whoever you decide on, it’s much cheaper, you have your own personal kitchen, but the most important thing is that I get to have my own room.” According to both of them, living off-campus gives a sense of responsibility. “You learn to live independently and most importantly you learn how to cook,” Aliu said. At the same time living off-campus has its downsides. Students may sometimes feel left out of all the campus activities and communicate less with other students. “Life on campus is crazy and fun, and sometimes you might miss that,” Aliu said. An inconvenient part of off-campus life is that the student facilities on campus become so far away from home that students stop using them. “Another con in line with the COVID-19 situation is that we don’t have access to many buildings, and, for example, we can’t request JMC equipment if we don’t use campus WI-FI,” Dechev said. It is curious whether the option to live off-campus will remain after the Coronavirus crisis ends since it is a temporary decision taken in times of a pandemic for the safety of all students. According to Stamatova, there is a possibility that the off-campus alternative will remain only for the near future. She explained that in normal times the housing is about 100 spaces short to accommodate every student, who does not live permanently in the Blagoevgrad area, so some students would still be allowed to live off-campus. “In the longer run, we hope to increase the capacity of our residence halls so we can accommodate everyone on campus,” Stamatova said. When asked about the scenario in which the on-campus option becomes mandatory again, Aliu and Dechev shared the same opinion. “I would prefer to stay off-campus since I’ve decided this before the COVID-19 pandemic started,” Aliu said. “They could wish,” Dechev added. American University in Bulgaria logo on the side of Panitza Library, AUBG Campus. Photo courtesy of Bianka Deyanova. It’s time for a crossword puzzle The name of the first-ever JMC competition held by AUBG Daily. The newest AUBG club. The movie TEDx screened on their movie night in Fall 2020. A student body with two heads, one eye, and twelve hands. The staff member who bombarded your email box this semester. An AUBG programming marathon. The building we forgot exists. A start-up program at AUBG which started its second season in Fall 2020. The club that organised one of the biggest and most “normal” events during the pandemic. Fall 2020 | AUBG Daily 7 1.Dare to Share 2.Sustainability 3.Breakfast Club 4.Student Government 5.Daskalov 6.Hackathon 7.Main Building 8.Elevate 9.Olympics
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