By Lisa Rückwardt Staff Writer
UCR Student Housing: Unattainable Standards or Unsatisfactory Service?
By Naomi Kreitman Staff Writer The current relationship between UCR students and Woongoed Middelburg, its only housing company, is not ideal. A poll of 147 students, approximately a quarter of the student population, has shown that 39% are dissatisfied with Woongoed’s services, and 13% are very dissatisfied. In an interview, HAC Chair Maria Verwoerd and…
An Apology by Erodios
In the three years that we attend UCR, most people engage in committees, perform as motivated students and “occasionally” party. In other words: academics, extracurricular activities and socializing with or without a specific context. We probably need sleep, too. Sometimes these activities clash; your friends are partying when you have to study, a housemate wakes…
Part of the Community: ‘t Hof Welgelegen
By Douwe van den Berg Staff Writer For the last few years there have been posters in Eleanor promoting a weekly vegetable bag for students. These vegetables originate from a local farm called ‘t Hof Welgelegen, an organic farm in Middelburg run by the van der Kreeke family. This farm is quite special; the owners…
In The Spotlight: GamesCo and ArtCo
By Florentina Mion Staff Writer Are you looking for some time off? Are you sick of doing your homework? Do you just want some relaxation? Well, then these two societies might be something to go and check out! If you are interested in board games, videogames, and any other sort of games you can imagine,…
Model United Nations: Let’s Get Started!
By Koen Maaskant Staff Writer A few weeks ago a group of UCR students went to The Hague to participate in a Model United Nations (MUN). This MUN was organized in honor of the hundred-year anniversary of the Peace Palace, in which the International Court of Justice is housed, among others, and is therefore seen…
A Different Festival in a Different Kind of World: Zapatistas’ Fiesta in Oventic
By Ilja Kamerling UCR Class of 2014 Although I had wanted to participate in the Going Glocal Mexico project from the moment I had heard about it, it hurt a little inside when I booked my tickets, since I realized that I would miss out on a summer full of great festivals. It turned out…
The First General Assembly: What You Missed
By Sebastian Meyjes UCR Section Editor Every semester, RASA and the HAC hold General Assemblies (GAs). The first one of each semester is held to inform the student body of their finances, and have those plans and briefings approved. On Tuesday, September 17, 2013, the first GA of the 2013-2014 academic year was held. The…
In The Spotlight: Teaching and Learning Society and Geographical Society Roosevelt
By Florentina Mion Staff Writer “When all else fails, become a teacher” is what some people say to Liberal Arts and Science students. Many people do not understand that with our type of education we are actually more than likely to get a decent job, but somehow teaching is always seen as a plan B…
Life is Expensive, and so are College Books
By Lisanne Cheizoo Business Manager It happens every time: at the start of the semester, the Facebook page of the UCR book bazaar overflows with people buying and selling books, questions about the right editions and inquiries about the cheapest (and fastest) way to get your books. Whoever visits De Drvkkery regularly in this period,…
Going Glocal 2013: Oaxaca, Mexico
Photos were taken by Ilja Kamerling, Martha Hooge, Sanne Ragers, Eline Smit, Andrea Roeland, Ngalivia Scheuerman, Roos-Marie van den Bogaard, and Monique Kil, students of University College Roosevelt.
Opinion: M.H. Erodios – A Fraternity Incompatible with Common Courtesy
By Naomi Kreitman Staff Writer It’s 3am on a Friday morning, and I am awake because M.H. Erodios, a fraternity of UCR students, has deemed the guy next door cool enough to be invited for an interview. Since this is such a great honor, they feel justified pounding on his door in the early morning…
Male or Female: What Does it Matter?
By Lonneke de Klerk Staff Writer On Wednesday, August 28, 2013, the 2013-2014 academic year was officially opened during the annual convocation ceremony in the Nieuwe Kerk. Dr. Nancy Mykoff gave the opening address, entitled ‘Gender Matters’. Mykoff studied American History at New York University and she currently teaches History and Gender Studies at University…
In the Spotlight: Political Society and PhiloCom
By Florentina Mion Staff Writer “There are too many things to choose from!” “Why can I only choose three? I want to join them all!” These have been some of the things that the first years said in their IntRoweek when they had to choose which societies they wanted to check out during the society…
Going Glocal Mexico 2013
By Māra Braslava Managing Editor At the end of July 2013, a group of fifteen UCR students went to Oaxaca City, Mexico in the second round of the Going Glocal project. Oaxaca is a beautiful city located in a state of the same name, which, with its fifteen indigenous groups, is one of the most…
The First Annual UCR Academic Awards
By Linda Hoeberigs Staff Writer During the 2013 Convocation Ceremony welcoming the class of 2016, the first annual Academic Achievement and Student Leadership Awards were given out. Initiated by the 2012-2013 Academic Affairs Council (AAC), the Academic Achievement award is meant for a first- and second-year student who are doing exceptionally well academically and are…
Ivar Troost on Winning the First Annual Academic Achievement Award
An Interview with Ivar Troost, First-Year Winner of the Academic Achievement Award During the convocation ceremony of the Class of 2016, Ivar Troost received the very first Academic Achievement Award for a first-year student. Tabula Rasa interviewed him afterwards.
How Lucky Are We: An Interview with Mr. Djenghis
By Douwe van den Berg Staff Writer On the market square in Middelburg you can find a small stand with exotic goods. The name of the business is Djenghis, and the things that are sold are as exotic as its name, ranging from faux fur hats to all different kinds of bracelets and even penis…