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The history of elliott

In April of 2014, Elliott officially opened its doors to UCR students after years of hard work.

It all was catalyzed by the demise of the former UCR student bar, Barrel, in December 2011 after the building was demolished to make space for a retirement home. In the previous academic year, two students, Sam de Vlieger and Bart-Jan Veldhuizen, presented plans for a common house at a RASA GA, and they even added 25 euros to the RASA contribution. However, nothing came of it, so the students were given the option to refund this money. However, once news of Barrel's end was known, this sparked new interest in the project for a common house. 

Thus, Stichting RASA Bar, now Stichting Common House Elliott, came to life! The chair, Mark Kamphuis (still involved today as the chair of the Board of Trustees), closely worked with the chair of the RASA Board of 2011-2012, Klaas-Henk Binnendijk. Together with a team of students, a business plan was written up and eventually backed by the former Managing Director of UCR (which was still called Roosevelt Academy at the time), dr. Jorrit Snijder, and the 25 euro contribution became yearly. 

Then started the hunt for Elliott's home! Locations across the city center were considered, including one at the Damplein and one by the Lange Jan. Soon they came into contact with the owner of Lange Noordstraat 48, Elliott's current home. On May 4th, 2012, the rental contract was signed.

While the goal of the 2012-2013 Elliott Board was to open in September, they ran into difficulties. There was plenty to do to prepare Elliott, from fire safety and ventilation to internet and interior design. However, the biggest challenges were acquiring permits and facing resistance from the neighborhood, who didn't want a student bar in their street. Despite these obstacles, Elliott finally opened in April 2014.

At this point, everything was still uncertain. There were
ongoing court cases against Elliott's permits by the neighbors, and the debt from having to open much later than anticipated was worrying. In the year of 2015-2016, however, Elliott began to settle down. In April 2016, the court cases ended in Elliott's favor, and the financial state began to improve over the year. In the following years, this growth began to establish Elliott as we know it, the heart of UCR (and the relationship with the neighbors has thankfully improved). Recently, Elliott has seen numerous changes, including the beautiful new study lounge funded by UCR, and the cozy remodeled Mensa thanks to RASA.
 
Sadly, in 2020, Elliott was struck hard by the coronavirus pandemic. In March, Elliott abruptly closed after a year of record-breaking parties and renewed excitement. Unfortunately, Elliott began to suffer as financial resources were quickly depleted without income. Due to the generosity of our community, a crowdfunding campaign managed to sustain Elliott through a few more months of closure. Thankfully, measures loosened enough for Elliott to open in June, September, and October, until additional measures meant a shift to only take-away options starting in mid-November.
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While it has been a rough year for Elliott, it has also proven how united and strong our community is. This year has shown an impressive amount of support from both current community members and alumni, and we are forever grateful for their help to keep Elliott afloat. We are still waiting to see what 2021 brings, and we look forward to reopening in the near future!

Our generous benefactors

Over the past decade, Elliott has been fortunate to have the support from many gracious sponsors. While this is by no means an exhaustive list, below we have named some donors who have contributed financially to ensuring Elliott's future. 
Interested in adding your name to the list? Send us an email at elliott@ucr.nl!

AAC 2012 / 2013
A.L. Fides
Andringa, Gerda
Aurora
Bezouwen, Wijnand van
Brink, Jesper van den
Dreu, Bianca de
Gent, Tobias van
Gunter, Nancy
Ippel, Pieter
Kil, Monique
Klompenburg, Pieter van
Meijer, Henk
Mol, Annemerel
Oetelaar, Pim van den
O.M.D. Erodios
Rijn, Alexander van
​Snijder, Jorrit
Tönissen, Bas
V.S.V. Illicio
Veldkamp, Elmer
Vliet, Jaco van
Waasdorp, Pieter
Weststrate​
Bazen, Jurian
Brons, Robin
Dillman, Bastiaan
"Joël"
Keizer, Ed
Keizer, Myra
Kooij, Chantal
Kraamer, Kees
Langemeijer, Harm
Lotte, Kim
Hamaker, Caroline & Gageldonk, Ted
Hazenoot, Corline & Kunneman, Dok
Knaap, Raisa van der & Brons, Robin
Mann, Pamela & Bovend'Eert, Koen
Mennen, Esther & Masschaupt, Guido
Pattianakotta, Zarah & Teunis, Gijs
Toorn, Kim van der & Veen, Daniel van
Verhulst, Kathie & Buddenbaum, Marit
Wieten, Caspar & Franck, Kyra
Familie Adema
Berg, Marijse
Berg, Willem van den
Binnendijk, Klaas-Henk
Boogaart, Roos-Maria van den
Bruin, Carina de
Coenen, Gerd
Deurzen, Marjolein van
Dillman, Rob
Feitsema, Justine
Ferri, Juri
Fokma, Jolien
Guicherit, Benjamin
Hadtstein, Lukas
Khalil, Yara
Kooiman, Sven
Koster, Cees
Kuile, Saskia ter
Leeuw, Jessica de
Maaskant, Koen
Maschhaupt, Guido
Mennen, Esther
Muller, Marieke

Rensma, Ritske
Sølvsteen, Keld


 Ruben van den Akker
RASA Board 19-20
Family Weterings
Elliott DB 2020-2021
Jacob Scharmberg
Sebastiaan Bye
Marjon den Toom
RASA Board 2015-2016
Martijn Filius & Diede Roth
The Beals Family
Odin Board V
Odin Board VI
FISA Vlissingen
Timo, Lamba, Bloeme, Craig, Diez & Rosemarie
Family Rijnhout
Diederik ten Brink
Ella Limbach
Elliott DB 2015-2016
Jan Jaap
HAC Board & Volunteers 2019-2020
Nele Pirsing & Family
Family Vermeer
Dana Zoutman
​AAC 2019/2020

Siteur, Alexander
Strømsheim, Sondre
Sommeling-Pronk, Merijke
Stronsheim, Sondre
Toorn, Kim van der
Veen, Daniel van
Verwoerd, Maria
Waasdorp, Koen

Wieten, Caspar​
Yusufli, Zahra​


The Previous Elliott BoardS

Founding Board
Mark Kamphuis – CEO/ Chair
Maurits Brenninkmeijer – COO/Secretary
Bastiaan Dillmann – CFO/Treasurer​
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​Board 2012 – 2013
Guido Mauschaupt – Chair
Kim Voerknecht – Secretary
Bastiaan Dillmann – Treasurer
Pamela Mann – Event Manager
Yara Khalil – Human Resource Manager
Koen Waasdorp – Facility Manager
Maria Verwoerd – Inventory Manager
​Board 2013 – 2014
Thom Piethaan – Chair
Jurian Bazen – Secretary
Caspar Wieten – Treasurer
Leonie Horne – Event Manager
Francisca Ribeiro Bartolo – Human Resource Manager
Marit Buddenbaum – Facility Manager
Robin Brons – Inventory Manager
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​Board 2014 – 2015
Halyna Alekandrovych – Chair
Daan Brok – Secretary
Bas Nijhuis – Treasurer 2014-II
J.S. – Treasurer 2015-I
Frederik Snijders – Operations Manager
Solya Luchechko – Event Manager
Ruth Verhoeff – Human Resource Manager
Philip van Klompenburg – Facility Manager
Jack Vivié – Inventory Manager
​Board 2015 – 2016
J.S. – Chair
Joery de Vos – Secretary
Anouk Daams 
– Operations Manager
Maximilian Negele – Treasurer 2015-II
Joost Verheggen – Event Manager 2015-II & Treasurer 2016-I
Ishany Balder – Human Resource Manager
​Andra Dols – Facility Manager
Jacob Hepkema – Inventory Manager
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​Board 2016 – 2017
Marije Sluiskes – Chair
Samantha Halkes – Secretary
Marjolein Becker – Treasurer
Hester Overmeire – Operations Manager
Ima Sammani – Bar Manager
Jasper Valent – Mensa Team Manager
Renske de Vries – Food Team Manager
Vera Verboom – Facility Manager
​Board 2017 – 2018
Jasper Valent - Chair
Joost Gerretschen - Secretary
Koen van der Blij - Treasurer
Anne van Roozendaal - Operations Manager
Naomi Colvoort - Bar Manager
Dagmar Oosthoek - Mensa Team Manager
Alex Cole - Food Team Manager
​Diederik Ten Brink - Facility Manager
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Board 2018 – 2019
Anne van Roozendaal – Chair
Suzanne Oostdam – Secretary
Puck Quarles van Ufford – Treasurer
Milan van Gool – Operations Manager
Marlon Schoo – Bar Manager
Clarissa Frascadore – Mensa Manager
Luc Aboubadra – Food Team Manager
Dana Zoutman – Facility Manager
​Board 2019 – 2020
Emmy Sprik - Chair
Diez Jansen - Secretary
Rosie Wiley - Treasurer
Freya van den Bent - Operations Manager
Elisa Ferrer - Bar Manager
Teresa Sarasa Nagore - Mensa Manager
Alon Nudler - Food Team Manager
Mathilde Eon - Facility Manager
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​Board 2020 – 2021
Tallie Nikitchyuk - Chair
Iris Vergeer - Secretary
Rebecca Schmieder - Treasurer
Quintilio Rijnhout - Operations Manager
Pai Wattanasiriwech - Bar Manager
Justin Kist - Mensa Manager
Camilla Simon - Food Team Manager
Nynke Weterings - Facility Manager
Board 2021-2022 
Tallie Nikitchyuk - Chair

 Max Ouwehand - Secretary
 Fien Rugebregt - Treasurer
 Ilya Mulders - Operations Manager
 Djamilah Mohamed - Bar Manager
 Hex Bodelier - Facilites Manager
 Tilly Dijkgraaf ​- Food Team Manager
Jetske van Veen - Mensa Manager
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