News in Brief – Delta 20

Rogier Schneemann, who studied architecture at TU Delft, will pursue a Master’s degree in jazz performance at the Jazz Institute Berlin. BSc student in electrical engineering, Gideon Blocq, will spend the next two years studying at Israel’s Institute of Technology in Haifa. Roel Dobbe, MSc student in systems and control, is heading to the US to conduct research at the universities of Berkeley and Stanford. BSc student Bas Hensen will pursue a program called ‘Certificate of Advanced Study in Applied Mathematics’ at Cambridge in the UK. Tim Mank, a BSc student in mechanical engineering, will pursue an MSc degree at Columbia University in New York City. And Annelie Verbon, a second-year student in molecular science & technology, will spend six months studying at ETH in Zurich. This year, 88 of the 286 Huygens grant requests from were honored.

,Robbery failed

Staffers at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) trapped an escaping computer thief in the faculty building’s revolving door, before binding his legs together to prevent his escape before the police could arrive. The drama unfolded around 12:30, when a female teacher at TPM saw a suspicious looking person walking past her office. A few minutes later a student asked her if she had seen two laptops that had gone missing. “The student immediately ran for the emergency exit, while I went down the regular staircase,” the teacher recounts. The teacher caught up to the thief and grabbed his arm, but the man broke free and tried to escape through a revolving door, at which point the teacher trapped the thief inside. “Four security personnel then apprehended the man, but he broke loose and ran back into the faculty building.” The thief was later reapprehended inside the building, and this time his legs were tied together to prevent escape. The 21-year-old thief is not a student at TU Delft.

Art and Architecture

‘Antiques and Curiosa’
Northern City Centre, Delft
www.delft.com
Go in search of interesting, odd and fine antiques, items of curiosity, retro stuff and old junk. Every Saturday, 9:00-17:00.

‘Re-Thinking the House’
NAi, Rotterdam
www.nai.nl
Architects consider the house the best place to test and demonstrate new concepts. Find out why some say the history of modern architecture coincides with the search for the ideal house. Nov 7 to March 29.

Cinema

‘Bottle Shock’
Filmhuis Lumen, Delft
www.filmhuis-lumnen.nl
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as ‘Judgment of Paris’. Sunday Nov. 9 at 19:45.

 Concerts

‘Lunch Concert
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Lorentzweg 1, hall 1, wing D
A free lunchtime concert by the BAK Trio, a group of talented chamber music musicians form Holland and abroad. Thursday, November 13, 12:45. Free.

Dance

‘CaDance’
Korzo Theater, The Hague
www.korzo.nl
CaDance festival including work by choreographers Bruno Listopad, Ann van den Broek, Nanine Linning, and Amos Ben-Tal. Every night, Nov. 7-15th, 19:00.

Disco and Parties

‘Reboot Your Soul’
Paard van Troje, The Hague
www.paard.nl
Funk, nu-jazz, soul and hip hop from Dutch Urban Jazz legend Rob van de Wouw and his band. Saturday, Nov. 8, 19:30.

‘Boy Meets Girl’
Speakers, Delft
www.speakers.nl
From Latin House to Deep House and Soulful, featuring DJs Daniel Cue, Franky Dust and Nestigo. Nov 8, 24:00. 7 euro.

Exhibitions

‘Open Day’
Royal Delft, Delft
www.royaldelft.com
Curious how Delft blue porcelain is made? Come to the ‘Open Day Royal Delft’ and enjoy free entrance and a tour. Nov. 7 to 9, from 9:00 to 17:00, free.

Music

‘Dutch Fretless Guitar Festival’HPC’s
Music Cafe, The Hague
www.haagspopcentrum.nl
Featuirng Gary Corcoran: fretless acoustic guitar, Norway; Peter Verheul: Fretless electric guitar, Holland; and Albert Dambeck: standing bass, Germany. November 7, 20:00. Free.

‘Jazz Session’
Café de Pater, The Hague
www.patermuziek.nl
Live jazz. Rein Goedfroy Quartet, 23:00. Free.

Huygens grants

Six former and current TU Delft students have received Huygens grants, which are used to fund students’ studies at leading foreign institutions. Rogier Schneemann, who studied architecture at TU Delft, will pursue a Master’s degree in jazz performance at the Jazz Institute Berlin. BSc student in electrical engineering, Gideon Blocq, will spend the next two years studying at Israel’s Institute of Technology in Haifa. Roel Dobbe, MSc student in systems and control, is heading to the US to conduct research at the universities of Berkeley and Stanford. BSc student Bas Hensen will pursue a program called ‘Certificate of Advanced Study in Applied Mathematics’ at Cambridge in the UK. Tim Mank, a BSc student in mechanical engineering, will pursue an MSc degree at Columbia University in New York City. And Annelie Verbon, a second-year student in molecular science & technology, will spend six months studying at ETH in Zurich. This year, 88 of the 286 Huygens grant requests from were honored.

Robbery failed

Staffers at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) trapped an escaping computer thief in the faculty building’s revolving door, before binding his legs together to prevent his escape before the police could arrive. The drama unfolded around 12:30, when a female teacher at TPM saw a suspicious looking person walking past her office. A few minutes later a student asked her if she had seen two laptops that had gone missing. “The student immediately ran for the emergency exit, while I went down the regular staircase,” the teacher recounts. The teacher caught up to the thief and grabbed his arm, but the man broke free and tried to escape through a revolving door, at which point the teacher trapped the thief inside. “Four security personnel then apprehended the man, but he broke loose and ran back into the faculty building.” The thief was later reapprehended inside the building, and this time his legs were tied together to prevent escape. The 21-year-old thief is not a student at TU Delft.