Photo by Yana Kuzmanova

AUBG basketball team in Blagoevgrad amateur tournament

By Boyan Simeonov

A team of AUBG basketball players will participate in an amateur league tournament in Blagoevgrad, starting on Sunday, Feb. 15. The tournament is organized by a local basketball club, called "Start" and its goal is to develop the sport in the region.

"The league will consist of five teams," sophomore Aleksandar Rakshiev, part of the AUBG team, said. The league will include teams from AUBG and the South-West University in Blagoevgrad, as well as a team made of veterans, called "Team 100," club "Start," and an unnamed team from Blagoevgrad. "Our team received an invitation for the league last semester, but everything started happening for real when our new coach Nikolay Tenev arrived," Rakshiev said.

Each team pays a mandatory 300-lev fee to participate. The expenses will cover for referees, doctors, the rent for the hall. The organizers offer a 2,000-lev prize in the form of sport goods for the winner. 

Photo by Mariya Stoyanova

Art for hands exhibition at AUBG

By Denitsa Gospodinova

AUBG hosted an exhibition of bracelets and necklaces made of old leather jackets and belts, called "Art for Hands." The accessories made by designer Plamen Kovachev were exhibited at the Main Building first-floor foyer on Feb. 11-13. 

"The collection of accessories implements a mixture between the Bulgarian folklore style and the modernistic style," Kovachev said. "The main idea of the project is to give new life and a different meaning to already used objects." The price of the items, products of Voyvoda company, varies between 60 and 120 levs.

Kovachev graduated the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, majoring in interior design. Together with designer Lyubomir Dimitrov, he recently founded the Voyvoda brand. The company's work is focused on interior design, exterior design, lighting, and graphic design.