By Mara Braslava Managing Editor
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: Is he for real? Or is he just… completely cracked?
By Eva Jousset Arts & Culture Section Editor
The Magic That Will Make You More Productive, Energetic and Lovely in the Morning: Breakfast.
By Tessa van Hoorn Staff Writer
The European Banking Union: An Essential Part of the European Project
By Koen Maaskant Staff Writer The Eurozone crisis that followed the economic and financial crisis of the past years almost led to the end of the European Project and is still in a very vulnerable phase of restoration. The bankruptcy of several banks and the sovereign debt crisis of countries such as Greece and Ireland…
Iran’s Ambiguous Intentions
By Erisa Nuku Staff Writer On September 27th, Secretary of State John Kerry had a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif. This has been the highest-level diplomatic exchange between Iran and the United States in the past thirty years. It was followed by a historic phone call between President Barack Obama and Iran’s…
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…
Approaching the ‘War on Terror’ – Could the Westgate Mall Shooting Have Been Prevented?
By Lisanne Ophoff UCR Class of 2016 On September 21, armed Al-Shabaab militants stormed the Kenyan shopping mall Westgate. Armed with AK-47’s and grenades, the conflict caused enormous chaos and resulted in dozens of fatalities. They asked Muslims to leave and sometimes checked if people were really Muslims by asking them, for example, for the…
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…
A Pope for Change?
By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier Staff Writer Pope Francis I has been making headlines since the night he was chosen as Pope. Fellow newsreaders may remember his early days in Rome, when he attracted attention by paying for his own hotel room and, famously, taking the bus to the Vatican. The societal values implicit in this are…