AUB Calendar

Monday March 21 - All Day
* Happy Mothers' Day. The Nursing Services reminded all, Don't Forget It.

Monday 21, 12:00 noon - Nicely Hall 203
* Lecture by Cordelia Koch (Orient Institute, Beirut): Constitution and War in Lebanon." Organized by CBR "brown Bag" sessions.

Tuesday, March 22, at 5:30 pm - West Hall (Room 204).
* First meeting of the Book Club for this semester. Discussion topic:
"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, and "Hareth al Miyah" by Huda Barakat. The books are available at the Ras Beirut bookshop facing Penrose Gate The meeting will be followed at 7 pm by a cocktail reception to celebrate the Book Club's first anniversary.

Tuesday 22, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall
* Choir of the University of Vienna. Vijay Upadhyaya, Director, in concert with the AUB Choir, Paul Meers, Director. All are Welcome.

Wednesday 23, 6:00 pm - West Hall
* Lecture by Mona Amyuni (senior lecturer at AUB in The Civilization Sequence Program): "The Writer's Provocative Voice. Three Case Studies: Victor Hugo, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Edward Said". Organized by Anis Makdisi Program.

Thursday 24, 6:00 pm - West Hall
* Lecture: "East of the Sun (West of the Moon): The Harmonic History of African American Islam" by Dr. Moustafa Bayoumi (Associate Prof.of English at Brooklyn College of the City University of NY, and co-editor of the Edward Said Reader). Organized by Center for American Studies and Research - CASAR.

Friday 25
* Good Friday (holiday).

Saturday 26/Sunday 27
* Summer Hour begins.

Monday 28
* Easter (holiday).

Wednesday 30, 6:30 pm - Issam Fares Hall
* Public lecture by architect Yushiharu Tsukamoto from Japan.
Organized by Department of Architecture & Design.

The Writing Center
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We are open to undergraduate and graduate students from all departments, and all writing levels, looking for assistance with their texts. Tutors are available each day Monday-Friday 9 am-3 pm, in West Hall 327. Students are welcome to walk-in with their texts or call to make scheduled appointments. Contact: The Writing Center, ext. 3157, or e-mail writing@aub.edu.lb, or come on by!
All written words need a reader, so come by and gain a listening ear!

Dated Events

Tuesday 15, 4:00 pm - West Hall 204
* Lecture by Dr. Mara Kolesas, WZB Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany: "Citizenship in transition from non-democratic to democratic regimes: a framework for understanding." Presented by PSPA department.

Wednesday 16, 12:00 noon - Van Dyck Amphitheater
* Seminar: "Rapid Nutrition Assessment, Aceh, Indonesia" by Dr. Ali Mokdad, Chief of Behavioral Surveillance Branch in the Division of Adults and Community Health at CDC, Atlanta. Organized by Faculty of Health Sciences.

Wednesday 16, 2:00 pm College Hall - Auditorium B1
* Public photo-essay presentation by Dr. Diane King entitled "Images of Kurdish Life, 1995-2004." Organized by the Middle Eastern Studies Society and CAMES.

Wednesday 16, 4:00 pm - Issam Fares Auditorium
* Lecture by Samir Franjieh, Wael Bou Faour and a representative of the communications club.

Wednesday 16, 6:00 pm - West Hall
* Lecture by Chibli Mallat: "Challenges of Jurisprudence Within the Context of Legal Thought: The Writing of the New Iraqi Constitution."
Organized by Anis Makdisi Program.

Wednesday 16, 6:30 pm - Architecture Lecture Hall
* Public lecture by Prof. Daniel Drennan: "Printed Matter(s)."
Organized by Department of Architecture & Design.

Thursday 17, 4:00 pm - Van Dyck Rm 309
* Seminar by Dr. James Rauch (Prof. of Economics at the University of California- San Diego): "Arab Human Development in Comparative Perspective". Organized by Center of Research on Population and Health - Faculty of Health Sciences.
James Rauch is Professor of Economics at the University of
California, San Diego and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is co-editor of the Journal of International Economics and Associate Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics. He is also the author of the textbook Leading Issues in Economic Development, now in its 8th edition.

Thursday 17,5:00 pm, Room 315 West Hall
* Lecture: "In Defense of Global Capitalism," by Dr. Johan Norberg, Stockholm University. Organized by Philosophy Dept

Friday 18, 4:00 pm - Issam Fares Hall
* Lecture by ESCWA's secretary-general Mervat Tallawi: "Strategizing in Health Care." Organized by School of Nursing.

Arts Club - Exhibition and Classes

The Arts Club exhibition will start on March 21. If you are
interested in showing your work, please go to West Hall Room 410every Thurs. at 6:00 pm.

Arts Club Classes
Tuesday, 6:30 Sculpture
Thursday, 6:00 Painting and Drawing
Classes are held in West Hall Room 410

Arts Club Exhibition
The exhibition will be on the March 21. If you (or someone you know) are interested in showing your work don't hesitate to contact us or attend any of the above classes. The exhibition will be publicized inside and outside the university, so its your chance to let people see your talent!!!
For further information contact iz01@aub.edu.lb