and otherinternational institutions as soon as possible, and thatpaid off. Week after week we received several e-mails andphone calls of highly prominent lawyers, partners,entrepreneurs who all were very interested in attendingthe 17th. In the beginning, we expected around 10speakers for the Career Event, but we soon have had toadd more rooms, since we are now welcoming 16speakers, including the opening speech of the formerchair of Amnesty International Bart Stapert.
It all sounds quite interesting of course, but why shouldyou attend our Career Event? Well in the first place, it isthe best way to get orientated and prepare yourself foryour future career. Besides, a Career Event offers you thepossibility to boost your own application skills and torefine your resume. And perhaps you would like toarrange an internship and the best way to do that is tolearn more about the law firms in person, than just fromtheir websites. Therefore, law firm Brisdet offers anexclusive recruitment lunch since it is looking formotivated law students, adequate in the English andFrench language. However, there are several other lawfirms attending the 17th! Students interested in workingat a law firm can eat their heart out, since we offer 7workshops from law firms.
If you are interested in European law, Sarah Beeston(Partner at van Doorne) is specialized in Competition lawand she has worked at the European Commission. Hercolleague Arnout Stroeve (Partner at van Doorne) will givea workshop about European legal entities, cross-bordermergers and seat transfers. .
Allard Knook (Attorney at Pels Rijcken &Droogleever Fortuijn) gives a workshop about thedaily practice at his firm. Mrs Laura Parret(Partner at Houthoff Buruma) shares herexperience about working in a large law firm andEU & competition practice. Hans van Meerten(associate at Clifford Chance) will give aworkshop about EU regulations. And last, but notleast, Fanny-Marie Brisdet (Partner at Brisdet) isvery experienced in competition and financiallaw, but also French law. Students who areinterested in International law and politics havealso various workshops to choose about.Greenpeace campaigner Faiza Oulahsen willshare her experience of her impressive politicalcareer. Noortje van Rijssen (Ministry of ForeignAffairs) will discuss human rights cases. KatherineVersteegen (REBO Career Officer) will give aworkshop about a career in internationalhumanitarian law and the Red Cross. Wilco deJonge is the Director of Human Rights Policy atAmnesty and he will share his experiences withinvarious NGO’s. And last, but not least, AlexiaSolomou works at the International Court ofJustice as an associate legal officer and she willgive a workshop about working at the ICJ andpresent a case study.
Fortunately you do not have to choose betweenEuropean and International law, since the CareerEvent also offers workshops to improve your ownskills. Martijn Schreuder Goedheijt (Entrepreneurfor CrossOver) will give a workshop aboutpersonal leadership and recruiters ElisabethMatthes and Tessa van de Loo (Pels Rijcken) willgive you some practical tips for drafting yourresume and how to prepare your job interview.Paul Hendrix is a training and research fellow atthe Clingendael Institute and he will discuss theprojects carried out by the Clingendael Institute.We kick-off with coffee and tea before theopenings speech of Bart Stapert, but you can alsojoin the lunch between the rounds and the drinksafterwards, all for free! So sign up for the CareerEvent at www.careerevent.urios.org, where moreinformation about the workshops can be found.You can sign up per workshop, so you can chooseyour favourites. We hope to see you at the CareerEvent on Thursday the 17th of March!
ON THE 17TH OF MARCH, THE CAREER EVENT COMMITTEE WILL ORGANIZE THE ANNUALCAREER EVENT AND THIS YEAR IT WILL BE BIGGER THAN EVER BECAUSE OF URIOS' 35TH
ANNIVERSARY AND THE COLLABORATION WITH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PUBLICINTERNATIONAL LAW, MACHIKO KANETAKE. FIRSTLY AN INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, WHO ARE ORGANIZING THIS ALL FOR YOU!
10 THINGS THATHAPPENED IN
1First of all: on January 1st, Greece becomes the 10th memberof the European Community. The European Community wouldlater evolve to be the European Union as we know it now. TheSchengen Agreement came in 1985 and in 1995 the EU wasformally established with the Maastricht Treaty.
3F IRST FL IGHT COLUMB IA SPACESHUTTLE
GREECE BECOMES EU MEMBER
On April 12th, the NASA space shuttle Columbia had its first flight, orbiting theearth. Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttlefleet. It is also the shuttle that made the longest journey on a mission, being 17days and almost 16 hours. Unfortunately, the shuttle crashed while returningfrom a mission in 2003.
5MAN CL IMBS SEARS TOWER
On May 25th, a 25-year-old stunt man dressed in a bright blue-and-orangeSpiderman outfit climbed the west face of the Sears Tower, the world's tallestbuilding back then. It took him more than seven hours and when he finallyreached the top he was immediately arrested, but it nevertheless was animpressive thing to do. He became a trendsetter for climbing buildings.
LAST GAME FC UTRECHT IN OLDSTAD IUMA Utrecht related happening: on May 22nd, FC Utrecht played their lastgame in the old stadium Galgenwaard. It was a very special day then, andmany of the FC Utrecht supporters broke down the stadium to take homesome ‘souvernirs’. The new stadium opened in 1982 and has been in useever since.
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2 YORKSH IRE R IPPER ARRESTED
Something different: Januari 4th, the infamous Yorkshire Ripper wasarrested. He is a serial killer that brutally killed at least 13 women, mostlyprostitutes. He was sentenced to twenty concurrent sentences of lifeimprisonment, and the High Court decided in 2010 that he would indeednever leave prison. If you are like me, a sucker for murder cases, it mightbe nice to look up his story online.
1981URIOS MAGAZINE 10 THINGS IN 1981 PAGE 18
By Judith Bel
URIOS MAGAZINE 10 UPCOMING CITIESPAGE 19
6 A IDS DISCOVERED
On the 5th of June, Michael Gottlieb described a new, mysterious disease:Aids. This was the first time that Aids was discussed in that sense. On the5th of June they actually described some strange cases of lung disease inpreviously healthy men, that indicated immunodefiency. Luckily, a lot ofresearch has been done since then and HIV is now a lifelong disease ratherthan a death sentence.
8 INDEPENDENCE BEL IZEThe last British Colony on the American Continent, Belize, was granted fullindependence on September 21st. Their neighboring country Guatemala,however, claimed much of the territory. The official language in Belize is stillEnglish; they’re actually the only country in Central America to have Englishas their official language.
10 DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT VO IDLast but not least: on an unknown date in 1981, the astronomer RobertKrishner discovered The Boötes void or the Great Void. (Sorry, anotherspace-related one, can you tell I’m a science nerd?). This is a region of spacewhere there are almost no galaxies; is is incredibly empty. For example: inthe milky way there are 4 million stars per cubic light year, in the Great Voidthere are 240. That’s quite different, isn’t it?
MART IAL LAW POLAND
On the 13th of december martial law was introduced in Poland. Thecommunist government did this, as is said, to crush the opposition. Theyjailed many opposition activists without charge. Martial law is usuallyapplied in emergency situations, when it is needed to put more power in thehands of the military. In Today's age, martial law is used in France sinceNovember 2015. This is due to the Paris attacks; the government wanted tohave access to more substantial ways to fight terrorism.
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7F IRST LONG -DISTANCESOLAR POWERED PLANE
The Challenger was the first solar powered plane of his kind thatwas able to fly long distances. On the 7th of July, it was able to fly262 km, from France to England. There were 16,128 solar cells onthe airplane’s wings, yielding a maximum solar power of 3,800watts. Technology has impoved even more since then: in 2015, asolar powered airplance flew 5,663 km in 80 hours! Let’s hope thatin the future even passenger airplanes will be that environmentallyfriendly.
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Meet Vidette Adjorlolo, member of the MUN Committee who iscurrently studying law in Utrecht as part of her Erasmus exchangeprogram. She heard about Urios during the orientation day for thenewly arrived international students. Apparently the board did agood job introducing the association, as Vidette immediatelydecided to join due to the range of services Urios provided. Shehad always been interested in Model United Nations, but back athome it was hard to find any time to gain some experience. Oncein Utrecht she decided to take the chance to join the MUNCommittee with both hands. Finally in February Videtteexperienced her very first MUN, which was in Antwerp (see thereport in p. 13). Surrounded by many more experienced delegateswith excellent skills, she nevertheless showed us how hard workcan pay off by winning the award for most distinguisheddelegate. This award has meant much more to her than peoplewould think, she says. “It marked an epiphany in my life and itmade me realize how passionate I am about diplomacy andhuman rights.” This being said, her ambition in life is working withhuman rights; possibly one day in the diplomacy field? As for herpersonal life, Vidette spends a lot of time singing and she enjoyswriting poems and blogging. “I love words and expressions.”
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