Academic year 2018-’19

  • May 26th: Hike @ Ooijpolder: This time we did a more active activity with our members. With a small group we went for a walk along the Waal and the Ooijpolder. We discovered some new places in our own town and also realized that Nijmegen is so beautiful. After the walk we were all very hungry so we made a nice campfire and had dinner together at the beach. 

 

  • May 17th: Weekend-trip to Cologne: Since our deadlines are piling up, we could use a good excuse to escape university and have some fun. The trip to Cologne was the perfect get away! We enjoyed the sun, some German beer (which is very cheap!) and of course the best chocolate at the Chocolate museum. I hope you are all fully charged for the rest of the year after this trip. 

 

  • May 9th: Karoake @ café Roxy’s: On Thursday evening we met at the karoake bar Roxy’s. We all needed some time to gain some confidence. But in the end everybody was owning the stage. We discovered that some of us were real performers others might need to practice a little bit more… Don’t worry you will get there 🙂

 

  • May 5th: Workshop Constructing Theory: Our own workshop committee organized another instructive workshop. This time we learned how you could construct your own theory and how you can build upon it. 

 

  • April 25th: After work drinks @ The Yard: We thought that everybody deserved a nice drink and some nachos(!) after all the hard work you put into your first or second year. 

 

  • April 9th: Drinks @ café Van Rijn: We gathered after the exiting battle to go to café Van Rijn. After the duel we could need some drinks to find piece again between the teammembers of the yellow and red team.  

 

  • April 9th: LaserTag: Today was our opportunity to feel like Barney Stinson! Before we started the battle we had to came up with our own nickname. It became clear that a lot of our members are fan of Game of Thrones. In the end, the red team won and Kim was the best individual player. Congratulations!

 

  • March 20th: Drinks @ café Van Rijn: We could use some cold drinks after the intensive salsa workshop. A good reason to go to our sponsor café Van Rijn to get some drinks and play a few games. 

 

  • March 20th: Salse course @ Radboud sportscenter: Our own Nicole was so nice to offer us a salsa workshop. After the warming-up we all found a nice partner and showed our moves! I was impressed by all the loose hips. Definetely something we should do again. 

 

  • March 18th: Career event @ Spinoza: Together with Dondrite and Mosaic we organized the yearly career event. A lot of our members attended the event. During this evening we could listen to some professionals and their experiences in the workfield. Hopefully, this will help all of us in the future. 

 

  • March 16th: Day-trip to Maastricht: On the 16th of March we took the train to the beautiful city Maastricht. After some delay we could start our day with a nice tour in the North caves. After the tour we walked back to the city center and the treasure hunt helped us explore Maastricht. We ended the day with a lovely dinner together. The weather, but most of all the smiles on your faces made it a beautiful day! 

 

  • February 27th: Half year GMM:  The half year GMM is always a good time to get to know your opinion on how we are doing. After reading and listening to your comments we now know better how we can improve as a board. Thank you! 🙂

 

  • February 26th: Dinner and board game night @ Student church: After the instructive workshop we had a delicious wrap buffer at the students church. The rest of the night we just kept on playing different games. Some of you are now experts in all the memes, others now know how to drive the rainbow road. 

 

  • February 26th: Workshop “How to get a PhD”: What a nice and instructive workshop. Now we are all prepared to apply for a PhD position. Good luck! 

 

  • February 7th: After-semester drinks @ Café van Rijn: Do Re Mi Fa So much fun at Van Rijn again. See you next month!

 

  • January 16th: Master party “Awake from hibernation” with Halo, B-change, and ARGON @ Café 024: Roses are red, Maizena was blue, we had a nice time, especially because of you! It was a very colorful night, because every association had their own dresscode color. We really liked that so many of you showed up in something blue.

 

  • January 16th: Pre-drinks @ Café van Rijn: Before going to the master party, we met at Van Rijn. We played some funny games to get in the party mood. This was definitely something we would like to do again! So, see you next month! 🙂

 

  • January 8th: Workshop EndNote and Mendeley: The first official Maizena workshop of the year, organized by our committed workshop committee! We learned more about how to structure your references easily. We are looking forward to the next one!

 

  • December 13th: Golden Winter Gala @ Valdin: Because it was getting colder and darker outside, we thought it would be a perfect moment to get together for a cosy golden winter gala. We were amazed how wonderful you all dressed up. When you look at the pictures and the aftermovie, you cannot deny it was a sensational evening!

 

  • November 15th: Pubquiz @ cafe ‘t Haantje. After everyone chose an animal they identified themselves with, the teams were made. Five teams battled through four rounds of baffling questions and some crazy challenges in between. The Lactose-intolerant Lizards turned out to be the best in building a spaghetti tower, and they also had the biggest mouth (proven in the chubby bunny challenge) and Aafke – team member of the United Undead Unicorns – was the most beautiful wrapped mummy. After all these brain training games, we headed to cafe Van Rijn for some drinks. We would like to thank everyone who joined us, and especially the practivity committee for organizing this succesful first event!

 

  • October 18th: Disco bowling. After the new board settled in, it was time for the annual disco bowling night. Without all students who joined it would not have been such a successful night. Thank you!

 

  • September 3rd: Introduction day. When it stopped raining and the sun came through, we went to the city center to play some awesome games. It was a fun start of the new academic year and a great way to get to know each other. In the evening we had a lovely dinner at De Waagh and some of us ended the day at Café van Rijn. Nice to get to know you all!

 

Academic year 2017-’18

  • July 5th: Maizena End of Term Party: We had such an amazing time, starting with some drinks and snacks at the Kronenburgerpark. Later we took the party to Cafe van Rijn. We had such a party which relaxed everyone after a very long and tiring year! We had a cake while announcing this year’s winner of the Daniël Wigboldus Prize who is Dr. Figner. 

 

  • May 29th Brown Bag Lunch: Tibor Bosse & Lenin Medeiros: Tibor Bosse and his PhD student Lenin Medeiros.Tibor has recently become a full professor in Communication Science and Artificial Intelligence at Radboud University. His research focuses on the interaction between humans and intelligent media technology (e.g., virtual reality, avatars and robots) and on applying computational techniques (e.g., machine learning and simulations) for data analysis. Lenin Medeiros conducts explorative research into the possibilities of having ‘artificial friends’ providing emotional support in daily life. Interested in the upcoming field of artificial intelligence? Or wondering what it is like to be a newly appointed professor? Or a PhD student? This is your chance to ask all your questions! So bring your lunch to SP A 01.08 and ask them anything about their struggles and successes as researchers!

 

  • March 17th: Maizena Pool Event: We played some billard and had some beers together and it was a very fun night out with fellow Maizenians! 

 

  • April 25th: Workshop: Basis Bayesian Statistics: The workshop was given by Johannes Algermissen and Julian Quandt, our own research master alumni! The workshop will covered reasons to use Bayesian statistics, its theoretical underpinnings, practical applications and also some explanations about Bayesian statistics in R. 

 

  • April 19th: Maizena Jump Square: We showed off some acrobatic skills and had fun while getting creative with trampolines. After the event, we head over to Cafe Van Rijn to get our energy back with some drinks and chat with friends. 

 

  • March 22nd: Maizena Auction for RagWeek: We organized an auction in order to be a part of the RagWeek! The RAGweek is an annual week in which students work together to raise money for one national and one international charity. People offered food, doing sports together, writing songs, paintings and many other wonderful things. The auction was done at Cafe Faber while we enjoyed some drinks! 

 

  • March 14th: Career Event: As Dondrite, Maizena, and Mosaic we organized a Career Event that gives students the possibility to obtain answers to some questions. Ten social scientists from the professional field, with a degree from one of the Research Masters, shared their experiences and gave us an idea of what the possibilities are as a graduate. We talked about what we can do with our Master degrees and what kind of professions are possible with our degrees. 

 

  • February 27th: Maizena GMM: As Maizena we organized the half-year General Members Meeting in order to discuss with you how we are doing so far in the year and how to make things better for everyone! We discussed our plans for the rest of the year, and our members told us how they think Maizena is doing and what they would like to be different or better. 

 

  • February 15th: Movie Night: It was all rainy and cold outside so as Maizena we decided it is time for getting our blankets, pillows and snuggle to have a chill Movie Night! We had a poll about which movie to watch and watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding with some snacks and drinks followed by a night out at Van Rijn. 

 

  • January 22nd: Brown bag Lunch: Karin Roelofs & Anna Tyborowska: In the first brownbag lunch of 2018 we learned about the EPAN – group and learned about how to become a professor or getting a PhD position.  

 

  • January 18th: Laser Quest: We played a strategic, fun and a mysterious game with our fellow Maizenanians. We finished the night with  drinks at Cafe Van Rijn afterwards. 

 

  • December 15th: Workshop: Power Analysis: In this workshop, prof.dr. Mike Rinck explained the concept of statistical power and showed us how to calculate the adequate sample size for your research in G*Power. 

 

  • December 8th: Maizena Winter Gala: After a delicious meal in the cosy de 4 Heeren we retrieved to our own room there where we drank prosecco, danced, talked, laughed and had an amazing evening together. 

 

  • December 1-3: Our first trip of the year was to the beautiful city of Haarlem. On our first day, after a long train ride, some people explored the city and some people settled in the hostel. After dinner, we played a Sinterklaas game and exchanged gifts and finished the night with a challenging Pub Quiz and a party in the city center. On the second day of the trip we went to a brewery and enjoyed the tour and some drinks which was followed by a Canal tour in the city. On our third and last day, we had a Windmill tour and said Goodbye to Haarlem to head back to Nijmegen. 

 

  • November 24th: After a long night out during our previous event, we went to Cafe Faber to have our first Vrijmebo of the year. We had a nice afternoon with some drinks and enjoyed a cozy Friday. 

 

  • November 23rd: Maizena Integration + Pub Quiz: We had our first event at our new sponsor Cafe Faber. First we had a speeddating between 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of Maizena members and we talked about classes, social life and of course Major Projects. Later, we teamed up and try to answer a series of trivia questions prepared by our Practivity Committee. Even though all our teams were very successful we only had one winner: Tokio Hotel – Part2. Later that night we enjoyed some drinks at Cafe Van Rijn. 

 

  • October 25th: Halloween Karaoke. In a duo event, we tested both our signing and creativity. We enjoyed singing songs from all around the world and from different times. We had a costume contest winner of the night and many honorable mentions. 

 

  • September 4: Introduction day. The first day of the new academic year was when all you fist-year students got to know each other. We hope you enjoyed the lunch, games and dinner arranged by Maizena, got to know the city a little bit and we thank you all to have been part of the after party at Café van Rijn. Good start to the year, eh?