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Editor's note: Ali AI-Zatari graduated in May with a major ill political science. President of the international relations club while in college. he urranged a simulation with diplomats representing Egypt. Israel and the P.L.O. which wm held during three evenings in 1978. He was responsible for arranging a panel discussion OIZ the Iranian siwalion last fall. and during January Term 1980 Ali served an internship at the United Nations with the United Methodist Office. A Patesunian, Ali W(lS born and raised in Kuwail. Immediately after graduation he returned 10 his family ill Kuwait where. in a couniry seeking engineers and technically trained persons, he hopes to pursue a career ill politics - perh~p.l" through the media or the U.N. Asked about his outlook all the international scene Ali said .. '/1' s very .gloomy one can', really decide whas:s gom8 to /rappen. . I hope that peace will prevail but tm not sure it will . lj theres going to be {/ war there." he added. referring to the Mideast. "ld rather be there." Ali looks forward fO the eventual sovereignlY of all ancestora! homeland ill which he has never lived. Yel in his extremely objective alld open mllll- /ler he explained that. to him. the Arab cowt/rles (Ire /101 separale entities but are. rat/.,er. aile. "There are some times when you )II.I"t hate everything. but they'rejustj7ashes ..·· '" said. concluding. "J think every human being IS the same when it comes 10 the basic things." The following articles by Ali aPfJeared in :he April 18 issue of the student newspaper. Scnrnshaw. By Ali AI-Zatari HREE YEARS ago, in my ~ freshman year. .1.,IRaW:~u~e;:I:~~~:i[;~~ :~t~;e~ae~:~~e~~:~d~ha( an article about the '8\, and I worked on conflict two persons attacked him on the Mideast pages of Scrimshaw because he dared to listen to an Arab. Three years ago J came to (his country not knowing anyone and no one knew me. No one knew anything about the Arabs, let alone the Palestinians: I was asked if I had a camel or a harem or if J owned an oil well. It was extremely hard to answer these questions; even when I said no. the person would look at me as if I was lying. But, what do we know about the Americans Do you know that the most popular show in Kuwait was "Met.loud" Now would you believe it if I told you that the majority of the people who watched the show actually believed that a cowboy rode his horse in downtown Manhattan and arrested the Mafia People believed that you cannot walk in the streets without being mugged or raped. I have lived in many places and have travelled around the globe; among the students who did the same thing there exists a belief, the knowledge that people in the world do look alike, do understand and do love to live in harmony and peace. If only we could communicate without the distortion of the media, then we would not have to go through wars and misery: love and understanding would have replaced the darkness that engulfs us. In less than two months I will leave to the Middle East with this conviction in my heart. and I will work for a better understanding between the two of us; I hope someone here will do the same thing. It is very important to give the coming generations a warless world, don't you agree And what do you watch here You see a show about an ultra-handsome dark prince running around with pockets filled with money and surrounded by beauty queens from all over the world; or you see a bunch of savages. ugly camel riders that have nothing to do but to kidnap European women and rape them. What we see of you is only 10 percent of the truth, and what you see of us is the same 10 percent: the first five are from the top of the society and the other five from the bottom of it. Now, returning to my freshman year. The situalion I just described was alive three years ago: I did not know about you and you did not know about me. But. today J can see a change in myself as well as in the friends I have; not only that but I can also see it on a larger scope, nationwide. Granted. the Arabs are still depicted as either handsome princes or savage tribes, and they still show the same show in Kuwait. but the awareness on both sides has increased. I can see the change in the cover of the April 14. 1980. issue of Time magazine. [ never dreamt that the day will come when the Palestinians will make the headlines in such a favorable way. John Hines, '81. said that Time is a liberal magazine and that is why they printed the article. But J find it very hard to think of Time as a liberal magazine. What I think really happened is that the level of awareness has risen and there is a belief that (he Mideast conflict is not going anywhere without satisfying the Palestinians. Here on campus the stereotypes about the Arabs in general and the Palestinians in particular arc alive and circulating. How many of you think of Arabs without camels; let me rephrase the question. how many of you think of Arabs as people Not many. Well, I do not blame you. Do you know why Because the Americans and the Arabs are victims. We are victims of the media that distorts the true image of the people; that show you as cowboys and show us a camel riders. And we ask ourselves what is wrong with the world Why do people misunderstand each other Because they do not know each other. '1&,4... 1,,"'Dln! Trustee Alumni Awards Frank C. Robey Jr .. '57. and Doris and Webster Hood. '40. were recipients of the Trustee Alumni Award during the WMC Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation o~ May. 4. The award recogmzes alumm for dtsnncuon and service to the community and the college. Robey. of Baltimore, received his M.Ed. at Loyola College and is current.ly an ad-. vanced doctoral candidate at the Umversity of Maryland. Principal of Patterson High School in Baltimore, Robey has been a member of the House of Delegates of the Maryland General Assembly since 1971. A senior member of various committees and subcommittees, including the House Appropriations Committee. Robey is a regular supporter of legislation favoring independent higher education. He has sponsored bond bills favoring the Johns Hopkins University. the Maryland Institute of Art and Western Maryland College. The Hoods, of Virginia, are active members of the college Alumni Association. occa- sionaJly leading various phases of [he program. They have been mem.bers of the Board of Governors and leaders m area organizations and campaigns of the college. Retired from the Marine Corps aftcr 26 years of service. Col. Hood is assistant director. operations departmcnt. for the Navy Federal Credit Union. Mrs. Hood is current alumni news secretary for the class of 1940 January Term Study Tours tion, and the Crusades. The projected cost is $1.895. Dr. Sam Case has proposed a [our of Scandinavia. of interest in visiting major points Denmark, Sweden. Finland. and Norway. The three-week lour. which will include staying homes. is projected to cost in native $1.300. A cultural exploration of Mexico is being planned for 12 [0 16 day~ in January by Mr. Charles Neal of the political science department. The course will focus on the cultural the Aztecs and Toltccs to contributions of today"s Mexico. The approximate cost is $950. A IS-day intensive study tour of England As in the past 11 years. a number of study and Scotland will be led by Dr. Ray Stevens lours arc being offered as part of the WMC (English depanment) and Dr. James Lightner January Term for 1981. Tours are open to all (mathematics department). The group will students and alumni and vary in length and leave Jan. 10 and retum Jan. 25 and will visit cost. Alumni are invited to register either as London. Canterbury. Cambridge. York. Edspecial students for credit or as non-credit inburgh, Stratford. Bath. and Salisbury. The participants. projected cost is $1.500 A three-week tour of Egypt. Jordan. and For further information on itineraries and Israel is being planned by Dr. Theodore elements of the tour packages, contact Dr Evergates of Ihe history department. concen- James E. Lightner. Director of the January trating on the history, al1. and archaeology of Tenn. Western Maryland College, Westminancient Egypt and Israel, the Muslim civiliza- 4 sler. MD 211S7 (301-848-7000) by July 25. Honorary Degrees Five outstanding men received honorary degrees from Western Maryland College at ceremonies this spring. Nicholas Joseph ptsacano received the Doctor of Science (Sc.D.). Frederick Charles Malkus Jr .. and John Thomas Ward received the Doctor of Laws (LL.D), and Joseph John Sisco and Leon Eugene Stover received the Doctor of Leuers (Lill. D.) Pisaca~o and Stover were honored at Senior Honors and Investiture Convocation on May 4. Pisacano, who received his B.A. fr.on; WMC and his M.D. at Hahnemann Med~:_ College. is professor and chairITl an of the d partm.cnt of Hygiene and ~u.b1IC Hea\th ~;iasso~zate dean of the Me~lcal ~choo ;tioi"lal verslIy of Kentucky. He zs an !Otern family pione.er and leader 10 the recf1:Zdesc~n~ndsecpractice field and executive dlrecto '1 Prac- ~~~~ry~i~hnee~~r~~~ne~~ar:wo:r::n;~tll1 th; . COllIinued 011 page
AIUlnni News Brantley P. Vitek, '57. began his two-year term as president 01 Ihe Alumni Association on June 1, 1960. Vllek, who served as an alumni vlsitorbelore beccmingpresident-elect, isan orthopedic $urgeon. An avid soccer fan he served as coach lor his son's team has which has played in invitational tournaments around the wcrlc. He lives with his wile. Elinor Lee, and their children. Victoria Lee and Brantley Jr., in Virginia OlhBrnew oflicefs are: Karen Helbig W<strong>hit</strong>eside, '59, president-elect:H. Hugh Dawkins, '69, treasurer: Johnson D. BOWie, '71, and Kathleen Moore Rittler, '68. director-visitors 10 the boerd of truslees: and Jerome p, Baroch. '64, and Barbara$hipley Seidel, '71,directors 01 the board of governors. President's farewell By Mary Todd Griffiths, '48 My two-year term as president of the Alumni Association Is rapidly drawing to a close. By me time you read this. we'lt have a new slate of officers. It has been a very interestrng experience ror rne, and Iwanl to snare a few of my thoughts with you at this time Meeting so many of the alumni at the various functions-chaplerget.togelhars.classreunlons. Alumni Weekend, Homecoming, etC.-has certainly been one 01 the "high pclntsvo! this position. We Western Marytanders always have something In cernmon. and it is lun to share e~perlence8with others, regardlessolaged,flerences On the occasions when I have been lortunate enough to be lnvolved with the students. I neveten especially rewarded. They would meke you all proud. Alter all. they are the only reason for the college to eKist, and thairworthlness makes ell the elfort on behall 01 the school worthwhile One 01 the privileges of this jOb is to sit inon the Board of Trustees' Executive Committee meetings, asan ex ofliciomember, There are some very able people on Ihe Board 01 Trustees. and they have done a superb job of managing the ccueqe'e Iinancas and resources over the years, I hope the future will see as many trulyde
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