ver v Nevin Boshnakova, a bartender at Underground and a third-year student at AUBG, shares that people from Blagoevgrad prefer visiting Under on Fridays and Saturdays. “Because if you’re from Blago and you go to Thursday night there, it’s people from AUBG, and you don’t know anyone,” she says. Growing Number of Chalga Clubs in Blagoevgrad One of the major reasons for Under’s downfall is the growing number of AUBG clubs that partner with “Chalga” clubs. For example, some of the main events of the AUBG Griffi ns club are the parties they organize in another nightclub - Billion. Dimitar Vitlyanov shares that student clubs prefer to visit Chalga places like Billion, as there are not enough international members, and most of the club members are Bulgarian. The root of this problem is the insuffi cient admission of international example, only around 17% of the current freshmen are international students, according to offi cial Orientation data. Some of the Chalga clubs’ advantages are the fact that they are more spacious, you have a table to put your drinks on, and more places to sit down, according to a fourth-year student at AUBG, Georgi Badalov. When talking about his standing’s preferences, Deni says that most freshmen prefer Billion over Under. The reason is that Billion has something new every week, while Under is repetitive. Issues and Areas for Improvement in Under Nevin states that the club recently made improvements in the lighting and the speakers. She also said that refi nements in the ventilation system were being discussed. Additionally, she provides a suggestion for Under to appeal to more people. “I think if there are more thematic parties, maybe people will be attracted,” she said. One of Under’s main issues is the lack of space. As Georgi puts it, “going outside or to the bathroom or to the bar is a challenge.” He also adds, “sweaty people step on my shoes, spill drinks on me, and shove me all the time.” 29 people in the survey list aff ordable drinks as Under’s best attribute, but 32 people said that the alcohol lacks quality. Deni says, “When you don’t have money, you go to Under. When you have money, you go to Billion. But overall, in Blagoevgrad, alcohol sucks.” Is Under Dying? The survey shows that 83% of people have not visited Under in the past two weeks as of November 11. students in AUBG. For 80 people state that they go to Under only when someone “makes” them go. 74% of people believe that the quality of Under has fallen, but Ivan-Asen believes that “Under is certainly not dying.” What seems to be the issue is the lack of hype. Dimitar shares that recently, people do not go to Under without a reason, and the recent word-of-mouth about Underground “dying” is his main explanation for this. Despite the fact that he “feels disgusting there,” Georgi would visit Under one last time before graduating in May 2026. He does not plan on going anytime soon, but going to Under right before graduation would be an appropriate thing to do to close this chapter of his life.s life. Editors: David Mitov & Kaloyan Ivanov by Kostadin Dimitrov and Hary Dikov 9 Fall 2025 | AUBG Daily ?
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