A slightly unusual little addition to the Il Ponte content for today comes in the form of a run-down for the month of March. We want to give our readers a little overview of what has been going on in the quaint world of BISLA. Since this is the pilot of reviews, it is shorter. Nevertheless, we hope that as time goes by, we will have more content for you to read. For now, we shall keep it brief. Editor in Chief of Il Ponte, Nicola Orlovská Articles and stories to read: This month, one of our second-year students, Lucka Kobzová delved into the tragic reality of IT in Slovakia. She outlines the many shortcomings of the new government especially in relation to creating a desirable working environment for IT experts. However, as much as the article focuses on the downsides of the Slovak system, we do end on a hopeful note with an outline of the successful projects our IT experts have managed to launch. That is to say, Slovakia does have the capacity to develop its IT systems and bring in more people. it is just a matter of effort and incentive. Another interesting and insightful perspective comes from our third-year student, Viki Križanová. She begins with the idea of learning from past mistakes so that they aren’t repeated in the future and applies it to the war Ukraine is facing today. The world knows about these events all too well and has faces such events in the past. That doesn’t mean it has learned from its mistakes. Viki explores this idea more in depth by drawing parallels between the situation in Ukraine today and the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union and Hitler. Podcasts and discussions to listen to: In other news, our lovely students at BISLA launched their very own podcast. Here at Grosslingová 53 you can listen to topics which worry young people but relate to us all. For this month, the podcast offers the following guests: Lucia Yar who speaks about the unity of the European Union, Ondrej Shütz who elaborates on intellectual responsibility and its path to the truth, and finally Martin M. Šimečka who speaks about the old and new generations’ relationship with democracy. We would also like to point your attention to the BISLA Hub discussion from 22nd March. The discussion with the former Minister of Finance and former Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Mikloš covered several topics, including the current situation in Ukraine. One of our own students, Tomáš Čorej did a wonderful job leading the discussion. Make sure to check it out as a livestream on Facebook. Books to explore: When it comes to books, there are always countless paths to choose from. I personally am on a quest of reading The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, a psychiatrist, author, researcher, and educator. This non-fiction book got him on the New York Times best seller list with good reason. He goes into depth about the realities of trauma and what processes our body and mind endure while experiencing a traumatic event. Even though this is a heavy topic, the book is a page turner with stories that will break your heart, but you need to hear them to understand why it is so difficult, yet not impossible to move on. The tone of this next book does not really differ from the previous one, in that it also covers the tragic conception of trauma. The book A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is a memoir of a boy soldier. Sierra Leone was a tough place to live in. The civil war erupted in 1992 and brought unprecedented suffering to the country. What was different this time was the involvement of children in fighting. Small children were drugged and trained to kill recklessly. This is the story we are told by Ismael Beah who was forced to become a child soldier when he was only 13. He takes the reader on a journey of exploring how anyone is capable of horrible acts if the situation is critical enough. However, he does not present a story of despair, but rather a testimony of hope. After months of fighting, he was released from the army and successfully rehabilitatted. A person who once massacred others is now helping to protect rights of children all around the world. Ismael is the proof that anyone can change, no matter how unlikely it migh seem.
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