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 something about yourself: Hi everyone! I’m a 4th-semester student, studying Art History, Chemistry, and Anthropology….
Album Review: Beyoncé – “Lemonade” (2016)
By Eden van der Moere Last weekend, Beyoncé once again shocked the world when she released her sixth studio album, titled Lemonade. The so-called visual album premiered, without any warning or announcement, on HBO and immediately all eyes were turned to one of the most famous, but at the same time one of the most…
Geert Buis 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 for this position? I’m running for AAC Chair, because I am really interested in education….
Steven van de Graaf 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 is the result of a carefully calculated campaign or an honest decision based on two…
Crossing off London
By Kirsten Kapteijns In Fall semester 2015, CultureCo announced a trip to London and my heart made a small leap; London, one of the cities that has been on my travel wish list for so long. After falling completely and utterly in love with England through books and series such as Merlin, I promised myself…
Trump Explained
By Trevor Maloney On Thursday, 3 March 2016, the leading candidate to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States reassured the American people by suggestion that contrary to his rival’s insinuations, he indeed has a big penis. The likely Republican nominee said, “[Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)] referred to my hands —…
Pirates of the Cinematic
An account of the influence of piracy on The Hateful Eight and The Revenant By Bram Medelli Most UCR students would answer “no” if they got asked whether they regularly steal. Yet, I am pretty sure a large chunk of the student population regularly pirates movies or uses PopcornTime. Obviously, it is not physically stealing…
Themes of 2015
By Dan Hasan Looking back at last year, let me tell you the news, as for what was most striking – that’s for you to choose, But I’m convinced you’ll digest it in this readable format, though I couldn’t include it all – what’s left out’s just as important So starting in January –…
What About Languages?
By Maryna Parfenchuk The 21st of February is International Mother Language Day as proclaimed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. If we go to the official UN website (http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/), we can see their small article on this holiday stating the following, “Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and…
Yesterday Today: Elderly Students In Our Classes;
A Mix Of Experience And Ambition by Daniël van Hemert and Koen Schotanus After the grand success of student initiative “Middelburg Verwelkomt” last semester, University College Roosevelt has turned its attention towards another demographic in the Netherlands that is in dire need of help: the elderly. Many commenters on Zeeland’s mediaplatform PZC argued that the…
Robbed of a Childhood: Child Soldiers in Somalia
By Asha Collins Think back to when you were little, maybe 9 years old – Where did you spend most of your time? What are your fondest memories? What did you look forward to? Maybe you spent most of your time at school, or at home. Did you enjoy playing sports, and going to choir…
“So What Do You Do? – I Am A ROWER”
By Sander van Casteren It is the year 841. Inspired by the supreme god Odin, warmongering Vikings invade the future province of Zeelandia. Not much later, the town of Middelburg is first founded. Back to 2016. Ever wondered what has happened to sporting excellence here at UCR after the intense Introweek? Behold Middelburg Student Rowing…
UCSRN Conference: Utopia – Peaceful and Sustainable Living
By Debby-Esmeé de Vlugt and Camilla van Kooten On a sunny Saturday morning, a small group of UCR students found itself surrounded by skyscrapers and modern architecture in the center of Rotterdam. Together, we travelled to Erasmus University College (EUC) to attend a conference that was organized by the UCSRN. After months of preparation by…
Has Science Made God Irrelevant? – A Recap of this Year’s Veritas Forum
By Marit Versteeg On the 22nd of February, the annual Veritas Forum Middelburg was held in the Burgerzaal at UCR. This was the fifth time the Forum took place, and with over a hundred attendees the six dedicated students that organized it considered the event to be a great success. The Veritas Forum Middelburg is…
Four Freedoms Explained
By Becci Fobbe Welcome to Freedom Week! An entire week dedicated to projects evolving around the Four Freedom Award ceremony and its side events. Honestly, in the beginning I thought this article might be superfluous due to the overwhelming amount of UCR projects relating to the notion of freedom. The Arts & Design course is…
Deadpool: Violent, Slightly Offensive and a Must-See
By Zoë Goldsborough It was a dark, gloomy and depressing night when 25 UCR students braved the cold to cycle all the way to Vlissingen. Their incentive? To go to the premiere of the newest Marvel film: Deadpool. The trip was organized by Film Society, and yours truly was there as their representative. I personally…
The Campus Life Fee
The Story Behind a Structural Reorganization By Marijn Thijs In the evening of the 9th of March, a General Assembly was held to discuss a major organizational breakthrough that would change UCR on many levels. After earlier developments with regards to the opening and maintaining of our Common House Elliott, and the purchase of a…
Don’t Use This Fight For Your Agenda!
More reasons for why the aftermath of Cologne matters to German women By Becci Fobbe While the majority of people all over the world celebrated the beginning of the New Year, Cologne experienced an unsettling turn of the year on the 1st of January. Hundreds of women were sexually harassed, a few raped – most…
Catwalk exposition at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
By Eden van der Moere It is a strange thought: dresses, coats and skirts from different centuries stored neatly in archives. No one has seen these items for decades and no one has worn them for perhaps even centuries. For the exposition “Catwalk”, the Rijksmuseum brushed off an impressive collection of fashion items, which can now…
Surfing the Gravitational Waves
By Steven van de Graaf On February 11 2016, after weeks of rumors and speculation, physicists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the discovery of gravitational waves. This announcement prompted a lot of excitement from the scientific community, as the discovery was the result of a century of speculation, and also 50 years…