By Anita Bielicka This year marks some of the most intense discussion related to our favourite invention, the internet: First we were baffled at the gross violation of privacy committed by some parts of our very own governments, feared for our online accounts due to a major hacking attack around the world, and now also…
The 10 best albums of 2014
By Eden van der Moere 2014 was a very diverse year, musically speaking. It was the year of amazing debuts, from artists such as Hozier and Royal Blood. It was the year Ed Sheeran released his second album and succeeded in establishing himself at the top of the contemporary music scene, but also the year…
Out & About: Christmas Edition
By Maddy Slot & Laura van der Laan As the Christmas break is soon approaching, most students seek places to relax and clear their minds when they are not catching up on sleep. When all the deadlines have passed, and all the assignments have been handed in, what else is there to do in Middelburg?…
Changing the Capstone: An Interview with your AAC Chair
By Marijn Thijs The Capstone: from the Class of 2016 onwards, everyone has to complete it. Few however know exactly what it entails. So what is the Capstone exactly? And how does it work? TR sat down with Amand van Rossum, AAC Chair 2014-15, and discussed these changes over a warm beverage in Elliott. What…
Dies Natalis: The Celebration of the Decade
By Steinar Boomsma The Fall 2014 Semester has not been a semester as usual. It was the semester in which our Student Association, RASA, has been able to celebrate its 10th Anniversary. While students (and locals) have already been able to enjoy wonderful events such as the pancake dinner and the RASA festival on the…
From Christmas gifts to Christmas drinks
Look Inside the Bubble By Maddy Slot Christmas shopping in Middelburg. It sounds ridiculous perhaps, but placed in the many cobbled streets of Middelburg lie some hidden and some not-so-hidden gems waiting to be discovered by you. With Sinterklaas and Christmas around the corner, it is time to go on a mission to find that…
“Anacondas and Blank Spaces”—on women in the music business
By Lisanne Cheizoo (Editor in Chief) In September and October, something unique happened in the Billboard top 100: for the first time in the 56 year history of the Billboard chart, the top 5 slots of the world famous chart were dominated by women, and women alone. In the week of October 17th, the chart…
Of Goethe and Poems – Gems of the German Culture
By Agate Rublovska The one to share some of the ‘hidden’ aspects of her culture this time is Clara Spohrer, a third semester Philosophy, Music and Literature student from Germany, Frankfurt. When deciding on what example to give of a traditional, defining aspect of her culture, Clara said that she sought something that “every German…
On Top of the World
By Laura van der Laan It is Friday evening. Walking down the Lange Geere towards Market Square, you realize that it is not such a typical quiet Middelburg night. In fact, there is a sudden emergence of crowds of people, sitting in the terraces, drinking beers outside Sev, and walking the streets. Last Friday night…
An Insight into a Super Idiot’s Life
By Aimah Moiz Being an idiot is difficult. It is not easy to stand in public and do something so incredibly dreadful that everyone casts aside all of their business and turns around only to stare at you. Not everyone is capable of pulling off such a stunt. However, there are a certain few, like…
Biking Warriors: Dutch and German Biker Gangs take on Isis
By Julia Airey In times of war, unexpected alliances often occur. However in the present conflict with the Islamic State, better known as ISIS, no alliance was perhaps as surprising as the recent coalition of the Dutch biker gang “No Surrender” with their recent allies in the German biker gang, “the Median Empire Motorcycle Club”….
Boko Haram
By Becci Fobbe Given the accumulation of reports about exploding vehicles, kidnapping and brutal killings it does not sound too unfamiliar in our ears: attacks, suicide bombings, kidnapping, forced marriage. Boko Haram – which translates into ‘Western education is a sin’ – is one out of many extremist Islamic groups connoted with terrorism. The group…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS!
The selfie that started it all… An interview with UCR’s boyband: Multiple Directions By Aimah Moiz On the Third Open Mic of the semester we saw a new band emerge amidst the pool of familiar performing faces. Multiple Direction, UCR’s #1 boy band. Members of Multiple Directions (or MD) live up to all the attributes…
The inflation of political terms
The stock market for political terms is about to crash due to over-usage and inflation. By Calin Marginean In economics, the term inflation is used to describe the loss of the value of a currency when it is found in excessive quantities in the market. Throughout history there have been cases of severe inflation and…
A rough diamond – Album review: Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were
By Eden van der Moere The second album is the trickiest record in every musician’s repertoire. It can either make or break the artist. In Ben Howard’s case, it neither makes nor breaks his career. I Forget Where We Were, which was released only last October, is a rough diamond—both beautiful and haunting. Back in 2011,…
Dance for Serious Request!
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…
Jelly Rats
By Sanne Tol Is it Halloween yet? A picture for the strongly stomached: no it is not a gummy rat gone bad, it is an actual see-through rat. Scientists have developed a new technique of making rats transparent, allowing them to see more anatomical detail than ever before. These details are necessary for high…
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…
Fortress Europe: Our New Ancestral Customs
By Peter Williamson Imagine you are living your life in one of the current conflict zones around the planet. Take your pick, there are dozens. You see people dying of preventable diseases; you can no longer live as a fisherman because European trawlers have driven fish populations in your area near to extinction. People being…