Droevendalia 69 - Droevendaal student housing

Officiële Droevendaalse Vrijheidsstaatscourant
Droevendalia 69 – April 2007 – verschijnt op het juiste moment – appears at the right moment
By our reporter MERIJN (69)
It must have been two years ago that goats
inhibited Droevendaal. Now they are back!
Monday the 16th of April they passed by and
decided to stay with us.
Where do they come from? Some people know
that they are a creation of God. I do not know
that (and I question myself how it is possible
that people know something like that). Others
say that they come from a farm not far away
from Droevendaal where they could not stay
any longer. Now that seems more plausible to
me.
When I look at them, they did not seem to be
interested in the question where they came
from at all. They are just here.
Now they are here we had to give them names,
‘cause that is what humans do. Again, they do
not seem to find this human thing a very
important thing at all.
After some discussion we decided to call them
Linda and Monique. After Linda de Mol and
Monique van de Ven, two famous Dutch
actresses. First we thought of Viola and
Catherine, after the two showmasters of the
“all-time classic” 5 o’clock show. But who still
remembers that show? And by the way, Linda
and Monique sounds much easier.
Linda and Monique themselves? They do not
give a Goddamn thing about it.
Linda and Monique have their house in 69’s
garden. They are there, outside grazing-hours,
to give you free hugs. And maybe, maybe,
maybe one day they will drop by your house to
check how fresh and green your grass is! µ
Webmaster: Luc (37)
Website: www.droevendaal.nl
Content
Sustainable Student
Earth Day 2007 (EN)
Late in the evening. Here I am. Sitting in front
of my computer screen with music of Bob
Dylan on my headphones (otherwise I will
wake up my sleeping housemates). How am I
going to finish this Droevendalia within two or
three days? “The answer, my friend, is blowin’
in the wind” Bob sings. Well, dear friend Bob, I
don’t hear it! But what I do know is that lots of
things are going on in the neighbourhood and
lots of things have happened during the last
months. Enough at least to make a wonderful
Droevendalia for you! In the meanwhile I think
about all the other things I still have to do……
Bob sings: “Don’t think twice, it’s all right”.
Okay here I go.
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The big Droevenaalian Easter egg race (EN) 4
Droeffeest (EN)
4
Spaarlampen continued…
5
Map of Droevendaal (EN)
5
Digitenne-ellende
5
Wonen op Droevendaal – meer dan een
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voorrecht
Greenworkday of the 27th of January (EN)
7
Droevendaal pets (EN)
8
Droevendaal Weed Regulation (EN)
9
Visiting… 47! (EN)
10
Chalkdrawing with Sonja (EN)
11
Vroeger was alles eenvoudiger…
12
Nuclear transport (EN)
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New life in the ABC! (EN)
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This is the first time I edit the Droevendalia.
Luckily with help of my housemate Hanneke.
No better things to do. Well, better things? We
have a world to save! Starting on Droevendaal!
We are saving the world by trying to make our
lives sustainable by recycling garbage, making
compost, working in our vegetable gardens or
organising an Earth Day! And in between we
organise parties, party, chill near the campfires
or edit the Droevendalia. Since a few days we
even have goats that need to be taken care of.
I do not know if this will contribute to a more
sustainable world. I even doubt it. I am even
sure it is all nonsense. But it will make me
sustainable. A sustainable student at least.
“In the jingle jangle morning I come following
you.” Will you follow me? Will you become
sustainable? Will you be the next editor?
Editors Droevendalia No. 69:
Hanneke (69) & Merijn (69)
Daily Living Council
Luc (37): Mayor
Merijn (69): Alderman of the Greengroup
Giel (35): Alderman of the Common Barrack
Committee (ABC)
Hanneke (69): Alderwoman of General Affairs
VACANCY: Treasurer
Merijn (69)
You must know what it’s like: sometimes after
a too long day of practicals, thesis, meetings…
you feel you need something to get your mind
off these things and to your ‘other’ life. Well, I
do. One part of that nice life is Droevendaal.
‘Cause that’s where I love to live. Some people
wouldn’t say so, but a lot of cool things happen
here in our little village. Have a good look
around you and see all the gardening-action.
Chicken houses are built and land is newly
cultivated. Aít!! And another Droevendalia!
And by doing some gardening & editing our
Common Barrack Committee
Karin (57): Chairwoman/Secretary
Giel (35): Treasurer
Gilles (35): Commissioner Agenda/Contracts
Philip (89): Commissioner Cleaning
Marieke (89): Commissioner Parties
Hussam (95) & Rosa (69): Commissioner
DroovieMovie
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newspaper I become a bit more sustainable
student. Isn’t that what we all want…
Hanneke (69)
Respect
Loes, Jelena and co. µ
People of tha
Droevendaal,
Programme Earth Day 2007
Sunday April 22nd - Wageningen –
Droevendaal
Welcome to this new
dimension
of
our
shared biotope: Springtime! It’s expressing
itself to the fullest and
when it gets to its high,
we should be there, to
celebrate along side the
flowers, trees, birds,
newly sprouting crops
and
soon,
the
emancipation of our
Mother Earth!
Field
14:00
Painting/drawing
14:30
Fair
Action Fair
(NGO’s &
collectives)
15:00 Forum theater
15:30
Mayan Calendar
16:00 Djembé
Movie:`La
sangre de la
Pachamama`
17 :00 Capoeira
18 :00 Dinner FNB
18 :30 Live Music
20 :30 Fire Show
Have you heard about the Day of the Earth?
The yearly ongoing tradition since 1970,
initiated by Denis Hayes, to raise awareness
about humans` destructive behavior and honor
our common founding mother is coming up on
the 22nd of April. And for the first time (at least
since my history here), it will be organized here
in Wageningen! To be more precise: at
Droevendaal, in the big field, the common
Barak and the little nature reserve behind the
Droef.
Earth Movies
Ongoing: Nature experience, Handicrafts,
Music, Juggling, Earth Collective, Chalk
drawings, Cooking, Bar, …
Contributions for the artists are welcome,
entrance, food and water for free! (if
possible bring a plate/cup)
Pacha Mama, in Quechua (and ancient
Aymara) language, means “Mother Earth” and
covers all that sprouts from it: yes, also weeds,
bugs, mammals and humans. Pacha mama is
an expression of culture in balance with nature
and therefore we’d like to invite you all to join
in on Earth Day!
Have
There’s plenty of space for your contribution.
Spread the word and if you have some supplies
of tipi`s, juggling craft, painting/drawing
materials, banners/flags, fire show equipment,
recycle art, beautiful stories, movies,
inspiration -> Come out and play!
Contact us as [email protected] or
0644276155.
You could also come by at 105 (ask for Loes)
for more information or ideas!
Many thanks
And have a wonderful day today!
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you
seen
it?
The big Droevendaalian
Easter egg race
use the Common Barrack and for the help they
(together with the Droevendaal Daily Living
Council) offered to me.
Dear Droevendalers,
Now my duty is done and spring can really
start. I am going to enjoy my holiday... See you
next year!
As promised I visited your beautiful place in
the Easter night. During my visit I became
aware that you have a lot of chickens and
therefore eggs, but maybe (as belongs to good
students' life) you are always in need for more
money? That's why, instead of eggs, I decided
to make you happy with coins of different
shapes and colors. I saved the eggs for the
(smaller) children in the rest of the world - it
was my most busy night of the year!
Your one and only Easter Bunny µ
The contest was thrilling. For a long time, it
looked as if Paul and Vena (57) should be the
winners, but finally it appeared that Bjurn &
homies of '67 finally found the most eggs. I
hope the prize compensates for waking up too
early with a hangover from a party the previous
evening.
Playboy cake baked by Rosa (69) (Photo: Rosa, 69).
Somebody asked me, if it is allowed to look for
Easter eggs in the middle of the night (during a
party) or that it should exclusively be done
during the Easter morning, when the golden
sunbeams break through the white fog and the
dew makes my footprints visible in your soccer
field, while the scent of a fresh new day (mixed
with the remains of a campfire) reaches my
tiny black nose. Well, no rules are being set
about this but I have my own preferences. As
the one and only Easter Bunny I have the right
to be romantic!
The final Hall of Easter Fame 2007:
#
eggs
1st: Bjurn & housemates
164
(67)
2nd: Paul & Vena (57)
70
3th: Clara & Nora (51)
43
Silvia & Dieter (55)
23
Erik & Hussam (95)
21
Ines & Yesim (45)
8
15,22 %
9,35 %
5,00 %
4,57 %
1,74 %
Unfound/disappeared/eaten
131
28,48 %
Total
460
100%
%
Bjurn (67) shares his price (Photo: Rosa, 69).
35,65 %
Droeffeest
April again. That means the preparations of the
Big Droef Party in september are about to
begin. This year’s party will be at least as cool
as last year’s, especially in case you help us! So,
do you like organising parties and feel inspired
to contribute? We always need help. Be
welcome to join the meetings that start in May.
You can also contact me at barrack 35 or send
me an e-mail at [email protected].
Finally, I would like to thank the ABC
(Common Barrack Committee) for letting me
Good luck! µ
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Spaarlampen continued...
Digitenne-ellende
Door onze correspondent MADELON (59)
Door onze redacteur LUC (37)
31 en 107 die maar liefst 10 en 14 spaarlampen
indraaiden.
Mochten jullie nou per ongeluk nog ergens een
verdwaalde gloeilamp tegenkomen (wat ik me
echt niet kan voorstellen bij milieubewuste
Droevendalers…), vervang deze dan snel door
een energiezuinigere spaarlamp en meld dit op
de site www.1miljoenspaarlampen.nl.
Landelijk streeft Greenpeace naar 1 miljoen
spaarlampen
ter
vervanging
van
de
energieslurpende,
warmteproducerende
gloeilamp. De actie loopt tot 20 april. µ
De oude harkantenne levert te weinig signaal
(ook als je 'm draait), een binnenantenne soms
net genoeg, soms niet, dit is per barak
verschillend. Over het algemeen is het signaal
beter als de antenne actief in plaats van passief
is, als 'ie hoger staat en als 'ie dichter bij het
raam staat (of beter nog: buiten). Een speciale
buiten/binnenantenne geeft op dezelfde plek
betere resultaten dan het standaard KPN
blokje. Als je wilt kun je de Droef-testversie
lenen om even uit te proberen (staat op '37).
Deze kostte ca 35 euro.
In Droevendaal zijn sinds de actie van
Greenpeace lokale groep Wageningen 67 extra
spaarlampen in gebruik genomen, verdeeld
over 10 barakken. Dit betekent een milieuwinst
van 1407 kg CO2 per jaar*! Dat is mooi. Twee
cakes als beloning zijn gebakken voor barakken
Na de succesvolle overstap afgelopen december
is KPN recent gaan rommelen met de TVzenders. De noodzender om de overstap te
kunnen maken in IJsselstein is uitgezet, het
meer locale netwerk wordt uitgerold. Concreet
hebben wij nu veel minder signaal, het lijkt
erop dat KPN het goed had geregeld toen alle
media-aandacht erop gericht was maar er nu
een zootje van maakt. Ik heb de KPN helpdesk
geprobeerd, die is precies zoals je kunt
verwachten van een onlangs geprivatiseerd
overheidsbedrijf dat nog steeds monopolist is.
Laten we daar verder over zwijgen en vooral
niet gefrustreerd gaan doen…
* Gebaseerd op onderzoek van Ecofys.
Volgens de KPN-website komt er op 8 mei een
nieuwe Digitenne zender in bedrijf in Arnhem,
dat zou kunnen schelen voor onze ontvangst.
Daarom hebben we met Idealis afgesproken
dat we daar eerst op gaan wachten voordat we
met een algemeen advies/aanpak komen. Als je
voor die tijd toch TV wilt kijken, probeer dan
iets met een actieve ontvanger in de
antennepaal. Je kunt ook even om advies
vragen bij Luc (37).
Waarschijnlijk hoeven we niet te vrezen dat we
“Boer Zoekt Vrouw” gaan missen. Het
programma begint weer op 2 september, dus
met de ontvangst zullen we ruimschoots op tijd
zijn! µ
Map of Droevendaal
By our Daily Living Council LUC (37)
With the introduction of the new image of
Idealis, they also removed the map at the
entrance. Because the beautiful, illogical and
therefore confusing numbering of our barracks
- especially for visitors – Idealis will place a
new one.
Idealis is working on it for eight months
already, but only recently they promised to
place a new one, in the beginning of May. For
reasons of image, our barracks will be called
'buildings' (woongebouwen): Idealis will by
recent official decision never use the word
'Barrack'.
And why, you might ask, didn't they first make
a new map before removing the old one?
Maybe for Idealis their cosmetic image is more
important than their tenants... Although one of
the basic values of the new Idealis
is having 'good relationships'. We will help
them to achieve that goal! µ
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Wonen op Droevendaal - meer
dan een voorrecht
Nu zal niet iedereen zich geroepen voelen om
zich daar persoonlijk voor in te spannen; dat
hoeft natuurlijk ook niet. Maar wel mag van
iedereen verwacht worden, geen dingen te
doen die slecht zijn voor de flora en fauna op
Droevendaal.
Door Ecologisch Adviseur Droevendaal ROB
GRAAT
Wonen op Droevendaal lijkt mij geweldig. Het
is gewoonweg een unieke plek. Het
studentencomplex ‘Droevendaalsesteeg’ is dan
ook op meerdere manieren een uitzondering op
de regel (de studentenflat). Het complex is
zowat in het buitengebied gelegen en het maakt
deel uit van de ecologische hoofdstructuur in
het Wageningse. Bewoners hebben er, naast
gemeenschappelijk openbaar groen, ook een
gemeenschappelijke ‘eigen’ tuin. (Tja, allemaal
dingen die ik jullie eigenlijk niet hoef te
vertellen.)
Ik denk dat het grote verschil met andere
studentencomplexen ’m zit in of je binnen of
buiten woont. Op Droevendaal kun je heerlijk
buiten wonen. De behoefte aan buiten wonen is
dan ook een selectiecriterium. Eigen groenten
telen, rond een kampvuur de nacht ingaan, een
concert van groene kikkers beluisteren of het
ijsvogeltje spotten, dat hoort bij Droevendaal.
Je zou willen dat iedereen zo zijn of haar
studietijd door kon brengen. De sfeer van al het
groen, het hoge hout, zoals dat vroeger er veel
was, begint nu langzaam terug te komen. Ook
botanisch neemt de variatie ieder jaar verder
toe.
Pestvogel, in 2005 op Droevendaal (Foto: Sam, 51).
Het is heel simpel – als je je bewust bent hoe
bijzonder de plek is waar je woont, kun je er
ook voor zorgen dat dat zo blijft. Troep maken
is niet moeilijk en hoort er bij – net als het
opruimen ervan. In het Droevendaalse groen
horen geen zwervende fietsonderdelen,
meubelresten, glaswerk in alle vormen en
maten, geverfde houtresten, spaanplaat,
plastic, touw, auto-onderdelen en god mag
weten
wat
nog
meer.
Al
deze
‘beschavingsresten’ beïnvloeden de flora en
zeker de fauna van Droevendaal negatief;
bovendien worden de beheerkosten er door
opgedreven. Als jij iemand bent die hier geen
boodschap aan heeft, dan vind ik dat je niet op
Droevendaal moet komen wonen. Daar is
Droevendaal veel te uitzonderlijk voor.
De plek is ook geomorfologisch bijzonder –
gelegen aan de rand van het Veluwemassief,
een fijnzandige, deels lemige bodem en kwel
(oud, basenrijk grondwater, wat volgens het
principe van communicerende vaten in lagere
delen verticaal opstijgt) Het is vooral de kwel
die Droevendaal zo speciaal maakt – het kalken ijzerhoudende kwelwater zorgt voor
(redelijk) constante, vochtige omstandigheden
met een beperkt aanbod van voedingsstoffen.
Dit
biedt
floristisch
interessante
mogelijkheden.
Als je op Droevendaal woont, is het goed je
bewust te zijn van de hoge ecologische en
natuurlijke potenties van het terrein. Als je op
Droevendaal woont, heb je ook de
verantwoordelijkheid
voor
diezelfde
ecologische en natuurlijke mogelijkheden. Als
je op Droevendaal woont, heb je zelfs de
mogelijkheid om mee te werken aan de
realisatie van diezelfde ecologische en
natuurlijke mogelijkheden.
Ik wens iedereen die op Droevendaal woont,
studeert en leeft een hele bruisende en
leerzame tijd toe die in de rest van je leven zijn
sporen achter laat. µ
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Greenworkday of the 27th of
January
By our reporter MERIJN (69)
Here is an impression of the work that has
been done on the Greenworkday in January.
Together with Jeroen, the gardener, Eric, the
new Ecoligical Advisor, and their chainsaws we
pollarded the willows around the field and near
the Common Barrack. A lot of Droevendalers
enthusiastically helped during the day.
Michalis (103) ties up a branch (Photo: Jan Joris,
41).
It was, for the time of the year, a very fruitful
day. We had started in the morning and at the
end of the day all the work was done and many
wood hedges had grown.
In the middle of the day we warmed ourselves
in the Common Barrack with hot chocolate,
coffee, cake and biscuits.
On the photo below the men Rik (103) and
Jochem (79) are working very hard. The
women Hedwig (43) and Meike (31) (at the
back) prefer to
stand
still
and
watch
(Photo:
Merijn, 69).
Jeroen gives the rope to photographer Jan Joris
(41) to be sure that the big willowbranch will not
fall on a barrack.
This year we do not
expect to do any
Greenworkdays
anymore. In case
the
Giant
Hogweeds
(grote
berenklauw) are too
big in number, we
will organise a day
to dig them out.
For
more
information about
green stuff you can
ask
the
Greengroup,
Giel
(35)
&
Merijn
(69).µ
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− The number of rabbits also decreased
from 0.8 to 0.2 per barrack.
− The amount of chickens went from 105
to 75, a strong decrease again. Are we
losing the game with the foxes? In 1997
we had 200.
− We did not calculate the total petbiomass (as our specialist Eelke did in
the previous years), but it seems
decreasing. We cannot deny that
Droevendaal is changing!
Droevendaal Pets
By our reporter LUC (37)
In December 2006, all barracks on
Droevendaal are investigated about their most
important inhabitants: our pets. We left out the
uncountable snails (43), silverfish (51), rats
hidden in the wall and spiders (89). We got
response from 30 barracks.
Most important outcomes:
− In 2005 and 2006, we had 1.6 cats per
barrack. This dropped last year to 1.37,
the lowest rate of the last 10 years!
English
Dutch
However, there is still a considerable amount
of pets and pet species on Droevendaal:
Scientific
African clawed
frog
Amphibian
(general)
Blue-tongued
lizard
Brown rat
Afrikaanse
klauwkikker
Xenopus laevis
Amfibie (algemeen)
Amphibia
Blauwtongskink
Tiliqua ....
Bruine rat
Rattus norvegicus
Cardinal tetra
Kardinaaltetra
Cat
Poes, kat
Chicken
Kip
Diamond Tetra
Dog
Family
6
0.20
24
0.80
Scincidae
5
0.17
Muridae
6
0.20
Paracheirodon axelrodi Characidae
16
0.53
Felis catus
Gallus gallus
domesticus
Felidae
41
1.37
Phasianidae
75
2.50
Diamantzalm
Moenkhausia pittieri
Characidae
7
0.23
Hond
Canis lupus familiaris
Canidae
1
0.03
Salamandridae
1
0.03
3
0.10
Loricariidae
1
0.03
Cyprinidae
5
0.17
Xiphoporus helleri
Poeciliidae
2
0.07
Guinea pig, cavie Cavia
Cavia porcellus
Caviidae
4
0.13
Guppy
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
Poeciliidae
10
0.33
Potbellied Pig
Hangbuikzwijn
Sus scrofa vittatus
Suidae
1
0.03
Rabbit
Konijn
Oryctolagus cuniculus Lagomorpha
6
0.20
Ram cichlid
Antennebaarsje
Cichlidae
1
0.03
Emydidae
3
0.10
Cricetidae
7
2
0.23
0.07
Fire Salamander Vuursalamander
Fish (general)
Vis (algemeen)
Gibbiceps
Gibbiceps
Goldfish
Goudvis
Green swordtail
Zwaarddrager
Red-eared
Terrapin
Shrimp
Syrian Hamster
Roodwangschildpad
Garnaal
Goudhamster
Salamandra
salamandra
Osteichthyes,
Chondrichthyes
Glyptoperichthys
gibbiceps
Carassius auratus
auratus
Microgeophagus
ramirezi
Trachemys scripta
elegans
Mesocricetus auratus
8
Pipidae
Number/ Number/
Droef
Barrack
If you want to see more details of this
investigation, by individual animal or barrack,
check out www.droevendaal.nl/pets.
Last March 22nd, veterinary surgeon Sandra
came to vaccinate 16 of our cats against Feline
Distemper
("Kattenziekte")
and
FCV
("Niesziekte"). This is already the 3rd year, we
want to make it a good Droeftradition: good for
the cats & good for us (cheaper and easier)! So
we will do it again next year in March, and with
more than 6 rabbits, they are also welcome to
be vaccinated against VHS and Myxomatosis.
Afterwards, she advised us to treat our cats
regularly against tapeworms, to keep the
infection pressure on Droevendaal low. µ
Not in the statistics: new born chicken at 69
(Photo: Anna, ex-59).
Droevendaal Weed Regulation
Who still remembers the old
Droevendaal?
Just to remind you: some of us like to grow
some weed (we mean not all the nice things in
the garden on the wrong place but Cannabis
sativa). This in itself nice tradition has its
counter
effect:
every year some
incidents
with
criminality
and
violence happen in
autumn, when notso-social
people
from outside come
here
to
steal
something. If you
grow weed, in fact you are attracting this
problems and thereby making Droevendaal a
less pleasant place for others.
Last year we made some appointments about
it, the Droevendaal Weed Regulation:
* If you insist on growing weed, do it in normal
quantities
* Do it as hidden as possible (normally people
come during the day to check where to find it
and
return
at
night
to
steal
it)
* Be aware that with problems, nobody will
hesitate nor should feel hampered to call the
police.
Your Daily Living Council µ
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Droevendaal. And Poesie, our other cat. We
also have 2 roosters and 3 hens. At this
moment one of them is breeding on eggs, so
more are expected.
In the pond in the garden a few Goldfish are
swimming. We have lists to get all those
animals fed and taken care of, and that works
quite good.
Visiting... 47!
By our reporters LUC (37) and MERIJN (69)
Near the soccer field Slot Droevestein ("Caste
Droevendaal") is located with a lot of fresh new
people populating it. So we had a small talk.
We found Jos, Eva, Amber and Adam at home:
Adela and Johan were away. The kitchen was
crowded by four people and two cats. At about
20:30 both cookies and dinner were being
prepared.
We start, with our typical intimidating way,
pointing our questions at them
Everything looks nicely organised here.
How about cleaning?
No, we do not have such lists for cleaning, that
part of our barrack life is…well…less
organized at this moment. (According to us it
looks really clean!)
Are you always that late?
No, we girls went out to do some sports, and
the boys didn't cook.... So now we have to do
it. Anyway, almost every 3 days we also
prepare something like a cake or cookies. (We
are allowed to taste the result of the test-round,
and it must be said that they are already
delicious!)
About food: 4/6th of us is vegetarian, the two
foreigners (Czech and Spanish) do eat meat
when they prepare something for themselves;
we have a special meat-plate.
What are the things that make this
barrack so special?
We have a twister-game! And in our kitchen,
under the couch, there is a stage which can be
used when we have a party.
When the sun shines there are pallets in front
of our house to enjoy the big field. We picknick
there.
We have a very special dinner table: it has
buttons you can press. In case somebody
makes an unfunny joke you can press the
button and everybody will start laughing.
Probably most typical are our Spice-girls
posters in the kitchen: a left over from one of
our childhoods. Lots of Droevendalers must be
jealous of that poster! (They also show us a
picture of all housemates, dressed up as the
Spice Girls. Uhhmmm, time to leave we
guess……). µ
You look like a very young barrack to us,
is that so?
Yes, we are quite young (at average 22/23)
and most of us came into the house in the last
half year. (Though René, we met in the
hallway, is in his forties already.)
Can you tell us something about your
garden?
One of our projects is reshaping the nature
around our house into a garden. It was slowly
turning into a forest. Jos planted a lot of
strawberries and we also have raspberries.
(They kindly asked us not to publish this,
because they don’t want them to be stolen.
Therefore I (M) suggest that in a couple of
weeks, by that time the strawberries will be
ready for consumption, we organise a
strawberrynightparty in 47’s garden.)
We also started a small herb garden with
Lavender, Dill, Thyme, Mint, Sage (salie in
dutch), Chives (bieslook), Parsley (peterselie)
and Lemon balm (citroenmelisse).
We have some animals, for example our oneeyed Zorro, probably the oldest cat (17) on
From left to right: Amber (with Zorro), René, Eva (with
Poesie), Adam and Jos (Photo: Merijn, 69).
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Will you make chalkdrawings like these together with Sonja (61)
on the Earth Day 2007? Sunday April 22nd on Droevendaal.
Chalk drawing
from the wrong
point of view, by
Julian Beever,
an English artist
(Photo on the
left).
The same chalk
drawing, from
the
same
English artist,
but now from
the
optimal
point of view
(Photo on the
bottom).
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Vroeger
was
eenvoudiger…
Droef binnen kwam werd mij met een vaag
gebaar kenbaar gemaakt waar ik 61 (toen ‘Lieve
Mona’ geheten) moest zoeken. Daar had de
SSHW
mij
geplaatst.
Hoewel
Droefs
weelderigheid van toen in mijn herinnering
wellicht door de jaren nóg weelderderiger is
geworden, had het houten schimmel
Droevendaal enkel tunnels van groen waar
men zich van de ene barak naar de andere kon
begeven. Het was al donker en ik was dus
verdwaald. Ik had ook geen idee hoe groot het
terrein eigenlijk was.
De Droevendaler bleek een mensenvriend en al
snel had ik het gevonden en dus niet door
baraknummers. Met enkel een baraksnummer
vind je niet snel je bestemming op Droef.
alles
Door onze correspondent FRANK (53)
Honderd jaar geleden voetbalde ik met een
grote groep Tropo’s achter de Oude Tol ergens.
Waar nu nog steeds zo’n clubhuishutje staat en
waar het doel een meter of twee in de grond
verdwenen is. Ik begaf me nog maar net ver
weg van mijn Grunniger nest en wilde op Droef
gaan wonen (dat zag er in het SSHW-foldertje
zo leuk uit). Wie niet, zul je denken. Nou, er
zijn, beste Droevendalertjes, veel mensen die
liever opgesloten zitten met kabel-tv naast een
super en boven een kroeg in het gunstigste
geval. Maar goed, aangezien ik niet wist hoe ik
er moest komen mocht ik achterop de fiets bij
Joris.
Nu was Droevendaal destijds iets groter want
er was nog een tweede grasveld met barakken
erom, daar staan nu de woon’wagens’ van de
Roma. De barakken 79 t/m 107 waren
trouwens 5 jaar jonger dan de rest. Toen ik
Nu komt het: er zit logica in de nummering:
Loop een rondje Droef en elke barak waar een
paadje naar toe leidt krijgt een nummer op
volgorde:
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Getekend door Frank, 53.
Ook al kom je wel via de
hoofdentree Droef binnen,
kun je er inderdaad alsnog
geen chocola van maken. De
lange rij van 87 tot met 107
lijkt logisch en dat is het
ook, maar dat is precies het
eind van het verhaal.
We gaan terug naar 1972
‘weet je wel’. Er heest
kamernood in Wageningen
en de SSHW zet op
meerdere
plaatsen
in
Wageningen
barakkencomplexen neer,
de
noodwoningen.
Ja,
natuurlijk met asbest, het
moest wel veilig zijn! Op
Duivendaal, waar nu het
bestuursgebouw staat, volgens
mij ook op het terrein naast de
brandweerkazerne tussen de Haarweg en de
Marijkeweg. En zo werden er ook 24 barakken
op het proefveld van de Landbouw Hogeschool
aan de Droevendaalsesteeg gepland, nummers
31 t/m 77 (77 werd ‘dolby C’ genoemd in de tijd
dat dhr. Ruys huismeester was en achterin de
barak kantoor hield). Het was bedoeld voor
hooguit en jaartje of vijf… Als heuse landbouwstudenten gingen de verse bewoners
moestuinen
maken
en
werd
het
Droevendaal in de beginjaren.
spreekwoordelijke
‘Droef-gevoel’
gezaaid.
Barak 31 nam de naam ‘de slootgravers’ aan
daar ze de gehele lap grond omgetoverd
hadden tot moestuin waar nu 87 t/m 107 op
staan.
De gezaghebbende besloten tegen de klok in te
nummeren, beginnend dus bij ‘de slootgravers’
en
enkel
oneven
(bijvoorbeeld
het
Landbouwmuseum is even: nummer 50). O ja,
de barakken hadden
hun ingang aan één
van de smalle kanten
van de barak. Vanuit
daar liep een gang
helemaal door de
lengteas met aan
beide kanten vier
kamers en links een
ruim washok met
twee wc’s en een
douche, en aan de
rechterkant was de
keuken die echt veel
kleiner
was
de
megakeukens van nu.
Tot daar klopt het
systeem.
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Uitzicht op nu verdwenen Droef Noordwest vanuit de boomhut bij 31. Je kunt zien
dat in de tijd van deze foto 69 reeds gesloopt was (Foto: Frank, 53).
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We spoelen even door: 1977. De kamernood
was blijkbaar niet opgelost en er werd besloten
dat er meer barakken geplaatst moesten
worden. Deze nieuwe barakken van 1977 waren
trouwens anders dan de oude barakken: drie
kamers aan weerszijde van de lange gang en
met goedkope aluminium kozijnen met
dubbelglas, lekker milieubewust. Een hele zooi
hiervan was gepland in die belachelijk
uitgestrekte moestuin van 31. Het schijnt dat
de Slootgravers niet zonder slag of stoot hun
land wilden afstaan, ook weer iets dat logisch
is, toch?! Waarschijnlijk is de SSHW toen
begonnen
met
het
bouwen
in
de
linkerbovenhoek - Droef Noordwest.
De vier barakken in noordwest kregen volgens
hetzelfde systeem als 1972 hun nummers. Dat
kan verklaren waarom 87 niet het eerst
volgende nummertje heeft gekregen, namelijk
79. Toch moesten de Slootgravers hun plantjes
prijsgeven aan de ‘nieuwe barakken’. En toen
pas kwam de lange rij barakken tussen Droef
en het fietspad. En zo zijn we bij 107
uitgekomen.
De telefoonnummers hadden ook een
dergelijke logica, maar dat verhaal is eigenlijk
nog minder interessant.
Voor verantwoording verwijs ik je door naar
Bo&Luc (Moebarak). µ
Nuclear
transport?
By
our
reporter
MERIJN (69)
Thursday afternoon a
mysterious
truck
entered Droevendaal.
Because the entrance
was
blocked
by
environmental
activists our Mayor
Luc (37) struggled to
remove the blockade.
Was it a transport of
nuclear waste? Why
would people want to
block this transport?
The
truckdriver
dropped his load quickly and then immediately
left the area. It remains unclear what the exact
substance of load is. Mayor Luc (37), who
clearly was cooporating, was not attainable for
comment. Is a conspiracy going on here
somewhere?
Further inspecting the “object” results in the
following observations. It has been made of a
hard substance. It also is green coloured on top
and has some white stripes, as well as a big
white elevation on top.
The object was placed near the Common
Barrack.
If anybody has an idea about what it could be,
or has any idea of persons involved in this
mysterious action, please (anonymously)
contact [email protected].
As soon as we have found the terrorists we will
smoke them out of their holes! µ
The blockade-removers are clearly trained to do
this (left). On the right the “object” is removed from
the truck (both photos: Rosa, 69).
It is obvious that mayor Luc (37) is helping the
truckdriver (photo: Rosa, 69).
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and good company and bringing some of the
hobbies I'm dreaming of into reality.
For the ABC I will take care of the continuity of
Droovie Movie after Huzsams'
departure and I will keep in touch with our
beloved Easter Bunny, Sinterklaas
and Santa Claus, not to forget us, the ever so
sweet children, living in this
little paradise!
New life in the ABC!
Springtime! Woohoo! That means lots of little
lams, yellow flowers, blossoming trees and of
course......... new members in our ABC (also
known as the Common Barrack Committee).
We’ve had a fresh start this spring with a
freshly painted Common Barrack, a visit of the
Easter bunny during the Easter egg- race and a
huge ‘explore your roots’-party.
A short introduction to those people who have
decided to dedicate themselves to the
community-spirit in droevendaal!
Giel
van
der
Linden
(35),
Treasurer
Hey,
My name is Giel,
treasurer
of
the
Common
barak
commite, already for
2½ years now. A lot
of you might already
know me because of
that, also because I open the door from time to
time at the coffee-barrack. Since recently I’m
also active in our DWB, and I have helped out
realizing three droefparties in a row.
Karin Steijven (57), Chairman
I like flowers, poker and beer! And powernaps!
And I love living it at droef! And I like to show
it! So that’s why I’m in the Common barrack
committee. I think it’s great that we have a
common barrack with which we can do
whatever we can think of, so if there is
anything you would like to realize in the CB,
just drop in and share your ideas.
Marieke Weggen (89), Partygirl
Dear droevendalers,
LIFE IS ONE BIG
PARTY, YOU JUST
HAVE TO PUT UP
THE DECORATION!
To cheer up the
hardworking dog life
of the droevendaler, I
believe
it’s
very
important
to
regularly
have
parties
in
the
common
barrack.
Not only for the party, but also for the “better a
good neighbour than a far friend”-spirit.
Do you like to party yourself, and do you have a
nose for good parties? Please come and have a
drink at 89 for the realization of a communitybased party-management.
Koekoek, Marieke
Gilles Havik (35), agenda administrator
Hi reader,
I’m the new agenda
administrator of de
Common
Barrack,
Gilles Havik. You
know, from Gilles de
la Tourette. I like
anything that involves
what I don’t know, so
I ended up in this
committee. I live in
the
coffee-barrack
together with Giel.
I’m responsible for
reservations and contracts, so if you ever want
to do something at the Common Barrack, you’ll
probably pass by at some point. µ
Hussam (95),
Commisioner
DroovieMovie
Rosa Urgel (69), Droevie Movie
Hello dear Droevendaalians,
My name is Rosa and I am an at the moment
very happy person freshly qualified
for Divine 69. There I hope to nourish my
homies with my ever delicious cooking’s
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All things in this creation exist within you, and all things in you
exist in creation; there is no border between you and the closest
things, and there is no distance between you and the farthest
things, and all things, from the lowest to the loftiest, from the
smallest to the greatest, are within you as equal things. In one
atom are found all the elements of the earth; in one motion of the
mind are found the motions of all the laws of existence; in one
drop of water are found the secrets of all the endless oceans; in
one aspect of you are found all the aspects of existence. - Kahlil
Gibran (1883-1931), poet and philosopher.
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