{"id":91106,"date":"2018-10-24T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=91106"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:50:53","slug":"what-lurks-behind-that-harmless-pill-you-take-on-saturday-evenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/24\/what-lurks-behind-that-harmless-pill-you-take-on-saturday-evenings\/","title":{"rendered":"What lurks behind that \u2018harmless\u2019 pill you take on Saturday evenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many students appear to be fond of taking the odd pill. But what happens behind the scenes of that \u2018harmless\u2019 pill you took at a rave? From jerry cans leaking chemical waste left over from the production of drugs to houses on fire and people getting murdered, the world behind your little XTC pill is causing a lot of problems and heartache.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22162955\/2018-10-07-Eindhoven-vrachtwagen-11b.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"www.sqvision.nl\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Rico Vogels \/ SQ Vision<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on drugs<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/22\/xtc-is-the-most-popular-drug-among-eur-students-majority-of-students-use-drugs\/\">XTC is the most popular drug among EUR students; majority of students use drugs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/23\/this-student-arranged-drugs-for-friends-and-became-a-professional-dealer\/\">How this student became a professional drug dealer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/24\/campus-talk-half-of-the-students-use-drugs-sometimes\/\">Campus Talk: half of the students use drugs sometimes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/27\/even-snuiven-in-de-skihut-drugs-populair-onder-studenten\/\">A quick snort at the pub: students take a lot of drugs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>In early October, a van full of XTC waste caught fire in Eindhoven, releasing hazardous hydrogen chloride right next to a major apartment building. In Nijmegen a drugs van left a huge trail (several kilometres long) of chemical waste left over from the production of drugs. And those were just two examples of chemical waste left over from the production of XTC pills being illegally dumped: there were another eight cases just this month.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that the Netherlands should be a major player in the production of synthetic drugs such as XTC, says Dami\u00e1n Zaitch, a Professor of Criminology at Utrecht University and an expert on drug-related crime. \u201cThere are several reasons why the Netherlands is so important to the production of drugs. First and foremost, the Netherlands has a proper infrastructure and a strong position in international trade. This makes it easy for manufacturers to transfer drugs to other European countries. In addition, the target group is right here, in significant numbers. Many drugs are used in the world of electronic music, and many prominent DJs are Dutch. Lastly, the province of North Brabant has a tradition of smuggling. During World War II this manifested in the smuggling of things such as butter and cereal. They are continuing that tradition now, except they\u2019re doing it with drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Murders<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e7238c412d7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e7238c412d7\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22155627\/renforce_foto.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22155627\/renforce_foto.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22155627\/renforce_foto-150x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22155627\/renforce_foto-100x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 100w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/22155627\/renforce_foto-225x225.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139157 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Dami\u00e1n Zaitch<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>According to Zaitch, there is a clear connection between the value of drugs and the amount of crime and violence. \u201cThe more expensive the drugs, the higher the violence and crime rates. The cannabis trade doesn\u2019t involve much violence, because cannabis is relatively cheap and the growers are close to the consumers. XTC is produced for about eighty cents, while pills are sold for three to five euros each. On the other hand, cocaine often costs fifty euros per gram, which is why the cocaine trade involves a great deal more crime than the cannabis or XTC trade. In addition, XTC is subject to the following rule of thumb: the cheaper the pills, the closer you are to the manufacturer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018For five thousand euros you can hire an employee\u2019s ID badge, which will allow you to enter the port for one day\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>The consequences of the drug trade differ from region to region in the Netherlands. For instance, XTC is produced in the southern provinces, particularly North Brabant. This is where all the drugs labs are, with all the attendant waste dumping and fires. Due to its extremely high level of drugs production, Zaitch calls the town of Tilburg (in North Brabant) \u2018the Chicago of the Netherlands\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In major cities like Rotterdam and Amsterdam you will find interpersonal violence, such as murders. Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, the Commissioner of the Amsterdam Police Service, told <em>NRC<\/em> that there has been a shift in the nature of the murders. In the old days, professional assassins used to be flown in from abroad to commit drug-related murders for roughly fifty thousand euros. Now these murders are committed by disadvantaged adolescents, who will do it for a mere two thousand euros. According to Aalbersberg, the murders that have plagued Amsterdam in recent years are \u2018one hundred percent a cocaine issue\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corruption in the port<\/h2><p>The Port of Rotterdam is absolutely vital to the Dutch drugs industry, particularly when it comes to the transit of cocaine. The cocaine is generally stored in gym bags which are placed inside containers that are shipped to the Netherlands. Once the containers arrive in Rotterdam, the bags will be removed by dealers. In the old days, pretty much anyone could open the containers and remove the drugs, but these days things are different. Zaitch calls it a paradox. \u201cNowadays people need ID badges to enter the port, and there are cameras everywhere. This might seem safer, but in actual fact it only increases the level of corruption. People working at the port, such as customs officers or employees of a random company, are paid to remove drugs from the containers. For five thousand euros you can hire an employee\u2019s ID badge, which will allow you to enter the port for one day. Despite the corruption, the level of violence perpetrated in the Port of Rotterdam is quite low.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018Too much money is being allocated to the war on drugs, even though we should be allocating a lot more money to prevention\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>But walk through the streets of Rotterdam and you will be able to tell that the city is a major player in the drug trade as well. Rotterdam police officer Evi-Ann Blom, who works in the neighbourhood of Kralingen-Crooswijk, has many stories about drug-related crime in her neighbourhoods. \u201cWe find drugs on the street on a daily basis. Unfortunately, we only find small quantities \u2013 generally little bags of cocaine or XTC. The law sometimes makes it hard for us to prove dealers\u2019 guilt. We often deal with shootings or stabbings where both the perpetrator and the victim have disappeared by the time the police arrive on the scene.\u201d Blom also says that there are many young dealers in the streets. \u201cThe big guys tend not to go out into the streets. Instead they will get boys to sell pills in the streets or at schools on their behalf. This constitutes a problem, since it means that teenagers enter the world of crime at a young age, meaning they will get in trouble with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good thing for the economy<\/h2><p>Ironically, the Netherlands greatly profits from the XTC trade, says Zaitch. \u201cYes, there\u2019s no doubt about that. About fifty percent of the money earned through the drug trade will be pumped straight back into the legal economy. Not only through money laundering, but also in the regular way. Take restaurants, for instance \u2013 on sunny days, dealers and drug producers like to order a bottle of wine in a caf\u00e9\u2019s outdoor seating area, just like regular people. If drugs could be manufactured without violence, it would only be good for the economy, in my opinion. The economy will not be impacted negatively until the violence starts causing multinational corporations to refrain from investing in a country. We saw that happen in Colombia, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Would legalising drugs result in lower crime rates?<\/h2><p>Kees Kramers, an internist, clinical pharmacologist and professor at Nijmegen\u2019s Radboud University Medical Centre, recently argued for the legalisation of XTC (being a party drug) in <em>AD<\/em>. Kramers stated that the legalisation of pills would result in reduced crime rates and less chemical waste being dumped illegally. For his part, Dami\u00e1n Zaitch does not agree with this point of view. \u201cI do not support legalisation, or a free market for drugs. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a realistic idea either. If you legalise drugs, you are basically saying that using drugs is fine. That is not a good thing. And we don\u2019t need legalisation either, as long as the Dutch state regulates the market in a responsible manner. As far as that is concerned, there is a lot of room for improvement for the Netherlands. What is most important is that the government oversees the quantity of drugs produced, the quality of said drugs, the persons selling them and the price point at which drugs are sold. If we can bring about a situation like that, there will be less competition between dealers, which in turn will reduce crime rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zaitch would also like young people to be provided with better information. \u201cToo much money is being allocated to the war on drugs, even though we should be allocating a lot more money to prevention. We can do this at schools, but I think the children\u2019s parents should be involved as well. Telling kids not to use drugs doesn\u2019t work. Adolescents <em>will<\/em> experiment. Large festivals should have a testing corner, for example, where pills are tested. And perhaps rave organisers should provide information on how many pills it is safe to take and the things you should and should not be doing. Organisers of festivals and raves know that people use drugs \u2013 it\u2019s part and parcel of the music industry. They adhere to the idea that you\u2019re allowed to <em>use<\/em> drugs. You\u2019re just not allowed to <em>deal<\/em> them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about harm reduction<em>,<\/em> about reducing crime and the damage done to consumers to the best of your ability,\u201d Zaitch says in conclusion. \u201cIt\u2019s better to have responsible consumers than to have a zero-tolerance policy. 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text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-875x618.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 300w, 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-150x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/20\/kabinet-wil-meer-tijdelijke-huurcontracten-voor-studenten\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCabinet wants more temporary rental contracts for students\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/20\/langere-reistijden-naar-campus-woudestein-door-werkzaamheden-metrostations\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLonger travel times to Woudestein campus due to metro maintenance work\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent life\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/20\/langere-reistijden-naar-campus-woudestein-door-werkzaamheden-metrostations\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLonger travel times to Woudestein campus due to metro maintenance work\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent life\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/20\/universiteitsraad-wil-polak-langer-open-in-avond-en-weekend\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tUniversity Council wants to extend opening hours of Polak during evenings and weekends\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCampus\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 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