William Penn Life, 2004 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2004-10-01 / 10. szám
In Brief • **— I ^ IwwwwwmiMiMi University of Szeged receives top honors from the Budapest Sun The University of Szeged is the leading research university in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a survey conducted by the Shanghai Institute of Higher Education. The same survey ranks Szeged among the top 100 universities in all of Europe for its research output, placing it somewhere between 200 and 300 among universities around the globe. AHF displays work of Ilonka Karasz NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The work of Ilonka Karasz, one of the foremost promoters and practitioners of modern design in America, is on display now through Feb. 6, 2005, at the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation. Entitled “Enchanting Modern: Ilonka Karasz (1896-1981),” the show features more than 100 works from a career which spanned over six decades and encompassed a variety of media, including graphic and fine arts, textiles, silver, ceramics and wallpaper design. Eleven of her 186 cover designs for The New Yorker are featured. For more information, call 732-846-5777. Calling all Magyars Have news about the Hungarian community you want to share? Write to: John E. Lovász, William Penn Life, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. You may also call us at I -800-848-7366, ext. 135, or send an email to: jlovasz@williampennassociation.org Magyar Matters Next Hungarian prime minister faces critics during meeting with Parliament from The Budapest Sun BUDAPEST — Parliament sat for the first time following the summer break on Sept. 6, giving deputies their first opportunity to see how prime minister-in-waiting Ferenc Gyurcsány (right) would perform. Gyurcsány used the occasion to focus on employment and equality. Saying that the economy was performing well, Gyurcsány said that he expected a greater sense of responsibility from the country's top 10,000 people as part of his quest to boost equality. He dismissed the Fidesz party's claims that the country was in the midst of an economic crisis. "The economy is strong and stable. Living standards are high," he said. Fidesz parliamentary leader János Ader asked the house whether anyone could take Gyurcsány at his word after the past 18 months of Socialist government. "Just more avoiding the question, more theater," he said, adding that "public debt has grown dramatically." He asked Gyurcsány what departing PM Péter Medgyessy meant when he spoke of "corrupt dealings" within the Free Democrat party. Gyurcsány replied that since the only parliamentary deputy currently subject to criminal proceedings was from Fidesz he could imagine that the reference might have been a slip of the tongue. After the Fidesz-Socialist duelling had finished, MDF leader Ibolya Dávid found the time to wish the new prime minister every success in his work, though she added that there was need for changes in the government process. Earlier, in an interview with the Hungarian daily newspaper Népszava, Gyurcsány spoke about his commitment to the cause of equality. During the interview, he talked of how the prospects for middle-class children were much better than for working-class children, and how this needed to change. He also suggested that the budget would need to be tightened next year, but this would not necessarily mean a strict budget. "We currently spend 104.60 forints for every 100 forints of public income. If we cut spending to 104.10 per 100 next year, that's still not a strict budget." It was necessary to move towards a balance, he said. 10 Williu Pen Life, October 2004 Hungarians claim 17 Olympic medals from The Budapest Sun Hungary finished the Athens Summe] Olympics with eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals, earning a respectable 13th place in the medals table ahead of hosts Greece. The last few days of the competition proved especially joyous for Hungary as the nation's finest competitors, led by its water sports athletes, won six gold medals, a silver and two bronze medals. Among the Hungarians winning gold were Natasa Janies, who at 22 won two Olympic gold medals in the canoe and kayak events. Zsuzsa Vörös managed to deliver on expectations by winning comfortably in the women's modern pentathalon. If Vörös's victory was expected, the gold supplied by wrestler István Majoros was a complete surprise. Majoros had been considering retirement prior to the tournament, but returned to win the men's 55kg category in Greco- Roman wrestling. But the icing on the cake was the nerve-wrecking triumph of the men's water polo team, who had been hot favorites to retain the title they won in Sydney. They had to come from behind to defeat Serbia-Montenegro. Budapest Sun photo
