14-year-old Kim Heizmann has proven that soccer is about so much more than scoring goals. In fact, he very probably saved the life of the opponents' goalkeeper during one match.

For many, it is the most wonderful time of the year. But what actually makes Christmas so special, and what is the best thing about it for students? We asked around on campus and got some interesting answers.

Paula interviews people at Karlsruhe's Christmas market. She wants to know what presents they have bought and how they like the market.

Half-empty platforms, crowds of people in front of the information desk, annoyed people on their smartphones. Our reporter Jasmin knows exactly what makes a typical rail strike report.
Authors: Oliver Durke, Jasmin Wenkemann

It won't be long now before fall. As summer draws to a close, it's time to take stock: How satisfied have people been with the summer?

Singer Nina Chuba is a guest on the radio station 1Live's "Fragenhagel" (hail of questions), in which she reveals a few things about herself that you probably didn't know. Take a look!

Eighteen-year-old Piet Mundry made the feature film Entropia together with amateur actors, and directed it himself. The plot: Charles returns to his childhood home town and encounters old friends and enemies who will change his future. With entropy as an alibi for his revenge, Charles begins to create chaos in Lüdinghausen.

Rail and air transport throughout Germany are getting back to normal after the day-long industrial action at the start of the week. However, commuters and travelers are still experiencing some disruptions.

Entering school is always a big deal for any small child. Now see it multiplied by three, as the Winkelmann family watches their triplets all begin first grade.

The rural areas around Hamburg are known for their storks. However, there is one nest where no stork is allowed to live, as it has been deemed an illegal construction. Enjoy another ridiculous example of Germany's over-the-top bureaucracy from the program "Realer Irrsinn."

Even though she doesn't plan to move back, there are some things that Uschi misses about her home region of Bavaria.

Caroline introduces us to Uschi, who moved to France because she fell in love with a French guy. It took her a while, but now she has a job that really suits her!

Regine shows us her artworks and talks a bit about her process. We also learn why she couldn't imagine moving back to Germany.

In this interview, Regine tells us about how she came to live in Paris, what she likes about France, what she misses most about Germany, and about the cultural differences between the two countries.

The structure of the German language makes it easy to combine infinitive verbs with prefixes to completely change the meaning of the original verb. This makes it easy to come up with new words — and as a result, the Duden is always expanding!