When the phenomenal Fuad Zakka is both on the saxophone
and the clarinet, the astonishing Karim Chalak on the piano
and the restless Rawad Choubassi on the drums, Issam Raad
on the bongos, and Samer Nassif on bass, the whole interspersed
with the vocals of Nayla Ghandour, believe me, you're definitely
well served. In their first public live jazz concert organized
by the Music Club at the Assembly Hall, the band presented
an attractive assortment of jazz composers including Duke
Ellington, Peggy Lee, Joe Sample, and Nat Adderley, just
to name a few, and a wonderful piece by the French pianist
and composer Claude Debussy. You should have been there
to see the euphoric audience applauding the prodigious performances
of the sax player in "In a Sentimental Mood" by Ellington
as well as that of the drummer in "Work Song" by Adderley.
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"Education is what
survives when what has been learned has been forgotten."
--B.F. Skinner. The trend in education is moving toward
a higher focus on emotional intelligence, cultural integration,
and practical managerial skills. Skinner's concept of
education is recommended today, more than ever, for
it is not the information we memorize that makes our
education, but the logical and systematic way of thinking
we acquire through university study. Parallel to healthy
instructional methods stands the need for cultural integration
and interpersonal communication which have become vital
elements for survival in a developed and developing
business environment. more
On women and metaphysics...
By Loubna El-Amine
Women
seem not to be keen on metaphysics. They are bound to
earth, to the fertile soil that is duplicated within their
bodies in the form of a womb in which human life is conceived.
Men, on the other hand, seem to be more capable of abstraction,
of transcending the notion of time and space and fleeing
into a world of complete mental speculation. I see that
this difference is the result of a special relation women
establish with their own bodies, and thus with the bodies
of the other, and the material context in which bodies
dwell. more
The "Security Republic"
By Saleh El-Machnouk
"Security
first" characterized the post-Taef politicians' slogans.
Prioritizing stability constituted their deep sense of
pride. Sovereignty, freedom, and independence were only
secondary issues. Activists, lawyers, journalists, politicians,
and mostly students were arrested, beaten, and humiliated.
Why? Because of the "conspiracy." Yes, the "Zionist conspiracy,"
most deeply expressed by na•ve teenagers who stood facing
the Palace of Justice, carried Lebanese flags, and chanted
the national anthem! more
That they may have life And have
it more e-bundantly
The obvious pun on the Main Gate motto of AUB is intended
to deliver the point of this article in the most concise and
direct manner. If AUB is to continue to live up to the motto
entrusted to it by the "founding fathers" it must, at the
turn of the 21st century and the beginning of the third millennium
develop a strategic vision of how information, communication,
and knowledge technology (ICKT for short) will figure in its
role as an educational institution. more
Nour Abou Jaoude: SRC member,
engineering student and yet a swimmer
Nour Abou Jaoude, first year mechanical engineering
student and member of the Faculty of Engineering and Architectures
Student Representative Committee, joined the varsity swim
team only this year, but has already won three medals, two
gold and one silver. He earned these at the American University
of Dubai competition, which he described as "a great experience"
with many victories. Initially, Abou Jaoude began swimming
for mere training purposes, but in time, he began to realize
that swimming has many other benefits. more
