| Career Days to Give Students a Professional Edge October 01, 2013 - Daniel McCormac |
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If you want to interview for a position with a company or learn how to put your best foot forward with employers, join us at the Company Visitation Days. Click on the link to see the list of seminars you can attend. |
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| Perceptions September 23, 2013 - Sheraya Brown and Alex Brown |
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When DEREE's theatre arts students put on the play Perceptions, they found themselves exploring their own perceptions of acting. In this documentary, the thespians talk about their experience and aspirations for the future. Play Video |
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| An Internship That Let's You Meet the World September 16, 2013 - Daniel McCormac |
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If you would like to learn while traveling and working, then you
might be interested in an AIESEC internship. To find out more about this opporunity, come to our info sessions this week. |
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| There's More to Athens than Riots March 13, 2013 - Maria Soulandrou |
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Foreign and - often - Greek television reports relay to audiences images of rioters and police battling in the streets of central Athens against a backdrop of flames and smoke. But that is a lopsided view of things. Maria Soulandrou reports. Play Video |
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| Through Spanish Eyes, the Parthenon Moves an Athenian October 30, 2012 - Hera Karadimou |
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When Sigmund Freud visited the Acropolis and the Parthenon for the first time in 1904, he reportedly couldn't believe that it really existed as he had learned about it in school. Mary Beard wrote in her book, The Parthenon, that Freud had said he felt like he was walking by the lake of Loch Ness and had spotted the legendary monster. It was, he said, only seeing it with his own eyes that made him believe the Acropolis really existed.
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| On Their Bikes, Riders Conquer the Night June 16, 2012 - Teri Peppas |
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This Friday the journey will make history. Everyone gathers in Assomaton Square in Thissio, waiting with anticipation for the adventure to begin, snacking gazing at the Acropolis a short distance away. The lighted Parthenon at night makes the eyes glow with the reflection of Greek heritage.
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| In Bohemian Psiri, Substance Flows into Essence June 15, 2012 - Alexander Overholser |
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The pungent sting of teargas seeped into the car, while a swarm of faceless riot police, alien in gasmasks and segmented armor, lumbered into the square. As we sat in the car philosophizing the value of "dude let's get outta here" vs. "dude relax it's nothing", several sharp explosions punctured the night, followed by shouting and the dull thud of flashbangs. Full Story |
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| Media Pros Look to a Digital Future May 24 , 2012 - Chris Baskakis |
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Communication industry professionals and students explored social media and the changes that our digital lifestyle has brought to news, brands and NGOs at Communication Contexts 2012: Digital Pathways. Full Story |
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| Minimal Jazz House Music Swings the Votanikos Arena May 17 , 2012 - Georgina Makri |
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Driving down to Iera Odos one evening in April, I came to realize that the Votanikos Arena is sometimes used for alternative events and not just as a bouzouki place. When I arrived at Votanikos 9:30, more than 300
people were waiting anxiously to enter the concert area. Amazingly, It looked like it would be a sell-out. How many fans can an Austrian band have in Greece, anyway? Plenty. As I found out, I am not the only one who is up on emerging music genres. Full Story |
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| A Diving Instructor Finds Salvation in the Sea March 26 , 2012 - Idylli Tsakiri-Karazaferi |
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A world of hidden beauty normally draws scuba divers into the sea. But for one diving instructor, suiting up has been a form of deliverance. Idylli Tsakiri Karatzaferi has the story of a man whose attitude to life is the biggest lesson his students learn. Play Video |
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| Recession Builds a Wall of Despair around Heroin Addicts February 20 , 2012 - John Keimalis |
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Every day that passes by, Kostas feels his body stronger and his mind more lucid. For the past four months he has been walking daily four kilometres in order to reach his destination. But he does not mind, because he chose to live. Full Story |
| In One Greek Town, a Day of Sacrifice Remembered November 16 , 2011 - Dimitris Apostolopoulos |
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At 2:30 on the crisp afternoon, the snow is clear in the hills that surround the town. The German soldiers point their machine guns at the five hundred male residents. They shoot and shoot. When the execution ends two hours later, there are 12 survivors. Full Story |
| Theatre Goes to the Streets May 25 , 2011 - Gina Vagia |
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The night has just fallen on the streets of central Athens. There's not any national celebration or anything special to keep people outside their houses. It's not even the weekend; it's just an ordinary day of October 2010. Full Story |
| The Greek Navy SEAL Devotion Leads to Excellence May 20 , 2011 - Idyli Tsakiri-Karatzaferi |
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Neoprene diving suits under the camouflage uniforms, air tanks with 95% oxygen that recycle the air so that no bubbles will give away their position, mines tied to their backs and gloves with cuts in the fingers for better feeling of the trigger. Something between dolphins and spidermen, the Greek Navy SEAL are getting ready for a training dive and they do not stop, not even for a moment, to smile and sing. Full Story |
| Video Report March 11, 2011 -Andreas Aktoudianakis & Fani Barbopoulou |
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The US Olympic Team liked Deree's athletic facilities so much it used them to train for the 2004 Olympics. So why don't more Deree students use the pool, gym and track? Andreas Aktoudianakis and Fani Barbopoulou looked for the answer. Play Video |
| Will the Gentleman Taste the Wine? February 25, 2011 -Michalis Siamos |
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It seemed yet another boring night was being cooked up last September when my best friend – and best man – Steve invited my wife and me to dinner at a new restaurant he had heard about. But almost a year later, Whispers of wine, the restaurant in Marousi, is our preferred place to be, and Panos Pappas, the owner, is a very good friend. |
| Study Abroad Educates the Whole Person January 11, 2011 -Alicia Goettemoelle |
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American students have many countries to choose from when they are deciding where to spend a semester abroad. Wherever they go, it's sure to be a rewarding experience. Alicia Goettemoeller asked exchange students at DEREE College what they got from their time in Greece. Play Video |
| The Music Goes to Heaven November 14, 2010 -Idyli Tsakiri |
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Musician, father of two and above all human, Ilias Sakalak, his magical cello and the rest of the Musicians for Children visit the Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital once a week, and take the kids for a musical trip far from the solemn, sterile environment of the hospital. Full Story |
| Home to the 1896 Olympics, Kalimarmaro Cradles Athletes and Memories Today June 11, 2010 -Mathew Pantazes |
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Kalimarmaro Stadium – famous as the home of the 1896 Olympic Games – is still very much alive to athletes today. Used for countless track and field events, it has a powerful atmosphere. It is also used for events such as concerts, parades, and sports celebrations, such as the homecoming of the victorious Greek National Football team after it won the 2004 European Championship. Full Story |
| New Student President Aims to Energize Campus Life June 7, 2010 - Staff |
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Deree students have elected a Student Government committed to offering them more opportunities for involvement in campus life. Running on the slogan “leading college change and student life involvement,” Gerasimos Papandrikopoulos was elected president of the Student Government by virtue of his first-place finish in the voting. Full Story |
| Lecture: "The Mosque That wasn't There: Singular Affiliations and the Construction of Muslim Subjects" May 19, 2010 -Andreas Aktoudianakis |
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March 22, 2010 - Dr. Dimitris Antoniou, Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies Nafplio research annex, told members of the ACG community that Western societies tend to construct Muslim subjects by defining them according to one aspect of their identity: their religion. Full Story |
| Trustees Meet with International Students As Deree Steps Up Foreign Recruitment March 21, 2010 -Barbara Cooke and Lea Garret |
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With Deree focusing on recruiting more international students, board of trustees members making their annual visit to the College met with international students already studying at Deree. |
