The winners of the English Department’s “Hidden Memories” writing competition are

1. László Jancsó

1. Attila Bodnár

2. Katalin Kristóf
3. Daniel Vincze

Congratulations to the winners and to all those who participated in the contest as well!

Read a sampling of the responses we received by clicking the links below.

To the Editor (1^st place-tie)

Dear Ms. Marton (1^st place-tie)

Essay on. . . (2^nd place)

When the Padlocked Iron Gate Opens (3^rd place)

Note: the contributors are solely responsible for the content of the articles. In judging the responses, we considered the quality of presentation and argumentation more than language skills. The Coffee Break endorses no particular view point on this issue and did not make a particular opinion itself a criteria in judging the entries.

The original article, "A Town's Hidden Memory," which appeared on July 21, 2002, in The New York Times, can be found here.