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AUC senate approves new music major

By Gasser El Safty  The Senate approved the new music technology major, Tuesday, which was proposed by John Baboukis, the director of the music program at the American University in Cairo. The new major is now waiting for ratification from AUC President David Arnold and the Board of Trustees. “The major and minor will start in fall 2010, [...]

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Young Egyptian takes initiative in her community

  By Farah Mansour Young and vibrant, Raghda El Ebrashy founded Alashanak Ya Balady (For You My Country), an Association for Sustainable Development as a means to help Egypt’s underprivileged communities. Her love for her country and firsthand exposure to people of lower classes inspired her to take action for a better Egypt. “Civic engagement changed my concept of [...]

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Touring troupe breaks sex taboos around Egypt

After an exhausting day, cleaning the house and helping the kids study, Motee’ takes a shower, puts on clean pajamas and his wife’s favorite perfume. He waits for her in bed, hoping she will want him. But whether or not the wife feels any desire, she turns her back to him and falls [...]

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BEC building inaugurated and renamed after donor

Two large vases filled with white flowers and a silk ribbon tied between them adorned what once was known as the School of Business, Economics and Communication (BEC). The opening event for the building took place at noon last Thursday, where its official name was announced. Abdul Latif Jameel, president of the Saudi-based Abdul Latif Jameel [...]

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Debate tries to reconnect Egyptian and foreign students at AUC

Despite the cultural diversity at the American University in Cairo, there is still a huge gap between foreign and local students on its campus. Some people think that’s because Egyptian students have ready-formed social networks when they start university and do not need to make more friends. “I tend to see patches of people [...]

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Stress reliever on campus

“In an effort to provide stress relieving services to students, the Student Counseling Center (SCC), Wellness Program is offering free Yoga sessions during assembly hour. “People here study really hard and are most of the times stressed because of exams, so our purpose is to release the pupils’ mind and help them relax,” said Yoga instructor [...]

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University overturns attempted student protest

The American University in Cairo aborted a student protest that was to take place last Monday to mark the anniversary of the April 6th nation-wide strike in 2008. The strike canceled by a student senate vote on April 4th in the Tahrir campus.  The meeting was attended by several heads of student organization, [...]

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Last day for tournament to raise charity and spirits this weekend

In a new attempt to raise charity money for impoverished residents of Old Cairo, and by way of boosting team spirit, the Help Club - a charity group at The American University in Cairo - launched a three-week on-campus soccer tournament that will end on Thursday. According to Ramza Sedki, the Associate Director of Community Service [...]

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Big tuition increase next year

Students at The American University in Cairo should expect a tuition increase next year of up to eight percent, said President David Arnold yesterday in an interview with the Caravan. The continued rise in tuition will be used to cover added operation costs, declining endowments and an increasing financial aid budget for students in a bad [...]

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Arnold responds to Egyptian media

In response to false articles printed in Al-Masry Al-Youm, President David Arnold suggested that steps be taken to strength communication between The American University in Cairo and the Arab speaking Egyptian population. “I think a lot of the audience that we need to reach is not an audience who is reading our material or looking at [...]

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