Caravan - March 12, 2006 Edition
News
March 12, 2006El Erian barred from lecture
The American University in Cairo (AUC) refused to allow Essam El Erian, leader of the banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood, to participate in a lecture organized by the Modern Egyptian Parliament (MEP) on March 1. The move caused El Erian to demand a formal explanation from the university.
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The American University in Cairo (AUC) refused to allow Essam El Erian, leader of the banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood, to participate in a lecture organized by the Modern Egyptian Parliament (MEP) on March 1. The move caused El Erian to demand a formal explanation from the university.
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March 12, 2006Arnold defends registrar
Insufficient numbers of faculty and courses offered at the American University in Cairo (AUC) are the reasons numerous students face scheduling problems, and not disorganization of the registrar, said President David Arnold in an interview with the Caravan last Wednesday.
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Insufficient numbers of faculty and courses offered at the American University in Cairo (AUC) are the reasons numerous students face scheduling problems, and not disorganization of the registrar, said President David Arnold in an interview with the Caravan last Wednesday.
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March 12, 2006Soccer unites professors and students
Amr Abou Bakr, Mohammad El Seddik, Ramy El Deeb, Abdel Rahman Farghaly and Youssef Wahby, members of the Cut Out team, won the Mechanical Engingeering Club (MEC) Tournament at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on March 4, taking away a gold cup and medals. “I was very pleased to participate in this year’s soccer tournament. It’s a pleasure to play with my students,” said ...
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Amr Abou Bakr, Mohammad El Seddik, Ramy El Deeb, Abdel Rahman Farghaly and Youssef Wahby, members of the Cut Out team, won the Mechanical Engingeering Club (MEC) Tournament at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on March 4, taking away a gold cup and medals. “I was very pleased to participate in this year’s soccer tournament. It’s a pleasure to play with my students,” said ...
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March 12, 2006ACT expands to other universities
The Anti-Cancer Team (ACT) is the first organization at the American University in Cairo (AUC) to branch out to three other Egyptian universities. According to Mahmoud Assem, the president of ACT, the organization has expanded to the German University in Cairo (GUC), Ain Shams University Faculty of Commerce, and the Modern Sciences and Art University (MSA).
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The Anti-Cancer Team (ACT) is the first organization at the American University in Cairo (AUC) to branch out to three other Egyptian universities. According to Mahmoud Assem, the president of ACT, the organization has expanded to the German University in Cairo (GUC), Ain Shams University Faculty of Commerce, and the Modern Sciences and Art University (MSA).
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March 12, 2006CIMUN pushes students to lead
The time has come for youth to carry the torch to attain peace and democracy internationally, said Nabil El Araby, a former judge at the International Court of Justice and keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN). “We cannot possibly hope for peace and democracy internally when it is lacking internationally,” said El Araby, adding that the ...
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The time has come for youth to carry the torch to attain peace and democracy internationally, said Nabil El Araby, a former judge at the International Court of Justice and keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN). “We cannot possibly hope for peace and democracy internally when it is lacking internationally,” said El Araby, adding that the ...
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March 12, 2006AUC students establish technology learning center for underpriveleged
The International Center for Technology Egypt (ICT Egypt), a project initiated by electronics engineering senior Hany Amin and his fellow students, has begun offering classes last month. The main purpose of the project, which helps under-privileged students with computer and life skills, is preparing students for an increasingly demanding job market.
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The International Center for Technology Egypt (ICT Egypt), a project initiated by electronics engineering senior Hany Amin and his fellow students, has begun offering classes last month. The main purpose of the project, which helps under-privileged students with computer and life skills, is preparing students for an increasingly demanding job market.
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March 12, 2006Students glimpse the real world
One hundred American University in Cairo (AUC) students applied, but only 10 made the final cut to participate in the Procter & Gamble Co.’s (P&G) three-day case study at the Hilton Dreams Resort from March 2-4. In recognition of their performance during the case study, participants may be offered a job offer at P&G. Last year, eight students received job offers after the case study in Lebanon.
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One hundred American University in Cairo (AUC) students applied, but only 10 made the final cut to participate in the Procter & Gamble Co.’s (P&G) three-day case study at the Hilton Dreams Resort from March 2-4. In recognition of their performance during the case study, participants may be offered a job offer at P&G. Last year, eight students received job offers after the case study in Lebanon.
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March 12, 2006Chicken is safe
Chicken is safe to eat…but people at risk are [those] who deal with chicken on a daily basis, said Dr. Ibrahim El Kerdany, a spokesman and regional advisor of public information at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. The lecture was “designed to provide everyone with complete and factual information on [the] bird flu,” said Paul Donoghue, the ...
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Chicken is safe to eat…but people at risk are [those] who deal with chicken on a daily basis, said Dr. Ibrahim El Kerdany, a spokesman and regional advisor of public information at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. The lecture was “designed to provide everyone with complete and factual information on [the] bird flu,” said Paul Donoghue, the ...
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March 12, 2006Clinic doesn’t come to the rescue
The situation: A nurse from the American University in Cairo (AUC)’s clinic goes to the Falaki gym a full 15 minutes after a student collapsed on one of the machines Feb 28. The alleged reason: the gym’s custodian tried calling several different numbers before she finally got through to the clinic.
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The situation: A nurse from the American University in Cairo (AUC)’s clinic goes to the Falaki gym a full 15 minutes after a student collapsed on one of the machines Feb 28. The alleged reason: the gym’s custodian tried calling several different numbers before she finally got through to the clinic.
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Inside Scoop
March 12, 2006Students dissatisfied with AUC gyms
The American University in Cairo provides gym facilities for students who want to remain physically fit, but many complain about the primitive equipment and do not believe facilities meet the standards of a modern gym. “I prefer working out during my gaps, but the gym needs more facilities to work more professionally,” said Ahmed Rady, a business administration junior.
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The American University in Cairo provides gym facilities for students who want to remain physically fit, but many complain about the primitive equipment and do not believe facilities meet the standards of a modern gym. “I prefer working out during my gaps, but the gym needs more facilities to work more professionally,” said Ahmed Rady, a business administration junior.
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March 12, 2006Change your voice, change your life
In her voice and speech for broadcast courses (JRMC 338 and 538), Carol Ann Clouston takes her students through a journey of self-discovery to help give them a confident understanding of who they are and lift their self-esteem --- all through the way they sound. Clouston, a part-time professor of voice and a Feldenkrais practitioner in the Adham Center for Television Journalism at the ...
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In her voice and speech for broadcast courses (JRMC 338 and 538), Carol Ann Clouston takes her students through a journey of self-discovery to help give them a confident understanding of who they are and lift their self-esteem --- all through the way they sound. Clouston, a part-time professor of voice and a Feldenkrais practitioner in the Adham Center for Television Journalism at the ...
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March 12, 2006A nostalgic dining experience
If you’re having trouble deciding between Eastern or Western cuisine, look no further than the new Cairo 1940 restaurant/café in Zamalek, where you can choose from the best of both worlds while enjoying its classic ambience. Driving through the streets of Zamalek, such cuisine-seekers are most likely to stop directly in front of the restaurant to ask where it is because the only hint that the place exists is ...
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If you’re having trouble deciding between Eastern or Western cuisine, look no further than the new Cairo 1940 restaurant/café in Zamalek, where you can choose from the best of both worlds while enjoying its classic ambience. Driving through the streets of Zamalek, such cuisine-seekers are most likely to stop directly in front of the restaurant to ask where it is because the only hint that the place exists is ...
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Editorial
March 12, 2006The Voice
An AUC student has recently helped establish a project to teach financially challenged students in Cairo computer and language skills. An established AUC charity club has helped set up branches at three other Egyptian universities. And the talents of students are being recognized by major international companies.
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An AUC student has recently helped establish a project to teach financially challenged students in Cairo computer and language skills. An established AUC charity club has helped set up branches at three other Egyptian universities. And the talents of students are being recognized by major international companies.
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Letters to the Editor
March 12, 2006Censorship in AUC?
On March 1, 2006 the Model Egyptian Parliament (MEP) organized a debate between the spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Essam El Erian, and the editor and chief of Al Watany newspaper, Youssef Sidhom. The AUC administration prevented El Erian from participating in the debate because of debate’s sensitive nature and a recent incident that caused tension between the Brotherhood and the ...
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On March 1, 2006 the Model Egyptian Parliament (MEP) organized a debate between the spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Essam El Erian, and the editor and chief of Al Watany newspaper, Youssef Sidhom. The AUC administration prevented El Erian from participating in the debate because of debate’s sensitive nature and a recent incident that caused tension between the Brotherhood and the ...
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March 12, 2006Towards accuracy on banned books
Intolerance, prejudice and ignorance seem to be a direction that some groups at AUC are heading toward. Another example of such intolerance was witnessed last spring (2005) during the Student Union (SU) presidential elections. Degrading and offensive messages circulated on mobile phones promoting one of the running ...
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Intolerance, prejudice and ignorance seem to be a direction that some groups at AUC are heading toward. Another example of such intolerance was witnessed last spring (2005) during the Student Union (SU) presidential elections. Degrading and offensive messages circulated on mobile phones promoting one of the running ...
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March 12, 2006Gratitude to AUC security
AUC’s security has come under a lot of criticism lately, but when my cell phone was stolen two Sunday’s ago, security was instrumental in recovering it. It all began when I purchased some plants from the Desert Development Center (DDC) booth on the Main Campus. Two DDC delivery guys came with my plants to my house later that evening; there were a lot of heavy plants, and one of the DDC workers asked ...
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AUC’s security has come under a lot of criticism lately, but when my cell phone was stolen two Sunday’s ago, security was instrumental in recovering it. It all began when I purchased some plants from the Desert Development Center (DDC) booth on the Main Campus. Two DDC delivery guys came with my plants to my house later that evening; there were a lot of heavy plants, and one of the DDC workers asked ...
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Columns
March 12, 2006Reality Bites...
When I was younger, I was told that my goal in life should be to get a good education and once that was accomplished, it would lead to other goals and achievements. Here I am, three months away from graduation and the only thing on my mind is that I don’t know if I’m ready or not.
Literally every institution that we have taken part in, whether educational, familial or even social, has somehow tried to prepare us for the real world. Now we’ll no longer have things handed ...
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When I was younger, I was told that my goal in life should be to get a good education and once that was accomplished, it would lead to other goals and achievements. Here I am, three months away from graduation and the only thing on my mind is that I don’t know if I’m ready or not.
Literally every institution that we have taken part in, whether educational, familial or even social, has somehow tried to prepare us for the real world. Now we’ll no longer have things handed ...
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March 12, 2006It’s not all gold that glitters
For more than an hour, I sat alone in the evening. I looked at the Nile and my eyes gazed on its shimmering surface, watching it glowing in the sun. The look inspired me, yet took my mind to a new thought.
Because the soft waves impressed me every time I see them gently moving, I decided to look much closer at the water to enjoy its transparency. But shockingly, I saw a black sheet of sludge right under the waves, probably spilled by a ship. I looked up and asked myself, how can ...
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For more than an hour, I sat alone in the evening. I looked at the Nile and my eyes gazed on its shimmering surface, watching it glowing in the sun. The look inspired me, yet took my mind to a new thought.
Because the soft waves impressed me every time I see them gently moving, I decided to look much closer at the water to enjoy its transparency. But shockingly, I saw a black sheet of sludge right under the waves, probably spilled by a ship. I looked up and asked myself, how can ...
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Reading Art
The second floor gallery is playing host to a variety of artists who create art using books and literary materials. The exhibit was curated by Mohamed Abuelnaga and uses work from artists across Egypt. (Nerine Ezzeldin / THE CARAVAN)
The second floor gallery is playing host to a variety of artists who create art using books and literary materials. The exhibit was curated by Mohamed Abuelnaga and uses work from artists across Egypt. (Nerine Ezzeldin / THE CARAVAN)
