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Let’s Netflix Together – NETFLIX PARTY

COVID-19 has disrupted our lives in a way we have never seen before. The streets are empty; nightclubs, cinemas, museums are closed; and everyone is at home. Social distancing is now defining our interactions with friends and loved ones. With no light at the end of...

Dealing with Quarantine

"A DAY IN MY LIFE" Last Thursday was the first day that I left my doorstep in 8 days. The atmosphere was… different. I needed to go to the pharmacy. It’s around 6 pm, I open the door with my elbows, not as ninja as it may sound, gloves on, mask on. And I am out. Not a...

Coronavirus live update – 3 total cases confirmed, second confirmed case in Segovia Campus

Latest Follow the latest updates on coronavirus at IE University through this feed as well as our Instagram page at @ieustork. _____________________________________________________________________ Total Confirmed Cases as of 21:00 9th of March: Segovia Campus - 2...

“Parasite” Movie Review – Who’s the Intruder?

Some consider it the director’s cinematographic peak, others were left ‘a bit cold’ as it progressed, but the different reactions of the audience arise from a common ground: it did not meet anyone’s expectations. (SPOILER ALERT - if you have not watched Bong Joon ho’s...

Coronavirus: Students Panic About Factory Case

SEGOVIA - In the afternoon of Thursday, February 27, rumours swirled around Whatsapp chats and classrooms of the unthinkable - an IE Segovia student diagnosed with COVID-19, known as coronavirus. Reports trickled not from the university but from Whatsapp forwards and...

The Best Cafes to Study in Peace in Madrid

Have you ever told yourself you are going to head home and study instead of staying in the library to be more ‘productive’? The good old excuse we make every single time. Perhaps, the solution is to find your perfect study place instead of locking yourself up in the...

Coping with stress and its effects

Stress is one of the most common topics of discussion today, especially among university students. Because of this, we must be aware of what stress is, how it is affecting us, and what we can do to deal with it. Stress comes from an evolutionary mechanism we have...

The Way to Wellbeing, Part 2: MEDITATION

Mindfulness and meditation are two sides of the same coin, each a route into the other, and the words are often used interchangeably. The latter predates mindfulness, however, and is what we’ll be discussing in this second part of the wellbeing series. The focus here...

IE Women’s Football team: An unlucky game

Last Sunday, February 23rd, the IE Women’s football team played a frustrating game. The final score was 3-1, with Hugrun maintaining here personal scoring streaks and saving the team’s honor from a dreadful defeat. The odds were not in their favor. The team had a...

Go Phish?

An email from a Nigerian Prince/Doctor/Astronaut asking for money or a Russian woman with her broken heart looking for a new lover, sounds familiar? No? Well, maybe an email with weird attachments that you do not recognize? A pop up saying that you have won 39 new...