By Daan Brok & Gerjanne Hoek Have you ever wondered what worlds hide beyond the boring classrooms we inhabit all week? Or, to be more precise: what lies under and above? So have we. In all our main campus buildings, there’s a bunch of spaces students normally never get to see. And being the young explorers…
Upcoming: N8VDN8 2016 @ Middelburg
By Eden van der Moere Every year on a cold Saturday in October, the city of Middelburg is covered in darkness. The lights on the street are dark, the restaurants burn candles on their tables and the city center is full with people. This Saturday, October 29th, the city will once again transform into a…
Calais: All in all it’s just another brick in the wall
While the news coverage of the refugee crisis might have slowed down; the refugees are still trying to settle somewhere, with many more still fleeing the terrors that face them in their homelands. Trying to find a better, safer, and more secure life in Europe, the struggles along the way have only increased from the…
The Van Gent Experience
These students tried to take notes during a history class, but what appeared on the board will shock you! Forget Rembrandt van Rijn’s Night’s Watch, forget Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring. The Dutch master painters of the Golden Age can eat their heart out over this monumental piece. Because lo’ and behold before…
Expresszo: a Pinterest-worthy place
Expresszo has been one of my favorite places in Middelburg ever since my first semester, due to its consistent quality in food, drinks and service. Also during this visit the two baristas at work were very friendly – so I might be slightly biased. The atmosphere in the bistro does not solely depend on…
The Flash #6: Drugs suppliers, Hurricanes, and forced withdrawals
In these testing times of midterms, deadlines and presentations, you may not always have the time to read up about what’s happening outside of the UCR bubble. Fortunately, Tabula Rasa has got your back with the most interesting news headlines of the past week. Dutch Journalist shot in Sirte Dutch photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans was shot…
Hannibal: I’m having Will for dinner
Did I mention before that any other TV show is my favorite show? I was lying. My favourite show EVER is Hannibal. Ever. No doubt. Even if I tell you differently next week. Hannibal is a criminal drama show about the well-known psychiatrist slash cannibal Hannibal Lecter. This character already goes back to the 1980s…
Sticky sweet Honeypie
It’s halfway through the first half of the semester and if you still haven’t had a slice of cake to reward yourself for all that hard work you’ve done, now is the time. In a patis-series concerning places to eat cake, we obviously couldn’t leave out our well-loved HoneyPie. HoneyPie is a teahouse located between…
What’s In Yo Fridge?! #2 – Man survives University College on pure-sauce diet
Welcome back my fabulous fridge fanatics to a new week and a new *exclusive!* look behind the doors of someone’s fridge! This time, your brave writer risked her stable mental condition and sense of personal hygiene for a peek behind UCR’s most infamous fridge-doors-of-mystery. I knew that the risk of leaving this experience as a…
The Flash #5: Burning phones, Presidential debates and Fines
As the storm of midterms swiftly approaches, Tabula Rasa is back again with your weekly news scoop! Deutsche Bank deals with $14 billion dollar fine The US Department of Justice has fined the Deutsche Bank with $14 billion. This was done for mis-selling mortgage bonds. Even though the Deutsche Bank has made it clear that…
Cuisine Machine 2016: Bitterballs, beer and bouncy castles
Maybe you’ve noticed the bright yellow posters hanging all around Middelburg or perhaps you’ve read Yonna’s recommendation here at Tabula RASA, but last weekend Cuisine Machine took place. One of the biggest food truck festivals of the Netherlands popped up in the Machinefabriek in Vlissingen, an industrial landmark situated right in the harbour. For three…