Participate in the Humanities & Social Sciences short story Check out our new section competition! BEYOND A GUST ID Send Arabic stories to arkadans@ TIMES gust.edu.kw , English stories to Page 4 [email protected] Deadline December 16, 2010 Gulf University for Science & Technology Issue 8, Year 1 - November 2010 Monthly Campus Newspaper Choco Week at GUST By: Fawzia Al Buloushi Choco du Choco’s whose GUST communicates with Washington on President chocolate serving samples ince October 31st, delighted many students. Obama’s Foreign Policy the GUST Student GUST students took time By: Laila Marafie Students asked Prof. Shambaugh different questions regarding AssociationS dressed up from their busy class President Obama’s foreign policy priorities, especially the GUST campus with schedules, staff from their UST held a digital video conference November 8, within the Middle East and the latest developments on the decorative chocolate figures hectic administrative drills 2010 with Georgetown University Professor, George same. The lecture also covered other relation issues that the and signage to create the and faculty from the go-go- Shambaugh,G entitled “Barack Obama: American Foreign students deemed as important, which included President ambience for Choco Week. go pace of their teaching Policy towards the Middle East.” Obama’s economic policy and agenda, in addition to its Tables were set in the center schedules to visit each table, The conference between GUST and the Associate Professor successes and challenges all of which ultimately affect the of campus where different to taste the vast variety of International Affairs and Government, Prof. Shambaugh Middle East, if not directly affect it. chocolate brands exhibited of scrumptious chocolate was organized by the A. M. Al-Refai Library and the Students found the lecture very resourceful and interesting their aroma-filled goods. products - an array from Humanities and Social Sciences Department in coordination as they asked Prof. Shambaugh his opinion on the issue of One of the brands, Flavors, wrapped chocolates to fruit with the U.S Embassy, Kuwait. foreign policy while delving into the field of international served colorful cupcakes flavored chocolate. Choco The events’ attendees were faculty, staff and students, politics. The overall atmosphere was vibrant and animated, in various sizes, toppings Week brought joy and primarily those who were interested in international business where students took center-stage throughout the lecture and and of course, flavors! excitement (not to mention, and politics. The audience interacted with Prof. Shambaugh voiced their opinions and questions to Prof. Shambaugh Also, Fondue offered calories) to GUST students using GUST’s state-of-the-art digital video conferencing regarding the effectiveness and success of President Obama’s mini chocolate sweets; in between classes. Friends technology. various policies. which they were also kind exchanged bites, discovered enough to distribute to new places that they can the students seated in the call “my favorite store,” GUST and TIES showcase the work of Director Farouq Abdul-Aziz in While “Maurice and the west and north cafeterias. and bought different items Pharaoh” investigates the Sweet ’n‘ Cup sold cups they enjoyed to share with “From Microcosm to Macrocosm” and theory of his research on the of mouth-watering molten their friends and family “Maurice and the Pharaoh” compatibility factor between chocolate. Additionally, who didn’t get to savor the science and religion, “From there was the delicious same experience. By: Noof Bouresli while Mr. Abdul-Aziz Al- Microcosm to Macrocosm” Duaij, General Manager of probes more in-depth to UST and TIES TIES Center, explained that his approach, labeled the Center premiered two the center’s main aim is to “Bucaille Approach” of Nuqat Design Conference documentaryG films: “From understand the difference examining religion in the Microcosm to Macrocosm” between the East and the light of modern Science. - In depth coverage! and “Maurice and the West. The documentaries are a Pharaoh” by Director Farouq The Ambassador of Bosnia, mixture of research, scientific Page 8 Abdul-Aziz both which His Excellency Mr. Jasin facts, mathematical laws, tell the story of French Ravasde, inaugurated physical proofs and verses writer and scholar Maurice the event and took the from the Holy Qur’an. At the Bucaille and his experience opportunity to give a quick end, Dr. Bucaille discovered debating the similarities of biography of Bucaille. that modern science and science and religion. He himself had taken a the Qur’an are intertwined TIES is a center for learning great interest in Bucaille’s which is a realization that has the Arabic and Islamic theories and spent two years come as a surprise to many. culture and GUST is an producing this film in Egypt But, through answering all educational institution – so where he learned more about scientific questions revealed The aim of the documentaries the openness of displaying the Pharaohs and specifically in the 20th Century with was to answer one and a thinking documentary was Moses. information from the Holy simple question asked by an natural to both organizations. The 3-hour features showcase Qur’an and quotes from American scientist: “What Anwar Al-Sabah, Head of the details of Maurice Prophet Muhammad’s in the particularly impressed you the Student Life Office at Bucaille’s fascination with 7th Century, he has laid all when you first read the GUST welcomed the guests the Holy Qur’an. people’s doubts to rest. Qur’an?” NEWS 2 Issue 8 November 2010 TIMES A musical evening with Pianist GUST Expression Society recognizes the importance of Bartek Rybak communication Today, Dr. Rybak is the professor of piano in UST welcomed Polish Pianist Bartek the Music Department of the College of Basic Rybak in its grand hall on the evening Education in Kuwait. “When he first came ofG November 9 for an impressive musical to Kuwait,” said Dr. David Miller, Assistant performance. Professor in the GUST Social Sciences & Dr. Rybak was born in Lowicz, Poland, Humanities Department, “Dr. Rybak’s talent in 1976 and is a graduate of the Chopin and gift on the piano were quickly evident, so Academy of Music in Warsaw. His musical we jumped at the opportunity to host him.” career has landed him several awards across This is also, in part, due to the growing Europe. He has given many concerts as a activity the music club in the university is TIMES soloist and chamber musician in Poland enjoying; it was an exceptional occasion for – and not to mention Holland, France, the students to benefit from hearing a live Gulf University for Science & Technology Switzerland, Germany, England, Belgium, performance of this importance. By: Noof Bouresli given in order to clear up Monthly Campus Newspaper Kuwait and Egypt as well. the subject. ovember 2nd marked The Expression Society the end of a 3-day President, GUST student Chief Editor communicationN course Mubarak Al-Qallaf said: Dr. Masoud Asad organized by GUST’s «Our lives and careers Expression Society are dependent on how we entitled: “Communication see ourselves and how we Executive Editor Techniques” led by Dr. deal with the others. This Mejahid Abdeen Sameera Abdulwahab, seminar is all about how advisor in the Ministry of to get to know yourself Education. and to improve your Editorial Secretary The course was aimed at self confidence and give Laila Marafie helping students learn how everyone their rights.» to deal with others and What made the course their behaviors; to discover more interesting and Editorial Board their personality type and successful, was the Noor Yacoub recognize the best ways students’ enthusiasm to deal with other types of through it all. They Othman Al-Othman personalities. were extremely active; Ali Al-Fadhli Throughout the 3-day they asked questions, course which took place answered questions and Hassan Al-Fadhli in one of the advanced overall showed a genuine Mohammed Abas classrooms available at excitement to learn more the university, different about this delicate issue of Salma Abdulaziz psychological examples communication. Fawzia Al- Buloushi were given to allow the The main goal of this GUST supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month audiences understand how course was to encourage Noof Bourseli differently one needs to students to understand the Jaber Al-Kinany deal with people based temperament of others and n October 31st, 2010 on their age, gender, how to interact – or not to GUST hosted a seminar profession and mood. It interact – with them. The Photography forO its students and faculty also included a mixture of GUST Expressions Society Ibrahim Al-Mutawa to inaugurate Breast Cancer psychological cases and distributed certificates Awareness Month workshops. neurotic explanations. Very of completion to all the Reem Tarakji The seminar was led by Dr. specific examples were participants. Hanaa Al-Khawari. Correspondence Dr. Al-Khawari is the Chairperson of the Tel.: 25307000 Department of Clinical Dr. Zaid Al-Shammari acknowledged in Ext.: 7155 Radiology at the Kuwait Cancer Control Center and is The International Journal of Learning E-mail also an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine Dr. Zaid Al-Shammari, Coordinator of Education in the [email protected] at Kuwait University. Her College of Arts & Sciences at GUST, was listed as an lecture consisted of various Associate Editor of the current volume of The International different segments all Journal of Learning.