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Interview with the New President of Sub
BTSB interviewed Alice Lindström, the president of Sub ry for the term of 2023. Sub ry is the student organization of the English philology students at the University of Helsinki and we at BTSB are a part of Sub as one of its student clubs.
The Sign That Was
"The judge will see to the punishment! Where is this drunken driver?” Foaming at his mouth, Barabaninian’s eyes darted everywhere as if they’d return to the scene of the crime. “Or perhaps it was their bestial buffalo. I could smell their droppings from my front door. Either way, this buffalo wagon must be found before it escapes the town!"
The Mortifying Ordeal of Comparative Human Studies
There’s something ingrained in us to be forgiving to others and harsh towards the one person we should go the easiest on. And there’s no other place that becomes more apparent than the mental gymnastics of comparative
studies.
Shadow Puppets
Something about us reminds me of houses
Lined up next to each other by force and circumstance
Under surveillance and sharp eyes
About the Beauty of Longing
Bouke’s grandad once said: ‘Het bezit van de zaak is het eind van het vermaak’’, or ‘The possession of the matter is the end of the pleasure’. But is it really? Here’s what Bouke thinks.
If Poets Are Right
If hope is a thing with feathers
— oh, can’t you just see it fluttering its wings?