The Hagia Sophias of Istanbul, Iznik, and Trabzon shared similar conversion histories. All three were built as Byzantine churches, converted into mosques under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, and functioned as museums in the 20th century.

Opening reception on Friday, March 29, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.

We're extremely excited for this year's festival which has the potential to be one of the best yet!

With performances from:
- Pitt Taiko
- FRESA
- and Japanese Sword demonstrations from Loren Keifer

That's not all, we'll have all sorts of fun booths set up, including:
-Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) from JASP
-Japanese Tea with Amy Svoboda
-Lolita Fashion with Kate Davis
-Kimono Fashion with Evan Mason
-Video Games

Comparing Legislatures implies numerous challenges to capture the complexity of democratic logics playing in these institutions, especially when these legislative bodies are embedded in institutional settings and present features that are seen as unique or exceptional. This talk aims at presenting a specific reading of comparative legislative research on two exceptional Legislatures, namely the European Parliament and the US Congress. Dr.

35-year-old architect Seung-Min receives a visit at his office from a woman. Seung-Min doesn’t recognize the woman at first, but then realizes she is Seo-Yoon, his first love whom he hasn’t seen since his freshman year in college. Seo-Yoon now has a request. She wants to hire Seung-Min to rebuild her home on Jeju Island. 15 years ago, Seung-Min was a naïve young man beginning his architecture studies in college and he first meets Seo-Yoon in his Architecture 101 class. As they work on a class project together, Seung-Min and Seo-Yoon begin to fall in love.

In order to let things cool down from their latest heist, Popeye and his group of thieves go to Macao on a job. But the mastermind behind this job is none other than Popeye’s old partner Macao Park, who escaped with 68kg of gold several years ago on their last job together. But Macao Park's plans takes an unexpected turn when Popeye brings Pepsi, an old flame of Macao Park, to settle the old score. The thieves’ target is a $20 million diamond known as ‘Tear of the Sun’, kept safely away in a casino, brought there to be sold by a notorious Chinese fence.

Mrs. Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki was elected Member of Parliament of the Greek Republic in 1989 and was re-elected the following year. In 1998, the Republic of Greece appointed her Ambassador-at-Large for her service leading Greece’s successful bid to host the 2004 Olympic Games. Two years later, she was asked to assume the presidency of the ATHENS 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, which was at the time behind schedule and over-budget.

Elizabeth Mitgang will defend her BPHIL-International and Area Studies Thesis entitled "From Tribes to Treadmills:
A Case Study on Gym User Mentality in Modern Bedouin Society."