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How to enhance your food experience by pairing it with the right beer

It is that time of the year again. Everybody is frantically running to the grocery store, buying an overload of groceries to make sure there will be an amazing holiday f...

How to : adten van een biertje

Tegenwoordig is het niet meer belangrijk hoe gezellig je bent, dat je er goed uit ziet, of dat je een leuke openingszin hebt. Hedendaags is het enige wat je nodig hebt, o...

Van Ontgroening naar Vergroening?

Het studiejaar is alweer een tijd bezig, dus de ‘kennismakingstijd’ van de studentencorpora zal wel achter de rug zijn. Toch leek het mij goed om hier een stukje over te...

How to: New year's resolutions

We’ve all been there, telling ourselves that this year is the year you’re finally going to do it. This is the year you’re going to make a change, only to end up on the couch with a couple of bee...

A new pandemic has arrived: Femicide.

I was outraged when at the beginning of 2022I heard that a young woman was murdered in broad daylight. Ashling Murphy (23) – daughter, sister, friend, primary school tea...

Can AI Create Art?

What is art (baby don’t hurt me)? Art, as defined on Wikipedia, is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of te...

The value of art

The fix committee, ‘CieKlusKlus’, of Intermate was asked to provide an article for the art theme of the Intermania. One might ask how art is related to CieKlusKlus? We t...

Hang in there

When life knocks you down, how to get up

Let’s not beat around the bush, you have been through some very difficult stuff with the deaths of Boris and Axel, earlier this year. In t...

The definition of art

On a scale from a drawing from your eight-year-old niece to the Nachtwacht (Night Watch) by Rembrandt, how much do you consider the drawing made by your high school drawing teacher to be art? Th...

Intermania rates: Battle of the year committees (Art edition)

For this special edition of INTERMANIA RATES we asked the three year committees: the sjaarscie, twaarscie and driecie to make a ...

Tattoos of intermate

Tattoos, het is een onderwerp met veel verschillende meningen. De een vindt het prachtig, de ander afschuwelijk. Het gaat vaak zo ver dat familieleden, of vrienden, bijna een inspraak hebben op ...

The art of authenticity

When I heard of this times' Intermania theme, I had difficulties finding something to write about. Not because I couldn't come up with a topic, but just because 'art' is such a broad topic. Ther...

Guiding AI in Power

Embarking on an adventure 

The vacancy for my PhD position, Governance of AI in the energy transition, crossed my pa...

Introducing Epicurus

It's that time of the year again. Exams are a few weeks away, summer is near, and a new board is going to flip Intermate on its head. We all thought we were headed for a normal kandi-period. How...

Wending

Mijn vader was degene die mij kunst al van kleins af aan bijbracht. Hij was zelf ook wel een kunstenaar: hij speelde in tientall...

Schurend Paradijs – The Intermania visited a museum

When we choose ‘Art’ as our new theme a few months ago, we immediately knew that we also wanted to visit a museum. We set up a little museum task force (Thanks Ruben and Morris!), they did ...

Meet the Intermania committee

Hi fellow Intermates! We are the Intermania, Intermate’s best and only association magazine. We will post an article every Wednesday of the week. To kick off we would like to introduce the hardw...

From the old days: Hey don't I know you from somewhere?

In this throwback Klaagmuur article an older member of Intermate complains about how he does not know anyone anymore at the borrel.

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The evolution of TostCieworhty Music

Tuesday, at around 12:15, all Intermate members slowly but surely enter the Internaat. Some find a space on the couch, some find a place to work, but most of them stand in a line towards the lef...

LP what's there to see - KiekCie reviews

As the KiekCie, we can most definitely say that we like pictures. When we think of pictures in music, then album covers come to mind first. And who doesn't know the famous picture of four men wa...

The songs you must know as a new Intermate member!

So, you are new to Intermate? Welcome! Intermate is currently almost 39 years old, so I expect we are a little bit older than you are. This means, we already have a lot of traditions; you might ...

Der greatest Wintermate Après ski hits

Winter is coming, which means that the time of Sinterklaas, Christmas and the ski/snowboard trip will arrive soon! To get you more familiar with the latter we, the Wintermate committee, have mad...

The quest for a new jingle

Ever since the launch of Intertalks, babbling with the board and the craft beer segment has been a constant in the ever-changing life of an Intermaatje. Howeve...

Student music, why do we even like it?

In the diverse storm of all the music genres you can zoom in on a small spec that is the student music genre. Before I went to the university, I had no clue that this ty...

Creating new Intermate hit songs using AI

Within intermate there exists a very specific and sometimes strange culture. Together with this culture also a very specific sub genre of music is intertwined....

The most hated songs of Intermate

This article is created by going around on an Intermate drink and interviewing people on the most hated artists. After a vigorous and detailed interview, I would move on to the next person. This...

Intermate Sinterklaas puzzel

Het is pakjesavond! Dus tijd voor een leuke intermate sinterklaas puzzel. 

Als je de oplossing hebt gevonden, stuur een mailtje naar Morris (m.boers1@student.tue.nl) voor een kans op ...

Cante, Baile and Toque: the three pillars of the art of flamenco

It is thought that flamenco originated as a protest since it sparked up at the end of the 15th century, when Spanish citizens were forced to convert to Catholicism o...

The Evolution of Christmas music

While most people are probably still busy with the final stretch of studying for 2022, the intense cold and the lovely Christmas tree in the Internaat have instilled me with the yearly Christmas...

Setting up the right ‘klus’ environment

Besides sublime tools and delicious “Klok”, the vibe for a big project is of utmost importance. With music being one of the, if not the most, influential variables regar...

Expedition music exploration

The marvellous, elevated spot in the Internaat gives members of the BorrelCie the privilege of serving beers to the intermaatjes and creating the best drinking atmosphere possible by selecting t...

Join the healthcare sector, we have bad innovation

I’m sure you all still remember the applauses for healthcare workers at the beginning of the pandemic. It was a beautiful gesture, exp...

How to plan your best city trip?

Every year, Intermate organizes some trips through Europe, this is done by the SExCie and the AFExCie. During these trips, we visit companies that are interesting for PT and SI students. Fun act...

Cocktails and drinks all over the world

We all know that love goes through the stomach and what is better than some nice, refreshing cocktail under the summer sun? This is one thing that I found, as a bartender, that unites us all. Al...

To the end of the world

15th of April, 2021. Two weeks before departure. Helmond, sperwerstraat number seven. I ring the doorbell and after some time the door opens. “I’ve got a special question” I say. “Could I maybe ...

Tosti's around the world

Dutch cuisine is often known for its simplicity, and this can be seen when we take some vegetables and potatoes and just mash the hell out of it. One thing that we do quite well however, is putt...

Where running and partying comes together

Everybody be prepared… It is almost batavieren time again! Any student with even a small understanding of student culture knows that it is about to go down. But for those newbies let me explain....

Wonderful Week of Wintermate

It was the time we had all been waiting for, Wintermate 2023. We were ready to go off the (Dutch) map towards Austria. After months of dreaming and waiting for this trip, we finally got together...

Equity is Key – Why International Women’s Day is still needed

March 8th is my birthday. I was born three weeks early – so either I have really been impatient my entire life (I could have been a spring baby!) or the feminism has been ingrained in me since b...

ITEM goes abroad!

Two former intermate members, Alain Starke, and Mats de Ronde, tell about their international study and working experiences. Both are part of ITEM, the alumni association of all innovation scien...

Visievorming in de techniek

Diverse techniek ondersteunt organisaties in het bereiken van ambities en doelstellingen. Een duidelijke visie op de inzet en verwachtingen van deze techniek helpt daarbij. Hoe kom je tot zo’n v...

Revisiting The Never Ending Dilemma: “to Klok or to Klus”

In a time of desperation, in the midst of a world-wide pandemic, I tried to contribute to society in the best way possible: debating the never ending dilemma “to Klok or...

Holidays with a drink

Now that the weather is getting better outside, we like to think about where we are going on holiday this summer. To keep it as sustainable as possible we only...

Intermania food crawl

On Sunday the 2nd of April, the intermania went on a tour around the world. To get to know each country a little bit better, we ordered their local dishes and beverages to get a taste of the cul...

Sander Schepers' Spectacular Social-media Support

1.Pose at the leaning tower of Pisa!  

This is the furthest destination, but it is also by far the best spot to make a cool picture. The most original thing to do here is ...

Mentally off the grid

In line with this peaceful quest my mom and I planned our yearly mother-daughter getaway. Sounds pretty cool and organized but this year was it was the first time we got...

Train ride of the year

We are going to make a trip. Pack your suitcase, your broomstick and owl. I can hear your thoughts from here; broomstick? Owl? Yes, you have read this correctly, we are going to make a magical t...

The Evolution of Maps

While you have been navigating towards this article, you might have come across the magnificent banner the Intermania has for this semester’s theme; Off the Map...

“The closer to the crotch, the dearer to the heart”

Sweden, or Scandinavia in general, is a place of unique and meaningful traditions. From Midsommar to fika’s and from fredagsmys to fettisdagen. Of course, there are some wonderful student tradit...

Hitchhiking Adventures: Tales from Eindhoven to Lyon

Hitchhiking is a unique and adventurous way to travel, offering unexpected encounters and unforgettable experiences. Join us as we delve into the captivatin...

Why the heck did I go to Iceland?

That is a question I have asked myself over the past couple of months as well. Especially because there were a lot more warmer places which I could choose to go to, such as Spain or Italy. But I...

Aether's Nighttime Adventures

Once upon a time, in a land filled with magic and wonder, there lived a young girl named Lily. Lily had an extraordinary gift. She could see and interact with ...