{"id":195624,"date":"2026-01-26T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=195624"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:18:43","slug":"em-tv-newsflash-geen-vrijstelling-voor-statistiektentamen-rookverbod-en-meer-jongeren-overlijden-door-zelfdoding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/01\/26\/em-tv-newsflash-geen-vrijstelling-voor-statistiektentamen-rookverbod-en-meer-jongeren-overlijden-door-zelfdoding\/","title":{"rendered":"EM TV newsflash: No dispensation for statistics exam, smoking ban, and more young people die by suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">Every week an overview of the most important news about the Erasmus University. This week: A master\u2019s student from the ESSB is denied dispensation for her statistics exams. She requested an exemption because of her dyscalculia. 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