Tabula RASA is kicking off the new semester with a short series of articles written by students that did something cool this summer. Volunteering, an internship, a cool job; there are so many ways in which people from UCR spend their long breaks! Do you have a story about your summer activities that you want…
Discover The History of Middelburg – Five Historic Sites in Middelburg That You Should Know
Have you ever asked yourself ‘What do I actually know about Middelburg?’ Have your parents/friends/significant others ever asked you about our beautiful school building? I am willing to guess and say that has indeed happened. This article will attempt to fill that gap of knowledge and next time someone asks, – ‘So how old is…
A Very TR Christmas
By Yonna Kuipers, Renske Wienen & Eden van der Moere In this miserable time of it almost but not really being break, there’s only one thing that can save us from driving ourselves headfirst off of the nearest dune and into the ice cold sea: Christmas music. Time to get out your ugly sweaters and…
Teen Wolf: An Escalation of Commitment
In psychology, there is a concept called ‘escalation of commitment’. It means that once you get into something you are unsure about, you will get more and more attached as time progresses to justify your initial choice to do it in the first place. That’s what Teen Wolf is to me; shameful as it is…
Students and Faculty Roast Own University for the Greater Good
3 reasons why you can’t miss out on the next Public Sphere Event Put the words ‘strategic agenda, deliberative conference and future prospects’ in one email and you will have me doing my best to keep my mouse from hovering over the ‘delete’ button in my inbox. All of us are writing enough official…
Letter From The Editor
Dear reader, You have seen our articles online, our brainstorm sessions, our TR sweaters and our baby print edition – but the time has finally come to show you what we have been working on over the past few weeks. Last Tuesday, we released the result of great writing, sharp editing and beautiful designing: the…
HAVE YOU WATCHED: In The Flesh – ‘While They Get Medals, We Get Medicated’
By Maaike Oosterling Welcome back to the second episode of ‘Have You Watched…???’. Yes, that’s the title now. Just imagine me flapping my arms and yelling that at you. Perfect. Now you understand what I’m really trying to do here. Hopefully, the more #hardcore ones of you have watched the entirety of Steven Universe in…
Meet the Team: Tabula Rasa’s Section Editors
You already met the new daily board of Tabula RASA – but who are the other faces behind your student magazine? In this very last installment of the Meet the Team interviews, we introduce to you our four section editors! Are you interested in writing for Tabula RASA? Do you have a great idea for an…
Meet the Team: Yonna Kuipers
“I like being on top of people” With the new academic year fast approaching, the TR Daily Board thought it was high time you got to know the stories behind the red lipstick. In this four part series we will introduce you to each member of the Daily Board with one-on-one interviews, and a group interview…
Meet the Team: Eden van der Moere
“I’m the sex bomb” With the new academic year fast approaching, the TR Daily Board thought it was high time you got to know the faces behind the red lipstick. In this four part series we will introduce you to each member of the Daily Board with one-on-one interviews, and a group interview with our…
Print edition: rectifications
As awesome as it is to publish our printed edition, it rarely goes without small mistakes. Therefore, two rectifications: 1. Dear Becci Fobbe, we are sorry. You were not mentioned in the list of contributors, but you are, of course, part of Tabula Rasa. 2. In the article about discount, it is stated that De Middelburger…
Letter from the Editor
Dear all, On behalf of the Editorial Board I would like to welcome you to our new website! This summer we conducted a survey to hear directly from the UCR community. We were eager to find out your opinions on Tabula Rasa. We were pleased with the feedback overall, and we have used it to…