Students
belittle Arab Summit in revived speaker s corner
Students gathered at College Hall three days before
the Arab summit to protest against its expected failure
to come up with a strong and effective commitment to support
the Intifada, to refuse any attack on Iraq, and to reject
the normalization of relations with Israel. They all called
for further pursuit of this protest through effective or
symbolic actions. An Arab Heritage Club ÒHyde Park,Ó mainly
composed of No FrontiersÕ members, revived the spirit of
the speakerÕs corner which was famous at AUB before the
civil war. Ramzi Sawma, the clubÕs president, reported the
deanÕs approval of the Hyde Park and his satisfaction with
its peaceful progress. Sawma explained that the Hyde Park
is meant more
Watching the international
media last week makes one wonder which is more efficient
in winning the worldÕs public opinion on the Arab-Israeli
conflict: armed resistance or peaceful propaganda? The
Arab summit, which brought an amazing surprise vacation
to all Lebanese students, has more profound implications
if measured on the global scale. Although disappointing
in what concerns the ending of bloodshed in occupied
Palestine, the summit projected the spotlight of the
worldÕs most widespread news networks on the city of
Beirut. Daily reports and interviews covering the rise
of the Lebanese nation in the post war era and the development
of the Lebanese human and capital infrastructures quenched
some of the governmentÕs thirst for economic credibility,
which is more
Flowers
By Loubna El-Amine
The
child was sitting on the stairs of his house. He held
in one hand something that looked like a piece of bread.
The blood of his murdered father and brother was on the
stairs. He didnÕt seem to comprehend, neither that he
sat amidst the incantations of death, nor that his picture
was being taken for the front pages of newspapers. As
I stared at the picture, I saw flowers blooming on the
stairs. The boy stood up, silently picked them up, defying
the childhood which left him unaware of the death of his
family, and then walked silently out of his home, looking
for the tombs where flowers would be placed. There were
olive trees there. He found nothing but olive trees and
two tombsmore
Starfish on the beach
By Rayya Abdel Baki
A
few years ago when I first applied to AUB, I thought
that I had invested in a good education and a bright
future. Now, just a few months from graduation, I am
faced, along with most fresh graduates, with the task
of securing a good job within the dead Lebanese market.
Was I too naive? Had I expected too much? IÕm not sure.
But when you specialize in a promising field such as
engineering, in a renowned university, you tend to have
high expectations for yourself. But let me not sound
ungrateful. more
The fourteenth Arab summit in Beirut froze most business,
educational, and cultural activities in the country last week.
As the whole world awaited the outcome of this event, and
its effects on the escalating bloodshed in occupied Palestine,
the AUB campus was put on hold for any emergency need that
might come up at any moment during the summit. A few hundred
meters away from the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel, the
center for all summit negotiations more
Chemistry Society tackles mini
soccer
A mini-soccer tournament took place at the AUB Green
Field on March 23, organized by the Chemistry Student Society.
Of the 16 teams participating in the tournament eight went
through to the quarter finals, which will be held on another
date. First place winners will get a $100 prize while the
runners up get a $50 prize offered by the tournament sponsors.
The first matches kicked off at 10 am. Chemistry Society members
were present at the field frommore
