The aftermath on the ‘Island of Freedom’ by Becci Fobbe IT is 8am, I am dragging my-self, my hiking backpack and my low motivation down a narrow path amongst hundreds of other young peo-ple who look as demotivated as me. For about two kilometers (that feel like a whole marathon) we walk past plastic cups,…
The Elliott Food Team
How fridges and Chilling Chickens became part of daily life by Tessa van Hoorn “CHILLING Chicken”, “Healthy Hummus”, “Mag-nificent Mozzarella” and more; these are not ways to teach children some-thing about either food or linguistics (alliteration awesomeness), but are some of the heroes of the Elliott Food Team. They have become part of my daily…
“Going Glocal” in Middelburg’s ASC
by Alina Achenbach and Hannah Nonnenberg ON a Monday evening some-where in the West of Middel-burg, after an hour behind closed doors a dozen women and girls step out of the room where they usually learn Dutch. Laughing and chatting, three friends from Eritrea slip back into their flip-flops; a woman from Albania carries her…
The Rekindling of American Cuban Diplomatic Relations
by Eva Versteeg After a freeze of diplomatic relations that spanned for more than fifty years, the Cuban and American governments have finally reckindled. Last August, government officials from both countries gathered in Havana, Cuba for a ceremonial raising of the flag. The ceremony marked the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Cuba, which had…
Should You Pop That Cherry?
Or maybe wait for the one… by Amir Pliev Do you know that feeling? That weird sensation in your gut? It turns up around 2 a.m. You know, around that time that you’re waiting to be let outside by the guy standing on the stairs in Elliott blocking the way and only letting 15 people…
King of the Channel 2015 – The Viking Title Prolonged?
By Shanice Harmon On the 25th of September the annual ‘King of The Channel’ (KotC) race took place. At around 17:00, three schools gathered its students and faculty to compete in a dragon-boat race. Scalda, Hogeschool Zeeland (HZ), and University College Roosevelt (UCR) were the institutes participating in the event. It occurred in the canal…
Diary of an International Student Jury Member
By Eden van der Moere Eight films, five days and not one, but two award ceremonies later, my time as an International Student Jury member has come to an end. I have met people from all over Europe, from Lithuania to Germany, and I have watched films from all over the world, from Costa Rica…
Anything but Smoke and Mirrors
By Kirsten Kapteijns Every now and then there is an artist that grabs your attention and does not let go. Their attraction grows and the expectations are high for any new material that comes out. Where many fail, others win the listener’s heart forever. It might be said it is not the breakthrough of an…
Things I Wish I Knew as a UCR Freshman
By Debby-Esmeé de Vlugt If you are a freshman, chances are that you have just changed your whole life around. After graduating from high school, you had to move away from home, make new friends, learn how to live on your own, and study at a much higher level than before. This can be quite…
Who is allowed to study?
Norwegian mass murderer A.B. Breivik now enrolled in University By Indya Duivenbode, currently on exchange in Bergen, Norway The 22nd of July 2011 proved to be a tragic day for Norway and its citizens. Anders Behring Breivik bombed the government headquarters in Oslo killing eight people. He continued his rampage on the island Utøya ,…
The Death of a God
By Zoë Goldsborough The theme of the Fall Introweek 2015, Greek gods and heroes, was one of epic proportions. Gods especially are usually associated with a certain greatness as well as knowledge and abilities that are bigger than life itself. Based on the title and sheer thickness of the novel, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods appears…
Pubcrawl
By Zoë Goldsborough After spending most of the afternoon in the pouring rain during the Beach Walk, I for one was looking forward to the pubcrawl. A nice warm bar, free snacks with every round and just a general dry atmosphere. The kids still had to face the elements every twenty minutes or so when it…
HAC – Campus Dinner
By Jillis Jansen Traditionally the HAC Campus Dinner is the one IntRoWeek event that shows all new students the UCR campus locations: the people who just moved into Bagijnhof get a chance to see what Koestraat is like, or show the students from Bachtensteene how to find Roggeveen and give new students the opportunity to…
Opening Sports Center Nassaulaan
By Eva Versteeg The 27th of August 2015 was a happy day for the entire UCR community. With a spectacular ceremony the Sports Center Nassaulaan was opened as the new sports complex for RASA. The gym hall, which was doomed for destruction, was rescued by UCR at the last minute. Now, the UCR community has…
Hunt of Mythical Creatures
By Mr. Fox Introweek is the opportunity for new students to explore what it is like to be a member of the social community of RASA. There are the societies portraying themselves in their events, the teams and fraternity/sororities during the beach walk, and generally there is the great interaction with fellow students. However, this…
42 introduction GA’s next semester
By Kirsten Kapteijns Wednesday morning all the students gathered for their hangover tutor breakfast. After a few hours, with a full stomach, having met their tutor, and received their brand new schedules, all of them walked together to the Hofpleinkerk for their very first General Assembly. Slowly the flock of yellow shirts moved inside, to…
Dodgeball – a testimony to IntRoweek’s power
By Eva Versteeg On Friday afternoon, buckets full of water and sponges were awaiting the by then exhausted IntRoweek children on the Market Square. The weather had finally taken a turn for the better and the sun was shining happily over the kids’ faces. And it could not have come at a better time, because…
Battle of the Boards: Clash of the Titans meets Hunger Games
By Becci Fobbe The annual battle of the boards for this semester’s Introweek can only be described as the following: Clash of the Titans meets Hunger Games. Not being able to pull of a Professor McGonagoll this time, but easily being able to star as Effie Trinket in her sparkly evening dress and her witty,…
Trial of the Gods
By Kirsten Kapteijns The last day of a great, but also exhausting IntRoweek had come. Families had gathered in Toorenvliedt Park to commence the final battle for medals. The gods decided to make the last day count and the sun was shining bright. Ontbijtkoek was hanging from rope, ready to be eaten, helmets were laying…
Media Literacy Alphabet – Part II
by Salem Saberhagen and Hamster N – Netflix Netflix is the favourite website of many, many people. Films, TV series and documentaries are only one mouse click away. It is that easy. Some might argue that it is too easy, because it makes it harder to stay away from Frozen and House of Cards and…