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Vol. XLV, No. 1 September 26, 2012
In opening ceremony, Dorman stresses AUB is place where ‘journeys of exploration begin’ Frederic Abou Jaoude Staff Writer American University of Beirut President Peter Dorman officially kicked off the academic year and celebrated the university’s multicultural values in a speech before a crowded Assembly Hall on Monday. “The values of AUB are regarded as models for Lebanon,” he said. With a student body of some 8,000 students, Dorman insisted that AUB
does not provide a single education for its students, but rather “8,000 educations for each.” “AUB had always been more than a professional training school,” he said. “It is where personal journeys of exploration begin.” In a year when its student body has continued to grow, AUB leapfrogged 50 universities to reach the No. 250 on the QS World Rankings, Dorman said. He also praised the success of AUB graduates and
recited what he called his favorite quotation from an alumnus. “I learned at AUB how much I have in common with people all over the world,” he quoted. Though Dorman admitted that the rigorous courses at AUB may limit students’ chances for community involvement, he stressed the importance of reading, which he said allows students to “sharpen their minds [and] fill their hearts.” Continued page 2
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Car accident claims former AUB student The annual president’s reception Heather Jaber Editor-in-Chief “Give me my whiskey back, my free speech, my decadence, reason and empathy, and I’ll leave you all alone.” -Quote from Wajih Ajouz’s Twitter bio AUB alumni and activist Wajih Ajouz was killed in a car accident on September 14, leaving behind a vocal community of friends and family working to preserve his memory. Ajouz, a producer at Al-Arabiya and researcher
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Karim Zahed Staff Writer Many old and returning AUB students are wondering about the large number of new faces on campus. Others are talking about AUB’s recently increasing international rankings. These questions were anPhoto Credits: Wajih Ajouz’s facebook profile swered last Wednesday at the annual President’s Rewith the Samir Kassir Eyes at the time and that he ception for new students. Foundation, was involved actually drove a Polo, not The president, provost, in a collision with a large a Volvo, as some reports and fellow deans welcomed truck in Jal el Dib. claim. freshmen and sophomores Ajouz’s sister, Lara, a She also said that secumanagement student at rity tapes show that he was to the reception, which began at 7 p.m. on the Green LAU, maintained that her Oval. brother was not speeding Continued page 4
Campus News 1 -The annual president’s reception 2 -New faculty 3
Columns 8 View Points 10 Enterntainment 12 Arabic Content 13
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President Peter Dorman reported that the number of new students was “almost the same number of students as before.” Provost Ahmad Dallal added that “the number of acceptances might be a little bit more, but this always depends on the numbers from the previous year.” He explained how the acceptance numbers are finalized by saying that last year’s actual percentage of enrollment was lower than the expected standard. That was why a fairly Continued page 2
2 · Campus News The annual president’s reception
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Moodle 2: It’s all about the experience
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Continued from page 1 larger number of students were accepted this year to increase the probability of their enrolling. Another issue Provost Dallal pointed out at was that the number of international students who pre-registered or even registered was more than those who eventually showed up. He highlighted the consequences of alerts sent from several embassies to their citizens to take caution while travelling to Lebanon. In fact, the word “elite” is becoming more and more suitable to describe AUB, which jumped 50 places to rank 250th on the QS World University Rankings for 2012-13. Dorman expressed his joy about the ranking and said it can be attributed to “a low faculty-to-student ratio, good citation of academic faculty, and the increase in international students.” Funding is still yet another setback AUB faces in such an unstable region, according to Dorman, in addition to the fact that, being outside U.S. borders, “U.S. institutions do not get aid from U.S. federal agencies.” Later in the evening, Dorman gave a short speech welcoming the guests to the reception and took a group photo with
those who qualified for scholarships. He proudly stated that 15 out of 20 Lebanese baccalaureate scholarships were given to students enrolled at AUB. The names of the recipients are as follows: Merit Scholarships Freshman students: Ibrahim Assi, Raji Naamani, Hashem Nasreddine, Marwa Traboulsi Sophomore students: Ralph Akiki, Galileo Husseini, Joy Saeed Khalife, Ramzi Mourada, Karen Gemayel
Lebanese Baccalaureate Scholarships: Elio Adib, Ruba Ajeeb, Yasmin Al Gharib, Nassif Al Hakim, Rayan Al Sayed Ali, Julia El Zini, Wael Raif Hajj Ali, Reem Hani, Hassan Hmedi, Perla Ibrahim, Shaden Jaffal, Hala Khodr, Mhanna Mhanna, Hussein Moussa, Hanana Tfaili
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Ali Kassem Associate Editor The American University of Beirut has always been a pioneer when it comes to academics. Recently, AUB has been striving to become a pioneer in all that concerns technology. Last year, blended courses were introduced and this year, Moodle, the official learning management system, has been upgraded. Moodle has been present at AUB for a number of years now, but this is the first time the system has upgraded. Importantly,
the upgrade is not a result of any serious complaints or missing components, it is merely a step in the direction of improving the “Moodle experience.” Introduced over the summer, the responses to Moodle 2 have been excellent. The main difference between Moodle 2 and Moodle 1.9 is flexibility. Moodle 2 is easier to use; it “flows better.” This is a significant aspect of Moodle, especially for professors. In the past, professors
that taught Moodle-based courses may have faced trouble organizing their courses and trying to get their students to have the best understanding possible. Moodle 2 is supposed to help them along the way. Additionally, Moodle 2 is designed in a way to enhance and promote the professor’s ability to design exams. It also presents room for student’s comments on every activity and Continued page 3
The opening ceremony Continued from page 1 AUB is a place of privilege and serious learning, he said. While some students may question whether a college education justifies its cost, Dorman, who announced that the administration is working to increase financial aid, said the academic journeys are important because they “take us out of our comfort zone” and because their outcomes are unpredictable. The ceremony began with a procession of professors entering Assembly Hall, followed by the Leba-
nese National Anthem, which was sung by the AUB Choir and the audience. Dorman used the occasion to welcome 51 new faculty members and the new AUB Marshal, Dr. Khodr Zoughaib. The ceremony concluded with the question “Is university education worth it?” Dorman responded that if it were not for their education, students would not have gained the ability to “connect trails of thought.” It is not the diploma at the end of the journey
that’s most important, he said. What matters is the “vital good of the journey itself.”
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Moodle 2 Continued from page 2 provides the teacher with easier ways of integrating multimedia into their course. To make the transition easier, a series of workshops, followed by individual sessions with professors, are to be held. Additionally, a self-training course has been prepared, particularly targeting “busy faculty members.” But what about the information saved on the previous Moodle? The Moodle team worked hard to make sure that teachers that have already organized their courses on Moodle 1.9 do not need to start anew. All the data from Moodle 1.9 was copied into Moodle 2. One of the major issues with Moodle 2 is the need for personalized orientations and tutorials. While most find it easy to use
Welcoming the new faculty members and claim that they can “figure it out” within a few days, some students and many professors require assistance, especially using Moodle mobile. The Moodle team are working in that direction and a number of sessions have already taken place, as stated by AUB’s instructional designer Rayane Fayed. While Moodle 2 is a step forward, what it offers in terms of improving the communication between instructors and their students, as well as between students themselves, is lacking. Indeed, it does not promote a sense of community within the course, as noted by AUB students. While AUB courses gradually become Moodlebased, Moodle continuously strives to improve and provide AUB students what they deserve - the best experience possible.
Social media for seniors Loulwa Kalache Contributing Writer “You are never too late and never too old for social media,” claimed the team from AUB Online Collaborative (AUB OC). In this spirit, the team gave a social media class last spring term to senior students registered in the University for Seniors (UfS). The team conducted six two-hour sessions from May 3 to June 7 in the Jafet electronic room. During these sessions, UfS students learned about Facebook, Twitter, blogs, the pros and cons of social media, and had a Q&A final session as revision. AUB’s Online Collaborative (AUB OC) aims to group social media en-
thusiasts and experienced individuals in the digital media world. The class fell under AUB OC’s goal to help promote proper digital citizenship among AUB students. This time, the promotion of the proper usage of social media targeted a new kind of students - seniors. UfS is a new life-long learning initiative at AUB that gives older adults (who are 50 and above) the opportunity to share their wisdom and passion, learn new things, and interact with other seniors, AUB faculty, and students. AUB OC team had a unique teaching experience with this different age Continued page 4
Hrag Vosgerichian Staff Writer
of the archeology department at AUB. Moreover, Dr. O’Dell mentioned that The American Univershe wants to share her arsity of Beirut welcomed cheological work with the a cadre of new faculty enthusiastic students in her members to its academic classes. community for the 2012-13 Dr. Lisa Hajjar, who has scholastic year. lived in the Middle East For Dr. Emily O’Dell, the sporadically throughout Whittlesey chair in archeol- her life, is now a visiting ogy, coming to AUB was a associate professor at the fulfillment of a dream. She center for American studies had long wanted to teach and research (CASAR). at AUB. She also confirmed that the “I’m very interested in students are very engaged AUB’s mission. Academic and have given an excellent rigor is fantastic. Stuimpression during the first dents seem to be curious week of the semester. and passionate,” said Dr. Having been trained in O’Dell. sociology, Dr. Hajjar has Dr. O’Dell is an Ivy become knowledgeable League scholar who has about law and legality, war specialized in Middle and conflict, human rights, Eastern and Central Asian and torture. She is curaffairs, Islam/Sufism, rently looking at the role of Egyptology, antiquities, torture and anti-torture in and creative writing. Her the Arab revolts. extensive training in those Dr. Hajjar noted that durfields has offered her the ing the three-day new facopportunity to teach cours- ulty orientation, she made es about ancient Egypt and connections with several Egyptian religion at AUB. professionals and started Some of Dr. O’Dell’s to become tech-savvy by current research focuses on mastering new technology cognitive archeology, Egyp- skills. She underlined that tian social-cultural history, the orientation was very ancient Egyptian religion, thorough and comprehenancient emotion and psysive. chology, and archeology Likewise, Dr. Dina Kiin Egypt and the Levant. wan, associate professor She is also interested in the of sociology, anthropology current archeological digs and media studies, high-
lighted that the orientation was very structured and informative. “It’s quite hard to say anything about the students yet. I am teaching two seminar classes with undergraduates and graduates. There’s a high level of engagement from the varied group of students in my classes. Academic standard is high, and the students seem enthusiastic,” said Dr. Kiwan. Dr. Kiwan is teaching a seminar in human rights and cultural differences and another seminar in citizenship. She is interested in how citizenship works in ethnically diverse societies. She has extensive policy experience in the field of citizenship, in the domains of education, immigration, and naturalization in the UK, Middle East, and Europe. Coming from a European context, Dr. Kiwan is a pioneer in bringing a comparative approach that helps look at different perspectives of citizenship in society. She is keenly hoping that AUB can provide her with a wide academic network for collaborative work in her field of study.
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Social media for seniors Car accident claims former AUB student Continued from page 3 group. At first, some were worried that the seniors wouldn’t accept young students as their teachers. Others were afraid they would lose their patience and give up on following up with the seniors’ progress. However, the interaction between AUB OC team and the seniors was smooth, vivid, and fun. The only problem faced was the discordance in the seniors’ levels. Some had already been practicing Facebook and were eager to know more about other online tools. Others were barely acquainted with Facebook and thus needed more time to learn. Despite these challenges, AUB OC team members were able to achieve the
goals of the class. The enthusiasm of the seniors, their curiosity for learning more, as well as their humbleness in learning from a young group was the reason behind this success. At the end of the sessions the team gained a new perspective for social media regarding seniors and how they perceive the social media tools, giving them a deep insight that these tools should be used in moderation and alertness. The fall term 2012 for UfS will be resuming on October 15. To learn more about UfS’s offerings and registration process, visit the UfS website (www.aub. edu.lb/seniors) or contact UfS at 01/350000 ext 2563.
The CES’s FEA summer volunteering camp Rayane Zahreddine News Executive The Civil Engineering Society (CES) organized its sixth annual volunteering camp this summer. The long-anticipated event gathered around 120 volunteers from different majors and years, the majority of which were engineering students. Held between September 5 and 13, the camp was situated in the Green Hotel Al-Khraizat in West Bekaa. As customary, the camp’s main feature was the volunteering projects in which the participants experienced first-hand civil and environmental engineering work while contributing to the community development of villages and towns in the West Bekaa.
In fact, the CES partnered with several municipalities and community organizations to complete nine projects, two of which were related to research in AUB. The camp was sponsored by various AUB faculties and centers, as well as external supporters. Students were divided into eight groups, each of which dealt with a different project, lead by an experienced volunteer. Camp organizers toured the sites every day to ensure that everything was on the right track. The dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEA) in AUB, Dr. Makram Suidan, as well as several other faculty and staff members from the Continued page 5
follow the plan, their parents were always proud of driving on the right side him. of the road when a truck “They knew he was excame speeding by and hit ceptional,” she said. his car. The truck reportAn outpouring of social edly fled the scene. media updates was one Ajouz was buried in indicator of Ajouz’s impact Bachoura the day after his on those around him. His death. Friends gathered Facebook profile became before the funeral at AUB an outlet for friends and Main Gate, some smoking family to pay their respects. his favorite brand of cigaOne friend called Ajouz rettes and drinking coffee “a man of contrasts,” in memory of their friend. referring to his passionate, Those close to Ajouz, yet collected nature. who would have turned 25 “It was huge, what everyin November, described one did,” said Lara Ajouz, him as a multi-faceted speaking of the moving man. According to friends words left on his online and family, he was an accounts. “They made us activist, an intellectual, a know who the real Wajih prankster, and, above all, was.” an individual. Ajouz was known to be “He always did what he involved with helping the wanted,” said his sister. refugees of the Syrian “He never did something movement, without braghe did not like.” ging or discussing his work In fact, although Ajouz in detail with his family. entered AUB as a busiHis sister recalled their ness student, he switched parents’ calls to their son his major without the some nights, and how they knowledge of his parents initially thought he was out and pursued a philosophy partying. In reality, said degree. Lara, he was often preparLara Ajouz said that even ing for the Syrian movethough he did not always ment. Continued from page 1
“He would express his opinion about it, but never details,” she said. “He was very humble.” He was also considered to be a major advocate for equality and civil rights. “He fought for freedom of expression,” said Ali El Yassir, a friend of Ajouz’s who was with him the night he died. “He was against censorship of any kind.” Dalia Ajouz, the activist’s cousin, recalled the size of his library as a symbol of his character. “Not even his parents read the books he did,” she said. “He could read a book a day.” In the month prior to his death, Ajouz reportedly began eating healthier, walking more, and losing weight. Three days before his death, he was heard telling his mother he really wanted a child, said his sister. El Yassir saw the recent changes in his life as a positive turn-around. “He left while on top,” he said.
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The CES’s FEA summer volunteering camp Mechanical engineering students represent AUB in like never before. I thank River on foot for another Continued from page 4 CES for this one-of-a-kind global competition research topic in AUB.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, visited the sites and helped during the camp. An inspiring number of achievements resulted from the camp. In Ammiq, students built a 35 meterlong 65 centimeter-high wall for fencing purposes and finished it with a traditional stone facing. In Domaine de Taanayel, another group of volunteers made a 150 meter-long concrete-based fence with steel columns and wire and painted it. In the town of Jib Janine, participants constructed a 106 meter-long reinforced concrete sluice cover, molded it, and prepared a 115 meter-long sidewalk. In Lala, a 65 meter-long sidewalk was built facing a public high school. The sidewalk is the first application in Lebanon of the new porous or pervious concrete research topic. In fact, it is designed to absorb rainwater for collection in a network system. Another group of volunteers traced the Litani
They recorded the GPS coordinates and gathered pictures and notes of all the pollution sources and pumping points along the river from Rayak to the Qaraoun Lake. In Qaraoun, three projects took place: the cleaning and leveling of a football field, the preparation of small green areas on the sides of the streets, and the rehabilitation of the village theatre. Another project was the donation of five computers for a local NGO in Beit Shama to help increase computer literacy. Lamis Houssami, third year civil and environmental engineering student, enjoyed the camp immensely. “What was amazing about the camp,” she said, “was that it made us get into the field and do community service projects with our hands, and at the same time we were having the best times. No matter how tired we got, the laughter we had while we were working all together made us excited for work
experience.” The camp was not restricted to volunteering activities. Activities such as the rally paper, football tournament, and campfire were organized, much to everyone’s enjoyment. On many occasions, the students went to dinners and danced the Dabke. On Saturday, the students enjoyed a dinner on the Berdawni River in Zahle, then raced in bumper cars, played arcade games, and ate ice cream. On Sunday, they went for a walk in Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, had lunch in Beiteddine, then spent some time in the historic Deir El Qamar Square. On the last day, the traditional summer camp reception dinner took place to conclude the camp. Hussein Kassem, this year’s summer camp coordinator, said: “This was the third camp I participated in organizing, but it was the largest, and I am wishing for the coming ones to be even larger and have greater success.”
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Sara Sobh Contributing Writer Over the summer, a team of senior mechanical engineering students from the American University of Beirut shared a common goal - to power a vehicle for the longest distance while using the least amount of energy. These students took part in the Shell Eco-Marathon, an annual global competition. The event challenges students to design, build, and test environmentally friendly and energy efficient vehicles. The team, participating in the Asian division of the Eco-Marathon, travelled to Malaysia with the prototype car they built at AUB. This was the first time any team represented AUB or Lebanon in a competition of this nature. The competition was held between July 4 and 7. Shell officials chose AUB’s vehicle among only nine other cars to partake in the flag opening cer-
emony that launched the competition. Thousands of spectators from across the region, including several Asian representatives, and the Malaysian prime minister were present. The AUB team did better than expected. “New competitors do not usually qualify the first time they compete, even after three days of testing,” said Dr. Ghassan Deeb, team adviser and mechanical labs manager at AUB. “However, our car qualified from the first day and passed the safety and technical inspections as well.” A total of 139 teams from Asia participated, 60 percent of which qualified for official runs. The team ranked in the 30th percentile of their category, “Prototype – Gasoline.” “This has been a great achievement for the AUB team, obtaining such great results our first time,” said Continued page 4
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Dr. Mansour of Massachusetts General Hospital lectures on medical rotations in the United States Rami Diab Special to Outlook “Medical Rotations in the United States” was the title of the lecture that packed the AUBMC subbasement room 101 (SB101) full with medical students on Tuesday August 8. The subject of the talk was to expose students to the ambiguous and generally overlooked intricacies of applying for rotations in the United States. The lecture was administered by MD, PhD Professor of Infectious Disease Dr. Michael Mansour, who is based at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Having pursued two years of biotechnology at a pharmaceutical company and volunteering at a hospital, Mansour went on to complete his residency in internal medicine, subsequently specializing in infectious disease before joining MGH, where he now lectures, researches,
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and sits on committees such as the Intern Selection Committee. Mansour delved into his talk by briefing medical students on the appropriate timing for applying for medical rotations. He declared the spring time, particularly the months of April and May, to be most convenient for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to apply, given the considerably attenuated load of American applicants competing for the same positions at such times. “We have a hard time finding students in the spring,” stated Mansour. Spring applications do come at a cost however, as one student pointed out in the audience. Spring rotation students will not be granted their letters of recommendation in time to “match” with their selected university residency programs, thereby stalling applicants an additional year before registering their applications.
Mansour emphasized the importance of a rotation over an observership, stressing that one “never touch[es] a patient” under an observership. The purpose of the whole rotation, explains Mansour, is the recommendation letter generated upon its successful completion. If generally positive, it serves to minimize the experiential gap separating between IMGs applying to American residency programs who have never trained in the U.S. and American graduates applying to these same programs who have. Considering that American academic institutions do not know what sort of medical training foreign students receive outside America’s borders, explains Mansour, these institutions must have some form of assurance that IMGs are indeed able to adapt in dealing professionally with patients in an American setting. The letter of recommendation mentioned earlier serves precisely that
purpose. In commenting on the chances of AUB applicants in the USA, Mansour went on to say that students from Lebanon, particularly from AUB, have left a credible impression on American academic institutions and that a considerable portion of them currently hold respectable positions at MGH and beyond. This “rich network of successful alumni,” as Mansour puts it, helps promote the status and consideration of AUB applicants on the whole. Mansour then discussed a breakdown of costs of the rotation, allocating approximately six thousand dollars for mandatory schooling and malpractice fees, added over and above to an estimated two thousand dollars accounting for living expenses, totalling an average of nine thousand dollars per rotation. The lecture closed with a series of questions through which Mansour advised students against spending more than two years
in postgraduate research, arguing that doing so could work against them, and remarking that though clinical research can be completed faster than basic research, students are normally welcomed into research on contingency of a two-year commitment. Furthermore, Mansour clarified that IMG applicants possessing higher degrees such as business or law, do come across as more competitive in his mind because such applicants are capable of explicating the reasons behind their seemingly peculiar choices for pursuing a residency rather convincingly. Mansour concluded by asking students to be genuine with themselves in choosing a medical career so as to avoid falling into a field they may find unfitting with their life ambitions a few years down the line.
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Mechanical engineering students represent AUB in global competition Continued from page 5 Kamal Hamadeh, who was part of the team. Another team member, Ali Chreif, spoke of how challenging the experience was. “Interacting with all the cultures and witnessing different technologies mixed together to produce extremely efficient cars in terms of fuel consumption was a great experience,” he said. The competition took place at the famed Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur. “For me, as a driver, driving on a F1 track is a
dream come true, especially since I was driving a car we manufactured ourselves,” said team driver Rayan Joudieh. The accomplishments of the AUB team drove the mechanical engineering department to make the competition an annual event. Senior mechanical engineering students will be able to join the competition every year. The department will also be allowing second and third year students to volunteer. Deeb said he believes that it is a great experience for students, as it will help build on their knowledge and broaden their ways
of thinking. He also said that next year the team will improve and obtain much better results, as interacting with the more experienced teams taught them a great deal about improving their vehicle. Hamadeh added, “Hopefully next year colleagues will continue to build on our success.” “Anyone who has the opportunity to take part in such an event should definitely go for it,” said Kamal Hasan, another team member. “It is a different take on engineering, something you won’t learn in a classroom.”
Nadim Makdisi Memorial Fund Annual Award: The Issam Fares Institute is offering grants to AUB graduate students who intend to conduct thesis or project research that deals with issues linking public policy with media, communications, journalism and the press. So if you are a graduate who is conducting a thesis relating to the issues above please visit the IFI homepage: http://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/Pages/ index.aspx and fill out your application today!
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Environmental Column: Sports column: Temporary public parks on Hamra Street Varsity tryouts Karen Sertin Staff Writer Those who were walking onn Hamra Street last Friday evening might have witnessed an unusual sight. Between 5 and 8 p.m., two parking spots in front of Café Hamra were transformed into a miniature park. Greenery in the form of potted plants outlined the former parking spaces. Benches were placed on the inside to mimic the feeling of sitting in a park. Two signs, one saying “Free PARK(ing)” and the other “PARK,” pointed to the small space. The event was in fact a celebration of PARK(ing) day, a worldwide event that takes place each year, since 2005, on September 21. It was organized for the first time in Lebanon by five AUB Landscape Architecture students: Dana Ali, Balsam Aoun, Kristelle Boulos, George Debs, and Saline Haddad. According to the official website (parkingday. org), PARK(ing) day is “an annual open-source
global event where citizens, artists, and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places.” Saline Haddad, a fourth year student, spoke of using the common parking spot to make a statement by turning it into a temporary park instead. “PARK(ing) Day isn’t a permanent solution to the lack of open green public spaces in Beirut,” Haddad said. “It’s a temporary one that is meant to grab public attention and get the ball rolling to find better solutions for the issues we’re facing.” George Debs, a second year student, said: “As Landscape Architecture students, our interests lie in promoting an increased awareness of landscapes, parks, greenery, and nature in general in the minds of Beirutis towards their Beirut environment.” The small-scale setup attracted attention on the crowded Hamra Street. Curious passersby entered the temporary public park
to sit on its benches and ask about its purpose. Balsam Aoun, a third year student, explained that the fact that they took up parking spaces and altered them into a park illustrates how people should stop driving about in their cars and, in doing so, stop polluting the environment. Instead, people should sit down for a few minutes and just appreciate and enjoy nature. In addition, two organizers held decorated pieces of paper that read “FREE HUGS FOR PUBLIC PARKS” and hollered what they read determinedly. With a bit of motivation, some shy people were hugged and invited into the park. “The great response we received from the public, proved that people are more than ready to enjoy every opportunity for a public green space,” said Haddad, “even if it’s crammed on the side of a busy street.” The organizers promised to be back next year for a bigger, better, and more exciting PARK(ing) day.
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Mohamad Sibai Staff Writer With time comes change. Everything in the world must follow this rule, including AUB. With the new semester at the door, senior students seem to be exiting through it. AUB, one of the most successful universities in the Middle East, quickly replaces these students with ones of the same, if not better, standards. Sports teams are usually filled with senior students, so replacing them is a necessity. This is why varsity and junior varsity tryouts take place in the first week of every year. This year, American football has finally made its way into the university’s sports program. The team is made up of roughly thirty players and consists of multinational players who have either played the game abroad or who have played rugby and want to try something new. AUB is the first university to officially form an American football team in Lebanon. Professor Mohamad Jamal Zeidan, the football coach, would not reveal where and against whom the team would be playing, but said, “AUB has always been a front runner in academics and it will set the example in American football for all the other universities in Lebanon.” Rugby, a similar sport to American football, will also have a new team this year made up of twentysix players. They will be competing in the Shield Competition, which in-
cludes teams from AUB, LAU, Balamand, LIU, and AUST. On another note, the AUB tennis team looks better than ever with around fifty students trying out for the available sixteen spots on the team. The new coach, Fadi Youssef, is bringing something new to the team. It’s called fitness training. The coach specializes in fitness training and is hoping to apply it this year. The men’s soccer team is still one of the most successful teams in AUB, having gone undefeated last year and scoring five wins and only a single draw against LAU. The team is made up of about twentyfive to thirty players. The coach, Rabih Idriss, usually promotes players from his junior team and recruits new players into the junior team. This system provides his players with experience and gets them adjusted to their team mates and to the coaches’ formations. Lebanon is currently the reigning champion in basketball in Asia and, luckily, the AUB team is up to par. The AUB basketball team is made up of about twenty players. They usually compete on a weekly basis with a variety of other universities in the league. AUB is also home to many other sports such as track, volleyball, swimming, futsal (indoor soccer), table tennis, and handball. All the above mentioned sports have both a men’s team as well as a women’s team except for rugby, handball, and American football.
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Food Column: Health Column: Vegetarians vs. Lebanon Alzheimer’s on the rise Vegetarianism is the way to go. It saves animals’ lives, and can be affordable and easy. That (and a number of traumatizing videos) is what Samir Sartan saw on PETA’s website that convinced him to give up eating meat. Now however, seven years into vegetarianism, Sartan laments Lebanon’s limited choices. “In reality,” he said, “it’s actually very difficult and expensive to stop eating meat in Lebanon.” While it may be simple in the US with innovations like Tofurky at every Walmart, it is extremely difficult to find meat-substitutes at local Lebanese markets. It took weeks of searching for Sartan to find a bean curd to substitute for his meat intake, which he described as “overpriced, difficult to prepare, and an overall low-quality product.” Unfortunately, this is not the only issue that vegetarians face in Lebanon. As the era of traditional Lebanese restaurants makes way for increasingly Western cuisine, Lebanon is faced with more burgers and hotdogs. “The majority of restaurants are not vegetarianfriendly,” said Sartan. “They’re unwilling to change their meal plans to accommodate vegetarian needs.” While there are always options such as manouches, pasta, cheese sandwiches, and french fries, what common food sources are there that actually
provide necessary nutrients to vegetarians? Other than salad, that is. Being a vegetarian requires a source of protein other than meat and additional iron intake, which salads alone cannot provide. Sartan’s solution is to take iron pills daily, eat a mix of high-protein foods (soy products, beans, lentils, etc.) at home, which he balances with outside food mostly containing carbohydrates. “It’s very tiring,” he said. “I’m constantly wary of any food I buy.” Meanwhile, Lebanon’s food industry must learn to adapt to its diverse populace and provide a wider variety of foods to better suit the growing number of people with special dietary needs. While adopting vegetarianism always has its challenges, the lack of options in Lebanon makes it “more taxing” for people like Sartan to live healthily without meat in their diet. Although vegetarianism certainly seems to be an arduous journey to take in Lebanon, Sartan maintains his lifestyle. “When it comes to saving the lives of animals and protecting the environment, making a few compromises in the way of food is a small price to pay.”
Mohamad Almedawar Staff Writer If you have a family relative who’s 60 years or older, has had chronic high blood pressure, has possibly (but not necessarily) had an accident in which he or she sustained head trauma, and, most importantly, tends to be quite forgetful and disoriented at the same time, then your relative may be a victim of Alzheimer’s Disease, or AD. AD is a progressive type of dementia, the medical term for loss of brain functions such as memory, thinking, and behavior. The progressive, irreversible nature of AD means that it only gets worse with time. September 21 has been set as the world’s Alzheimer’s Action Day, during which awareness raising campaigns and support groups are held. World Health Organization (WHO) figures indicate that 18 million people worldwide have developed AD. By 2025, this figure will double, mostly in developing countries such as Lebanon. It has been shown that after the age of 60, females are more likely to develop AD than males. Early onset as young as 40 years has also been documented, but is of much lower incidence than the late onset type. Accordingly, the risk of developing AD increases with age. This doesn’t mean, however, that everyone will develop AD by the age of 60. Several other factors including lifestyle and genetics increase the risk of AD. Scientists use the term “gene-environment
interaction” to describe the collaboration of a certain gene with environmental and behavioral factors to cause a certain outcome. The presence of the gene Apolipoprotein E Î4, combined with a high fat consumption, has been shown to cause disruptions in lipid or cholesterol metabolism, which, in turn, has been correlated with a higher risk of AD. Other genetic factors have been documented in 3 of 46 chromosomes possessed in human cells, including chromosomes 14, 19, and 21. Moreover, some studies have shown that residents in urban areas are more likely to develop AD compared to rural ones. Even the level of education has been correlated with AD: the higher the education level, the lower the risk of developing the condition. Diet has been linked to AD in terms of prevention. In other words, the consumption of a low fat diet, high in omega-3 rich food such as fish, and high in antioxidants like carotenoids, vitamin E, and vitamin C found in dark colored fruits and vegetables, has been shown to have a protective effect for individuals susceptible to developing AD. This is true especially if a parent or
sibling has already developed it. The take home message is this: stop eating fatty food from fast food restaurants and consuming food items high in salt such as bread, processed meat and cheese, and salty crackers and potato chips, which will cause high blood pressure. Substitute these items with fresh fruits and vegetables. Last but not least, keep your mind busy and stay sharp, because the longer you put your brain on a shelf, the higher the risk of developing AD at an early age. For any questions or comments, contact Outlook at outlook@aub.edu. lb or myself directly at healthy.moe@gmail.com. Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001767/ http://www.cdc.gov/features/WorldAlzheimersDay/ http://www.nia.nih.gov/ alzheimers/publication/ alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet http://www.searo.who. int/en/Section1174/Section1199/Section1567/Section1823_8066.htm
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Carla Sertin Contributing Writer
10 · View Points Editorial: Calling on the AUB Community asking for more student involvement. You can send us an interesting link on Facebook or drop us an email. We read each and every email we receive. Our newspaper will then be a more accurate reflection of AUB because it will come from the very heart of the university - its community. What I learned over the summer had a lot to do with editing my mistakes, Heather Jaber writing on a deadline, and Editor-in-Chief interviewing a spectrum of I could start off my very personalities. I had the chance to hear first editorial in the first issue of Outlook in a rather notable journalists and seasoned editors speak cliché way, commenting about their experiences in on the new year, the fresh books, and the distinct look the media, and met many other newcomers to the of the wide-eyed freshfield hoping to make their man walking innocently big breaks. through campus, but I’m What I also witnessed not going to do any of was an active community that. coming into the newsroom, If I’ve learned anything from my journalism intern- emailing tips, and sharing articles every week. ship over the summer, it’s A newspaper cannot to avoid the tired cliché and to, instead, say exactly work without it Criticism is all well and what you mean. So, I’d like good when it’s given in the to be a little more blunt. right way, but what is even This year, in order to more productive is a simple produce a successful stusuggestion. dent newspaper, we need So take this as a chalyou, the AUB community, lenge, if you will. Flip to help us out. What I mean is that we need your through our pages, read feedback and your energy. the articles you deem interesting (or even deathly borIt won’t be hard to do – ing), and let us know what each and every person on you think. Maybe next campus is encouraged to week it will even be your stop by our newsroom in name printed on these very West Hall and offer their pages. ideas, their criticism, or even to start a debate. We would also like to be able to have a “Letters to the Editor” section to really voice your opinions and concerns. I’m not asking everyone to apply to be a writer; I’m
September 26, 2012
View Point: Lebanese Smoking ban Hashem Osseiran Staff Writer When I was asked to conjure a debate concerning the new smoking ban in Lebanon I automatically sourced my opinions from two opposing frames of reference - the smoker and the non-smoker. Soon enough, I realized that the issue transcended the mere preferences of the avid smoker or his irritable counterpart. From a health perspective, the smoking ban is an evident triumph; however it came at a sharp economic cost. With a country drowning in public debt, I am left to wonder whether or not Lebanon can manage the economic implications that accompany the new smoking law. A study conducted by Ernst and Young concerning the impact of the smoking ban on the Lebanese economy presented me with some interesting statistics. This study confirmed that the ban will affect a 25 percent expected drop in total revenues and a 14 percent expected drop in employment. Lebanese cafes are the most vulnerable institutions in the face of this law, with a 43 percent expected drop in revenue and a 29 percent expected drop in employment. However, restaurants, cafes, pubs, and nightclubs are not the only victims of the smoking ban. The economy as a whole will suffer at the hands of this new change with a $282 million drop in the country’s GDP, the termination of 2,592 full time jobs, a 0.7 percent drop in tax receipts, and a $46 million
drop in tourism spending. Though it has become a topic of raging criticism, the smoking ban was in fact implemented out of a concern for public health and environmental safety. The new smoking ban will restrict the exposure of children and non-smokers to such toxic fumes. Also, this law creates a clean environment both inside closed areas and outside of them. Most importantly however, this ban is an integral step in discouraging the youth from developing harmful addictions such as that to nicotine. With smokers constantly bothered by their inability to freely practice their harmful habits, this law would hopefully generate reluctance in picking up smoking. Even as a smoker I am still riddled by the calculations of this ban’s benefits with respect to its costs. However, I am firm in my beliefs that certain amendments should occur in order to achieve maximum positive efficacy. Such amendments should aim to serve the fundamentals of the initial ban in preserving the environment and protecting public health, but they must also appeal to the owners of restaurants and similar establishments. With a proper study of the law and its consequences, along with amendments, the smoking ban, a huge leap in the right direction, does not have to go up in smoke.
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September 26, 2012
View Point: The media revolution: Will we survive? Mohamad Almedawar Staff Writer It’s unbelievable, uncountable, and unmatched. The revolution of online social media and news has swept the world, leaving little room for conventional means of communication and news sources to contribute to the total input of information to the viewers. I’m actually surprised that my parents’ shop still sells hard copies of newspapers and magazines. Although the older generation still has the habit of picking up a newspaper and reading the headlines, many have found it easier and more cost-effective to browse the news online, or even just read someone’s status off of Facebook to find out who did what, when, and where. Like all other newspapers, Outlook strives to keep pace with the ever changing world. To keep up with the fast pace development of online media and news, Outlook took upon itself the duty to sustain an online presence since 2010, by rebuilding its website (www.aub.edu. lb/outlook) and updating on a weekly basis. More importantly, Outlook built the first ever AUB-related iPad/iPhone App, which can be found at http://itunes.apple. com/app/aub-outlook/ id452620644?mt=8. The App is freely available on the App store for download. It is useful for receiving instant updates and articles published by outlook and sending feedback and Outlook team applications.
However we, the Outlook team, should keep in mind that the only way to survive as a recognized news hub through this apparently long-lasting wave is by providing quality news and information which gives value to our newspaper. We must be honest, accurate, and useful to the reader, not to mention maintaining the element of humor. We should also realize that not satisfying our readers even once is enough to cause an irreversible decline of readership and trust in our publication. Last but not least, I address our readers. Last year, we documented first year graphic design and agriculture students taking issues of Outlook in bulk and using it as raw material for their projects. While we do encourage recycling and reuse, the issues should be read first. To our readers, I say this: If you think our writing quality is not good enough for you, or that our subjects don’t interest you, contact us, send us an email (readoutlook@gmail.com/ outlook@aub.edu.lb), or tell us what you want to read about. With your help, we’ll try to deliver as high quality articles as possible. Better yet, join us and show us what true journalism is about. Don’t criticize for the sake of being condescending or sarcastic. We need constructive criticism from you, otherwise, you’ll never be satisfied.
View Point:
The top ten things you need to know about AUB Doa’a Abdel-Rahman Contributing Writer I’d like to welcome all the newbies to AUB. I am sure all of you are excited about the years to come: courses, dating, and experiencing the single life away from the prying eyes of your parents. To some extent, your impressions might be true, but I’d like to break the news to you by telling you that the coming years will be the hardest, the most rewarding, and the most challenging. These years be the most life-changing, but it all depends on what you make of them. I decided to compile a list of the top ten things you need to know about AUB. 1. Enjoy the experience: You should know that you are in one of the most competitive and prestigious education institutions regionally. So hit the books and it’ll pay off. 2. Advisors: Advisors might not be the most helpful people -I’m talking from personal experience- but some are great. Don’t be afraid to talk to students who have been here a while and learn from their mistakes. Also, if you are interested in a certain major and you like a specific professor or course, ask him or her, or head straight to the department. 3. Events on campus: We have so many great events, lectures, and music recitals by regionally and globally renowned people. Check out the bulletin board often and attend.
4. Dean’s warnings: Don’t smoke in nonsmoking areas. Whenever you see a brown bench, know that it’s the only place where you can light a cigarette. Also never feed, hit, kick, or do anything to our cats! We are an animal friendly campus, not to mention doing so can easily get you a dean’s warning, which goes on your permanent record.
8. Schedules/Professors: If you can’t make it to class at 8 a.m. and your professor doesn’t allow it, don’t take the class. Also, build relationships with your educators. Many of them always have their doors open for questions, advice, or opinions. In addition, these very same people help you get to grad school by writing a fabulous recommendation letter.
5. Clubs and societies: There are so many extracurricular activities on campus. Some are social and others are, unfortunately, political. Nevertheless, sign up. It’ll be a great opportunity to meet people. Also, there are societies such as the Political Science and Public Administration Society or the Business Student Society, which allow you to be in the loop with your department or faculty. This would also look great on your CV.
9. International students: If you’re going through a mild depression or a culture shock, ride through it. It gets better as you get used to the Lebanese way of life. Just try to enjoy it and make something of it.
6. Work-study program: This is a great program at AUB. It’ll give you a chance to make a little extra money and gain some work experience before you head out into the real world in a few years. Also, take an internship whenever you can. Many majors don’t require it, but find one anyway. Experience is always an asset! 7. Exchange programs: AUB has a lot of exchange programs in Europe and the United States. If possible, I highly recommend you take a semester or a year abroad. It’ll be a rewarding adventure.
10. Don’t ignore emails: Check your email obsessively, and Moodle for that matter. AUB is moving everything online so if you’re not tech-savvy, start learning. Do NOT ignore emails from the administration or faculty, you’ll miss deadlines and important notices that way. You might not be interested in Dr. Maryam Ghandour’s emails now, but you will when you graduate. She helps you get an internship or even a job.
12 路 Entertainment Staff List Chairsperson Talal Nizameddine Editor-in-Chief Heather Jaber Associate Editor Ali Kassem Arabic Editor Mada Dibs Photography Editor Mohamad B. Azzam Layout Editor Abbas Naim Webmaster Jad Shamseddine Buisness Manager Luma Itani Buisness Executive Sarah Harfouch Proofreader Ian Larson News Executives Kanzi Kamel Rayane Zahreddine Ferial Fakih Photographers Pia Chaib Karen Sertin Staff Writers Mohamad Al Medawar Antoine Ayoub Loulwa Kalache Mohamad Sibai Frederic Abou Jaoude Assia Noureddine Hrag Vosgerechian Karim Zahed Hashem Osserian Karen Sertin Rola Ghaddar Carla Stephan Hadi Mehio Nerses Arslenian Diala Ahwash Al-Zahraa Majed Sarah Dirani Rana Harbi Osama Kheir Cartoonists Ghassan Nassar Jad Jari
September 26, 2012
· 13ق�سم العربي الإعالن الر�سمي مل�سابقة “ �أديب الغد املتميز”
September 26, 2012 26ت�شرين الأ ّول2012 ،
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املرحلة الثالثة //جترى حفلة يتجمع زهراء ماجدفيها املتناف�سون يف لقب �أديب الغد مرا�سلة �صحفية املتميز و تكون حتت �إ�شراف .الكاتبة الكبرية �أحالم م�ستغامني ،الناقد مل �أعد �أعرف كيف �أحدد انتمائي الكبري جمال يحياوي ،ال�شاعر ابو لهذا احلرم اجلامعي� ،أو كما �أرغب �صالح العزاوي ،و الربف�سور جمال �أن �أ�سم ّيه ،بخالف الكثري ،منزيل الثاين .تغيرّ ت الوجوه ،تغيرّ ت املعامل، الآغا وتكون يف 14فيفري 2013م املرحلة الرابعة و الأخرية //التتويج ح ّتى القطط تغيرّ ت(�أ�صبحت �أكرثو يكون يف � 16أفريل 2013م موافق �شرا�سة). ليوم عيد العلم بدولة اجلزائر .و مكان تغيرّ الكثري ،وال �أزال �أبحث عن الراحة املتعبة التي الطاملا عرثت عليها �إجراء امل�سابقة يكون بدولة اجلزائر يف اجلامعة. مبدينة ق�سنطينة هكذا كان احلال يف الأ�سبوع الأ ّول من خريف ،2012الف�صل الأخري اجلوائز : الفائز باملرتبة الأوىل و احلائز على لقب يف حياتي اجلامع ّية الأوىل .للحظة، عند نزويل بدرج املاين غايت ،تخ ّيلت “ �أديب الغد املتميز” �صديقاتي ينتظرنني الحت�ساء القهوة .درع العرفان و �شهادة التتويج وتبادل الأحاديث اليومية .للحظة، .ن�شر كتابني من �أعمال الفائز عند دخويل املكتبة ،تخ ّيلت الزمالء ن�شر �أ�شعار الفائز يف جملة نيوز املعتادون والوجوه امل�ألوفة وملعت الدنيماركية للأدباء مبخ ّيلتي �آالف الوجوه وحلظات ال�سهر توقيع �أحالم م�ستغامني مبلغ مايل يقدر ب 25مليون جزائري والتعب الب ّناء .ملعت مبخ ّيلتي ذكريات ثالث �سنوات متتابعة ،م�ضت كلمح رحلة �إىل تركيا و لبنان الب�صر .وللحظة �أي�ضا ،عند زيارتي و جهاز كمبيوتر حممول مل�ست�شفى اجلامعة ،ت�ص ّورت �أين و نف�س اجلوائز يف كل فئة .. �س�أالقي زميالتي يف املختربات لكي و بالتوفيق للجميع .. ن�سرع �سو ّية �إىل �صفوفنا �أو لكي نت�ص ّور �صورا حفرتها الأيام يف قلوبنا .ولكن عبثا ،و ّلت اللحظات ومل تبق �سوى الذكريات.. �صف لآخر، كيف كنا نرك�ض من ّ وندر�س ون�سهر ونكدح لن�صل ،وملّا ن�صل... كيف كنت �أنظر لنف�سي ،وال زلت، يف ّ كل املجاالت .كيف رغبت بالعبور
حتت رعاية الكاتبة الكبرية �أحالم م�ستغامني ي�شرفنا �أن ننهي علم كافة ال�شباب الهواة الفي�سبوكني �أنه مت فتح �أبواب م�سابقة �أدبية لل�شعر احلر و ذالك حتت �شعار “ �أديب الغد املتميز” و على من يهمه الأمر �إر�سال م�شاركته عن طريق ر�سالة يف �صفحة �أحالم م�ستغامني الر�سمية ومن �شروط امل�سابقة: �أو ًال :العمر يكون من � 16إىل � 30سنة و التناف�س على ح�سب الأعمار ثانيا :نوع الق�صيدة يجب �أن تكون حرة و مو�ضوعها احلب و ال تكون هذه الق�صيدة قد ن�شرت من قبل �أو �شاركت بها يف م�سابقة ما . ثالثاً� :أن ير�سل امل�شرتك � 5إىل 7 ق�صائد ليتم اختيار 4ق�صائد مف�ضلة بع�ض عملية فرز املت�شاركني يف امل�سابقة. رابعاً � :أن ير�سل امل�شرتك بريده الإلكرتوين و نبذه عن حياته جد موجزة ( اال�سم الكامل و العمر و الدرا�سة و املواهب من غري ال�شعر ) و �أن ير�سل ا�سمه امل�ستعار يف ال�سكايبي و امل�سنجر. املرحلة الأوىل //من �شهر �أوت� 2012إىل غاية 28نوفمرب 2012م و ذالك ال�ستقبال م�شاركات املت�سابقني املرحلة الثانية //نعلن عن �أ�سماءامل�شرتكني بعد عملية فرز يف نطاق حم�ضر ر�سمي و ن�شر �أ�سماء امل�شرتكني على �صفحات الفي�س بوك و يف املوقع الر�سمي للم�سابقة التي �ستتم تدريجه الحقا و تكون هذه العملية يف 22 امل�صدر :ال�صفحة ال ّر�سمية على الفي�س بوك دي�سمرب 2012م
ما �أكربه من حلم
لزهراء ماجد
َ ،عيناك يف الومى ور ّنات قلبك عند الفرح عند الرتح ّ وكل تفا�صيل وجهك. ّ وكل تفا�صيل قلبك. �أح ّيكها لأرتدي ف�ستان ال�شوق، لكي ال �أبرد يف �أيلول،
�إن غيرّ ت الأر�ض مثواها لطيفك، و�أمطرت هنا، �شدة اجلفاء. من ّ ع ّلني �أفيق يوما، على ر ّنات �صوتك، �أالعب الفرح و�أرق�ص و�أ�شرب الن�سكافيه
برغوة الو�صال وذاك الكافيني ما عاد جمبوال بالدمع ال وال بطول امل�سار. كذا كان حلمي، �أنا و�أنت وبع�ض التفا�صيل كمرجوحة وكتاب
للقمة ،بالتحليق ،كم ف�شلت ،و�آملني ّ الهبوط ال�سريع ،ولوال ذاك الف�شل اللذيذ ،ملا جنحت .وكنت ك ّلما ت�أملت من ال�سقوط تذكرت مقولة الدروي�ش�”:س�أ�صري يوما ما �أريد”... وال �أزال �أذكر كل وجه عرفته ،كل كل العرثاتّ ، ال�صداقاتّ ، كل كل الزالتّ ، االبت�ساماتّ ، كل التوفيقات .ولىّ الكثري ومل يبق �سوى الأ�شياء الثمينة يف الذاكرة والقلب.. ولك ّنني ال �أزال �أبحث عن نف�سي. �أحاول يف ّ كل ركن �أن �أرى مر�آة ت�ساعدين للو�صول ،وملّا �أ�صل .وال �أظن يف نهاية هذا الف�صل �س�أكون قد حققت الكمالية املتوخاة من ذاتي. �أمتنى ذلك حقا.. قد ي�ستغرب البع�ض �سبب كتابتي لهذه اجلمل ،ولكنني عندما �أنظر للجامعة الأمريكية يف بداية ال�سنة الأخرية يل ،وفيها هذه الوجوه اليافعة املندفعة على احلياة والعلم والتفوق ،ال �أرغب �سوى بالكتابة لهذه التالميذ، �أو بعبارة �أف�ضل ،للزمالء ال�صغار، للجيل اجلديد .ال �أرغب �سوى بالن�صح القليل ،اعملوا كما حتبون، ولتكن هذه اجلامعة دربا لكم ال طريقا منقطعاً ،احبوا بع�ضكم الختالفكم، ال النتماءاتكم املت�شابهة ،انظروا ّ وقدروها ب�سخافتها لكل اللحظات ّ وجماليتها ،اعرثوا على احلب والعلم، انظروا للحياة بنظرة �سليمة منف�صلة عن العادات والتقاليد .عي�شوا ّ كل دقيقية وقدروها قبل �أن ت�صبح لكم ذكرى ،وتن ّبهوا ،فالعمر مي�ضي وغدا لن يت�أخر يف القدوم .ويا ليته يت�أخّ ر ولو امل�صدر :ال�صفحة ال ّر�سمية جلمع اليد يوما ،لكي ال نتوقف عن احللم.. “قبل �أن تناموا ،ا�س�ألوا �أنف�سكم :ماذا فعلت اليوم من �أجل فل�سطني؟ ال تناموا قبل �أن تطمئنوا �أنكم فعلتم �شيئاً ،ولو ب�سيطاً الجل هذه الق�ضية العادلة .قد يكون ما تفعلونه كلمة ،وقد يكون رمية حجر ،وقد يكون ما يكون .لكن اياكم �أن ت�ضعوا ر�ؤو�سكم على الو�سائد وتن�سوا �أن هناك �شعباً ال ينام حتت �سقف بيته �أو على و�سادته” – �أحمد اقبال
وقلم والكثري من احلب والكثري من مقابر الأمل.. �أنا و�أنت �إثنان منك �إثنان م ّني. وال عتاب يف جنتنا ال عتاب.
�أنت وحياتك، وقلبي. وب�سمتك يف ال�صباح، وروحك، وعينيك، لكي ال نحتاج للمولدات الكهربائية عند الظالم، لكي ال نحتاج الكثري..
26ت�شرين الأ ّول2012 ،
“الل�سان العربي يف اجلامعة الأمريكية” رنا حربي مرا�سلة �صحافية هم�سات ال �أفهمها ولكن اع�شقها. ٌ وكلمات غريبة ولكنها م�ألوفة حروف ٌ ٌ أحاديث يف ٍ لغات مل تنبع يف �أنٍ معاًٌ � . من هنا ولكنها �أ�صبحت متجذرة يف الأر�ض والنفو�س وك�أنها جميعها ولدت من رحم واحد ونطقت من ٍفم واحد� .أجل�س على الدرج مقابل املكتبة يف اجلامعة ،ف�أ�سمع �سمفونيات تعزف على �أل�سنة طالب جمعهم العلم وفرقتهم اللغات .متتزج التعابري مع بع�ضها البع�ض وتختلط جميعها يف الهواء حتى يخيل للأذان �أنها جميعها لغة واحدة ال تفهمها العقول ولكن ت�ستجيب لها القلوب .على هذا الدرج جتل�س جمموعة من الطالب الأرمن يتكلمون بلغ ٍة ي�ؤكدون من خاللها مت�سكهم بتاريخهم كما فخرهم ب�أ�صلهم� .إىل جانبهم يجل�س رفيقان يتحدثان بالفار�سية �شاعرين ك�أنهما يف موطنهما ال ج�سداً بل روحاً ووجداناً .يف اجلهة املقابلة تتعاىل �أ�صوات الطالب الأجانب فتبد�أ املعركة بني اللغة الفرن�سية واللغة الإنكليزية ، فتحاول الأوىل فر�ض نف�سها على الثانية ثم ترد الأخرية ب�إثبات قوتها وثباتها يف وجه اللغات �أجمع .ولكن كل هذه الأل�سنة ت�ضعف يف وجه الل�سان العربي� .إذ �أنّ اللغة العربية، هي لغة الأر�ض وال�سماء ،تتوج نف�سها ملكة �أقوى و�أجمل و�أغنى من جميع اللغات� .أجل�س كل يوم لأ�سمع كلمات ال يهمني معناها .فال �أن�صت الفهمها بل لأ�ستمتع بهذا الإختالف اللغوي الذي يعك�س الإختالف احل�ضاري املوجود يف جامعة �صغرية مقارن ًة للعامل ولكنها كبرية يف ثقافتها وغنية يف لغاتها� .إن املوقع اجلغرايف يخ�سر قيمته احل�صرية هنا ،ووجود “بريوت” يف �إ�سم اجلامعة مل مينتعها من ان تكون عاملاً خارج حدود املكان والزمان.عامل ي�ستقبل فيه كل طالب
للعلم مهما كانت لغته وجن�سيته و�أ�صله ودينه ومذهبه وعرقه .عامل يرتافق فيه احلرف الالتيني واحلرف العربي ،تت�صافح فيه اليد البي�ضاء مع اليد ال�سمراء ،ويتعانق فيه الهالل مع ال�صليب .عامل ال يفهم لغة التع�صب والتقوقع والت�شدد بل يدعو �إىل �إزالة احلواجز وفك القيود وتك�سري الأقفال وفتح الأبواب .هذا الدرج هو �صورة م�صغرة عن اجلامعة �إذ تتبلور من خالله فكرة العي�ش امل�شرتك وتقبل الإختالف ال حماربته والإنفتاح على الأخر والتعرف على عامله ال الإنغالق والهروب .هذا الدرج هو دليل على ا ّنه بالرغم من اختالف اللغات كرثتها ،هناك مت�سع لها للتحليق يف الهواء والنمو يف الأر�ض. الثقافة التي تقدمها لنا اجلامعة لي�ست فقط ثقافة علمية تنبع من الكتب بل هي ثقافة موجودة يف الطالب �أنف�سهم واللغة هي ركن �أ�سا�سي يف ترجمة هذه الثقافات .ففي بداية هذا العام الدرا�سي ،البد من الت�شديد على �أهمية املحافظة على هذا التنوع اللغوي يف اجلامعة وكذلك حث الطالب العرب على تقوية لغتهم العربية والتم�سك بها كما يتم�سك الأخرين بلغاتهم �أينما ذهبوا .فمن املعيب ان نكون يف جامعة موجودة يف العامل العربي ولغتنا الأم عربية اّال ا ّننا نتكلم بلغات �أجنبية .فوجود تعدد لغوي يف اجلامعة ال يعني �أن ن�ستغني �أو ن�ستبدل لغة بالدنا بواحدة من تلك اللغات ،بل علينا �أن نحافظ على لغتنا التي هي من �أكرث اللغات جما ًال حامل ًة يف طياتها تاريخاً عريقاً وح�ضارة جتاوزت كل احل�ضارات. �أختم بقولٍ لطاغور “ :ال �أريد �أن تهب تبقى نوافذ بيتي مغلقة ،بل �أن ّ ّ كل الرياح على بيتي � ،شرط �أن ال تقتلعها من جذورها”
بريوت �أ�سقطت القناع نور �شربجي كاتبة متطوعة يقول ميخائيل نعيمة “ متى �أ�صبح �صديقك مثلك مبنزلة نف�سك فقلْ عرفت ال�صداقة” .فمن م ّنا عرف ال�صداقة حقّا؟ وكم ٌ مبارك هو ذلك أحب نف�سه يف ال�شخ�ص الذي � ّ �صديقه؟ كم من �أ�صدقاء الطفولة �سي�شاركنا فرحة ال ّتخرج؟و كم منهم �سي�شاركنا فرحة ال ّزفاف؟ “ �أ�صدقاء للأبد” كتبناها ع�شرات املرات على احليطان و حفرناها على مقاعدنا الدرا�س ّية ،فكم منهم اليوم نتوا�صل ّ معه ليلة عيد ميالده لت�أدية واجبنا ال�شكلي فقط؟ خا�ص ًة تت�ضح �صورة ال�صداقة ّ بعيون الطالب الذين ينتقلون من مدنهم و ُقراهم لي�سكنوا العا�صمة. فيفرتق الأ�صدقاء و ي ّتجه ّ كل منهم �إىل اجلامعة التي تنا�سبه .وبال ّتايل ُيفر�ض عليه �صداقات جديدة �ضمن اجلامعي االخت�صا�ص �أو ال�سكن ّ وعرب امل�شاغل اليومية .نتغيرّ جمي ًعا مع املتبدالت الكثرية ال�سريعة يف
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نتحمل م�س�ؤولية حياتنا اجلديدةّ . �أنف�سنا و نق ّوي ثقتنا بنف�سنا .قد يلج�أ البع�ض م ّنا �إىل اغناء ثقافته باملطالعة �أو تعزيز مهاراته الريا�ضية و الفنية خا�صة طالب اجلامعة االمرييكية يف ّ بريوت من خالل مكتبتها املميزة و النوادي املختلفة� .أ ّما البع�ض الآخر م ّنا ي�ستهويه وجه بريوت الآخر ، وجتذبه احلر ّية نحو الال م�س�ؤولية فيفرط ال�سهر يف النوادي الليلية ليرتاجع يف ّ �أداءه الأكادميي وقد يبتعد عن � ّأي �صديق قدمي مل ين�سجم معه يف �أجواء “ال�صخب” البريوتية .الذي ي�صمد يف وجه هذه الظروف املتبدلة ويتعاي�ش معها يحافظ على �صداقاته القدمية و يك�سب من �شاركه �أجمل ذكريات الطفولة و املراهقة ،لي�شارك ُه �صنع احلا�ضر. �شجعنا يف �صفوفنا اجلامعية لطاملا ّ �أ�ساتذة الهند�سة على ت�شكيل جمموعات درا�س ّية ،لن�ستفيد من �أفكار و �أخطاء بع�ضنا البع�ضُ .ي ّ ذكرنا ذلك بالعربة الواردة يف بيت جلميل الزهاوي ”:عا�شر �أنا�سا بالذكاء مت ّيزوا ،و اخرت �صديقك من ذوي الأخالق”.
لكن علينا �أن ال نن�سى التمييز بني من يرافقنا لفرتة حمددة ف ُت�سدد “�صداقته” هدفاً �آنياً ينتهي مع انتهاء الدرا�سي وبني رابطٍ حقيقي الف�صل ّ ٍ مبني على الوفاء مع �صديقٍ ينوي حقا ٍ ا�ستمرار ال�صداقة ويعمل لتعميدها بالثّقة املتبادلة. لي�ست هناك طعنة �أكرث وج ًعا من طعنة احلبيب �إال تلك التي ت�أتي من �صديق ال�سكني يف ظهرك قريب .ح ّتى لو كان ّ اال �أ ّنه ّ املقدمة ّ �سك ٌني يعني �أ ّنك يف ّ قاتل .هل من �صديقٍ خانك �أو �شاركك الإعجاب بحبيبك �س ًّرا؟ح ّتى لو كان اجلواب “ ال “ ،فخذ بن�صيحة ابن معروف هذه “ :احذر عد ّوك م ّرة و احذر �صديقك �ألف م ّرة” . عذراً بريوت ،لقد كرهتك يف املا�ضي ال�سح َر يف لياليك ،و ظننتك متار�سني ّ ال�صاخبة ،وت�سرقني اجلد ّية من عقول �أ�صدقائي و وت�سحبني املح ّبة و الوفاء من قلوبهم� .أ ّما اليوم يف بداية �سنتي الثالثة �أقول يا بريوت � ِأنت مل تغيرّ ْيهم ،بل �إنني �أح ّب ِك لأ ّن ِك � ِ أ�سقطت القناع!
�أ�سئلة ت�سابق االنتخابات ّ الطالبية مثقف او فن عريق او ابتكار جديد. بكل معنى الكلمة .لتكن ا�سبابنا تكملة من �صفحة 15 ال ...هو املا�ضي ال ين�سى ،لكننا نتعلم نظيفة ال دخل لها باي انق�سام و طائفية ...لتكن اهدافنا �سامية عالية من اخطائه لئال نعيدها ...لنكتب اعداء منق�سمني يف بلد واحد؟ ال دين وال طائفة هما ت�أ�شرية دخول عن كل ما هدمته ال�سيا�سة اللبنانية ...فوق ما�ضينا اجماد ح�ضارة جامعتنا هذا احلرم املقد�س .فيا من جد ل�سنني لنفكر جديا بتطوير هذا البلد ال هدمه الرائدة التي نوت فغريت والتي �سعت وابقاءه يف �سراديب واعتام الطائفية .فحققت والتي حلمت مب�ستقبل واعد يدر�س ليكون طالب علم هاهنا يف لنكن اول من ي�صوت ل�صالح ابداع فابدعت... قلب العا�صمة بريوت ،ال تنجرف مع حما�س التيارات ال�سيا�سية- الطائفية...فال هي تنفعك يف وقت �ضيق وال هي تبني ح�ضارة م�س�ؤولة يف نواة احل�ضارة وال هي تغري ابدا م�أ�ساة هذا البلد... فلنكن اول من ي�صدر احل�ضارة ،اول من يدعو اىل انتخابات طالبية جامعية
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درو�س �أكادميية جديدة .وبعد عملية ت�أمل يف �أنف�سنا �سابقه؟ ماذا تع ّلمنا من ٍ مدى الدّ ب�س واجتماعية واقت�صادية وعاطفية وروحية و�أخطائنا ال�سابقة ،وبعد عملية تقومي حمررة ق�سم اللغة العربية ؟ وكيف ا�ستثمرنا علمنا؟ �أية قناعات داخلية .بدورنا �سنتط ّلع اىل ما حولنا مرت�سبة من املا�ضي تفيدنا ُ ُ مرحباً �أ ّيها القارئ .. وتفيد جمتمعنا و� ّأي منها ي�ؤذينا من دون �أ ّية عقدة ّ لأنّ احلا�ضر �أهم ،ولأن امل�ستقبل هو وي�ؤذيه؟ كيف نجُ دد �أنف�سنا؟ كيف (كلمة “مرحبا” هي داللة على مركبة ُن�ضيف ونحذف وننقّح و ُنغيرّ بحيث كا�شف حا�ضرنا وما�ضينا . النزعة االن�سانية يف تراثنا .فهي ّ نكون را�ضني ولو ن�سبياً على و�ضعنا رب، من كلمة “مار” ،اي �س ّيد او ّ “ح َّب” اي احلب .لذلك مل يف �صريورة احلياة التي ال تتوقّف عن ا ّنها دعو ٌة اىل التمييز ما بني الثابت وكلمة َ ّ واملتح ّول� .صحيح �أنّ الثوابت التطور؟ نحب ق ّراءنا). ُتكتب هنا �سهواً ُ ، نحن ّ لكن القيم نف�سها تتغيرّ مع ال ّزمن ّ التي قامت عليها هذه الثوابت هي �أدوني�س كان �أكرث ال�شّ عراء امل�ؤمنني ال�شم، “لي�س من �شيء �ألذ يف ّ بالتغري الدائم .ويف �أحدى املقابالت الأبقى .وربمّ ا كانت تلك القيم عي ُنها وال �أ�ضوع ،وال �أقرب اىل مرتبة هي التي تدعونا اليوم �أو غداً اىل التلفزيونية قال كتاب الت�ش ّهي ،من ح ٍرب جديد ،يف ٍ ال ّتح ّول ،ب�شرط �أن يكون هذا ال ّتحول “�أقله بعد “لو كان يل القدرة جديد” نحو الأف�ضل على م�ستوى الأفراد على حذف �شعري ،حلذفته كلياً ، ماذا �أقول اذاً عندما ُي�ضاف لكالم واجلماعات يف �آنٍ واحد. ال�شّ اعر والأديب اللبناين �أمني نخلة لأ ّنني �أجيئ من امل�ستقبل وكل ما ي�سيل يف �سن ٍة درا�سي ٍة �أريد �أن �أقوله �أنّ احلرب اجلديد ُ ”.فعلى االن�سان �أن يبقى يف حالة جديد ٍة وم�س�ؤولي ٍة جديدة وم�سكنٍ تقدم م�ستم ّرة .لي�س بال�ضرورة �أن جديدٍ وزمالء عمل جدد ّ ليغذي يحذف املا�ضي ،بل �أن يعترب منه ٍ طموحات �أكرث جِ ّد ًة وجدوى. لعمل ويقر�أه با�ستمرار قراءة نقدية. التعزيل الفكري عبار ٌة ّ جذاب ٌة ٍ الدرا�سي. �ضروري القيام به �أ ّول العام ّ كما حتتاج منازلنا التي ت�أوي �أج�سادنا حربنا هذا العام يف جريدة و�أثاثنا اىل التنظيف ،كذلك يحتاجه “الأوتلوك” �سيح�ضن م�س�ؤولية ك�شرع �أعلى. املكان الذي ي�أوي عقلنا وروحنا. ّ التحدي ُم�س ّلحاً بالعقل ٍ بالعقل الذي لن يعطيكم اجابات فلنقف دقائق للت�أمل .ولرناجع ٍ واحتماالت تقدمنا هذا العام عن جاهزة بل �أ�سئل ًة جديدة قناعاتنا..كيف ّ
حرية املعتقد...معقدة
فريال فقيه مرا�سلة �صحفية
�أحب �أن �أنظر �إىل حرية املعتقد كما �أنظر �إىل �أي �أخوين تو�أمني ي�صعب تفرقتهما .رمبا لأن حماولة التمييز بني الإخوة ت�ؤدي �إىل م�صيبة ،وبالتايل مل التفرقة؟ لكي �أو�ضح لكم فكرتي لنحاول تعريف احلرية واملعتقد . احلرية ،للأغلبية ،هي الت�صرف �أو التعبري والتفكري كما يحلو لنا �شرط �أن ال نتعدى على حرية الأخرين. ذلك يعني �أن احلرية ت�شمل �إحرتام
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�أ�سئلة ت�سابق االنتخابات ّ الطالبية وهي املركز الثقايف التعليمي واملنبع نورا ح ّبال االول والوحيد لتن�شئة جيل ال كاتبة متطوعة ك�سائر االجيال املتخلفة التي اوقعتها �أبعروبتي افتخر؟ �أم بلبنانيتي افتخر؟ ال�سيا�سة بلعنة �شباكها ،ان كانت هي اجلامعة تنتظر �شبابها ان ينتخب... �أ�أفتخر بدين �أو بطائفة �أو مبرجع؟ �أم ان ينتمي ...ان ينق�سم ...فما الذي افتخر بتاريخ حافل ب�أجماد �سالفة �سيجمعنا وين�سينا �شتى خالفاتنا؟ ان ولت؟ ما همي �إن كانت �أ�شرعة كانت هي اجلامعة تعزز اختالفنا وال �سفينتي بي�ضاء �أم �سوداء؟ ما همي �إن كانت �سفينتي �سريعة �أم بطيئة؟ �سيما ال�سيا�سي -الطائفي منه بدل ان جل ما يهمني هو ان مت�شي �سفينتي جتمعنا حتت راية العلم والتطور ،افل�سنا مع التيار ال عك�سه .جل ما يهمني هو اذن نبدي ابرز معامل اجلهل يف ا�سمى تفادي الغرق والو�صول اىل �شاطىء اماكن الثقافة واحل�ضارة؟ االمان ...وان كانت هي احلياة ال تريدين ...فانا باقية ...وان كان املوت نحن ابناء ال�شمال واجلنوب .ابناء البقاع واجلبل .ابناء الوطن ...وطننا ال يريدين ...فانا اتية ...وان كان الوطن ال يعرتف بوجودي ...فال انا لبنان .جتمعنا اجلامعة حتت جناحها اعرتف بوجوده ...لكنني ماكثة فيه ...الطاهر ،فال تدن�سوه .ابناء الوطن جا�ؤوا اليك لريتووا من ينابيع ثقافتك هكذا مت�ضي االيام وتليها الليايل. ومعلوماتك .ليتغذوا من ثمرات هديف ...هديف البقاء رغم يقيني بانني فانية .هديف االنتماء رغم يقيني ليايل الدر�س وال�سهر .ولريتقوا حتت ا�سمك وجمدك العريق اخلالد .فما بان انتمائي لعنة دائمة .هو كذلك انتماء كل منا .يا حيف على ما الت هدف انتخابات طالبية ال تنتج ً �سوى فتنة وتفرقة بني عمر وعلي وجورج؟ اليه حالنا .فال هو انتماء ثقايف راق وال �سام ،هو انتماء احللقة االقوى ...اولي�ست هي هذه االنتخابات بحد ذاتها التي تبقي ابناء الوطن الواحد هو انتماء الطغاة امل�ستبدين ...هو انتماء ال�سخافة ال�سيا�سية التي ال مهرب منها ...وان كانت اجلامعة تتبع على �صفحة 14
�أي دين �أو �أي معتقد يختاره” .وين�ص تفرقوا احلرية من املعتقد كي يبقى الأخر .لكن ،هناك من ينظر للحرية حرية املعتقد تت�ضمن �إذاً �إحرتام العهد الدويل اخلا�ص باحلقوق املدنية الأفكار التي ن�ؤمن بها والتي ي�ؤمن بها للإميان �إحرتام. ك�إلغاء لأي حدود .احلرية لهم هي الأخرون �أي�ضاً .املعتقد �إميان ،وهل من يف ظل ما يجري من حولنا من تعدٍ وال�سيا�سية يف مادته ١٨باحلق يف حرية الالحمدود .هذا التف�سري اخلاطئ املعتقد من بني العديد من احلقوق على احلريات واملعتقدات علينا �أن للحرية ي�شجع ت�صرف البع�ض بتهور �شيء �أ�سمى من الإميان؟ و�أذية وتطرف ،فت�صبح احلرية عك�س للأ�سف بتنا نعي�ش يف زمن �أ�صبح فيه نعلم جيداً ما هي حرية املعتقد وكيف واحلريات التي اقرت عام . ١٩٦٦ حق من حقوقنا .لكن احلقوق مهما اقرت يف بنود ما تعنيه� ،أي ع�صبية فو�ضوية ي�صعب للإميان وجه �سلبي ،وهو الذي من �أ�صبحت هذه احلرية ٌ ومهما اعرتفت بها جلان دولية، املفرت�ض �أن يظهر ما يف الإن�سان من فلقد اعرتفت الأمم املتحدة ب�أهمية التخل�ص منها . علينا �أن ن�ؤمن بها ونقرن امياننا �أما املعتقد فقد يكون ميان الفرد باهلل �أو �إيجابية .الإميان ي�ساعد الإن�سان على حرية املعتقد يف الإعالن العاملي باملمار�سة لت�صبح جز ًءا منا . حلقوق الإن�سان الذي اعتمد عام بعدم وجوده .هو �إختيار �أي �شخ�ص التحلي بال�صرب يف وجه �أي ظلم قد لدين يعتنقه �أو ال دين .املعتقد جزء يتعر�ض له �أو �أي م�صيبة قد تلحق به .١٩٤٨ .وتن�ص املادة ١٨منه على �أن فالإميان خلق عند االن�سان ليبقى “لكل �إن�سان حق يف حرية الفكر تفكريه حياً و لي�ساعده يف تطوره فكرياً فهل هاجر ال�صرب من نفو�سنا ّ وحل من الفكر والفكر بحد ذاته حرية. والوجدان والدينوي�شمل ذلك حريت وح�ضارياً على مر الزمن .من امل�ؤ�سف فكيف ن�صف الفكر وهو هذه احلرية انعدم الإميان الأ�صيل؟ ه يف� أن يدين بدين ما ،وحريته �إعتناق �أن نرجع �إىل الوراء .... املولودة يف عقولنا و�أحالمنا وخيالنا؟ حرية املعتقد �إحرتا ٌم للإميان ،فال
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د .جاد ملكي ,من�سق ق�سم الإعالم يف اجلامعة الأمريكية: �سنطلق باكالوريو�س يف الفنون الإعالمية و هل من مكان �أف�ضل لتبد�أ م�سريتك الإعالمية؟ دياال �أحو�ش مرا�سلة �صحفية مل يعد هناك جمال للت�شكيك بالدور الأ�سا�سي و اجلوهري الذي يلعبه الإعالم على �أنواعه يف عاملنا اليوم. من هذا املنطلق ،يقع على امل�ؤ�س�سات التعليمية م�س�ؤولية تطوير براجمها لتحاكي التطور ال�سريع الذي مير به هذا املجال و لإعداد املقبلني عليه �إعداداً كامال و ممنهجا يبني فيهم �شخ�صية الإعالمي ب�أخالقياتها، مهنيتها ووعيها الإجتماعي .و بهدف معرفة كيف يتم تطوير ق�سم الإعالم و التوا�صل يف اجلامعة الأمريكية يف بريوت و معرفة امل�شاريع،والتطلعات و التحديات التي تواجه هذا الق�سم �أجرينا مقابلة مع من�سق ق�سم
الو�سائط مبتعدين عن ال�صحافة على �صفوف الإعالم و التوا�صل فح�سب بل نعمل على �أن تت�ضمن بني التقليدية و املطبوعة .عالوة على ذلك ،يقدم الق�سم �صف خطابة عامة ثالث و �أربع ور�شات عمل ن�ستعني فيها ب�أخ�صائيني عامليني يف جماالت و مقابالت �إعالمية و الذي يعترب الأول من نوعه يف لبنان و العامل الإعالم الإجتماعي ،والت�صوير، على �صفحة الدرا�سات الإعالمية الدرا�سات الإعالمية يف اجلامعة والت�سويق بالإ�ضافة �إىل فرتة تدريب العربي .يف هذا ال�صف نعلم طالبنا الدكتور جاد ملكي. فن اخلطابة ،وكيفية التعامل مع يف موقع اجلامعة الر�سمي .بالإ�ضافة ،يلزم بها التالميذ قبل التخرج. عن م�سرية الق�سم قال د .ملكي: ثالث و ع�شرون تلميذاً ح�صلوا على و عن الفرق بني الدرا�سات الإعالمية و�سائل الإعالم و مع الظهور املبا�شر فر�صة اال�شرتاك لل�سنة الثالثة على �إنطلق برنامج الدرا�سات الإعالمية و ال�صحافة �أفاد د .ملكي :الدرا�سات �أمام الكامريات و �إجراء مقابالت التوايل يف الربنامج ال�صيفي الذي يف اجلامعة منذ حوايل �أربع �سنوات �إعالمية .هذه املميزات ال تد ّر�س يف الإعالمية هي مظلة ت�ضم عدة و اقت�صر حينها على �صفوف تعطى العامل العربي و نحن بحاجة ما�سة تقدمه �أكادميية �سالزبورج لالعالم و جماالت بدءاً بال�صحافة و الإعالم التغيري العاملي و خم�سة و ع�شرين �ضمن ق�سم العلوم الإجتماعية. �إليها .مع نهاية اللقاء �س�ألنا د .ملكي و �صوال �إىل البحوث الإعالمية، اليوم يقدم الق�سم دبلوم بالإ�ضافة عما ينق�ص التلميذ احلائز على الدبلوم فر�صة �أخرى متوفرة لل�صيف املقبل .والت�سويق ،والعالقات العامة و �إىل ماج�ستري يف الإعالم و التوا�صل .و بالطبع يتعامل الق�سم مع عدة يف الإعالم و التوا�صل الذي يعترب الإعالم الإجتماعي .نحن كق�سم كما يقدم برامج للدرا�سة يف اخلارج؛ جامعات �أخرى كاجلامعة الأمريكية �إعالم يف اجلامعة الأمريكية يف بريوت �أقل من تخ�ص�ص كامل لي�صبح قادرا على العمل يف جمال الإعالم و كان �أربع تالميذ ح�صلوا على منحة لق�ضاء يف وا�شنطن و غريها� .أما بالن�سبة �إىل مل يكن هدفنا �أن نكون �شموليني جوابه :يف احلقيقة ،ال ينق�صه الكثري، الف�صل الأول يف الدمنارك يف جامعة امل�شاريع امل�ستقبلية ،يقول الد .ملكي :فح�سب بل �أردنا �أن نركز على �أمور يعمل الق�سم اليوم على تطوير و الدمنارك للإعالم و ال�صحافة و �أربع عندما كنا يف خ�ضم حت�ضري اقرتاح مهمة و �ضرورية يف جمتمعنا و التي بلورة �شهادة بكالوريو�س يف الفنون منح �أخرى متوفرة للف�صل الثاين؛ البكالوريو�س �أردنا معرفة عدد الطالب تكون يف �أكرث الأحيان مهملة .لذا �أ�شار د .ملكي �أن املوعد الأخري لتقدمي الإعالمية و ح�سب اخلطة املقرتحة نركز على جمال الن�شاط الإجتماعي املتخرجني مع الدبلوم و الذين يعملون الطلبات لهذا الربنامج هو الأول اليوم يف جمال الإعالم� .أنا �شخ�صياً ي�صبح امل�شروع قيد التنفيذ مع بداية و كيفية تعزيزه من خالل الإعالم، من ت�شرين الأول و ميكن ملن يهمه العام الدرا�سي القادم .ي�ضيف الد .على كيفية ممار�سة االعالم الرقمي و توقعت �أال يتجاوز العدد ع�شرة طالب الأمر �أن يطلع على التفا�صيل املعلنة ملكي :البكالوريو�س لن تقت�صر نعطي �أهمية كبرية لل�صحافة املتعددة من جمموع ثالثني طالبا ،لكن النتيجة كانت مفاج�أة �إذ اكت�شفنا �أن خم�سة و ع�شرين منهم يعملون اليوم يف الإعالم يف خمتلف ميادينه .مما يعني �أن الدبلوم ي�ؤمن اخلطوة الأوىل �إىل عامل الإعالم و يعطي الطالب �أ�سا�سيات العمل ال�صحايف؛ يف حال التخ�ص�ص الكامل يح�صل التلميذ بطبيعة احلال على معرفة معمقة �أكرث و يتخرج و هو متمكن �أكرث من قدراته و معلوماته و لكن بالطبع هذا ال يعني �أن الدبلوم غري ٍ كاف. و يف ظل �إعالم عربي م�س ّي�س �أ�صبح يعيث الف�ساد بدل �أن يحاربه ،ن�أمل �أن ينجح هذا الق�سم يف تن�ش�أة �إعالميني نزيهني على م�ستوى عال من املهنية.
م�صدر :د .جاد ملكي