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 International Community and Its Hidden Cultural Treasures #1: Portugal
By Agate Rublovska The UCR community is a diverse, international community – this seems to be a fact most of us are aware of. Because of this, most of us have also had quite some contact with the international students, from whom we learn about their culture, traditions, language, important historical events, present concerns, and…
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…
Komkommertijd
By Kirsten Kapteijns ‘a time of year, usually in midsummer, characterized by exaggerated news stories, frivolous entertainments, etc.’, according to Dictionary.com That is the proper explanation according to the dictionary. Still do not know what I am talking about? ‘Komkommertijd’ is known by many different names: Sommerloch in Germany, la morte-saison in France, agurketid in…
Hullabaloo: A Way to Save 2D-Animation?
By Liesbeth Visee For most, two-dimensional films are part of the earliest memories: after all the evenings spent watching Disney films like Cinderella, The Lion King, Jungle Book ensure they will always remain the ultimate classics. Yet unfortunately, the art of 2D-animation, or hand-drawn animation, is under threat of dying out as nowadays the more…
Vanishing Freedoms in Hong Kong?
By Anonymous Recently there have been reports about numerous protests in Hong Kong concerning a controversial decision that has been made in Beijing: the central government has issued a statement regarding Hong Kong’s 2017 elections, namely that all the candidates must be approved by a committee beforehand, and that the Chinese government is choosing the…
Excellence
Last week Wednesday, Her Royal Majesty the Queen, Máxima came to visit Middelburg. She was formally opening the center of teaching and learning; a new flagship promoting the excellence that is UCR. But that’s not all. It has become a weekly event that our dear University College is proud to announce that, yet another newspaper…
Dotan & Blaudzun at Zeeland Nazomerfestival 2014
By Eden van der Moere Every year, when summer is coming to an end and the last few German tourist are wandering through Middelburg, the province of Zeeland organizes an event to celebrate those last days of sunshine: the Zeeland Nazomerfestival. The festival is a weeklong event, full of performances, concerts and happenings. It revolves…
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…
Zeeland Nazomerfestival: Ten Days of theatre, musical and dance
By Hilde van den Berg (Arts & Culture Section Editor) If you have been catching enough sleep to stay alert during the first weeks of class, chances are that you have seen big, blue, flags all over Middelburg. Those flags are a part of a yearly event, organised by Theaterproductiehuis Zeelandia [Theatre production company Zeelandia],…
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…
Date Rape: Nailing it on the Head
By Sanne van den Tol Meet Undercover Nail Polish. Designed to tell you when your drink has been spiked with date rape drugs through changing colour simply by dipping your finger in your drink. The nail polish should be able to detect the three most common date rape drugs – Rohypnol, GHB and Xanax –…
Islamic State now fighting in Ukraine!
By Peter Williamson That grabbed your attention, didn’t it? Fortunately it is an entirely fabricated headline. However, lately there has been a huge oversaturation in the media of two topics in particular, which I am sure you are quite familiar with by now. On the one hand, the attempt of the Islamist extremist Islamic State…