''Ad Valvas'' (Latin, literally "at the doors") is the

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of the

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History and profile

In print since 1952, ''Ad Valvas'' is published every Thursday during the academic year, 36 times a year. In 1979, the paper acquired editorial independence and no longer had to answer to the University's Board of Directors. From 1994 to 1999 Frank van Kolfschooten served as the

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of the paper. ''Ad Valvas'' had a circulation of 12,226 copies in the period of 2008-2009.

Notable staff

Renate Dorrestein Renate Maria Dorrestein (25 January 1954 – 4 May 2018) was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines ''Libelle'' and ''Panorama''. During the period 1977 - 1982 she published in ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ad Valvas 1952 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch-language newspapers Mass media in Amsterdam Newspapers established in 1952 Student newspapers Weekly newspapers published in the Netherlands