Caravan - November 27, 2005 Edition
News
November 27, 2005‘Redwood Curtain’ cancels final shows after director Tatom injured on campus
AUC theater professor Lars Tatom flew to California last Monday for medical treatment after injuring his back in an accident involving the metal detectors on the Falaki campus.
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AUC theater professor Lars Tatom flew to California last Monday for medical treatment after injuring his back in an accident involving the metal detectors on the Falaki campus.
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November 27, 2005Outcast sex movie shown at AUC
Fourteen minutes of a bus ride. Fourteen minutes where LE 5 will buy you a sexual experience on a bus across Cairo. This is the main theme of Ahmad Khaled’s short film Five Pound Note, which was shown in a screening room on the Falaki campus last Tuesday.
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Fourteen minutes of a bus ride. Fourteen minutes where LE 5 will buy you a sexual experience on a bus across Cairo. This is the main theme of Ahmad Khaled’s short film Five Pound Note, which was shown in a screening room on the Falaki campus last Tuesday.
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November 27, 2005Final decision splits graduation into two days
University administrators reached a final decision on Nov. 7 that will divide the graduation program into two parts, but have not yet made an official announcement. On Thursday, Feb. 9, a commencement ceremony will take place at the Cairo International Conference Center for all graduating seniors and will feature keynote speakers, awards and the general ...
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University administrators reached a final decision on Nov. 7 that will divide the graduation program into two parts, but have not yet made an official announcement. On Thursday, Feb. 9, a commencement ceremony will take place at the Cairo International Conference Center for all graduating seniors and will feature keynote speakers, awards and the general ...
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November 27, 2005SJB elections will take place this week
The Student Judicial Board (SJB) elections for spring 2006-2007 are coming up this week with seven nominees running for the five SJB positions. To run for the SJB elections, all candidates must sit for an exam that tests their information on the university’s constitution. For the first time this year, only those who pass the exam or score an “average” grade will be eligible to run during ...
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The Student Judicial Board (SJB) elections for spring 2006-2007 are coming up this week with seven nominees running for the five SJB positions. To run for the SJB elections, all candidates must sit for an exam that tests their information on the university’s constitution. For the first time this year, only those who pass the exam or score an “average” grade will be eligible to run during ...
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November 27, 2005Student hospitalized after filming elections
The AUC administration is currently investigating what happened to Ashraf Bassiouny, an AUC graduate student who was seriously injured while filming the Egyptian parliamentary elections on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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The AUC administration is currently investigating what happened to Ashraf Bassiouny, an AUC graduate student who was seriously injured while filming the Egyptian parliamentary elections on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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November 27, 2005Companies check out future prospects at employment fair
Students greeting each other with laughter and moving around from one place to the other: it’s a setting that could easily be mistaken for a social event but in fact is AUC’s semi-annual employment fair. The Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS) held the employment fair on Nov. 18 with 92 companies setting up booths in the Main campus that attracted some 2,000 ...
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Students greeting each other with laughter and moving around from one place to the other: it’s a setting that could easily be mistaken for a social event but in fact is AUC’s semi-annual employment fair. The Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS) held the employment fair on Nov. 18 with 92 companies setting up booths in the Main campus that attracted some 2,000 ...
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November 27, 2005Elevators, often broken, frustrate many with classes on upper floors
Elevator maintenance on AUC’s three campuses is haphazard at best, especially the Social Science (SS) elevator that always appears to be out of order, say students. “The SS elevator is used by a large number of students. If a student has a physical handicap, he/she cannot get up to the classes on the second and third floors of the SS building or even to the fourth floor of ...
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Elevator maintenance on AUC’s three campuses is haphazard at best, especially the Social Science (SS) elevator that always appears to be out of order, say students. “The SS elevator is used by a large number of students. If a student has a physical handicap, he/she cannot get up to the classes on the second and third floors of the SS building or even to the fourth floor of ...
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November 27, 2005Rowing team to get more funding
AUC’s sports department is expecting the shipment of two new Chinese rowing boats for the rowing team this week. The department purchased the two boats, a skiff for a single rower and another for two rowers, last summer at the cost of LE 80,000.
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AUC’s sports department is expecting the shipment of two new Chinese rowing boats for the rowing team this week. The department purchased the two boats, a skiff for a single rower and another for two rowers, last summer at the cost of LE 80,000.
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Inside Scoop
November 27, 2005Youngest AUC librarian graces journal cover
It is common to find celebrities such as Nicole Kidman or Brad Pitt on the covers of trendy magazines, but it’s a definite eye-catcher when readers find AUC’s Nicole Brown on the cover of Library Journal.
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It is common to find celebrities such as Nicole Kidman or Brad Pitt on the covers of trendy magazines, but it’s a definite eye-catcher when readers find AUC’s Nicole Brown on the cover of Library Journal.
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November 27, 2005Show off your Latin moves at La Piste
If music runs through your veins and dancing is your thing, then you may want to slip on your dancing shoes, grab a partner and head to La Piste, a haven for Latin music lovers and people who like to “dance for the fun of it.”
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If music runs through your veins and dancing is your thing, then you may want to slip on your dancing shoes, grab a partner and head to La Piste, a haven for Latin music lovers and people who like to “dance for the fun of it.”
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November 27, 2005Children hope to break world record for hand-print painting
Some 3,500 children created a 240 square meter hand-print painting to break a Guinness World Record at the Universal Children’s Day celebration on Nov. 18 at Orman Park in Giza.
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Some 3,500 children created a 240 square meter hand-print painting to break a Guinness World Record at the Universal Children’s Day celebration on Nov. 18 at Orman Park in Giza.
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Editorial
November 27, 2005The Voice
No one is sure how it happened, who was responsible, or what motivated the attack on Ashraf Mohamed Nov. 15 as he filmed the parliamentary elections in the governorate of Minufiyah, but what is known is that he is currently bedridden with serious injuries. Mohamed, 25, was filming a movie for two journalism courses along with a human rights organization monitor ...
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No one is sure how it happened, who was responsible, or what motivated the attack on Ashraf Mohamed Nov. 15 as he filmed the parliamentary elections in the governorate of Minufiyah, but what is known is that he is currently bedridden with serious injuries. Mohamed, 25, was filming a movie for two journalism courses along with a human rights organization monitor ...
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Letters to the Editor
November 27, 2005Who killed you Mustafa Akkad?
When I heard about the death of Mustafa Akkad, the famous movie director, in the terrorist attacks in Jordan, I was terribly shocked for two reasons. First, I could not imagine how much Arabs would miss the great man who devoted almost his whole life to establish the lost, true image of Islam in Hollywood in particular, and the entire world through his remarkable ...
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When I heard about the death of Mustafa Akkad, the famous movie director, in the terrorist attacks in Jordan, I was terribly shocked for two reasons. First, I could not imagine how much Arabs would miss the great man who devoted almost his whole life to establish the lost, true image of Islam in Hollywood in particular, and the entire world through his remarkable ...
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November 27, 2005How to obtain the ‘fruit of success and happiness’
The need for change" is a statement very often heard from those aware of what the Arab World has unfortunately become. There is no hope in the current political system since the existing Arab leaders aren’t aware of their true responsibilities towards their countries or the welfare of their people. It is difficult to change the old and current Arab generations. But true hope ...
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The need for change" is a statement very often heard from those aware of what the Arab World has unfortunately become. There is no hope in the current political system since the existing Arab leaders aren’t aware of their true responsibilities towards their countries or the welfare of their people. It is difficult to change the old and current Arab generations. But true hope ...
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Columns
November 27, 2005Egypt: The dilemma
Egypt is a fascinating window into the contemporary Middle East. Renowned for being the ‘mother of the world’ and the center of the political arena, Egypt possesses many treasures, from culture to history. But does it also have the opportunities necessary for a sustainable future?
A week ago I had an interesting conversation with two of my fellow colleagues on Main campus. Both ...
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Egypt is a fascinating window into the contemporary Middle East. Renowned for being the ‘mother of the world’ and the center of the political arena, Egypt possesses many treasures, from culture to history. But does it also have the opportunities necessary for a sustainable future?
A week ago I had an interesting conversation with two of my fellow colleagues on Main campus. Both ...
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WORLD RECORD?
Around 3,500 children joined forces to break a world record on Nov. 18, creating a 240 sqaure meter hand-print painting to beat Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which holds the current world record. (Photo provided by ACTIVE)
Around 3,500 children joined forces to break a world record on Nov. 18, creating a 240 sqaure meter hand-print painting to beat Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which holds the current world record. (Photo provided by ACTIVE)
