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….
Editorial: Old Prejudices Die Hard
By Rebeccah Steil Current Affairs Section Editor Throughout the past two UCR semesters, there has been a sudden rise in protests around the world. Whether it’s the ongoing revolution in Syria, election protests in Thailand, protests for human rights in Russia, protests in Taiwan, dissatisfaction in Venezuela, or the conflict in Ukraine, it seems that…
Editorial: Humanities, with a side of Art: On the rise of artistic teams and committees in the UCR community
By Anissa Jousset Arts & Culture Editor Fall 2012: I am in my room minding my own business, with the door wide open (a college paradox) when a group of 1st years on a hallway scouting mission walks by. They stop, stand in my doorway and stare intently at the black and white photographs and…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe: More Emotional than Ever?
Hilde van den Berg Staff Writer What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about superheroes? Superhuman powers? Saving the girl? Spandex? Perhaps you can come up with a few other things. More often than not, it seems like superheroes are associated with masculinity. In the movies of Marvel Universe this was…
Free to Be Who You Are: A Fashionable Paradox
Sophie Rijnaard Class of 2014 Chances are high you remember people by their appearance. And, vice versa, so do they select their memories of you. Do you think you have been remembered? Who still has faith in his/her sharp mind alone to open doors to new opportunities, is too often left with more closed than…
Hollywood on the Small Screen
By Daniel Janssen Staff Writer With Netflix on the rise, the digital market seems to be pushing for a change of the channel in the way we watch audiovisual media. Your television is no longer limited to displaying the content exclusively produced for the medium, as new Video on Demand services allow you to…
Reclaim Your Brain!
By Hanna van Leent Staff Writer I travel by train frequently, and therefore meet many screaming, crying and annoying children as I am fighting my way through yet another academic paper. During the last three years that I travelled between Rotterdam and Middelburg, I have seen an increasing number of parents glued to their phones,…
White Elephants & Dead Journalists
By Anita Bielicka UCR Class of 2015 At the moment, Brazil is pretty much on everyone’s lips for two prominent reasons: the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the presidential elections in October, which are estimated to be associated with more quarrels than usual. First, however, a short overview of the candidates: Officially announced so far…
Assad Resigns, Citing Student Human Rights Group Instagram Pics
By Pieter Van de Rijn Class of 2040 DAMASCUS – Amid the bitter conflict in Syria, Bashar al-Assad announced his resignation as president of the Syrian government in a press conference early this morning. In an emotional address at the Presidential Palace, Assad told reporters of his plans to step down immediately and hold peace…
The Year of LGBT Rights, and Wrongs
By Becci Fobbe Class of 2016 We have all seen the pictures of people dressed in rainbow-colors, demonstrating in London or Stockholm calling for boycotts, or demanding more rights for the LGBT community and general approval of any sexual orientation. However, alongside these protests advocating rights, in various parts of the world being homosexual can…
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Europe: A Need for a Solution
By Tsjalline Boorsma UCR Class of 2016 “Do you want, in this city and in the country, more or less Moroccans?” Dutch Freedom Party’s leader Geert Wilders asked his followers. “Less! Less! Less!” shouted the crowd. This incident of anti-immigrant sentiment shocked many in The Netherlands and led to over 15,000 complaints of discrimination at…