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Vol. XLIII, No. 18

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

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Graffiti Educates on Fitness Supplements and pharmaceuticals drugs

Students’ Rights Club ‘March for Real Politics’ a Success Joseph Saba Senior Staff Writer “

e want freedom of speech!” was one of the slogans that kicked off the Students’ Rights Club’s (SRC) march that took place on Friday, February 25. Titled “March for Real Politics,” the SRC march started off at West Hall at 12:15 pm, parading around the Green Oval, and then repeating the march a second time, attracting attention from students that were attending classes in Bliss Hall, Fisk Hall, Nicely Hall and West Hall. Accord-

ing to SRC president Fouad Badaoui, the march was to “announce the beginning of a series of discussions that we [SRC] will be conducting.” Around 30 people showed up to the event, most of them not club members who had joined because of the advertisements or the slogans that filled up campus. The students were led by four club members wearing wellknown politicians’ masks and holding a long banner that had “For Real Politics” written on it, while others were also wearing sashes similar

Don’t Miss! Thursday, March 10, 4:30 pm – Bathish Auditorium, West Hall The Women’s Auxiliary of AUBMC cordially invites you to attend a lecture by Sawsan Al Wazzan entitled “Food Full of Taste: Good for the Health, the Key to Active Living,” followed by a buffet offered by the Diet Center. (Photo by Nadi Nassar)

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A deeper look into the First AUB Annual Engineering Civilization Sequence Professional Development Campaign Program Emile Zankoul Khodor Abou Daya Staff Writer Ali Alawieh The answers to the following questions were provided by the current and former coordinators of the CVSP program, Dr. Richard Smith and Dr. Peter Shebaya, respectively.

hat differentiates the CVSP courses from other humanities courses? In general, humanity courses are differentiated from sciences in being primarily interpretive of texts. The mission of CS is to read pri-

mary texts from other civilizations, such as past civilizations which are formative of present civilizations. The primary emphasis is in introducing students to the interpretation of ancient great books as primary sources without giving a degree. All of the CS courses have the aim of expressing different views toward certain times from the Mesopotamian to the modern. They allow the student at the BA level to get a liberal education. These courses constitute a panoramic vision to how people at different times responded continued on page 4

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he SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and the ASHRAE (American Society of Heat, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers) were proud to organize the first AUB Annual Engineering Professional Development Campaign. This big event was very well advertized as posters were hung around the university, reminders sent through Imail and a stand for registration was present in front of Bechtel’s entrance. Registration was not a requirement but the stand was present due to the high number of students

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who wanted to attend, so the stand’s purpose was for the students to be able to reserve a seat by depositing 5,000 L.L., a sum that was going to be refunded at the door.

This campaign took place in West Hall, more precisely in the West Bathish. Students started to arrive at 5:00 PM continued on page 4

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Maxime Chaya, journey to the top

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oals in life must not be taken lightly. They require patience combined with practice. Climbing the ‘seven summits’ is a goal Maxime Chaya, the first Lebanese to reach the peak of Everest, set for himself. ‘‘Life is a series of summits and achievements,’’ said Chaya, born and raised in Lebanon, in a presentation at the American University of Beirut (AUB) titled, “There is an Everest For Everyone,” on February 23, 2011. He related his experiences with climbing mountains to goals that AUB students set for themselves. In reaching the highest summit of each continent, Chaya was faced with frequent troubles such as the cold weather, avalanches, and health deterioration. ‘‘It was my chance to prove my capabilities to myself, and to represent my Lebanese people,’’ said Chaya embarking on his journey to attain the ‘seven summits’ like the 58 people before him.

The two things according to Chaya that pushed him towards his aim was a sense of achievement and the competition against the individual, that is to say himself. Teamwork is an important factor in the climb to success. ‘’It feels good to remove our individual hats and wear our team hats instead,’’ said Chaya. Everest was the last summit out of the seven that Chaya climbed. He emphasized that in order to reach a goal, a base must be set in which practice must be undergone. Practice for a mountain climber for example would be commencing with the least steep mountain. Chaya aimed to show through the descriptions of his journeys to the summits, that a goal might be achieved by using the willpower of the mind. ‘‘When faced with a tough decision, I’ve learnt to deal with it without using my hands but instead my mind,’’ said Chaya in advising AUB students on making turning

point decisions after graduation. Obstacles are often faced, no matter the amount of preparation. On his way to the peak of the Carstensz Pyramid in Australia, the ropes froze. Similarly on another of his journeys the bindings of his skis broke. ‘’Every problem has a solution,’’ said Chaya in reassuring his audience. ‘‘Climbers are not the ones in control,’’ added Chaya as a reminder that nature has a greater force. Vision, passion, and making mistakes are required in order to reach a goal, according to Chaya. Moreover, remaining ‘on the plateau,’ at the same level without achieving anything new, is essential for the greater success that follows. An example Chaya provided is the requirement of 15 to 20 years of practice before he was able to attempt Everest. Inspiring others and being inspired is one more aspect needed to successfully reach a goal.

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‘’Thank you for giving your country what it has not given you,’’ said a member of the audience to Chaya, regarding the wars and sorrow Cha-

ya and the Lebanese citizens have endured.

Learning about drugs through graffiti Yasmine Saab Staff Writer

UB students were given the opportunity to test and expand their knowledge of drugs last Monday, February 21 and Tuesday, February 22 in an interactive event organized by the AUB Wellness Program called “Speak Up Through Graffiti.” Rather than a lecture or seminar, the AUB Wellness Program experimented with a new way of spreading awareness about illegal substances and their abuse. A research assistant in the university health services named Dina Mahmasani explained, the activity was to “raise awareness and instigate the students’ interests in leaning about general substance abuse.” At Main Gate and Plaza,

Medical Gate and Charles Hostler Student Centre Gate, students could choose from colored paints and markers to write on papered boards something they think is true about drugs. Another research assistant at AUH, Hany Hachem emphasized that the boards were a nojudgment zone, whereby the students should feel comfortable to write whatever they think or have heard, whether or not they know it to be proven. The volunteers would then label this ‘graffiti’ with stickers verifying whether it is ‘myth’ or ‘fact,’ thus creating an interactive way to increase public information about substance abuse. One graffiti commented on the positive effects of hashish but postulated that its regular use is detrimental. Another more amusing graffitied comment was the sim-

ple “drugs are bad and can kill.” It was of course marked as fact. While this test of knowledge served to add to their shortterm information, pamphlets containing brief information on the most common drugs added to students’ long-term knowledge. Facts such as the street name, administration route, and common effects or potential health consequences were provided about alcohol, heroin, MDMA (ecstasy), prescription medications, and stimulants. Although this didactic method is an interesting innovation and caught the attention of arguably more students than a conference or lecture might have, not all participating students understood the objective clearly. Rather than writing assumed facts or conjectures about drugs, some wrote opinion.

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A comment written in Arabic opined that drugs were a mistake and haram because of their negative effect on the user’s parents and finances. Several others also discouraged their usage, such as the straightforward “Don’t use drugs!” If anything, however, the ac-

tivity proved to be even more informative in that it not only provided information about drugs, but also revealed the level of various AUB students’ knowledgeableness concerning substance abuse, and their attitudes towards it as well.”

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CWL’s book loaning campaign - A chance to ‘Bring a Smile’

Caterina Belardi Staff Writer

new semester has started on the AUBite calendar, and as we have now all selected our courses, it is time to buy our books, and the CWL has provided students with a helpful option. Over the week, from Monday, February 21 to Friday, February 25, CWL members, in collaboration with the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS), have received and loaned required books for AUBites in what is known as the Book Loaning Campaign. This campaign, along with the Night School has become one of CWL’s major events. The stand is located at West Hall, and is a mere projection of the massive impact this campaign has managed to create, at what is now its fourth campaign. At every hour, nearly about six or seven members of the CWL enthusiastically work together to provide needed assistance to either donating or loaning students. Joining them are the workers of the CCECS

who actively collaborate with the tasks. As Jawad Rizkallah, VP of the CWL, explains, “they have been helping us a great deal; without them it just couldn’t be possible.” Keeping in tradition with the spirit of the CWL, the aim of the project is “to help AUB students and its community, [to] develop the culture of helping each other,” as stated by Fadi Mughrabi, a sophomore student, CWL member and twice a participant of the project. By respecting this tradition, a considerable amount of AUB students have come and donated and loaned books, to such an extent that the organization has “noticed a huge increase in participation from our AUB students, in both donations and loans,” as Marwa Bohsali, a work-study AUBite at the CCECS, states. “This event is now part of our tradition, and people know about us, expect us, and the word goes around from friend to friend,” explains Rizkallah. The idea of the Book Loaning Campaign, Rizkallah further reveals, “came from an individual concern among

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the members of the CWL, of what to do with our elective books once the semester is over. And so we’ve created this idea of loaning and recycling books among each other, which then expanded to all academic books, for electives and non, and as a way for all AUB students to help each other.” Mughrabi explains that “students just gather up, consult the lists and, on the spot, have their books delivered upon

availability.” Christine Zeinoun, a loaning sophomore student explains how “it is a convenient system, instead of throwing books away, a lot of people can benefit from them.” Ultimately, one cannot but notice how receptive and collaborative AUBites were and how much of a success this project became. The CWL’s president, Samer Bu Jawdeh, had some inspiring thoughts to share on the aim of the group: “We

hope to fight the existing culture in AUB where AUBites actually pay to get their essays done, courses registered... the fierce and savage competition between them. It’s time we start helping each other and treating each other in a compassionate manner. At the end sharing is caring.”

SCOME hosts medical school interview lecture Anis Kadado Staff Writer

ebruary 21; another date, another location, and yet another successful event organized by the Biology Student Society (BSS) for the Biology majors at AUB. The Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME) part of the Lebanese Medical Students’ International Committee (LeMSIC), in collaboration with the BSS hosted this fruitful, informative event. Medical students of AUBMC (in their first and second years) provided pre-medical Biology students with an overview of what to expect in their interview sessions as part of the application process to med-

ical school. Being a member of SCOME, AUB students Hadi Ramadan (Med I), Sahar Morkos El Hayek (Med I) and Wajiha Jurdi Kheir (Med II) volunteered to host this event. Other activities organized by SCOME include the annual Christmas dinner, orientation sessions to Med I’s and med 2’s at the beginning of each year, alongside orientations at schools informing students about medical school. As was expected, the Charles Hostler Students’ Auditorium was filled with students, most notably students in their senior year that have already applied to AUB’s medical school and eagerly waiting for the results to come out. Starting off with a

brief overview and history of LeMSIC and an overview of what the committee does, the lecture moved on to the part students were eagerly waiting for. Hadi Ramadan provided the students with what to expect and how to answer certain questions during the interview. He began by advising students to “google” the professors that are going to conduct the interview and become more familiar with what they do, their main specialties and any other particularities needed to be noted of. He also advised students to “google” the phrase “medical school interview” whereby certain ambiguities common to this concern will be made clear. Carrying on with his personal experience and

the most likely questions that are going to be asked by the interviewers, the looks on the seniors’ faces were not so pleasing. Some became worried over the fact that e-mails regarding the interview sessions are to be sent out within the coming days; others really did not like the fact that they had to listen to paragraph long cases and comment on “what you would do if you were in such a position,” and others even hated the fact that they have to talk about their weak points, something that Biology students rarely speak of and admit. Khaled Janom, a Senior Biology student stated that “the lecture was great, it really helped.” Toufic Fegha-

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li for his part was delighted with the lecture, claiming “every year pre-med students need such advising and orientation by such committees; at least we now know what to expect going into the interview.” Eventually, the students left the auditorium feeling way more comfortable and gave extremely positive feedback over the lecture. The AUB medical students part of SCOME in collaboration with the BSS did a great job in meeting the concerns of the students; their events are definitely going to be waited for; stay tuned!

The Office of Auxiliary Services is pleased to announce the opening of the Faculty Lounge to faculty and staff. Opening hours are from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy a breakfast, lunch or an afternoon bite.

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Students’ Rights Club ‘March for Real Politics’ a success ered the event, interviewing and photographing the partakers. “It’s a shame that a campus at the stature of AUB doesn’t allow freedom of political expression. But we also understand that political topics usually lead to tension and violence,” said Badaoui. The parade ended at 12:45 pm, with Badaoui noting that the event was a success, “as it got all the attention [SRC] needed, although we were hoping for more people,” adding that the discussions that are to be conducted will be about education, healthcare, public transportation, economy, and “other things that are usually marginalized by the main hot topic issues.”

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to those of beauty pageants that either showed the names of the Lebanese political parties or had an inscription similar to that of the banner. The participants in the march mostly chanted “We want freedom of speech!,” “Politics: present, problems: present, electricity: not present, clean water: not present,” describing the daily issues that the Lebanese people put up with along with the tense political situation found in the country. Other banners were carried as well, some of them including “Why can’t I talk about the civil war?”, “Grown-up dialogue,” “Bringing honesty back” and “I have my own opinion.” Local media, including newspapers and TV stations, cov-

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and the crowd’s size kept increasing by the minute. As a matter of fact, there were about 250 students who had reserved tickets and another good number of them who just came without having reserved a seat. Their number was big enough to fill all the West Bathish as the first speaker, Mohammad Tassi, stated “It’s probably the first time that I see this hall completely full!” There was a variety of different engineering majors, freshmen and a few architecture students. While people were taking back their 5,000 L.L. and entering into West Bathish, Louay Saleh, 3rd year Mechanical Engineer and VicePresident of the SME said “I’m very proud of this huge turnout. We’re happy to be providing such awareness opportunities to the students especially that I’m one of those people who still don’t really know what they’ll be doing later, and I believe this campaign will help me out.” Then, Khaled Mikdash, 3rd year Mechanical Engineer and also Vice-President of the ASHRAE added “It is the first awareness campaign

that the ASHRAE and the SME organize together for the FEA. So far, I believe that it is a very successful event.” Once everybody seated, the presentations began and pamphlets containing pieces of advice concerning interviews and CVs were distributed to all the attendees. The event consisted basically of six speakers. The first one was Mr. Mohammad Tassi who is a project manager that is specialized in the mechanical engineering field. He enlightened the audience about what to expect as first jobs, about contracting, about his experience as a mechanical engineer and about the rise of green buildings today. He was followed by Dr. Rana El-Chemaitelly, the founder of the company of “The Little Engineer.” This speaker shared with the students her life experience, graduating as a mechanical engineer then starting her own company and later doing masters degree in management. After Dr. El-Chemaitelly’s presentation, Ms. Nadida Raad who is the president of Women in Engineering talked about the rising role of women in the community and how women are as apt as men to

succeed even in Engineering. 6:30 PM, it was already the time for a break as a table of refreshments was placed outside for the students. 15 minutes later, everyone returned to Bathish and the presentations continued. Now it was Mr. Nizar Hakim’s turn, Sales Manager in alfa interact s.a.r.l, to share with the audience some digital marketing concepts in the Middle East. Then, Mrs. Manal Abdel Samad who works for the Ministry of Finance told the crowd about how the ministry is working on changing the use of instruments into electronics which would be called “E-taxation”. And last but not least, the Toastmasters gave a presentation. This rising club had a speaker explain the importance of communication skills and how useful it can be later in our careers. Of course, at the end of each presentation a few minutes were granted for questions and answers in case any of the present students had a question to ask. Once all the speeches and presentations were done, it was time for the awaited dinner. A buffet was prepared outside the auditorium by Socrates Catering.

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in their thought to the philosophical broad world. What are the criteria for choosing the excerpts and books? We usually select texts that have influenced clearly not only their own time, but also speak to the people of today. These constitute a “living thought” that is representative of cultures. Yet, we did inherit a lot from the past, specifically of our own past 30 to 40 years ago. Much of the books did not change because they are canons of the Islamic and Western civilization. For example, it would be unthinkable for

certain civilizations not to include key books. The selection of great or formative works differs between the courses as in 201 and 202 the canon has been formed for them more than it has been formed to 203 and 204. To review the readings and make suggestions, a coordinator arranges meetings to discuss both the common lectures and readings. Moreover, teachers should be familiar with the books they teach. It’s easier for them to teach something they are familiar with. Students are found to believe that the selections are great books. What are the criteria for choosing the teachers?

There are no specific criteria for teaching CS. For example, I would be happy to have a teacher for 201 even if they are trained in biology because they give a different kind of perspective, so long as they are able to help the students in the business of interpreting primary texts. CS would have people from different departments whether it is literature or history or archaeology. What kind of person or way of thought does the CS program try to form? If you get used to [treating] everything as neutral and you have the business of interpreting it, you want to provide evidence from the

material you have read. That allows you to have a mind that uses a certain method that would apply to actual texts. This is part of the general training of the humanities to be quite open to anything you see or hear, and be able to go through primary texts of other civilizations. Evidently, CVSP is not about clichés but it is about scholarly reading of the primary texts followed by comprehensive interaction. How do you find it helpful for science students to take CVSP courses? This is part of the general idea of what a university is. AUB has always been a liberal arts college and the former

president emphasized this by saying that the model of AUB is a liberal arts college of America, and that means that a student from AUB of whatever major should have a broad understanding and outlook. Although we do have professional degrees...we feel that a university student should come out of the university rounded in more than one field. Nowadays, there is pressure for professional education, but the answer given by the former and current president is that you are no longer training people to go into a particular profession for their life, but to train people to be ready to change jobs and different cultures.

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AUB dedicates state-of-the-art lecture hall to Jordanian businessman Samir Zaabri

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rts and sciences students and faculty now have at their disposal a state-of-the-art lecture hall, thanks to a generous donation by Jordanian businessmen and AUB alumni Samir Zaabri and son Ahmad. The Science Lecture Hall was dedicated to Samir Zaabri, during a ceremony held on February 22, 2011, and attended by a host of dignitaries, including former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, ex-Minister Beshara Merhej, Chair of the AUB Board of Trustees Philip S. Khoury, trustees Farouk Jabre, Talal Shair, and Nabil Chartouni as well as a number of senior AUB administrators. Located in the biology building on the lower campus, the hall, first built in 1960, benefited from a complete makeover over the past year, turning it into a pleasant, bright, multi-media-equipped hall

that can seat up to 232 students, including eight slots that can accommodate the physically disabled. “Our faculty and students are absolutely elated that this facility is now ready for use,” said Arts and Sciences Dean Patrick McGreevy, who thanked Zaabri for his gift as well as his predecessor, former Arts and Sciences Dean Khalil Bitar, for initiating the renovation project. “This lecture hall is sure to be booked all year round,” he added. McGreevy added that the hall will help AUB enhance its capacity to teach its students not only to “receive knowledge, but also to discover it.” A power-point presentation by Hisham Ramadan, project manager at the Facilities, Planning, and Design Unit of AUB, overviewed the facility’s main features, including

wide writing tablets, a hightech lectern with a document camera and touch-screen controls, as well as WiFi coverage and smooth sound distribution and superior safety features. “Samir Zaabri left AUB in 1970 with a business degree-and has gone on to exceptional success in this realm-but he has never truly left AUB in that he continues to be a magnificent friend and benefactor,” said AUB President Peter Dorman. “The spirit of philanthropy helped found AUB in 1866 ... Now, as we embark on ambitious new plans to transform the campus and medical center and enhance our academic offerings, we are so fortunate to be able to count on our many friends and supporters to help us realize these lofty goals,” he added. Zaabri, who founded the Universal Trading Group in

1973 and subsequently built up eight major companies throughout the United Arab Emirates, lauded AUB for furnishing the region with its graduates who were “always ahead of others.” “I can assert that our success in our careers and professions was the direct result of what we acquired and experienced within...this campus,” he said adding that the experience gained at AUB was not limited to studies but also included participating in student activism and forging life-long friendships. “What we give to our university is not a contribution, but a duty and an expression of gratitude,” he added, inviting other alumni to support AUB and other distinguished educational institutions so that the “new generations of Arabs will be equipped with the means to raise this region to the standards [demanded

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by the current times.]” Zaabri spent the first five years of his career at the Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior before becoming Administration Manager for M/S Contracting Consolidated Co. He is currently involved in the German market through his Cologne-based company, Lindenberg. Over the years, Zaabri has been a regular AUB donor, establishing the Samir Ahmad Zaabri Current and Endowed Scholarships to deserving scholars who have the motivation and academic means, but lack only the financial resources to attend AUB. This article has been adopted from the AUB Office of Communications online “Feb 2011 News Highlights” page.

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Insight Club commemorates Prophet’s birthday in “videos”

Edrees Elrachidi Staff Writer

n Monday, February 21, Insight Club hosted a novel event entitled “The Prophet in Videos” to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad’s birth date. The primary purpose of the event was to present some of the many great qualities of Islam’s final Prophet, Muhammad, whilst entertaining its guests. Ahmad Mansour, one of the event’s hosts explained that this rather unconventional way of presenting the Prophet’s character and actions was a more modern way to do so, especially since “many people these days would rather watch a video of something than read about it.” The event started at 5 pm sharp in West Hall’s Auditorium B. It comprised of nine short videos, each presenting a theme centered on the Prophet’s actions or character. The first video was made up of selected excerpts

from the Public Broadcasting Services’ (PBS) documentary “Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet.” The second video was of a small speech by Hamza Yusuf, a prominent Islamic scholar in the United States. He spoke of various qualities of the Prophet, focusing on his patience on many occasions. The third video was a Greek short film of a father and his son. The theme that was presented here was “obedience to parents.” The fourth video was of another short speech, this time by Khalid Yasin, another Islamic scholar in the United States. Yasin recalled several events which showed the mercy of the Prophet. The fifth video was about taking the initiative and acting. The sixth video was about social justice. It contained an account of social justice in Islam presented by Myriam Francois Cerrah, a PhD student at Oxford University. The seventh video was about an Australian man who spoke of his expe-

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rience embracing Islam. The eighth video taken from Aljazeera was of a Palestinian child explaining his difficult lifestyle. This video presented the notion of the importance of helping others. Finally, the last video was a music video by Maher Zain, a Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin. The song of the video was “The Chosen

One.” After all the videos were shown, Jordanian almonds along with chocolates were served to the attendees. Bookmarks containing the Prophet’s name were also distributed as souvenirs. Overall, the event was a success, and ended at 6 pm, as scheduled. The attendees enjoyed the videos, as well as the treats served afterwards.

Mohamed Bazzy, a Thirdyear Mechanical Engineering student recalled his experience of the event by commenting that “[the event] was a mode of expression of the profound love of the divine [influencing our] emotions, morals, [and] intellectual capabilities … [in a way as] to be translated in[to] actions.”

Fitness supplements and pharmaceuticals, necessary? Yasmine Saab Staff Writer

hen it comes to working out at the gym, few people probably ask themselves whether drinking their protein shake is giving them an ‘unfair advantage’ over others. However, in professional-level sports competitions, the use of nutritive supplements and pharmaceuticals is more controversial. A conference held on Wednesday February 23 a panel discussion covered the various attributes and effects of drugs and supplements in sports. The Charles Hostler Student Center Auditorium in AUB hosted four panellists who represented a variety of organisations and professions, ranging from nutrition and dietetics to doping control in the Olympics: Dr. Hind Abdel Malak, Dr. Mansour Dib, Dr. Jihad Haddad, and Mrs. Mireille Rizk Corbani.

During the first third of the discussion which concerned nutritive supplements, it was said that although protein is necessary for increase in muscle volume, it may cause problems for the kidney. According to Dr. Dib, instructor in physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Department of Internal Medicine at AUB, kidney problems are asymptomatic, making them difficult to detect until they are in an advanced stage. A further risk is the increased muscle volume at the expense of the body’s structure. Because creatine (a type of amino acid, the building block of protein) – and even steroids – only augments volume but not strength, one’s joints and tendons may suffer under greater weight unaccompanied by greater ability to hold it. On the other hand, food sometimes is not enough to accommodate the desired muscle mass, or to compensate for the amount of calo-

ries burnt, nutritionist Corbani pointed out. This is especially true in the case of professional athletes like Nibal Yamout, the 17-year old Olympic level swimmer who represented Lebanon in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and who practices nine times a week. Another athlete present at the discussion, the region’s most valuable player (MVP) in basketball Bassel Mneimne, practices two to three times daily. For these competitors, there is neither enough time nor food to be consuming the required calorie supply. Perhaps more hazardous is the use of pharmaceuticals and medical products including anabolic steroids, growth hormone, insulin, and thyroid activators. Steroids are available at pharmacies as well as in shops and online without need for prescription, claims Dr. Abdel Malak, a Doctor of Pharmacy practicing with the Beirut International Marathon Medical Commit-

tee and Lebanese Olympic Medical Committee. Considering that side effects of steroid comprise shrunken gonads (testicles in men, ovaries in women) and the resultant reduced fertility and sexual performance, aggression and liver problems, the accessibility of this material is dangerous. Insulin use can create hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level), growth hormone elevates cancer risk, and these substances are usually harder to obtain because they are more expensive and more difficult to administer. However, it is not merely the unwise use of these substances that is an issue, but also the use of impure or contaminated substances. Dr. Abdel Malak pointed out that in Lebanon, there are no strict laws that require product labels to be correct, or laws that demand the testing of the products of their content. Finally, some non-FDAapproved (Food and Drug

Administration) substances can leave traces in one’s system for up to six years. Their detection normally results in two years’ suspension, explained Dr. Haddad. Dr. Haddad is a physical therapist who works with the World Anti-Doping Agency as a doping control officer, and with the Lebanese Olympic Committee as Medical Secretary. He outlined the process of drug control, and how the team of officers ensure the protection of “health, ethics, and fair play”. At the end, the line between justified supplement intake (or pharmaceutical aid) and cheating remains blurry. However, not everyone is an aspiring Olympic champion, so perhaps these legal matters aren’t of direct concern. Yet we are all responsible for taking care of our bodies, since they ultimately are the instruments that will help us realise our aspirations, whether they are Olympic championships or living a healthy life.

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March 1, 2011

WAAAAUB Second MENA Regional Meeting

Young alumni and career prospects: Building a better path to a brighter future

n March 11, the Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) and AUB is organizing a session focused specifically on “Young alumni and career prospects: Building a better path to a brighter future.” Our goal is to bring AUB alumni and students together with business leaders and entrepreneurs in Lebanon and the MENA region to explore innovative ways to create employment opportunities for young AUB alumni today and in the future. We have invited several speakers working in business and entrepreneurship in the region to participate in this event along with AUB faculty members and administrators. More information on the event https://e-surveys.aub.edu.lb/menaregional/

Short biography on AUB alumnus Rania Matar

Rania Matar (BEN 1988)

orn and raised in Lebanon, Rania Matar moved to the U.S. in 1984. Originally trained as an architect at the American University of Beirut and Cornell University, she worked as an architect before studying photography at the New England School of Photography and at the Maine Photographic Workshops in Mexico with Magnum photographer, Constantine Manos. She currently works full-time as a

photographer and teaches documentary photography at the Massachusetts College of Art & Design. She also teaches photography each summer to teenage girls in Lebanon’s refugee camps with the assistance of non-governmental organizations. Matar’s work focuses mainly on women and women’s issues. Her previous work has focused on women and children in the Middle East and her projects; which exam-

ine the Palestinian refugee camps, the recent spread of the veil and its meanings, the aftermath of war and the Christians of the Middle East; give voice to people who have been forgotten or misunderstood. In Boston, where she lives, she photographs her four children at all stages of their lives and is currently working on a new body of work, “A Girl and her Room,” photographing teenage girls from different backgrounds.

Her work has won several awards, has been featured in numerous publications, and exhibited widely in the U.S. and internationally. Her first book titled “Ordinary Lives” was released October 2009, published by the Quantuck Lane Press and distributed by W.W. Norton. This entry was adopted from Rania Mattar’s website www. raniamatar.com

Interview with professional photographer and AUB Alumnus Rania Matar What camera and equipment do you use? I used a Leica M6 and M7 for all my black-and-white work in the Middle East. I used wide-angle lenses, 28mm and 35mm, and all natural light. It was the perfect camera for that kind of work; it is small, quiet and unobtrusive. I also used an M8 for some of my work on the Christians in the Middle East. For my most current color work, I am using a Nikon D700 and a Mamiya 7II with medium format film. I really look forward to owning a Leica M9 soon. How would you describe your photography? I think of myself as a fine art photographer who likes to work on projects that could be interpreted as documentary or better as personal documentaries, since they are so meaningful to me, especially at the time I’m working on them. There is inherently a documentary aspect to my work because of its ability to tell a story, but I also like to think of each image

as a standalone piece that has all the elements that I look for in a successful photograph. In addition, I am revealing my own interpretation of the subject matter so in that sense my work is very personal too. Were you a serious enthusiast before going pro? What made you decide to go pro? Photography seems to have happened to me at the right time in my life. I am an architect by training, but I also focused quite a bit on art and painting in my architecture training. I originally started photography as an enthusiast and began taking photo workshops, initially to take better photos of my kids! It started happening as I fell in love with the means and ability of telling a story that I cared about through photographs. Growing up in the Middle East, living through the Lebanese Civil War, my architectural background, my love for all arts, my interest in social issues, my love of

people (I guess am drawn to people in my work), my role as a mother and as a woman which drew me in all my work to focus on women and women’s issues, all came together in this one passion. At some point, I just found myself doing photography full-time! What genre are your photos? (e.g. fine art, photojournalism, portrait, street photography, etc.) I view my work as fine art, primarily in the way I approach, treat and think about my work, but also as people photography, portraits and environmental portraits. My previous work focused more on the decisive moment, but gradually seemed to have moved towards a slower, more deliberate approach of portraiture. I have also lately been working on a project titled A Girl and Her Room, which is project about teenage girls in their intimate space. How did you first become interested in Leica? When I first started show-

ing my work to Costa Manos, I was using a Mamiya 7II to photograph in Lebanon. He recommended trying the Leica as it would serve me better in what I was doing. I did and instantly fell in love with the camera! I was able to get prints that were fantastic, but most importantly, I just worked so well with the camera. It became an extension of my hands. I still love the feeling of it and don’t think any other camera feels the same. All my images in the book “Ordinary Lives” were shot with a Leica. What approach do you take with your photography or what does photography mean to you? I take a very personal approach in my work. I find projects that are meaningful to me and I go with them. I am only doing my personal work and do not do any commercial work. I find that I have to love a project and/or subject to be able to carry through with it. I think you have to care passionately about a

subject to be able to get successful, meaningful and personal images. This is how I approach my work. My work in Lebanon was very personal to me and I felt that I needed to do it. It was a way for me to bridge my two cultures – the Middle Eastern and the American. I also feel that my work reveals my own interpretation of what is in front of my lens. I pride myself not only on taking the photo, but also developing and processing each image and working it to make it best it can be artistically and technically, be it in the darkroom or digitally – without altering its content. The original script for this interview can be found on “The Leica Camera Blog” where it was posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011. For more of Rania’s work visit her website www.raniamatar.com and/or www.ordinarylives. raniamatar.com

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Movie Review Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech splendidly reveals the other side of royalty: the audience comes to witness the vulnerability and determination of members of the British royal family in between the two wars. Based on actual historical events, the movie transports its readers to the second decade of the past century to meet a stammering Prince Albert, Duke of York (played by Colin Firth) who remains incapable of delivering a speech before the nation. Supported by his wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the prince agrees to see an Australian speech therapist by the name of Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Tension and friendship come to characterize the prince’s relationship with his therapist at a crucial time of English and world history. The death of the king and the imminent Second World War cast their shadow upon the characters, their relationships and their duties. Deep, moving and humane, the movie’s plot leads its viewers to question that ability which they often take for granted—speech. As the prince struggles in his talk

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before both his family members and audience, spectators come to realize that communication is often a more complex process than one thinks it to be. The film’s ability to move is further enhanced by a magnificent cast. Colin Firth, who has often been associated with the character of the charming Mr. Darcy in the Pride and Prejudice BBC series, gives a magnificent performance as Prince Albert. A mature Helena Bonham Carter is quite commendable as Elizabeth, a role that she renders with extreme grace and authenticity. Geoffrey Rush is simply superb in his role as the prince’s therapist and a Shakespearean actor. Despite its engaging plot and cast, The King’s Speech does succeed in frustrating its audience with Prince Albert’s repetitive stuttering. However, such a frustration enables viewers to apprehend the protagonist’s own unease and the challenge he undergoes. As such, watching The King’s Speech proves to be a remarkable experience that reminds us that there are still stories that have not been depicted on film yet.

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Q: What are your thoughts concerning the newly renovated Zaabri Science Lecture Hall (SLH)?

1) Hussein Nassar (Biology): “Students enjoy having consecutive classes in the hall. They just have to keep seated in their comfortable chairs as they enjoy the relaxing mood created in the hall with the help of the proper lighting. It’s also quite funny to see teachers finding the right buttons. Yes, very expensive hall, but worth every penny. 2) Bahaa Sarieddine (Library Assistant): Science and Agriculture Library: The SLH is right underneath us, so it’s our neighbor. We were really glad for students because they can finally feel relaxed in our library since all the construction noise has subsided. 3) Elie Najem, (Medical Lab pre-med.): “Worth the cost. Teachers are still unable to cope with the hall’s lights.” 4) Left to right: Ihab Hassanieh (Biology Premed) and Nourhan Houjeij (Biology Premed): “Nicest hall in AUB. Comfy,cozy,wonderful,spacing is designed perfectly, very advanced. The only hall in Biology.” 5) (Hussein Assaad, Chemistry Senior): I really like the new finish, especially the chairs. The antiquated wood feel of the old chairs really needed a remodeling. 6) Left to right: Elie Tabet, Johanna El Hayek and Mike Haddad. (Economics): “Efficient microphones, proper lighting. One can see and hear from all corners of the hall. Two boards! Just wonderful. Finally, a hall we deserve.” 7) Nazih Nahlus (Professor of Mathematics): “The new Samir Zaabri Science Lecture Hall (SLH) is absolutely a great Hall. I especially liked the Boundary Microphones distributed around the teacher’s walking area. Moreover, the 224 very comfortable seats are distributed so well with about 7 seats for the disabled. The new SLH has security cameras, ...etc. Thanks to the great donation by Mr. Samir Zaabri.” 8) Left to right: Amir Kamra (Business) Mira Arabi Haddad (Computer and Communications Engineering) Haya Al Daawi (Civil Engineering): “Very advanced and beautiful, but we still love the ELH more”

Spotlight 2

1) Cats copulate at AUB (Photo by Nadi Nassar). 2) “Image in Conflict” symposium organized by the Spanish association “Aida, Ayuda, Intercambio y Desarrollo” (Aida, Aid, Exchange and Development) and the Lebanese association Zakira and funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the Spanish Embassy in Lebanon, in cooperation with Instituto Cervantes de Beirut. Brought together professionals working in the fields of imagery and journalism in Lebanon and Spain to promote the use of imagery as a tool for peace and dialogue in Lebanon. (Photo by Nadi Nassar). 3) AUB signs a memorandum of understanding that will allow it to offer engineering students a specialized course on environmentally-friendly construction specifications (Photo by Antoine Salloum). 4) Toastmasters member Ragheed Bou Dargham talks on communication and public speaking skills during AUB’s first Annual Engineering Professional Development Campaign (Photo by Antoine Salloum). 5 & 6) Student Rights’ Club members and volunteers march and take a stand for real politics at AUB (Photo by Nadi Nassar). 7) AUB student volunteers involved in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) first AUB Annual Engineering Professional Development Campaign gather around (Photo by Antoine Salloum). 8) Lecture by Raed Safadi, Deputy-Director of Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (EOCD) Paris, on Doha development agenda 1(Photo by Mohammad Azzam). 9 & 10) Illustrated lecture by Robert Gabriel on Tour Abdin - last Syrian land in Turkey (Photo by Mohammad Azzam). 11) Bookmarks and phone-straps distributed by AUB clubs during the Prophet’s Birthday celebrations (Photo courtesy of Insight Club). 12) AUB students engage in dialogue about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (Photo courtesy of Insight Club). 13) CWL members gathered and fired up for a full day of book loaning (Photo courtesy of CWL). 14) Discussion on drug use and doping control in sports. Left to Right: Athletes Mr. Mazen Mneimneh and Ms. Nibal Yamout, and Panelists Dr. Mansour Dib (instructor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal, AUB), Dr. Hind Abdel Malak (Doctor of Pharmacy), Mrs. Mireille Rizk Corbani (member of the Lebanese Dietetic Association, the American Dietetic Association, the Lebanese Olympic Committee, the Medical committee for Beirut International Marathon and the Lebanese Federations of Basketball, Judo and Football) and Mr. Jihad Haddad (WADA/OCA International Doping Control Officer and Lebanese Olympic Committee Medical Secretary) (photo by Mohamad Sakakini).

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Saint Joseph School beats International College in rugby tournament at 32-0 Rami Panayoti Staff Writer

he Saint Joseph School Saints (or simply ‘Saints’) and the International College Cougars (or ‘Cougars’) competed with one another in a rugby match that took place on Friday, February 25 at the AUB Green Field. The end result was a dominant defeat of 32-0 in favor of the Saints as the game ended. As the two teams reached AUB, each dragged behind them their own legion of supporters, with that of the Saints being overwhelmingly

huge. Amidst rainy weather, the enthusiasm was palpable from all around the stadium. The sportsmanship present was also a major factor in beautifying the game, in addition to the constant cheers by the supporters of both teams. The game began at around 6 pm and the Rugby brutes started moving. The Saints scored the first touchdown not too long into the match, giving them the upper hand directly from the beginning. As the game progressed, the

weather turned worse and worse as did the Cougars’ spirits, though the Saints kept penetrating their defences and increasing their scores. The issue was the same over the second half, with the Saints keeping true to their name. Yet again the scores kept increasing in their favor, with the Cougars yet to score their first goal. Thus, the game ended with the Saints victorious, and a final score of 32-0 to end a legendary game.

In a short interview conducted with Middle East and North Africa Regional Director of the Rugby League European Federation Mr. Remond Safi who was watching the match, Safi showed a high level of interest in the game saying that what we see in front of us “is the future.” Mr. Safi then continued by stating that in the two teams, and more specifically the Saints, there was “A lot of potential, and a lot of talent” and generally described it as a great sight to

perceive. He then proceeded to comment on why Rugby was a powerful and beautiful game saying, “It is a game non-religious, non-political in any way, and looking at its fans, they come to support the teams, not what is behind them.” Saints player Ziad Yachoui stated “I really believe that our team has proven today, from its first game, that we are tougher than many others and will continue to crush our opponents with the same vigor we exhibited tonight.”

Scoreboard League Match

Date

Location

Teams

Score

Futsal (Men)

Wednesday, Feb. 23

AUB

AUB vs. Lebanese American University (LAU) Beirut

6-1 for AUB

Futsal (Women)

Wednesday, Feb. 23

AUB

AUBvs.LebaneseAmericanUniversity(LAU)Byblos

5-3 for AUB

Basketball (Men)

Wednesday,February16

AUB

Hariri Universtiy (HU) vs. AUB

76-72 for AUB

Basketball (Women)

Saturday, February 19

Central School Stadium

Université Saint-Esprit De Kaslik (USEK) vs. AUB

69-76 for AUB

Volleyball (Women) Monday, February 21

UOB

University of Balamand (UOB) vs. AUB

1-2 for AUB

Volleyball (Men)

Thursday, February 24

USJ

Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) vs. AUB

2-1 for AUB

Rugby

Friday, February 25

AUB

JouniehRugbyLeagueFootballClub(RLFC)vs.AUB

Tie at 26-26

Message to AUB Students The University Sports department at the American University of Beirut is glad to announce the beginning of the instructional classes and activities for the spring 2011. All AUB Students who are interested in joining these activities are kindly requested to open the following link : http:// www.aub.edu.lb/sao/sports/chsc/activities/Pages/default.aspx. Please note that places are limited, and registration is done on first come first serve basis.

(Photo by Hasan Nisr - AUB Office of Communications)

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Opinion

Editor’s Corner

The nature of abundance

Rami Diab Editor-in-Chief

ne of the wonderful things about the natural abundance of our universe is that it’s there, infinite, ready, just waiting for everyone to acquire it. Once we believe this with all our hearts and souls, we realize that we need not quarrel over several matters as opportunities will redeem themselves over and again, only in different forms and circumstances. Author of “The Science of Getting Rich” Wallace D. Wattles gives us the classical example of a seed which, when planted into the ground under favorable conditions, will mature into a plant carrying a hefty sum of several more seed-bearing fruits; each of which will then in turn hold that very same potential to increase life and grow into individual trees bearing their own fruits and seeds. We tend to realize that nature has fashioned things in such a manner that, whatever we consume, we create more potential to create and thus consume. Truly, a blessed cycle to say the least! We see therefore, that the abundance of the universe is recycled spontaneously, continuously and in tandem with its creations. As far as I’m concerned, there is no fear of loss in this vast universe we fill up but a fraction of. According the First Law of Conservation of Energy, all the energy that ever existed in our universe still exists today and always will, thus there will always be a plethora of that universal substance which Wattles refers

When resources seem to be dwindling, we find new ways to manufacture the same thing.” (The Secret) to as permeating the whole universe in its entirety, that which we call energy. This holding true, we have nothing to fear or fret over since energy can undergo transformation between states, we can always find new and innovative methods to create that which we are in desperate need of.

“Besides, unless there is a smallest part, however small Anything may be, it must have infinite pasts, since after all Half of a half of anything can still again be cut In two, and on and on ad infinitum. And then what Will be the difference between the tiniest speck of matter And all the universe? There will be none whatsoever! For even if the Sum of Things is infinite, the amount Of smaller parts in the tiniest speck is likewise past all count” (Lucretius, The Nature of Things, page 21).

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Registration: fifth time’s a charm

Heather Jaber News Executive

ote to self – next registration period will not be a repeat of this one. I’m not especially optimistic since this is my fourth registration at AUB and each one has been a bigger failure than the last. Of course we all have our frustrating stories of computers freezing at exactly the wrong second and unfreezing just in time to let you know that all 28 spots in the class that you absolutely have to get into are taken.

Even better than that is the special schedule with a sixhour gap between classes, especially when the first class starts at eight in the morning. You can already anticipate wondering on a sleepy Monday morning just how much you need those three credits. While these are universal frustrations, I’ve added to my own problems by being deadline-challenged. First there was the major debacle. Oh, you mean I have to apply for a major? Oops. Then there was the issue of taking classes to fulfill a business major that I was not officially enrolled in. Oh, you mean I can’t get into that class because I’m not in the Business school? Excellent. It’s all going according to my plan of being a “majorless” senior. Second, there’s my issue with advisers. Not checking in regularly with my first advisor led to a panicked search through the

AUB course guide at three in the morning to determine whether I would be a sophomore or not. This registration was an entirely different adventure. I was tossed between advisers like an unwanted rubber ball, and I have not yet received a comforting confirmation of which is my actual advisor. I need advice. To top it all off, while writing this article, the only class that I’m taking that is exclusively for Business majors (a class I was proud to finally be able to enroll in) was cancelled suddenly. I now have a sad, gaping hole in my schedule to remind me of my special luck. Even better, I’m always referred to some other department when I try to fix these issues. Do you ever get a blank stare when you try to explain your problem? The only things you can do in these situations are have a sense of humor and a fast Internet connection.

children in different parts of London improve their social skills, get back into education, and increase their chance of future employment by devoting 3,500 hours of free activities each year. One individual making a contribution is Glen Johnson, Liverpool Football Club and England right back. In 2007, he set up the Glen Johnson Soccer School alongside Sam Taylor, a former player of West Ham United Football Club. The soccer school is located in Dartford, Kent, and its primary focus is training and development in football. Johnson’s goal was to give something to the children who have nothing. Another way football has helped the world is through The Homeless World Cup. The cup’s vision is for a world where everyone has a home, a basic human need. Organizers create better opportunities for people who are currently homeless and ex-

cluded. They use football to inspire people who are homeless to change their own lives. I still did not get how? By organizing matches whereby the revenues are used to buy homes for the homeless? The explanation is very abstract. Through this approach, the Homeless World Cup creates better opportunities for people who are currently homeless. It helps them get back on track. They feel they can now accomplish something and that in turn helps them get their confidence back. In this way, the cup has reduced homelessness on a global level. The ideas listed above are just some of the ways football can change lives. It is one of the main sports that brings the whole world together. As Joe Namath said “Football is an honest game. It’s true to life. It’s a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.”

Opinion Changing the world through football

Aziza Khalil Staff Writer

ootball has had a huge impact on people’s lives. It is a worldwide sport watched by all ages and genders. Due to the popularity of the sport, it is important when clubs, teams or individuals associated with football give back to communities. It is a sport which teaches discipline, the importance of hard work and motivation. Thus, it is always positive to get young people interested in it. Many foundations and charities have kept children off the streets and away from crime by introducing football as a part of their daily routine. Because such foundations are associated with football, and football is watched all over the world, people are often ready to donate to such charities. One example of such a club is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The club helps

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A faculty far, far away from AUB!

Mohamad Al Medawar Webmaster and Staff Writer

CAT, a word so feared by premed ical students that some of them faint when they hear it! This infamous exam is one of the major obstacles premedical students have to overcome before applying for medical school. It’s known for its difficulty and complexity,

not to mention its long duration. In Outlook’s previous issue (Issue 17 – Feb 22, 2011), Fouad Badaoui mentioned in an article entitled “Biology juniors among first to register for the MCAT in Lebanon” How Biology Student Society (BSS) was able to save the day by helping biology premedical students register for MCAT on time and reserve the best seats for the exam. As for non-biology students, it was unfortunate for them to have found out a day or more after the registration slots opened, that they have missed the best seats and are left out with the worst exam dates. Stressing out for this exam starts the moment you register for it, which is usually in the beginning of the spring term, let alone registering to take the exam on “horrible dates.” Usually, students go

“Stressing out for this exam starts the moment you register for it, which is usually in the beginning of the spring term, let alone registering to take the exam on ‘horrible dates’.”

online on the AAMC website from the first day of spring semester to check for the registration dates. However, this spring was no ordinary one. As the term was scheduled to start on the 14th of February, it was postponed to the 16th due to special circumstances. At the same time, the AAMC website, specialized for MCAT registration, didn’t post the registration dates online, just a simple TBD, i.e. To Be Determined. Still, the BSS cabinet somehow found out about the correct registration date, which was on the

15th, and informed all biology students. Unfortunately, all non-biology students or at least Medical Lab students in the faculty of Health Sciences were not informed. Although not intentionally, BSS informed only Biology students through email, and declared the information on their facebook group. Naturally, Medical Lab students and other nonbiology students don’t sign up for the group. To top that, we hadn’t come back from the break and thus word of mouth wasn’t yet circulated about the exam registration

date. Personally, I don’t blame BSS. The entire university must take the fall for not sending official emails to the student body. Moreover, FHS faculty advisors and faculty weren’t and are probably still unaware that the registration date has passed and the unfortunate Medical Lab and Environmental Health students didn’t register on time. It was by mere chance, that I, a medical lab student, found out about the registration a whole day after it started. By then, all “good seats” were taken. I hope that FHS will care more for the future generation and support premedical students who already suffer more than regular Medical Lab students due to curriculum conflicts.

Opinion A new Arab spirit Omar Nawfal

evolutionshavespread throughout the Arab world. The Tunisians ignited the ball of fire which brought down the authoritarian regimes of Ben Ali and Mubarak and… who’s next? Bouazizi, a poor Tunisian citizen, suffered from poverty and famine. He earned a living in the streets of Sidi Bouzaid by selling fruits and vegetables on his cart until one day, the authorities confiscated it, and a policewoman slapped him in the face. Full of anger and despair, and in a sign of defiance, Bouazizi poured gasoline all over his body and set himself on fire in front of the governor’s office. Sidi Bouzaid erupted in a revolt which reached the capital Tunis. The state police of the autocrat Ben Ali tried, with the use of force, to extinguish the revolu-

tion that spread all over the country, but it could not for it was too late and day by day it lost its power and control over its cities. The protesters faced tear-gas bombs, vicious suppression, and live ammunition. Tunisian blood was spilled but the revolution had reached its goal: Ben Ali was ousted and fled the country. Rumor had it that the former dictator went into a coma or even died. Twenty-three years of reign ended in 29 days! Thirty-six million dollars were discovered in his palace: a treasure for the free people of Tunisia. Later, the Egyptian people set the world in shock and awe, when their revolution toppled Mubarak’s 30-yearold regime. How could it have happened? The U.S. strategic personnel were baffled and Israel was terrified. The

Egyptian people, which were described as “lazy,” surprised the world and the Arabs when millions of them marched in the streets of Cairo, Alexandria, Sinai and other regions, demanding the downfall of Mubarak and his regime. The regime tried to isolate Egypt from the world, but it failed and hours and hours were spent in front of the television while the events rapidly evolved. Tahrir Square witnessed a unique revolution during which all the classes of the Egyptian community fought their way into liberty from oppression. They brought down the camels and horses which invaded their square in a vain attempt to end the protests. They protected their streets and families and their national museum from the robbers and thieves which were released

by the regime. Mubarak was left with no choice but to resign and let the army take over his rule. Thirty years of supremacy ended in just 18 days! A new Arab world is forming, and the Middle East is being reshaped by its people. The young yearn for work and freedom and could not but end authoritarian regimes to reach this bliss. This new Arab spirit should be feared, for the Arabs are trying to gain their robbed power and their place in History. We cannot but warn the Tunisian, the Egyptian, and now the Libyan people, to be aware of those who are trying to steal their revolutions. They must be equipped with constant vigilance! Islamist parties should not rule alone and the people who succeeded in transforming the pro-

tests into revolutions should be part of any decision-making that would change the face of their countries forever. The Arabs are oppressed and forced into submission by cruel dictators so that they feel weak and powerless. Mouths sealed and ears shut, the people should only be worried about earning enough food and money to survive and let the fate of their country reside in the hands of few who know nothing of their needs. I guess the Arab people found that the time has come for a real change in their political establishment. Omar Nawfal is a Biology undergraduate at AUB.

Out of the Box The Outlook team

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Talal Nizameddin

Faculty Advisor

Cleo Cacoulidis

Responsible Director

Antonios Francis

Editor-in-Chief

Rami Diab

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Timmy Malkoun

Editor at Large

Yahia Hamade

Arabic Editor

Mariam El Ali

Photography Editor

Salim Batlouni

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John Hajjar

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Samer Bu Jawdeh Giovanny Reaidi

News Executives

Heather Jaber Maya Sfeir Mostafa Fadlallah

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Acute Stress Disorder Acute stress disorder is not what one would expect from the term used, it is not mild stress that one experiences before an exam or before an important job interview. Acute stress disorder is a real disorder and is much more critical; it is termed as “acute” because it is a milder form of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in terms of duration, and is usually evident within one month after an individual experiences a traumatic event which may include a threat, serious injury, strong feelings of fear, abuse or violence. Trauma is defined as an experience that is emotionally painful or shocking, which often leads to lasting physical and mental effects. This disorder is critical to address in our environment because, along with PTSD, these disorders are common in Lebanon due to the effects of war and violence in our country. A person is often diagnosed with acute stress disorder when other medical or mental conditions do not seem to provide a better explanation of the symptoms that the individual is portraying. However, when such symptoms persist for a month, this diagnosis changes into PTSD. Some of the symptoms of acute stress disorder include: - Feelings of numbness - Lack of pleasure - Heightened state of anxiety and feelings of stress that might interfere with a person’s social and occupational environment - Repeatedly re-experiencing the traumatic event through thoughts, dreams, flashbacks, and/ or illusions. As stated previously, acute stress disorder originates from a person having observed or experienced a highly stressful and traumatic situation such as war, an accident, violence and abuse. Effective in the treatment of acute stress disorder is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which has two parts: the first, which aims to change an individual’s maladaptive thought patterns and the second works on changing behaviors in situations which are anxiety-provoking to the person. It is critical to note that CBT not only removes the symptoms of acute stress disorder, but also seems to prevent the person from developing PTSD. References: Psychology Today (2007). Acute Stress Disorder. Retrieved from: http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/acute-stress-disorder

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‫وجهة نظر‬

‫مرمي العلي‬ ‫محررة‬

‫علي ما خ ّلي بالبيت‬ ‫«نذرًا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫طلقة»‪ .‬هكذا حلف شوفير‬ ‫الفان رقم ‪ 4‬العمومي الذي‬ ‫«يحدل» الطريق من أضيق‬ ‫حي اجلامعة اللبنانية‬ ‫زاروبة في ّ‬ ‫إلى أرحب طريق فرعي صوب‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية‪« ،‬يحدل» ما‬ ‫بينهما ذهابًا وإيابًا أيا ًما كثيرة‪،‬‬ ‫ويخالف في طريقه إشارات‬ ‫وحدود سرعة كثيرة‪« .‬بيناتنا»‬ ‫يخالف كثيرًا‪ .‬ومن مخالفاته‬ ‫تلك أن يقف في نزلة مستشفى‬ ‫اجلامعة والطريق من ورائه‪،‬‬ ‫املكتظ بالسيارات التي كأنها‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تكف عن التكاثر في مرمى‬ ‫ال‬ ‫النظر في أ ّول املفرق من فوق‬ ‫من شارع احلمرا‪ ،‬كأ ّن الطريق‬ ‫ليس فيه أحد‪ ،‬وال سيارة‪ .‬كأنه‬ ‫حينما يقف متعم ًدا ليصعد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أيضا‪،‬‬ ‫الركاب (املتكاثرين هم ً‬ ‫لكن من حتت‪ ،‬من طلعة رصيف‬ ‫املستشفى)‪ ،‬كأنه حينها ّ‬ ‫يكف‬ ‫عمن يناديه‪:‬‬ ‫عن السمع‪ ،‬اَإل ّ‬ ‫« َع مهلك يا فان»‪ .‬في ذلك‬ ‫املساء كان السير متوق ًفا ر ّبان ًيا‬

‫اذار ‪2011 ,1‬‬

‫زاوية احملرر‬ ‫إمام اخملالفني‬ ‫بعجقة السير‪ .‬عندما جلست‪،‬‬ ‫سمعت‬ ‫أي مقعد‪،‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ال أذكر في ّ‬ ‫صوتك في الراديو وم ّيزته‪ .‬الرجل‬ ‫اجلالس قرب الشوفير لم يفعل‪.‬‬ ‫والشوفير تن ّبأ بجهله‪ .‬بادره‬ ‫بالسؤال‪« :‬بتعرف مني لي عم‬ ‫يحكي؟» ولم ينتظر منه جوابًا‪،‬‬ ‫هو أتبعه باجلواب‪« :‬هيدا الس ّيد‬ ‫موسى‪ ،‬الس ّيد موسى»‪ .‬إن أنت‬ ‫رجعت يا س ّيد موسى‪ ،‬سيفرغ‬ ‫هذا السائق ّ‬ ‫كل بيوت النار في‬ ‫يتوعد‪ ،‬لكن‬ ‫بيته‪ .‬هكذا كان‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وعيده الذي يوحي بشيء من‬ ‫الق ّوة كان أشبه بأمنية الولد‬ ‫الذي يخسر في األلعاب ك ّلها‬ ‫دائ ًما‪ ،‬ويصرخ باألوالد اآلخرين‬ ‫عند ّ‬ ‫كل لعبة‪« :‬املرة اجلاي‬ ‫رح أربح‪ ،‬بكرا بتشوفوا»‪ .‬فال‬ ‫أنت ستعود وال هو سيطلق‬ ‫رصاص البهجة في الهواء‪.‬‬ ‫لكنك يا س ّيد‪ ،‬زمن الثورة‬ ‫الليبية اجلديدة‪ ،‬كأنك عدت‪.‬‬ ‫فصوتك في اإلذاعة يُسمع عند‬ ‫اخلامسة عصرًا‪ .‬صوتك اآلن‬ ‫هو املوسيقى الضاربة‪ .‬انظر‬ ‫إلى سائقي الفانات‪ ،‬استبدلوا‬ ‫الدبكة البعلبكية الصاخبة‬ ‫التي تخلط اإلمام علي بالكاس‬

‫و»الب َن َية» بصوتك أنت‪ .‬حسنًا‬ ‫في خلفية السمع‪ .‬أل ّن الشوفير‬ ‫الذي أحكي لك عنه لم يرفع‬ ‫الصوت إلاّ قليالً في البداية‪،‬‬ ‫تأك َد أنه باهى بك أمام ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫كل‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الركاب‪ ،‬ورمبا متنى أن يسمعه من‬ ‫ثم أخفت‬ ‫هو خارج الفان ً‬ ‫أيضا‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫الصوت‪ .‬صار يخطب هو‪ .‬عن‬ ‫مزاياك وعن دورك وحكايات‬ ‫تكاد تكون شعبية أقرب إلى‬ ‫فلنسمه فلكلور‬ ‫الفلكلور‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اخملالفني‪« :‬كان عند الس ّيد‬ ‫موسى واحد بيشتغل‪ ،‬كان عندو‬ ‫ست سنني‪،‬‬ ‫بنت عمرها شي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ال تأكل مدري من أي طبخة‪ ،‬ال‬ ‫أعرف ماذا بعد‪ ،‬باقي التفاصيل‬ ‫لم أسمعها‪ ،‬املهم أنك يا سيد‬ ‫في اآلخر أقنعت البنت باألكل»‪.‬‬ ‫وهو يحكي قاطعه أحدهم‪:‬‬ ‫«بس عم يقولو قاتلو»‪ .‬حسنًا‬ ‫جن جنون الشوفير‪ .‬أخذ‬ ‫هنا ّ‬ ‫يؤنّب املسكني الذي تف ّوه بتلك‬ ‫اجلملة النحس بنبرة حا ّدة أقرب‬ ‫إلى التعنيف‪ ،‬س ّوى مرآته أمامه‬ ‫وصار يخاطبه من خاللها‪:‬‬ ‫نصدق‬ ‫«يعني ليش نحنا بدنا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫نصدق‬ ‫ضابط ليبي‪ ،‬وما بدنا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫نائب من عنّا قال إنو عايش؟»‪،‬‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫أنت تعرفهم وتعرف نفسك‪.‬‬ ‫كنت م ّرة مع أحد أصدقائك في‬ ‫َ‬ ‫السيارة‪ .‬كان يقود‪ ،‬واضطر أن‬ ‫يخالف عكس السير‪ .‬استأذنك‬ ‫باخملالفة‪ .‬ابتسمت وقلت له‪:‬‬ ‫«أنا إمام اخملالفني»‪ .‬يبدو لي أنك‬ ‫أنت من ع ّلمهم اخملالفات‪ ،‬ألنك‬ ‫مختلف حتى مبوتك‪ ،‬فهل أنت‬ ‫مت أم لم متت؟ أنت تكره هذه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكن صوت الرصاص يعلو‬ ‫العادة‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫عندنا في ّ‬ ‫كل املناسبات‪ .‬عف ًوا‬ ‫من مقامك يا س ّيد‪ .‬س ُيطلق‬ ‫الرصاص حت ًما في احلالتني‪.‬‬

‫بيتصدقو»‪،‬‬ ‫و»كأنو اللي عنا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫هكذا همست صبية كانت‬ ‫جتلس أمامي في أذن اجلالس‬ ‫بجانبها‪ ،‬أل ّن أح ًدا لم يجرؤ على‬ ‫مجادلة سائق الفان‪ .‬تبينّ أ ّن‬ ‫السائق هذا من جمهور الذين‬ ‫وجها في مكان‬ ‫يحفظون لك‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يصدق‬ ‫ما دائ ًما‪ .‬اآلن ال يريد أن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مت‪ .‬يريد أن يبرهن للدنيا أ ّن‬ ‫أنك ّ‬ ‫حفظه لصورتك كان ذا مغزى‪.‬‬ ‫احلي‪،‬‬ ‫ألنك ستعود يو ًما إلى‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وستمشي فيه بقامتك الفارعة‬ ‫الطول‪ .‬صمت جميع من كان‬ ‫في الفان‪ .‬رمبا كم ًدا ورمبا جهالً‬ ‫ورمبا المباالة‪ .‬كنا قد وصلنا إلى‬ ‫مشارف كنيسة مار مخايل‪.‬‬ ‫على اجلانب األمين من الطريق‬ ‫رصيف واسع‪ .‬في زوايته األقرب‬ ‫إلينا شجرة‪ .‬على الشجرة‬ ‫ُع ّلقت صورة لك‪ .‬حتت الشجرة‬ ‫كراسي‪ ،‬وفتيان كثر‪ ،‬وأراجيل‬ ‫ونار‪ ،‬وشاشة «إل سي دي»‬ ‫كبيرة ّ‬ ‫تبث اجلزيرة‪ ،‬والزاوية ك ّلها‬ ‫مع ّلق حولها ستائر من النايلون‪.‬‬ ‫يعني كافيه متكاملة مخالفة‬ ‫تعج باخملالفني‪.‬‬ ‫على الرصيف‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وصورتك باللفة السوداء والوجه‬ ‫املبالغ بالوسامة فوق رؤوسهم‪.‬‬

‫السيد موسى الصدر‬

‫طفولة ّ‬ ‫الشوارع‪ ...‬ويا لها من طفولة!‬

‫ماري نخول‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫في ّ‬ ‫توجهك‬ ‫كل صباح‪ ،‬وعند ّ‬ ‫إلى اجلامعة مرورًا بشارع بلس‪،‬‬ ‫تصادفهم‪ ...‬في أعينهم‬ ‫غصة‪ ،‬على أفواههم دعوات‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬

‫بل طلبات‪ ،‬ينظرون إليك وكأنّك‬ ‫فريسة أو ثمرة عليهم قطفها‪.‬‬ ‫هم أطفال الشوارع‪ ،‬هذه مزايا‬ ‫طفولتهم! ويا لها من طفولة!‬ ‫في ّ‬ ‫يتجمع على‬ ‫كل صباح‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الطرقات أطفال‪ ،‬سرقتهم‬ ‫الشوارع من أحضان املدارس‬ ‫وخطفتهم من مقاعدهم‬ ‫الدراسية لتزرع «دعسات»‬ ‫أرجلهم بني السيارات! نعم‪ ،‬هم‬ ‫أطفال يفتقدون دفء العائلة‬ ‫التي حت ّولت إلى خلية تعتمد‬ ‫توظيفهم لإلعالة‪ ،‬وكأنهم‬ ‫سلع يتبادلونها وفق صفقات‬ ‫مع ّينة! نعم‪ ،‬هم أطفال صارت‬ ‫الشوارع الباردة ملجأهم‬ ‫ومأواهم وباب رزقهم األوحد‪،‬‬ ‫ناقل ًة البرودة إلى قلوبهم التي‬ ‫ال تدرك معنى احلنان! نعم‪ ،‬هم‬ ‫أطفال جتردوا من أدنى خصائص‬ ‫الطفولة!‬

‫ووظائف هؤالء األطفال‪ ،‬على‬ ‫تصب في هدف واحد‪،‬‬ ‫اختالفها‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أال وهو كسب لقمة العيش‪.‬‬ ‫فمنهم من احترف بيع الورود‪،‬‬ ‫وأصبح موسوعة في عالم‬ ‫حب؟‬ ‫الغزل‬ ‫واحلب! ولكن ّ‬ ‫أي ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حب عائلة افتقده باكرًا‪ ،‬ورمبا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لم يعرفه أب ًدا! وفي زاوية أخرى‬ ‫بائعة علكة‪ ،‬تهمس في أذنيك‬ ‫طلبات ودعوات وصرخات ع ّلها‬ ‫تُستجاب! أو لو كانت دعواتهم‬ ‫مستجابة‪ ،‬ألم يكن بإمكانهم‬ ‫حتسني وضعهم املأساوي ؟!‬ ‫ومنهم أيضا ً من طلب طعا ًما‬ ‫أو ماالً‪ ،‬وفي أعينهم أمل‪،‬ليس‬ ‫بغ ِد أفضل‪ ،‬بل أن تشفق عليهم‬ ‫وتشفي غليلهم بقليل من‬ ‫املال! وكأنّه ّ‬ ‫حل ملشكلة أكبر‬ ‫من صغر حجمهم ‪ ،‬وأعنف من‬ ‫براءة وجوهم!‬ ‫أيضا إلى‬ ‫وجتدر اإلشارة ً‬

‫تعدد جنس ّيات هؤالء األطفال‪،‬‬ ‫لكن عددًا‬ ‫فمنهم لبنانيون‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ال بأس منهم ذوي جنسيات‬ ‫عربية مختلفة‪ ،‬أغلبها من دول‬ ‫مجاورة‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وتشكل ظاهرة أطفال الشوارع‬ ‫تلك مشكلة تتفاقم يو ًما بعد‬ ‫يوم‪ ،‬فقد صار عدد األطفال‬ ‫املتس ّولني في لبنان باآلالف‪ ،‬وهو‪،‬‬ ‫مع األسف‪ ،‬في ازدياد مستم ّر‪،‬‬ ‫خاص ًة في ضواحي املدن حيث‬ ‫يتفاوت مستوى املعيشة ما‬ ‫غنى فاحش‪ ،‬وفقرِ مخيف‬ ‫بني‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تتبلور حاالته في أطفال سرقت‬ ‫براءتهم على أيادي أدوات‬ ‫إستغالل ونصب وإحتيال!‬ ‫وكما يقال « أطفال اليوم‪،‬‬ ‫أي‬ ‫مستقبل الغد» ولكن‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫مستقبل؟‬ ‫فثمار هؤالء األطفال ال ميكن‬ ‫جنيها‪ ،‬إذ ولألسف‪ ،‬مع تع ّرضهم‬

‫للعنف املستمر وسوء املعاملة‬ ‫من قبل «من ّ‬ ‫وظفهم» ينحرف‬ ‫عد ٌد كبي ٌر منهم في طريق غير‬ ‫صحيح‪...‬سالكا ً طريق هاوية‬ ‫أسود داكن‪ ،‬كلون ثيابهم‬ ‫املم ّزقة واملتّسخة التي تعكس‬ ‫حقيقة وضعهم املأساوي‪.‬‬ ‫وفي النهاية‪ ،‬من املسؤول عن‬ ‫صون هذه الطفولة؟ أهي الدولة‬ ‫الغارقة في مشاكلها التي ال‬ ‫تنتهي؟ أم اجلمع ّيات األهلية‬ ‫صد هذه‬ ‫التي تقف عاجزة عن ّ‬ ‫اخلاليا التي تنتشر بصورة‬ ‫«سرطان ّية»؟ وتبقى كلمة‬ ‫الـ»طفولة» حلما ً يصعب عليه‬ ‫أن يتحقق لدى هؤالء األطفال‪،‬‬ ‫بصيص األمل نورا ً باهتا ً‬ ‫ويبقى‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ينير دربهم‪ ،‬عسى أن ترعاهم‬ ‫قدرة إله ّية!‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫اذار ‪2011 ,1‬‬

‫شخصية األسبوع‬ ‫الدكتورة روال بعلبكي‬

‫منوعات‬

‫‪16‬‬

‫سارة أحمد الديراني‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫ولدت الدكتورة روال بعلبكي في‬ ‫العاصمة بيروت‪ ،‬لوالدين كرميني‬ ‫هما األستاذ زهير بعلبكي‬ ‫والسيدة جناح حبيشي‪ .‬درست‬ ‫في املدرسة األهلية للبنات‬ ‫وتخ ّرجت منها في العام‬ ‫‪ .1974‬عاشت الدكتورة روال‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫كل فترة طفولتها وصباها‬ ‫في بيروت وتأ ّثرت كثيرا ً بهذا‬ ‫والتقدم‬ ‫األمر‪ .‬فبيروت احلضارة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الفن‬ ‫وحرية املرأة‪ ،‬وبيروت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وكل هذا أ ّثر‬ ‫والرسم والغناء‬ ‫في شخصيتها الرائعة‪ .‬كما‬ ‫أ ّن والدها كان ميلك دارًا للنشر‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫الكتّاب من مختلف‬ ‫فكان‬ ‫أنحاء العالم العربي يأتون إليه‪،‬‬ ‫فتأ ّثرت بهم كثيرًا‪ ،‬وكان منهم‪:‬‬ ‫إحسان عبد القدوس‪ ،‬يوسف‬ ‫السباعي‪ ،‬كوليت خوري‪ ،‬سعيد‬ ‫عقل‪ ،‬وغيرهم من الكتُاب‬ ‫الكبار‪ ،‬فك ّلهم كانوا جز ًءا من‬ ‫طفولتها‪ .‬وبجانب هذا ك ّله‪،‬‬ ‫فإ ّن أجواء العائلة التي تربت‬ ‫أيضا‬ ‫فيها الدكتورة أ ّثرت فيها ً‬ ‫وساعدتها في تكوين شخصية‬ ‫منفتحة على اآلخرين وذلك‬ ‫وأمها‬ ‫رمبا أل ّن أباها كان بيروت ًيا ّ‬ ‫فلسطينية مما جعلها تتع ّرف‬ ‫إلى ثقافات مختلفة‪ ،‬وتنفتح‬ ‫على مناذج حياتية مختلفة‪.‬‬ ‫في العام ‪ 1974‬دخلت إلى‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية‪ ،‬وقررت أن‬ ‫تدرس األدب اإلنكليزي ألنّها‬ ‫كانت إبنة هذا اجل ّو األدبي وألنّها‬ ‫شعرت أنّه اخلياراألفضل ملثل‬

‫أجواء احلرب األهلية التي كان‬ ‫يعيشها لبنان في تلك الفترة‪،‬‬ ‫كما وألن هذا اإلختصاص‬ ‫سيخ ّولها ممارسة العمل‬ ‫الذي حت ّبه وتهواه وهو الكتابة‬ ‫والترجمة‪.‬وفي العام ‪1977‬أنهت‬ ‫دراستها اجلامعية وحازت على‬ ‫شهادة في األدب اإلنكليزي‪ .‬ثم‬ ‫بعدها تز ّوجت من الدكتورعبد‬ ‫الرحيم أبو حسني؛ وهو دكتور‬ ‫في كلية التاريخ واآلثار في‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية‪ ،‬وأجنبت منه‬ ‫ولدين هما كمال وطارق‪ .‬ولكنها‬ ‫لم توقف دراستها بل على‬ ‫العكس‪ ،‬بعد أن أجنبت طفلها‬ ‫األول تابعت دراستها العليا‬ ‫ونالت شهادة الدراسات العليا‬ ‫في األدب اإلنكليزي في العام‬ ‫‪ .1984‬وخالل هذه الفترة كانت‬ ‫تدرس في اجلامعة األميركية‬ ‫وبعض املدارس‪ .‬ولكن بعد‬ ‫نيلها شهادة الدراسات العليا‬ ‫تف ّرغت للتدريس في اجلامعة‬ ‫األميركية فقط‪.‬‬ ‫كانت أولى أعمال الدكتورة‬ ‫احلب غابة‬ ‫ترجمة كتاب شجرة ّ‬ ‫األحزان ألسيمة درويش في‬ ‫العام ‪ ،2005‬كما وقامت أيضا ً‬ ‫بترجمة كتاب لبنان يحكي‬ ‫لسعيد عقل في العام ‪.2008‬‬ ‫وفي نفس العام تقريبا ً قامت‬ ‫بتنقيح كتاب للدكتور سامي‬ ‫خوري بعنوان أمل ال يغيب‪.‬‬ ‫وترجمة مسرحية «إنها متطر‬ ‫أكياسا ً» لسام بردويل وإميان‬

‫حميدان في العام ‪ .2010‬وكانت‬ ‫آخر أعمالها ترجمة كتاب‬ ‫الريحانيات ألمني الريحاني بني‬ ‫العامني ‪ . 2010-2009‬كما‬ ‫وقامت بترجمة العديد من‬ ‫القصص القصيرة لألطفال‪،‬‬ ‫وبعض املسرحيات واملقاالت في‬ ‫شتى املواضيع‪.‬‬ ‫وكان لنا مع الدكتورة دردشة‬ ‫قصيرة‪:‬‬ ‫ما هو رأيك بشكل عام في بيئة‬ ‫اجلامعة األمريكية وأجوائها؟‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية منذ زمن‬ ‫فعال‬ ‫تضم مجتمع شبابي ّ‬ ‫وناشط‪ ،‬وذلك من‬ ‫خالل العديد من النوادي‬ ‫الطالبية الناشطة املتوفرة‬ ‫فيه‪ .‬وهذا اجملتمع الشبابي‬ ‫الفعال يخلق ج ّوا ً متميزا ً تنفرد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫به هذه اجلامعة‪ .‬كما وأنني ّ‬ ‫بكل‬ ‫صراحة ال ميكنني‬ ‫أن أحكم على الـ ‪ ،AUB‬ألنني‬ ‫أعتبرها جز ًءا من حياتي وال‬ ‫ميكنني أن‬ ‫أق ّيمها ّ‬ ‫بكل جت ّرد‪.‬‬ ‫ما هو أهمّ درس استخلصتيه‬ ‫من هذه احلياة ؟‬ ‫«الزم الواحد يكون راضي عن‬ ‫نفسو بهيدي احلياة وراضي عن‬ ‫األشياء‬ ‫اللي بيعملها‪ ،‬حتى الواحد‬ ‫الزم دائما ً يحاسب نفسو على‬ ‫األشياء الغلط اللي بيعملها‬ ‫قبل ما أي شخص يحاسبو‬ ‫عليها‪ ،‬كما إنو الواحد الزم‬

‫يعمل الشي الذي هو بكون‬ ‫راضي عنو‬ ‫وبعدين بيجي رأي الناس‪».‬‬ ‫ما هي بيروت بالنسبة‬ ‫للدكتورة روال؟‬ ‫«عشت ّ‬ ‫كل حياتي في بيروت؛‬ ‫طفولتي ومراهقتي وشبابي‪.‬‬ ‫يعني بيروت‬ ‫هأل بالنسبة إلي هي جزء من‬ ‫روال البعلبكي اللي مش ممكن‬ ‫إستئصالو مني (أنا بنت هيدي‬ ‫املدينة اللي بحبا)‪».‬‬ ‫ما هي اآلثار التي تركتها احلروب‬ ‫اللبنانية في نفسك؟‬ ‫ضد احلروب كلياً‪ ،‬وأمتنى لو‬ ‫« أنا ّ‬ ‫أن املشاكل تحُ ّل بغير‬ ‫احلروب أل ّن احلروب ال تُخ ّلف سوى‬ ‫الدمار والسوء‪ .‬وعندي قناعة أ ّن‬

‫نهاد غازي عواد‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫األساسي للتعبير‪ .‬تتم ّيز‬ ‫كتاباته بالبساطة والوضوح‬ ‫و املواقف اجلريئة والنقد احلاد‬ ‫الصريح لألنظمة الراهنة حيث‬ ‫يتّهمها بالتواطئ مع إسرائيل‬ ‫لسلب الشعب الفلسطيني‬ ‫كامل حقوقه‪ .‬معظم قصائده‬ ‫خرجت من وراء القضبان في‬ ‫سجن القلعة أو طرة وغيرهما‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تنقل بني الكثير من‬ ‫حيث‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫معارضا صل ًبا ال‬ ‫وظل‬ ‫السجون‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يلني وال يبيع نفسه للسلطات‬ ‫من السادات إلى مبارك وحتى‬ ‫اآلن‪ .‬جنم لم يذهب ملدرسة أو‬ ‫جامعة فقد ع ّلم نفسه القراءة‬ ‫والكتابة بعد أن ّ‬ ‫عدة‬ ‫تنقل في ّ‬ ‫مهن من بينها‪ :‬ك ّواء‪ ،‬العب كرة‪،‬‬ ‫بائع‪ ،‬عامل بناء‪ ،‬عامل في سكة‬

‫احلديد‪...‬يقول جنم‪ :‬كانت أهم‬ ‫قراءاتي في تلك الفترة هي‬ ‫رواية األ ّم ملكسيم غوركي‪ ،‬وهي‬ ‫مرتبطة في ذهني ببداية وعيي‬ ‫احلقيقي والعلمي بحقائق هذا‬ ‫العالم‪ ،‬واألسباب املوضوعية‬ ‫لقسوته ومرارته‪ .‬ولم أكن قد‬ ‫كتبت شعرًا حقيق ًيا حتى ذلك‬ ‫أغان عاطفية‬ ‫احلني وإمنا كانت‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫تدور في إطار الهجر والبعد‬ ‫احلب اإلذاعية التي‬ ‫ومشكالت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لم تنته حتى اآلن»‪ .‬مع تعليمه‬ ‫كانت بداية مشواره الصعب‬ ‫فهو شارك بشخصه وكتاباته‬ ‫في املظاهرات سنة ‪ 1946‬في‬ ‫اإلنكليزي‬ ‫ضد االحتالل‬ ‫مصر‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ضد اتفاقية كامب‬ ‫وكتب‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫دايفيد‪ .‬بعد نكسة ‪1967‬‬

‫بدأ يكتب األشعار والشيخ‬ ‫اإلمام يغنّيها وكانت البداية‬ ‫العتقاالته املتك ّررة حتى قال‬ ‫عنه الشاعر الفرنسي لويس‬ ‫أراجون‪ :‬إ ّن فيه ق ّوة تسقط‬ ‫األسوار‪ .‬يع ّبر عن أفكاره‬ ‫بالسخرية والسخرية كما‬ ‫عرفها الدكتور شوقي ضيف‬ ‫هي أرقى أنواع الفكاهة‪ ،‬ملا‬ ‫حتتاج من ذكاء وخفاء ومكر‪ .‬أداة‬ ‫دقيقة يحملها جنم للهزأ من ما‬ ‫وجوع‬ ‫آلت إليه األحوال من فقرِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫للحقوق‬ ‫وق ّلة كرام ِة واغتصاب‬ ‫واملقدسات‪ .‬وتراه ِ ّ‬ ‫يركز على‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اله ّوة االجتماع ّية في البلدان‬ ‫العربية بكلمات رنّانة رقيقة‬ ‫موجهة إليه‪.‬‬ ‫تلذع من تكون ّ‬ ‫وتقديرًا جلهوده اختارته‬

‫الفاجومي‪ ،‬نقده الذع ينقد‬ ‫األشياء مهاج ًما وال يهمه أي‬ ‫شيء وهو لقب يُطلق على‬ ‫الشاعر أحمد فؤاد جنم املعروف‬ ‫بجرأته وصراحته الذي ّ‬ ‫لقبه أنور‬ ‫السادات بـ «الشاعر البذيء»‪.‬‬ ‫من أهم أشعاره‪ :‬كأنّك مفيش‪،‬‬ ‫في عيد ميالدك الكام وسبعني‪،‬‬ ‫أنا ما بخفش‪ ،‬غنوة جديدة‬ ‫لغزة‪ ،‬أنت في وطن دميقراطي‪،‬‬ ‫يا ابن البلد‪ ،‬صرخة جيفارا‪ ،‬يا‬ ‫فلسطينية‪ ،‬شيد‪ ،‬الشعب‬ ‫الزين‪ ،‬دوالر مني‪ .‬يستعمل‬ ‫اللغة املصرية العام ّية في‬ ‫كتاباته فهي مت ّثل الروح واحمل ّرك‬

‫الدكتورة روال بعلبكي‬

‫وراء ّ‬ ‫كل حرب‬ ‫هناك سعي لكسب السلطة‬ ‫واملال‪ .‬يعني ليش اللي بيعملوا‬ ‫احلروب ما بيفكروا بغيرن‬ ‫وبفكروا بس مبصاحلن!»‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكل طالب‬ ‫ماذا تقولني‬ ‫اجلامعة؟‬ ‫« دائما ً خدوها قاعدة ما في‬ ‫أهم من التاني‪ ،‬ألن‬ ‫إختصاص ّ‬ ‫اجملتمع‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكل اإلختصاصات‪.‬‬ ‫بحاجة‬ ‫واللي عم يزعجني هأل إنو‬ ‫معظم الطالب عم يتوجهوا‬ ‫نحو‬ ‫متل‪:‬الطب‪،‬‬ ‫إختصاصات معينة‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫والهندسة‪ ،‬وإدارة األعمال وعم‬ ‫يهملوا اإلختصاصات‬ ‫التانية‪».‬‬

‫كاتب من هذا الزمن‬ ‫الفاجومي‬

‫اجملموعة العرب ّية في صندوق‬ ‫مكافحة الفقر التابع لألم‬ ‫املتحدة سفيرًا للفقراء في عام‬ ‫‪ .2007‬وقصائده ليست فقط‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكل‬ ‫للشعب املصري بل هي‬ ‫الشعوب املظلومة املضطهدة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫احلكام الظلمة‬ ‫كل‬ ‫وضد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫«هما‬ ‫ولعل قصيدة‬ ‫املستبدين‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تخص الشعب اللبناني‬ ‫مني»‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫«هما مني واحنا‬ ‫وهي تقول‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫هما األمرا والسالطني‪،‬‬ ‫مني‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫هما املال واحلكم معاهم‪ ،‬واحنا‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الفقرا احملكومني‪ ،‬ح ّزر ف ّزر ّ‬ ‫شغل‬ ‫مخك‪ ،‬شوف مني فينا بيحكم‬ ‫مني»‪.‬حكمونا باسم الطائفية‬ ‫وإنشاء اهلل بنحكمهم باسم‬ ‫الوطنية‪.‬‬

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‫أخبار عاملية‬

‫شعوب احلياة ‪ ..‬أخبار الثورات‬

‫اذار ‪2011 ,1‬‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫مصطفى فضل اهلل‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬

‫مصر ‪ ..‬ثورة وعي مستمرّة‬ ‫لم يقبل ّ‬ ‫الشعب املصري بوعيه السياسي املتو ّلد حدي ًثا‪ ،‬فقط برحيل‬ ‫مبارك بل طالب باستقالة احلكومة برئاسة أحمد شفيق وإزالة كا ّفة‬ ‫رواسب النّظام القدمي الذي شارك في صنع مأساة ّ‬ ‫الشعب املصري‪،‬‬ ‫السياسي‬ ‫الوعي‬ ‫وهم يطالبون بتغيير شامل للدستور يحترم‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫للمواطن املصري وحلر ّيته‪ .‬كما لم ينس الث ّوار املطالبة بإلغاء جهاز‬ ‫الدولة وهو اجلهاز الذي كان يالحق املصريني إلى بيوتهم حني‬ ‫أمن ّ‬ ‫تطرق املشاكل أبواب السياسة‪ .‬كما يتّهم الكثيرون هذا اجلهاز‬ ‫الساحة األمنية عبر ّ‬ ‫تعقب النّشطاء الشباب وتدبيره‬ ‫مبحاولة إرباك ّ‬ ‫حلوادث طائفية ما قبل بداية الثورة‪ .‬ويقول كثر أن اجلهاز وإن لم يكن‬ ‫أسس لتلك العمليات فهو متقاعس في البحث عن احلقيقة‬ ‫هو من ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫على‬ ‫مجددًا في ميدان التحرير يوم اجلمعة‬ ‫األقل‪ .‬وجتمهر املصريون‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الفائت فأ ّدوا الصالة ّ‬ ‫وجددوا‬ ‫وأكدوا على إستمرار ّية الثورة وسلم ّيتها ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ليؤكدوا على الثورة‬ ‫املطالبة بأهدافها‪ .‬مئات األالف حضروا هناك‬ ‫وخصوصا‬ ‫وليهتفوا مع ثورات الشعوب املنتفضة في املنطقة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ليبيا‪ .‬ومن ناحية ميدانية الحظ الثوار إنسحاب الدبابات العسكرية‬ ‫التابعة للجيش من امام مجلس ّ‬ ‫الشعب وحلول س ّيارات تابعة لألمن‬ ‫ً‬ ‫شكوكا حول بدء تسليم اجليش مهام األمن‬ ‫املركزي مكانها مما يثير‬ ‫خاصة في ّ‬ ‫ظل اإلشكال األخير‬ ‫للشرطة‪ .‬وهذا قد يخلق جدال ً واسعا ً ّ‬ ‫الذي حصل بني قوات من الشرطة وبعض املتظاهرين في امليدان فجر‬ ‫السبت‪ .‬واستنكر إئتالف الثورة هذه األعمال وطالب اجليش بالتبرير‪.‬‬ ‫ويذكر أن اجلماهير هتفت ضد رئيس مجلس الشورى صفوت شريف‬ ‫وضد رئيس ديوان رئيس اجلمهور ّية زكريا علي‪.‬‬ ‫اليمن ‪ ..‬والدة ثورة أخرى‬

‫البحرين ‪ ..‬هدوء ثورة اللؤلؤ‬ ‫إذن املظاهرات تستم ّر يوميًّا في د ّوار اللؤلؤة الذي صار مقرًا وعنوان ًا‬ ‫للمطالبة باإلصالحات السياسية في البحرين‪ .‬وفي يوم احلداد‬ ‫الوطني‪ ،‬يوم اجلمعةالفائت‪ ،‬أغلقت احملال واملؤسسات كا ّفة أبوابها‬ ‫أيات من القرآن الكرمي‪ .‬فكانت بوادر احلوار‬ ‫وب ّثت اإلذاعات والشاشات ٍ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تطل برأسها على مملكة البحرين بعد أسبوع طويل من‬ ‫حينها‬ ‫الدماء والعنف واله ّزات األمن ّية في البالد‪ .‬فحصل الثوار البحرينيون‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫األقل‪ ،‬على األمان في قضيتهم واستطاعوا أن‬ ‫حلد اليوم‪ ،‬على‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫والشارع‬ ‫السلم على البالد كا ّفة‪ .‬وباتت ورقة املظاهرات‬ ‫يفرضوا ّ‬ ‫خاصة في ظل خوف النظام من إهتزاز البلد‬ ‫بيدهم حتى إشعار آخر‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫إقتصاديًّا عند أي ضربة أمن ّية أخرى‪.‬‬ ‫من جهة أخرى فرض وصول رئيس حركة حقّ املعارضة حسن‬ ‫املشيمع نفسه على البالد بإنطالق مسيرات حاشدة تأيي ًدا له عند‬ ‫وصوله يوم السبت الفائت‪ .‬وهو العائد من املنفى بعدما شمله‬ ‫يسمى باخملطط اإلرهابي‪ .‬وبدأت تباشير‬ ‫عفو ملكي في قض ّية ما‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫صغيرة لإلصالح تشرق على أبواب البحرين بعدما قام امللك حمد بن‬ ‫عيسى آل خليفة بإقالة ‪ 4‬وزراء بعدما وصفهم بوزراء تأزمي‪ .‬ومن جهة‬ ‫أخرى رفض العالم الشيعي البارز عيسى قاسم احلوار من أجل احلوار‬ ‫الذي تطرحه احلكومة وأضاف في خطبته يوم اجلمعة أن الشعب‬ ‫يرحب باحلوار الذي يعطيه حقوقه بطريقة مقنعة وواقع ّية‪.‬‬ ‫مازال ّ‬ ‫ويبدو أن هناك إختالال ً في الشارع بسبب الهوة بني مطالب املعارضة‬ ‫ومطالب الشارع الذي يريد إسقاط النظام ولم يتنازل حتى األن عن‬ ‫املطالبة بإسقاط الـ»خليفيني»‪.‬‬

‫للتنحي بعدما أظهر املتظاهرون في اليمن‬ ‫تتزايد الضغوط على الرئيس اليمني علي عبد اهلل صالح‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫املستبد الذي‬ ‫رفضا للنظام‬ ‫عزمية غير مسبوقة على تغيير‬ ‫مخططات حياتهم وإقرار حر ّيتهم من جديد ً‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫قبع على رؤوسهم ‪ 33‬عا ًما‪ .‬فقد أعلنت قبيلتان من أكبر القبائل في اليمن إنضمامهما إلى حركة الثورة‬ ‫حتدثت مصادر طب ّية عن مقتل سبعة مواطنني برصاص‬ ‫وهما قبيلتا حاشد وبيكيل‪ .‬أما في عدن فقد ّ‬ ‫أيضا بعد‬ ‫قوات األمن‪ ،‬وإصابة ‪ 41‬آخرون إثر التصادمات التي وقعت هناك وتلك املظاهرات كانت قد بدأت ً‬ ‫أما في تعز و صنعاء فقد ش ّيع مئات األالف (في مدينة تعز) جنازة أحد ضحايا قنبلة ألقيت‬ ‫صالة اجلمعة‪ّ .‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫«الشعب يريد‬ ‫على معتصمني طالبوا بإسقاط النّظام‪ ،‬كما خرج عشرات األالف في صنعاء مر ّددين‬ ‫إسقاط النظام» وبينما جلس في مقابلهم االف أخرى تطالب ببقاء علي عبد اهلل صالح‪ .‬أما في صعدة‬ ‫السياسي فأظهر‬ ‫فقد تظاهر عشرات األالف من احلوثيني مطالبني بإسقاط النّظام كامالً‪ّ .‬‬ ‫أما الواقع ّ‬ ‫رفض املعارضة وخاصة أحزاب اللقاء املشترك للحوار مع النّظام وطالبت باإللتحام مع ثورة الشباب‬ ‫واحملتجني وجماهير ّ‬ ‫الشعب ضد القمع والظلم والفساد‪ .‬ويشهد ميدان التحرير في مدينة تعز حركة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫للمحتجني هذه األيام في اليمن‪ .‬كما قام‬ ‫للتجمعات ومقص ًدا‬ ‫يشكل رمزًا‬ ‫إحتجاج ّية متواصلة‪ ،‬وبات‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مدرسون بجامعة تعز بنصب خيم في امليدان واملشاركة مع املظاهرات القائمة حال ًيا‪.‬‬

‫املصدر ّ‬ ‫لكل الصور‪ :‬اجلزيرة نت‬

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‫اﻷﻣﻴﺮكية ﺗﺘﺎﺑﻊ ﺧﻄﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎل إﻟﻰ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﺮﻗﻤﻲ‪:‬‬

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‫اﻟﺼﻔﻮف ﺑﺎت ﻳﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻤﻟﻮدل‬ ‫أكثر ﻣﻦ ‪ 90‬ﺑﺎﻤﻟﺌﺔ ﻣﻦ ّ‬ ‫ﺑﻴﺎن ﺻﺤﻔﻲ‬ ‫مكتب اإلعالم في اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت (‪)٢٠١١ ،٠٢ ،٢٥‬‬

‫أﻋﻠﻨﺖ اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﻴﺮكية ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﻴﺮوت أ ّن ﺧﻄﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎل‬ ‫إﻟﻰ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﺮﻗﻤﻲ ﺗﺘﺎﺑﻊ ﺑﻨﺠﺎح‬ ‫ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺼﻌﻴﺪ اﻷكادﻤﻳﻲ‪ .‬وﺑﺎت‬ ‫ﺗﺴﺠﻴﻞ وﺗﻨﻈﻴﻢ أكثر ﻣﻦ ‪90‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻤﻟﺌﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺼﻔﻮف ﻳﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺧﻼل‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺨﺪام ﻣﻮدل‪ ،‬ﻧﻈﺎم إدارة‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻓﻲ اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﻴﺮك ّية‬ ‫ﻓﻲ ﺑﻴﺮوت‪ .‬وﻗﺪ أﺻﺒﺢ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ‬ ‫واﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﺒﺮ‬ ‫اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ أداة ﻗﻮﻳﺔ ﻻﺳﺘﻜﻤﺎل‬ ‫اﻟﻄﺮق اﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫وأوﺿﺤﺖ ﻧﺎﺋﺐ رﺋﻴﺲ اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‪/‬ﻣﺪﻳﺮة ﻗﺴﻢ‬ ‫اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت رﻳﺘﺎ ﺧﻴﺎط ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ‪:‬‬ ‫«إن‬ ‫اﻷﺳﺎﺗﺬة ﺑﺎﺗﻮا ﻳﻨﻈﻤﻮن‬ ‫ﻓﺼﻮﻟﻬﻢ اﻟﺪراﺳﻴﺔ وﻳﻀﻌﻮﻧﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮدل ﻣﻊ ّ‬ ‫كل ﻗﺴﻢ وﻓﺼﻞ‬ ‫وﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻤﻟﻮاد‬ ‫اﻤﻟﺮﺗﺒﻄﺔ ﺑﻬﺎ‪ ،‬هذا ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ‬

‫اﻤﻟﺸﺮوﻋﺎت واﻤﻟﻬﺎم‪ ،‬كي ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻄﻼب ﻣﻦ اﺤﻟﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ ﺤﻤﻟﺔ‬ ‫كاﻣﻠﺔ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺤﺗﻘﻴﻘﻪ ﺧﻼل‬ ‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ»‪.‬‬ ‫وأردﻓﺖ ﺧﻴﺎط ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ أن‬ ‫ﺗﺘﻜﻴﻒ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺟﻴﺪ‬ ‫اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ﺤﺗﺪﻳﺎت ﻋﺼﺮ اﻟﻜﻤﺒﻴﻮﺗﺮ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ ّ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎﻗﺔ‪ ،‬وﻟﻜﻦ هناك‬ ‫ﺣﺎﺟﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻣﺰﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻀﻤﺎن اﻧﺘﻘﺎﻟﻬﺎ اﻟﺴﻠﺲ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺮﻗﻤﻲ‪ .‬وﺗﻘﻮل ﺧﻴﺎط‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻈﻤﻰ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ‪»:‬اﻟﻐﺎﻟﺒﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺸﺎﻃﺎت اﻤﻟﻬﻨﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺘﻨﺎ هﻲ ﺑﺴﻴﻄﺔ ﺟﺪا ً‬ ‫ﻟﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻧﻘﻢ ﻤﺑﺎ ﻳﻜﻔﻲ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻟﺘﺤﺪﻳﺪها‪ ،‬وﺗﺒﺴﻴﻄﻬﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫وأﻤﺗﺘﺘﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وإدﻣﺎﺟﻬﺎ»‪ .‬وهي‬ ‫ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ أن اﻤﻟﻜﻮﻧﺎت اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﺘﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﻴﺮكية ﻓﻲ ﺑﻴﺮوت‬ ‫هي اﻟﻨﺎس واﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎت واﻟﻨ ُ‬ ‫ُﻈﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫وﺗﻀﻴﻒ أن أﺣﺪ اﻟﺘﺤﺪﻳﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ‬

‫واﺟﻬﺘﻬﺎ هي ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺒﻌﺾ‬ ‫ﺛﻤﺔ ﺤﺗﺪ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺘﻐﻴﻴﺮ‪ .‬وﺗﻀﻴﻒ أن ّ‬ ‫ﺁﺧﺮ ﻣﻬﻢ وهو ﻣﻨﺢ ﺳﻠﻄﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻤﻮﻇﻔﻦﻴ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻤﻟﺮاكز‬ ‫ﻻﺗﺨﺎذ اﻤﻟﺒﺎدرات واﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﻣﻮاهبهم وﻗﺪراﺗﻬﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫وﺗﻘﻮل ﺧﻴﺎط ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ أﻳﻀﺎ ً‬ ‫إن أﻓﻀﻞ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﻟﺘﺤﺴﻦﻴ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎت هي أن ﻧﻨﻈﺮ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺪاﻳﺔ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻨﻬﺎﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺒﺮ ﻋﺪة أﻗﺴﺎم‪ .‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ‬ ‫اﻤﻟﺜﺎل‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻔﻮﺗﺮة ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﺤﺗﺘﺎج إﻟﻰ ﺗﺒﺴﻴﻂ ﻷن‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻮاﺗﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻤﺗﺮ ﺣﺎ ﻟﻴﺎ ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻘﻞ ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ﺧﻤﺴﺔ دواﺋﺮ ﻗﺒﻞ دﻓﻌﻬﺎ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﺋﻊ»‪ .‬وﺗﺸﻴﺮ إﻟﻰ أن اﻟﺘﻄﻮر‬ ‫ﻓﻲ هذا‬ ‫اﻹﻃﺎر كان ﻣﻀﻴﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﻮﻗﺖ‬ ‫واﻤﻟﻴﺰاﻧﻴﺔ ﺑﺴﺒﺐ اﺤﻟﺎﺟﺔ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫إدﺧﺎل ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻤﻟﻬﺎرات‬ ‫واﻤﻟﻮارد‬ ‫اﺤﻤﻟﺪدة‪.‬‬

‫وﺗﻘﻮل ﺧﻴﺎط ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ‪« :‬ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺮوري ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﻟﻨﺠﺎح‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻓﻲ أي‬ ‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ وﺟﻮد‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻠﻠﻦﻴ ﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‪ .‬هؤﻻء‬ ‫اﻻﻓﺮاد ﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﺧﺒﺮة ﻣﺰدوﺟﺔ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ أو اﻤﻟﻬﺎم اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻘﻮﻣﻮن ﺑﻬﺎ‬ ‫وﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬ ‫ﺗﻨﺒﻪ إﻟﻰ إن اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﻔﺴﻪ»‪ .‬و ّ‬ ‫ﻟﺪﻳﻬﺎ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺑﻌﺾ ا ّ‬ ‫ﺤﻤﻟﻠﻠﻦﻴ ﻟﻨﻈﺎم‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ وهناك‬ ‫ﺣﺎﺟﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻋﺪد أكبر ﻣﻦ أﺟﻞ أن‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﺷﻜﻼ ﻟﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗﺎﺧﺬ اﻻﺳﺘﺮاﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ‬ ‫وﺗﻀﻴﻒ‪« :‬هذه هي أﻓﻀﻞ‬ ‫وﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﺨﻟﺪﻣﺔ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ أﺻﺤﺎب‬ ‫اﻤﻟﺼﺎﻟﺢ ﻓﻲ اﻤﻟﺆﺳﺴﺔ‪ ،‬وأﻋﺘﻘﺪ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺜﺮ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫أن اﻟﺴﺒﺐ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻲ‬ ‫ﺗﻄﺒﻴﻖ ﺗﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺎ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬ ‫ﻓﻲ اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷﻣﻴﺮكية ﻓﻲ ﺑﻴﺮوت‬ ‫ورﻤﺑﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺆﺳﺴﺎت‬ ‫اﻷﺧﺮى‪ ،‬هو ﻋﺪم وﺟﻮد اﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ‬ ‫واﻟﺘﺨﻄﻴﻂ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ هي‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ»‪.‬‬

‫ّ‬ ‫ﺧﻴﺎط ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ أن اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬ ‫وﺗﺬكر ّ‬ ‫أﻋﻠﻨﺖ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ ﻣﺮكزًا ﺠﻟﻤﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﻔﺎﻳﺎت اﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺮم‬ ‫اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ واﻤﻟﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﺤﻤﻟﻴﻄﺔ ﺑﻬﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻟﺘﺠﺪﻳﺪها وﻣﻨﺤﻬﺎ ﻟﻠﺠﻤﻌﻴﺎت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وﺗﺆكد أ ّن اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻗﺎدرة‬ ‫اﺨﻟﻴﺮﻳﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺧﻠﻖ ﺣﻤﻠﺔ ﺗﻮﻋﻴﺔ ﻧﺎﺟﺤﺔ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫هذا اﺠﻤﻟﺎل ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻌﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮ‪ .‬وكاﻧﺖ رﻳﺘﺎ ﺧﻴﺎط‪-‬ﻃﻮﺑﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻴﻨﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻧﺎﺋﺐ رﺋﻴﺲ‬ ‫ﻗﺪ ّ‬ ‫اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻟﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬ ‫ﻣﺪﻳﺮة ‪ /‬ﻗﺴﻢ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺣﺰﻳﺮان اﻤﻟﺎﺿﻲ‪ .‬وك ّلفت ﺑﺮﺳﻢ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‪،‬‬ ‫وﺤﺗﺪﻳﺪ وﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ ﺣﻠﻮل ﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫وﺗﻮﺟﻴﻪ ﺟﻬﻮد ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ أوﻟﻮﻳﺎت‬ ‫ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ اﻤﻟﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫أﻧﺤﺎء اﺤﻟﺮم اﺠﻟﺎﻣﻌﻲ وﻓﻲ ﻣﺮكزهﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻄﺒﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬

‫األسباب الصغيرة لها غالبا نتائج كبيرة ‪ ،‬فقدان املسمار اضاع حدوة احلصان‬ ‫وفقدان احلدوة اضاع احلصان ‪،‬وفقدان احلصان اضاع الفارس‬ ‫بنجامني فرانكلني‬

‫كانون الثاني ‪ – ١٧٠٦ ٫١٧‬نيسان ‪١٧٩٠ ٫١٧‬‬

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‫ليبيا ‪ ..‬دم ينتفض على املدافع‬

‫إرفع صوتك ضد اخملدرات‬ ‫تتمة من ص‪20‬‬

‫تتمء من ص ‪20‬‬

‫اجليش‪،‬كما دعا وزير الداخل ّية‬ ‫املستقيل جميع فئات اجليش‬ ‫بالدخول في الثورة‪ .‬كما أعلن‬ ‫عديد من سفراء ليبيا في اخلارج‬ ‫إنفصالهم عن حكم القذافي‬ ‫ورفضهم جلميع ممارسات هذا‬ ‫النظام‪ .‬وجتري محادثات في‬ ‫األوساط الليب ّية عن مجلس‬ ‫تنسيقي للثورة بني عدد من‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫السياسيني املرموقني املنشقني‬ ‫عن السلطة لتشكيل كيان‬ ‫سياسي وتنظيمي يتعامل مع‬ ‫هذه الثورة التي كسرت حواجز‬ ‫الصمت في ليبيا وهي الثورة‬ ‫األعنف حتّى األن‪.‬‬ ‫ولكن من جهة أخرى ّ‬ ‫حذر‬ ‫مركز دراسات أميركي من خطر‬ ‫انقسام ليبيا وعودة البالد إلى‬ ‫مرحلة ما قبل االستقالل‪،‬‬ ‫حيث كانت مقسمة إلى‬

‫اذار ‪2011 ,1‬‬

‫اوتلوك‬

‫ثالثة أقاليم هي برقة (شرق)‬ ‫وفزان (جنوب غرب) وطرابلس‬ ‫(شمال غرب)‪.‬وما يعزز هذه‬ ‫اخملاوف ‪-‬في نظر ذلك املركز‪-‬‬ ‫هو سقوط شرق البالد وعلى‬ ‫رأسها مدينة بنغازي التي كانت‬ ‫عاصمة لبرقة‪ ،‬في أيدي احملتجني‬ ‫املطالبني برحيل الزعيم معمر‬ ‫القذافي الذي ينحدر من الغرب‬ ‫ويحكم البالد منذ ‪ 42‬عاما‪.‬‬ ‫وقال مركز ستراتفور املتخصص‬ ‫في التحليالت ذات الطبيعة‬ ‫االستخباراتية إن تطور األحداث‬ ‫في ليبيا يتجه نحو انقسام البالد‬ ‫إلى شطرين‪ ،‬هما برقة الغنية‬ ‫بتاريخها الطويل وطرابلس‬ ‫التي أسسها الفينيقيون والتي‬ ‫تعتبر مركز املنطقة الغربية‪.‬‬ ‫ما يرى ستراتفور أنه يصعب‬ ‫في املرحلة احلالية تصور‬

‫احتمال قدرة قوى املعارضة في‬ ‫الشرق البالد على حشد قواها‪،‬‬ ‫وعبور املناطق ذات الطبيعة‬ ‫الصحراوية‪ ،‬واالستيالء على‬ ‫منطقة طرابلس‪ .‬وأضاف‬ ‫املركز أنه حتى في حال قيام‬ ‫أهل طرابلس بانقالب على‬ ‫القذافي فإن خليفته سيواجه‬ ‫حتديا صعبا‪ ،‬إذا حاول بسط‬ ‫السيطرة على باقي أنحاء‬ ‫البالد ووضع حد لالنقسام بني‬ ‫الشرق والغرب‪ ،‬خاصة أن جل‬ ‫ثروات البالد النفطية توجد على‬ ‫اخلط الفاصل بني املنطقتني‪.‬‬

‫على معلومات حول الكحول‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫واملنشطات واألدوية‬ ‫والهيرويني‬ ‫واحلبوب املعروفة باإلكستازي‪.‬‬ ‫وتتحدث عن طرق تعاطيهم‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫واملشاكل املباشرة وغير املباشرة‬ ‫التي حتدث عند تعاطي هذه‬ ‫املواد وأي األعضاء من اجلسم‬ ‫يتأ ّثر بهذه املواد وكيف ومتى‬ ‫تؤدي إلى اإلدمان‪ ،‬وخطر املوت‬ ‫إثر اجلرعات الزائدة‪ ،‬واملشاكل‬ ‫االجتماعية التي قد تنتج من‬

‫هذه األوضاع‪ .‬كما أنها حتتوي‬ ‫على مسابقة صغيرة لكي‬ ‫تفحص معلوماتك حول هذه‬ ‫املواد‪.‬هل كنت تعلم أن دراسة‬ ‫أجريت على كثير من طالب‬ ‫اجلامعة أظهرت أن األصدقاء‬ ‫والعائلة وحتى الصيدليات هم‬ ‫املراكز األساسية لنشر هذه‬ ‫املواد الضارة واملميتة أحيان ًا‪.‬‬ ‫كن واع ًيا وال تقبل أن تفقد‬ ‫حريتك للتخدير‪.‬‬

‫آخر حتديث لهذه األخبار مساء‬ ‫السبت الـ ‪ 26‬من شباط‬ ‫(آوتلوك‪ ،‬اجلزيرة نت‪،‬األخبار‪،‬‬ ‫السفير)‬ ‫)صورة‪ :‬أنطوان سلوم(‬

‫يستحقون الشكر‬ ‫مكتبة يافث عند التحضير إلمتحانات نهاية الفصل‬ ‫سارة أحمد الديراني‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫إن فكرة ال ‪ 24/7‬التي شهدناها‬ ‫في مكتبة يافث في نهاية‬ ‫الفصل املاضي كانت فكر ًة‬ ‫جديد ًة من نوعها‪ ،‬إذ لم تشهد‬ ‫أي مكتبة جامع ّية في لبنان‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫أو حتّى في العالم العربي إلى‬ ‫حد اآلن مثل هذه ّ‬ ‫الظاهرة التي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫إنفردت بها اجلامعة األمريكية‪.‬‬ ‫فهذه الفكرة التي طرحتها إدارة‬ ‫املكتبة والتي القت إستحسانا ً‬ ‫بالغا ً من قبل الطالب‪ ،‬إنطلقت‬ ‫من مبدأ أ ّن الطالب كانوا بحاجة‬ ‫إلى مكان هادئ ومناسب‬ ‫يساعدهم على متابعة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بالشكل املطلوب‬ ‫دراستهم‬ ‫لكي يتمكنوا من حتقيق نتائج‬ ‫ُمرضية في إمتحاناتهم‪.‬‬ ‫إال أن هذا النّجاح الذي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حققته هذه الفكرة لم يكن‬ ‫لينجح لوال جهود موظفي هذه‬ ‫املكتبة‪ ،‬وخاصة موظفوا دائرة‬ ‫وقدموا‬ ‫اخلدمات الذين سهروا ّ‬ ‫أفضل ما لديهم من مساعدة‬ ‫وأمنوا لنا‬ ‫لنا نحن الطالب ّ‬ ‫الدراسي املناسب الذي‬ ‫اجل ّو‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الدراسة بشكل‬ ‫يساعدنا على ّ‬ ‫أفضل وأحسن‪ .‬وامللفت في‬ ‫املوضوع أ ّن معظم موظفني‬ ‫املكتبة كانوا يشعرون بسرورٍ‬ ‫بالغ عندما كانوا يجدون أ ّن عددًا‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫كبيرًا من الطالب؛ ما يقارب‬

‫اخلمسمائة طالب يومياً‪ ،‬كانوا‬ ‫للدراسة‬ ‫يتوافدون إلى املكتبة ّ‬ ‫الدراسية التي‬ ‫وذلك ألن البيئة ّ‬ ‫كانت متوفرة أنذاك كانت‬ ‫وفعالة‪ .‬كما‬ ‫بيئ ًة متميز ًة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وأكد بعض املوظفني أ ّن شعور‬ ‫السعادة الذي كان ينتابهم كان‬ ‫ينبع من شعورهم أن جهدهم‬ ‫في العمل ‪ 12‬ساعة متواصلة‬ ‫لم يكن يذهب سد ًى‪ ،‬بال ّرغم‬ ‫املادي الذي كانوا‬ ‫من أ ّن املقابل‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يحصلون عليه كان بالفعل‬ ‫زهيدا ً مقارن ًة باجلهد والتّعب‬ ‫قدموه إلجناح هذه الفكرة‪.‬‬ ‫الذي ّ‬ ‫ومن هنا وبإسمي وإسم كل‬ ‫طالب اجلامعة نقدم لهم جزيل‬ ‫الشكر واإلمتنان على جهودهم‬ ‫التي بذلوها إلجناح هذه الفكرة‬ ‫التي ساعدت شريحة واسعة‬ ‫من الطالب في زيادة ساعات‬ ‫دراستهم اليومية‪ ،‬إذ لم يكن‬ ‫هناك أي مكان في تلك الفترة‬ ‫يحظى بجو دراسي أفضل‬ ‫من ذلك اجل ّو الذي مت توفيره في‬ ‫مكتبة يافث‪ .‬وذلك ألنه في فترة‬ ‫إمتحانات الفصل األخير كان‬ ‫أمني حاصل في لبنان‬ ‫هناك توتر ّ‬ ‫إثر بعض اخلالفات السياس ّية‪،‬‬ ‫ممّا ّ‬ ‫شكل لبعض الطالب عائقا ً‬ ‫دراس ًيا‪ ،‬إال أ ّن هذا التوتّر الذي‬ ‫شهدناه لم يأ ّثر على أداء‬

‫موظفي مكتبة يافث‬

‫ّ‬ ‫املوظفني أبدا ً وال حتّى على‬ ‫اجل ّو العام للمكتبة‪ .‬إذ عمدت‬ ‫إدراة املكتبة على اإلستمرار في‬ ‫قرارها املتع ّلق في فتح املكتبة‬ ‫‪ 24/7‬كما كان مقرارا ً‪ .‬مما‬ ‫شجع الكثير من الطالب على‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫القدوم للمكتبة لكي يتسنّى‬ ‫لهم اخلروج من هذه األجواء‬ ‫السياس ّية املتوتّرة والتّركيز‬ ‫على دراستهم بشكل أفضل‪،‬‬

‫لكي يحصلوا على النتائج التي‬ ‫ترضيهم‪ .‬وبإختصار فإن اجل ّو‬ ‫الذي إستطاع موظفو املكتبة‬ ‫أن يؤمنوه كان جوا ً دراسية‬ ‫بإمتياز إذ لم يكن ّ‬ ‫يعكر صفوا‬ ‫دراسة الطالب أي شيء‪ ،‬بل على‬ ‫يدب فيهم احلماس‬ ‫العكس كان ّ‬ ‫للدراسة والنجاح‪.‬‬ ‫وفي اخلتام أود أن أشكر كل‬ ‫املوظفني الذين ساعدوني في‬

‫(صورة‪:‬مكتبة يافث)‬

‫كتابة هذا املوضوع من خالل‬ ‫إجابتهم على بعض األسئلة‪.‬‬ ‫كما وأود أن أخص الس ّيد‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بالشكر اخلاص ملا‬ ‫سامي بدوي‬ ‫قدمه لي من معلومات وآراء في‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫هذا املوضوع‪.‬‬

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‫اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت‬

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‫إمام اخملالفني‬

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‫شعوب احلياة ‪ ..‬أخبار الثورات‬

‫ليبيا ‪ ..‬دم ينتفض على املدافع‬

‫مصطفى فضل اهلل‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬

‫ثورة الـ ‪ 17‬من فبراير تدخل‬ ‫يومها العاشر في ّ‬ ‫ظل تعتيم‬ ‫متعمد من قبل النظام‬ ‫إعالمي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫صحت‬ ‫الليبي املوجود‪ ،‬إن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تسميته بالنّظام‪ .‬فكما‬ ‫أشارت منظمات حقوق ّية‬ ‫عديدة إلى إنتهاكات عديدة‬ ‫حلقوق اإلنسان في ليبيا‪ ،‬ومنها‬ ‫«هيومن رايتس ووتش» التي‬ ‫حتدثت عن وجود ألف قتيل إلى‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حد اللحظة على ح ٍّد أدنى‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ومعظمهم قتلوا بشكل بشع‬ ‫وهمجي باستخدام الرصاص‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫احلي وقذائف املدافع والدبابات‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫والطائرات‪.‬‬ ‫وأيضاً‪ ،‬إستطاعت عدد من‬ ‫املدن التح ّرر من سلطة القذافي‬

‫بعد دخولهم في إشتباكات مع‬ ‫القوات املس ّلحة وما أسماه‬ ‫املتظاهرون باملرتزقة القذافيني‬ ‫الذين إستخدمهم القذافي‬ ‫من مدن مجاورة‪ .‬وكانت أعنف‬ ‫اإلشتباكات في مدينة بنغازي‬ ‫التي فرض الثوار سلطتهم‬ ‫عليها بالكامل‪ .‬وظهر الزعيم‬ ‫معمر القذافي في أكثر من‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫جنوني‬ ‫بشكل‬ ‫د‬ ‫ليهد‬ ‫مناسبة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بتحويل ليبيا إلى جمر أحمر عبر‬ ‫تسليح القبائل‪ ،‬وكما زاد عليه‬ ‫إبنه سيف اإلسالم بالتهديد‬ ‫بشكل غير مباشر بحرب‬ ‫أهل ّية ومذابح واإلدعاء بعد هذا‬ ‫ك ّله بأن ليبيا بخير‪ .‬وإستم ّرت‬ ‫املظاهرات في عدد كبير من املدن‬

‫إرفع صوتك ضد اخملدرات‬ ‫مصطفى فضل اهلل‬ ‫كاتب صحفي‬

‫ّ‬ ‫نظمت جلنة برنامج الصحة في‬ ‫اجلامعة األميرك ّية في بيروت‬ ‫ً‬ ‫اخملدرات‬ ‫نشاطا توعويًّا حول‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫واملنشطات ومخاطرها وعواقب‬ ‫تعاطيها وحاول أن يستنطق آراء‬ ‫الطالب حول املشكلة وكيفية‬ ‫التعامل معها للوصول إلى‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حل لهذه األزمة املنتشرة في‬ ‫مجتمعاتنا هذه األيام ولو أنها‬ ‫لم تتفشى‪ ،‬لكن الغارقني فيها‬ ‫يصعب إعادتهم إلى الواقع‪.‬‬ ‫استم ّر النشاط يومي اإلثنني‬ ‫والثالثاء في الـ ‪ 21‬والـ‪ 22‬بني‬ ‫صباحا‬ ‫الساعة العاشرة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫والثالثة بعد الظهر‪ .‬وكان‬ ‫النشاط عبارة عن توزيع ألوراق‬ ‫اخملدرات‬ ‫صغيرة‬ ‫تتحدث عن أنواع ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وتفاصيل أضرارها وطرق إدخالها‬ ‫إلى اجلسم وتأثير هذا ك ّله على‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اإلنسان‬ ‫ككل‪.‬كما متّ وضع ألواح‬ ‫تعبير ّية ليقوم الطالب بكتابة‬ ‫آرائهم عليها حول املوضوع‪.‬‬ ‫وقالت دينا محمصاني‪،‬‬ ‫وهي طالبة املاجيستير في‬ ‫والصحة وأحد‬ ‫كل ّية العلوم‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫املشاركني في تنظيم النشاط‪،‬‬ ‫أن النشاط كان يهدف إلى‬ ‫التع ّرف على معلومات الطالب‬ ‫بشكل أساسي حول هذه‬ ‫املواد وأخطارها وأنواعها‪ ،‬لكن‬

‫الطالب لم يكتفوا بذلك بل‬ ‫عمدوا إلى إعطاء آرائهم حول‬ ‫املوضوع وحتى أحيان ًا إلى طرح‬ ‫حلول وأفكار ليثمر املوضوع‪.‬‬ ‫أيضا‬ ‫وأضاف هاني هاشم‪ ،‬وهو ً‬ ‫طالب املاجيستير في نفس‬ ‫الكل ّية وأحد املنظمني‪ ،‬أن عددًا‬ ‫يسيرًا غير قليل من الطالب‬ ‫طرحوا فكرة جعل هذه املواد‬ ‫قانون ّية تُباع في احمللاّ ت لكي‬ ‫ال تصبح موضوعة حتت خانة‬ ‫املمنوع‪ ،‬على أساس أ ّن ّ‬ ‫كل ممنوع‬ ‫مرغوب‪.‬‬ ‫أما الطالب فقد كتبوا «احلياة‬ ‫اخملدرات‬ ‫بطعطيك جوانح‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫بتحرقها»‪« ،‬صحتك ووالدك‬ ‫وأهلك إلهن حق عليك»‪،‬‬ ‫«إنها طريقة غبية أن تهرب‬ ‫من الواقع بتخدير نفسك بدل‬ ‫مواجهة مشاكلك»‪ ،‬مئة باملئة‬ ‫مع قوننة اخملدرات وكندا مثاال ً»‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫متهك ًما من واقع‬ ‫وقال أحدهم‬ ‫الغالء املعيشي اللبناني «ال‬ ‫تتعاطى كتير غاليني»‪ .‬لم ُ‬ ‫تخل‬ ‫تعليقات الطالب من املرح أبدا ً‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تهكم صارخ على واقع‬ ‫فكان‬ ‫اخملدرات واملدمنني‪.‬‬ ‫ويذكر أ ّن األوراق املو ّزعة حتتوي‬ ‫تتم على ص ‪19‬‬

‫الليب ّية وتركزت في الشرق حيث‬ ‫كانت أكبر املظاهرات بعد صالة‬ ‫اجلمعة املليون ّية في بنغازي في‬ ‫مدينتي درنة والبيضاء وتو ّزعت‬ ‫واإلشتباكات‬ ‫املظاهرات‬ ‫على أنحاء بلد «اخملتار»‪ .‬ور ّدد‬ ‫املتظاهرون شعارات عنيفة‬ ‫ملعمر وعياله ليبيا‬ ‫مثل «قولوا ّ‬ ‫«معمر يااا‬ ‫رجالة» و‬ ‫فيها ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫معمر جاييك املوت األحمر»‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫و وصفوه بالطاغية ودعت‬ ‫شعارات أخرى إلى الزحف إلى‬ ‫العاصمة طرابلس‪ .‬ويذكر أن‬ ‫ألوية كاملة من اجليش دخلت‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫منشقة عن‬ ‫خط ال ّثورة‬ ‫في‬ ‫تتم على ص ‪19‬‬

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‫مكسيم شعيا‪ :‬هناك «افيريست»‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكل إنسان‬ ‫منى أيوب‬ ‫كاتبة صحفية‬

‫التحدي‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫الطموح والنّجاح‪،‬‬ ‫عن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫عن الفشل واملثابرة واإلميان‪،‬‬ ‫حتدث مكسيم شعيا في‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫محاضرته لطالب اجلامعة‬ ‫األميركية يوم األربعاء ‪ 23‬شباط‬ ‫في قاعة بطحيش في الوست‬ ‫هول‪.‬‬ ‫حتمل عناء‬ ‫شاب من لبنان ّ‬ ‫قمة في األرض‬ ‫تس ّلق أعلى ّ‬ ‫ليقول للعالم‪« :‬لو ولدت في‬ ‫ظروف‬ ‫أفضل‪ ،‬لو لم تكن حرب في‬ ‫بلدي‪ ،‬لكنت حققت حلمي بأن‬ ‫أصبح رياض ًيا عامل ًيا»‪.‬‬ ‫إذن‪ ،‬كانت رحلة إلثبات‬ ‫الذات‪...‬‬ ‫ليتحدث عنها‪ ،‬وفي‬ ‫جاء للبنان‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫اجلامعة األميركية في بيروت‪،‬‬ ‫وجد اآلذان الصاغية‪ ،‬الهدف‬ ‫السبع األعلى‬ ‫كان تس ّلق القمم ّ‬ ‫في العالم‪ ،‬وفي ال ّرحلة إلى ّ‬ ‫كل‬ ‫قمة روايات ودروس‪ :‬على‬ ‫قمة في أفريقيا تع ّلم‬ ‫أعلى‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حتدي النفس وليس حتدي‬ ‫اآلخرين‪ ،‬وفي طريقه إلى أعلى‬ ‫قمة في أميركا الشمالية تع ّلم‬ ‫القيادة وأهمية العمل اجلماعي‪،‬‬

‫وفي أعالي جبال آسيا كانت‬ ‫تنتظره قرارات صعبة ليأخذها‬ ‫في ظروف صعبة‪ ،‬وفي القطب‬ ‫اجلنوبي‪ ،‬أدرك أ ّن ما من مشكلة‬ ‫إال ولها ّ‬ ‫حل‪...‬‬ ‫اخلامس عشر من أيار ‪2006‬‬ ‫كان يوم ميالده اجلديد حني بلغ‬ ‫سقف العالم بعد سنوات من‬ ‫التحضير‬ ‫والتعب‪ ...‬إذن‪،‬‬ ‫وااللتزام‬ ‫فالنجاح رحلته طويلة‪ ،‬هو‬ ‫سلسلة إجنازات‪ ،‬هذا ما ّ‬ ‫أكده‬ ‫شعيا مرارًا‪ :‬جاء مكسيم‬ ‫شعيا ليقول لطالب اجلامعة‬ ‫األميركية أ ّن هناك «افيريست»‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لكل إنسان؛ أي أ ّن هناك‬ ‫طموحا وهد ًفا للوصول إليه‬ ‫ً‬ ‫لدى ّ‬ ‫كل منا‪ ...‬وللوصول إلى‬ ‫بد من تس ّلق‬ ‫«افيريست» ال ّ‬ ‫القمم السبع أوالً‪ ،‬أي أ ّن هناك‬ ‫خطوات يجب اتباعها لتحقيق‬ ‫احللم األكبر ‪ :‬الرؤيا‪ ،‬والشغف‪،‬‬ ‫والتعلم من األخطاء‪ ،‬واإللهام‪،‬‬ ‫وجتديد النفس وغيرها‪...‬‬ ‫(صورة‪ :‬سليم بتلوني)‬