Professors’ Farewell Professor Kelly: Risk more. Fail more. Laugh more. Listen more. Regret less. Judge less. Fear less. Professor Phillips: “Life is a journey, not a destination” is one of those little, trite fortunes that you sometimes find printed on one of those small, tightly rolled scrolls of paper when you buy an espresso. The older I get, the more I realize that it’s not trite--it’s true. Professor Spasov: Life is a notebook and you hold the pen. Waste no drop of ink – write your story worth reading. Cheers to the beginning of the next exciting chapter! Professor Sardamov: Finally out of the squirrel wheel, I hope you will still want to chase some useless knowledge – and will never, ever choose to live as idiōtēs! Professor Mandrik: I want to offer my congratulations and sincere best wishes to this AUBG graduating class as they prepare to take their next steps in life. I will look forward to following their progress with great pride and high hopes. It has been a pleasure and an honor for me to have been part of their education experience. Professor Delchev: Be happy in your own wonderful, colorful, friendful world! A letter from the editor Since the beginning of my AUBG journey as a freshman in the middle of a Professor Diaz: Albert Camus quotes Fyodor Dostoevsky quoting Ivan Karamazov saying this: “All the knowledge in the world is not worth a child’s tears” pandemic, I have heard stories about the past year. Every event that was delayed, moved online, or compromised to fit restrictions came with tales from upperclassmen who remember what those events looked like unencumbered. These stories were important. Not only were they a nostalgic daydream, but they instilled in us a longing to attend the university they described. In the depths of the pandemic, this year’s seniors planted daydreams in the minds of their peers that inspired them to build that reality. Thanks to them, clubs effervesce, thespians perform, and Thursday nights turn into Friday mornings once again. Our community, only some 1500 strong, united in solidarity when war threatened our Ukrainians’ lives and homeland. We remembered who we are because of the students who remembered who we could be. This year was always supposed to be the year AUBG became AUBG again, and Professor Kirkov: Dear Class of 2022, it has been a privilege to witness your amazing journey and growth in academia. Now, another chapter in your life is approaching. Keep the dream going, you are the bright future! we have the senior class to thank for that. Thank you, Class of 2022, for keeping the dream alive! -Ethan M. Perelstein, Editor in Chief 12 SPRING 2022 | AUBG DAILY Professor Murphy: Try lots of different things. Have fun. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, and come back and see us. Professor Nilsen: Dear graduates, congratulations on your achievement! I wish you good luck on your future choices. Remember to continue learning to be prepared for the coming (exogenous) changes! AUBG 2022 Professor Harvey: You are all genius scholars and poets! I’ve been so privileged and happy to see you grow, and learn, and get smart, and become geniuses over these past four years! Best of luck in everything that you do - you’re gonna change the world, and I’ll be happy to be part of that world that you’re gonna make it. Thank you!
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