September 26, 2012Vol. XLV, No. 2October 2, 2012

Sleiman breaks ground for new medical center building

Frederic Abou JaoudeStaff Writer Many students at the American University of Beirut may have noticed the soldiers around Hamra in the early morning last Tuesday. Protection was stationed around the area because Lebanese Presi-dent Michel Sleiman was paying AUB a visit. Sleiman was in town for a groundbreaking ceremo-ny for the new Academic and Clinical Center at the AUB Medical Center.

The new building, which is expected to be finished by 2015 and officially opened by 2020, is located on Maamari Street in front of Saab AUB medi-cal library. This center will include advanced educa-tional spaces and clinical offices for psychiatry, on-cology, ophthalmology and a pain management center. During the ceremony Sleiman spoke of the im-portance of preserving the democratic system in Leba-

President Michel Sleiman participates in groundbreaking ceremony at AUB | Source: Ahmad El Itani

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Clubs’ day: No new clubs, but many new faces A new era for the psychology department

Assia Noureddine Staff Writer Students were gathering into small crowds. Club cabinet members were run-ning around, organizing their stands, and inviting newcomers and old stu-dents to join their clubs. This was the scene on September 25 and 26 in front of West Hall -- the set dates for this year’s tradi-tional Clubs’ Day. Evidently, the Office of Student Affairs had new guidelines for this year’s event. New rules had sur-faced; the administrators

had decided to only allow old clubs to participate and become active in the event. Interestingly, new and emerging clubs, on the other hand, were put on hold since there are just too many old, inactive clubs not fulfilling their require-ments. The event had various different clubs, ranging from culturally oriented one to artistic, educational, charity, voluntary, and environmental clubs. Altogether, there were 35 different clubs, aiming to enhance AUB’s student life by etching a perspective

and appreciation of stu-dents’ responsibilities and to develop students’ leader-ship and teamwork skills in their community. Among the clubs pre-sented was the Greenpeace Club that coordinates with the worldwide Greenpeace organization. Its’ stand was decorated with colorful, attractive posters and en-gaging flyers detailing the importance of protecting our environment. Hussein Sleiman, the president of the club, stat-ed that the club attracted

Hrag VosgerichianNews Executive Effective fall 2011-12, the psychology department restored its independence from the department of so-cial and behavioral sciences. This fall, the establishment of a psychology research lab marks a major step forward for the psychology department, with Dr. Shahé Kazarian serving as its first chair. As part of the Jesup Hall renovations, much of the psychology department’s wing was being reconstruct-ed and reconfigured over

the summer to create space for faculty offices and to make a psychology research lab out of room 107B in Jesup. In the past, specifically between the years 1951 and 1976, there was an independent psychology department with a lab, noted the current chair of the department, Dr. Charles Harb. In 1976, however, the psychology department’s undergraduate and gradu-ate programs were joined and intertwined with the academic curricula of the other social sciences (e.g. so-

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September 26, 2012 Campus News · 3AUB commemorates Ghassan TueniFrederic Abou JaoudeStaff Writer

Last week, the American University of Beirut hon-ored one of its most notable alumni, seasoned journalist and politician Ghassan Tueni, who died earlier this year. Tueni, former editor-in-chief of the newspaper An-Nahar and AUB instruc-tor, died at age 86. He was commemorated by AUB in a memorial ceremony on Sept. 24 in Assembly Hall. The ceremony was at-tended by MP Ali Bazzi representing Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister of State Mona Ofeish, former speaker Hussein Husseini, and Information Minister Walid Daouk, who repre-sented both President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Graduating with a bach-elor’s in philosophy from AUB in 1945, Tueni went on to obtain a Master’s degree in political science from Har-vard. After his father’s death in 1948, Tueni took over at An-Nahar at the age of 22. He acted as editor and publisher from 1948 to 1999, then again in 2005, following his son’s death. Tueni received an honor-ary doctorate from AUB in 2005. Later that year, his son Gebran was assassinated, and is remembered by many as a martyr of the Lebanese Cedar Revolution. Perhaps one of Tueni’s most prominent quotes men-tioned during the ceremony was his emotional plea during his reign as Lebanese Ambas-sador to the United Nations during the 1975 civil war, where he called on all who were accountable to “let my people live.” Many distinguished guests took the opportunity to speak about Tueni and the legacy he left behind. Tueni’s granddaughter, Nayla Tueni, who is currently

the chief executive officer and editor-in-chief of An-Nahar, expressed the deep appreciation her grandfather had for AUB. Nayla Tueni, also one of Achrafieh’s deputies, vowed that her family’s newspaper would attempt to honor the legacy her grandfather left behind. “I feel I have to say … that much of what the Arab world suffers from is largely due tothe fact that neither our diplomacy nor our press has dared … to tell the people the truth about our state of being and where we stand in the world,” Tueni said in a speech at AUB in 2005. Tueni was a strong sup-porter of academic freedom and praised AUB for its role in advocating for education and awareness. “At AUB, academic liberty we were taught is sacred,” he said. “And we shall continue, I am sure, to offer it the sanc-tuary it needs and deserves.” University President Peter Dorman, who was joined by many members of Tueni’s family, described Tueni as a “critical listener” and “pas-sionate writer.” Dorman admired how Tueni’s inspir-ing rhetoric spoke not only to Lebanon, but to the entire Arab world. The director of the AUB Center for Behavioral Re-search, Samir Khalaf, then took the stage as he described his personal longtime friend-ship with Tueni. Khalaf reminisced how Tueni would stand up and speak in times of need on behalf of all those who were robbed of their words. The head of the Lebanese journalist’s syndicate, Mo-hammad Baalbaki, voiced that Tueni’s memory was eternal and that it is unlikely to ever meet someone who matched Tueni’s scholarly characteristics and journalis-tic integrity. The special representa-tive and head of the United Nations Support Mission in

Libya, TarekMitri, portrayed Tueni as deeply rooted in Arab culture and a devout Christian who contributed to the Levant Church. Mitri, who was also the former information min-ister, characterized Tueni as a sure statesman lacking any kind of ambivalence. The chairman of the board of trustees at AUB, Philip Khoury, recollected how “no one understood Lebanese politics like Ghassan Tu-eni.” He said Tueni was the leading Arab journalist of his time and that “he will be missed but never forgotten.”

AUB holds memorial for one of its most notable alumni, journalistGhassan Tueni |source: Mohammad Azzam

.assignments Fourth relates to career prospects. One could po- tentially grow in a firm that places a strong emphasis on .your career Finally, the reason that capped it all off—the life- style. Employees would leada professional and challeng-.ing lifeBooz & Company’s repre- sentatives and the attendingstudents enjoyed a recep- tion afterwards, catered by Casper and Gambini,during which students chat- ted with representatives and.asked all their questions I wasn’t sure I wanted to” continue in consulting,” said Malek Kronfol, a civil and environmental engineering .studentHowever, after the pre- ” sentation and after talking to some of the consultants, I realized how much I would like this challenging fieldof work. I will - very prob- ably - apply for a job in“.Booz&Co

and develops expertise, said Halaoui, who went on to say that Booz & Company’s .main focus is on leadership Halaoui also explained just how Booz & Com- pany operates; he said thatalthough the firm is man- agement-based, it focuses on.technologies We understand the” industry to be capable to develop a strategy,” Halaoui.saidBooz & Company’s expe- rience may be encouraging to AUB students. Halaoui said that they graduate with developed analytical and problem-solving skills. The firm sponsors two studentswith an endowed scholar- ship in their final year. The students are chosen basedon their academic and ex- .tracurricular performanceHalaoui ended the presen- tation with five reasons to join Booz & Company. The first reason he mentioned was professional exposure to .top clients The second reason was .the work atmosphere The third was the projects portfolio and its challenging

Ghida IsmailStaff Writer

Forty percent of the” people in Booz&Co are AUB graduates,” said Hilal Halaoui, vice president of Booz & Company Beirut,during the company’s pre- sentation in the Engineering Lecture Hall in Bechtel on.Friday, September 28 Booz & Company opened up in Bechtel for five hours and reached out to AUBengineering students, en- couraging them to apply for.internships and jobs The presentation kicked off at 1 p.m. with different consultants and analysts, all of them recent AmericanUniversity of Beirut gradu- ates, introducing themselves.and their fields of work A short movie was then screened to better introduce Booz & Company’s history and reputation. The filmemphasized the way con- sultants at the firm team up effectively from around the world “to build something“.great Booz & Company builds capabilities and careers,

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September 26, 20122 · Campus NewsPsychology department Clubs’ day

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ciology, anthropology) and put under one department, the social and behavioral sciences department. Dr. Harb highlighted that establishing a laboratory in a university psychology department is mandatory. Pure psychology experi-ments – related to neurosci-ence, cognitive psychology, sensation and perception, behavioral psychology, and other fields in psychology – would be conducted in the lab. Also, data would be collected and research participants’ behavior in experimental settings would be observed. Additionally, the diverse faculty members in the department will share this lab. This psychology lab, which is still not fully op-erating, will be refurbished in December between the current fall semester and the upcoming spring semes-ter. The renovated lab will include EEG and eye-track-ing devices, psychological testing and measurement instruments, and other spe-cialized lab equipment. The lab space will allow faculty members to have the flexibility to teach the broad areas that comprise the psychology curriculum, to elucidate psychological science, and to demonstrate its application in real-life phenomena. Likewise, the laboratory will give students opportunities to engage in hands-on research by using the latest technologies in the field. Additionally, the laborato-ry will prepare exceptional undergraduate students for graduate level work through conducting innovative and independent research proj-ects and encouraging the development of improved

scientific and critical think-ing. “Undergraduates were able to conduct nonexperi-mental research projects,” said Areej Yehia, a psy-chology graduate student. “Now, with the advent of a psychology lab into the department, experimental research will be carried out as well.” On another note, Dr. Harb emphasized that the previously founded psychol-ogy and communications computer lab in Nicely 207 is available for students for rather different uses – in-structional and technical purposes, to be specific. Other than the lab’s im-plications for the students, the laboratory facility will definitely have an impact on the faculty of the de-partment. The lab will help maintain high-class research of the faculty, noted Dr. Harb. Expectantly, there will be an increase in the quality of the psychological stud-ies run, which would result in more faculty members to showcase their studies at conferences and to publish their articles in prestigious scientific journals. The future of the psychol-ogy department looks hope-ful and exciting. It looks like the department is entering a new promising era. Indeed, the psychology lab will be expanding the psy-chology department, and will allow undergraduates to provide valuable research experience to potential experts in the psychol-ogy field. In collaboration, students and faculty will re-ceive keen understanding of psychological science and the usefulness of empirical psychology.

also taught its students to respect the religious con-victions of others in a free manner without offend-ing any beliefs or spiritual symbols,” he said. “Emigration [among Lebanese youth] has always been a wound in all of our hearts,” he said. “However, there are only two [facts] that compensate this loss.” First, he said, successful Lebanese abroad serve as role models to the world. Second, this human loss did not discourage Leba-nese colleges and univer-sities like AUB from im-

proving their educational standards and serving all other Lebanese students in other fields. The groundbreaking finished when Sleiman laid the cornerstone of the an-ticipated building alongside many university represen-tatives and political figures, including Public Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and Information Minister Walid Daouk, as well as AUB President Peter Dor-man and First Lady Wafaa Sleiman.

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non, saying that it is envied by many regional nations. “Lebanon’s stability should not be sacrificed in the midst of the Arab Spring,” Sleiman said. After congratulating AUB on its new clinical center, he expressed his pride towards the educated Arab generations gradu-ating from the university whose hospital is one of the biggest in the area. “[AUB] was successful in grafting the sense of toler-ance into the minds of its pupils,” Sleiman said. “It

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many new students, result-ing in a dramatic increase of the clubs’ members. Likewise, the Freedom Club motivated students to join through their ap-pealing events. The club’s cabinet members stated that more than half of their members were new students. Interestingly, with the conflicts in Syria raging on, the Syrian Cultural Club witnessed an overflow of new participants seeking a feel-like-home environ-ment. Moreover, the Cultural Club of the South had an engrossing corner in the

event. The club attracted people interested in the history of Lebanon’s south and the rich culture it prides itself with. Additionally, the Camp-ing and Hiking Club was promoting an adventurous environment away from students’ studies; the club encouraged hiking, cycling, and paddling in the inspir-ing outdoors of Lebanon. Ahmad Mokbel, a new freshman student, com-mented on the event by reflecting on the fortifying value that this event brings to students’ lives. He noted that the event allowed students to choose from the range of activities they’d

like to partake in to refresh themselves from the pres-sures of studying during the semester. A new American student, on the other hand, was not interested at all, saying that he was more into sports. Old students stated that the event was still the same commonplace event as ev-ery year, but they were still showing refreshing enthu-siasm by joining new clubs and societies.

No new clubs were added to the Clubs’ day line-up, but many new members were recruited | source: Assia Noureddine

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September 26, 2012 Columns · 5Environmental column:The damages of denimRayane ZahreddineNews Executive Jeans are one of the few clothing items that are said to never go out of style. Al-most everyone owns at least one pair, but did you ever stop and think of how jeans are made? The first step is growing cotton, the thirstiest crop in the world. In fact, to grow enough cotton to make one pair of denim jeans requires 1,500 gallons of water! In addition, cotton crops consume 16 percent of the pesticides used worldwide, and the pesticide spraying equipment runs on oil. Next, the cotton is starched to make denim, and then it is dyed blue. The starch and the oil or coal-based syn-thetic indigo dyes are mostly disposed of in waterways, where they deplete the oxy-gen and harm aquatic life. After that, zippers, buttons, and rivets are added to the denim pants. They are made of brass, which is produced from copper and zinc, and extraction has many detri-mental side effects on the environment, including air pollution. The finishing of jeans is also harmful for the environ-ment. It includes washing them repeatedly in industrial washing machines to give them the right look, which consumes energy and an average of 42 liters of water for each pair of jeans. Jeans may also be sand-blasted and their dye stripped to give them a worn look. This process employs the use of many toxic chemicals such as potassium permanganate and silica. The latter can negatively af-fect the workers’ health. The harm doesn’t stop there. Shipping jeans from the factories to the retailers also adds to their carbon footprint. Even after buying

your jeans, 3.5 liters of water per pair are used on average every time they are washed. More and more companies are becoming environmen-tally aware and are starting to reduce water consump-tion. Some produce eco-friendly jeans that include recycled fabric. Others use organic cotton for their jeans, which means fewer chemicals. However, these brands may not be available in Lebanon and it would be too costly to ship them here. There are some things we can do on a personal level to lower the impact of our jeans on the environment. For instance, washing them less often and hanging them to dry will reduce energy and water consumption. Also, buying used or vintage jeans and donat-ing those you don’t wear to charities prolongs the jeans’ lifetime. This helps in reduc-ing water consumption and pollution that results from the production of jeans. It should be noted that jeans aren’t the only cloth-ing item that is harmful to nature. All of our cotton clothing consume water, one of the most vital resources, when they are manufactured as well as washed. The biggest portion of the water consumption lies in the manufacturing process. This water is sometimes called “hidden water” or “virtual water” as it is not always contained in the product. Almost all products have “virtual water,” not only jeans or clothes.

Sara SobhContributing Writer The release of the iPhone 5 has caused a lot of excitement worldwide; there’s no debating it’s an immediate success. Teens went as far as to camp outside their local Best Buy to buy the popular Apple product. The new-est iPhone installment was pre-ordered over two mil-lion times within the first 24 hours of its release. But what makes the new iPhone better than its pre-vious models? The iPhone 5 has been completely remodeled and yet, it is still not en-tirely alien to its users. It has several new features and designs, and Apple has indeed improved the iPhone’s previous imper-fections. The iPhone 5 remains at the same width as the previous models. Its height is a slight 0.37 inches taller, but it is thinner than the iPhone 4. In fact, it’s width is a just 0.3 inches. The iPhone 5 also uses a nano-SIM card technology, instead of the micro-SIM card used in older versions.

The new iPhone is extremely light at only 3.95-ounces, compared to the 4.9-ounce iPhone 4. This is mainly due to the new aluminum back, slim screen and smaller dock connector. The new lightning con-nector is 80 percent smaller than the 30-pin iPhone 4 connector. Compared to other models, iPhone 5 is 20 percent lighter and 18 percent slimmer. The iPhone 5 adopted 4G LTE, a standard and faster wireless connection than 4G. The new A6 chip is much faster than the A5 chip. Moreover, the iOS 6 includes many new options and improvements. Fortunately for it’s long-term users, iPhone’s user interface has not changed much. The only alteration is the larger screen that now contains five rows of four apps. More apps can be placed on the home screen. Apple also promises 44 percent extra color satu-ration with the new display. The camera remains an 8-megapixel camera, but Apple has added a new sapphire-crystal lens. The

camera has improved with the enhancement of the dynamic low-lighting and image stabilization on the 1080p video camera. It’s now possible to take still shots while shooting a video. After 5 years of the 3.5-inch screen, the iPhone 5 now has a 4-inch (diagonal) screen. Apple moves from the iPhone 4 and 4S’ 3.5-inch, 960x640-pixel display to a 4-inch, 1,136x640-pixel display. Icons and app buttons are still the same size and there’s more room for other features and more space for videos and photos to be displayed. The new Apple EarPods, have a new innovative shape that has been de-signed based on the ge-ometry of the ear making them extremely comfort-able. The speakerphone and noise-canceling quality has been adjusted as well. It will not take long to adjust to the iPhone 5. It has been entirely re-engi-neered yet it is completely familiar. The new iPhone 5 is a flat-out beautifully designed smartphone.

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September 26, 20124 · ColumnsFood column: The naughtiest pizza on the block

dium) is fairly steep. Me-dium and small are only somewhat more reasonable at 16,000 LL and 11,000 LL, respectively. Still, if you don’t mind paying the extra penny, Naked Pizza manages to hold its own in the race for best pizza. “It’s the sexiest pizza I’ve had,” joked AUB biology sophomore Carla Sertin. “But honestly, it was fan-tastic.” Even AUB computer science sophomore Sany Farajalla, who refuses to go near anything resembling a vegetable, admitted that Naked Pizza “certainly delivered what they prom-ised.” So the next time you and your friends want to order a pizza and don’t want deal with “after-yuck,” try your hand at Naked Pizza, and maybe you’ll find yourself appreciating being able to walk after you’re done.

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offered as both skinny and original—is sweeter and grittier than that of typical pizzas, and much better for it. In perhaps one of the most clever (and delec-table) methods of dressing a pizza, Naked Pizza roasts nearly every topping so that each bite is a riot of flavors lollygagging in your mouth. With the perfect amount of cheese, no add-ed oils and the freshness of the ingredients, Naked Pizza manages to achieve the state of what America likes to call a “vegetable.” For those who prefer side orders, Naked Pizza offers an array of appetizers in-cluding breadsticks, salads, and potato wedges. Un-like its pizza counterparts, the new healthy franchise offers no chicken wings or mozzarella sticks. Though I wouldn’t recommend ordering from Naked Pizza if you love side dishes (the breadsticks were dry and tasted a little too healthy), even the high prices are worth the pizza’s deliciousness. But seriously, 21,000 LL for a large pizza (which is the size of Pizza Hut’s me-

Kanzi KamelNews Executive

“Let’s order pizza!” is a phrase typically followed by two emotions: excite-ment and dread. The excitement because, well, who doesn’t enjoy good pizza? And the dread for what lies ahead — the inevitable regret of eating that last slice you couldn’t convince yourself not to devour. Comrades, I have found a solution. Lebanon’s newest healthy hot-spot, Naked Pizza, has certainly lived up to its name with a revolution-ary twist they call “pizza, without the after-yuck.” And, despite its peculiar title, Naked Pizza has man-aged to leave diners feeling comfortably satisfied with-out the immense guilt that inevitably follows pizza. Discovered by most AUB students through flyers strewn across campus, Naked Pizza is a relatively new phenomenon in Leba-non. What makes its pizza so special is its rich fiber dough and fresh toppings. The crust itself—

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Health column: Save your heart before it fails you!

inadequate intake of fruit and vegetables, obesity and physical inactivity. Genetic factors have also been associated with heart disease. To date, 36 genetic variants have been associated with coronary artery disease, which is a subset of diseases that affect the blood vessels of the heart. Accordingly, there are many ways to prevent rather than treat heart disease. Actions as simple as laugh-ter have been proven to decrease the risk of heart disease. Laughing decreases blood flow by 20 percent and expands the blood vessels, which lifts some burden off the heart and reduces blood pressure. Eating less salt and fat, exercising regularly, avoiding unhealthy social habits like smoking and consuming ap-propriate quantities of fruits and vegetables every day are among hundreds of actions that may lower the risk of heart diseases. If you’re worried if you or someone else is at risk, there are many things to be done on a personal level. You can learn about the symptoms of heart attack and help save someone’s life, includ-ing yours, by getting them to seek medical treatment in due time. You can even get involved in your community by run-ning the Beirut Marathon this November with the Brave Heart Fund to save a child with heart disease. Remember, prevention is easier and less costly, both health-wise and economi-cally. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Take action now. No one is too young for heart disease — just ask the children at the Brave Heart Fund.

Mohamad AlmedawarStaff Writer

How many pushups can you do per day? Fifty? May-be a hundred? On average, the human heart muscles contract about 100,000 times every day, pushing around blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels. It’s only when we appreci-ate the value of something that we attempt to protect and conserve it. To emphasize the impor-tance of the heart, Sept. 29 was World Heart Day to remind everyone that the beating hearts we take for granted must be looked after. Cardiovascular diseases are the world’s largest kill-ers, claiming 17.3 million lives a year, according to the World Health Organization. Statistics show that males are at higher risk than females, especially after the age of 65. A noteworthy health campaign is underway at the American University of Bei-rut by the Lebanese Action on Salt and Health group to promote a low-sodium diet. Excessive salt intake has been strongly correlated with several harmful diseases and risk factors, the most relevant being increased blood pres-sure, which has been known to elevate the risk of heart disease. The group, formed by AUB physicians in the Vascular Medicine Program, is pushing for food industry reform for processed foods. Despite the common belief that most of the salt we eat is added on the table or during cooking, bread and meat account for up 80 percent of the salt we eat. Many factors contribute to the risk of heart disease. They may include raised blood pressure, increased cholesterol and glucose levels, smoking cigarettes and water pipe (hookah),

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September 26, 2012 Arts & Culture · 7

Nerses ArslanianStaff Writer

In “2666,” a sweeping 800-plus page novel that spans much of the 20th century, Roberto Bolano surrealistically explores identity and violence with a large cast of characters. All the characters eventu-ally find themselves drawn into what Bolano calls the “vortex” that is Santa Te-resa, a fictional city loosely based on Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The first of the book’s five parts deals with the lives of four literary aca-demics: Pelletier, Spinoza, Morini and Norton. They form a loose bond through their obsession with the German writer Benno Archimboldi. Their search of the re-clusive writer takes them to Santa Teresa, where they meet locals and make the acquaintance of homeless poets, bartenders, corrupt politicians, police detec-tives and fellow academics. As time passes, questions arise about Norton and the four academics begin to question their friendship. The book takes a strange turn as Norton’s stay in Santa Teresa begins to give her strange nightmares, and she becomes aware of the growing number of murders that are hap-pening in the city. The fact that the murders, which are based on actual inci-dents in Ciudad Juarez, went virtually unnoticed throughout the world gives the novel a surreal aspect. “2666” deals with many post-colonial aspects of Latin America and the effects of globalization in the late 20th century. The characters, who are from

Europe, the United States and Latin America, find themselves at odds with each other due to realistic deep-seated cultural di-vides that lie within them. In one chapter, Bolano writes in stream-of-con-sciousness on post-colonial racism among the Europe-ans and Mexicans or, more generally, between the West and developing nations. The book goes on to explore many themes of disaster and violence in a universe where the mass media predominantly focuses on tragedies in the West, despite the accu-mulating mass murders that happen in developing countries. The readers of “2666” will often feel distanced from most of its charac-ters due to the surrealistic quality of Bolano’s writ-ing, which shares char-acteristics with the works of Murakami and David Foster Wallace. His writing breached a new genre in his time, unlike the popular literary-existential move-ment pioneered by Sartre and Camus in post-war Europe. The book ultimately de-picts a lack of self-identity in Europe, in which bor-ders between countries are disintegrating at a rate that forces Europeans to reas-sess their inflated sense of nationalism.

Book review: 2666 The snake and the woodcutterthe snake to give me the golden coin?” He decided to kill the snake, and in his next visit. While the snake was appearing, with the golden coin in her mouth, he struck her with a thick stick, but fortune played its role. The stick missed the head of the snake and cut only a part of her tail. At this moment, the snake turned and struck the child at his jugular vein and killed him immediately. The poor father awaited the return of his son with no avail. Although he was sick, he forced himself and went to the cave. To his great surprise, he found his son dead, and he knew immediately that the snake had struck him. While he was afflicted with sorrow for the death of his son, the snake ap-peared again and in her mouth was a golden coin, and she said to the wood-cutter: “Take this golden coin for the last time and I advise you not to come again, because when I see you, I will remember my tail which was cut by your son, and when you will see me, you will remember your son whom I killed; this will instigate our anger and then it is very difficult to free ourselves from what happened.” This tale I heard from my mother when I was a child, and I used to ask her every now and then to repeat it to me again and again. Thank God when I entered the battle of life and the struggle for a decent life, I was always remembering the story of the snake and the woodcutter.

according to the request of the snake. Once he was sick, and he was obliged to stay at home, so he sent his only son to perform this happy task. He explained to his son the whole story and he requested for him to go to the cave to get the weekly golden coin. His son went to the prescribed cave, and after he met the snake and he introduced himself to her, she gave him the golden coin. The son, while going back to his home, began to have conflicting ideas taking place in his head, some good, and some bad. Unfortunately, the urge of the greed predominated his thoughts and he said to himself, “Can you believe that this snake can lay golden coins?” He concluded that inside the cave there was a trea-sure of gold from which the snake brought these golden coins. “Why not kill her and procure once and for all this treasure of gold and save myself from coming every week and waiting for

Emile WehbehFormer Chief Chemist at the Chemistry Department Labora-tories A woodcutter was accus-tomed to go every day to a forest to collect some wood for the purpose of selling it and consequently spending it for the sustenance of his family. Once, he entered a cave in order to shelter himself from the heavy rain taking place at that time, and to his surprise a snake came forward, and in her mouth was a golden coin. She delivered it to him saying: “Mr. Woodcutter, I see you toil and you are car-rying the heavy load of yours on your shoulders, and to help you from the toil of your work, I decided to give you a golden coin every week.” The woodcutter took the golden coin and he re-turned to his home happy and contented, thanking God for this happy event and saying to himself, “I got a happy and contented life.” The woodcutter persisted in his visits to the cave

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September 26, 20126 · Sport

Lacrosse launches at AUBMohamad Sibai Staff Writer Lacrosse, one of the old-est team sports in North America, has officially launched at AUB. The man we owe much appre-ciation and gratitude to for this recent development was an AUB student just like us—Dr. Alan Shikani. Now the chief of the otolaryngology division at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Shi-kani wanted to provide his alma mater with a taste of this challenging team sport. He generously donated lacrosse equipment to AUB so that students would have the chance to play this foreign sport. The lacrosse equipment has been stored at the Charles Hostler Student Center for more than a year. In January 2012, Robert

Foster, interim vice presi-dent for facilities, joined the AUB community. Fortunately, back in the States, Foster had played Lacrosse at the university level. When he learned about the available lacrosse equipment, he ordered even more of it for the university. To introduce lacrosse, there would be ten players on a team: three attackers, three midfielders, three de-fenders and a goalie. The players would hold their sticks with the small net at the base called a crosse. They would pass a rubber ball to their team players, by going across their op-ponents, to score in their team’s goal. The game is very simi-lar to American football in terms of aggression; the players are allowed to physically contact each other—otherwise the game

would be bland and boring. AUB is the first univer-sity in Lebanon to be in the process of forming a lacrosse team. The team will accommodate twenty players. Team members will be meeting for prac-tices during the current

semester every Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. Foster, who coaches the team, aims to teach hand-eye coor-dination and speed to all interested students. For all interested stu-dents, tryouts are still ongo-ing on the green field on

Wednesdays at 8:45 p.m. All students are invited to come and experience this new sport and culture. Lacrosse is a new sport, and it will take some time for inexperienced players to get comfortable with the intricacies of the game.

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league rankings, above both Manchester teams by 1 point. Newcastle United were held when they played newly promoted Reading. A brace from Demba Ba could not win them the match as Read-ing fought back and at some point went up 2-1. Newcastle will be hoping to improve from their 2-2 draw, as they play Manchester United this week. Stoke went on to prove that they are not an easy team to beat at home, as they beat Swansea 2-0. Similarly, Sun-derland beat Wigan 1-0 with Fletcher scoring his fifth goal in 5 matches. Aston Villa, however, drew at home with West Bromich 1-1.

AUB lacrosse team

Premier League roundup

Mohamad Sibai Staff writer Chelsea continued their unbeaten run by ending Arsenal’s unbeaten run with a well deserved victory. Chelsea held possesion for most of the game and opened the scoring from a set piece delivered by

Jaun Mata and finished off by Torres. Then, in the dying moments of the first half, Chamberlaine delivered a ball in between Ashley Cole’s legs only for Gervinho to get to it and smash it into the top of the net. The second half kicked off with a lively display from Arsenal. Chelsea however proved to be more lethal, as they scored once again from a set piece taken by Juan Mata. The ball may have been saved by Manone had Koscielny not gotten in the way. In extra time, Arsenal almost equalized after Giroud got past Chelsea’s Peter Cech, but Giroud’s aim let him down. Chelsea now sit on top of the table with 16 points. Manchester city, last years champions, were almost held at Craven Cottage. Fulham

opened up the scoring in the first 10 minutes of the match with a penalty kick. City fought back and equalized 42 minutes into the game. They eventually got the winner in the four minutes before the final whistle. Tottenham Hotspurs ended their 23 year drought at Old Trafford by claiming all 3 points in an ecstatic 3-2 win. In the first 2 minutes, Jan Vertoghan put Spurs up with a spectacular break from the left berth. Gareth Bale was released by Dembele into the middle, only to get past Ferdinand with ease and let one into the net. In the 51st minute, United got one back, as Nani tapped a marvel-ous cross from half time substitute Rooney. United’s comeback would have to wait as Clint Dempsey smashed

in a rebound from Lindgaard in the next minute. Unbeliev-ably, Kagawa scored the 5th and final goal of the match in the following 60 seconds. United almost scored from a 30 yard set piece, but were denied by the post. Overall, a well deserved victory for Spurs against a distorted defence that sorely misses injured Vidic. Liverpool finally registered their first win of the season as they crushed Norwich city 5-2. A hat trick from Luis Suarez and another pair of goals from Nuri Sahin and Steven Gerrard made Nor-wich’s goals nothing more than a consolation. Everton continued there amazing run against newly promoted Southampton with a 3-1 victory.Everton now lie 2nd in the

September 26, 2012 Arts & Culture · 9 Hamra personality of the weekGhali printing center: “Three brothers, one account”

a car accident, leaving him wheelchair-bound. Custom-ers may still find him present in the store, but it is usually Mohamad they will encoun-ter behind the main desk. “He was always around the customer, never around the cash register,” said Mohamad of his brother. “He is a leader - he led us to success.” After their younger broth-er’s accident, Ahmad and Mohamad had to decide whether or not to continue running the store. Mahmoud had built up a strong network over the years, so they ulti-mately decided to stay open in his honor. After so many years of run-ning a business next to AUB, the Ghali brothers feel a sense of connection to the students and faculty. While students only consti-tute about half of their cus-tomer base (they also provide graphic design and engi-neering services), Mohamad stressed his relationship with those familiar faces as vital.

Sarah Harfouch, Ayah Harf-ouch, and Heather JaberBusiness Executive, Contributing Writer, and Editor-in-Chief

“We were three brothers starting out with only three photocopiers,” said Moha-mad Abou Ghali, one of the brothers running Ghali Print-ing Center, of opening the business 16 years ago. If you ask any AUB student about Ghali’s, they would probably know exactly who and where it is. What any AUB student might not know is the story behind the Abou Ghali broth-ers. The business was opened in 1996 and established its printing services two years later. Originally, the youngest brother, Mahmoud, was run-ning the store, with his two brothers, Ahmad and Moha-mad, helping. Three years later, the family experienced tragedy. Their roles were switched when Mahmoud was involved in

Of the hundreds of doctors at AUH who have studied at AUB, Mohamad said he has gotten to know them over the years, and feels that the tables have turned. “If my son was ever in-jured, God forbid, I know that in an instant there would be so many people surround-ing to help,” he said, referring to potential visits to AUB. “If they don’t know me they know my brothers.” Not only is it a family-owned business, but the Abou Ghalis hope to maintain their family-oriented atmosphere. They pride themselves on re-membering the faces, names, and stories of their custom-ers. In fact, during the inter-view, Mohamad Abou Ghali repeatedly greeted his cus-tomers by name and cracked jokes. He even read the company name printed on this interviewer’s notepad and knew who the owner of the business was and where she had printed out her notepads

- at Ghali’s. When asked the difference between him and the larger printing businesses, he replied that he likes to keep famil-iar faces in his store, so he doesn’t switch employees. While some businesses may fall apart when run by bickering family members, the Ghali brothers don’t find it difficult to work together. “We’re three brothers, one account,” said Mohamad. “We were raised well.” In fact, that trust is what

has kept them going all of these years. As opposed to a larger company, Ghali’s is a smaller, keep-it-in-the-family kind of space. “We only have one door,” he said, putting it simply. The Abou Ghali brothers foresee themselves maintain-ing that sense of family. “In the next 50 years, I see my son and my brothers’ sons as a part of Ghali’s,” said Mohamad. “Just like me and my brothers.”

Mohamad Abou Ghali | source: Heather Jaber

Picture of the WeekConstruction worker on lower campus | Source: Heather Jaber

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Assia NoureddineStaff Writer Christopher Nolan has once again astonished us with his third installment of the Batman saga, “The Dark Knight Rises.” The Batman trilogy has cap-tured the hearts of the public with its sophisticated vision, cinematography, visual iconography and as a brilliant contribution to the action genre. Christian Bale and Michael Caine once again star as Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth, respec-tively. The film introduces two new faces to the recent trilogy: Anne Hathaway as the infamous Catwoman, and Tom Hardy as the ever impressive and frightful Bane. In the film, Nolan de-picted an entirely new version of the Batman. It takes place eight years after the last film, “The Dark Knight,” and Gotham City is no longer controlled by

organized crime. Those who have seen the second installment know that the premise of “The Dark Knight Rises” rests on Batman’s withdrawal from fighting crime after the death of Harvey Dent. In the final film of the trilogy, the rise of a new threat and the presence of new allies and enemies compels Bruce Wayne to once again don the black mask of the Batman. This time, however, his courage is tested as he’s faced with enemies that surpass his strength and intellect. As the film progresses, Batman realizes that to defeat his Bane, his great-est enemy, he must pass through a life-changing experience that nearly destroys him. He comes to need a greater understand-ing of who he is and what he wants—not as Batman, but as Bruce Wayne. Nevertheless the movie shocked most of its audi-ence with its unexpected

ending, splitting critics over whether it was the best way to end this trilogy and the epic story of the Batman, one of the most notable su-perhero stories of all time. “The Dark Knight Rises” proved to be thrilling, emotional, heartbreaking, and most pleasantly unex-pected. The film will shock and enthrall you from start to finish. Nolan’s final Batman film has so far amassed more than $1 billion across worldwide box offices, making it the ninth-highest grossing film of all time. Though many die-hard DC fans weren’t entirely satisfied with it’s closure, the successful trilogy has garnered a huge following. Ultimately, “The Dark Knight Rises” was care-fully crafted by the hands of the best working team of technicians and actors, and manages to deliver a lasting icon to honor the legacy of Batman.

Movie review: The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is the third installment of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy |

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Serj Tankian Harakiri

realease “Toxicity.” Serj plans to launch three more albums in different genres in the near future. But as different as they may be, they all carry the essence of someone who truly loves what he does and puts a lot of effort and emotions into his work.

Mohammad B. AzzamPhotography Editor

Just a few months before reuniting with System of a Down to once again be the greatest band ever, Serj Tankian does it again. Fol-lowing the major success of Elect The Dead and Im-perfect Harmonies, noth-ing less was to be expected with the release of his third studio album Harakiri. Although still strong in his position regarding global politics and univer-sal corruption, with songs like “Uneducated De-mocracy” and “Occupied Tears,” Serj introduces a new cause, from the title of the album, you guessed

it,Harakiri. Harakiri, defined by wordnetweb, is ritual suicide by self-dis-embowelment on a sword practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society. In this case it’s the massive animal suicides from all over the world. “If you remember in Ar-kansas there were around 25,000 blackbirds falling from the sky,” he says, re-ferring to just one case of a sudden, mass animal death in early 2011. “There was something ominous about the whole thing and it really, really strongly affected me, more than anything else that was going on, enough to make me go, OK, this is a huge

f***ing sign.” The idea is very well represented in both “Cor-nucopia” and “Harakiri, with “The drum fish/They beached themselves in Harakiri/The blackbirds/They fell in thousands from the sky,” but it’s not only the brilliant motive behind his songs that make them so great, that com-bined with his majestic operatic voice and unique personality forms great grounds to the buildup of music. Superb background riffs accompanied by the great fluctuation in tone and music level, a charac-teristic usually attributed to System, newly readopted by serj in Harakiri

In addition to being one of the most unique voices of modern Rock. Serj does an excellent job with lyrics. An amalgam of poetic skills and a strong drive to a cause are clearly reflected in his verses and word play. So superb, it was compared by many to SOAD’s magnificent

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Outloud: How do you feel about Lebanon’s recent indoor smoking ban?

Adel Saleh: “It causes so many issues. People who need to smoke go outside, make noise, and get in trouble for doing even that. More than that, you’d think Lebanon would focus of more important things before smoking.”

Thomas Noufal: “It’s unfair to smokers, and it’s illogical. Why not just stick to non-smoking areas in restaurants? If people don’t like breath-ing it in, then they shouldn’t go to places where people smoke.”

Reem Salimi: “We can breathe!”

Roya Almousy: “It’s amazing! There’s no one to invade my air space.”

Tiffany Boumerhi: “There’s less pollution, so it’s fantastic.”

Ibrahim Shatilah: “I’m a smoker, so obviously I hate it. Whenever I go out, I can’t enjoy whatever I’m doing. And for those who say it helps pollution, the cars in Beirut pollute more than cigarettes ever could.”

Karen Madi: “It’s the first step to cleaning up Lebanon.”

Alexi Touma: “It’s great! I can go to a restaurant and not come out smelling like an ash tray.”

Majd Roufail: “It’s bad for businesses since the majority of Lebanon smokes.”

Adam Achour: “Leba-non’s priorities don’t make sense. Smoking bans shouldn’t be high on that list.”

Kanzi KamelNews Executive

September 26, 201210 · Arts & Culture In the neighborhood

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In the neighborhood | Source: Mohammad Azzam

جتمع ”وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم“

Friday , October 5, 2012

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September 26, 2012 View Point . 13Student ID photos: Sigh!

per se. Sometimes, asym-metrical faces are more exotic and interesting. Beauty does not always lie in perfection. As Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet Alice Walker puts it, “In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.”

Bayan Jaber Staff Writer

It’s that time of year again. You see groups of dressed-up girls piling through the same door. Some perhaps under-dressed, mind you. You will also note that some AUB guys probably shaved and got a haircut. Well, no sur-prise; it’s the beginning of the year and students want to get their IDs renewed. The thing about AUB student IDs is that no mat-ter how hard you try, the picture will always end up looking horrible. I’m not trying to console myself, since obviously my ID pic-ture looks like something out of the special effects webcam, you know, those

that make your face look distorted, but I’ve come to realize that I am not the only one facing this pre-dicament. Whenever I ask some-one to show me their ID, they either refuse or start complaining about how horrible the picture turned out. Let me tell you some-thing though. I’m quite positive that if those people were to retake the photo, it would probably turn out even worse. So to all those with good yearbook or ID pictures, I envy your photogenic qualities. To those with horrible ones, you are not alone. And for those who don’t care anyway, I salute you! Vanity is overrated. On a more serious note,

and in reference to my own ID photo, did you know that the human face is not symmetrical? Many people claim that they have a “good” and “bad” side of their face. This is because if you were to divide your face in half, your left side would not be exactly iden-tical to your right one. Some biologists believe that facial symmetry is correlated to attractiveness and human mate choice. Furthermore, research indicates that “this prefer-ence for symmetry may be biologically based” and that a symmetrical face represents “good genes.” However, some of the most attractive celebrities have surprisingly unsym-metrical faces! In fact,

if you were to edit their portrait and make their features symmetrical, they would look highly unat-tractive. In order to prove this counterargument, Austra-lian photographer J ulian Wolkenstein took portraits of 11 people and produced perfectly symmetrical du-plicates of their right and left sides to illustrate the differences. “Part of my project has been to debunk the myth that symmetrical people are therefore better look-ing. Some of the sym-metrical images don’t look attractive at all,” he told the Daily Mail. Even if symmetrical faces are indeed more appealing, they may not be attractive

Identity crises anyone ?parts of the Middle East. I’ve met a lot of people from allaround, but I’ve never had a preference of one group of people over the other. I’ve come to meet a few people who pointed out that people here have the tendency toform into groups instead of getting to know people outside their comfort zone. I’m not one to judge, but I feel it is a more rewarding experience in the long run to hangout with friends I choose by “the content of their character” and nothing else.

Nerses ArslanianStaff Writer I used to be one of those rabid atheists who would snub anyone who showed anysigns of religious adher-ence. Over time, after my dad talked me down into respecting people for who they are andnot what they believed in, I started doubting my-self and asking all sorts of questions aboutwhy the world is such a bad place—the typical angst-ridden teenage phase. Iʼve read a lot of books to keep myself distracted from these thoughts until I cameacross an introduction to a

Penguin edition of Ulysses, one of the most impen-etrablenovels ever published. In the 100-or-so page introduction, I read an excerpt of a letter Joyce wrote tohis brother that went a little something like this: “Do you not think the search for heroics is damn vulgar?” I got the impression that Joyce, and a lot of other artists that went on to form the literarymovement known as Mod-ernism, started to doubt the significance of ideals, principlesand cultures if it meant that it would lead to war. He structured Ulysses in a way that parodied

Homerʼs Odyssey (CVSP 201 anyone?)that espoused, among other things, the idea of heroics. So today I find myself asking the same questions that a self-conscious Irish-man askedabout a hundred years ago: “Why are we still killing each other?” Well, it turns out that anyone who’s invested their lives in something like a country,ethnic community, or even a religion, would be an-gered easily if someone gave criticismto that particular nation or creed. As an American-born Armenian who grew up in Lebanon, I’ve never felt

attached to any one coun-try. I have the urge to defend the United States when I hear peopletalking dirty about the States, and have the same defensiveness for Lebanon when Ihear people complaining about it. Adding my “Armenian-ness” into the mixture makes it more confusing for me tounderstand where I really belong, mostly because I feel very out of touch with the Armenian communities in the Middle East and the United States. My first years at AUB saw me placed in the mid-dle of students who hailed from the United States, Europe, and from different

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View Point · 12 26للللل لللللل، 2012Do something Lebanese!

Rayane Zahreddine News Executive “If you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man’s hunger,” said Gibran Kahlil Gibran. I would like to share with you a small Lebanese experience I had this Sat-urday morning. I woke up early and felt like having a man’oushé for breakfast, to my father’s delight. My mother suggested the street corner bak-ery instead of the usual man’oushé delivery. She quickly prepared the za’tar mixture, using local thyme and olive oil. She placed the Tupperware and a spoon in a plastic bag and handed it to me. It was a two-minute walk to the local foron, which was already busy at nine in the morning. I made my way in the tiny shop and handed the baker my plastic bag. “Six please,” I told him, and then I patiently wait-ed.

I stood outside for a while, watching a middle-aged man carefully spread his own kishk mixture on flat discs of dough, and the baker carry wooden boards loaded with manakish in and out of the blazing oven. An old woman sitting on a chair invited me to sit down by her and so I did. From time to time she would talk to a caged par-rot next to her, telling him he was eating too much, or scolding him whenever he squawked. I kept looking back in the bakery to see where my order was. When the baker ultimately opened my bag and prepared my six manakish with his expert fingertips, I was reassured. While I waited, a young boy came to the shop carrying his za’tar Tupper-ware. He reminded me of my childhood, when going to the foron was a weekly, mandatory habit. I felt nostalgic for these days although I disliked going to the foron because of all the

waiting. As I sat, I started observ-ing the neighborhood. I watched its residents coming, going and saluting each other. The street felt alive and human, and for a while, I could only think of how beautiful Lebanon and its people were. The heat coming from the oven, the smell of dough being baked and the busy bakery brought me back to the old days. Being there felt like a very traditional Lebanese thing to do. And I hadn’t done anything Lebanese in a while. Finally, my batch was ready, and the baker gave back my empty Tupper-ware in a now oily bag. I paid him 2,000 LL, and I was on my way home for a delicious Lebanese break-fast. I encourage you to try this someday. Discover and explore your neigh-borhood, find your local bakery, wait for your tradi-tional man’oushé, and do something Lebanese!

Editorial: The economizing student

Heather JaberEditor-in-Chief

Let’s face it; money has always been tight for the average college student, maybe now even more than usual. With political strife throughout the region, less tourism, rising government debt, and a dwindling economic growth rate, fi-nancially, the past year has not been especially kind to Lebanon. I go to sleep every night reminding myself that I should really wake up, pack a lunch, and bring my own coffee with me so I can ac-tually buy that book I need for class. I wake up every morning and my conscience con-veniently has no qualms about allowing me to rush out the door empty-hand-ed. I will arrive on Bliss Street and walk subcon-sciously to buy my morn-ing coffee. Hey, I have a card; eventually it will add up to one free coffee and I will be saving money, right? I know I should really go buy that book, but I’ll just do that later. Besides, someone said that the bookstore ran out of cop-ies and they are ordering more. I couldn’t even if I wanted to! Then it’s lunchtime and

I’m suddenly hungry. I walk onto Bliss to “grab” something to eat, which always ends up being a sit-down meal at a restaurant. And when I’m done with my meal, my wallet a little bit lighter, the valet that parks my car always seems to find me as I’ve just paid for my food. Even when I try to avoid him, running down the street Mission Impossible style, I am always caught, and sadly watch the bills float out of my wallet as I pay him his daily fee. Then I start getting sleepy before a meeting and I need coffee; it’s okay, I have a card – I’m saving, remember? At some point during my day, I will remember with a jolt that I need to buy my book. Then I will remem-ber how much money I’ve spent and decide to buy it tomorrow when I’ve amassed just a little bit more. What if I need gas on the way home? What if my tire pops? What if I start dehy-drating and need multiple bottles of water? Of course, none of this accounts for the amount we pay for gas, school sup-plies, clothes, and other odds and ends. I even try to hide some of my leftover cash somewhere in my room at the end of the day. But before I’ve saved up a good amount, I always manage to find it. And then I spend it on coffee.

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1٧ · ق�سم العربي

السؤال: ما الذي دفعك إلختيار إختصاصك اجلامعي؟ هل أنت راض عنه؟ و إن أردت أن تتبع شغفك بعيدا عن التفكير بفرص العمل، هل كنت اتخذت القرار ذاته؟

حسني حمود - هندسة كهرباء كومبيوتر

”أردت أن أدخل الهندسة و من بني اخليارات املتوفرة ضمن هالقسم حبيت اجملال الي أنا في، باإلضافة

فرص العمل متوفرة جدا“.

ملا حسن - ادارة أعمال

” في كثير طلب على ادارة االعمال

هااليام، واكثرية يلي بيدرسوا هندسة باالخر بيشتغلوا

بهاجملال ، اختصاص ممتع ومشوق وال

اتخلى عنه“.

هادي عريضي –علوم إجتماعية”كان بدي علوم سياسية بس فتت

شي ما خصه - هندسة كهرباء و كمبيوتر- ما حبيتا و قلبت كثير إختصاصات و باالخر صرت علوم إجتماعية. كان اخليار الي بتخرج

في أسرع و هأل مبسوط و عارف شو بدي لبعدين بالنسبة للماجستير و

الدكتوراة.

أنور الشامي – هندسة مدنية

”كان الزم عبي ثالث خيارات بالطلب

اجلامعي، ما عرفت شو بدي حط فنقيت األكثر شي مطلوب: هندسة مدنية، طب و إدارة أعمال. فكرت

بالشغل و بس و لو بدي إتبع شغفي ميكن كنت

فردي فرتبديان– هندسة كهرباء و كمبيوتر

” لوما فكرت بالشغل كنت بعمل علوم سياسية أو علم الكمبيوتر.

بس كملت بإختصاصي ألنو بيجمع بني الشي الي بحبه و الي

بفيدني بالشغل لبعدين.“

أكرم ماهايني –علوم سياسية

”أنا بدي كون جزء من الي بيغير و بيصلح

مبجتمعي مشان هيك اخترت هاإلختصاص. و ألنو فكرت بالشغل

بعدين خططت شو بدي أعمل دراسات عليا و مع أي جمعيات الزم أتتطوع

و كيف بشتغل عسيرتي املهنية.“

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Chairsperson Talal NizameddineEditor-in-Chief Heather JaberAssociate Editor Ali KassemArabic Editor Mada DibsPhotography Editor Mohamad B. AzzamLayout Editor Abbass NaimWebmaster Jad ShamseddineBuisness Manager Luma ItaniBuisness Executive Sarah HarfouchProofreader Ian LarsonNews Executives Kanzi Kamel Rayane Zahreddine Ferial FakihPhotographers Pia Chaib Karen SertinStaff Writers Mohamad Al Medawar Antoine Ayoub Loulwa Kalache Mohamad Sibai Frederic Abou Jaoude Assia Noureddine Hrag Vosgerechian Karim Zahed Hashem Osserian Karen Sertin Rola Ghaddar Carla Stephan Hadi Mehio Nerses Arslenian Diala Ahwash Al-Zahraa Majed Sarah Dirani Rana Harbi Osama Kheir Ghida IsmailCartoonists Ghassan Nassar Jad Jari

Staff List

Cartoon by Jad Jari

Riddle of the week:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (region/territory)a grammatical conjunction + Tool Time’s handy assistant + ‘نحن’ in object form

Karim Zahed 2012

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هاشم عبد القادركاتب متطوع

مترجال من امام مبنى “فيسك”، تهادى الى سمعي صوت لم آلف

سماعه في جامعتنا من قبل، صوت ايقظ في حنايا قلبي احلنني

الى الشرق الذي سرقته منا احلياة العصرية املطعمة بالروح الغربية احلديثة. توقفت لبرهة،

وإذ بي ارى شابا يناغي اوتار العود بانامله و صوتا انثويا دافئا يرافق

العزف الشرقي، و حولهما تتحلق مجموعة من الشباب و الشابات

الذين غلبهم الطرب فراحوا يتمايلون مينة و يسرة برؤوسهم

من نشوة الطرب. لم اكن الوحيد الذي شده صوت العود الرقراق في حضن اجلامعة األمريكية،

فما ان تعالت االصوات الصادحة باالغاني الطربية حتى باتت

اعداد احلاضرين في ازدياد. فما الذي جمع شباب اجلامعة حول املائدة الطربية الدسمة و التي

جاء اخلريف ؟جل�سة طربية

لم تعد تستهوي آذان الشبيبة املعاصرين؟ انه احلنني الى الشرق الذي يغفو في وجدان كل انسان

شرقي اصيل، حنني لم يحتمل انات العود و زفراته حتى ترقرق

ألفة ملت شمل الساهرين على اغاني “فيروز” و”ام كلثوم” و “عبد

احلليم” و جمعتهم حول العود الذي يبقى رمزا لألصالة في زمن تسارعت فيه وتيرة احلياة. فكان

العود و اصوات الساهرين نداء لألصالة من قلب جامعة عابقة

بروح التراث الفني - الثقافي ، روحا اضافت للسهرة و بال ادنى

شك لونا و طعما نادرين في زمن انحطاط انتاج املوسيقى

العربية. دامت السهرة اربع ساعات مسائية مرت كلمح

البصر، و تعاهد احلاضرون على احياء النفس املوسيقي الشرقي

االصيل في كنف اجلامعة من خالل تكرار هكذا سهرات، و الدعوة شرقية اصيلة عامة.

أسامة خير

مراسل صحافي

كان صيفا طويال استمتع فيه

الناس بأشعة الشمس على البحار

و نسيم الهواء العليل على اجلبل

حيث تكررت احلفالت املوسيقية و

التجمعات العائلية و النشاطات

الرياضية. قضى األطفال أوقاتهم

بصقل شخصياتهم من خالل

اللعب و التعرف على أشياء جديدة

مرحة في حياتهم كما أن الشباب

ارتاح من هم الدرس مبمارسة

الرياضة و املشاركة في احلفالت.

أما األهل فشبعوا من "مشاوي

األحد" حيث كانت اللحمة و

الدجاج احلاضر األبرز على املوائد

اللبنانية نظرا لعشق أهل البلد

لهذه األصناف و خاصة صيفا. ما

أضاف نكهة خاصة لهذا الصيف و

جعله أقل ضغطا و أكثر متعة هو

سهولة التنقل بني القرى و األماكن

السياحية، حيث كانت حركة

املرور خفيفة لقلة السياح ما أتاح

الفرصة لزيارة أماكن ضائعة في

صقاع هذا البلد احلبيب.

بعد الراحة و االستجمام عاد طالب

األميركية لصفوفهم و متابعة

دروسهم، قبل أسبوعني مما كان يبدأ

عليه العام سابقا، ذلك لرؤية ثاقبة

لدى االدارة بغية تسهيل األمور و

ضبط أوقات السفر مبا يتناسب مع

ذلك حتى إذا ما وصلنا لالمتحانات

بذلنا الكثير لنيل القليل. ولكن،

ننسى أن هنالك فصل أخير ولن

جند الفرصة بعدها كي جنرب من

جديد عدم الوقوع في اخلطأ. في

هذا الصدد، ال بد من إرادة صلبة

ونية قوية كي ال نزيح عن درب

النجاح والتفوق ، واألهم من كل

ذلك، أن نرضى عن أنفسنا أمت الرضى

وأن نقتنع مع أنفسنا في نهاية

األمر أننا نفعل ما باستطاعتنا

كي نتصالح مع ذاتنا ونسير قدما

للهدف التالي والغاية الالحقة في

احلياة، على أمل أن نحقق كل ما

نصبو اليه.

في نهاية القول، ال بد للفصل

اجلديد الذي ابتدأناه أن يكون

مختلفا عما سبق، اعمل أفضل

اليوم ليكون الغد أحلى ، وتذكر

دوما أن أحدهم ال يجد مأوى وتذكر

الباحث عن الطعام ومن ميوت من

العطش وغيرهم ممن ال حظ لهم

للتعلم، واألهم، تذكر الكثيرين

احلاملني أن يكونوا معك على مقاعد

هذه اجلامعة، فأنت اذا تعيش أفضل

املمكن والبد لك أن تبذل أفضل

املمكن. ال تنسى أبدا الطموح وأبق

اخلطة الدراسية سبيلك وسالحك

للغد.

"لتكون لهم حياة وتكون حياة

أفضل".

لكن النفس أقدس من الفكرفاملنافسة ستبقى دائماألن القرار أشد من الرأي

لكن الرأي أعلم من القرار

في االنسان عدوانفي االنسان حربان

في االنسان شهيدانملاذا ال نوقف احلرب ونعالج اجلريح

وننصر السالم؟

الزاوية ال�سعرية :

1٧ · ق�سم العربي

اجلامعات في اخلارج. عاد الطالب

الى مقاعدهم رغم أن مؤشرات

اخلريف لم تظهر بعد و ذلك بسبب

االنحباس احلراري و استمرار احلر و

كأن الصيف ال ينتهي في 22 أيلول.

جاء اخلريف، و جاءت معه هموم

العام الدراسي اجلديد مبواده وفروضه

ومشاريعه و نتائجه، والحت في

األفق االمتحانات واالختبارات

النصفية و املشاريع الفصلية وكل

ما يرافق ذلك من ضغط. لذلك،

وقبل أن نغوص في غياهب املواد

علينا أن نضع خطة واضحة لنسير

عليها فمن سار على الدرب وصل.

أعتقد أن معظمنا يدرك لغز التفوق

ولكن ينساه ويضيع خطواته بني

احملاضرة واألخرى، بني "دادالين"

واخر. أول ما علينا األخذ به في

عني االعتبار هو متابعة احملاضرات

وعدم التغيب عنها، ثم االصغاء

في الصف واملتابعة واملشاركة

والتأثير، وبعد ذلك أخذ املالحظات

وترتيب دفتر العمل كي ال يضيع

منا أي تفصيل. أيضا عدم التقصير

في املنزل ومراجعة الشرح بشكل

يومي و أسبوعي وعدم االستهتار

بالوظائف وحتضير األسئلة للدرس

التالي، وبذلك نحصل على الراحة

النفسية عند االمتحانات وفي

نهاية الفصل. طبعا، دورة احلياة

تتكرر كل فصل ونقول ونصمم

كثيرا في البداية ولكن ننسى كل

الطبيعة لم تستطع احملافظة على االرض واجلمال

فوجدت االنسان لتعلل عجزها

االنسان والطبيعة كائنان لن يعرفا السالم

فالسباق سيظل قائماألن العقل أذكى من القلب

لكن القلب أحكم من العقلفالصراع سيكون تائها

ألن الفكر أعظم من النفس

ينغلق في العواصف املريرةويتفتح في اوقات جميلة

عقل االنسان كاستمرارية الطبيعةيعرف كيف يغذي نفسه

لكن يجهل كيف يقاوم شرهما اليعرفه االنسان انه والطبيعة

ضعيفان

االنسان لم يستطع ان يصل الى الكمال

فوجد القدر ليعلل عجزه

فنفس االنسان كهواء الطبيعةتارة رياح غاضبة وتورا نسمة

مطيعةوفكر االنسان كفصول الطبيعة

يتقلب مع الزمان،ينتقل من غيوم الى صفاء.

ومن أزهار الى ثمارقرارات االنسان كطيور الطبيعة

تهاجر ما ال يعجبهاوتستقر اينما يحلو لها

قلب االنسان كالورد في الطبيعة

فريال فقيهمراسلة صحفية

االنسان سباق بني العقل والقلباالنسان صراع بني النفس والفكراالنسان منافسة بني الرأي والقرار

فلماذا ال يأمر العقل القلب؟ وملاذا ال تستجيب النفس للفكر؟

وملاذا ال يتطابق الرأي والقرار؟ما ال يعرفه االنسان انه والطبيعة

إخوان

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ق�سم العربي · 1٦

السؤال: ما الذي دفعك إلختيار إختصاصك اجلامعي؟ هل أنت راض عنه؟ و إن أردت أن تتبع شغفك بعيدا عن التفكير بفرص العمل، هل كنت اتخذت القرار ذاته؟

رنا سواف - علم نفس )سنة أولى(

“ مش كل الناس بيتجرأوا يختاروا هاالختصاص،

معظمهم ضحكوا عليي، بس أنا مقتنعة بقراري.علم

النفس عم يتطور باخلارج، و طموحي انقل هيدي

التطورات الى لبنان”.

حسن مواسي - هندسة مدنية )سنة رابعة(

" قالولي انو هندسة مدنية اهني واحسن اختصاص، مع

انو ما بحبو، بس كان ضروري فوت عاجلامعة وامن شهادة

الشتغل بعدين".

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كارن سورتن - ادارة أعمال”شغفي علم النفس ، بس قررت

الدخول في ادارة األعمال النو االساس في عاملنا اليوم، ويؤمن شغل

للمستقبل في مجاالت كثيرة، وهو اسهل من علم النفس ”.

اجني فرح - ماجستير في الصحة العامة

”اخترت الصحة العامة ألنو بأمنلي فرص عمل للمستقبل،

و كمان بحب هذا اجملال وما كنت سأختار غيره“.

ساره قدورة - ادارة اعمال (سنة ثالثة)

” فرض علي هذا اجملال من قبل أهلي وظروف أخرى، بعد السنة

الثانية بدأت احب هذا االختصاص اال انني افضل اختصاص الطب“.

تاال القاضي - ادارة أعمال زراعية” باالول كان بدي اقتصاد

ولكنني لم اقبل، فدخلت ادارة اعمال زراعية واحببته كثيرا،

فكرت بفرص العمل ولم اغير هذا اجملال، كنت الختارعلوم

سياسية او اجتماعية اذا ما كانت قصة شغل“.

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رنا حربيمراسلة صحافية

إمتأل West Hall يومي الثالثاء واألربعاء املاضيني بالطالب الراغبني

باملشاركة في حدث تشهده اجلامعة كل سنة مع بداية العام

الدراسي و هو “أسبوع النوادي الطالبية”. حجز كل نادي مكانا

له وضع فيه إسم النادي على ملصقات علقت على ألواح

خشبية وبجانبها طاولة جلس عليها القيمني على النادي جاهزين

إلستقبال طالبهم القدامى وكذلك دعوة الطالب اجلدد للمشاركة. بدأ

الطالب بالتوافد ومن بني احلشود

كان العميد طالل نظام الدين يجول على النوادي مبتسما وسعيدا بهذا

احلدث الذي يعتبر جزءا ال يتجزأ من احلياة اجلامعية -اإلجتماعية.

فتوجهت نحوه وسألته عن أهمية وجود نوادي طالبية في اجلامعة

فرد قائال أن هذه النوادي، والثقافة التي تنشرها واحلياة اإلجتماعية

التي تخلقها، توازي بأهميتها احلياة العلمية التي تقدمها اجلامعة. وعند سؤالي عن مدى تأثر هذه

النوادي بالسياسية احمللية ، إعتبر العميد أن النوادي املسيسة

معروفة وميكن ضبطها بسهولة وال مشكلة في هذا الصعيد. وكان Freedom Club قد حصل جدال بني

Society, Nutrition Society .Clubوأخيرا هناك نوادي ترفيهية مثل

نادي املوسيقى، نادي الرقص الالتيني ، Drama Club، نادي شباب لبنان التابع للجيش اللبناني وجمعية

شباب لبنان والذي هو على تواصل وتنسيق مباشر مع اجليش اللبناني،

Camping and Hiking Club ,Chess Club وغيرهم من النوادي

التي تنظم حفالت ترفيهة ورحالت ونشاطات رياضية. كذلك كان هناك

مشاركة جلريدة اجلامعة “األوتلوك” باحلدث حيث تلقت طلبات كثيرة

النضمام الى أسرتها. كان West Hall األسبوع املاضي ملتقى للتعارف و نشر الثقافات

اخملتلفة بني الطالب. ولقد استطاع الطالب من خالل انتسابهم إلى

النوادي أن ينخرطوا في احلياة اإلجتماعية وليس فقط العلمية

في اجلامعة. من املالحظ أن العديد من هذه األندية لديها أهداف

مشتركة وخاصة األندية اخليرية، بدورنا نسأل ملاذا ال تتوحد هذه

األندية معا لتصبح أكثر فعالية وقوة ؟

النوادي الطالبية ت�سطقب منت�سبني:العميد طالل نظام الدين: “النوادي امل�سي�سة معروفة وميكن �سبطها ب�سهولة ول م�سكلة على هذا ال�سعيد”

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و-Social Club حول مكان استقرار كل من الناديني ولكن سرعان ما انفض االشكال بعد تدخل االدارة.

في ما عدا ذلك كان اجلو العام إيجابيا ، مفعما باحليوية واجلهوزية

لبدء العام الدراسي. شارك في احلدث أكثر من 35 ناديا انقسموا بني نواد ثقافية، ترفيهية وخيرية يطمح كل منها لضم أكبر عدد ممكن من املنتسبني. من النوادي

الثقافية النادي الثقافي اجلنوبي الذي يهدف إلى نقل ثقافة جنوب

لبنان إلى اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت وإحتضان الطالب القادمني

من اجلنوب ومساعدتهم على احلفاظ على هويتهم املقاومة، النادي الثقافي البقاعي، النادي

الثقافي العراقي، النادي الثقافي الفلسطيني الذي يهدف إلى

توعية الطالب أكثر عن القضية الفلسطينية، النادي الثقافي السوري الذي يشدد املسؤولني

فيه على اهدافهم الثقافية بعيدا عن أي مواقف سياسية متعلقة

باألوضاع الراهنة في سورية، النادي الثقافي األرمني الذي يهدف إلى

تكوين عائلة تضم الطالب األرمن في اجلامعة، وغيرها من النوادي التي

أيضا تشارك في خلق هذا املزيج الغني املوجود في اجلامعة . وهناك

نواد ثقافية وإجتماعية بدورها ولكنها أيضا تتسم برؤية متكاملة

حول كيفية بناء اجملتمع والدولة Freedom ،مثل نادي رسالة لبنان

Club، أقدم نادي في اجلامعة رابطة Social Club، ،اإلنعاش القومي

Youth Club وكذلك نادي العلمانيه الذي هو عبارة عن مجموعة من

الطالب املستقلني الطامحني لنشر الفكر العلماني بعدما أثبت في

نظرهم النظام الطائفي فشله. أما النوادي اخليرية فتهدف إلى مساعدة

احملتاجني، من خالل جمع التبرعات لأليتام واملعوقني وكبار السن،ونشر

التوعية خاصة في ما يتعلق باألمراض، وضم املتطوعني اجلاهزين خلدمة اجملتمع وتقدمي املساعدة مثل

Reaching Out Club ، Al-Zheim-er’s association، الصليب األحمر aie serve، awareness ، اللبناني

club، نادي تابع ملنظمة اليونسكو، وغيرهم من النوادي التي هدفها

تقدمي املساعدات اخليرية واالرشاد Insight“ الروحي كالنادي االسالمي

Club” .كذلك هناك نوادي هدفها تطوير الطالب ذهنيا خاصة في مجال تخصصه وحتسني قدراته

كطالب وكعضو فاعل في اجملتمع Toast- )الحقا مثل نادي فن اخلطابة

masters Club( ، Boost Yourcareer, e club, Engineering Stu-

dent Society, Emerging Markets Club, Great Minds Club, PSPA

Society, Economics Student

الأقنعة

لألقنعة، فذاك موضوع آخر ال ينتهي من اجلدال، واملعنى

السلبي هو النفاق واملصالح بالدرجة األولى، وقد وصف االمام علي )ع( املنافقني بقوله: “ميشون

اخلفاء ويدبون الضراء، قولهم الدواء وفعلهم الداء العياء،

يتقارضون الثناء ويتقاربون اجلزاء، يتوصلون إلى الطمع باليأس

ويقولون فيشبهون، ينافقون في املقال ويقولون فيوهمون.”

دعونا نسعى لكي ال نقع في الدائرة الثانية، نعم هذا قناعي،

الناصحة اآلن.

الزهراء ماجد مراسلة صحافية

اليوم، في صف العربية 251 املقامات، وعند مناقشتنا لبعض

شروط املقامة وما إلى ذلك من األمور الدراسية االدبية، جرى احلديث

عن موضوع- فلسفي- بنظري، استدعى انتباهي واندفاعي،

“األقنعة”. والفكرة األساسية من املوضوع

كانت، حسب ما أذكر، أنه في أحد األماكن كان أحد الشخصيات )أبو

الفتح االسكندري( يرتدي قناعا معينا، فسألنا األستاذ بالل األرفه

لي إن كنا ندري ماهية فعله. رد أحد الزمالء قائال أنه رمبا فعل ذلك

لكي يتقمص أحد الشخصيات، أو رمبا لكي ال يختبئ حتت قناعه

اليومي العادي. أعني بقولي هذا، أنه رمبا قد لبس فالن قناعا معينا

لكي يرتاح مع ذاته ويبدي ما أراد أن يخفيه لوقت كثير خشية اجملتمع

والقواعد التي ال يزال يفرضها علينا كبشر عموما، وكلبنانيني خصوصا. ولكي أكمل ما حدث،

لهدف اإلكمال ال أكثر، سأل األستاذ إن كان هذا الفالن رمزا لنا، أي إن كنا نحن كذلك أيضا نرتدي

أقنعة. رفض الكثيرون هذا السؤال ولكنني قلت لهم أننا وفي هذا

الصف نرتدي أقنعة، وفي كل صف من صفوف احلياة نغير األقنعة.

واألقنعة، ليست باملعنى السلبي

الذي نوجهه لشخص منافق على سبيل املثال، بل إنها شرط متوجب

علينا فعله لكي نكمل مسيرتنا في اجملتمع بشكل سليم. فأنا هنا ارتدي قناع الفيلسوف، كما يظن البعض، ومع أصدقائي أرتدي قناع الصداقة، ومع األساتذة والدكاترة أرتدي قناع التلميذة اجملتهدة، ومع

أهلي قناعا آخر، ومع ذاتي، وفي الطريق وعند احلب، وعند الكره، وفي السالم وفي احلرب. إذا أنه ال ميكن أن

ترتدي قناع احملب أمام أصدقائك، أو قناع الطائش أمام أهلك.

حاول األستاذ ربط احلوار بأفالم سينمائية ومن ثم مبسرحية لفيروز

عن األقنعة )هالة وامللك(. في هذه املسرحية كان لكل شخصية

قناع ميثلها، فاملستشار لبس قناع احلمار، وأمينة اخلزانة لبست قناع الفأرة، بينما لبست زوجة العراف “العفيفة” قناع الراقصة، وهكذا

دواليك، وعندما تخلى اجلميع عن قناعه، عاد ليمثل القناع في

احلقيقة، أي صار القناع هو حقيقة الشخص.

كلنا إذا أقنعة، وكلها تنحصر في عملية إدراك الذات، هذه الذات

املتشابكة املتضاربة الهويات والشخصيات، ال ميكنها أن تعرف

ذاتها إال إذا عاكست ما تريد ودمرت أهواءها وسعت لألهداف السامية

التي من شأنها أن تنمي وتغذي الروح، كالفيتمينات اليومية.

وإن أردنا أن نأخذ املعنى التقليدي

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تكملة من �سفحة 20

واالعالم وليد الداعوق وعدد من النواب والشخصيات السياسية

واالعالمية إضافة الى رئيس اجلامعة االميركية الدكتور بيتر دورمان وعدد

من الشخصيات وأعضاء اجلسم الطبي والتعليمي واالداري والثقافي وسط تشديدات أمنية كثيفة على

شارع “بليس” والشارع املؤدي الى مستشفى اجلامعة.

وكان رئيس اجلمهورية وصل والسيدة عقيلته الى اجلامعة االميركية في بيروت، وكان في

استقبالهما رئيس مجلس االمناء في اجلامعة الدكتور فيليب خوري،

رئيس اجلامعة االميركية، نائب رئيس اجلامعة االميركية للشؤون الطبية عميد كلية الطب الدكتور محمد

صايغ وعدد من الشخصيات.

بدأ االحتفال بالنشيد الوطني، ثم النشيد اجلامعي. ثم كلمة

لعريفة احلفل رنا علي. حتدث بعدها د. صايغ الذي رحب بالرئيس

سليمان والسيدة عقيلته واحلضور،

متحدثا عن خدمات املركز الطبي في اجلامعة االميركية في بيروت

الهادف الى ارتقاء الرعاية الطبية في املنطقة الى مستوى عال عبر

مسارات ستة. )املسار األول هو التوسع بالقدرة االستيعابية من 350 سرير الى 650 سريرا، املسار

الثاني هو التوظيف فتم ضم نحو 80 أخصائيا من الناجحني واملعروفني

في مجاالتهم ، املسار الثالث هو الرعاية التي تتمحور حول املريض

فتم استحداث وحدة مختصة بشؤون املرضى ، املسار الرابع

اقامة مراكز امتياز باستمرار منها مركز سرطان االطفال ومعهد أبو حيدر لعلم األعصاب ومركز ملرض

التصلب العصبي املعدد، املسار اخلامس هو الشراكات االستراتيجية

والسادس هو التركيز على اجلانب االكادميي والبحثي(.

ثم ألقى الرئيس دورمان كلمة باللغة االنكليزية بنهار وصفه

بالتاريخي ، وحتدث فيها عن أهمية وجود اجلامعة االميركية في مدينة

بيروت وبناء هذا املركز االكادميي والعالجي الذي يعتبر جزءا من

املشاريع التي يطمح املركز الطبي الى تقدميها في لبنان واحمليط العربي

وفق رؤية اجلامعة االميركية لعام 2020. وقال “لم يتم اختيار بيروت

مقرا للجامعة األميركية من بقبيل الصدفة. لقد أدرك املؤسسون أهمية اقامة جامعة تكون في

الشرق األوسط ، ومن الشرق األوسط، ومن أجل الشرق األوسط.

جامعتنا ليست جامعة أميركية ذات فرع في لبنان.”

وشدد الدكتور خوري في كلمة القاها على اهمية هذا احلدث، إضافة الى أهمية “رؤية 2020”

اخلاصة باجلامعة االميركية في بيروت وطموحها بتقدمي املزيد من

اخلدمات في مجال الرعاية الطبية واالبحاث في لبنان ودول املنطقة.

بعد انتهاء الرئيس سليمان من إلقاء كلمته، انتقل وعقيلته واحلضور الى املكان اخملصص

لتشييد املبنى اجلديد، ووضع احلجر االساس. ثم تسلم هدية عبارة عن

“أداة بناء مذهبة”.

سأل أحدهم: هل التدخني مضر

بالصحة؟

أجاب آخر: بالتأكيد ولكن .....

ليس لهذا السؤال أدنى اعتبار في

لبنان، على الرغم من أنه من أهم

أسباب إقرار قانون احلد من التدخني في

األماكن العامة . وبالرغم من أن اجلميع

يقر بأحقية هذا القانون ونبل أهدافه،

إال أن اختالفا قد وقع على أولوية

تطبيقه بحيث أن للدولة مشاغل أكبر

وأهم من هذا القانون الثانوي. كذلك

فقد رأى البعض أن لهذا القانون تبعات

على صعيد إقتصاد املقاهي واملطاعم

التي سيخف ارتياد الزبائن إليها إن

التزمت بتنفيذ القانون، يرافقه تسريح

عدد ال بأس به من األيادي العاملة.

قد تكون هذه اخملاوف مبررة، غير أنه

وإن كان هذا القانون بعيدا كل البعد

عن القوانني التي تتطلب التعديل أو

التطبيق اجلدي، إال أنه بات حيز التنفيذ،

وليس من املفترض أن نقابل دواعي

إقراره بالرفض والسخرية: فليس كل

من ال يدخن ملزم باحترام حرية االخرين

في التدخني - وأقله في األماكن العامة.

كما وإن معظم املرافق السياحية لها

ملحق خارجي الذي بحسب القانون

يسمح التدخني فيه. كذلك، فالقول

بأن القطاع السياحي مهدد إذا مت احلد

من - وليس منع - هذه العادة املضرة،

دليل على هشاشة النظام اإلقتصادي

الذي يأخذ بعني اإلعتبار إيرادات اخلزينة

قبل صحة املواطنني.

لعل أبرز ما يعول عليه هذا القانون هو

وعي املواطن. وأقصى ما ميكن أن يفعله

هو تضييق حرية التدخني إلى حدود

احلرية الشخصية، في حني أن الغاية

منه هي إرشاد املواطن إلى مساوئ هذه

العادة التي أصبحت مالذا للمدخن

الهارب من ضغط مشاكله احلياتية.

قانون منع التدخني يف الأماكن العامة

وإذا ما انتشرت في اجملتمع، بات املس

بها شيئا مرفوضا، فاملشكلة في كل

شيء إال السيجارة واألرجيلة. فعند

اعتراف البعض بأنها فعال عادة سيئة،

يتحججون بأنها وسيلة اللبناني

“للتنفيس” عن تقصير الدولة في تزويد

أدنى مستلزمات العيش الكرمي.

ولكن، ماذا لو أن املشكلة، أو شيئا

منها، هي في السيجارة بحد ذاتها؟

ماذا لو أنها من األسباب التي حتد

اللبنانيني من السعي لتقييم

مشاكلهم والعمل حللها بالطريقة

املناسبة؟ وإن كان هذا التساؤل بعيد

عن تصور البعض، يبقى لنا أن نأمل أن

ال يكون للتدخني أي أثر في زيادة نسبة

سرطان الرئة لدى العجزة أو معدالت

التشوه اخللقي لدى املولودين حديثا في

السنوات العشر القادمة، حتى يكون

احلق - كل احلق - على الدولة اللبنانية.

من يكتب اأو ي�ستكتب

اأطروحتي؟ ومن يقيمها؟

في حالة انفصام ما بني الفكرة واملمارسة، وحري بنا أن نذهب

جميعا إلى دير الصليب لنعالج، قبل أن يضيع لبنان ضحية أمراضنا

النفسية والعصبية.وأنا في واقع األمر أوافق صديقي في أن مجال دراسته ال يحتاج أطروحة،

لكني أخالفه الرأي فيما يجب فعله انطالقا من هذه املالحظة.

القوانني ليست انتقائية، ونحن في لبنان نعاني من ليبرالية مفرطة في التعامل معها. قد ال تعجبنا

األطروحة ضمن برنامجنا الدراسي إال أن هذا ال يبرر أن نتحايل عليها،

ألننا في حتايلنا منارس - مجددا - انفصاما ما بني تقبل ظاهري

ملتطلبات البرنامج، ورفض واقعي له. إما أن يكون رفضنا علنيا، فنترك البرنامج برمته )الصدق مع النفس أمر مكلف، بال شك(، وإما أن يكون

قبولنا صادقا، فنقبل باألطروحة ألننا قبلنا بالبرنامج.

وأخيرا، ال بد لي من التوجه إلى احلجة القائلة بأن األساتذة ليسوا

على مستوى األمانة األكادميية املطلوبة، بالعودة إلى فكرة

املرجعية األخالقية. ال أفهم كيف إلنسان يحترم نفسه، أن يقبل

باعتماد أيا كان مرجعية )أكانت أخالقية أو سياسية أو دينية(، ألننا

خلقنا أسوياء ونبقى كذلك. نقصد األساتذة ألنهم أعلم منا مبجاالت

معينة، ال ألنهم سوبرمان. هم مثلنا عرضة للخطأ، وواجبنا عندما

يخطئون أن نصححهم - أو في أسوأ األحوال، أن نصمت - لكن ال أن

نتحجج بهم غطاء ألخطائنا.املرجعية حتيا وال حتيا معنا، أبعد من

املادة وأقرب من أنفسنا إلينا.

أحمد عثمانعلوم سياسية، ماجيستير

لي صديق في برنامج املاجيستير، شارف على االنتهاء من صفوفه،

وعلى البدء باألطروحة، قال لي أنه ال يستبعد أن يوكل أمر كتابتها إلى شخص آخر، بعد االتفاق على سعر

االستكتاب طبعا.دهش صديقي الستهجاني املسألة

برمتها، وأخبرني أن استكتاب األطروحات أمر شائع. أضاف أنه

غير مقتنع باجلدوى من كتابة أطروحة في مجال عملي كذلك

الذي يدرسه، وأكد لي أن األساتذة أنفسهم ال يتحلون باألمانة

األكادميية، حيث أن محاضراتهم غالبا ما تكون منقولة بحرفيتها

من أولى املراجع التي يزورونها على موقع غوغل.

هذه التحاليل العبقرية، وسواها، تكاد تصيبني باليأس.

نحن ال نزال - بوعي أو بال وعي - نعمل على أساس أن شيوع اخلطأ

يصححه، وإال ملا كانت حجة صديقي األولى هي أن اجلميع

يستكتب اجلميع. هذا النمط من التفكير كارثي، ألنه ال يزال يفترض أن الصواب هو املمارسة التي جتمع األكثرية عليها؛ وهو بالتالي تفكير

حيواني عشائري، عاجز عن فصل الفرد عن اجلماعة.

ال بد لي من أن أعترف أن التفكير هذا ال يجرم بالضرورة املمارسات الفردية. هو ال يقول مثال أن عدم

استكتاب أحد هو خطأ، لكنه يقول أنه ببساطة أمر مثالي، واملثالية في

هذا السياق أمر اختياري يقوم به السذج واألطفال واألجانب. مبعنى

آخر، فإننا حسب هذا التحليل نحيا

الرئي�س �سليمان : “بقيتم منارة علم وثقافة ت�سع ول

تخفت، ل بل منبعا للفكر القومي، وم�سنعا لأحالم الأمة”

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الرئي�س دورمان : “ جامعتنا لي�ست جامعة اأمريكية ذات فرع يف لبنان ، بل جامعة يف ال�رشق الأو�سط ، ومن ال�رشق الأو�سط، ومن اأجل ال�رشق الأو�سط “

مدى الدبس

أكد رئيس اجلمهورية العماد ميشال سليمان أن “احترام الدولة من خالل

قوانينها خلصائص كل ثقافة، إضافة إلى متازجها مع سائر الثقافات جعل

من لبنان واحة، كادت أن تكون وحيدة، للدميقراطية املرجتاة من كل شعوب

املنطقة، وهي دميوقراطية ال يسعها إال أن تكون تشاركية، وأال تسمح بالوقوع

في شرك أي تطرف أو انكفاء.

وإذ أشار الى ان “الدميقراطية التي يتمتع بها لبنان جعلته موضع أطماع

ورمبا سمحت هي باالستقواء عليه وتعريضه ألزمات هددت في كثير من األحيان وجوده وكيانه، أكان ذلك في املصالح املتضاربة للدول، والذي أدى إلى استحضار صراع األنظمة على

ساحاته، أو في مشاريع وخطط رسمت في ليل لضرب صيغة العيش الواحد”،

فإنه شدد على “ضرورة ان ال نسمح بتقدمي استقرارنا فدية على مذبح

الربيع العربي، اذا كنا توافقنا على اال يكون لبنان بعد اليوم ساحة لهذه

الصراعات او منصة لتبادل الرسائل”.وختم كلمته: “هنيئا للجامعة

األميركية في بيروت مشروع مركزها اجلديد، وهي ما برحت تعلي صروح العلم منذ ما يقارب القرن ونصف

القرن، توسع مساحات االختصاص والبحث العلمي ترفع من مستوى

اجلودة والكفاءة، تتمسك مبساحاتها اخلضر، من ضمن الوفاء لرسالتها

التربوية العريقة، وللقيم التي نشأت عليها وآمن بها اآلباء املؤسسون. إنني

واثق أنه منذ اللحظة ولغاية عام 2020، تاريخ اكتمال مكونات البناء، بأننا

جميعا مسؤولون ومواطنون، سنكون متابعني لهذا اإلجناز وداعمني له، واثقني

بأنه سيساهم بامتياز بإعالء شأن لبنان ومتتني ركائزه العلمية والثقافية

واحلضارية””.

كالم الرئيس سليمان، جاء في خالل حضوره ورعايته احتفال وضع احلجر

األساس ل”املبنى االكادميي والعالجي في اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت”،

في حضور وزيري الصحة العامة علي حسن خليل.

سيشتاق له لكن لن ينسىاجلامعة األميركية تكرم فقيدها وفقيد لبنان غسان تويني

وبعدها قدم رئيس بعثة األمم املتحدة د. طارق متري املزيد من صفات الوزير

والنائب الفقيد، الذي كان، “رجل أسئلة كثيرة ولغات كثيرة”، و”لم يكن يوما

ازدواجيا”، أو مشتتا بني هوياته املتعددة، كلبناني وعربي ومسيحي ومشرقي.وختمت حفل التكرمي حفيدة الراحل نايلة تويني، التي عبرت عن صعوبة الكالم عن جدها واإلحاطة بأدواره،

مشيرة إلى أنه رجل الدولة والصحفي الذي طاملا دافع بشراسة عن سيادة

بالده وحرية صحافتها وقدرة شبابها.غسان تويني سياسي وصحفي لبناني

بارز، ورئيس حترير جريدة النهار سابقا، ولد عام 1926، حصل على بكالوريوس

في الفلسفة من اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت وعلى ماجستير في العلوم

السياسية من جامعة هارفرد، ترك مؤلفات عديدة أبرزها “اتركوا شعبي

يعيش”، “الثقافة العربية والقرار السياسي”، “قراءة ثانية في القومية العربية”، و”حوار مع االستبداد”، توفي

في حزيران املاضي عن عمر ناهز 86 عاما.

ياسر الزيات كاتب متطوع

أقامت اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت تكرميا للصحفي والسياسي

الراحل غسان تويني، وذلك في قاعة “األسمبلي هول” مساء االثنني املاضي.

ودعت اجلامعة األميركية إلى تكرمي ابنها البار، الذي تخرج منها ودرس فيها وكان عضو مجلس أمنائها، وقد حضر التكرمي حشد كبير بينهم مملثون عن رؤساء اجلمهورية واحلكومة ومجلس

النواب.وقدم التكرمي رئيس اجلامعة بيتر دورمان،

وافتتحه بكلمة أشاد فيها بالراحل الذي اعتبره “فخرا مذهال” للجامعة،

و”املواطن الكامل الذي يطمح اجلميع أن يكونوه”، و”متحليا بالقيم التي

كانت اجلامعة تسعى لترسيخها في طالبها”.

ومت عرض فيلم قصير عن “عميد

الصحافة اللبنانية” ومحطات بارزة من حياته احلافلة، تضمن حلظة تكرميه

بالدكتوراه الفخرية من قبل اجلامعة قبل سبعة أعوام.

أما رئيس مجلس أمناء اجلامعة د. فيليب خوري فرأى فيه قائدا وأكادمييا

وشخصية مؤثرة في اجلامعة،ورجال لم يهادن الفاشية، واغتنى به كل من تعرف إليه، “سيشتاق له لكنه

لن ينسى”. وتلت كلمة خوري كلمة د. سمير خلف، مدير قسم األبحاث

السلوكية واالجتماعية في اجلامعة، التي استحضر فيها ذكرياته مع تويني

“الصحافي واملفكر والسياسي اخلالق والصديق”.

وتال الكلمات الثالث عزف مقطوعتني على البيانو أدتهما السيدة أرميني

شوكاسيزيان، كانت إحداهما لسيرجي راخمانينوف والثانية لكارل

ماير.بعد ذلك ألقى نقيب الصحافة

اللبنانية محمد بعلبكي كلمة هادئة رثى فيها تويني ثم وطنه الذي

كان يحلم أن يراه على غير ما آل إليه.