INSIDER Vol. 22 Issue 05

INSIDER 11.10.2019 | VOL. 22 | ISSUE 05

STUDENT MAGAZINE OF XAMK

Featuring Ice Hockey Student story 13 reasons why Movie review Event coverage Recipe

STAFF

EDITORIAL

LIDIIA BENKOVSKAIA

ARIAN UKAJ

JASMINE LAIMER

MUHAMMET CAKIROGLU

PRAKHAR SHARMA

ANNA RYNDINA

NIKITA MUNENKO

HENNA SUORTTI

JOONATAN BERG

INSIDER STUDENT MAGAZINE South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences Paraatikenttä 7 45100 Kouvola INSIDER ISSN 1457-1587 Editor in Chief: HUGH CLACK

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EDITORIAL Good vibes and travel tips in this week's Insider This week, our school is giving us an another privilege.

It is the traditional Nordic Business Forum week. It will be held in Helsinki on the 9th and 10th of October. Since the school can not take us all there, we were given the chance to have it live-streamed in our school. You, anyone that is interested, can watch it in the auditorium.

There will be many business people to listen to with special guest, George Clooney. I am quite sure we are going to see more women in the auditorium this year.

Do you like chocolate? Prakhar, an Indian friend of ours, will be giving you the recipe for his chocolate brownies. Try it out, I am sure you will love it.

For our issue this week, you can experience the student life in Austuria, Kufstein. An opportunity for our adventurous students. Jasmine is telling her experiences in Kufstein and hoping to help people who are looking for a place to go for next semester.

Nikita has been in the movie theatre this week. Long awaited and with big expectations, the Joker-movie is here and his opinion about it is in Insider.

The sporty one, Liidia, went to an ice hockey game for you that was held in Kouvola this weekend. The Finnish league is actually worth to follow. They are good at it and won the world cup. Sadly, you can't say the same for the football league, but this should do it.

We wish you all a good week. Keep in touch.

This weekend, there was an event held in Kouvola Centrum where you could buy all the local stuff. Not exactly local from Kouvola, but local people brought them to Kouvola from where they are localy from. Anna was there gathering the information about it for Insider.

Written by Muhammet 3

13 REASONS WHY You should consider doing your exchange semester in Austria!

Austria is my beloved home country and therefore, the place where I study. More specific, I live on the countryside of Salzburg (A city which you might know because it’s were Mozart was born) and I study in a small city called Kufstein, in Tyrol. You might know Tyrol as well, as it’s known for the best skiing regions, awesome cities like Kitzbühel (Hahnenkamm) or Innsbruck and a spectacular landscape.

The alps: When you choose to do your exchange semester in the wintertime to may escape from the dark winter days of Finland, be sure your adventure in Tyrol will be all about skiing (at least it should be!). There are hundreds of nice slopes for advanced skiers and beginners and Austria offers a variety of snow cards to save up on money when skiing.

Austrian Christmas markets: Be prepared, that in the middle of November all these lovely Christmas markets appear all over the country.

People do love our Christmas markets, and some even visit my region just because of them (You might google “Wolfgangseer Advent”). The Viennese Christmas market is even rated as the most beautiful in Europe. In these lovely markets you’ll get all kind of sweets, food, handcrafted stuff and of course – Glühwein & Punsch, which is the main reason why Austrians love Christmas markets. It consists of wine and herbs like cloves and cinnamon and tastes just like heaven!

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"Fragments"- series of paintings Talking about drinking culture... Austria has

the 3rd highest beer consumption in the world, so yes, we love a good night out! We have a lot of traditional events, e.g. Bierzelt (just like Oktoberfest, but smaller, cheaper and more often), Fasching (alias carnival; be prepared to celebrate for a whole month as there are so many events!

In some regions even companies stay closed to celebrate on weekdays) A (delicious) beer in Austria costs approximately 3,50€ in a bar, at student events even less! In the shop you can get a solid canned beer for even 0,50€.

We are generally open-minded people, so you will most likely get to know a lot of nice people there, which are not only funny, but loyal too!

Our education system is actually really good and appreciated all over the world.

Austrian desserts: My country’s desserts are officially an UNESCO world heritage (Yes, they’re that good!). Experience the Austrian coffee house

culture with either a piece of Sachertorte, a lovely Kaiserschmarrn, Apfelstrudel or whatever looks good to you!

My university: The university of applied sciences in Kufstein offers a huge variety of different courses just like International Business, Real Estate Management or Sports- and Event management.

Hiking: The Austrian alps are not only good for skiing, but for hiking as well. As Austrians we love to go hiking in the mountains (mostly in spring and autumn as it’s not too hot and not too cold!).

Experience our beautiful country from above and enjoy lovely dishes at the small restaurants up there. But keep in mind, that Austrians greet each other when they meet in the mountains, even if they don’t know each other, as friendliness has such a high value for Austrian people.

Lakes: Of course, my country has not that much lakes to offers as Finland does, but most of our lakes have an excellent water quality and are a real blessing when you need to cool down, as temperatures such as 35 degrees are pretty normal for an Austrian summer.

Prices: As a Finnish citizen you will definitely save up on money as we have way cheaper prices not only for beer, but for rent and food as well.

Location: Austria is the perfect location for your exchange semester because it’s the heart of Europe. Which means you can go to Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Check Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia and Slovakia in no matter of time. If you’d like to travel all over Europe during your exchange, Austria is the place to be!

Well these are just a few reasons why you should go to Austria for your exchange semester, there’s a lot more I promise!

If you’re now planning to go to Austria, especially Kufstein, do not hesitate to ask me for more information!

Austrian culture: Our country is full of culture; Salzburg festivals, music festivals, the city of Vienna, Salzburg or Graz, etc.

Public transport: Unlike Finland, we have an excellent public transport system. In fact, you can go from Salzburg to Vienna in only 2,5 hours by train. Furthermore, the bus system in Kufstein is really good, there’s a city bus every 20 minutes but you might not even need it when you live (as most of the exchange students) in the student residence, as it’s really close to university.

Written by Jasmine

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ALL TO THE MATCH KooKoo (Kouvola) vs SaiPa (Lappeenranta)

teams could not realize the majority.

At the beginning of the second period, the Kouvola team distinguished themselves, after setting up a coach, they began to actively conduct the game of attack in the opponent's zone. At the 27th minute, KooKoo unfortunately remained in the minority of 40 number - Martin Berger went to the penalty box for 2 minutes for the bandwagon.

Source: kookoo.fi Last Wednesday, 02.10.19 in the home arena in the city of Kouvola, Kokoo hosted SaiPa as part of the Finnish Hockey League (Liiga). At the moment, KooKoo, after several defeats in a row, takes 13th place, while SaiPa today takes 11th place in the standings. Since these teams are not far from each other in the table and the points scored in case of victory are important to them, the match promised to be spectacular and interesting!

And in the 29th minute after an excellent rally, the combination with the transfer of 6 numbers -Petrj Sepp채l채 and 8 numbers - Matt Caito, the 9-Trevor Mingoia scored a goal into the goal of SaiPa. 1: 0 led KooKoo! SaiPa did not intend to give up and Source: saipa.fi after 2 minutes he throws the puck into KooKoo's The first period ended with a score of 0: 0. The goal from the transfer of 72 numbers - Elmeri game was fairly smooth, not without deletions in Kaksonen and 16 numbers - Jere Sepp채l채, the both teams. SaiPa has one deletion in the 5th puck scores 51 numbers - John Persson. The minute (number 44 - Jere Sneck) and 7th minute score now stands at 1: 1! with KooKoo (number 18 - Joonas Oden). But, the 7

Throughout the second period, the teams carried out rather sharp attacks. At the 35th minute, KooKoo gained an advantage in the lineup, after removing 16 numbers for 2 minutes - Jere Seppälä, the ending of the 2nd period the game was played 5 on 4. I want to note that this period was remembered for a large number of attacks, both from the hosts and the guests.

the match, luck smiled at us, with the transfer of 9 numbers -Trevor Mingoa and 55 numbers - Vilmos Gallo scores the puck and brings victory to our team number 41- Oskari Manninen! KooKoo 2-1 win! The match is over! After the match, our team thanked the fans for their support!

After the match, the traditional press conference of the team coaches Pekka Tirkkonen and Tuomas At the beginning of the third period, it was seen Tuokkola was held, the results of the meeting were how SaiPa began to actively enter the KooKoo summarized, the coaches thanked each other for zone and strike on goal of the hosts. KooKoo the tense match, the teams fought with each other tried to keep the defense, and use the opponent’s with dignity, but the victory was on our side! Until mistakes to conduct effective attacks. In the third next time, see hockey! period, the SaiPa player 21 number - Matias Mäntykivi earned a deletion in the 44th minute.

But the score has not changed, despite all the efforts of our team. The game flowed smoothly into overtime.

In overtime, teams started playing 3 on 3. The first three we had been 12 - Kim Strömberg, 94 - Anrei Hakulinen and 8 - Matt Caito.

It was clear that our team was focused on the opponent’s goal. And already at 61 minutes of 8

Written by Lidiia

EVENT Market place in Kouvola Last Sunday on the main street of Kouvola it was more crowded and noisier than usual. For a few hours, heart of the Kouvola has become a traditional market place with many souvenir stands and food shops.

Since October is a month of nature gifts, buyers could find a huge variety of mushrooms, berries and pickles there. Besides, everyone could enjoy hot coffee, hot dogs and delicious candies. That is why there were not only citizens of Kymenlaakso region, but also many tourists from other countries.

Surprisingly, you would not only tasty food there, but also some find souvenirs for your house, handmade clothes and even Christmas decorations!

Therefore, sometimes something you are looking for is closer than you suppose. Amazing atmosphere, friendly sellers and huge variety of different goods are waiting for you right in the middle of Kouvola. There is no need to travel somewhere to buy Christmas gifts for your friends & relatives and enjoy taste of “city life”.

See you on the Kävelykatu Manski!

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STUDENTSTORY Meet Konstantin!

I'm Konstantin, I consider myself as a digital nomad, freelancer or whatever else you would like to call it.

I finished high school in Bulgaria and later on continued my studies in Denmark, majoring in Marketing Management for 2 years. During my studies, I still had no clue what I wanted to specialize in until we had to do our practical work. Sending CVs all over the internet to many companies and after many deny and interviews I ended up finding a San Diego start-up company, which makes electric bikes. I was still new to the whole sustainability and eco-friendly concepts, I accepted their internship offer and started my journey in Shanghai, that was in 2017 I think.

media accounts of the company, and somehow I managed to achieve an amazing ROI and getting myself on board of the team as Marketing Manager for almost 2 years.

Even though I enjoyed my position and the working culture of the company, I knew that I still have a lot to learn and improve. The chaotic life of Shanghai got a bit over me and I decided that I needed to change my lifestyle. After receiving an ad for XAMK on Instagram, I took an interest in finding out more about Finland and the educational system they have.

Nowadays I'm mainly interested in making sustainable choices in life and after reading more about the Finnish way of living and XAMK I In the beginning, I was handling just simple tasks decided that this experience would be a good fit as any new student intern, until my boss came up for my future. I kinda enjoy moody weather and to me with an opportunity to handle the Facebook small cities as well, so in my opinion, Kouvola advertising account of the company. This was the would be a great place to focusing on my studies. moment that everything changed for me and is Written by Arian what I do at the moment. I handled all of the social 9

RECIPE Chocolate Brownie

There is no denying the fact that everyone loves chocolate brownies. No matter fudgy or cakey, the taste that brownie has to offer can be simply considered heavenly.

Even though the supermarkets have a substitute option available as the ready-made brownies for the expensive ones in the bakeries and cafeterias, the taste that a home-made brownie has can never be replaced.

Therefore, this student friendly recipe is there to save the day.

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Ingredients: • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Generously butter baking pan butter, and set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a simmer. • 5 large eggs, Combine the chocolate and butter, remember to use a heat• 2 teaspoons instant espresso proof bowl. Set this bowl over the simmering water until the (coffee), chocolate mixture has melted. Set the pan aside from the heat. • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, Use mixer to beat the eggs, sugar, and espresso (coffee) at • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate high speed for about 10 minutes. While adding the meltedchips, chocolate mixture and the vanilla, reduce speed to low and • 1/2 teaspoon salt, beat till they are combined.

• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla To this mixture, the flour and salt should be added slowly and extract, gently and beated just until they are ready to mix.

• 3 1/2 cups sugar, Remove the bowl from mixer, and fold in the chocolate chips. • 225 grams best-quality dark Pour this prepared batter into the previously buttered baking chocolate pan.

Bake until the edges are dry, but the center is still soft, which will take about 30 minutes.

Remove brownie from oven and wait for it to cool.

The delicious chocolate brownie is ready to be devoured!

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MOVIEREVIEW Joker: Fantastic or a joke?

W. A. MOZART: DON GIOVANNI (S) | 25€ | 3h20min Sat, Tue 12:00 TOYSTORY 4 (DUB) (7) | 11€ | 1h40min Fri-Sun 16:00 AMAZING GRACE (S) | 11€ | 1h29min Fri-Mon 18:00 JOKER (16) | 12€ | 2h2min Every Evening 19:40 STUDIO 2 DOWNTOWN ABBEY (7) | 12€ | 2h2min Fri-Tue 17:00 GEMINI MAN (12) | 12€ | 1h58min Fri, Sun, Wed, Thur 19:20 MESTARI CHENG (7) | 12€ | 1h54min Fri 16:40, Sat-Sun 14:30, Tue-Thur 16:40 MALEFICENT 2 (12) | 12€ | 1h59min Wed-Thur 17:00 STUDIO 3 OLEN SUOMALAINEN (12) | 12€ | 1h53min Sat-Mon 16:40 MARIAN PARATIISI (12) | 12€ | 1h51min Sat, Mon, Thur 19:00 DIVA OF FINLAND (12) | 12€ | 1h31vsmin Fri, Sun, Tue, Wed 19:00 Students/armed services, pensioners 1€ discount on all full priced tickets of 10€ or more

And here we have yet another take on this iconic Batman villain. No doubt, the most memorable portrayal of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight moved into the most forgettable and somewhat ridiculous Joker by Jared Leto in Suicide Squad.

Now, however, we get a standalone movie with Joaquin Phoenix putting on that make-up. Let’s see how well he interacts with Batman…

He doesn’t. Yes, this film, although comes from DC and based on comic books, has almost nothing in common with the Jokers you know from other films. This is not like a comic book movie at all. It’s something entirely different – a fully-fledged drama with amazing acting, mediocre plot and great mono- and dialogues.

Remember the joke from Deadpool 2, where the titular character asked Cable if the latter was from the DC, just because Brolin’s character was, as Deadpool put it, too dark? Well, only if The Joker was released before DP 2. This is probably the darkest movie produced by the studio. The darkness is mostly psychological. Not only the film is not really colorful but, in addition, you keep feeling that pressure from Phoenix’s character. His inner struggle is what makes this movie stand out.

The plot, however, could be better. Many things are easily predictable, other twists were such for the characters but for us they are not really twists since we were explained how this or that works. Also, the movie is probably quite long. It’s not Endgame or Once Upon a time in Hollywood, but you don’t feel that those last three hours. The Joker is shorter but it still feels stretched.

All in all, The Joker makes for a compelling movie with really strong acting and camera work. You are recommended to see it if you like dramas and heavy psychological films. If you are looking for a fun comic book movie, this one is not the choice, that I can guarantee.

See you in the next one!

Written by Nikita