In the final minutes of the witching hour, after the “scary” film screening on Friday, it seemed that Halloween was over at ECLA. But the real trick or treat came with Saturday’s unexpected party held by a few students calling themselves “The Horror Committee”. In spite of the short notice, students and faculty alike managed
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International Dinner
This year’s International Dinner was unlike any other. It was based on the concept of a Progressive Dinner Party, where each stage of the meal is served by a different host and all the dinner guests have to physically move from one location to the next as the evening progresses. What a brilliant way of
Scavenging to Know Each Other
Knowing what to expect from the upcoming academic year at ECLA was probably the only thing missing from the students’ suitcases when arriving on the 4th of October. Bearing this in mind, the Orientation Week (October, 4-8) came to their rescue, offering solutions to administrative problems, introducing students to each other, to the faculty, as
Mahlzeit: Roger Langkamp Brings Gourmet Cuisine to ECLA
In December 2005, ECLA’s head chef Roger Langkamp started his own catering business, Langkamp Gourmet Catering. Langkamp who decided to become a chef when he was still in Kindergarten has been cooking professionally for seventeen years. He has degrees in Hotel Management and Catering Management from Wihoga in Dortmund – one of the best Hotel
ECLA Throws a Surprise Celebration in Honor of Provost Emeritus Richard Shriver and His Wife Barbara Shriver
On May 6, ECLA thanked Dick and Barb Shriver for their years of commitment to the college in an intricate surprise celebration involving the entire ECLA community. The Shrivers moved to Berlin in 2002 when Dick took over as College Provost. He led ECLA for three years, which saw the development of the Academy Year
AY Student Brings Dance to ECLA
Last week, ECLA’s modern dance workshop met for the first time. The class is the brainchild of Soledad Rodriguez (AY 2006, Argentina), who began looking for a way to bring the activity to campus almost as soon as she arrived last Fall. She noticed that other students shared her enthusiasm for dance, so she proposed
ECLA Alumna Directs ‘The Snowman’ on the ECLA Campus
As guests entered the teaching building at ECLA this Sunday, they were presented with two plates of food: one filled with apples and the other with peanuts. This was not just a Sunday evening snack, but was meant quite literally to be food for thought: it was the opening of ECLA alumna Adina Scortescu’s (AY 2004-2005, Romania) production of