It’s Election Season! Names and posters have been flying around for a while, and everyone is getting prepared to present themselves and their ideas next week at the Election GA. Each year, Tabula RASA gives the candidates the opportunity to … Continue reading 2018 Election Interviews: Diez, Elise & Luc
The time has come for AAC elections! The Board of Studies position is open, with three candidates in the running… Make sure to vote between Thursday the 23rd and Monday the 27th of November, following the email instructions sent out … Continue reading AAC Election Statements
Can you introduce yourself? I’m Marthe Wijfjes, I’m a pre-med / chemistry major and I’m in my fourth semester. What position are you running for? I’m running for Student Representative of the UCR Council. Why are you running for this … Continue reading Marthe Wijfjes for UCR Council
Can you introduce yourself? Yes I can! I am Maike, I’m from Delft, and I’m nineteen years old. I am majoring in Law and Politics, and I’m in my fourth semester right now. What position are you running for? I’m … Continue reading Maike de Haas for HAC Secretary
By Eden van der Moere The AAC has shocked (and confused) friend and foe when they announced their board’s structure will be changed completely. Today I sit down with Irina Scheer, who is running for the newly formed Program Advisory … Continue reading Irina Scheer for Program Advisory Committee
By Renske Wienen Can you introduce yourself? My name is Jody Vis, I am 20 years old and I am in my fourth semester. I am majoring in economics and psychology and I am from the Netherlands. What position are … Continue reading Jody Vis for HAC Roggeveenhof Campus Elder
Can you introduce yourself? My name is Suzanne Oostdam. I am 20 years old and I am from Breda, which is the best city in Brabant. I’m not really sure what my major is yet, although I am going to … Continue reading Suzanne Oostdam for HAC Bagijnhof Campus Elder
Can you introduce yourself? My name is Tariq Lalmahomed, I’m 20 years old and in my fourth semester. I am from The Hague, and I’m a pre-med student here at UCR. I live in Bachtensteene. Currently I am active in … Continue reading Tariq Lalmahomed for HAC Chair
Can you introduce yourself? I’m Nienke Raaijmakers – I am 20 years old, and I am from Tilburg, in the south of the Netherlands. I study anthropology and psychology here; I am a social science major. I am a fourth … Continue reading Nienke Raaijmakers for HAC Roggeveenhof Campus Elder
Can you introduce yourself? I am Cecilia Uitermark, and I am in my fourth semester right now. I am a history, psychology, and political sciences major. I am from Amsterdam, and I am 20 years old. What position are you … Continue reading Cecilia Uitermark for RASA CAO
Election season is here! The first posters are appearing on campus and there are whispers in the streets of who might run for what coveted big board position. For the first election interview of the season, Tabula Rasa’s Eden sits … Continue reading Jelle Hubertse for RASA Chair
Dear fellow RASA students, With the start of the new semester, we have sadly seen several of the RASA board members leave their position. However, RASA policy dictates that these positions are to be filled again until the board is relieved after the next election cycle. … Continue reading Matthijs van Lindonk for RASA CAO
Hello, my name is Ruben van den Akker. I am a second semester student, majoring in Politics and Economics and I am running to become your RASA CAO for the rest of the semester. In my first semester I have … Continue reading Ruben van den Akker for RASA CAO
By Gerjanne Hoek On the day of the Elections, Tess Visser still wants to share with us some of her ideas and opinions about her dream to become the new AAC Chair. Let’s see what she has to say! Please tell us … Continue reading Tess Visser for AAC Chair
By Eden van der Moere In the second round for AAC Chair, Geert Buis is running. In-between THEATRA rehearsals, I meet with Geert, who is originally from Oud-Beijerland, to talk about his plans for the AAC. Why are you running … Continue reading Geert Buis for AAC Chair
By Eden van der Moere Only two weeks ago, Steven van de Graaf, 19 years old, shocked the community when he publicly stated that he was not running for anything. This week, however, Steven is running for something. Whether it … Continue reading Steven van de Graaf for AAC Chair
By Heleen Heijungs Bram Medelli is a 2nd semester student running for HAC treasurer. When he moved to UCR, Bram got assigned a room in Hof van Sint Pieter. Halfway through the semester he was told that we would have … Continue reading Bram Medelli for HAC Treasurer
By Hilde van den Berg Ima Sammani is a 2nd semester Dutch student with Persian roots, majoring in Psychology and Economics. After being head-bartender in Elliott and spending a lot of her free time there already, she is now running … Continue reading Ima Sammani for Elliott Downstairs Bar Chair
By Remo Kortbeek Tariq Lalmahomed is a 19-year-old second semester pre-med student from The Hague. He is running for the position of RASA secretary. Why are you running? Before I came to UCR I wanted to know everything about it. … Continue reading Tariq Lalmahomed for RASA Secretary
To all my opposing candidates, At this moment, all of us are running for one of the most important position in RASA: the post of RASA Chair. I do believe that given the importance of this election, the voters deserve to be given the chance to make an informed decision. Being a student representative, the future RASA Chair should act according to the principles of indirect democracy. The RASA Chair is elected to enforce the decisions of the voters not to rule them. Thus, this election is neither a popularity contest nor a matter of image or past achievements: the … Continue reading An Open Letter