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Vol. XLIII, No. 27
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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AUB Civic and Volunteering Fair 2011 a success Rayane Zahreddine Staff Writer
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he third annual AUB Civic and Volunteering Fair took place this year on Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 and 28. The event was organized by the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS,) in collaboration with the Office of Students Affairs (OSA) and the Student Representative Committees (SRC.) The Fair lasted for two days and included two keynote speeches by Bishop Gregoire Haddad
and director of Catharsis وZeina Daccache, a film screening (“12 Angry Lebanese,”) a music concert by May Nasr, and a box painting event. Around 100 booths were built around the Green Oval and in the West Hall area, and were used by the participants of the Civic and Volunteering Fair. It featured 65 Lebanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) whose representatives explained their work to the visitors and provided them with an opportunity to engage in communi(Photo by Mohammad Azzam)
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Argentine Tango Festival in Lebanon
Don’t Miss! AUB’s 44th Middle East Medical Assembly (MEMA) In the undeniably dynamic field of medicine, it is critical for health care providers to remain abreast of the most current developments. AUBMC, in joint sponsorship with the Cleveland Clinic, invites you to the “44th Middle East Medical Assembly (MEMA)” between Thursday May 5 and Friday May 8.
American Society of Insight Club hosts lecture on inappliMechanical Engineers cability of Secularism as a solution hosts SPDC 2011, an AUB first Ali Kassem Edrees Elrachidi Staff Writers
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he American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted the annual Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC 2011) for the first time at AUB. Students and professors represented multiple universities from Lebanon and around a dozen other universities from the Middle East. The universities represented where Cairo University, The British University in Egypt, and Ain Shams Universi-
ty from Egypt, BITS Pilani from Dubia, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research from UAE, National University of Modern Languages from Pakistan, Umm al Qura University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals from KSA, Islamic Azad University of Abhar and IAUM from Iran. Lebanon was represented by the American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanese American Univercontinued on page 4
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slam’s stance in regards to secularism is rather unclear; as many question marks endure. In an attempt to “present Islam’s approach to secularism,” AUB insight club held a lecture entitled “Is Secularism the Solution to Lebanon?” on Thursday, April 28. The lecturer, Mr. Husam Al-Ghali, attempted to explain Islam’s point and then went on to present his personal proposition of possible alternatives. Mr. Al-Ghali, a holder of a degree in Islamic law since 1991, began by noting how Lebanon’s sectarian system is something that no one in their right mind would want. Then he went on to define
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secularism and noted that, while the common definition limits itself to a separation between state
and religion, the true doctrine is continued on page 4
‘When a White Dove Soars...’ benefit night
The Insight Club and Children of Adam Club invite you to a benefit night entitled “When a White Dove Soars...” on Wednesday May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at West Hall, Bathish Auditorium. All proceedings will go to support Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Campus News Latin Dance Club hosts a night to remember
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Campus News Music Club rocks out at Obros pub in “Quit Work Make Music” concert
Bliss Street, West Hall 208 Tel: 01 350 000 or 01 374 444 Ext.3193
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