Sentinel: Stallions Newsletter Fall 2021

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by Amon Tarmo, Student Representative on the Newsletter Committee from the Department of Computer Science
Student Life
Coming back to campus from the pandemic, no one knew how the school would be running and handling its daily
activities. Most students were excited about going back to the campus and seeing their fellow friends, colleagues,
and professors. From a student’s perspective, the hardest part of attending school remotely is the social isolation
from our classmates and teachers. At NAU, we always feel like we have a community around us, and it is tough to not
feel that same sense of community when learning online at home. Although some students were still unsure of how
this whole situation was going to pan out, North American University has done a solid job in ensuring the safety of the
students through observing all the CDC COVID-19 guidelines and precautions in campus.
With the campus being open, clubs such as the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), the art club and the
boxing club have been opened for this fall semester and they were free to join for any student. Other most popular
activities that have been going on so far during this fall semester were our annual Fall BBQ, NAU’s Halloween party,
and the Free Books Library event which were all successful and played a vital role in connecting students and staff
and also keeping the Stallion spirit alive.
Country’s Discovery of the Semester
As announced in the Fall 2020 newsletter, we cover three (3) randomly chosen countries in each issue of Sentinel and
present some facts about those countries. We have chosen Kosovo, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe for this issue of
Sentinel. A student from one of these countries, Kosovo, was interviewed and her answers are included in the “Student
Interview of the Semester” section.
1. Country: Kosovo, Continent: Europe
The name Kosovo is derived from a Serbian placename meaning “field of blackbirds.” It is a self-declared independent
country in the Balkans region of Europe. Kosovo is the second-youngest country in the world, declaring its independence
from Serbia in 2008. Kosovo is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the south, Albania
to the west, and Montenegro to the northwest. Kosovo, about the same size as Jamaica or Lebanon, is the smallest
country in the Balkans. With a median age of 29.1 years, Kosovo has among the youngest populations in Europe.
Captial: Pristina
Area (Sq Mi): 4,210
Population (2021 est.): 1,770,000
Official Language: Albanian, Serbian
Did you know?
About 40% of the country is covered by forest. Majority of the trees in the forest are oak and pines.
And most of the forests are in southwestern Kosovo.
Source:
Lampe, J. R., Young, Antonia and Allcock, John B. (2021, April 7). Kosovo. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Kosovo
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