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Vegetarian cheese eggrolls were one of the dishes sampled at Tapapiés festival this October.

Tapas, Lavapiés Style: Ceviche, Curry and Beer

November 29, 2024
For just €3.50, students could buy a gourmet tapa and a beer at this fall’s Tapapiés festival. More than 100 bars and restaurants served the savory bites
Two cocktails offered at the La Santoria bar.

Love Potions on the Menu

Inchara Shetty, Contributing Writer November 16, 2024
The mystic-themed bar La Santoría asks customers to chose their cocktails "not by ingredients but by desires and intentions"
Photo of the writer in one of the exhibits in the Light Museum.

Museo de La Luz Sparkles in Madrid City Center

Amelie Van Hess, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2024

Tucked away in a quiet corner on Calle Segovia behind Plaza Mayor sits one of Madrid’s newest and brightest museums: Museo de La Luz (Light Museum). From the outside, the museum blends in with the rest...

Freshmen Kyle Sidwell (left) and Benjamin Augusto Saravi tune their guitars before performing
a flamenco-flavored number.

Convivium Hosts First Open Mic Night of the Semester

Paschal Kanu, Contributing Writer September 26, 2024

From flamenco-style jams to spoken-word poetry, diverse talents filled San Ignacio Auditorium last night as students took the stage for Convivium’s first open mic this fall. Convivium began as a literary...

Jacko Reichert plays a set at a Madrid club Los Amantes.

Study Abroad by Day, DJ by Night

Schuyler Moore, Contributing Writer April 8, 2024
UVA student Jacko Reichert, who is studying abroad this spring at SLU-Madrid, plays sets at popular clubs such as Icon, Los Amantes and Rubicon.
Cine Ideal, on Calle Dr. Cortezo near the Puerta del Sol, shows original version films with Spanish subtitles.

15 Madrid Cinemas Show Films in English with Spanish Subtitles

Noella Conner, Contributing Writer April 7, 2024
Want to see the latest U.S. film in the original language? It's not hard to do here because of Spanish movie preferences, especially Gen Z's
Life-sized characters of the movie Inside Out greet visitors in the immersive exhibit Mundo Pixar, which attracted 200,000 visitors in its first three weeks.

The Culture Show: Art Morphs into Immersive Digital Experience

Agatha Thomas, Staff Writer April 6, 2024
Interactive exhibits on everything from Pixar to Pompeii are transforming the city's cultural landscape
A quiet moment at Tupperware Club, or "Tupper," in Malasaña known for its electric decoration.

The Slow Art of Drinking in Spain

Emma Berglund Puri, Contributing Writer April 6, 2024

Each semester international students say goodbye to frat parties or other drinking customs of their home countries and encounter the leisurely crowds sipping beer or tinto de verano with patatas bravas...

SLU-Madrid say they will miss parties like this at Sales.

Popular Student Hangout Near Campus Closes

Emma Berglund Puri, Contributing Writer April 5, 2024

The popular SLU-Madrid hangout Sales, a bar and restaurant near campus on Paseo de San Francisco de Sales, closed in February, forcing students to search for a new watering hole.  Some students would...

Some second-hand stores cater to fashionistas with vintage clothes like those on the display at this shop near Atocha.

Madrid Youths Seek Fashion and Bargains at Thirft Shops

Akua Addo, Contributing Writer April 3, 2024

Carol Martín, 16, sifts through a rack of timeless skirts ranging in prices from 5 to 10 euros. Martín ventures out to thrift stores at least three times a month, she says, but this is one of her first...

Why Pedestrians Watch Their Step

Laila Emamjomeh, Staff Writer April 1, 2024

Fabienne Meier was accustomed to seeing dog owners quickly scoop their furry friends' waste off the streets of her hometown in the Netherlands. But once she moved to Madrid, she was in for a surprise.  “In...

Cast of Sonnets of an Old Century receiving notes after their first (and only) tech run

Audience Praises SLU-Madrid Theater’s “Sonnets for an Old Century” Performance

Valerie Rosqueta, Staff Writer December 19, 2023

The students and staff of the SLU-Madrid community are stunned yet inspired after watching the Theater program’s fall show. “I didn’t know the characters were dead until one of the performers...

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