By Lonneke de Klerk “Throughout classical antiquity, the great literary authors, all but one male, have dealt with masculinity and femininity, have had their heroes elevate, worship and make love to women; but also have let them patronise, seduce and violate them”. These words come from one of the first sentences of the course outline…
An Afternoon at the Stedelijk Museum
By Anne van Tatenhove A free afternoon in the sunny capital—is there a better reason to explore the city of Amsterdam by a visit to one of its most renowned museums? Walking through Amsterdam on a sunny workday afternoon gives a good sense of its tremendous energy. The city is buzzing with life; cars, trams…
So You Think You Want To Be Indiana Jones? – Archaeology at UCR
By Bram van Overdijk When having a conversation about studying and UCR, I always get asked what courses I am taking. With most courses I see the familiar and good-to-know-but-actually-I-am-not-really-paying-attention nods. However on multiple occasions when I tell I am taking Archaeology as a course I notice a sparkle of curiosity in another’s eye. “Archaeology?”…
A Cheer for Stukafest
By Constance van Rheenen Portishead, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire… Do any of these names appear in at least 50 percent of your playlists? Then you are in luck. The boys of Hear, Hear! (A Cheer) have come up with a hybrid ‘headphone music’ style that is ‘best enjoyed while lying in bed waiting for sleep…
Interview with the Artist Bob van Persie: A round of questions with the father of one of Europe’s most famous strikers
By Corstiaan Van Pelt During the winter break, while walking through the Boijmans museum, I decided I wanted to interview local artists. I had always known that the father of Robin van Persie (the striker of Manchester United) was an artist. I decided to interview him because of the thought behind his art: he gives…
NSO visits Middelburg—what an Enlightenment!
By Anne van Tatenhove It was a strange experience when the average student population in Middelburg on a Sunday morning suddenly doubled—last Sunday, about 90 students from all over the Netherlands came to our small town. The reason for their visit? To enlighten us! While the sun did its best to give us an early…
Stukafest is coming to Middelburg!
By Renske Wienen It is almost there! On the 24th of February, Stukafest will finally arrive in Middelburg. StuKaFest – an abbreviation of the Dutch ‘Studenten Kamer Festival’, which roughly translates to ‘Student Dorm Festival’ – provides students and citizens of Middelburg with the opportunity to be entertained by up and coming performers, in the…
No Longer Stressed: Working with Wunderlist
By Debby-Esmeé de Vlugt I remember coming home after visiting UCR for the first time in 2012 and telling my parents I would never be able to attend an honors college like this. I was very impressed with the school and I wanted to apply, but I thought it was impossible for me to succeed…
UCR at 2.Dh5: “Festival for Activists and World-Changers”
By Anna Ziya Geerling It is late in the evening when my fellow world-changer-to-be and I find our way through sketchy alleyways in The Hague. “It should be somewhere here…” We are following arrows attached to walls, or secured below empty beer bottles on coffee tables in dodgy courtyards that are supposed to lead us…
The Shadow Rise of the New Right in Europe
By Nicholas Rogers Since the beginning of the decade, it has been undeniable observed that political parties with more radical policies than the traditional conservative Right have emerged across Europe. The European Elections of 2014 entrenched this newfound popularity, with anti-European parties winning or making significant gains in Britain, France and Hungary amongst many others….
Of Epic Proportions – Film review of Michiel De Ruyter
By Lisanne Cheizoo (Editor-in-Chief) Last summer, some of Middelburg’s streets were suddenly off-limits, and if you looked closely you could see people walking around like they had come straight out of a Rembrandt painting. In the end, all of this turned out to be for the upcoming Dutch movie/biopic Michiel De Ruyter, which was filmed…
Album Review: Oscar and the Wolf – Entity
By Eden van der Moere With the rooftops still covered in snow and the cold biting our noses, we almost desperately wish for summer: the dazzling heat, the bright greens of the grass and leaves and, of course, amazing summer plans. These past few weeks, many plans have been made as music festivals all across…
Winter Break Culture Shock – When Your Own Culture is the Shocker
By Agate Rublovska As an international student who goes home during the winter and summer breaks I sometimes feel that I have two distinct lives that are hard, even impossible, to reconcile: here at UCR, I speak academic English (or try to) and read about exciting things I never knew existed. Here, switching perspectives…
Revelations of an Ex-bodyguard : Venezuela is threatening to become a narco-state
By Anton Moggré January 24, 2015 was another destabilizing day for the Maduro regime in Venezuela. In addition to the severe economic and social problems Venezuela suffers from, the country has been dealt another massive blow to their standing in the international community. Diosdado Cabello is one of the most influential persons in Venezuela’s new…
Peace and PEGIDA: right-wing unrest in German society?
By Rebecca Fobbe Dresden, Germany, 2014. The people are on the streets again, marching through the city once a week. Similar to those Monday demonstrations in Leipzig in the GDR, nowadays demonstrations are not only held in a city in the east of Germany and at the same day as the historical movement that is…
Eat Your Heart Out – the Latest Additions to Middelburg’s Cuisine
By Maddy Slot and Laura van der Laan Given the small cosy nature of Middelburg, it is tempting for students to flock to the same bars, same coffee places, and the same restaurants. However, there actually exists a diverse assortment of international cuisines, two of which have received rave reviews, De Juf, and the new…