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Dean Talal Nizameddine, on the occasion of AUB’s Cultural Club of the South’s annual recep-tion held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Hamra, stated that the CCS, “one of the oldest clubs in AUB,” portrays the highest moral standards that can be expected. The Dean further elaborated on AUB’s pride in what the CCS has achieved to this day. A night to remember, the reception had a great many notable instances. From a video over-view of the Club’s activities throughout the year to a distribution of prizes, the packed hall was never left for wandering. Amongst these numerous memorable moments was when Ameen Jaber, CCS president, present-ed Dean Nizammeddine with a Lebanese flag; a flag that comes with both a history and a future. History wise, it comes from the South, par-ticularly from the village of “Edayse,” and it was brought from the South during a trip, taken on the occasion of “Eid al moukawama wal tahrir,” this last May. Ali Rida Rizek, CCS Vice President, explains: “This flag comes from Edayseh and it is an embodiment of the golden equation: Army-People-Resistance.” This is because this flag, pre-

viously raised at the borders of occupied Pales-tinian territory, was close to where brothers from the Resistance, the army, as well as the press were martyred. The flag hence presented itself as the perfect embodiment of all three elements of what most Lebanese perceive as their one and only choice. Furthermore, this flag represents what the Lebanese South has come to represent and symbolize: unity and freedom. As for its future; the flag is the one raised on AUB’s campus this last Monday on the occasion of Flags Day. Much symbolism is around; a flag that represents the South was raised on Novem-ber 21, at the American University of Beirut’s West Hall. Stated differently, a flag representing dignity, freedom and resistance is to sway above the grounds of a university that preaches toler-ance, coexistence and awareness. As we pass by West Hall, and as we see this flag and feel that gush of pride of being Lebanese, let us remember that this pride comes at a price. This price is one that those men, sketching the flag in 1943 despite the French colonizers’ attempts to terrorize, must have had in mind. It is the invalu-

able price of the pure blood shed in the quest to liberate. Our honor, our dignity, our freedom as well as our rights were never offered to us; they were taken from the various adversaries this land has come to know. Most importantly, we still have much to do to retrieve that which we have not and to defend that which we have. As Ali Rida Rizek said in his speech during the reception, we are no longer weak, we are now people of rule and the enemy has come to fear us more than we fear it. But we must beware, we must realize that this is the beginning; this is our test and trial and this is where the responsibility begins. Failure is, God willing, not an option. May we, in the memory of the Lebanese independence, realize that what we have is not to be taken for granted. May we remember and honor all the mothers and fathers, all the brothers and sisters, and all the friends and families who have given their everything and have henceforth allowed us to live the only life worth living: freely, honorably and with dignity.

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Profiles of Poverty in LebanonSarah Zaytoun Staff Writer

On Thursday, under the patronage of the Minister of Social Affairs, Wael Abou Faour, Dar Manhal Al Hayat held a book launching event in Assembly Hall for the highly anticipated and hopeful book called, “Profiles of Poverty: The Human Face of Poverty in Lebanon,” which sheds light on poverty by giving a voice to the once voiceless. The book consists of a groundbreaking study on poverty in Lebanon and also includes the views of people liv-ing in poverty. The authors of the book write, “We are not desperate. We have hope that we will get better,” which offers a sense of relief, optimism, and reform presently in Lebanon. The event was held in collaboration between World Vision in Lebanon, which is a NGO that helps over 20,000 children and their families by providing healthcare and development programs and the Lebanese Society for Education and Social Development. Before the speeches began, a short heart-felt mu-sic video was shown to the audience. The video was comprised of a few famous Lebanese singers

speaking of the poverty around us and how the poor are helpless, not able to speak out just like “a child who is sick.” In general, the book serves to balance the stan-dard image of Lebanese prosperity and contributes to a more precise picture of Lebanon as a whole entity. A lot of people do not understand the dy-namics of poverty nor do they acknowledge the fact that a lot of people live in poverty, so this book furthers to enlighten people about this issue. This book seeks to understand the country’s poverty level by providing a quantitative in-depth analysis based on the narratives of the poor themselves in eight communities in Lebanon. What makes the book unique is that it gives voice to the poor who have been marginalized and discriminated against for a long time. Some of the questions pertaining to the book are, “Why are people living in pov-erty?” and “What are the dynamics and causes of poverty?” The book aims to rediscover Lebanon as we know it before the Civil War. Approximately 28.5% of Lebanon’s population

live in poverty and the book tackles the underlying causes of the poverty level and claims that not only are the economic indicators a factor, but the social indicators are as well. The marginalized groups in Lebanon are isolated and believe their opinions do not matter. They feel as if they are alone in their struggle with no hopes of a better life, with feelings of exclusion from the social system. One of the speakers during the event wrapped up his speech by stating, “Any measure of a great country is how it treats its people.” He added by saying, “We need to think of what we can do to make society more acceptable by encouraging social justice.” The event proved to be a major success, nearly fill-ing up all of Assembly hall. In honor of the event, books were sold at half price outside the hall.

AUB Student Wins Doodle CompetitionOmar Musleh Special-to-Outlook

The Red Bull Doodle Art competition in collab- oration with FEA SRC took place in AUB from .the October 4 to 11 doodles were displayed on West Hall and 82 judged by Reza Abedini and Lina Ghaibeh. Ta- mara Fakhoury was the lucky winner who is now part of the Regional competition. TamaraFakhoury is one of the 44 winners from 8 coun- tries across the region (Kuwait, KSA, Egypt,(.Oman, UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Lebanon She is representing AUB and is counting on AUB students to vote for her Doodle (featured below) on www.redbulldoodleart.com from .November 19 to the 27 The lucky winner will have his doodle featured .on Burton backpack as a limited edition

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Students …Your ID please! Zeina Mhaidly Staff Writer

We’re all AUB students here and of course each one of us, somewhere deep inside, has the pride to belong to AUB and be one of its students. But the question is: Have you ever thought about how an AUB student can be defined? Or about what makes you an integrated AUB student? Let’s take a look at few characteristics.

First, an AUB student is always comparing himself to students in other universities and al-ways has this thought of transferring out, “spe-cifically to LAU” in order to choose the easy way and escape the heavy curriculum. However, this does not prevent him or her from hating LAU students and considering himself or herself as an intellectually superior individual. Second, an

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Lama T. Zakharia Staff Writer

As an Arab who’s never lived in Lebanon before, I was quite amused to discover truly Lebanese words belonging strictly to this geographical area:1. Salbeh: Even though in classical Arabic this can literally mean “negative,” this word has a positive meaning in the Lebanese language. The closest meaning to it in English is: cool.Example: This Gucci bag is salbeh.2. Raglej: Derived from the English language (to regulate), this word is used in situations where a person is trying to control or balance two or more things at once.Example: I’m trying to raglej with everything go-ing on, but I’m failing.3. Nye2: An expression of disgust. “Ew,” in English. Used more by women than men.Example: Nye2. This skirt looks like dead animals wrapped around her legs.4. Mahdoomeh: Meaning literally “digest-

ible,” this word has other applications in the Leba-nese language. It can be used in reference to both humans and objects. It essentially means: cute.Example: My brother’s friend’s ex-girlfriend is mahdoomeh.5. Fawkes: Another Lebanese twist to an English word. This literally means the verb “to fo-cus”.Example: I studied from the book but I didn’t faw-kas on those slides.6. Mdapras: An additional attempt to Leb-anize an English word. You can hear many stu-dents uttering this word especially around finals. It means blue or depressed.Example: I’m so mdapras. I can’t fawkas anymore!7. Ghanooje: Usually applied to girls who are very girly. In other words, girls who speak softly, and intentionally or unintentionally move in a se-ductive manner.

Example: I don’t like her red lipstick and she’s also too ghanooje.8. Jarras: Originally, I thought this word originated from the word “Jaras” meaning bell. Apparently, it means to defile or taint someone’s reputation or status.Example: Stop imitating those chicken sounds! Jarrastni (in reference to me).9. Mtallet: Stuck. Often used for all forms of electronics. Accordingly, it is used quiet a lot.Example: My laptop mtallet and I can’t do that project you asked us to do.10. Tshera3o: It means: they got into a fight. Interestingly, it is derived from the word share3 (meaning street). This might allude to the fact that this fighting includes, but is not restricted to, street fighting.

Lebanisms: Top 10 Purely Lebanese Words and Expressions

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AUB student spends a great amount of his life in “Jafet” and once he gets out of “Jafet” you get the impression that he just got out of a cave after a long and exhausting journey surprised by the sun light. Third, speaking of “Jafet,” we all know that, due to the great number of students in the library, you always need to re-serve a place and all students do so by leaving their books in the place they desire to sit. But, people! This does not apply everywhere! You can’t reserve a place in “Krispy Creme” and come back in few hours. People just won’t see what you’re trying to do. Fourth, AUB students tend always to start conversations with people they’ve recently met on campus with “So, what courses are you taking?” In fact this is the typi-cal way to start a conversation at AUB. Finally, we can’t forget to mention the fact that an AUB student complains about a hundred times per week about the stairs that he/she has to take to go from lower campus to upper campus, know-ing that that there’s no other option and that they can’t do anything about it. But you know we just love to mention it from time to time. Of course, the list can go forever, but I’m go-ing to stop here giving you the space to figure out other characteristics. But at the end we’re all proud to be part of AUB and proud to be AUBites.

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The ABC’s of sports nutritionJumana Bashiti President of the Nutrition Society

After completing an intense workout at the gym, you leave feeling extremely sore and slug-gish and start going through an internal strug-gle between good and evil. Should I go engulf a juicy burger to reward myself for going that ex-tra mile in today’s workout, or should I settle for a dull nutritious meal? Eating an unreasonably high protein meal or drinking the famous pro-tein shakes to enhance muscle buildup are just some of the numerous misconceptions people have regarding sports nutrition. Here’s a list of tips to keep in mind when working out.

Before the workout:For those of you who exercise in the morning, breakfast one to two hours before your workout is a must to avoid feeling lightheaded.· Carbohydrates: are the best option for maximum energy; these include fruit, milk, yogurt, veggies, rice, pasta, breads, cereals, le-gumes, cookies, and sweet desserts.· Meal size matters: the bigger the meal, the more time needed to digest before exercis-ing. It is best to eat a small meal or snack that’s rich in carbohydrates to boost your energy stores. Small amounts of protein helps reduce muscle soreness and help you to heal faster.· Avoid high fat (fried) or fiber foods: (broccoli, baked beans, or bran cereal) since they are difficult and slow to digest, and may cause cramping and discomfort.

After the workout:· Rehydrate: In the 4-6 hours after exer-

cise, you must replenish your fluid and electro-lytes (sodium and potassium) losses from sweat by drinking beyond the thirst sensation. Fluids include water, sports drinks, juices or milk. · Re-Carbohydrate: Exercise usually uti-lizes muscle glycogen and blood glucose for fuel. Replenish these stores by consuming car-bohydrates within an hour of exercise.· Re-Proteinate: Protein is mainly needed to repair muscle tissue following workouts and to help in energy restoration. Consume about 20 g of protein after exercise, a safe and effective amount according to the American Dietetic As-sociation. Protein sources include lean poultry or meats, fish, seafood, eggs, beans and legumes, nuts and low-fat dairy products.· Re-vitaminize: Vitamins do not provide the body with energy, but are crucial for turn-ing food into energy. This may place athletes at risk of succumbing to an infectious illness during this time. Several B vitamins are also es-sential to help form haemoglobin in red blood cells, a major determinant of oxygen delivery to the muscles during aerobic endurance exercise. Additionally, exercise causes oxidative stress on body tissues which can be minimized by the in-take of vitamins C and E which function as an-tioxidants.· Rest: You are not being lazy but simply investing in your future performance. Body muscles need time and nutrient supply to heal from a strenuous workout.

Editorial:A Bit of ProseLojine Kamel Editor-in-Chief

.We are what we believe we are.” C.S. Lewis”

We live in a world of labels. Everyone must be something, lest they be nothing worth knowing. Others define us so often, that I often find thatour definitions become a mosaic of others’ com-?pilations. But who are we really

Sometimes, we do not have an answer to this question. Sometimes that can be a good thing. The human being is an ever changing slate, molded over a constant foundation that is self. Our personalities are unique, yet our self-labels?are borrowed. Why is that

If you believe you are un-intelligent then youmost undoubtedly are. If you believe you can-not attain a goal for yourself, then who will be- lieve you can? We are what we believe we are, and we can become what we believe we can become. Self-doubt is the worst of crutches, .especially in so fragile a time as university

We are our only decision makers. It is only our- selves that may cast a self-label, be it forlorn or optimistic. We are fortunate enough to choose.our own futures. So choose wisely

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AUB Friendship TournamentGhaleb Halimi Director of University Sports

Results of theSCR Re-Election 2011Taken from the American University Facebook Page

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منى اأيوب كاتبة �صحفية

بينما تفتقر جامعات عدة في لبنان الى حق الطالب في تأسيس و االنضمام الى نواد طالبية، تتميز جامعتنا بضمانها لهذا احلق؛ إذ يوجد فيها عدد مهم من النوادي الطالبية ذات اإلهتمامات و

التوجهات اخملتلفة. حاليا، تشير الصفحة اإللكترونية ملكتب شؤون الطالب لوجود 48 ناد طالبي و 16 جمعية طالبية في اجلامعة. تنحصر اهتمامات Nutrition و Engineering Society( مثل الطالبية اجلمعيات Society و غيرها( باحتواء طالب االختصاص الواحد للبحث في تتنوع ، في حني بينهم اإلجتماعية العالقات إمناء و مطالبهم

اهتمامات النوادي الطالبية لتشمل كافة اجملاالت تقريبا. الثقافي كالنادي ثقافي طابع لديه النوادي هذه من فكثير الفلسطيني و النادي الثقافي السوري و النادي الثقافي الياباني. Children of Adam و Red Cross و منها ما لديه طابع خيري مثل Debate و منها ما يجمع املهتمني بهواية أو قضية معينة مثل ،Club و Fashion Club و Awareness Club و غيرها. و ال يخفى التي هي محض متثيل حلزب النوادي على أحد وجود العديد من

سياسي لبناني.لكل من النوادي و اجلمعيات جلنة منتخبة من قبل أعضائه تدير

شؤونه و تكون حلقة الوصل بينه و بني إدارة اجلامعة.للمؤسسات عرض يومني مدى على يتم سنة، كل بداية في باالنضمام لهم اجملال فتح و عليها الطالب لتعريف الطالبية

إليها.فقرة تخصيص يتم سوف ، الطالبي العمل بأهمية إميانا و في املوجودة اجلمعيات و بالنوادي الطالب لتعريف أسبوعية

اجلامعة.

العشق املمنوعمنى أيوب كاتبة صحفية

بالرغم من أني لست من محبي أو متابعي املسلسالت التركية، غير أن هذا املسلسل كان الفتا بالنسبة لي. رمبا ألنه يجسد فكرة

طاملا آمنت بها و رأيتها تتمثل في كل مشهد من مشاهده.نساء أجمل كانت اجلمال...رمبا خارقة شابة املسلسل بطلة

األرض...و هي ثرية جدا... تستطيع مبالها أن تقتني أي شيء تريده...

و لديها زوج ناجح يعشقها و يحترمها و مستعد لفعل أي شيء كرمى لعينيها...

رغم جمالها و ثراءها و حب زوجها لها، لم تكن سعيدة. لم يستطع مالها أن يجلب لها حلظة هناء واحدة رغم سعيها

احلثيث وراءها...لم يخولها جمالها من أن تنام ليلة واحدة مرتاحة البال...

رغم كل شيء، لم تكن سعيدة... فانتحرت...قصة املسلسل هي من محض اخليال، غير أن العبرة منها تنطبق

على الواقع... رمبا كانت معادلة »السعادة« أصعب قليال مما يخيل إلينا أو يحاول

عاملنا املادي الترويج لنا... السعادة ليست باملال أو اجلمال أو بكل ماديات األرض...للسعادة عامل سحري غالبا ما يخفى على كثيرين...

ما هو؟

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محبة اإلنتخابات الزائدةجاد شمس الدين كاتب صحفي

الدراسي يبدأ الطالب الطامحون العام في كل عام عند بداية للترشح والفوز باالنتخابات الطالبية في اجلامعة بالعمل على حملتهم االنتخابية اي كيفية جمع االصوات .يكون الهدف األول الطالب.ومع من ممكن عدد اكبر مع العالقات من شبكة بناء الى املطالب بتوصيل الوعود تتوالى اإلنتخابات، موعد اقتراب املسؤولني وحتقيقها. فجل ما يهمهم هو مصلحة التالميذ«ال

أي شيء آخر«.ياتي يوم االنتخابات الذي هو يوم ال مثيل له في حياتك اجلامعية من هاتفية مكاملات وتتلقى املرشحون عليك يتهافت بحيث

تنهمر منهم. فارغة رسالة وصول تتوقع تكن لم اشخاص الوعود بتحقيق املطالب فور انتهاء االنتخابات. يعاملونك كأنك

محور العالم.مير يوم االنتخابات و ياتي اليوم الذي يليه لتشعر كانك كنت في االشخاص الن مبثابة حلم كان االنتخابات فيوم . سبات عميق التي والوعود اليوم يعرفونك ال باالمس عليك تهافتوا الذين وعدوك بها كانت مجرد وسيلة إغراء. فالسنة املاضية انقضت الطالب مبصلحة عالقة له عمل باي الطالبي اجمللس قيام دون .وحتى اذا سألت اي طالب في اجلامعة عن اسم أحد الفائزين،

سيكون من الصعب عليه اجابتك.من اي فريق كنت ، من االفضل ان ال تترشح اذا شعرت بانك غير

قادر على التغيير.

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هذه السنة, وبالتحديد 2011,11,22يلغ لبنان املستقل من العمر 68. لقد تخطى سن التقاعد القانوني وما زال أبناؤه األب بهذا عابئني غير خارجية ألجندات ويرتهنون يراهقون ناظريه ألكثر من أمام أوالده وقتل أرضه أحرقت الذي املسكني مرة. صحيح أن أجدادنا دحروا اإلستعمار, لكنهم نسوا أن يربوا أبناؤهم على التوحد وتراصص الصفوف. لنرى أنفسنا حتررنا من التعبير لهذا وعفوا اإلستحمار. زمن في لنعيش اإلستعمار, لكني لم أجد كلمة أخف لتصف الواقع. فالغزو اجلديد هو غزو حيث الوطنية. واألفكار والعادات للمعتقدات وتدمير للعقول ترى كل فئة منطوية على نفسها وتتهم األخرى بالعمالة. متى سيحمى ومتى اآلخر؟ مع بأخوة يعيش أن اللبناني سيفهم اللبناني لبنان وليس لبنانه أو لبنانهم؟ لبنان الذي توالت عليه حقبات االحتالل منذ أكثر من آلف سنة. فقد عاش حتت رزح: اإلغريق, الفرس, البابليون اآلشوريون, الفينيقيون, املصريون, ثم العثمانيون الصليبيون, العباسيون, األمويون البيزنطيون, اإلنتداب الفرنسي وأخيرا إسرائيل. لقد استطاع لبنان أن يتحرر من جميع قوى اإلستعمار. لكنه لم يستطع أن يحرر أبناؤه من األديب وصف وقد للزعيم. والتبعية والتخلف الطائفية قيود ميخائيل نعيمة هذه احلال بالقول:«قالوا: استقل لبنان«، مشيرا الى ان »من هم ذوو »فخامة«، وذوو »دولة« و«معال«، و«سعادة« اليها من رفيع« وما و«غبطة«، و«سماحة« و«عطوفة« و«مقام

االلقاب الطنانة«. ما زال في البالد.كل لبنان يحتفل بهذا اليوم العظيم ، اكانوا لبنانيني مقيمني في بلدهم او حتى في بالد اإلغتراب… هذا العيد للجميع وال يفرق ميزة له السنة هذه .والعيد اللبنانيني جميع عيد هذا ، أحد يتغنى بلد كنا فلقد العربي«. »الربيع منذ االول هو انه حيث

لنصبح العربية, الديكتاتوريات من محيط في بالدميقراطية بلدا متخلفا في ظل الثورات العربية. فالفرق شاسع بني لبنان 1943 ولبنان ال2011. هل يا ترى ألن رجاالت اإلستقالل رحلوا أم الن اللبناني احلقيقي رحل؟ وللعبرة سأقوم بكتابة تاريخ حصول اللبنانيون جميع أن ظننت بعدما 1943,11,22 في اإلستقالل عرفوه وحفظوه. فهو درس يعطى كل سنة من مراحل الدراسة وكيف يقرأوه. لم باألساس أو تناسوه الكثير ولكن املدرسية. ملواطن ال يعرف تاريخ بلده أن يعتبر نفسه وصي على اآلخرين؟! أي بدون اللبناني اجليش موقع لبنان حسب تاريخ نص وسيلي تصرف. فحتى اآلن لم يتفق اللبنانيون على كتاب تاريخ معني وال أريد اخلوض في حق الرد فقط ألني كتبت ما درسته في الكتاب

الفالني. وبعد الثانية، العاملية احلرب اندلعت ،1939 العام أيلول »في حلكومة مؤيد بني قواتها انقسمت التي فرنسا أملانيا احتالل لزج محاوالت عدة جرت احلرة، فرنسا لقوات ومؤيد فيشي الوحدات العسكرية اللبنانية في الصراع الفرنسي – الفرنسي

من دون أن حتقق أي جناح يذكر.

وهكذا اجتمع في 26 متوز العام 1941، أربعون ضابطا لبنانيا في إال اخلدمة عدم فيها تعهدوا شرف، وثيقة ووقعوا مكايل ذوق باحلكومة عالقتهم تختصر أن تعهدوا كما لبنان، سبيل في الوثيقة، ختام وفي منها. إال األوامر يتلقون ال بحيث الوطنية، ربط الضباط استئناف مهماتهم العسكرية باحلصول على وعد وطنهم، باستقالل الفرنسية الرسمية السلطات من قاطع في ألقاه خطاب عبر ديغول اجلنرال وعد حني حصل ما وهذا

بيروت، مبنح لبنان االستقالل والسيادة.

بني 29 آب و5 أيلول العام 1943، جرت انتخابات نيابية في لبنان، انتخب على أثرها الشيخ بشارة اخلوري رئيسا للجمهورية، الذي كلف رياض الصلح تشكيل احلكومة. ومع الرجلني بدأت معركة الوزاري البيان خالل من احلاسمة حلظاتها تعيش االستقالل الشهير الذي رسم سياسة احلكومة االستقاللية، تال ذلك قيام مجلس النواب بتعديل مواد الدستور املتعلقة باالنتداب وتوقيع

رئيس اجلمهورية على هذا التعديل.

رئيسي باعتقال هذا كل على الفرنسية السلطات ردت وقد وأودعتهم النواب وأحد الوزراء من وعدد واحلكومة اجلمهورية

سجن قلعة راشيا.

بالتظاهرات املدن ساحات اشتعلت االعتقال، نبأ شيوع فور االحتجاجية. وبدعم من الضباط اللبنانيني مت تشكيل حكومة اللذين أرسالن ومجيد شهال أبو حبيب الوزيرين من مؤقتة حمادة صبري النواب مجلس رئيس وبرفقتهما مباشرة توجها إلى بشامون، حيث انضمت إلى احلكومة مجموعة من الشباب،

شكلت ما يشبه احلرس الوطني. أمام هذا الواقع، وفي ظل استمرار التظاهرات الشعبية، اضطرت ملشيئة مذعنة تشددها عن التراجع إلى املنتدبة السلطات في راشيا سجن من الدولة رجاالت سراح فأطلقت اللبنانيني، 22 تشرين الثاني 1943، ليتحقق بذلك استقالل لبنان في حدوده

املعترف بها دوليا. »عشتم وعاش لبنان, سيدا ,حرا ,عربيا ,مستقال.

تصوير: محمد عزام