Caravan - March 26, 2006 Edition
News
March 26, 2006Professors debate merits of tenure
The American University in Cairo’s (AUC) tenure policy states that only 60 percent of faculty in each department is allowed to hold a tenured position. This isn’t a problem until the department fulfills its tenure quota and there is little-to-no chance for any new professors to get tenure, said Stephen Germic, a professor of English and Comparative Literature.
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The American University in Cairo’s (AUC) tenure policy states that only 60 percent of faculty in each department is allowed to hold a tenured position. This isn’t a problem until the department fulfills its tenure quota and there is little-to-no chance for any new professors to get tenure, said Stephen Germic, a professor of English and Comparative Literature.
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March 26, 2006AUCian helps bridge gap with Denmark
Darah Rateb, a senior majoring in business administration and political science at the American University in Cairo, traveled to Denmark earlier this month with Islamic televangelist Amr Khaled to, in her words, “reach effective solutions [to the cartoon furor] that satisfy both sides.”
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Darah Rateb, a senior majoring in business administration and political science at the American University in Cairo, traveled to Denmark earlier this month with Islamic televangelist Amr Khaled to, in her words, “reach effective solutions [to the cartoon furor] that satisfy both sides.”
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March 26, 2006Stock highlights Mahfouz’s early work
Raymond Stock, who is currently writing a biography of the Nobel Prize winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz said Mahfouz began writing by searching for clues to Egypt’s identity in the Pharaonic era. Stock made the remarks in a lecture last Tuesday that was organized by the Egyptology Club at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
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Raymond Stock, who is currently writing a biography of the Nobel Prize winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz said Mahfouz began writing by searching for clues to Egypt’s identity in the Pharaonic era. Stock made the remarks in a lecture last Tuesday that was organized by the Egyptology Club at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
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March 26, 2006Students judge talent show
The Student Union’s (SU) annual talent show, which took place on Friday, March 17, received mixed reviews from students who attended, although it was billed as “a major success” by Seif Abou Zaid, the SU public relations committee chairperson. The first place winners were El Kest in the band category and Michele Strucke in the solo performance category.
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The Student Union’s (SU) annual talent show, which took place on Friday, March 17, received mixed reviews from students who attended, although it was billed as “a major success” by Seif Abou Zaid, the SU public relations committee chairperson. The first place winners were El Kest in the band category and Michele Strucke in the solo performance category.
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March 26, 2006Darwish: you can be a leader
Leadership does not have to be global because people who make a difference in others’ lives are leaders, said Ahmed Darwish, the Minister of Administrative Development and the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the 11th International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) last Tuesday.
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Leadership does not have to be global because people who make a difference in others’ lives are leaders, said Ahmed Darwish, the Minister of Administrative Development and the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the 11th International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) last Tuesday.
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March 26, 2006P&G manager stresses leadership and skills
Successful leadership requires a clear vision and the ability to motivate large groups of people, said Mohamed Samir, the general manager of Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), in the third international technology forum organized by the management department at the American University in Cairo.
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Successful leadership requires a clear vision and the ability to motivate large groups of people, said Mohamed Samir, the general manager of Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), in the third international technology forum organized by the management department at the American University in Cairo.
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March 26, 2006Slife: Include God in psychology
Visiting psychology professor Brent Slife argued that psychologists should consider God’s reasons and his presence as part of their research assumptions in his lecture on “Psychology’s Hidden Paradigm and Prejudice” in the Blue Room at the American University in Cairo last Sunday.
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Visiting psychology professor Brent Slife argued that psychologists should consider God’s reasons and his presence as part of their research assumptions in his lecture on “Psychology’s Hidden Paradigm and Prejudice” in the Blue Room at the American University in Cairo last Sunday.
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March 26, 2006Evenhouse introduces oud
Mariam El Ais, a mass communication student minoring in art, helped organize “Me and My Shadow,” a concert featuring music professor Bill Evenhouse at the American University in Cairo (AUC) last Wednesday. In the concert in Ewart Hall, Evenhouse introduced The Cairo Silhouette Band, which was made of cardboard figures playing previously recorded music, before playing 13 songs on piano, banjo and guitar.
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Mariam El Ais, a mass communication student minoring in art, helped organize “Me and My Shadow,” a concert featuring music professor Bill Evenhouse at the American University in Cairo (AUC) last Wednesday. In the concert in Ewart Hall, Evenhouse introduced The Cairo Silhouette Band, which was made of cardboard figures playing previously recorded music, before playing 13 songs on piano, banjo and guitar.
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March 26, 2006An afternoon in Central Park
“Autumn in New York,” which played on March 16-18 and 21-23, sold out its tickets during the first week of performances. The play was presented by the Performing and Visual Arts department (PVA) in the Falaki mainstage theater at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
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“Autumn in New York,” which played on March 16-18 and 21-23, sold out its tickets during the first week of performances. The play was presented by the Performing and Visual Arts department (PVA) in the Falaki mainstage theater at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
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Inside Scoop
March 26, 2006The finest sushi in town
Raw fish wrapped in steamed rice and seaweed paper may not sound appealing, but believe it or not, this healthy cuisine has become a delicacy around the world and, more interestingly, in Cairo, a city full of falafel, koshari and molokheya. Beginning with the priciest sushi, Shogun, a Japanese restaurant in the Intercontinental hotel in Nasr City’s City Stars, offers a classy ambiance and professional ...
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Raw fish wrapped in steamed rice and seaweed paper may not sound appealing, but believe it or not, this healthy cuisine has become a delicacy around the world and, more interestingly, in Cairo, a city full of falafel, koshari and molokheya. Beginning with the priciest sushi, Shogun, a Japanese restaurant in the Intercontinental hotel in Nasr City’s City Stars, offers a classy ambiance and professional ...
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March 26, 2006Too old to be fooled?
April Fool’s Day is only six days away, and while most students feel too mature to enjoy this day, those who still make the most of it are disappointed because it falls on a Saturday, limiting their pranks on campus. A day dedicated to playing pranks on friends, April Fool’s Day allows both young and old to find a way to enjoy it. “I love it because you can always justify your prank,” said Yasmine ...
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April Fool’s Day is only six days away, and while most students feel too mature to enjoy this day, those who still make the most of it are disappointed because it falls on a Saturday, limiting their pranks on campus. A day dedicated to playing pranks on friends, April Fool’s Day allows both young and old to find a way to enjoy it. “I love it because you can always justify your prank,” said Yasmine ...
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March 26, 2006Renaissance woman inspires students
With her relative youth, friendliness and spirit, it is hard not to mistake 29-year-old Stephannie Gearhart for a student rather than a professor of English Renaissance literature at the American University in Cairo (AUC). But Gearhart, better known as Stephannie by her students, has been teaching various English literature courses such as Shakespeare (ECLT 360), Literature and Gender (ECLT 345) ...
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With her relative youth, friendliness and spirit, it is hard not to mistake 29-year-old Stephannie Gearhart for a student rather than a professor of English Renaissance literature at the American University in Cairo (AUC). But Gearhart, better known as Stephannie by her students, has been teaching various English literature courses such as Shakespeare (ECLT 360), Literature and Gender (ECLT 345) ...
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Editorial
March 26, 2006The Voice
Arabs and Middle Easterners, regardless of religion or social class, always think that people point fingers at them in every controversy and political situation that arises. But few of them have the courage to stand up for what they believe and defend themselves rationally really are victims.
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Arabs and Middle Easterners, regardless of religion or social class, always think that people point fingers at them in every controversy and political situation that arises. But few of them have the courage to stand up for what they believe and defend themselves rationally really are victims.
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Letters to the Editor
March 26, 2006In math’s defense
I graduated from AUC in the summer of 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. The events that followed that summer made me the happiest person on earth that I took my undergraduate degree in mathematics. After graduation, I realized how great the demand was for graduates with strong capabilities in mathematics, and that this demand has continued to increase in recent years. I realized ...
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I graduated from AUC in the summer of 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. The events that followed that summer made me the happiest person on earth that I took my undergraduate degree in mathematics. After graduation, I realized how great the demand was for graduates with strong capabilities in mathematics, and that this demand has continued to increase in recent years. I realized ...
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March 26, 2006AUC student reacts to El-Sallab
As a student and what I consider to be a pious Muslim, the word “appalled” would be an understatement of my reaction to the Student Union (SU) president Walid El Sallab’s defense letter in the March 12 issue of the Caravan. To begin, it is comprehensible that words can be taken out of context and that misquotations can occur, but when defending yourself as an individual, let alone as ...
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As a student and what I consider to be a pious Muslim, the word “appalled” would be an understatement of my reaction to the Student Union (SU) president Walid El Sallab’s defense letter in the March 12 issue of the Caravan. To begin, it is comprehensible that words can be taken out of context and that misquotations can occur, but when defending yourself as an individual, let alone as ...
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March 26, 2006Got talent?
This is a response to Shareen’s article, “Overlord of brewing women,” in last week’s issue (March 19) of the Caravan about the talent show’s organizing committee. Personally, I would have to agree with her that the committee was biased toward several of the people who were participating in this year’s talent show.
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This is a response to Shareen’s article, “Overlord of brewing women,” in last week’s issue (March 19) of the Caravan about the talent show’s organizing committee. Personally, I would have to agree with her that the committee was biased toward several of the people who were participating in this year’s talent show.
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Columns
March 26, 2006clueless is as clueless does
When I was younger, I believed I was more mature than everyone around me who was my age. I was quite a serious child, a diligent student and an avid reader. In my mind, my intellect was developed beyond my years, and as a result, I was able to judge others according to their age but not myself.
This belief was reinforced by others’ opinions when older relatives and friends treated me as an equal. And I always felt more at ease with those older than me.
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When I was younger, I believed I was more mature than everyone around me who was my age. I was quite a serious child, a diligent student and an avid reader. In my mind, my intellect was developed beyond my years, and as a result, I was able to judge others according to their age but not myself.
This belief was reinforced by others’ opinions when older relatives and friends treated me as an equal. And I always felt more at ease with those older than me.
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March 26, 2006you’ll be sorry
I have come to believe that when you have something that you are proud of, it is only natural to want to show it off. This applies to boyfriends, girlfriends, clothes and accessories or just about anything else. But I am only going to talk about boyfriends and girlfriends.
Personally, I think that the most important thing about a boyfriend, in addition to actually having feelings for him of course, is for my friends and family to like him. Obviously I’m going to want to spend a lot of time ...
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I have come to believe that when you have something that you are proud of, it is only natural to want to show it off. This applies to boyfriends, girlfriends, clothes and accessories or just about anything else. But I am only going to talk about boyfriends and girlfriends.
Personally, I think that the most important thing about a boyfriend, in addition to actually having feelings for him of course, is for my friends and family to like him. Obviously I’m going to want to spend a lot of time ...
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Demonstrations and Threats
Demonstrators marched throughout downtown Cairo last Monday protesting the United States’s continued presence in Iraq and commemorating the first American attack on Iraq three years ago. (Hassan Hassan/ CARAVAN STAFF)
Demonstrators marched throughout downtown Cairo last Monday protesting the United States’s continued presence in Iraq and commemorating the first American attack on Iraq three years ago. (Hassan Hassan/ CARAVAN STAFF)
