Past Editions

Troy Carter
A night of terror, violence at Tahrir campus
Caravan Staff
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Troy Carter, a political science senior, was shielded behind a metal barricade outside AUC’s main campus when he was shot right below the eye by a Central Security Forces (CSF) officer on the roof of Ewart Hall.

“I remember thinking this is ironic, you are be­ing shot at by someone in your own university,” said Carter of the violence on January 28.

As part of the crowd of protesters, Carter fought off security forces, throwing rocks and pushing riot police back down Qasr Al Eini and Sheikh Rehan St. After a ten-minute retreat, the CSF appeared on the roof of the building which houses the president’s office in the Main Campus.

Kamal ElLeithy
AUC student escapes captors
Caravan Staff
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
An AUC student who had been kidnapped early Wednesday has been returned to the custody of his family less than 24 hours later.

Kamal Elleithy was being held for a ransom of EGP 1 million, which according to relatives was not paid to the kidnappers, as Elleithy managed to escape from the city of Tanta, where he was being held.

According to a close relative, Elleithy's abduction began on his way to a Family Transport drop pick up point in 6th of October city. His driver reportedly stopped to pick up a "friend," who pulled out a knife upon entreating the car, and told Elleithy he was being kidnapped and held for ransom.

Hamdi Qandil
Qandil praises Egyptian bravery
Natalie Copty - Staff Reporter
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Renowned television talk show host Hamdi Qandil told a packed audience at the Moataz El Alfi Hall last week that he is especially proud of what the Egyptian people were able to accomplish through the January 25 Revolution.

Qandil, who worked as a journalist during the Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak years, hopes the cur­rent transitional phase will usher a new era of press freedom and democracy.

AUC to chart new course following January 25 Revolution
Lara El Gibaly - Editor in Chief
Manar Mohsen - Managing Editor
Yousra El-Ghor - Staff Reporter
Friday, March 11th, 2011

Last week, The Caravan ran the first excerpts of a two-part interview with AUC President Lisa Anderson who discussed staff rights and the university’s role in the post-revolution period.

The following are excerpts from that interview:

For the first half, click here

Are the changes taking place in Egypt going to affect the administration’s policies regarding student activities?

Absolutely, I think the Office of Student De­velopment tended to be extremely conservative about the kinds of things that it was comfortable encouraging students to do. Even at the time, last year, when I was Provost, OSD was more conserva­tive than I would have been.

As I said at the time, I am a political scientist, and I think the best ways to learn about politics is to practice them. So I’ve always thought that stu­dents should always be involved in voter registration, debating political issues of moment on campus, and so forth and so on. I do think that there has been a conservative approach to that in the past, and I anticipate that this will change perceptively for students now. Whether that is attribute to my presidency or the revolution, that is for you to de­cide for yourselves.

security dogs
AUC will not renew contract for canine security units
Nada Soussa - Staff Reporter
Friday, March 11th, 2011

The AUC security office has said that it will not be renewing a contract for canine security units it has used for the past three months.

Following the Alexandria church bombing on De­cember 31, AUC hired a canine unit from Saeed & Raslan Lotus (S&R) Company for the safety and protection of the university and its community.

SU finances come under focus
Zaina Rawabdeh - Staff Reporter
Friday, March 11th, 2011

The Student Union denied a rumor spreading across campus that their budget for the Spring se­mester had been set at EGP 1,200,000.

Shehab Ahmed, the SU Vice-President for Fi­nancial Affairs, commented, “it is not true that the SU has this huge number in its account.”

Ahmed told The Caravan the SU is not suffering from a financial crisis, as its budget can cover the necessary expenses of this semester’s academic and developmental activities.

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