DECEMBER 2021
ISSUE NO 4
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Sciences Po – an insider’s outsider perspective
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Article by Philipp Frank, guest reporter
Le Havre’s Administrative Scandal Student disillusionment transcends the boundaries of Sciences Po Paris’ different campuses.
Article by Celeste Abourjeili, Edtor-in-Chief Earlier this month, notifications from Instagram and Facebook Messenger about an incident at Le Havre flooded the phone of every student at the Sciences Po Paris campus of Menton. In the middle of finals week, students were busy discussing the mistreatment of a fellow student by the Le Havre
administration. While complaints of administrative failures are common to all campuses of our esteemed institution, very rarely do they transcend the borders of our respective campuses. This time was different. This time was drastic, and it is clear that students have had enough. It all started on December
5, 2021. A student residing in the Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires (CROUS) campus housing, who has since resigned from Sciences Po Paris, was violently and physically attacked just outside his public, state-subsidized residence. He reached out to his administration for help and was met with disinterest and exasperation. In a later email
Questioning your past choices and worrying about the future are fundamental human traits. They are particularly prevalent among us young, adolescent students still trying to figure out how we want to live our lives. Studying at a university – especially if it is an international, multicultural and world-renowned institution like Sciences Po – is both exciting and stressful. continued on page 13
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