{"id":362,"date":"2026-05-21T12:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/?p=362"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:15:00","slug":"cats-around-eul-campus-become-popular-among-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/cats-around-eul-campus-become-popular-among-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats around EUL campus become popular among students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Ariana Ten\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lefke, Northern Cyprus \u2014 Cats living around the campus European University of&nbsp; Lefke (EUL) have become very popular among students. Many students spend&nbsp; time with the cats before or after classes, and some even bring food and water for&nbsp; them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cats can often be seen near university buildings, cafes, dormitories, and&nbsp; outdoor seating areas. Students say the animals help create a calm and friendly&nbsp; atmosphere on campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">one student said. \u201cThey make me feel relaxed, especially after stressful classes.\u201d Khaknazar Zaitov 4th course faculty of software engineering said .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some students also take photos and videos of the cats and post them on social&nbsp; media. Others enjoy sitting with them while studying or talking with friends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International students say the cats help them feel less lonely while living far from&nbsp; home. For many students, the animals have become a small but important part of&nbsp; daily life at EUL.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I miss home, spending a few minutes with the cats makes me feel better,\u201d&nbsp; Shukrona Davlatyorova 2nd course faculty of New media and communications&nbsp; shared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also student volunteers at EUL who regularly feed cats and dogs&nbsp; around the campus. Many students care about the animals and try to make sure&nbsp; they are healthy and safe. Because of this support, the animals are usually&nbsp; friendly and well cared for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe volunteers do a great job,\u201d \u201cThanks to them, the animals always have food&nbsp; and water.\u201d Temirlan Marat 2nd course faculty of visual communication and&nbsp; design said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the cats and dogs do not belong to the university, they have become an&nbsp; important part of campus life. Many students believe the animals make the&nbsp; university feel warmer, calmer, and more welcoming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As student life in Lefke continues, the campus animals remain one of the most&nbsp; loved parts of everyday life at EUL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ariana Ten\u00a0 Lefke, Northern Cyprus \u2014 Cats living around the campus European University of&nbsp; Lefke (EUL) have become very popular among students. Many students spend&nbsp; time with the cats&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life-student-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eulspotlight.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}