By Luna Erica In the first article of this short series, we discussed the general technicalities of the different boards and their elections. In this second half, we hear the boards’ stories about motivation, skills, and social life during their board years. Six members of current big boards have shared their experiences to be broadcast…
Bit Bored? Big Board. (part 1)
By Luna Erica Bit bored -> big board? Well, not necessarily. As the spring semester creeps up on our stressed, fetal-posed bodies, the UCR election season bowls into view. Every year, the boards we have grown to see as invincible entities submerge back into the sea of other students. Then, a few lucky fish swim…
2018 Election Interviews: Diez, Elise & Luc
It’s Election Season! Names and posters have been flying around for a while, and everyone is getting prepared to present themselves and their ideas next week at the Election GA. Each year, Tabula RASA gives the candidates the opportunity to react to a quick Q&A, so that the whole student community can read a bit…
Introweek & Orientation
Tabula Rasa Reports By Gerjanne Hoek A medium-sized news-and-gossip hurricane raged over the UCR campus on Friday, after Dean Bert van den Brink announced in his weekly column that UCR’s Introweek is to undergo some drastic surgery. TR has done some research, taking into account UCR student and alumni public comments on Facebook, and…
THEATRA’s Candide: the Best of All Possible Plays
Hello friends, it’s me again with a short yet sensual article about THEATRA’s upcoming Spring Play: Candide. This gem will be performed on Friday the 12th of May (week 14) in the Schouwburg at 20.30. Unlike the Christmas Plays, the Spring Play was not written by students; it was written by Scott Hunter. This is…
Cecilia Uitermark for RASA CAO
Can you introduce yourself? I am Cecilia Uitermark, and I am in my fourth semester right now. I am a history, psychology, and political sciences major. I am from Amsterdam, and I am 20 years old. What position are you running for? I am running for RASA CAO. Why are you running for this position?…
Jelle Hubertse for RASA Chair
Election season is here! The first posters are appearing on campus and there are whispers in the streets of who might run for what coveted big board position. For the first election interview of the season, Tabula Rasa’s Eden sits down with Jelle Hubertse. Can you introduce yourself? I’m Jelle Hubertse and I’m 19 years…
Matthijs van Lindonk for RASA CAO
Dear fellow RASA students, With the start of the new semester, we have sadly seen several of the RASA board members leave their position. However, RASA policy dictates that these positions are to be filled again until the board is relieved after the next election cycle. And as such, I am excited to announce that I will be running for the…
Ruben van den Akker for RASA CAO
Hello, my name is Ruben van den Akker. I am a second semester student, majoring in Politics and Economics and I am running to become your RASA CAO for the rest of the semester. In my first semester I have enjoyed the activities organized by all the societies and tried to join as many as…
Research Into RASA Spirit
by Maaike Oosterling RASA Spirit is a term we are all familiar with, yet it appears to remain undefined. To get some clarity about this concept that dictates our so-cial lives, I decided to conduct a small research into what it exactly is. But as the word ‘spirit’ already implies, it is not as material…