When a North London club beat a team from Bavaria on Tuesday night, nobody expected it to make waves in Bangladesh. However, after Arsenal's win over Bayern Munich in their Champions League group stage match, it seemed as if all the Gunners' fans had come out in unison, with spots of red and white peeking out of every room in Brac University yesterday. As students walked to classes or attend their exams, the dominating discussion was about how well Arsenal played against one of the best teams Read more [...]

As a total Germanophile you can imagine how excited I was to hear that a Bavarian-themed ‘Bohemian Pleasure Palace’ was opening in Manchester and there was no way I was going to miss out on their much-hyped launch party! Alberts Schloss is set on the ground floor of the Albert Hall and the beautiful interior with its Alpine-style benches and open fires combined with the smell of roasting food and tankards of beer made me feel so nostalgic for the year I spent living in Bavaria. As well as German Read more [...]

Maria Martinez, Staff WriterOctober 21, 2015Maria Martinez Oktoberfest sign welcoming people in. The world’s largest beer festival began Oct. 9 and runs through Oct. 24, opening only Fridays and Saturdays from 6 p.m-11 p.m. Tickets are only $5, parking is $15 and 21 and over are allowed in with an identification required. Oktoberfest brings a drop of Germany to Los Angeles at Fairplex, home of the L.A. County Fair. Bavarian music, beer, German food, chicken dance, games, and prizes, Oktoberfest Read more [...]

Downtown Ithaca will host the fourth annual Oktoberfest on Saturday.(Photo: Provided)The annual Oktoberfest, which runs from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday on the Ithaca Commons, promises fun regardless of whether you’re fluent in German or don’t know your spätzle from pretzels.While Münchner have a strict ritual for the harvest festival and spread it over the course of more than two weeks, Oktoberfest in Ithaca is both broad-minded and wide-ranging: sausage and beer share the spotlight with other Read more [...]