By Eden van der Moere “My name is Steven and I am not running for anything.” That’s how Steven van de Graaf, 19 years old, started his campaign to run for nothing. Originally from Barendrecht, Steven shocked the community with his bold post in the midst of election season. The reactions to Steven’s statement were…
Tessa Elfrink for RASA CAO
By Gerjanne Hoek Tessa Elfrink is a 20-year old second semester student from Brugge, and she is running for a position as one of RASA’s Committee Affairs Officers. Why are you running, Tessa? I am very passionate about the RASA community, and I want to be more than just an active member, I want to organize…
Aimah Moiz for RASA Chair
By Anne van Tatenhove Could you briefly introduce yourself? I am Aimah Moiz, a 21-year-old from Karachi, Pakistan. I am a hardcore science major (physics, mathematics, and computer science), but also a journalist and interested in the humanities. Why are you running for the position of RASA Chair? At UCR, I really have been forced…
Matthijs Roobeek for RASA Chair
By Lis Zandberg Can you briefly introduce yourself, and what position are you running for? I am Matthijs Roobeek, 19 years old and in my fifth semester. I am majoring in Cognitive Science and Life Science, and am running for RASA Chair. Why are you running? I have been really passionate about RASA ever since…
Lara Hofmann for AAC Student Advisor
By Steven van de Graaf Can you introduce yourself? My name is Lara Hofmann and I am 21 years old. I am currently in my second semester and I am majoring in Law, Politics, and Economics. What position are you running for? I am running for AAC Student advisor! Why are you running for this…
Daniël van Hemert for RASA Treasurer
By Remo Kortbeek Can you briefly introduce yourself, and what position are you running for? I’m Daniël van Hemert, a 20-year-old fourth semester student and I am running for RASA Treasurer. Why are you running? The position of treasurer is where my interests lie, and after a year of being PartyCo treasurer I want to…
Madelon Engels for HAC Koestraat Campus Elder
By Tsjalline Boorsma Madelon is a fourth-semester from Uithoorn, a small village near Amsterdam. She is 19 years old, but she will actually be turning 20 on day of the Election GA. The birthday present she is hoping for is becoming campus elder of Koestraat. Why did you decide to run for Koestraat Campus Elder?…
Céline Budding for AAC Student Advisor
By Eden van der Moere Céline Budding, 18 years old, is in the run for AAC Student Advisor. I am meeting Céline, who was born in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, in Elliott, where she tells me one of her strongest motivations for running, is an honorable one: to help people. Why are you running for AAC…
Bram van Overdijk for RASA Chair
By Pauliene van Eldik Can you briefly introduce yourself, and what position are you running for? I am Bram van Overdijk, a 20-year-old second-year student from Tilburg, the Netherlands. I am running for the position of RASA Chair. Why are you running? RASA has given me so much, I want to return my service to…
Joost Verheggen for HAC Chair
By Joukje Boeder Joost Verheggen is running for the position of HAC chair. This second year student, aged 20, has already been very active in our student community so far: he has been part of the choir board and has a year of experience in Elliott as both event manager and treasurer – quite a…
Jelma Bil for AAC Internal Officer
By Eden van der Moere I’m meeting with Jelma Bil, five minutes before our French class, all the way up in Franklin. Surrounded by academics, Jelma, who 20 years old and from a teeny tiny town close to Middelburg, tells me why she’s running for AAC Internal Officer. Why are you running for AAC Internal…
Running for a Big Board: Why and How?
By Debby-Esmée de Vlugt As the spring semester is progressing, we are getting closer to one of UCR’s most discussed events of the year: the big board elections. Election gossip has become a part of our daily lives again, and the ‘All Boards General Info Session’ has already taken place last week. While some first…
UCR Meets: Dorine Zelders
An evening full of feminism, art and time-travelling. By Eden van der Moere A little while ago, PUMA organised the event “UCR Meets: Dorine Zelders”. Together with PUMA’s Hannah Ludikhuijze, the free-spirited Dorine spoke of feminism, art and time-traveling Join Tabula RASA as we look back on a fascinating evening… Hannah Ludikhuijze: Welcome everyone, but of…
It’s All Fun, Giggles and Tears – Grad Week Winter 2016
An Extensive (and Slightly Biased) Review of RASA’s First Ever Winter Grad Week (and the Graduation Ceremony) by Aimah Moiz Every spring semester RASA organizes an entire team to give the summer graduates a week full of partying before they wear their graduation gowns and caps and bid farewell. Owing to the small number of…
“Government is Ourselves”
Policy Change by the Roosevelt Institute at UCR By Marte Nooijen & Annick Wijnstra On the 21st of April this year, Middelburg will welcome the five laureates of the Four Freedoms. The most prominent laureate is Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany. She is awarded the International Four Freedoms for her role as a moral…
Spring Introweek 2016
by Florith Ruigrok and Anneleen van der Meer Although this spring Introweek introduced only a small group of students to UCR, our RASA chair was very clear: we might not think it is a big deal, but for the people joining our community, it most certainly is. So full of energy and good intentions, we…
Romi Cage & Rondé at Zeeland Nazomerfestival 2016
Summer is slowly but surely coming to an end and that means it’s yet again time for the Zeeland Nazomerfestival. Every year in those final weeks of August, the Abbey Square in Middelburg is transformed into one of the most beautiful festival locations of the Netherlands. Tonight is full of sensitive, but very wayward, pop…
The How-To’s of Drag
By Hilde van den Berg By now, the Gender in the Blender party is known to most students as a yearly occurrence. In the past couple of years, however, there had never been a workshop related to this event. Students were always left to search the web for tips and tricks, unless they had friends…
Research Into RASA Spirit
by Maaike Oosterling RASA Spirit is a term we are all familiar with, yet it appears to remain undefined. To get some clarity about this concept that dictates our so-cial lives, I decided to conduct a small research into what it exactly is. But as the word ‘spirit’ already implies, it is not as material…
Murder Mystery Dinner
by Kim Smulders & Rosa Zwaal AFTER a long day of UCR class-es, twelve students gathered in the Bachtensteene common room. Lit-tle did they know a murder would take place later that night. Maybe they did, as they had come to the Murder Mystery Dinner! GamesCo and Cooking Society were collaborating to organize an activ-ity…