University of Illinois Study Excursion to Istanbul: It's not 'Constant'inople!

by Professor Bruce Murray and Laura Orozco Rueda That is correct. There seems to be little constant about it. Turkey and its capital are on the move. Many may ask, "Toward the East or the West?"  Indeed, Turkey is a geographic and quite possibly political link, vacillating between the two. An enlightening study excursion to Istanbul led its nine University of Illinois, German, Austrian, and Turkish participants to conclude that this rapidly developing Middle-Eastern country is more than a...

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UI Model EU Club Participates in Midwest Model EU in St. Louis

by Paul ChristiansonFor three days running from April 11, 2013 to April 13, 2013, the Model European Union club at the University of Illinois participated in the Midwest Model EU conference, this year hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Midwest Model EU is now the second conference attended by the fledgling Registered Student Organization, which is providing its undergraduate student members with experiences only possible outside of the classroom. The Model EU organization, as I...

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