Exchange students flock to AUBG

Exchange students flock to AUBG

One of the administration's main objectives-attracting more Bulgarian first-year students, has resulted in an increase of 15 more students compared to last semester.

New computers to be purchased in summer 2011

New computers to be purchased in summer 2011

While OCC is looking for ways to switch to Windows 7, a new anti-virus program prevents students from installing risky software in the computer lab.

POS and EUR department shuffles professors

POS and EUR department shuffles professors

The unexpected leaves of several key professors in the POS and EUR majors caused a brief panic among students. The changes were explained during a department meeting and three replacement professors were introduced.

Dr. Cyrus Reed: From Cairo to AUBG

Dr. Cyrus Reed: From Cairo to AUBG

The newly-appointed provost talks about the past, present and future (and about some traffic and food) in this introductory interview.

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Skapto Cyber Games

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Residence hall director of Skaptopara 1 resigns

1_fpArben Konedarev, usually referred to only as Arben, has resigned from his position as a residence hall director of Skaptopara 1.

AUBG receives $5 million for Student Center and scholarships

2_fpAUBG received a big grant over the summer, which it will mostly use for the construction of a new Student Center. But a considerable part of the money will also go to scholarships for newly admitted Bulgarian students. "Student financial aid is our top priority for fund-raising," William Kirschke said.

Q&A’s with the candidates

3_fpFlashNews talked to this year's senator candidates about how they see the role of SG in the lives of students and how they see themselves in SG.

Computers on campus begin year with problems

4_fpThough the problem has now subsided, the computers at AUBG did not function well during Orientation week and all through the first two weeks of the semester.

Asen Parachkevov: “Think critically. And you’ll be fine.”

flashteamAsen Parachkevov is a new professor at AUBG, who will be teaching Business Law this semester. A graduate from Harvard Law School, he is in Blagoevgrad on sabbatical.

Nevena Bentz: “I am interested in anything that’s creative.”

flashteamThis semester, new adjunct professor Nevena Bentz has joined the Political Science and European Studies department. She will be teaching one of the courses that professor Benedict DeDominicis, who resigned during the summer, used to teach.

Kudret Topyan: “It’s an ever-evolving project in here.”

7_fpKudret Topyan is a new full-time professor at AUBG. He will be teaching in the Economics department: Intro to Macroeconomics, Econometrics, and Topics in Financial Economics. A New Yorker from Manhattan, he says he enjoys the stress-free atmosphere of small Blagoevgrad.

The new residence hall is on its way

flashteamIn only two weeks, the construction site of Skaptopara 3 evolved from a bare construction building to one that looks almost finished. Take a look at the insides of the new residence hall on campus.

From Brussels with best intentions

kapital_fpThe Bulgarian government visited Brussels with promises for doing the job and came back with trust gained on leasing.

More-Honors, cats, workers, and a broken rim

flashteamOur photo reporter Edi Pihoni has captured a few moments from the More-Honors promotional party on Wednesday, Sept. 9, as well as the kittens running around campus, the workers of Skaptopara 3 in positions of revelations and enigma, and finally signs that Chuck Norris might have stormed on campus and disappeared leaving only a few traces...

Boyko Borisov at Panorama

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DeDominicis leaves AUBG

1_fpAfter 15 years as an assistant professor in political science, Ben DeDominicis resigned from AUBG. The administration received his resignation letter in mid-July.

Quarantines are one measure against flu epidemic

2_fpWith many students returning to Blagoevgrad from the United States, a possible swine flu epidemic on campus can be expected. Dr. Daskalov says an epidemic outburst might occur as of the middle of this week.

Learning the ropes in mobility and reporting took me a year in the States

3_fpAfter one year away in the United States, Milica Trpevska has returned to AUBG and to FlashNews. She is one of the senior reporters at FlashNews and the only blind student at AUBG right now. After her stay in the United States, she returns to Blagoevgrad more confident in her mobility skills and also better equipped to fulfill her dream of becoming a reporter who will help bring more peace to the world. This is her personal story about her internship and mobility training on the other side of the Atlantic.

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