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CC
and HRPC raise funds for Intifada
By Yasmine Salamah---
Concerned with the issue of the Palestinian Intifada, the Communications
Club was set on raising student awareness about current topics
and conflicts in Lebanon and its neighboring regions. It welcomed
AUB student support and donations during the five days in which
a stand promoting human rights was set up along side West Hall.
"This is a campaign to support the Palestinian Intifada," stated
President Anwar Abdulbaki. A certain number of AUB students
are politically inclined, and the stand allows those individuals
to voice their concern and give their support to issues they
feel strongly about. All donations collected during the five
days were to be transferred to a Palestinian Intifada account
at the Arab Bank. The stand set up on campus was a branch of
a bigger organization based in Lebanon, which also supports
the Palestinian cause. "We as a club wanted AUB to join such
an activity. We are trying to bring attention to events going
on outside campus and give students a chance to experience them
and give us their input." Although a majority of AUB students
are not involved in the political arena, and Abdulbaki goes
as far as to say that many "haven't even welcomed the idea,"
many have contributed to the cause through their donations and
words of encouragement. "Even if a student only pays LL1000,
that is enough to show that he cares." Two years since its restoration,
the Communications Club has successfully brought about student
awareness of economic and political issues. Although discussion
of certain issues was restricted by the old administration,
it is no longer a problem with the new administration and the
club now enjoys some new-found flexibility and freedom. |
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