Dear all, On behalf of the Editorial Board I would like to welcome you to our new website! This summer we conducted a survey to hear directly from the UCR community. We were eager to find out your opinions on Tabula Rasa. We were pleased with the feedback overall, and we have used it to…
IntRoweek 2013: Through the Lens
Photos were taken by the staff of Tabula Rasa, as well as Eva Jousset on behalf of Phora.
Editorial Feature: Welcome to UCR
By Sebastian Meyjes UCR Editor IntRoweek is over, and the beginning of term is here. For a lot of people, especially first years, it’s a very exciting, and slightly stressful few days. The second and third years are back in town, and catching up with one another. First years are recovering from their IntRoweek, and…
IntRoweek 2013: Mission Accomplished
By Lisa Rückwardt Staff Writer After having given them the time to rest this weekend, I got the chance to meet the new RASA board and talk to them about their experiences during this year’s introduction week. Occasional yawning was the only sign of tiredness after the exhausting, but very successful week of meeting a…
IntRoweek 2013: What the First Years Have to Say
By Lonneke de Klerk Staff Writer Last week, it was that special time of year again when new students in uni-colored t-shirts march through the city centre, led by two parents who have the crucial task of introducing these new students to their new reality: student life at UCR.
An Opportunity to Grow: An Interview with Mayor Bergmann
By Peter Williamson Opinion Editor In 2012 Harald Bergmann became mayor of Middelburg, and true to tradition he honored our college this year by giving a speech at the beginning of IntRoweek. I had the chance to ask him some questions before the event.
The Shoulders of Giants: Advice for First Years
By Vincent de Ruiter Staff Writer Sir Isaac Newton, alchemist and pioneer of physics, once said that, “If I have seen further [scientific discoveries] it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” By that, Newton meant that we are always learning from others. In the next few weeks, first years will find themselves…