Raman Faminou

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Skaptopara 3: Comfort may come at a higher price
The groundbreaking date for the second and third blocks has not been set yet
Raman Faminou
May 4, 2009

The construction of Skaptopara 3's first block is two weeks ahead of schedule, Vice President (VP) for Finance and Administration Alexander Alexandrov said. It will be impossible to open the new residence hall before the beginning of the Spring 2010 semester, the scheduled date.

SG quickreader: What happened at this week’s SG meeting, Wednesday April 29
Report ready, Student Center designs, SG concluding report
Raman Faminou
April 30, 2009
Report ready

Student Representative to the Board of Trustees Nora Georgieva said she submitted her report for the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting. AUBG President David Huwiler gave positive comments about it, she added. Read more about the report here.

SG quickreader: What happened at this week’s SG meeting, April 15
Pre-registration policy, new senator appointed, Google Apps an option
Raman Faminou
April 18, 2009

Ongoing debate over new pre-registration policy

Students continued to complain about the new clause for pre-registration according to which students with more than 45 credit hours completed in a certain major cannot pre-register for any courses in that major. Around 800 AUBGers signed a petition against the requirement according to junior Veliko Markov, one of the petition's organizers.

SG to test electronic voting
Higher turnout expected as students go online
Raman Faminou
April 4, 2009

This year the Student Government (SG) will hold its presidential elections electronically if the student-developed voting program created for this purpose proves effective during testing.

SG quickreader: What happened at this week’s SG meeting, Wednesday April 1
SG Budget almost depleted, students complain about new BUS policy, Skapto recycling competition
Raman Faminou
April 3, 2009

SG quickreader: What happened at this week’s SG meeting, Wednesday March 25
Broadband and Wiis for Skapto, money granted for soccer, administration's reaction to draft schedule complaints
Raman Faminou
March 28, 2009

Transnistrian table sparks heated debates
Political stuff belongs in a political arena, and not in a celebration of food - Krise
Raman Faminou
Jelena Vicic
March 21, 2009

(Updated March 23, 2009) Several AUBG alumni complained about the culinary presentation of Transnistria, an unrecognized self-proclaimed state within the Republic of Moldova, during the International Taste Fest on February 21. AUBG Administration said student Maria Droganova, who led the Transnistrian cooking team, applied for funding as part of the Russian delegation.

SG quickreader: What happened at this week’s SG meeting, Wednesday March 18
SG discusses presidential elections date, draft class schedule, new AUBG e-mail system, and BUS state exam.
Raman Faminou
March 19, 2009

SG quickreader
What happened at this week’s SG meeting, Wednesday March 11
Raman Faminou
March 12, 2009

Unfair state exams for BUS

The Bulgarian state exam for graduating AUBGers studying Business Administration (BUS) may be unfair to many students this academic year, said SG senator Filip Taseski. Taseski added Chair of the BUS department Julio Pontes said he would make the exam comprehensive and would include questions from courses like Operations Management and other that not all students take. Senior BUS majors from SG (President Vasile Valcov, Chair Daniyar Abenov, Senator Giorgi Mariamidze, and Taseski) will talk to Pontes about the issue.

The SG quickreader
What happened at last week’s SG meeting
Raman Faminou
March 4, 2009

TVs and Wiis

Skaptopara Residence Halls will get two 42-inch (106 cm) plasma television sets, which should be installed in Skaptopara main lobbies by the end of the spring break. The Student Government (SG) decided on the purchase on its February 25 meeting.

President and VP go online
Students should not be afraid to complain about AUBG - Huwiler
Raman Faminou
March 1, 2009

AUBG President David Huwiler and Vice President for Finance and Administration Alexander Alexandrov have turned to the Independent Forum of AUBG this semester to address the student complaints and get feedback from students and alumni.