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Three Bahrians – Agha Nawasih  of  BBA 5, Osama Ahmad of BBA 7  & Yasir Fida of BBA 7, have been selected for the Pakistani rugby team for Asia championship. The team is flying to Malaysia tomorrow! X-news team would like to wish them best of luck!

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Almost 300 Bahrians joined the students from other educational institutes to witness live action between Manchester United and Barcelona.  This is for the first time that a company-sponsored football match was “put on show” for students.

The final of UEFA cup between the top clubs started at 12: 45 am but still two out of five of the halls were packed with football fans and many students had to wait in queues!

Students really appreciated Telenor Djuice for sponsoring this action packed event but there were few complaints as there had been more invitations sent out but the sponsor than the actual number of seats available at Cinepax.

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The chairman of  IEEE student chapter of Bahria University Mr. Osama Mirza will soon be replaced by Ali Naqvi of BSE 6 as the new chairman. Mr. Osama Mirza, who has also served as the vice-chairman of BACSAP, will graduate from Bahria University this semester.

Mr Hassan Hafeez of BEE 6A will replace Rana Saqib of BEE 8 as the new vice-chairman. Rana Saqib is also graduating this summer.

Alam of BET 6 is replacing Umair Zafar as the General Secretary of IEEE Bahria. Usman Khawar of BEE 6 is appointed as the treasurer and will be replacing Fahad Sultan of BEE 8. Mr Fahad Sultan aka Fido Dido is graduating this semester. He is also the vice-chairman of BACSAP and is currently working on an indigenous version of Microsoft Zune music player!

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A Software Engineering student from 4th semester protested against the library rule of not allowing “floor seating”. He told X-news team that there are only 60 chairs in the library for about 4000 regular Bahria University students. He also said that Bahria library staff is very unaffable and are not cooperative at all.

Bahria University is listed as one of the premier institutions of the capital. It is also highly ranked in terms of infra structure and facilities provided to students. Bahria has everything for students, well equipped labs, integrated LAN network, Wi-fi Internet, cosy cafe, central air conditioned campus but it really lags behind when it comes to library facilities. The authorities should take serious notice of the condition and should take necessary steps. 

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A Software Engineering student from 4th semester protested against the library rule of not allowing “floor seating”. He told X-news team that there are only 60 chairs in the library for about 4000 regular Bahria University students. He also said that Bahria library staff is very unaffable and are not cooperative at all.

Bahria University is listed as one of the premier institutions of the capital. It is also highly ranked in terms of infra structure and facilities provided to students. Bahria has everything for students, well equipped labs, integrated LAN network, Wi-fi Internet, cosy cafe, central air conditioned campus but it really lags behind when it comes to library facilities. The authorities should take serious notice of the condition and should take necessary steps. 

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The campaign of fundraising for the refugees of Swat was initially planned for 3-days but the funds are still “rushing in” even after a 7 working days! A target of 150,000 rupees was set for 3 days but the charity money has crossed the target and the figure now stands at almost 290,000 rupees! Students have also received essential food items and daily usables. The food items and other stuff will be handed over to Edhi Foundation. The response of the Bahria students has been great and it seems that “rushing in” of funds will continue for a few more days.

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The Human Resource Manager, Mr. Imran Asghar, has resigned. There are “rumours” of his involvement in a laptop scam in Bahria University. X-news has also learnt that an “undercover” team is working on this case and they are going to present their report on this Friday to senior Bahria University officials. If found guilty, Mr. Imran will face charges and this will be another blow to the reputation of the university which has already been hampered in the past because of the laptop scam.

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The interior of the new campus building of Bahria University Islamabad was transformed into a ” gaming zone” by the hardworking BACSAP teams. This overnight turning into gaming zone was a result of “Gamerz Tournament 09″.

GT is the biggest gaming event of the twin cities. This signature event of Bahria University Islamabad is organised by Bahrian’s Association of Computer Students And Professionals – BACSAP every six months. GT attracts gamers from all over Pakistan and the gamers “push hard” to win tens of thousands rupees in prize money. This time, because of security issues in the capital, teams from Peshawar, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi & Topi had participated.

GT 09 kicked off at 09 am with FiFa 09,  Takken 5, Medal of Honor and Need For Speed. There were lot of spectators who had come to cheer their favourite teams. The organiser had also installed open projectors at different places in the new campus building so that the spectator could follow the games and support their favourite teams!

Need For Speed final was played between UET Peshawar and Bahria University Islamabad. The 3-lap final was won by UET Peshawar. The most interesting final match was played between UET Peshawar and Bahria University for FIFA 09. UET team won the game but Bahria University’s performance was also appreciated. Takken 5 final was won by Ali Bari of Bahria University. Medal of Honor Allied Assault (Mohaa) was won by a group called ACS. The ACS team had five teenagers but were able to knock out one of the most senior teams of Islamabad.

The GT 09 was a huge success and the chairman BACSAP Mr. Obaid Mahmood promised to bring more fun and energy with the next GT!

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Female CR of BS Geophysics got “slapped” by her female class mate! X-news has learnt that there was some personal “issue” which resulted in this rift bewteen the girls. The case was forwarded to HoD. The Head of Department issued a warning to the female student who had slapped the CR.

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The Swat Relief fundraising turned out to be a huge success. A three-day target of hundred and fifty thousand rupees was set by the fundraising committee but the teams were able to collect hundred and eighty thousand rupees – thirty thousand more than the set target!

Rector met the fundraising teams today and highly appreciated their efforts.

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