Category: UCR & Local Affairs

By Trevor Maloney When asked about the first years of University College Roosevelt (UCR), then the Roosevelt Academy (RA), Dr. Barbara Oomen, Dean of UCR, chose to describe the “generation of pioneers”, both students and staff, as taking a “plunge into the deep”. Adding further that the university as a whole, “…was nothing but a…

By Lisanne Cheizoo Business Manager To most of us, this calendar year means a year full of special activities and festivities, which also bring back memories for the entire UCR community. But what about the bigger community in which we belong? What about the local people of Middelburg? Are they aware that UCR has been…

By Trevor Maloney UCR is fast-approaching its ten-year milestone. Since that time, the university has distinguished itself as an educational institution of teaching and learning excellence. And while there is much to celebrate about the institution itself, there is much to say about the connection between UCR and the city in which it’s located: Middelburg….

Jitse Amelink UCR Class of 2015

Debby-Esmeé de Vlugt On behalf of the Cooking Society board. In collaboration with Sustainability Committee.

By Emma Overmaat Design Manager While most UCR-students were still enjoying their winter break, a new group of enthusiastic students arrived in Middelburg; some of them ready to begin their three-year adventure while others here only on exchange for a semester. On Tuesday the 28th of January, their IntRoweek began and the students were divided…

By Māra Braslava Managing Editor

By Douwe van den Berg Staff Writer Oatmeal is the perfect student breakfast: It is very cheap and nutritious. Its ability to fill your stomach will enable you to keep studying on these cold winter days. Oats can be put to a variety of uses; it can be eaten by itself (not recommended), used as…

By Amber Zegers UCR Class of 2015

By Lisa Rückwardt Staff Writer

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…

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…

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,…