Bas Rooijakkers
columnist
Bas Rooijakkers is a master’s student in Applied Physics. He was born in Brabant and spent part of his youth on Curaçao. He enjoys jogging and since the corona pandemic has also picked up cycling. He is also always in for a coffee or a craft beer.
Student columnist Bas Rooijakkers bids TU Delft and his readers farewell. In his last column, he lists what has changed at TU Delft (student activism) and what has stayed the same (the Executive Board).
Bas Rooijakkers almost has his master’s degree. But now that his working life is within sight, he is drowning in a sea of options. Will he ever find his calling?
Ethics is more than just a module on your timetable, says Applied Physics student Bas Rooijakkers. It is a learning process that lasts a lifetime and starts with the choices that we make today.
Bas Rooijakkers does not agree with all bachelor degree programmes being given in Dutch again. What he does believe is that you learn better if your course is in Dutch.
Like so many ‘unlucky generation’ students, columnist Bas Rooijakkers is concerned about money. But he has come up with a solution for huge study debts.
The elections are approaching, and with them poor debates and false promises. Bas Rooijakkers is irritated by the rhetorical tricks of politicians.
Bas Rooijakkers finds the OWee rules too strict. What better way is there to break the ice than by having a few refreshing drinks?
Bas Rooijakkers is concerned that if the BSA is reduced, many students will start their second year with a minimal recommendation. And that others will throw in the towel.
Campaign films, TV debates between political parties, columnist Bas Rooijakkers got really fed up with it all over the last few weeks. He has an idea about how to improve it.
Bas Rooijakkers gets very annoyed by the gambling advertisements on TV and at the campus bus stops. Given the growing number of young adult gambling addicts, this is not good.
Bas Rooijakkers very much agrees with apologising for slavery in the past. But he has a different idea about reparations.
During a trip to Sweden, student Bas Rooijakkers discovers that almost everything in the Netherlands is actually more expensive. Except alcohol.
Student Bas Rooijakkers has written columns for Delta for a year now and is sometimes recognised on the street.
Reducing ‘board months’ is an odd sanction for incidents at associations, says Bas Rooijakkers. In order to achieve cultural change, it is better to punish the perpetrators.
There should never be a strict bachelor-before-master demand again, says columnist Bas Rooijakkers. This would only bring more problems to the ‘bad luck generation’.
Should TU Delft scrap the cum laude ruling as the Free University of Amsterdam will do next year? Bas Rooijakkers does not believe it will reduce achievement-related stress.
Student Bas Rooijakkers is surprised that many students prefer online lectures. He advocates physical classes, which is better for focus.
Student Bas Rooijakkers feels powerless watching Europe change before his very eyes. He feels for the Ukrainians.
Bas Rooijakkers started studying in the year that the basic student grant was scrapped. Looking at his mountain of debt, he asks himself how it will affect his future.
Student columnist Bas Rooijakkers believes that people should just get on with things. But he was shocked to read recent research on the mental health of students.
Columnist Bas Rooijakkers once again enjoys his beer at the Bouwpub and ponders the alcohol consumption of students. Should TU Delft restrict alcohol?
TU Delft should celebrate winning Dream Teams, says student columnist Bas Rooijakkers. “The teams help to put Delft on the world map as the place for innovation.”
Our new student columnist Bas Rooijakkers has mixed feelings about the new corona restrictions at TU Delft.
