Dap Hartmann got to wear a gown for the first time in his life. Much to his dismay, the PhD defence ceremony nowadays bears a strong resemblance to a funeral service. Hurry up, keep moving, and clear the stage.

In an ancient manuscript, Dap Hartmann discovered a parable about the Kingdom of Delphinia, where the Superficial Boar keeps a close watch over the Kingdom’s integrity. Until, one day, rumours about a conflux of spider nests do the rounds.

Dap Hartmann watched four hardly seen videos about TU Delft’s strategy on YouTube. He noticed that they are full of empty statements and meaningless phrases, and wonders who on earth wrote them.

Dap Hartmann is throwing a party. He also has something to trade in.

Dap Hartmann went to see the Mindlab theatre performance, in part because he is a victim of the abuse of power at TU Delft. But he believes that it is the abusive bastards and those who protect them who should see the play.

Dap Hartmann gets caught up in a seven-step menu to obtain a list of names. Are his expectations of a support system too high?

TU Delft’s lawyers are used against its own employees. Why does the Legal Department not support the employees, wonders Dap Hartmann. Is that not what good governance is about? Being there for your own people?

Hats off to long-term students. Dap Hartmann pleas for the eternal student.

Dap Hartmann loves books. He advocates for a large-scale library on campus where students and staff can donate or take away books, instead of the little dollhouse Library that was cut down the other day.

During one of the meetings on social safety, columnist Dap Hartmann heard that the Executive Board stood at -20. ‘I agreed that the Executive Board was indeed way behind. But I do not have the impression that it is aware of this.’