Middle Eastern Night News Today

The hospitality and warmth of Middle Eastern culture resonated through the Compton Union Building senior ballroom on this year’s Middle Eastern Night, held March 24. Almost 400 seats packed the ballroom, which was covered with red cloth, lanterns, candles, teapots and pitchers of lemonade and orange juice. Surrounding the tables were posters providing details of...

On March 8, as students walked into the Compton Union Building Senior Ballroom, their eyes and ears were met with colorful Middle Eastern attire and various languages. The Middle Eastern Student Association was joined by various groups to celebrate Middle Eastern culture with food and music.  The event showcased different infographic boards about Middle Eastern countries,...

Refa Al-Amri, Middle Eastern Student Association president, updated ASWSU senators on the group’s Middle Eastern Night, which is at 5:30 p.m. on March 4 in the Compton Union Building Senior Ballroom.  The event will include international cuisine, cultural dancing, Arabic calligraphy, henna tattoos and an informational exhibition, she said.  Last spring, the club organized a grab-and-go...