By Eva Jousset Arts & Culture Section Editor Every time I run into Anna, it looks like she got up and ran through a closet shared by a circus clown, a Russian grandma and a mod. Point being, it takes a lot of sartorial confidence to combine a 1980s sequin jacket with fluorescent pink pants…
Open Monument Day 2013: Middelburg, the City I Fell in Love With
By Sabina Weistra UCR Class 2014 On Saturday, September 14, 2013, I decided to take a break from the pile of work in which I was drowning, and discover once again the impressiveness of Middelburg on this year’s Open Monumentendag. At the thought of wandering around in the rain, parts of me protested a little,…
The Return of Culture: On the Renovated Rijksmuseum
By Lisanne Cheizoo Business Manager Every country has its cultural highlights. A list of top-ten must see attractions, varying from the biggest church to the smallest statue. Naturally, this is also true for the Netherlands. Next to its famous windmills and tulips, there is also an impressive history and cultural heritage that belongs to the…
Review: A Night Out with Arctic Monkeys
By Daniel Janssen Staff Writer Oh, how far Arctic Monkeys have come. Ever since the modern “fab four” released their debut studio album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, the UK band have conquered Glastonbury, opened the Olympics and released another quartet of top-shelf indie rock albums. With their latest record, AM,…
An Imperial Affliction: On the Film Adaptation of John Green’s The Fault in our Stars
By Hilde van den Berg Staff Writer Crying, laughing, and then crying some—or a lot—more. If you’ve read John Green’s The Fault in our Stars, you’ve probably been through that process. If you haven’t, and you’re going to read it, then there’s a high chance you will go through the process. Seeing as the book…
Review: Patient Puppets and Murderous Music Boxes in The Conjuring
By Daniel Janssen Staff Writer After the artfully creepy Insidious and the disgustingly interesting Saw, James Wan seems to have mastered the art of haunted-house horror. With his latest thrill The Conjuring, Wan adds a refreshingly intense film to the increasingly sappy horror genre.
Olympic Games 2020: Abe’s Fourth Arrow or a Move Towards More Nationalism?
By Koen Maaskant Staff Writer Awarding the Summer Olympic Games of 2020 to Tokyo seems to be another victory for current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. By delivering a strong speech in Buenos Aires, he helped secure the Olympic Games for Japan, which will host an Olympiad for the second time, after the Games…
Recount Demanded by Moscow Mayoral Candidate
By Vincent de Ruiter Staff Writer On June 8, 2013, Moscow held its elections to determine its next mayor. According to the official Moscow electoral commission, the Putin-supported mayor Sergey Sobyanin won reelection with a handsome 51.37% of the popular vote. This was the first time in 10 years Moscow held a popular vote to…
Ice Cream, The Gift that Gets you Through Winter
By Tessa van Hoorn Staff Writer Can you still imagine those hot summer days when life was good? Walking around on the beach with your toes in the sand, or picnicking in the park? I can, and I do not want to say goodbye to the summer just yet. Unfortunately, I cannot clear away the…
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…
The Need for Military Action in Syria
By Trevor Maloney Editor-in-Chief One cannot help but feel deep sadness and frustration over the ongoing conflict in Syria. As has been reported by The New York Times and many other news organizations, the American intelligence community has proven that the government of Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against its own people. Much of the…
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…
Saudi Arabia Takes a Stand on Domestic Violence?
By Julia Airey Staff Writer Last Monday the campaigning done by the King Khalid Foundation to combat domestic violence in Saudi Arabia led to a landmark victory. Thanks in part to the Foundation’s efforts, cabinet members of King Abdullah’s government signed into law a historic piece of legislation on the 26th of August.
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…
The Political Side of Sport: The Olympic Games in Sochi
By Hanna van Leent Staff Writer Ice Skating has always been part of my family: my grandmother, my mother and I all can ice skate, and we watch various competitions every year during those cold and dark winter days. As a Dutch native, I have cheered for most professional Ice Skaters from the Netherlands for…