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The Egyptian Folklore Performance was held on November 28 at the Bassily Auditorium at the New Cairo campus.

Khairy came home with a silver medal for the 74kg category in the African Championship, as well as a gold medal in the African Team Cup. El Shimi, on the other hand, made history by being the first female on her team to take home a gold medal for 46kg in the African Championship.

In every new country you visit, there is always a list of not-to-be-missed things to do. The same can be applied to some universities and AUC is no exception. The Caravan asked students what they feel are experiences every AUCian must undergo before graduating.

You must have:

“We have decided to relocate our conglomeration to the garden behind Auntie Anne’s. Join us if you think you are cool,” said a piece of paper in front of the HUSS building.

The cat represents humans in a way that is visible on the streets; it is wounded and yet accepts the pain from every one, and finds a way to live.

"It is a strong representation of the Egyptian people," said Mohamed Fahmy, aka Ganzeer.

Seniors, in line with age-old tra­dition, have always looked down on freshmen for different reasons; some of them justifiable and others based on mythology.

As the new semester kicks off, return­ing students are finding that a number of new food outlets had set up shop on campus. But were they ready to take the plunge?

AUC is well known for the cultural diver­sity it provides on campus; students from all around the world have come to study here. For Egyptian students, this provides for a rich and diverse learning environment. As for foreigners, however, living in Egypt may cause for quite a cul­ture shock.

Many foreign students that come to AUC are adventurous and looking for an experience to tell people back home, yet some of them struggle to create a new comfort zone for themselves.

Now an affiliate professor at the journalism and mass communication department, I watched him recall his college days and listened to