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Vol. XLIII, No. 28
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Palestinian Cultural Club organizes Palestinian Cultural Week: And the culture lives on... would surely admit that West Hall has never witnessed such an event; simply, West Hall was vibrating with life. Not only was the event entertaining the audience but it was reminding them of Palestine. The performance included nationalistic songs and a Dabke performance both of which expressed the majestic and struggling culture of a country that has, for so long, withstood many hardships. The nostalgic songs
Samer Bu Jawdeh Member at Large & Contributing Writer
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n the week that passed, the Palestinian Cultural Club organized their annual Palestinian Cultural Week. The event aimed towards representing the Palestinian culture and culminated in a splendid live performance on Friday, May 6 at 6:30 pm in front of West Hall. All those familiar with the atmosphere of West Hall
Joseph Saba Copy Editor & Contributing Writer
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ith former Dean Maroun Kisrwani announcing his retirement from AUB at the close of the 2009-10 academic year, former Associate Dean and currently Dean of Student Affairs Talal Nizammedine superseded him. At the beginning of April during Dean Nizammedine’s deanship, Biology Professor and Yearbook co-advisor Dr. Charbel Tarraf was appointed as Associate Dean of the Student Affairs Office. Given his recent appointment,
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AUB’s 37 th Folk Dance Festival
Bring the family along! (Photo by Rami Diab)
Outlook sought to interview Associate Dean Tarraf to gain his perspective on the many issues and events that have since taken place regarding student life on campus, including student leadership, AUB’s Yearbook team status and the Penrose predicament as well along others. Congratulations on your selection as Associate Dean for Students Affairs. Tell us a bit about your background. Thank you. I joined AUB in 1981 as a graduate student. I graduated in 1984 with a Masters degree and then worked at AUB until 1987. I then went to pursue
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The American University of Beirut cardinally invites you to its 37th Folk Dance Festival to take place this Sunday, May 15 at the AUB Green Oval. 20 schools form all across Lebanon will be participating in this one of a kind annual event.
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Professor Charbel Tarraf newly appointed Associate Dean of Student Affairs: Outlook interviews
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Insight Club’s When a White Dove Soars...
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Fireworks erupt near West Hall Heather Jaber News Executive
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n Tuesday afternoon, May 3, a series of loud, crackling noises coming from the side of West Hall facing Ada Dodge Hall created a sense of alarm among witnesses both inside and outside of the building. The sounds, likened to those of gunfire by bystanders, multiplied in number and small puffs of smoke could be seen rising from the basement stairs leading out of West Hall. Small fireworklike explosions became visible as the loud, sharp pops continued to sound off. Passerby began to walk and run away quickly, all the while trying to observe the situation and see just where the explosions were coming from. Eventually, the apparent fireworks stopped, and security hurried over to deal with the sit-
(Photo courtesy of Karim Alam)
uation. A horde of witnesses gathered round the stairs to try and get a peek at the source of the explosions. Sophomore Sarah Harfouch, who happened to be walking by
just as the fireworks erupted described the scene. “I had no idea what was happening at first. I was exiting the building and continued on page 4
The Annual Job Fair-Exhibition 2011
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The annual Job Fair-Exhibition 2011 organized by the Career and Placement Services Office will be held at AUB Campus on Thursday, May 12, from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m. and Friday, May 13, from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. In 2010, 150 firms participated in the AUB Job Fair through which over 240 AUB graduates were recruited. This year, over 200 firms are expected to be involved and due to limited space, stand location will be assigned on a first-come first-serve basis.
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