By Laura van der Laan & Maddy Slot Dance for Serious Request – Stop the Beat, Keep on Dancing When: Friday November 21st Where: The Spot, Middelburg Tickets: €8 up front (available at De Drvkkery, De Spot, Seventy-Seven) €10 at the door RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/386263001528451 All proceeds will be donated to Serious Request! Abandoned, ashamed, and…
The UCSRN: Connecting University Colleges
From left to right: Bram Jaarsma (AC member), Henriëtte Hoogervorst (SC member), Daniël Janssen (AC Chair; EB member), Tessa van Hoorn (SC member; EB Secretary), Bob van de Mortel (AC member), Janine de Jong (SC member), Haris Kalic (SC member; EB Treasurer), Geke Hasperhoven (AC member; EB Chair). (not on the picture: Joe Carpenter…
The Language Requirement: A benefit to your UCR career?
By: Marijn Thijs It is one of those topics that students generally love to hate: the Language Requirement. Commonly, students have a hard time completing this requirement in time or are not motivated to do so. Many have also failed an entrance exam to a language course at least once during their UCR career. So…
The Middelburg Mindset
By Maddy Slot As you see the sun set in Middelburg while you stroll around the city, you wonder how people who have lived here all their lives see it. You wonder whether they, too, think of Middelburg as a bubble, a city in the middle of nowhere. The students of UCR only see a…
The Open Mic
By Merlijn Veltman Humanity has always had a fondness of performing on stage, whether it was a musical performance, theatre, or even sports. We like putting ourselves out there, and show the world our talents. The ancient Persians showed their archery skills, the Greeks their theatre and their music in competitions, the Romans their…
With the World in One Hand and a Bolus in the Other
By: Laura van der Laan On November 12, 2014, the whole of Middelburg will gather; the young and the old, the professors and the businessmen, the shop owners and students; all in order to explore a concept that has become increasingly important in our highly industrialized and modern world: sustainability. The term sustainability has been…
Money Cannot Buy You Happiness, But It Can Buy You Chocolate
By: Laura van der Laan and Madeleine Slot (Section Editors) A walk down the Lange Geere in Middelburg takes you past Amore, the place to be at 2 a.m. after an Elliot Party, the place where Crostini’s used to be, and finally a little shop called Chocolate Lovers. Chocolate Lovers is a non-profit…
Thumbs Up for Soop
By Laura van der Laan According to Martin Luther, “the hair is the richest ornament of the women”. While I do not agree with this statement entirely, I must say that a bad haircut is quite unpleasant. I rue the day that I have to find a new hairdresser. Not particularly because I am high…
The Roggeveenhof Food Bazaar
By: Ivar Troost It is a popular misconception that the Roggeveenhof Food Bazaar is solely a Facebook group. Indeed, a Facebook Group does exist carrying this banner; a group instated earlier this year in order to save almost-spoiling food in the building. This column is not about that Roggeveenhof Food Bazaar, though. The newly found…
Kensington: Short, but sweet at Zeeland Nazomerfestival 2014
By Eden van der Moere Who has not heard of Kensington these days? While the band was founded in 2005, Kensington’s rather impressive journey to the top of the Dutch music industry started in 2008, when the band was named “3FM Serious Talent”. Two years later, their debut album Borders was released and a very…
Let’s Escape the UCR Bubble!
By: Madeleine Slot & Laura van der Laan (Section Editors) The Middelburg locals. You have seen them around town, drinking beers at Sev and De Vriendschap, wandering around the market, and perhaps even on a night out, as you make your way to Elliott. However, it is not often that UCR students escape the UCR…
The 10th Anniversary Gala: a Reunion of Generations of UCR-Talent
By Tsjalline Boorsma (Section Editor) Sunday afternoon in the Stadsschouwburg Middelburg. Members of the Gala Team are running around with microphones and program booklets. That evening, long gone alumni would return to Middelburg from all corners of the world. Highly respected officials from Zeeland, like the Commissioner of the King, would be present during the…
10 Years of Excellence
By Laura van der Laan On Behalf of the 10 Year Anniversary Team The sun was warm and gentle, as people swarmed and buzzed around the terraces of Middelburg, and bikers maneuvered themselves around groups of people sauntering on the sidewalks. It was Tuesday, August 31st of 2004, and Her Majesty Queen Beatrix was…
Brick By Brick: The Journey of Elliott
By Maddy Slot UCR Class of 2016 “Let’s take a break”, says the professor as you feel your eyes closing and your head drop. You quickly grab your wallet and walk out the door and down the street, eager for coffee. One minute later, you are already ordering from one of your fellow schoolmates….
Are Our Voices Heard? A Look at the Middelburg Municipality Elections
By Tsjalline Boorsma UCR Class of 2016 This Spring Break, most UCR students left Middelburg to enjoy the delights of other cities. Some, however, were here on the 19th of March to vote in the municipal elections. Every four years, the citizens of Middelburg get to cast their ballot and with that action, decide what…
Controversial Capstone Requirement is Invalid
By Trevor Maloney Many students have expressed their discontent with the capstone project that was introduced as a new requirement in the fall of 2013. However, what will surely come as good news to those unhappy with the project is that the requirement is invalid, at least for some. In the language of the student…
Panta Rhei: Food, Music and a Great Vibe
By Lonneke de Klerk Website & Digital Media Manager The boulevard is one of the prettiest places in Vlissingen, and even all of Zeeland. You can enjoy the sight of the rough Zeeuwse sea while having a drink at one of the many cafés at the seaside. One of those cafés is Panta Rhei. Panta Rhei…
Director of De Drvkkery: UCR, A solution to many problems
By Lisanne Cheizoo Business Manager Everyone at UCR has visited De Drvkkery at least once. This popular bookshop/tourist shop/lunchroom does not only supply us with our textbooks but it also functions as a meeting place in Middelburg. Once upon a time, De Drvkkery was also home to the very first office of UCR, then called…