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No. 6 \September 10th, 2020

Tuntreet Year 75

TWO BEERS: MARIT SERIANNA

BUDDY WEEK AFTERMATH

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REDAKSJONEN SENIOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Herman Bjørnson Hagen JUNIOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Guro Størdal JOURNALISTS Vegard Høgi Olsen Petter Nielsen Julie Westergaard Karlsen Jane Bergan Ingvild Sperstad Tilde Birgitte Dalberg HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY Nathalie Genevieve Bjørneby PHOTOGRAPHERS Tord Kristian Fjellheim Andersen Simen Walbækken Tangen

Herman Bjørnson Hagen Editor In Chief tuntreet@samfunnetiaas.no

toil, togetherness and life lessons Time keeps ticking, and another school year is starting. No doubt this semester will be as strange as the last one. New and old students must build and maintain social relations while maintaining social distancing. Right now, there are a lot of people working behind the scenes while feeling like they are not getting anything in return. We should be extremely grateful that someone dedicate countless hours so that the rest of us may get a good, well organized social arenas. They work to improve our quality of life, both in fair and foul weather.

Study start might not have been what a lot of us had imagined. High ambitions about new friends and a blurry, yet amazing, buddy week. Now, August is over, and we are back in our relatively normal routines.

2 Utgåve XX Årgang 75 I read a survey today – it showed that half

of all Norwegian students struggle with keeping up with classes, and almost half sometimes feel so down that they need to talk to someone about it. Student life, like the rest of life, can sometimes feel like climbing a steep hill. But know that the clouds might break at any moment, and the top will reveal itself.

Our study years are meant for learning.

Not just academically – these are the years to get to know oneself. These are years we need to care for. Despite this strange situation, I would like to – on behalf of us senior students – wish all new students welcome! I hope yoy spend these years doing much more than simply studying.

And in conclusion, let me cite something we all have seen around these past few months: “Alt blir bra” (”Everything will be all right”).

HEAD OF PROOFREADING Kristin Gilboe PROOFREADERS Hedda Mathilde Jørgensen Julie Andrea Glemminge Rebecca Biong Sunniva Steiro HEAD OF LAYOUT Andrea Øverland Skagsoset LAYOUT Emilie Netskar Ida Oppen Maria Langhelle Linnea Laubo HEAD OF TRANSLATION Kaja Mie Botnen TRANSLATORS Nora Helgeland Astrid Kisen Kristian Bones Enger Aleksander Mæland Munkejord Eirin Aasland Tilde Skaatun DISTRIBUTION Annlaug Pijfers Ingvild Munz ILLUSTRATION Oda Braar Wæge Pauline Hovland POTATO Anne Tove Græsdal Tornes Våge Tuntreet, an organ for Studentsamfunnet in Ås Tuntreet, Postbox 1211 1432 Ås E-mail: tuntreet@samfunnetiaas.no www.tuntreet.org Edition: Print: BK Grafisk, Sandefjord Front page: Tord Kristian F. Andersen Centerfold: Nathalie Genevieve Bjørneby

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digital general assembly spring 2020

12 to beers - marit serianna

24 Ă…s- knutene

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the new serving deal

16 uka

30 buddy week aftermath

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a taste of the ukerevue

18 Digital home exam

32 Infection control at samfunnet

20 what we walk by in the park

36 TT-taboo: Rasism

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2020 -from unclear to untameable

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THE FIRST EVER DIGITAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT SAMFUNNET I ÅS Vegard Høgi Olsen Journalist

Nora Helgeland Translator

During the trying times of the Covid-19 pandemic, the General assembly of Studentsamfunnet was digitalized, like many other assemblies and conferences in Norway. Even with some funny drawings on the zoom-presentation, the execution of the general assembly was close to painless.

Vouching?

Because of the digitalization it was not allowed to vouch for other students during the general assembly. Vouching is when students suggest other fellow students for different positions during the general assembly. However, students could still vouch for themselves for positions, but only if noone else had submitted a candidacy in advance. It was pointed out that the restrictions related to the vouching process could be against §3.9.3 in Samfunnets regulations. It was nonetheless assumed to be in coherence with the regulations, since the students had the opportunity to vouch for themselves.

A close race Maylinn Dramstad was elected new leader of Studentsamfunnet after a close race with Johan Stener Maargaard. The votes from the first round of elections almost tied the two candidates, and they had to do another round of questions before a final desicion was made. The decision was made after a few nerve-wracking minutes, and the votes were in Maylinns favor.

Solveig Borkenhagen was, without any opponents, reelected as head of marketing.

This position will only be filled for one period, because of the reorganization of Samfunnet. Eventually, the head of marketing will be elected for two periods.

Peder Midttømme was elected new head of economy, while Guro Størdal vouched for herself for the position of new editor for Tuntreet, which she ended up getting.

Former leader of Samfunnet, Oscar Mork, was elected student representative in the core members board.

Pluto 6 The most challenging case during this spring’s GF, was Pluto 6. The case was about the reorganization of Samfunnet. The case was formed by the Pluto commission, assigned by the core members board. The main aim of Pluto 6 was, among other things, to reorganize Samfunnet with a clear

structure, role distribution and areas of responsibilities. This for example includes a name change for the Core members board, which will be named the House- and finance board. The head of events will be elected in the spring instead of the fall, and will be elected for three periods, not two.

The deputy will change name to the head of bodega, and the head of administration will be the substitute for the leader of Samfunnet.

Disagreement regarding the two editors for Tuntreet Suggestion 10, submitted by the Core members board (House and finance board), was the suggestion that caused the most debate. It was suggesting a reorganization of the management of Tuntreet. It meant changing the number of editors from two, one responsible- and one journalist editor, to one editor and a journalist-KS. Former editors and a photographer advised strongly against suggestion 10. Among other things, they argued that the editor would lose a creative sparring partner and supporter. In the end, the changes would lead to a worse product. The majority of the assembly agreed with the former editors and photographer, and therefore voted against the suggestion. Digital GF may not be favorable, but given the circumstances Samfunnsstyret has managed to carry out a solid general assembly.

Andreas Trohjell The National Union of Students Photo: NSO / Skjalg Bøhmer Vold

Dear new student, welcome to your studyprogram! There are surely some things you have heard before you started your studies, which you will eventually find to be true.

To arrive at campus where everything is completely new, is not easy. Exploring the campus is fun, until your first lecture when the schedule asks you to show up at ATR1-11.

Little do you know that this is the eleventh room on the ground floor, on the right.

After a while it will all come together, and you will soon know the campus better than your own dorm. When the time comes, you know how to take advantage of the fact that the new students are as confused as you were, and have thus secured you the “sweetspot” on campus. Here you will spend many hours.

Pauline Hovland Illustrator Nora Helgeland Translator

During the semester, perhaps already the first week, you will meet people at the stands, with a zest and commitment you have never seen before. It can be overwhelming and a little annoying to be interrupted on the way to ATR1-11. Still, from experience, I can tell that next year you may be the one standing there with the same glow of commitment. Getting to “bother” new students on stands is something that has made my time at the university the glorious time that it has been so far. By saying yes to the student association or organization on the stands, and getting yourself involved there, opens doors that will make your study time more than just the long nights after too much procrastination. I can’t tell you what

THE STUDENT CODE 1. Don’t head out for your exams without preparation 2. Report on how you are doing remember your mental health 3. Respect your fellow students and lecturers 4. Be prepared for writing block and cold reading halls. Always bring a backpack and the necessary gear for your studies 5. Listen to experienced students 6. Use a marker and a notebook 7. Don’t study alone 8. Change field of study in time there is no shame in turning 9. Conserve your energy, check out Netflix 10. - there is no shame in turning 11. 9. Take care of your reserves, check out Netflix

exactly to join, but I can guarantee that there is something for everyone. Perhaps the greatest challenge that awaits is the legendary student budget. How can one both have the best time of their life, while also being the most financially cramped? It requires preparation. Since I started my studies, the baguettes in the cafeteria probably have not gotten any cheaper. I have had weeks where I only ate crispbread accompanied solely by a conservative layer of tube cheese, just so that I could treat myself to a better evening with my fellow students..

While your rent is eating up your student grant, you will want to be good at packing your own lunch and make large dinners you can freeze. In the meantime, we in the Norwegian Student Organization will stand on the barricades, and do our part to arrange for a student grant that can be called sustainable.

So there is not much to fear. The study time is a time to take chances, form networks, gain new interests, and some will even suggest that it is a good idea to do well on your exams.

If you are like me, you have many questions about starting your studies. The best tip is to ask the buddies, contact your student organization or democracy, ask a lecturer or others at your educational institution. In addition, I have attached nine simple points to follow, based on a well-known set of advice: Good luck with your studies, and make the most of your time at the university – get involved!

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THE NEW SERVING DEAL Pauline Hovland Illustrator

– What does it mean for the students?

Petter Nielsen Journalist Kaja Mie Botnen Translator

Aiming for more flexibility and activity in-house, Studentsamfunnet and SiÅs have agreed on a new serving deal. The deal is that Samfunnet is now responsible for ordering and handling beverages.

We had a word with the president at Samfunnet, Maylinn, about what this means for the students.

The corona lockdown led to a halt in all activities at Studentsamfunnet, meaning that the new deal never got off the ground and so the students have not yet seen any change. According to Maylinn, there might not be any big changes in routine, but the deal means more freedom for chiefs of 6

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committee and everyone that has anything to do with planning. For instance, this freedom could mean a wider selection of beverages.

All kinds of activity Aiming for more activity at the venue means more than just Samfunnet’s weekly parties – it includes Christmas parties, anniversaries and other events by societies and interest groups where more than 75% members are members of Samfunnet. Samfunnet has also taken over Café Klubben. The new deal opens up possibilities regarding what Café Klubben may offer, although just what that will be is not yet set in stone.

Maylinn encourages everyone to check out Café Klubben this fall and jot down ideas or wishes for what it could become.

Changes in responsibilities Up until now, SiÅs has been responsible for ordering beverages, running Café Klubben and for all catered parties. That means that this deal carries weight for Samfunnet and

requires a greater effort from volunteers at Samfunnet. SiÅs will still be present at events with security, to make sure that our liquor license is safe. This used to be paid for by an added cost per unit of alcohol, but from now on, Samfunnet will pay a set amount of money to cover SiÅs’ expenses.

Maylinn tells us that they are very content with the new deal, even if it does mean more responsibility and work for the people at Samfunnet.

What can the students expect?

When the deal is executed in full, the students at Ås can expect a wider selection of beverages. That might not be this semester, but as the bar management gradually establishes itself, the changes will become clearer. And, there are other positive aspects to the deal. Increased freedom means increased motivation for boards and chiefs of committee, which in turn can lead to better offers for the students.

AUD.MAX. 50 YEARS

AUD.MAX. ANNO 1970

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UKE revue at the 50th anniversary of Aud. Max.

Ingvild Sperstad Journalist

UKE revue at the 50th anniversary of Aud. Max. August 19th the halls were decked for a solemn (??) celebration of Aud. Max.’s 50th anniversary, and students walked the red carpet adorned with tailcoats and distinctions. Several speeches about the buildings importance in student life were made, and we even got some fun stories from the secretary of the building committee for Aud. Max. However, the evenings main attraction was a small taste of the 2020 UKE revue.

The revue was traditionally built with sketches, song and dance. Both the opening and closing were musical numbers written special for the occasion, but other than that there was no theme for the revue. The opening song was lively and engaging , with good instrumental music from the band and pretty, matching costumes.

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Nora Helgeland Translator

Lost bikes and a lack of gluten-knowledge There was not a lot of elements, apart from the musical numbers, that reflected the student life at Ås. But after the first skit which was corona themed, there was a bikestealing-skit that some students may relate to. There are many lonely front tiers and bike locks hanging out around here.

In the gluten sketch more and more gluten allergic people popped out from the other office. It can at times seem like the world is swarmed by them. Although, It was nice to see that the lady from accounting finally was included by her colleges after also she could reveal her gluten allergy. And it was not only the stuck up laughter from the gluten-besserwissers that could be heard during this skit.

Photo: Anne Guro Røsæg

Tord Kristian F. Andersen Photografer

City people going rural After the musical introduction with a peasant greatness, it becomes clear that we are travelling to rural Norway. Then a farmer vs. politician skit is of course a must have. There are many peasant characters to pick from when you are making a revue, but luckily for the cold minister woman, she meets a fairly naïve and somewhat too gullible milk farmer, that soon becomes infatuated by her flirtatious laughter. The characters were easy to make out which made this skit one of the best features in this revue, in my opinion.

One of the longer skits was about Family Quest. The main character in the game had to get through their cousin’s confirmation, and to win she had to, amongst other things,

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give camphor candy to her senile grand aunt. In the finale we at least got to see a positive side to corona contagion during buddy week(admittedly at NTNU): One can defeat the mechanical nazi-grandfather with only a few coughs.

No-man’s-land On the moors “Only a couple of hours from Alta” was the plier, that was used to steal the bike of a poor Ås student, again retrieved

from the backpack. Unfortunately, this did not help when the guy from Finnmark tried to help the beaten guy from the south onto his legs again. Then the only thing left to do was to call the emergency number and wait for the bier to arrive on Monday morning.

But the phenomenal punchline made this skit one of the best elements of the revue and also what gained the best response from the audience.

Photo: Magnhild Hummel

A new curtain The revue ended on a positive note, with yet another musical number about Aud. Max, before the new Torvald and Tora curtain was revealed. This caught everyone’s attention, and created a standing ovation and “One more time” shouting from the audience. After the second performance of the closing number, was The national song of the NMBU-students sung, before the party continued at the bodega.

In total the almost an hour long revue managed to keep everyone at the galla entertained. Some of the skits were ofcourse more successful than others, but they all managed to bring out laughter in the audience. I may have expected some Aud. Max. –or Sammfunnet related skits, seeing that these were a recurring theme in both the opening and the closing song, but they were well pampered in the speeches, so it was probably good with some variation.

Looking forward to the UKErevue 2020!

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5 at Graskurs Part 1 Petter Nielsen Journalist

Vegard Høgi Olsen Photographer

Astrid Kisen Translator

1. What is your name and what do you study?

2. Which society had the best video?

3. Do you feel like you got a good impression of the different societies and what they do?

4. Which society would you like to join?

1. Sofia Broderstad, Elective Science Subjects.

2. NMBU Friluftsliv was the best.

3. Yes, this was a good way of executing the Graskurs.

4. NMBU Friluftsliv.

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1. Thyra Martinsen, Environmental Physics and Renewable Energy.

2. There were a lot of good videos, but NMBU Friluftsliv was probably the best. It was informative and good.

3. Yes, I got a pretty good impression.

4. I would like to join Ingeniører uten grenser and NMBUI football.

1. Muna Farah, Energy and Environmental Physics.

2. NMBU Friluftsliv had the best video.

3. Yes. 4. Ingeniører uten grenser, NMBUI Handball and Volleyball.

1. Petter Sandbakken, Elective science subjects.

2. There were many good videos, especially UKA’s video.

3. Yes, the combination of videos and leaflets gave a good overview. It was a well organised event where all restrictions were maintained. I got a lot of good information.

4. I would like to join NMBUI volleyball.

1. Ingvild Sperstad, Elective Science Subjects.

2. Tuntreet’s video, it was calm and nice.

3. This execution was more informative than stands, so it was good.

4. I have to think about that. Lots of them seemed interesting.

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“JUST DO IT IT’S NOT THAT SCARY” Herman Bjørnson Hagen Journalist and Photographer

Emilie Netskar Photographer

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Kristian Bones Enger Translator

Music is without a doubt the red thread that passes through the life of Marit Serianna. It might not come as a surprise that we met her backstage at Samfunnet, where the walls are tagged all over by artists who have performed there. The couches here are well used, and Marit Serianna highlights that her ass is always wet from sitting on one of the couches, but not the other, without really knowing how. But regardless of the trapped air and the suspiciously moist couches, this is the perfect place to get to know her.

Growing Up Marit Serianna grew up in Lille Tøyen Hageby in Oslo, which almost seems like a little village in the middle of Oslo. “Having had so many opportunities come to me is the best thing about having lived in Oslo”, she says. She was introduced to music at a very young age, which set the foundation for what would become the red thread in her life. “I think my mum was forced to play guitar when she was six or something like that, saying she’s not really musical, but she learned the technique. So, my mum apparently said – Don’t end up like me – to my dad and I”, she answers to questions relating to where her interest in music came from. She was then sent to Barratt Due Musikkinstitutt when she was one and a half years old, and gymnastics when she was able to walk. She highlights that “sports and music” were the most important. “When I was able to clap, or do anything that would produce a sound, it was just a matter of making it rhythmic”, she says. After many musical genres, she ended up in the school marching band, and stayed there for 13 years.

Elvebakken and Revue After finishing grade 10, Marit Serianne thought she would have to start school somewhere that people cared about doing well in school, and without being too slow. “The ones I considered cool in marching band were both musical and interested in school, and they went to Elvebakken”. She ended up starting in the Elvebakken research class. The schools in Oslo have a long tradition of revues, and the Elvebakken-revue is known to be one of the best. It didn’t take long until someone told Marit Serianna to apply for the revue band.

“I applied and got in. After our first year, we were ten boys and one girl, which was actually quite nice. I have always been more comfortable

with the boys than I have with girl groups”, she says. “It’s always been easier for some reason. I think it’s because of common interests, as I liked football and such things as well”.

First Time as Music Director She was a part of the revue band during her three final years in school, and as music director in her final year. Marit Serianna says that the most interesting part of her job as music director was being able to receive so many different musical impressions from different genres. “It was fun to talk about modern music with one group, which is how I was introduced to Snarky Puppy… my love”, she says. After seeing them at Moldejazz, she has been to pretty much every single concert they’ve played in Norway.

The Trip to Trøndelag Marit Serianna’s parents have been adamant about her going to a Folk High School since she was in lower secondary school, and after three years at Elvebakken and revues, she was ready

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She ended up going to Trøndertun Folk High School. “Jazz was the only genre I hadn’t experienced much of. We tried to improvise it with the revue band, but I wasn’t comfortable with it at all”, she says.

That leaves only one thing to do: joining the jazz course. She was also asked to join the revue band at the Folk High School, but she kindly refused the offer. After three years, she was done with revues.

Music – also in Ås When her time in Trøndelag was over, Marit Serianna found her way to Ås.

She began her course in Environmental physics- and renewable energy in 2017.

This would allow her to expand her academic horizons, but it didn’t take long until she found the music scene her in Ås as well. After her first semester, she joined Storbandet.

She was taught at a young age to never quit something without really thinking it through, but she recently decided to end her time with Studentstorbandet.

“I recently decided to take my leave from Storbandet, which has been fun for the last three years.

Revue band is also a lot of fun, but I am starting to realise that I don’t have time to do everything”. Marit Serianna continues to say that she is happy about always pushing herself to not give up, even though something can be challenging at times. “It has been such an amazing life experience”, she says about finishing in Storbandet.

«Just Do It» Marit Serianna had never played in a bigger band prior to Ås. “That is one of the best things about Ås- If you want do try something out, the opportunity is there”, she says. After her time at the Folk High School, she had a “just do it, its not that scary” attitude towards life. “There was an afterparty at Bohemen once, and the chief of concerts at the time was like – Cant you just apply?-“, she says. It didn’t take much

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to convince her, and during Autumn of 2018, Marit Serianna ended up on scene in front of Samfunnet’s General Assembly (GF). “During my GF-speech, I said that I wanted people to show up at least 45 minutes before the concert starts”, she says.

This is probably a lot to ask of Ås, but even so, she was chosen to join the positional, and assumed her role as Chief of Concerts during the entirety of 2019.

Konsertblokka Not only did Marit Serianna make coming to concerts early attractive to many, but it was Konsertblokka that she cared the most for, as she had worked with them previously. “I remember sitting there, working as a technician, wanting to try working with lighting, or joining booking, or to be an artist, or to be a DJ. I wanted to try everything!”. It was through konsertblokka that she ended up applying for her position. “As chief of concerts I gained some insight on how to work with different things if I wanted to”, she says. Like most positions you apply for, there was enough work to do, but the opportunity was always there. “If everything is good up top, it’ll be good in the levels below, and below and below in the hierarchy”, she continues. From the outside, konsertblokka seems like a tight bunch of people, so it would seem that this approach provided good results?

“ Backstage is definitely the coolest place at Samfunnet ”

Music Director – Again After many good events, and a lot of work, the year of being chief of concerts is at last finished. It didn’t take long until Marit Serianna found a new occupation at Samfunnet, now as music director for the UKE-revue. “I am very grateful for Synneva and Tanita, who dragged me into the revue bubble again”, she says. Working as music director for the UKE-revue is a bit different from Upper secondary school, as they now have a professional worker who’s in charge of the music for the show. “He’s so organised, it’s almost scary”, she laughs. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a sneak peek for the April UKE-revue, but what we experienced at the 50th anniversary for Aud Max is promising for the future. With a lot of shows and four grand-premiers, we can only wish Marit Serianna, and the rest of the revue gang a huge good luck with the upcoming UKA this year.

It isn’t always easy finishing up a text (or an interview) about a person like Marit Serianna.

We could probably sit backstage and talk about music for days on end.

Having been in Studentstorbandet, worked as chief of conserts in Samfunnet, and now working as music director for the UKErevue 2020, she has already accumulated a long resume in regard to sound waves from Ås. And this is definitely not the last time we hear or read about her.

Three quickies

(that weren’t all that quick)

1. Best concert at Samfunnet? deLillos during UKA 2018

or wine?

2. Beer Wine (red)

3. Best concert outside of Ås?

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Dear Marit Serianna, Before the General Assembly, Autumn 2018, an unknown name came up that wanted to apply for the board at Samfunnet. You were a young individual in Ås, and relatively inexperienced. The candidacy remembers your passion for music the most. It was later discovered that emails were checked on a daily basis. These are two skills that are important for any chief of concerts, and they were most definitely present. You were of course chosen, you embraced the council duties, and all the fun and challenging activities that would follow with open arms. You shone bright in the council as dutiful and dedicated. A true blue source of joy, in every board meeting at Samfunnet, with lots of love and a big heart for the house and everyone around you.

Some of the absolute best memories that we are left with are from our trips together, with Ålesund, Bergen and Ultuna being our absolute favourites!

You welcome us with a big Marit Seriannahug. If anyone needs help, red wine, good music or just a hug, you’re always there for us. Ås is lucky to be able to experience your enthusiasm, your compassion and your personality for a long time forward.

Our dear friend, we look forward to more red wine, trips, good music, fernet, falafel-hunts, parties and good times with you in the future.

Big hugs from your council during the Spring of 2019, Ane, Johan Stener, Anne Marte, Lars Martin, Ulrik and Inger Marie

Wow, what a fantastic lady! What would we do without Marit Serianna? Service minded, ambitious and committed is only a couple adjectives that could describe our music director. We have been together for a year, which has been both exciting and fun, but also tiresome. At the same time, Marit Serianna has kept the motivation of the band up high and pushed us through some long and tiring days. Even with an insanely full schedule, we can always count on Marit Serianna and her ability to focus on music – this woman IS music! She could have arrived from a four-hour long meeting and be completely exhausted, yet still offer to make us coffee. She is patient through rehearsals, she tolerates our many shenanigans and is great at hyping us up when we need it. We are so happy to that we got to know you, Marit Serianna, and can’t wait for what the future holds.

Big group hug from Andungene (revue band).

PS: Thank you for always helping those who forget the lyrics to Lambo <3

Marit! It has been four years since we first met and got to know each other at Trøndertun Folk High School. It didn’t take long for your contagious smile to charm us away. What a fantastic girl you are! We connected immediately. What started as a modest “hello”, has moved on to a strong friendship which has stayed strong 4 years later – despite staying in different places and moving on to different courses.

You are now geeking out to environmental physics and renewable energy at NMBU. We can both agree that you might as well keep us out of conversations regarding these topics.

We consider ourselves quite weak in regard to these topics but will always smile and nod nicely back at you. We will always be proud of everything you accomplish!

You geeked out at Trøndertun aswell. That time in music theory and a gorgeous trumpet play with a very special clang. How we miss playing with you!

Smart, kind hearted and beautiful (both inside and out). We cannot forget to mention your unique ability to bring out the best in people, which is something we believe that everyone who has met you can agree on.

You have a very special place in both of our hearts, and we wish you the best of luck moving forward. We will see you and jazz out with you soon!

Moa and Erlend

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UKA I ÅS 2020: FROM UNCLEAR TO UNTAMABLE Tord Kristian F. Andersen Editor In Clief UKA in Ås

One march morning 2020, or – the miniUKA that never was The gravity of the situation started to manifest Monday March 9th, when Samfunnet started cutting down on tickets to events. The day after, the same thing happened to miniUKA. By Thursday, the semester plan was cut off, campus was closed, the energy seminar was cancelled and the spring highlight – miniUKA – was no more. In addition to huge amounts of work made redundant, it seemed that double planning was the new way of life for the organization. This proved to be heavy days for many, not only the ones that were involved, but for the student body as a whole. Still, the wheels never stopped turning fully. Artists were still getting booked, events were being planned, the revue team continued practicing. Because of the uncertainty about the future, all plans had an air of secrecy. Delays and outside forces made it difficult to have any new clear information out before the summer.

From the outside, it took a long time before the student body realized that UKA in Ås was going ahead, as so much information was withheld. Still, it was for good reason – many plans have been laid and thrown away. Before summer, the artist list was ready for the public, but the plug was pulled right before anything leaked, because of too much uncertainty. “How many will we be able to house?” “How can we promise volunteer rewards?” “How can we honour the anniversary during a global pandemic?” were among the questions tossed about in the UKA organization.

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Kaja Mie Botnen Translator

a total of 600 allowed visitors – and as the phoenix, UKA rised from it’s ashes. Aud. Max., The booze loop and the bodega will become three separate, but simultaneous parties. This will allow a maximum number of people to join in on the festivities, and it will give UKA the ability to reward its volunteers. For the plan to work, the guest

Sondre Justad in Aud.Max. UKA 2018 Photo: UKA in Ås

Headliner Cezinando UKA 2018 Photo: UKA in Ås

Get up with Stunt! UKA 2018 Photo: UKA in Ås

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cannot move between the houses. Still it is the best solution under the circumstances, which can, as we well know, change in a heartbeat.

In any case, it should be clear to most that UKA will be different this year. Amongst other things, serving for all the three places will be different, and it is important that these feel like a good offer to everyone.

We have to adhere to the rules reguarding cohorts and sitting down while being served. People will be able to move around, but it has to happen in a more ordered fashion than the usual drunken meandering about the loop. This means that it might be wise to plan with your flatmates mates or fellow students which nights are the best to go out. Tickets are already on their way out, so hurry up!

Volunteer!

Even though the deadline for applying to specific volunteer posts has passed, the chief of UKA will still make sure that there is some room left for those who want to join in. UKA is not something that happens on its own, and it is imperative that many contribute. Not only to make sure that the events og as planned, but also because UKA is the ticket to volunteerlife at Ås. It is a great way to meet people, with great rewards. UKA needs the students just as

much as the students need UKA. Right now, UKA in Ås in on a rollercoaster starting its decent, and with the wagons in free fall, a lot of people are feeling a tingling sensation. The huge faith the municipal doctor and Ås municipality gives UKA is comforting, but we are not proving ourselves to them: The students are the ones that are coming. So come on, get into it, help out and join a All Time UKE!

UKErevue App-app-app Photo: UKA in Ås

Photo volunteers at work Photo: UKA in Ås

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Not everything is better digitally Or is it?

Anne Tove Græsdal Tornes Våge Journalist

Oda Braar Wæge Illustrator

Aleksander Mæland Munkejord Translator

This spring gave the university and the world a chance to look for new solutions, due to the pandemic. Most workplaces were moved to people’s homes. Some of our courses were changed from graded to passed/failed, and most were given new kinds of exams. How did the exams go? Tuntreet asked both NMBU and the students how they felt about the exams, and what they have learned.

Kari Bauge, Senior adviser for the academic administration at NMBU, says that the spring of 2020 had a significantly higher number of exams that had to be held digitally, through WISEflow. Some courses found other solutions, for example hand-in assignments on Canvas. There were about 100 subjects and above 8000 registered students who held their exams at home on WISEflow during May 2020.

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major issues that affected everyone, but there will always be some minor issues.”

Kari responds when asked how they felt about the digital exams.

“We feel that the students were well prepared, even though it was demanding with lots of changes and new situations to cope with. In the cases with difficulties it was mostly related to converting files (PDF) and managing to upload the correct file within the time limit. Technical assistants were ready to support the students during

the exams. We feel that this solution has worked well, and that those who needed help, were helped.

Statistics on grades is challenging this semester, as many courses also changed gradings to passed/failed in relation to the change to at-home exams. These grades cannot be compared to the regular A-F, and so it is difficult to say anything about this.”

According to Tuntreet’s survey, 59.4% had

TUNTREET changes in exam-type, while 15.6% experienced little change. 57.6% of students had a positive impression of digital exams, while the remaining 42.4% did not. 39.4% feel that the exams were more difficult than earlier, 39.4% feel that they were not, and the remaining 21.2% think they were as difficult as before.

Regarding the results of the digital exams, 45.5% felt like it went better than expected. The remaining students were evenly divided between feeling it went as expected, and worse than expected, with 27.3% on each.

A disadvantage of digital exams can be that it’s hard to check if everyone followed the rules that were set, and that nobody cheated. When asked if they had used any aids or collaborated, only 34.4% said yes. 62.5% said they had not, and the rest did not want to answer.

Some quotes from the survey: “I think the person who was responsible for the course took it very lightly and made the exam too easy with many exercises we had done before. Many (including myself ) got grades they didn’t deserve.”

“Comment about digital exams: SWEET to have all exam aids available, and not stress about arriving in time at a big foul exam hall.”

“Should be easier to get digital help, if issues arise. For example when handing in the exam. Should be harder to cheat.”

“Works better on oral exams than written ones” “Many were late with giving information about the exam” “How can you say that we can’t communicate or use aids when you can’t possibly check up on it? When the exam is digital with no form of control, it’s practically allowed.

I see no issues with breaking these rules.”

“Digital exam at home, with multiple choice, with too little time and no option to go back, thumbs down.”

“Digital exams can surely be continued, but not with a raised difficulty compared to what it would be like with normal school exams. Some people have gained benefits from Covid-19 in regard to how they like working and reading at home, while my friends and I have an overall negative view on working at home, and how all the lectures are digital.”

“Under the circumstances, the exams were set up tolerably, but there’s room for improvement.”

“Having oral exams digitally is not favorable.”

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WHAT DO WE PASS BY IN THE PARK Guro Størdal Journalist

Guro Størdal Journalist Tord Kristian F. Andersen Photographer Emilie Netskar Photographer Eirin Aasland Translator

No matter where you are coming from or where you are going to on the campus of Ås, you will walk through or along something green and alive. There are ponds, trees and flowers everywhere.

Behind all this lays a whole lot of history and hard work. The park has been in development since the 1800s and today extends over an area of 450 acres.

Tuntreet and summerflowers All that grows in what was the former Agricultural College, has always been central at Ås. In centre of all the green is tuntreet, a linden tree that was planted around 1864. This year, there has been a proper colour party in the beds around the tree. The gardener from the Real Estate Department, Filip Ihrsen, explains that the installation is inspired by a breakfast buffet in Asia. «There are probably not a whole lot of people that see the inspiration behind it, but one should be able to enjoy the views and be drawn in to see the colours and details» he says. The beds around tuntreet is filled with summerflowers and changes every year.

The Duck Pond Another central element in the park is The Duck Pond. It carries great meaning to many, both students and locals. Many dear memories has been created here; a lot of people has bathed here, chosen it as a destination on walks or went to feed the

«It is incredible what a small puddle of water can mean to people»

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ducks. «It is incredible what a small puddle of water can mean to people» says Ihrsen.

Over the last few years, “the puddle of water” has gotten a real facelift. Inspired by old drawings and pictures, the pond has gotten new widths and trees. An edge of braided hazel has been made and taken from Nordskogen, and the width as well as the walkway has been fixed. An underwater garden shear has been provided to remove waterlilies 2-3 times a year. «The Duck Pond should be a mirror of the sky, not a green spot» Ihrsen says.

Other ponds Niagara flows from The Duck Pond, a water depot for rain water from the ground and

the roofs of the surrounding buildings. The work on Niagara started in the beginning of 1940, and has been a problem-child ever since, Ihrsen explains. Several techniques has been tested to maintain the water, but now they have made a simple membrane in the bottom. This has led to a stream that has never looked better, and is surrounded by perennials.

The Duck Pond and Niagara are both part of a long network of streams and ponds.

In the last few years, more parts has been opened up, which has led to the arrival of new plant- and insect species.

Niagara

A separate part of this network is a rain bed behind Tivoli. Here, research is conducted to see how much water plants can absorb. All of the water comes from the rain, and the water that lands on the roof of Tivoli is led into these water beds. There are information posters for those especially interested.

Filip Ihrsen works as a gardener, or «potato» in the park.

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TUNTREET Geological garden If you get overwhelmed by all the green, you can take a trip to the geological garden that is placed in front of Soil Science Building. It has been a project for new landscape architecture students the last two years. You can find many different stones and rocks here.

There is even a few trees and plants, including a Maidenhair tree from Hiroshima. In one corner, one can find a Mediterranean theme and a Tamarisk tree is thriving and growing here. Other projects are also found in this garden, such as different experiments with mineral treatments to see if one can avoid weeds and only maintain wanted plants.

The Lion park By the Tower building one can find the Lionhead, designed by Olav Leif Moen.

Throughout the years it has changed and carries a South-European mark to this day.

Here, a bit shielded from the surroundings, there are great historical benches to rest on with beautiful flowers and calming flowing water.

Info about the rocks, and the rest of the park, is found at nmbu.gardenexplorer.org

Around the big lawn In front of the Clock building one can find a great part of the park. There are flowers, benches, steps and fountains here. If you take a look towards the big lawn one can see â&#x20AC;&#x153;lines of sightâ&#x20AC;?. Depending on where you look through the openings of the trees, there will be different landscapes such as

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The big lawn in front of the Clock building

TUNTREET Summer job in the park To get the park to look the way it does, it needs a lot of work and maintenance. Every summer, a group of students plant and maintain the park as a summer job. Camilla Svarverud and Jon Eivin Kivle had their first summer as substitutes, and would very much like to do it again next year.

The enjoy the work and find it nice to work outside. They also like the flexible hours and appreciate the knowledge they walk away with. They have done a lot of new things, but learn along the way. Even if they make a mistake, the plant will always grow back again! It is rare that the summer substitutes get noticed, but every now and then an older lady will walk by and compliment their work.

Ihrsen brags a lot about the summer helpers. ÂŤThey are ambitious, and one does not need to ask them twice to do thingsÂť he says. He also explains that it would not be possible to maintain the park without them, and that they are in an entire own league.

The rhododendron flowers in the spring with many beautiful colours.

Jon Eivin Kivle (3rd year landscape architecture) and Camilla Svarverud (4th year environment and architecture) enjoy working outside in the park.

agricultural fields, the sky, and forest.

On the side of the big lawn is the Hirchsteps. Before, it was only a slope with a lawn, but a few years ago a master thesis was written about the stairs that was there before the lawn. Funds were sought, and the stairs were restored to its historical looks, including a rose bed.

Much, much more

The park by NMBU has a lot to offer with its different elements, and one could walk for hours looking around. The rhododendron can be mentioned that blooms in fall, as well as the big lawns with beautiful trees, Nordskogen, the fan beds with decorative useful plants, secret gazebos, alleys, and even more ponds and flowerbeds in different designs. It is a living outdoor museum that is to be utilized and enjoyed.

The tulip flowering from the lawn, Spring 2020

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- Join Samfunnet - Join your academic society - Join a committee at Samfunnet - Get your picture taken by Tuntreet - Participate in infovors, -party, -nasj, open practice - Get thrown out of Samfunnet - Come to a company presentation for the pizza

- Walk to Årungen - Volunteer for UKA - Apply to join a society - Get free condoms at the post office - Get, and deliver, free chlamydia test at the post office - Learn the Norwegian national anthem - Be hung over in class - Go to a theme party wearing only items from the thrift shop

Ås Bucketlist

Graduation 2020 ended up being pretty amputated for most of us. What should have been the ultimate climax after upper high, ended up in lockdown. Luckily, you are now here with Ås, and the opportunity for something even better lies ahead. No matter if you didn’t have a senior bucketlist or didn’t get to do it; here is what you should try out during your first semester at NMBU. Oda Braar Wæge Illustrator

- Have a beer in the Bodega - Arrange a dinner with your friends or flatmates - Use your admittance band from Samfunnet the day after - Watch your recorded class at double speed

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- Write to “Did you hear that...”

- Go for a morning stroll in yesterdays theme party clothes - Bathe in Andedammen - Take a picture of Eika at sunset - Flunk exphil.

- Get your bike stolen(R.I.P. all my bikes) - Fall out of Pentagon 1-beds

- Mix up Krona and Verket - Buy a wreck of a bike - Fill up the bottle return at Rema 1000 - Arrange waffle-meeting with your flatmates - Join the wrong pre-party - Get your picture published at Samfunnets facebook page

“Bioburn” Av Pauline Hovland

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The Buddy Week Aftermath

Vegard Høgi Olsen Journalist

Anne Tove Græsdal Våge Journalist

Just like every other buddy week around the country, the buddy week at NMBU were also affected by the restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has caused havoc all over the world and is still a huge challenge for many countries.

The authorities in Norway are worried a new wave of cases of infections will rise again in the country. All the faculties at NMBU, the buddies and their buddy kids got restrictions on alcohol consumption, they had to keep a one meter distance to each other, and were not allowed to organise their own parties in the student accommodation. The latter was the condition for a controlled buddy week being thrown in the first place.

Disagreements Between the Municipal Chief Physician and Rector August 11th, an article the municipal chief physician in Ås, Sidsel Storhaug, was published in the national newspaper VG. She went hard on the students and their partying during buddy week and called the 30 Issue 06 Year 75

Tord Kristian F. Andersen Photographer Astrid Kisen Translator

article “Municipal chief physician requests that students partying get suspended from the university”. She claimed that the Rector at NMBU, Sjur Baardsen, should take action and cancel buddy week, as well as suspend students that continued partying. Rector agreed that the students must comply with the restrictions the government has put in place but disagreed on cancelling buddy week and suspending students. In a video posted on NMBU’s facebook page, Sjur Baardsen and the president of the Student Board, Tuva Todnem Lund, thanked the students that complied with the rules of infection control during buddy week. Sjur Baardsen was very impressed and invited all the to lunch as NMBU’s treat. After a lot of criticism, the municipal chief physician has moderated her tone in talks with Ås Avis.

Negative Test at REALTEK After the news of there potentially being one person infected at REALTEK, the leaders of buddy week decided to cancel the rest of the events. The test result

turned out to be negative. None the less, the students were quick to give REALTEK the nickname Coronatek. This came as a surprise, as LANDSAM seemed to win that name the weekend before buddy week started. Having had two visits by the police and even stricter restrictions on alcohol consumption.

The Buddy Kids’ Experience of Buddy Week

The buddy kids interviewed by Tuntreet say they thought buddy week was well organised, and that the events and the buddies were good at including everyone and infection control.

However, they feel like it was a bit of an anticlimax, given the fact that the good times ended so quickly. This year’s buddy week can be seen as an ever going pre-party before all the partygoers have to go home.

To summarise, buddy week went well with good planning and a huge focus on infection control. The buddy kids thought the execution of the event was good, but an anticlimax when the night ended.

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This year’s buddy week can be seen as an ever going preparty before all the partygoers have to go home.

The Student Leaders Respond When the president of the Student Board, Tuva Todnem Lund, were asked how the Student Board felt about the buddy week, she replied the following: “Generally, we are incredibly happy with how we organised the buddy week. We know many volunteers were involved and they spent so many hours on planning and execution of a buddy week that was completely different from any other buddy week ever before. We are extremely pleased and thankful for the work put down by everyone! We were also visited by a emergency coordinator from Ås municipality and together with the chief of safety at NMBU and myself, we walked around one late night. In an email the next day, we received this message: “No matter where we went, infection control measures were taken. I am very impressed.”

And so are we. We have been attending as many events as possible during buddy week, seen even more and talked to many buddies and buddy kids. We are incredibly impressed by the adaptability and the effort people have shown. Buddy week is so important to make friends in a new university, and we are happy we managed to organise the program. It is crucial to give new students the best possible beginning to their university experience. Rector at NMBU agrees, and we are very proud of buddies and buddy kids who have all taken the situation seriously.

What we have seen and experienced has been impressive in every way. It is now very important that we manage to continue to keep up the infection control throughout the autumn, or as long as it is necessary to

keep the infection low and the university, Samfunnet and the community open.

Samfunnet has put down a huge effort to be able have something to offer at all, and we know volunteers there have worked day and night to be able to offer a safe experience for the students. We are very thankful for their effort, on behalf of the student body.

You may also add that buddy weeks all over the country has received lots of criticism, and the media have covered this in a questionable way. We disagree with the way media has singled out and shamed specific groups in the way we (The student Board) feel have happened the last few weeks.

Being photographed without consent, and other ways of public shaming is obviously not okay. Thanks to everyone who stood tall through the storm.”

Buddy General Vegard Sjaastad Hansen had this to say regarding buddy week: “We think buddy week went very well! Buddy leaders and the buddies have worked hard on the infection control measures. We have also observed the students complying with these measures, and still having a great time.

Infection control went very well. I have personally overlooked it all, as well as Bård, and the representative from Ås Municipality and Tuva, who inspected the buddy week.

They got the impression that all the events were good at following infection control measures.

We have had a running evaluation, which has given us the opportunity to take necessary measured throughout the week. We noticed buddy week got a bit of negative attention from the media, and neighbors due to private

parties. When this happened, we just made an even clearer distinction between the buddy week and these private parties.”

The new leader of Samfunnet, Maylinn, had the following to say about buddy week: “I can only speak on behalf of the events at Samfunnet, but I would say the execution has surpassed all expectations. People at work have been really good at laying detailed plans and making the changes necessary for keeping the plans executable and according to infection control.

As mentioned before, the people who planned this have been good at making executable plans, and that’s why we have been able to keep up infection control at our events at Samfunnet so far. Almost all of the guests have also been very understanding of the fact that this has been a buddy week out of the ordinary at Samfunnet. However, it is a bit weird that Aud Max smells like a swimming pool because all the chairs have been disinfected with chlorine.

Luckily, the only minor problems we have faced have been ones that we can change throughout the night or before the next event.

Otherwise, we have experienced that things like admissions and serving takes longer time, but that is something we really can’t change that much, as they are state regulations. We have also experienced that new students need a bit of educating when it comes to how to make the good bodega-vibe, but hopefully they’ll learn that eventually. We find it a bit sad that people buy tickets, but do not show up. We hope people will be better at either reselling their ticket, or to show up when you are one of the lucky ones who managed to get a ticket.”

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INFECTION CONTROL AT SAMFUNNET Guro Størdal Journalist

Sunniva Buvarp Schmitz Photographer

Eirin Aasland Translator

In March the Norwegian society was turned upside down. This also had an effect on how Samfunnet in Ås is run.

Limited tickets and parties more often To be able to hold party events there is a space limitation of 200 guests. To compensate for less guests, Samfunnet has opened up for more party events, even on Saturdays. Erik “Gregers” Sand, deputy in the board of Samfunnet, explain that usually during the Buddy week there are around 3500 guests at Samfunnet, but this year it was limited to around 850 in total.

Inside the premises, you will be seated at a table with the people you arrive with. Every table has a seating limitation, and has to be cleaned in between each table setting. It is preferable that people sit at their table without unnecessary wandering, as wandering gives more work for the workers and makes it harder to maintain the one meter distancing rule.

Table serving The authorities deband that alcohol is bought and served at the tables. Since diggipay is not portable, bank terminals are used as a temporary solution.

After a couple of party events, the board of Samfunnet has experienced that the most effective way is for the bar committee to take orders and serve at the tables, while the volunteer workers at Samfunnet helps behind the bar and with cleaning.

There will also be food services on Fridays and Saturdays in all rooms to avoid unnecessary traffic in the Rosehagen (rose garden). A menu for food and drinks will be placed on all tables.

Erik «Gregers» Sand, deputy at the board of Samfunnet.

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Want to have an offer A lot has had to change, but people are working on maintaining varied and exciting offers. Ås municipality was very pleased when they were on an inspection at Samfunnet, which is very positive for the rest of the semester. Gregers emphasizes nevertheless that Samfunnet is not a “free space”, and «every covid-19 rule is still applies».

Work is also being done to make available offers to people who want to hold their own events.

Separate arrangements can be held by separating rooms, which will enhance the capacity at Samfunnet as well as the offers. «We do wish for people to come to Samfunnet, and not choose other premises around», says Gregers.

The covid-19 measures affect the whole operation Party evenings are not the only events that has been affected by covid-19 measures. There is a reduced capacity in the different rooms, which has led to the different fraternities and unions having to adapt to the measures to be able to practice and have meetings. Everyone who shows up to these meetings has to register themselves with their names and phone numbers, and all contact surfaces has to be cleaned after use.

New solutions New problems require new solutions, and there are still a lot being planning and developed. Among other things, there is ongoing work to get diggipay more adapted to take orders at the tables. It may be that some of the new solutions will simplify future operations, and will still be used when we get back to normal.

Plexiglass has been added in the Cafe club and by the entrance.

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Wow, is that a course?

Tired of complaining parents and dull, unproductive summer days? Maybe you miss the regularity of daily life, or are considering a couple extra credits? Do not despair, NMBU offers August block subjects you didn’t know you needed.

Jane Bergan Journalist

Oda Braar Wæge Illustrator

PJH241 – Potato production (biosciences) You may have heard that NMBU is a university for the particularly interested. Perhaps an undeserved poor reputation, until you realize we have a three-week course dedicated to this country’s favorite knoll. You get to learn about uses, growth and development, nutrition, diseases, optimal soil structure and storing.

When: August, odd years (minimum 5 students) Prerequisites: None – so have at it!

MVI250 – packaging technology

(chemistry, biotechnology and food science)

Honestly, I was fascinated by packaging being a course, but it does make sense when it comes to food. You learn about different packaging materials, sustainable solutions and reduction of food wastage. There’s a particular focus on the UN sustainable development goals, which in itself is pretty cool.

When: August, every year Prerequisites: MVI100 or equivalent knowledge of food production, and KJB210 or equivalent knowledge of chemistry.

APL260 – Metropolitan areas in Europe (landscape and society) Are you tired of the forests and fields in Ås, and prefer streets and buildings?

Then this course is for you. You learn about the growth and development of European cities, in addition to social conditions, growth, environment, culture and globalization. It peaks with a study trip to a major European metropolitan area.

When: August-October, every year (unless there’s a global pandemic) Prerequisites. APL103 + passing the first year of Urban and regional planning.

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Other fun courses HFX208 – Beekeeping (Environmental sciences and natural resource management) This is definitely a fun summer course! During the June- and August-blocks you can learn all you’ll ever need to know about bees and beekeeping, pollination and bee research.

MVI276 - Brewing (Chemistry, biotechnology and food Science) This is an autumn parallel course, but definitely grabs the essence of “yes, of course we have this at Ås”. If you’re interested in the production and quality of beer, this is the course for you.

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Troublesome blinds: Why Doesn’t the Automatic Blinds at Sørhellinga Work?

Julie Westergaard Karlsen Journalist

Simen Walbækken Tangen Photographer

Here Comes The Sun The window blinds at Sørhellinga has for a long time been a source of irritation. The blinds on the outside of the windows are controlled by a weather station on the roof, that is supposed to ensure the blinds automatically adjusting according to the weather. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen.

Troublesome Blinds The Head of the Department of Estates and Facilities, Jon Grønli Olafsen, doesn’t think fragility is the problem, but rather the weather station. The weather station can’t individually adjust each blind, so even though different parts of the building have different needs, the position of the blinds are uniform.

“The blinds at Sørhellinga are living a life of their own. The weather could be rainy and grey outside, but the blinds can suddenly come down.” Masterstudent Anne-Marie Austad explains. “Or roasting heat at midday, and the blinds go up. Rumour has it the mechanism is wind sensitive, meaning the blinds are fragile and can’t be down when it is windy”.

“Many measures have been taken, from adjusting light levels to replacing and moving the weather station”. Neither manually adjusting the blinds have improved the situation: “this hasn’t worked either, as we then received complaints from other users”.

Astrid Kisen Translator

Frustrated Student Council The Student Council at MINA has several times complained about the blinds, but this never led to a solution. “Sometimes, it seems like the problem has been solved, but then the situation is back to its terrible state”, Austad explains.

Green Solace A suggestion has been made to install blinds on the inside, but it doesn’t seem like it will happen. “Indoor blinds are a bad idea, as then the heat has already been let into the room.

The need for cooling down is then higher and the energy expenses will follow”. So, the next time students have to be creative and put up blinds in the form of folders or bring out the sunglasses, they can take solace that the environment is happy at least.

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TT Taboo Racism

Vegard Høgi Olsen Journalist

Anne Tove Græsdal Tornes Våge Journalist

Oda Braar Wæge Illustrator

Tilde Milia Skaatun Translator

The year is 2020, and it proves to be true that “history repeats itself”. There have been a number of cases of police violence in the United States that have garnered international attention. This shows that racism is still very prevalent. Tuntreet has looked at racism in the US and Norway, and how students relate to racism.

Police violence in the United States This oppression of African Americans in the United States was highlighted on May 25, 2020, when the 46-year-old African American man George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This happened during an arrest where Floyd had used a fake 20-dollar bill.

The assassination of George Floyd moved people deeply, and sparked major antiracist demonstrations around the world.

The Black lives matter movement started in full, with protests and investigations of other cases where people of color have been murdered by the police. On May 29, one of the four police officers responsible for 1.

Floyd’s death was charged with the murder.

Later, the remaining three police officers were indicted.1 Furthermore, a bill called “The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” was implemented. It makes sure the police are being held liable for damages in lawsuits, that the police officers will use a body camera, and a ban on “non-knock warrants”(when the police do not knock on the door, often used in drug raids.).2 Is there racism in Norway, or just in the US? Unfortunately it is not only the patriotic United States who have a problem with racism, it also exists in Norway. Instead of direct racism in the form of hate

speech, here the racism is more systematic, structural or institutional. The difference between how structural racism shows itself in the USA versus in Norway has a lot to do with how the countries are structured.

In The United States the racism stems from a structure built on history where African Americans were kept as slaves. It is also more prominent in ghettos that are more closely monitored by the police, and a health system that only benefits those who have a stable job. This in turn depends on education, something which people of color are less likely to have.3 In Norway, one can see racism more in the job / housing market4 or in politics5.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/george-floyd-officers-charges/index.html 2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52969375 3. https://www.businessinsider.com/us-systemic-racism-in-charts-graphs-data-2020-6?r=US&IR=T#the-coronavirus-crisis-has-only-exacerbated-an-alreadywide-disparity-in-access-to-healthcare-18 4. https://forskning.no/institutt-for-samfunnsforskning-arbeid-innvandring/arbeidsgivere-diskriminerer-pakistanere-pa-jobbjakt/291292 5. https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/J1dp87/tv-2-og-amundsens-reinspikka-rasisme-per-anders-langeroed

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TT-TABU What is racism?

Racism can come in the form of racist statements, stereotypes, negative attitudes and prejudices. It can hinder the freedom of religion and expression, as well as prevent people from participating and using their resources in society.

Systematic racism There is a lot of talk about various forms of racism as well as modern racism, which is also called systematic, structural or institutional racism. According to Alyasah Sewell, professor of sociology at Emory University, institutional racism is a blockage or lack of access to goods, services and opportunities in society, for people of color. Examples of this can be in the housing/job market, education or politics. It is often described as when an organization or society distributes more resources to one group than another without a racist ulterior motive. These rules, processes and possibilities are what establish institutional racism, and variants such as structural or systematic racism.

Racism in the job market Research done before and after the terrorist attack on July 22 shows that job seekers with Pakistani names received fewer call-backs than applicants with ethnic Norwegian names. Researchers conducted two similar experiments, in which they sent out hundreds of fake job applications with completely identical qualifications. The only difference was the use of Norwegian and Pakistani names. The applications were sent to six different job sectors, to investigate how wide and varied the discrimination was. The experiment was conducted in both 2010 and 2011, thus both before and after the terrorist act. It showed that you were significantly less likely to be called for a job interview if you had a Pakistani name. The experiment also showed that employers did not have a change of attitude after the terrorist attack, and still preferred applicants with Norwegian names.

Racism in the housing market Several people also experience racism in the housing market. Recently, 19-year-old Amanuel Meselu from Ă&#x2026;s was denied to rent an apartment due to his African background.

He had just finished high school, and was going to study in Political Science for a year in Halden. In the search for a place to live, he responded to an advertisement he had seen on FINN.no. The answer he got from the landlord was that they no longer rented out to boys with an African background. Amanuelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Daniel, shared the story to show that this kind of everyday racism is not always easy to see, and that it is not okay. FINN. no has said afterwards that they distance themselves from the landlordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statements and discrimination. They have been in contact with the landlord and removed the ad due to a violation of the Rent Act. Daniel Meselu has chosen to take the case to the Discrimination Tribunal.

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Demonstrations against Sian In late August, a number of people gathered in front of the parliament, where Sian (Stop the Islamization of Norway) held a celebration they called an “offend party”.

Several people gathered for a counterdemonstration against the marking. The counter-demonstration intended to stand up for the fight against racism by drowning out the Sian members. The temperature rose considerably during the counterdemonstration, when a Sian member spat on and tore out pages from the Quran. The police had to use force to calm down some of the protesters. The police have received complaints from both parties in the past, both about insufficient use of force and excessive use of force.

why/how racism is still here. Be an active anti-racist and use your voice to help shed light on the issues and racist attitudes that still exist in society today. Show support to organizations that help against racism, or volunteer for organizational work. One of the organizations who could use your help is Agenda X and Norwegian People’s Aid Solidarity Youth. Organizations such as Save the Children and The Red Cross also work against racism. A final recommendation is to go to antirasistisk.no if you can donate, or are curious about other ways to help.

What can be done to prevent racism in Norway?

There is a lot one can do to help against racism, even in Norway. One of the first and most important things you can do is read up on the problem. There are many good books that explain how racism has been built up throughout history, and

- White fragility - Robin DiAngelo

List of recommended books: - Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race - Reni Eddo-Lodge

- They can’t kill us all - Wesley Lowery - The new Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander

https://www.samfunnsforskning.no/bilder/integreringsbarometeret/flak/integreringsbarometeret_2020.pdf https://framtida.no/2020/08/13/fekk-ikkje-leige-leiligheit-eg-leiger-ikkje-ut-til-afrikanske-gutar https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/hva-vet-vi-om-omfanget-av-rasisme-i-norge-i-dag_-1.15046872#:~:text=Samtidig%20hevdes%20det%20at%20det,tog%20 til%20sentrum%20ved%20Stortinget. https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/rasisme-i-norge-1.12226073 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-racial-discrimination https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/589aa9f4e14540b5a5a6144aaea7b518/handlingsplan-mot-rasisme_uu_des-2019.pdf https://forskning.no/institutt-for-samfunnsforskning-arbeid-innvandring/arbeidsgivere-diskriminerer-pakistanere-pa-jobbjakt/291292

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TT-TABU From the survey To get a better grasp of what the students at NMBU think about racism, a survey was published on Tuntreet’s facebook page. There were 34 people who responded to the survey.

It showed that 44.8% of the students who responded to the survey have witnessed a racist act.

What they have witnessed include “racist remarks and prejudice”, “Blacks spoken about in negative terms”, “People have only spoken to me, who is ethnic Norwegian, and overlooked my dark-skinned friend”, and “Excessive police violence against a black man”.

10.3% of the students have experienced racism themselves and 17.2% know someone who has experienced racism. When it comes to the way they have experienced racism, 40% answer that it is indirect racism. Just as many answered that they were not sure if they had experienced any. 13.8% have witnessed or experienced racist acts at NMBU/the Student Society. 65.5% have not witnessed or experienced racist attitudes, 17.2% are not sure and 3.4% knows someone who has witnessed or experienced racism.

This was that “someone spoke very condescendingly about Pakistanis and Indians. It was clear that it was not meant to be a joke”.

When it comes to how aware one is of how prevalent racism is in today’s society, 37.9% say that they are aware. As many as 58.6% say that they could have been more attentive, and 3.4% are unsure whether they are attentive enough. When asked whether they think their attention to racism is good enough, 57.1% answered no. 17.9% answered yes, and the remaining 25% answered just about right. 37.9% say that they are committed to change racist attitudes. 13.8% answered that they do not get involved and as many as 48.3% answered that they do not get involved enough.

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Become one of Ås! Ås municipality wants students that live in Ås to report relocation to Ås. This will give an advantage to both students and the other inhabitants of Ås.

Tilde Birgitte Dalberg Journalist

Nathalie Genvieve Bjørneby Photographer

Eirin Aasland Translator

Many benefits The «Move to Ås» campaign has started, and the municipality advertise with good offers if you report relocation. You get 4000 NOK transferred to your bank account, a gift card with the value of 1000 NOK to use at the cinema in Ås and at other events at the community building in Ås. Another benefit is that you will be able to vote at the municipal election. What other benefits do you get? And what does the municipality gain by students transferring to Ås from another municipality? ”It is about the feeling of being a true inhabitant. One does live here after all, and by reporting relocation one will not walk around with the feeling of being a “stranger”, but rather a feeling of being a real inhabitant”, says Mayor Ola Nordal.

One can also do as several other students have done; get involved with the politics in the municipality. Here, one can influence

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Cinema boss for Ås Cinema Martin Øsmundset (left) and Mayor Ola Nordal (right).

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what happens in the municipality and contribute to the democracy.

It is not only students who can report relocation. If you have lived here for a Good business for the municipality few years already without relocating, the ”When I was a student in Lillehammer, municipality would highly appreciate I reported relocation because I wanted to it if you did now. ”The municipalitys contribute to the local community and economy is tight right now. Relocating is society” says the boss of Ås cinema Martin thereore a much needed contribution to the Øsmundset. The municipality earns a lot by municipality”, says Nordal. a student reporting relocation.

A rich cultural life ”It is very good business for the municipality. Ås municipality welcome students with We get around 30.000 NOK for every open arms. Events are not only happening student relocating. This greatly affects the on campus, but in other parts of the economy of the municipality”, informerer municipality as well. ordføreren. the Mayor informs. This money goes to running and maintaining ”Ås has a rich cultural life to offer. We have the library, community building, health choirs and orchestras, and also a lot of clubs care offers, and a lot of the social offers. and other associations”, Nordal mentions.

These are offers that students can take They also have an amazing offer at the advantage of. community building and at the cinema. ”Imagine if there were thousands of students living here, and none of them would have relocated to our municipality.

I also reported relocation because I thought it would be wrong for the money that is supposed to take care of me went to a different municipality that I was not living in”, Øsmundset says.

very cautious about these things, but I experienced no downsides in relocating to Ås. Maybe if you have money, influence and culture on the list of things you hate”, says Øsmundset.

Carries his great uncles candidate ring Finally, we got a few words of wisdom from the Mayor to the new students. He has a strong relationship with the University, as he has been a student there himself, and he even carries his great uncle’s candidate ring from NMBU on his finger. ”Remember to contribute to the student life, and do not read too much. ”.

”During this autumn all the big movie premiers will arrive at the cinema. We also have a project called “Gay på landet”, named after the union at Ås, where we promote queer movies”, Øsmundset informs.

But is there a negative side to reporting relocation to Ås? ”No, normally I am

You get 4000 NOK transferred to your bank account, a gift card with the value of 1000 NOK to use at the cinema in Ås and at other events at the community building in Ås. Another benefit is that you will be able to vote at the municipal election.

Mayor Ola Nordal with his great uncle’s

candidate ring

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LETTERS FROM THE READERS

A call for promoting critical thinking for interdisciplinarity in NMBU LETTER IN SUPPORT OF PHI300/404: Interdisciplinarity and Expert Disagreement in Sustainability Research By the PHI300/404 students

Dear Solve Sæbø and Ole Jørgen Torp - and everyone else it might concern This letter is written on behalf of students that have recently enrolled in the Expert Disagreement in Sustainability Science course (PHI 300/404). It has come to our attention that the course might be a oneoff, as it potentially lacks financial backing next year. We write to you with a call for recognising the importance of courses like PHI 300. Furthermore, we wish to emphasise the crucial need for such courses in enhancing and developing critical interdisciplinary thinking at NMBU. As students, we have enrolled in a university whose advertised mission is to “contribute to the well-being of the planet.” through “interdisciplinary research and study programmes (that) generate innovations in food, health, environmental protection, climate and sustainable use of natural resources”. Further, the university holds interdisciplinarity as one of four main prioritised areas in the NMBU Strategy 2019-2023. Many students that chose NMBU as their alma mater, take these commitments very seriously. Therefore, it is no surprise that so many enrolled in the unique course PHI300, whose content and teaching were precisely in line with the values that NMBU is bringing forward.

Interdisciplinarity and critical thinking go hand in hand as it has been stated in everything from the festive speeches by the university principals to the top levels of the United Nations, OECD and the World Economic Forum. As both the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change (IPCC) and Biodiversity Ecosystem Services (IPBES) state: We need a transformation of society if we are to 42 Issue 06 Year 75

face our challenges - and to do so we need synchronised effort from multiple fields and experts. The skills to communicate the implicit, and thus invisible, philosophical biases within our own respective disciplines is essential to advance that ‘synchronised effort’ of interdisciplinarity.

The PHI300/404 course gathered a wide range of students, from first year bachelor pedagogics to PhD scholars in biology, in engaged and fruitful dialogues and discussions on sustainability issues. We learned to recognize our own biases and communicate them explicitly to students that are coming from other disciplines.

This transforms disagreements into a constructive dialog and creates potential for scientific collaboration. For all of us, it has demonstrated the massive need for awareness and transparency around the different philosophical basic implicit assumptions that underlie scientific thinking. Only when investigating the fundamentals of our scientific traditions, we can see past generic jargon and methods to understand how different disciplines reach fundamentally different scientific conclusions and results from the same set of evidence.

We, the young and aspiring generations, see the future as fundamentally uncertain, and view the complexity of our societal challenges with great concern. For many, that was the main reason for choosing to study in NMBU. We are happy that NMBU has chosen interdisciplinary research and interdisciplinary studies as solutions to our imminent sustainability challenges.

Now we believe it is the university’s responsibility to develop a culture for transparency and critical discussion on

conceptual premises and meta-empirical issues that facilitates interdisciplinarity. We ask that a course on expert disagreement and philosophical biases has to become a fundamental part of all bachelor and master programs to create awareness about discipline specific biases. In addition, there should be more specific (elective) courses to experience, train and practise key interdisciplinary communication skills based in critical thinking.

But first and foremost, we deeply regret that the PHI300 is not planned to continue this and following study semesters. A great first step in a transdisciplinary direction is to allow new groups of students the opportunity to be enlightened by Rani Anjum and Elena Roccas proficient and engaging teaching of critical thinking about philosophical bias.

The void is clear to us, 24 signatories who were lucky to get that unique training in PHI300: This is the education we want and need to be able to face our imminent challenges.

My crappy appartment

By Alexander Nilsson

Tenants: check out the instgram account “Min drittleilighet”! Generally, students, young adults and tenants have had enough of sky-high renting prices, mold in the bathroom, broken equipment and landlords who do not answer their phone.

The housing market is so unregulated today that there are many people where the only job they need is to rent housing to students, and barely lift a finger for their tenants.

Housing prices are so high that in Oslo 70% of the students need to have a part time job on the side of their studies to survive1.

Some research has shown that students use less time studying as a consequence of the housing market. The state does nothing but provide tax breaks for housing sharks that buy apartments only to rent them out. Ås is well on their way into a similar situation as Oslo; students need to have a 1

Eirin Aasland Translator

job to cover living expenses, even though we have a student loan which in theory should be able to provide for these expenses.

the rental prices are set to something that corresponds to what we receive in student grants. The housing sharks will take more and more of what little we have of student SiÅs is also pushing up their prices on rooms loans. This limits not only our time for in their student housing, even though the studying, but also our contribution towards student loan is not getting larger. SiÅs thinks the student community. Most importantly, it is right that students use most of their it increases our debt, as more of us have student loan on student housing with them. to take out a student loan. We borrow We think this is wrong, greedy and rude. from the state to study, we pay rent, the housing sharks buy and receive the same In the housing market it is the landlords state money that we borrow. This means who sit with the power, so we need to that the money we borrow is being used come together and demand change. If we to increase the landlord’s wealth, instead collectively demand lower rental prices, the of the state building more housing so that house owners are forced to deal with it. We we are all guaranteed a dignified place to are the ones paying and the landlords are live. We need to organize and demand dependent on us; without us they have no better terms as tenants and lower rents now! income. We can never forget this. We have to demand lower renting prices for a student life that is liveable, we have to demand that

(https://forskning.no/skole-og-utdanning-arbeid-ntb/7-av-10-studenter-sier-de-ikke-kan-studere-uten-deltidsjobb/1213722)

Why do we accept the pressure around grades?

by Frøya Torvik

Everyone is born with a natural sense of curiosity and a need to explore, within this lays the core to learning. Today, this curiosity and its living potential for learning is stumped by the chase of top scores.

Student life sounds almost idyllic to many people; flexible days, parties, time to get involved in the things you are passionate about, and last but not least; time to gain knowledge. Still, students know that this comes with a downside; the pressure to get good grades. This is not only a problem at Universities, but rather something we see in increasing amounts from the age of kindergarteners. We, children as well as adults, are constantly measured by a schematic understanding of knowledge and abilities. Or as Linn Stalsberg describes it in the book “Det er nok nå”: “effort is measured in the workplace, knowledge is measured at

diplomas receive more meaning than the knowledge we actually attain. There are even professors who do not understand why students have not demanded a total dissasembly of today’s grading system, and an implementation of the passed/ failed grading system which already exists.

school, schools are measured by its results, hospitals are measured after economic criteria, insurance companies measure our health […]. The list is never ending. To be measured, rated and compared is a natural part of the modern life. And with that we These problems are profound and need embark on a daily competition, in a race we to be worked on systematically, but the might not remember to have entered into.” pressure around grades is a pretty simple issue to fix. Using just the passed/failed With neoliberalism, everything has become method with extended feedback, will bring a competition. It is not weird that we see turn the focus to the real target: increased an ever-increasing problem with mental knowledge without being pushed down by illness in young people. In todays society, pressure and stress. Today we let Universities it is expected that we perform in all areas pressure us into numbers and statistics. We of life; academically, sports, socially, can do something about this, but we have and family time. At the University, our to raise our voices. Let us come together academic performance is measured with and demand an end to an unnecessary grades often without thorough feedback. system that makes student living tiring and Pedagogically feedback is what has the difficult, something it does not need to bigger effect on learning. Thus the small be. Let us demand more time for learning, letter behind the course-code in our and less time being stressed and worried.

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The movers Simen WalbĂŚkken Tangen Photographer

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COLUMNS

Board at Samfunnet The office wing consist of the board at samfunnet who is responsible for the daily operation of the student society in Ås, UKA in Ås who plans for the longest cultural festival in Norway, The business committee who works with sponsorship work and planning of the career day as well as Tuntreet who writes the student paper for NMBU. Therefore, there is a lot happening in the office wing daily.

For the moment UKA is working on the last few pieces in the puzzle and as you have probably seen, some artists and parts of the program have already been released and there is more to come. This will definitely become a different kind of UKE, but we have no doubts about how amazing it will be! Tuntreet has in the last period worked on this issue that you have in your hands, and as always, the results are good. NU is working hard on this autumns career day and is working on finding your future employer. Samfunnet has worked hard

CafeClub is back and working on having a good and varied menu, whether you want a coffee while studying or drinking beer and chatting with friends. Our sponsorship team are working on finding partners with good deals for the student members of Samfunnet. We have already gotten some good merch, and it is so nice to see students wearing the pretty Thorvald-and-Torasweaters. If you want one, make a trip to the CafeClub!

Ås-bubble. The buddy week, and autumn in general, has become very different to what we normally know. Less seating and possibilities to meet makes it harder for new students to find their place and friends. I therefore hope that you as a new student take advantage of the opportunity to become a member at Samfunnet and a clerk at UKA. At work in Samfunnet and during UKA you will meet people from all sides of campus, and you will get to know nice and engaged people in a safe manner.

In addition, you will learn a lot about yourself and about cooperation which you will need in your future job situation. If you are of the economical type, it is worth to mention that you will save money by being a member of Samfunnet due to cheaper prices and cheaper beer in the building. So, become a member of the family at Samfunnet!!

The biggest issue right now, is how to initiate all the new students into the famous

Hilsen Maylinn Dramstad Leder av Studentsamfunnet i Ås

on planning and seeing through different events to make sure they are fun and safe to attend. Infection control measures have been taken which makes this autumn party evenings a bit different, in example table placements, table service and bank cards as temporary solutions. This far, we think the events have been good, and it seems as though the attendees feel the same way.

The Student parliament What a year!!! The pandemic has given us challenges we could never have anticipated, and everyday student life has been turned upside down. The Student Parliament have been keeping a close eye to ensure that the students voices are heard. A big victory this spring was when we made sure that the students who were laid off from their part-time jobs received help from Lånekassen (the student loan fund).

We have not gone silent after this, and we continue to use our voices to ensure that us students are taken care of.

The Student Parliament’s Working Committee has now gone from being six students (two full-time and four part-time) to being three students (all full-time), and us newly elected members have started the work for the coming year. The buddy week was a hectic one, where we received a lot of unfair national media attention regarding violations of the infection control regulations. This is very sad as we know that the buddy week has taken infection control very seriously.

In the aftermath of the buddy week, NMBU and us students have been praised by the municipality for how well the week went. We therefore thank everyone who has contributed to a safe buddy week, and hope everyone continues to take care of each other.

Going forward, we have made many plans, and there will be a lot of focus on our healthcare station (Helsestasjonen). The municipality’s finances are currently poor, and they are considering, among other things, cutting back on the healthcare station for young people and students. This will affect our students, and we cannot accept it. We hope that we can show the municipality that we want to do our share as well, by getting as many students who live in Ås to report moving to the municipality.

Tilde Birgitte Dalberg, Tuva Tondem Lund, Magnus Dybdahl

When many people report moving to Ås, we make a positive contribution to the municipal economy. We therefore hope Ås Municipality will see the importance of the students, and our healthcare station.

We look forward to continuing to work for us students this year.

We hope you come to our office, U121, for a cup of coffee and to talk about student life, and about issues you are passionate about.

Kind Student regards The Student Parliament student board

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THOUGHTS OF A PRIEST

Joy and Utility What do I long for the most in life?

Is it to be happy? Or is it to be of utility?

Is it essential to me that I make an effort, get respected and acknowledged, and to be something? Or is it to live a life where I focus on my wellbeing, based on who I am and what I do well, to “live a happy life”.

We’re so different. Some are ambitious, moral and career oriented. They want to do what is right. They want to be trusted. The moral good is at the center. The righteous.

Others aim to find actions that give happiness. What satisfies. That which truly makes one happy. Some people say: We only live once!

Happiness is often viewed with suspicion when met with moral requirements and an academic career. What matters most is to make an honest effort both socially, individually, and at work. Whether or not I’m happy with what I do, isn’t always at the center.

It doesn’t have to be contradictory to both look for the righteous and to seek joy.

Hopefully what’s good for the world, the righteous, also makes me happy.

But I find it easy these days to be weighed down by all the requirements and challenges we face. What if happiness was the goal in life? Wouldn’t that generate energy and give courage? Yes, maybe even affect others so that they are encouraged too.

Psalm 23 of David in the Bible says. He makes me lie down in green pastures. Rejoice in the Lord always, it says elsewhere. The point is: God gave us life. God is the creator of life.

Happiness has a source.

The desire for joy is nothing to be ashamed of. The joy of existence is not just a breathing space or a bonus. It tells us the truth about life itself. I think happiness is a reaction to life being worth living. Life is God’s good gift to mankind.

Sigurd Bakke Student priest NMBU

Sigurd A. Bakke is the student priest at NMBU. You will find Sigurd’s office in the basement to the left in the clock building. the student priest is available if you should need somebody to speak to. He is available for dropins on wednesdays 11:00-15:00, and is also available for appointments on other days. Appointments can be made to sigurd.bakke@as.kommune.no

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TUNTREET KINO SØNDAG 13. SEPTEMBER 13.00 Knerten og sjøormen 15.00 David Copperfields personlige historie Fra skaperen av Veep og The Death of Stalin!

17.45 Dianas bryllup Inspirert norsk komedie med Marie Blokhus Og Pål Sverre Hagen!

20.00 Tenet Filmen alle snakker om!

ONSDAG 16. SEPTEMBER 17.20 Dianas bryllup 19.20 TBA

SØNDAG 20. SEPTEMBER 13.10 Knerten og sjøormen 15.00 Tottori – Sommeren vi var alene 17.00 Gay på landet: Oss to Vi heiser Pride-flagget for vår andre visning i Gay på landet-konseptet vårt! Kinosjef Martin Øsmundset innleder til filmen.

19.20 David Copperfields personlige historie SØNDAG 27. september 13.30 Knutsen & Ludvigsen 2 – Det store dyret 15.30 Oss to 17.45 Dianas bryllup 19.50 Tenet

KULTUR

TIRSDAG 15. SEPTEMBER 19.00 EN…SOM En fysisk, intim og dynamisk danseteaterforestilling om ensomhet. Fire fantastiske dansere deler sine personlige erfaringer om ensomhet i denne nære, men også lekne forestillingen.

FREDAG 2. OKTOBER 19.00 Finn Bjelkes Store Pop Quiz Turné 2020 Fullstendig program for kultur og kino, samt priser og billettsalg finner du på våre hjemmesider www.askulturhus.no

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SPORTS COLUMN

Sports column Disc golf In a time where we need to maintain a one meter distance, we tried a sport where this is easy to comply with.

It’s also one of the fastest growing sports in the world. We tried Disc golf!

Disc golf, in short The idea behind disc golf is fairly simple.

The aim is to throw a disc from point A to point B, in as few throws as possible.

As the name suggests, it is similar to regular golf, but there’s a disc instead of a ball, and baskets instead of holes.

The discs have different properties and are used for different purposes. The different properties are represented by numbers that state what initial speed it should have, how far it will glide, what direction it turns in the air, and where it goes as it loses speed. The discs are often divided into three categories: putter, mid-range and driver. Most courses have either 9 or 18 holes. The one we tried, which lies at Ås high school, has 9.

throw. During our round we managed to avoid most of the buildings and trees on the course, and after some practice we did most holes on par. Most of the tracks here were so short that we didn’t need the driver, which was fortunate as the mid-range and putters are easier to control and more suitable for beginners.

Disc golf in practice The weather was hot, and we were at the course for our round of disc golf. One of the journalists had acquired some discs, and we were ready for action. The course at Ås high school has no marked starting points, so we used an app called Udisc to find where the course started.

The app also lets us keep track of our score. We put down our bags and threw our discs. Already we discovered one of the difficulties of disc golf: getting the disc to go where you want it to.

For the properties of the disc to come into effect, you need a technically good throw. This proved to be a challenge. The first throw of one journalist did a tiny arch before it fell to the ground, about 15 meters from the start. Another journalist’s disc landed after 20 meters but proceeded to roll about 30 meters in an unwanted direction. After the somewhat unfortunate start we made great progress, and quickly got better at the game as we went along.

The course at Ås high school goes around and about the school, and there’s a great risk of hitting windows and buildings if you’re not careful. There is also a good amount of people in the area, so you’d be wise to look around before you

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We found that disc golf is a fun activity and a great way to get out in the sun. It’s easy to learn, requires small amounts of equipment, and you see a lot of progress already the first times you play. It’s social to play with friends, and the course is always open. So, feel free to try disc golf whenever you want to!

Terms Mandatory: The disc must be thrown to the right, left or around an obstacle.

Often a tree.

OB: «Out of bounds». When the disc lands outside of the defined course. If this happens, you throw the disc from the last throwing spot, or the starting point.

Par: Number of throws that should be needed to hit a hole.

A thumber: Holding the disc vertically and throwing it like a ball.

Roller: Making the disc roll on the ground instead of gliding through the air

Vegard Høgi Olsen Journalist

Petter Nielsen Journalist

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Game pages By: Herman Bjørnson Hagen and Tilde Milia Skaatun

Quiz

By quizmaster Tilde Milia Skaatun 1. Where is the heart of a shrimp located?

2. Reptiles are once again legal as pets in Norway. Which year was the ban put in place?

3. How large does a royal python become? 100, 150 or 200 cm?

4. Who has won the most Olympic gold medals during their career?

5. Which sexually transmitted disease affects the most people in the world?

6. When did Sesame Street first air?

7. The oldest pair of shoes were some sandals made from treebark from ca. 7000 B.C. In which American state were they found?

8. What was the brand of the first mass produced car?

9. What was the name of the person considered the inventer of the bicycle?

10. Rougly, how many bicycles are there in the world? 1 million? 1 billion? 12 billions?

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SOCIETY TALK

Foreningsprat Er det nogen Spørsmaal, ei vær redd for at spørre Skaal for at være nysgjerrig!

Korona har satt sitt preg på verden og slått sprekker i Ås-bobla. Studentstorbandet er veldig takknemlig for at vi fikk lov til å steppe inn for Kakkmaddefakka, og håper at alle som var tilstede hadde en bra kveld.

Dette var en super start på semesteret, og vi er klare til å jobbe videre med nye prosjekter.

Studentstorbandet er å sees på scenen neste gang under urpremieren av UKErevyen, og det ryktes om en mulig julekonsert...

Vi vil også ønske våre nye medlemmer velkommen, og kan meddele at vi endelig har fått en full og solid saxofonrekke!

Dessverre må vi også si farvel til gamle medlemmer, og vi er i den forbindelse på utkikk etter en som kan spille funky grooves på trommer. Er det kanskje deg?

Naa nærmer det sig atter en gang et nytt Semester, samt det er igjen klart for Skole samt Fester, Samle dere i Kollektivet, samt la Latteren rive, dog alltid husk Smittevernreglene!

Skaal for at følge Regler samt Raad!

Studenttid er et Liv i sus og dus, dog allikevel gaar det mest i Skole samt Rus, Men ta deg likevel en Dram, saa skal du se at du kommer dig opp og fram!

Skaal for at nyde Tiden som Student!

Qlturell Hilsen FFD, Skriver samt $paregris

Kjære bekjente, Flatlusa finnes, og vi har nok sett dere på fylla, at deres urgener minnes Ei tid hvor jenta fra nabogården rødma av din charmante apparition, og det å danse var eneste sjanse for å kjenne på litt affeksjon av andres genetikk.

Alle har hørt om Veslefrikk.

Og alle. liker. felegnikk.

Gud forby om de gode tider er forbi.

Reinlender en tidlig morgen er ikke lenger mulig. (host) Men bli med og spell! Vi sitter jo en meter fra hverandre lell!

Sukk og takk, og bukk og akk, Flatlusa Spelemannslag Pssst: onsdag.Allrommet.kl 18.30

Har du ikke fått nok av oss, eller er nysgjerrig på hvem vi er; søk oss opp på instagram!

Ps! Vi savner også banneret vårt, sist sett hengende utenfor Pentagon 1...setter pris på at det blir refundert slik at vi kan bruke det flere ganger.

Studentstorbandet ved NMBU ønsker alle nye og gamle studenter et fint semester, og håper at alle tar vare på hverandre.

Finnes det fortsatt noen som setter pris på ÅNKLI MUSIKK egentlig?

Det ble forrige tirsdag overhørt at det ble spilt “musikk” med skjærende, skranglende elektronikk i bodegaen.

Hårreisende.

Skaal FFD! Skaal Skriver!

Skaal $paregris!

Skaal Hunkatter!

Skaal Qlturelle samt Xklusive!

Skaal Pusekatt!

Skaal Tora samt Thorvald!

Styret vil ønske samtlige nye Studiner og Studenter velkommen til Agrarmetropolen, samt haaber at disse gemene Eksamene gikk bra, 50 Issue 06 Year 75

Vi tar sterk avstand (mer enn 1 meter) fra slik nederdrektighet.

Altså.

Siden når ble det lunt med strøm i ei hule?

I huler er flammene levende, gule Fest i Bodega’n er forbeholdt kule Hvis brystklangen ljomer fra gapende mule!

For helst strømmer toner fra urinstrumentet Gid om bare spåttifyen deres.. brente.

Velkommen alle studenter, et fantastisk semester venter Fadderuken starter med et pang litt annerledes enn forrige gang Grillfesten ble avlyst, det er trist Men du skulle bare visst, hvor artig det kan bli, et semester med ny vri UKA nærmer seg, og bar skal vi bygge med annen forening, det blir hygge Velkommen til nye småfrøkner Vi tar deg mot med åpne armer det blåe hjertet varmer. xoxo Forfatterfrøken

SOCIETY TALK

Etter en lang og isolerende sommer er gutta i vest og slips tilbake i vår skjønne studentby. Følelsen av å være tilbake på Norges beste universitet kjennes ekstatisk, og vi gleder oss enormt til å møte på gamle og nye studenter.

Under en vanskelig tid hvor vi alle må bidra, tar vi selvfølgelig sosial distansering på alvor innad og utenfor foreningen.

På tross av pandemien gjør vi likevel det beste ut av situasjonen og ser frem til et innholdsrikt semester, og ikke minst gleder vi oss til UKA hvor vi selvfølgelig stiller med bar. Vi vil også under UKA arrangere vårt arrangement, Tvekamp, for andre gang. Mer info om Tvekamp vil bli lagt ut på vår Instagramkonto senere.

Vi håper alle nyter studietiden sin her på NMBU og har et storslagent semester.

Lykke til!

Ferien, som føltes ut som begynte i mars, er omsider over og det er godt å være tilbake på campus. Collegium Alfa håper alle har hatt en herlig fadderuke, dog i høst litt annerledes for de som har vært igjennom den for 2., 3., 4., kanskje 5. gang. Vi vil benytte anledningen til å ønske velkommen til alle nye studenter, som skal gå i gang med sitt første studieår. Vi tenker på dere, og vi gleder oss til å bli kjent! Dere kan glede dere til en studietid på Norges beste universitet. Noen ting er likevel som likt for alle kull; augustblokken er over før du får flyttet ordentlig inn, russesangene er på Top 3 Pentagon, Ås kommunes venner er på banen i uke én, Pusen Brede raser fra oss på IG-følgere, og UKA er høstens store snakkis. Vi ser frem til et nytt høstsemester og er glad for at noen ting i Ås alltid vil være som før!

Hvordan påvirker trange kjønnsroller vår mentale helse?

Syns du det er rart at menn i gjennomsnitt tjener mer enn kvinner for likt arbeid?

Er det greit at Arbeiderpartiet ville gi Trond Giske nye politiske verv etter meetooanklagene?

Hva syns du om at sikkerheten i biler kun testes med mannlige testdukker, og derfor får kvinner ofte større skader enn menn i trafikkulykker?

Syns du det er greit at andre skal ha en mening om hvorvidt du er klar for å bli forelder eller ikke?

Vil du være med på å nyansere foreningslivet i Ås, være sosial og samtidig slå et slag for likestilling?

Sjekk ut Ås Feministiske studenter på facebook. Vi planlegger bli-kjent-kveld og flere arrangementer!

Stor albueklem

Gents Academy v/ Lord Ambassador

Answers to quiz: 1.In the head 2. 1977

3. 150 cm 4. Michael Phelps

5. HPV

6. 1969

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7. Oregon 8. Ford model T 9. Karl Drais 10. 1 billion

Did you hear that..

#tuntreet

Soppen

Shall we mix saliva? Oh no, that might not be corona friendly ...

Sad

I am appaled by all the societies arranging infovors like everything is normal. I just pray that it won’t have repercussions for Samfunnet and those people who work hard every day so that everyone gets events they can attend. SHAME ON YOU!!

Can’t wait

600 in- house during UKA!

Crazy any sec

WOULD THE GODDAMN POP-UP ABOUT COURSE EVALUATIONS JUST FUCK OFF!?! MEGA ANNOYING!

#protip

I advice you to test out Cafe Klubben, especially before parties at Samfunnet, it’s extra cheap at those times! Great people too!

The blue pig

You’re not truly hanging out with da boiz until the cops show <3

Can’t wait

SLØTFACE <333 Thanks, UKA!

Thanks

Creds to all who work their asses off just to give us the social opportunities we get now. Whether it is Samfunnet, UKA or others

Toga

That’s fucking haram.

Don’t take Samfunnet and UKA!

We have a price on our heads now because of the second wave, and the municipal doctor is coming for us. Please don’t give them anything they can use to take us down. Keep to outdoor events. Stay in groups at 20 max. No more than 1 guest per tennant. If corona spreads here now, we will lose the rest of the semester.

Don’t let them take away Samfunnet and UKA this fall. Don’t let them take away non-digital education. This is more important than ever.

Fan 3

Go guest bosses! <3

Concerned and annoyed

I get that buddy week is fun and it’s lovely to meet again. But ould you just PLEASE follow the rules?!? It’s not that goddamn hard to keep 1m distance, don’t hug alot of people, don’t share drinks, don’t gather in big crews. I hope you understand that if you don’t do this, infection will spread and the government will go for lockdown again. Some of you are almost guaranteed to have corona. Maybe the municipality has got to say stop and force Samfunnet and UKA to close. So please just PLEASE pull it together and take care, so that we can have fun for longer than just 1 week. Please don’t be so fucking selfish.

Regards, a student that would like to attend events the rest of the semester

Yuck

@hardusettat has almost stopped posting things relevant to life at NMBU.. But when they do, they go after societies by getting people to vote over their looks? Asking if there is someone prettier? Using a post the socielty itself don’t publish, to put them i a bad light? Fucking hell, that’s so damned disgusting and just.. small.

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