"It is either our publication or theirs," said Outlook's editor-in-chief Hussain Abdul-Hussain before a small crowd that protested the so-called administration "advice" to Outlook in front of College Hall last Friday. The demonstration ended a week of surmounting objection. After the Board of Deans' decision that AUB publications should not identify the political affiliation of students, Outlook's editorial team considered that such a decision is a violation of Outlook's bylaws and is a form of censorship. The University Student Faculty Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday against the BOD's decision. Student political parties and groups also voiced their concern about the issue of freedom of expression at AUB. Four student parties backed up Outlook and participated in Friday's demonstration. These parties were the Free Patriotic Movement, the Future Youth Organization, the No Frontiers Group, and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. "We have the right, as citizens, to identify our political affiliation," said Abbas Hashem (Kozo) from the No Frontiers Group. "When it comes to freedom of expression, we are all in," Alex Malek, from the FPM, told Outlook. On a similar note, the one time print issue of Perspective, the Business Student Society's on-line publication, was not allowed to be distributed on campus. "Commercial publications are being distributed freely on campus while serious publications' circulation is forbidden," said Abdul-Hussain. "Is the student allowed to read about sex while he/she is prohibited to read about politics and economics?" Abdul-Hussain added. Acting Dean of Student Affairs Waddah Nasr and Outlook Responsible Director Ibrahim Khoury attended the Outlook weekly meeting to debate the censorship/advice issue with the editorial team. The team was keen to explain its willingness to abide by the publication's bylaws in that the BOD has no authority over Outlook while the Responsible Director has the authority to censor only what is against Lebanese press laws. "If Outlook criticizes the performance of one administrator for example, no one has the authority to censor such an article as long as it conforms with the Lebanese press rules and regulations." Last Tuesday, Outlook was circulated with pages five and six missing. The reason behind the missing pages was the administration's request to remove the identification of student political affiliation in a student party debate. By the time the acting dean of students had communicated the BOD's decision, Outlook had already been printed and the staff had to tear out a page in order to abide by the decision.