Issue Xxix

The Monthly Newsletter of EME College

Issue Alumni Homecoming ‘09: Reliving the Memories

NUST

COLLEGE OF ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ISSUE NO. 29 MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009

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CampBuzz Editorial Board

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Maj. M. Salman Rashed EDITOR Malik Basharat Ali Khan, DME CO-EDITORS Rabia Maqbool, DEE Jawwad Ahmed, DME ASSOCIATE EDITORS Aneeqa Ishaq, DEE Saqib Javed, DME Nauman Bashir, DMTS Syed M. Ather Ali, DCE CORRESPONDENTS Uzair Sukhera, DEE Talha Aftab, DCE Anas bin Aqeel, DME Saran Ahmed, DME Muhammad Junaid, DCE GC Sohaib, DME Saad Zafar, DME COMPOSER Muhammad Umar Bilal, DCE PRINTERS College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Printing Press

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THE EDITOR SAYS. . . CampBuzz is no more local commodity: we, the editorial board, are pleased to announce that CampBuzz now goes to all the other leading universities of Pakistan. On this fantastic note, we bring this new issue of CampBuzz. EME college Alumni Reunion was held on the 1st of May and we saw EMENENTS flying in from all parts of the world to be a part of the event. It was a happy get-together of EME’s alumni, and a chance for the new and old of EME family to interact. NS Aneeqa Ishaq takes a closer look into the event for us. Also buzzing was the 3rd All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation contest. While previous sessions have always managed to raise the benchmark of healthy debates ever higher, it was indeed a sorry sight that this time, many of the speakers failed to live up to the expectations. Indeed, good is not enough once better is expected! The opinion section, which we introduced last time was extremely well received. We are back with it, this time we address the issue of students uniforms, taking a poll in your opinions and a feisty debate among the students. We have brought the promotions of the dedicated faculty members in the lime light in this issue. Also in the issue is the 2nd part of Noman Bashir’s contribution on the “Original Sin”. We hope that you would enjoy this edition of CampBuzz. Keep reading and don’t forget to keep us informed with your valuable feedback.

Get Wise Its better to be victim of jealously than to be ordinary and object of sympathy. Lt Col Muhammad Bashir (R) Your Articles, news and reviews for the next publication, as well as ideas for the further improvement of CampBuzz are most welcome. Feel free to drop in any of the above at : [email protected]

Alumni’s Views About CampBuzz “The monthly college Newsletter CampBuzz has come a long way from being an official month piece covering all the official news to a true campus Newsletter having a student Editorial board and bringing up the news and updates of students activities, achievements and College events. “ Published in EME Alumni Annual Newsletter

OPINION

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College Uniform

EVENT

APDC 2009 Report 5

EVENT

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5th Annual Alumni Reunion

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Original Sin Part 2 10

EXPERIENCE 11 LUMS OLYMPIAD FEATURED A TO Z LEVEL

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College Uniform In this edition of CampBuzz, we address the issue of College Uniforms for students. Should there be a uniform? Or should students be free to decide what each individual wants to wear? We sought your answer, so we set out on a survey seeking your opinion on the matter. The results are charted below, based on the replies of the fifty random individuals to whom we posed the question. I think that there should be no uniform enforced on us. Students must be free to choose whatever they want to wear. I think all universities here, and even abroad, don’t have such a silly thing as a uniform. It is something we should have left at our school...

I actually think that there should be a common uniform for all the students…. ...I spent some time at GIKI, and I found it somewhat irritating for students to come to classes in shorts and slippers, or in their night-dresses.

Uniform at university is totally insane!

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NS Junaid Khan DE 29 CE I feel that there should be some sort of a uniform. Personally, I can’t imagine myself in the hassle of choosing what to wear next day for college. Uniform is much more convenient.

36% 64 %

NS Khawja Aetesam DE 27 EE

NS Moazam Hameed DE 28 ME Sometimes I do think about the fact that not everyone here has parents who own a gold mine. There would be people who just can’t afford the luxuries of being able to change their dress everyday. I mean, I have heard people joking about teachers who keep on wearing the same thing over and over again. Uniform, I think helps keep things...uniform.

People become at an equal footing... NS Arsalan Ali DE 27 ME

We are just a step away from our professional lives, and I feel that we must be behave in a manner befitting that part of our lives. I think dressing properly is important for this, and uniform serves the purpose in apt manner.

I believe that students must be free to choose what they want to wear. I really cannot understand that arguments in favor of uniforms. I disagree with the notion that it reflects our grooming because I think that what we actually choose to wear reflects our personality much better than a dress which everyone wears. Having said that, I don't mean that students should don exceptionally formal clothes, but I think casual clothing would be quite nice and convenient. Personally, I would want to avoid the hassle of having the uniform ready after laundry and ironing. No uniform means that we don’t have to fret about if, for example, our uniform is not pressed. We simply wear what is available. NS Muwahid Kayani DE 27 MTS

I don’t understand why we are so elaborate about uniforms. I honestly think that it limits our freedom. I think such small things can have an impact on the way we think, and of how others think of us...fact is that MITs and Harvards do not have uniforms, so how can we link uniform with academic excellence? I think we should be free to wear of our own accord, so that we may both be able to free our minds, and enjoy college life. NS Zaryan Ejaz DE 29 ME I don’t have a problem with uniforms as long as there are certain relaxations, as no tie at least in hot summer, for example...hardly makes a difference either way. NS Hassan Ali DE 28 ME

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ALL PAKISTAN BILINGIUAL DECLAMATION CONTEST 2009 BY OUR CORRESPONDANT TALHA AFTAB, DE - 30 CE Every year the Burraq Club works to organize an event at the college, where the best orators from universities all over Pakistan are invited to showcase their talents by competing against each other. This year, as always, students worked with remarkable zeal to make arrangements for this event. Over thirty universities from all corners of Pakistan had registered, including teams from the Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and many other cities. The event was to spread over two days, with all the teams speaking on the first day, and four being selected out of them to speak in the final round the following morning. The atmosphere was ripe with anticipation, as we expected some brilliant performances. On Friday, the 24th, students from other cities started arriving. This day had been reserved for the process of registration. All participants were welcomed with open arms and shown the best hospitality we could offer. The participants from other cities were accommodated in Block D. Chief Guest with Commandant and The next day the competition began in all earnestness. Around 9.30 am the auditorium saw a steady influx of The speeches were split in two sessions, with half the students as they gathered to enjoy the event. It had been teams speaking in the first and the other half speaking in the decorated with scarlet and gold banners, which created a second session. Plenty of exceptional speeches were seen superb ambience, adding a touch of aesthetics to this event. made on the first day, and several particiAfter a few formalities, such as the recep- The quality of oration, pants managed to win the hearts and minds tion of the judges, the announcing of the wi t h in t erm it te n t of the audience, who sat listening intently to rules, had been completed, we were un- exceptions, was laudevery word. There were a lot of jokes made derway, with speaker after speaker com- able. It was clear that with the college of E & ME as the context, ing on stage to address the audience. the participants had which were especially enjoyed. The chair, Every team was to have one serious come well-prepared referred to as "Mr. President", found himself speaker and one person speaking on a huand had rehearsed the subject of many a sarcastic remark. The morous topic. As this was a bilingual concombined duration of the two sessions on test, every team had to have one speaker many times over and Saturday was a staggering ten hours, but over again in a bid to speaking in each language, English and most of the audience managed to retain inUrdu. The quality of oration, with intermit- achieve perfection. terest and remained till the end. The judges tent exceptions, was laudable. It was clear that the particiappreciated the quality of the declamation and specially repants had come well-prepared and had rehearsed many quested that five teams advance to the next round, instead of times over and over again in a bid to achieve perfection. the originally decided number of four. Four individual speakOne feels that the content of the speeches, especially the ers were given the opportunity to compete further as well. humorous ones could have been much better in most cases. After the conclusion of the second session all the participants The receptive audience still laughed heartily at every joke, and organizers were led to the buses, which were to transbut as the patron SPAL, Brig. Akhtar Nawaz, was to point port them to Pir Sohawa. They had a sumptuous dinner at out later, true humor is achieved only after certain level of "The Monal". intelligence, and that element was missing sometimes.

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Best Urdu Speaker The next morning brought us back to business. For the participants this would be the last mile in a long journey comprising preparation and delivery. The organizers would see the culmination of the event they worked so hard to make a success. The Commandant, Maj. Gen Muhammad Shahid, and Dean, Brig. Abdul Ghafoor, were present to grace the occasion. Vice President of International Islamic University was the Chief Guest. The last session was opened by the four individual speakers selected from the previous day. Even with the uttering of the first word it was clear just how passionate the speakers were, they would try to perform to the best of their abilities to try and come out on top. The teams that followed them competed with an equal amount of fervor, if not more. We sat rooted to our chairs as we tried to absorb every word, with unflagging attention. The common theme among all the serious speeches was a note of self criticism, on what we are and where we stand. This point was taken up by the Commandant when he addressed the audience after the conclusion of the speeches. He said that although it was good to criticize one's self, the good things we have done over the course of our history NUST be noted as well. Recognizing and accepting our mistakes may be the way forward, but it is not healthy to be overly pessimistic about our achievements. The stage was declared open for a brief period of time, as the judges compiled the results. Anyone from the audience was welcomed to come and say a few words and we witnessed quite a mix of performances, ranging from satirical poetry, to a glorious hymn celebrating the honor of Allah. The audience duly appreciated everyone. Then, the decisions, which were being awaited by bated breath by many, were announced. University of the Punjab was adjudged the best team, while the honors of best speaker fell to MCE for English, Fatima Jinnah Women University for English. The event was a resounding success; we should rest assured that EME college solidified its position as imp-

Second in English Category ortant venue in the year round declamation circuit. As the memories of this APDC have not yet faded away, we look forward to next year, when the competition will be renewed and all competitors will enter the field with renewed passion and vigour.

Winners Punjab University Lahore

Runners Up IIU Islamabad

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Book Launching A book launching ceremony was held at NUST Head Quarters in March 09 marking the launch of Dr Nawar Khan’s Total Quality Management. The ceremony was graced by Rector NUST, Lt Gen Muhammad Asghar, and other dignitaries. The book by the author provides an insight into the Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophies, concepts, tools, systems and awards. The book presents a logical, integrated and complete picture of TQM philosophy rather than partial view on any particular aspect. No Pakistani author has previously published his viewpoint on TQM philosophy in the form of a book, and Dr Nawar Khan aims to set new grounds in the field of Engineering Management. Professor Brig Dr Nawar Khan, Author

The book is targeted to a broad and large readership in the national market of manufacturing, service and social sector in general and education sector in particular. External reviewers have recommended this book for postgraduate level in the professional degree awarding disciplines; like Engineering, Management, Social and Medical Sciences. The contents of this book are based on the research background of the author during his Doctoral studies in TQM award models and experiences in teaching, writing, analysis, evaluation and work practices in the field of TQM spanning over a decade. Dr Nawar Khan is a professional Mechanical Engineer. Presently, he is serving as Professor at the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Peshawar Road Rawalpindi, a constituent College of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan

MOUs Signed By our Correspondent, Uzair Sukhera, DE - 27[EE] In this age of ICTs the search for jobs and openings has taken new dimensions and now hosts of online job portals have appeared in the cyberspace. Two most famous portals are the Rozee.pk and Brightspyre.com which also offer complete job solutions including the resume writing wizards and counseling etc. BrightSpyre was established in 2002 and is Pakistan’s fastest growing online recruitment solution with a striking figure of 4 Million hits per month and a resume bank of 200,000+ from all over Pakistan and abroad. On the other hand, ROZEE.PK claims to be Pakistan's number one online job site which connects talent with opportunity serving more than 19,171 employers. Taking into account the importance of online portals, ICT and Entrepreneurship Club (ICTEC) took the initiative to try and get the job boards of these sites on the college website. This involved a good deal of effort on the part of the club to get the college administration and the stakeholders on the negotiation table. Good news for all graduating students is that these portals will be up and running on the college website before the open house Insha’Allah. This will provide a chance for the employers to advertise their entry level positions directly on the job boards. Rozee.pk will be holding the first virtual job fair from 11th to 17th March. (For details visit http://www.rozee.pk/jobfair/). Currently the Emenents can participate by registering at the Rozee site. In order to register at the college portals of Brightspyre and Rozee all Emenents are advised to get email IDs at the college domain (e.g. [email protected]). To apply for this ID forms can be downloaded from the college website downloads section. Filled forms are to be submitted to the server room.

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5th ANNUAL ALUMNI ANEEQA ISHAQ, DE - 27 [EE] EME Alumni Association organized 5th Annual EME Alumni Reunion on May 1, 2009 .It was attended by over 700 guests including ex-graduates from degree-5 to 26, final year students, faculty, authorities and officers. Commandant Maj. Gen Muhammad Shahid SI (M) was the chief guest of the event. Reunion is a time when the alumni celebrate their association with their institute. It’s that time of the year when ex-graduates come back to their dear old institute to recall old memories, to meet their teachers and mentors, to socialize with their class fellows, to offer pieces of advice to final year students and to introduce their families to the institution where they had spent some of the most brilliant years of life. It’s a time to rejoice and enjoy .Reunion is about cherishing the fact that we are connected to people like us whom we can rely on and with whom we share a special connection. EME Alumni Reunion 2009 was definitely such an event; event which brought back memories and which helped strengthen the ties among Alumni and refreshed their ties with their institution College of E&ME. On homecoming eve, guests started to come around 6 pm. The guests were

directed to officers’ mess after registration where tea was awaiting them. The guests enjoyed the light tea and mingling session for a while. After Maghrib prayers, the event properly kicked off with a formal session in the auditorium .Members of ALC, Aneeqa Ishaq

EME Alumni Reunion 2009 was definitely such an event, event which brought back memories and helped strengthen the ties among the Alumni and refreshed their ties with the College of E&ME. and Muhammad Uzair Sukhera conducted this session. The session consisted of the welcome note and video, introductory videos of environment club and ICT & Entrepreneurship Club (ICTEC), Alumni association presentation by Sir Nauman Javed(De-25 C),few words by senior alumnus (Sir

Umer Azad De-14 EE) and Commandant’s address. The objective of this session was to motivate alumni to support their institution, alumni association and different college clubs. People could be seen mingling with each other and enjoying light conversations while and after dinner. It was a wonderful time; the guests were smiling, laughing and posing for pictures in front of clicking cameras. Then was the time for the Entertainment show by SPAL which was hosted by Sana Mehmood Awan and Nauman Bashir. SPAL enthralled guests with an excellent play titled ‘Armaan’. Some videos and song performances were also part of this light session. The college, decorated with lights and crowded with many guests, presented a very beautiful sight on reunion night. Happiness and affection for the institution could be felt in the air. Motivated with this love for their institute, alumni made generous contributions for Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. This event was made possible due to efforts of Alumni Association, volunteer contributions of ALC and immense support of College authorities specially the Commandant and the Dean.

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A to Z Level ZIAD JAVED, DE - 29 MTS

When one sees the cocktail of students at E&ME College, an immediate observation is the disparity of students from the Matric/F.Sc streams with the students of the glorious ALevels. While Indian Music and that strangely pronounced accent suffices for our Intermediate students, almost every A-level student here will heartily brag about the „100 Greatest Guitar Solos‟ he/she has memorized, in that strange mix of American, British and Scottish accents – all merged in one sentence.

Britain and the results e-mailed from Britain. And we all know how much Pakistan craves foreign approval. Returning to E&ME College (Yaay!), a typical A-level-ite finds himself/herself confined within walls of thought and expression. Their liberal, open-minded views are suddenly confronted with a sheer backwardness and conservative attitude in study, lifestyle, gender, and of-course, the Almighty Military. What I ask is this: „Ignorance is bliss‟, then why does one need to educate just a select few in an entirely different mindset, and mingle them with the rest? Had we all been from the same educational system, imagine, a lot of reservations about life in E&ME…even Pakistan, would disappear. Sure we would not be open-minded and progressive, but seriously, are we right now?

It is hence that what seems to be a girl from afar reveals a male at a closer distance. The problem lies in the way these two groups are raised. Students from the „desi‟ education system spend their childhoods mugging up books and remembering formulae with the decider of their fates probably being a teacher at a public school in Gujranwala. Our British-wannabe counterparts, however, grow up For those willing to take a whip at the write, rather ironi„understanding‟ and „discovering‟ and a whole other list of cally I myself dwell from amongst the A-level crowd, alsuch snobbish verbs. Their study, however, transcends though I did really, really, REALLY bad, hence I don‟t Pakistan; their syllabi are set in Britain, papers printed in count :)

CELEBRITY @ HOME TALHA AFTAB

Much followed Television Anchor and Radio Jockey, Fasih Zaka came to EME College, on Monday 20th April, for a lecture titled "The Engineering Dilemma". Organized by "The Professional's Club", it was held in the ASG Lecture Hall and enthusiastically attended by a large number of students. They filled every nook and cranny of the hall, to an extent that it was hard to find space even to stand. Fasih gave an interesting light to the topic, stressing upon the fact that in order to succeed, Engineers had to look beyond the technical side of things and consider the aspects of marketing and the customers' mind frames as well. Although he spun his whole talk around the shallowest definition of success, that to do with materialistic gains, it was a thought provoking experience. Students thoroughly enjoyed his easy-going manner, and no one left the hall until the lecture had concluded. We hope to see more events of a similar nature being organized in the future.

DEVIANT DELINEATION by NEELMA MUMTAZ, DE - 29[MTS]

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The Original Sin: Adam’s Fall and Man’s Ascent! PART - 2

NOUMAN BASHIR CONTINUED FROM LAST TIME…. By this time, Eve had been made Paradise was theirs to roam free A tree was all He forbade The love, the mercy and the tree? If God wanted Adam free of defects, He would have made him so. If God loved sinlessness more than repentance and His forgiveness, He would have elevated Angel’s status above Adam’s. But He didn’t. The basic trait of loving someone is to accept him/her with the defects. God instilled this trait of “slipping/ sinning” in Adam on purpose. He Himself designed Adam in a way that He could slip. Why? Contemplate yourself! iHe who saved Joseph’s act Could have cured Adam’s defect But how would he then learn to burn? The test, the distance and the yearn! The Almighty, who saved Joseph from committing sin, could have prevented Adam from going near the forbidden tree. Why didn’t He? And then He threw Adam out of paradise, in anger? As punishment? Adam erred at God’s instigation. Without sinning, how would he seek repentance! Without disobeying, how would he learn the real test of love is distance! How would he become a lover without yearning and heart-ache! Whilst explaining the purpose of creation of Adam, God says He wants to place a vicegerent on earth. He specifically says Adam is made for earth! (2:30 Quran) If Adam was made for earth then there had to be this climax that would conclude with Adam being forced from paradise to earth, in other words “Adam’s fall”. Then what was this anger/punishment? He made Adam for earth, He designed him in such a way that he would err and the only way he could be sent down to earth from paradise was that he erred! Sama’ni in Rawh al-arwah fi sharh asma’ al malik alfattah says:

“ O’ Ridwan! Paradise belongs to you O’ Malik and iblis, Hell belongs to you But O’ you with burnt heart You who carry the seal of my love! YOU BELONG TO ME AND I BELONG TO YOU” I made and cursed him for the hell And they can’t flee from sinless shell But you my friend are like the dove Me and you and the fields of love! The key to love and perfection of it is the discerning heart, one that sees God midst of all the confusions. God who would open the doors of paradise for trillions of Adam’s children, even if they sin, let Adam out just for approaching a tree? The all-merciful who says He would forgive, if we are true at heart could not forgive Adam for eating few grains of wheat? I don’t believe in that interpretation! God’s love and His mercy encompasses everything, from the start and will till the end. Adam’s very creation underlines His love and mercy. What makes this fall man-kinds ascent is the fact that God engraved His love in Adam’s heart. Now understand why earth, mountains and heavens could not bear this trust of LOVE? This special seal of love had to be placed in Adam’s heart, only he knew the secret of love, for it was the underlying cause of his existence. He knew that his love could only be nurtured after he had tasted the pain of separation and distance. This world, so full of affliction and tumult was in fact “awarded” to our father, Adam, after he had accepted the trust and agreed to feel the pain of love! The sinless beings, the powerful mountains, the strong earth and the bountiful heavens could not bear what handful of dust did. In thousands of verses, between heavens and earth, nothing could bear the pain of this soul-wrecking and body melting verse “He loves them and they love Him” (5:54 Quran) Adam’s loss or mankind’s win Name it “slip” or original sin Void of love paradise will remain Since father sold it for some grain!

THE END

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LUMS OLYMPIAD 2009 OMAIR KHAN, DE-28 [EE]

The LUMS Olympiad is an annual event organized by the LUMS student body. The Olympiad offers participants from universities and schools all over the country a chance to go head to head in a myriad of events, ranging from math’s quizzes, moot courts and debating to gaming, filming and dramatics. The Olympiad is not just about the competitions though, apart from the competitions we also got an opportunity to meet the most talented personalities of Pakistan through the bunch of exciting workshops that were arranged host team. This was an ideal opportunity to interact and learn hands on from the very best. More on the workshops later though. This year the curtains were raised on the 9th of March as the host team welcomed the guests. After all the formalities of registration and opening ceremony were done and taken care, the first of the day’s events took place in late afternoon. In the individual singing event GC Mehsam and his musician GC Moeed Paracha wowed the judges and easily progressed to the next round. Meanwhile elsewhere the team leader, Ahmer Javaid of DE-27, beat his opponent to a pulp in the first round of the 'beat 'em up' category of console gaming. The workshops on the first day were on Dramatics hosted by Mr. Shah Sharabeel and Live Arts which was hosted by Mr. Saad Qureshi and renowned artists from the NCA faculty. With all the events and workshops out of the way it was time for the social events. The first day’s social events included ATV rides, dodge ball, volley ball, football and the piece de resistance, paintball. The paintball challenge put teams of 10 from different institutions against each other. The object of the challenge was to shoot your opponents and leave them visibly. The EME college team showed their military prowess; by winning the final match of the day with no 'casualties' and eliminating the combined team of LUMS and Aitchison College. The second day started bright and early. First up there was the preliminary round of the parliamentary debates. The team of Shahid Saeed (28 Elec) and Salman Abbasi(29 Mts) along with the team of Oneeb Manawar(28 Mech) and Fatima Badr (29 Comp) finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the first round of matches.

The adjudicators Nouman Bashir (29 Mts) and Omair Khan gained some valuable experience judging these first round up of matches. It's a very different experience from actually debating, since you need to set aside your personal view point and judge the debaters on their content regardless of whether you agree with them or not. Overall it was a great learning experience; hopefully the experience gained can be put to good use when the college will hold its own parliamentary debates (Let us hope! :p) Immediately after the first debate match the first round of the Mind Quest general knowledge quiz took place. The team of Omair Khan, Shahid Saeed and Talal Khaliq easily progressed to the next round. Later on, in the afternoon the second round of the individual singing took place. Unfortunately Mehsam was ill with a sore throat. Despite his best efforts he couldn't find the right tune and was thus eliminated. On the other side, team leader Ahmer was ‘slugging’ it out in the gaming competition. Having beaten 3 opponents with ease, a little lapse in concentration cost him a closely fought fourth match. A tie in another match in the pool resulted in Ahmer falling behind on points and being eliminated. The social team organized a carnival for the night’s social event. With a bouncy slide, desi snacks, authentic Lebanese shawarma brought to us by Hasan Shafi of the LUMS student body, mechanical bull and a host of other activities everyone let out their inner child. Everything was going well until the closing when a hold up on the bouncy slide caused a build of people on top.

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This caused the slide to collapsed sending people tumbling from 15 feet in the air. Luckily though no one was seriously injured and the LUMS medical service was on hand to tend to the injured. The third day was less hectic for the EME team as there was a break in the math enigma and debates. Later on in the morning the 2nd round of the Mind Quest quiz took place. The college team was set to compete in the last match of the day. An interesting event occurred in the second last match of the day. A team knew the answers to a question even before the quiz master had completed the first sentence of the question. The audience and the other teams were irked. Something was obviously off. Upon investigation by the team of University of Punjab it was discovered that there were 4 lists with the questions and their answers being circulated among a few teams. Apparently they had printed the lists from the internet and although this cleared everyone from the host team of any wrong doing, the people responsible for organizing the quiz were left red faced. After an hour’s break in which new questions were prepared the competition was restarted. The college team finished first with a considerable margin to progress to the semi final. In the evening Xulfi from Call the band hosted a music workshop. Mean while the multi talented Ahmed Ali Butt hosted the filming workshop. The social events of the night were gave the participants a chance to vote for a movie of their choice. Debates continued the next day with the quarter finals in the morning. The quarter finals were closed round matches. Meaning that the teams were not told their standing but instead were told whether they progressed to the semi final or not. Meanwhile the Mind Quest continued. The event became more challenging with the addition of an audio and visual round portion in the buzzer round. The top team from each of the five matches were to progress to the final. The competition was close; by the final question of the buzzer round the college team was tied for first place. . A slight miss pronunciation in the final question was deemed an incorrect answer, due to that marks were deducted and we went down to 2nd place and were eliminated.

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The concert arranged in the evening saw the reunification of Entity Paradigm, a band which broke up a couple of years back. The finalists from the individual and band singing competitions rocked out first to decide the winner amongst them and set the mood for the main attraction, E.P. The closing day saw the semi-finals and the final of the debates. Both the teams qualified for the final round of the Parliamentary Debates, thanks to the brilliant adjudication by Nouman Bashir and his ‘loose contacts’ within the host team :p. The final social event was the 'God Father's Farewell'. This was a departure from the usual weather and cultural themes that organizers usually opt for. Participants were to take inspiration from their favorite mafia 'heroes' and dress according to the 'mafia' style. Not a very positive inspiration but one that I'm sure all of us harbor on the inside :). This seemed a nice twist on an otherwise regular formal dinner. The winners were also presented with their trophies and certificates. Although the college team did not win anything but we did walk away with valuable experience. Experience which will help us in organizing the Model United Nations ‘next month’ and the fortnightly debates. (The next month never came!)

NOAH’S With the curtain still drawn off and the night pitch dark, with the dreadful wind ahead and the terrible storm where is NOAH’s ARK? There are no mounts to climb and no songs of the lark there are no smiles on the faces and no greens on the park where is NOAH’s ARK? My country is in unfathomable flood and the city of oppression annexed the city of ‘mistrials’ and the city of depression where is NOAH"s ARK? Still… I repent…. I hold on I cry…. I feel and I pray BUT THE DIRE NEED FOR MY LAND PAKISTAN…. INDEED A NOAH'S ARK…. INDEED A NOAH'S ARK….

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Twin city e-gaming competition was held at EME College (NUST), from 27-20 of March. About fifteen schools, colleges and universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi were invited to participate in this event. Four games were played in this event namely DOTA, FIFA08, and MOHA. DOTA was dominated by our college teams. Winner and runner up were both the teams from EME. Winner team comprised of Ammar Zafar, Taimur Dani, Haleem Asad, Yahya Khan, Ahmed Habib and runners up team comprised of Hussain Ali, Asad Akram, Zain Zaidi, Hafiz Awad and Umair Savul. MOHAA, another game dominated by EME was won by an unbeaten EME College team twin brothers of 29 Mts Talha and Tayyab along with 100% record. Runners up team was from CASE. The most interesting competition was seen in counter-strike. The final was played between defending champions “cannibals” from SEECS(NUST) and EME’s champions “Xenon”. After “Xenon” going in final as under dogs, they put some great form to win Sabih Mazhar , the rocker best of three final2-0. The other team compromised of Hammad Ilyas, Salman Malik, Awais Jilani, Adnan and 18 players participated in FIFA’08. After some very interesting matches we were narrowed down to four teams, two from EME, one from MCS and one from MAJU. Final was played between Sabih Mazhar of EME and Shehryar of MCS. After a much dominated performance, Sabih Mazhar won the tournament by 5 goals to 3.

Donating BLOOD GC ZARRAR MALIK, DE - 29[EE]

Today I‟d like to share some information with you people regarding BLOOD DONATION. Blood is a specialized body fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body E.g. nutrients and Oxygen. 55% of blood is plasma and the main blood cells are RED BLOOD CELLS and WHITE BLOOD CELLS or platelets. The method of blood donation used in our college is that the blood is taken from the vein as a whole and then separated into two parts, the “plasma” and “Red Blood Cells” because some recipients may need only specific components for transfusions. The standard amount of blood collected is 400-500 ml. The blood is usually stored in the plastic bag containing Sodium Citrate, Phosphate etc. to prevent it from clotting for its longer storage. The donor is usually kept at the donation site for 10-15 min as most adverse reactions take place during or immediately after the donation. Donated Plasma is recovered in 2-3 days and the blood cells (RBCs) in average 36 days.

By donating blood we can save the patients suffering from “Thalassemia” which is the disease in which the patient s body is unable to regenerate its blood .And the patient has no choice other than to take blood from external resources. It‟s a genetic disease and is transmitted through genes E.g. if both the father and mother of patient are suffering from Thalassemia minor then the child will suffer from Thalassemia major. It has a really very costly treatment and also nit guaranteed that it will cure the disease. Let me tell you an interesting fact that our blood cells are replaced by new ones after few months (four months to be exact - or 120 days) so wouldn‟t it be better if we put those blood cells of ours to serve someone? Think about this seriously fellows: our one donation can give life to another human being for another 15 - 20 days. Kindly decide what you are supposed to do because you are now in the most fit and healthy part of your life so if not now then when….?

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Professor Dr. Shahab Khushnood Professor Dr. Shahab Khushnood, a Fulbright Scholar, an alumnus of NUST, Chairman Department of Mechanical Engineering UET Taxila recipient of Best University Teacher Award is a regular visiting faculty member at our college. He was interviewed by the Editor, Campbuzz.

1988 at UET Lahore, Associate Professor in 1997 at UET Taxila, and as Professor in 1999 also at UET Taxila. Today, he heads the Mechanical Engineering Department of UET Taxila, and has been the fulcrum in improving the Mechanical Engineering Department of UET Taxila. He has also managed to establish funcA name known to almost every Mechani- tional labs at the institution he heads. cal engineer of the country, Dr. Khushnood was born in Karachi. He did his matriculation from FG School No. 6, Islamabad, and FSc from FG Sir Syed College, Rawalpindi. He proceeded to UET Lahore to pursue his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, and completed it with flying colors. He was awarded Gold Medal for his outstanding academic achievements. He did his MS in Mechanical Engineering, again from UET Lahore. Dr. Khushnood chose EME College for His scope is not only restricted to EngiPhD with Dr. Zaffar Muhammad Khan neering, but he is a magnificent manager his supervisor. He successfully con- as well, and he obtained his MBA degree cluded his PhD in 2005 with a Cumula- in marketing from Allama Iqbal Open tive GPA of 4.00 on the scale of 4.00. His University in 1998. Considering the research focus was on Flow-Induced unique blend of Engineering and sound Vibrations in Heat Exchanger and Steam management skills he offers, only he was called to develop the Wah EngineerGenerator Tube Bundles. Dr. Khushnood has a lot of experience as ing College under Pakistan Ordnance a researcher, teacher and an academic Factories. consultant. He started his professional Dr. Khushnood lays great emphasis on career as a Rig-Maintenance Engineer in research, and has produced 55 national Pakistan Petroleum Limited, and his and international research papers in teaching profession in 1987 as a lecturer international conferences and journals at UET, Taxila. He has also taught at UET of excellent repute. He has also authored Lahore between 1988 and 1990. He has a book titled Metallurgy and Heat Treatbeen involved with EME College as a ment which has been well received in visiting faculty member since 1988. academic circles, and truly serves the From Degree 8 to Degree 29 at EME Col- needs of engineers. He has been Chair, lege, students have made optimum use Co-Chair and Track-Chair at AMSE, JSME of his abilities, and at the College of EME, and a host of other engineering conferhe is seen with utmost respect. He was ences. appointed as Assistant Professor in Dr. Khusnood has taught at UET Taxila,

UET Lahore, EME College NUST, AlKhair University, MCS NUST, Wah Engineering College, AJK UET, Mirpur, Air University IAA and INUP (PAEC). He is also an international PhD evaluator at the University of Graz, Austria. On the base of his vast experience and sound engineering wisdom, he termed the Mechanical Engineering of the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering the best in the country. He opined UET Lahore’s number 2, GIKI number 3 and then UET Taxila. The arguments he put forward for placing EME’s Mechanical Engineering Pakistan’s best Mechanical Engineering included the dedicated and highly qualified faculty, updated courses, state-of-the-art labs, research emphasis and a disciplined environment, high tech projects carried out by the department and numerous research publications every year. He has been deeply impressed by the scholastic students here at EME College. He went on to say that the students he has been coming across at EME College are the best he has taught at the so-many leading universities. He also spoke very highly of the discipline of MCS, NUST students. Dr. Shahab Khusnood foresees a very refulgent future and a never-ending scope of mechanical engineering in Pakistan, and urges the students to go for research, as only this would enable us to compete with the developed world. In his message to the students, Dr. Khusnood calls on the students to work whole-heartedly with commitment and passion. The Editorial Board of CampBuzz wishes Dr. Shahab Khusnood success in all his endeavors.

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Prof Dr Mahmood Anwar was promoted to to Grade 20 by the Prime Minister Islamic Republic Of Pakistan on 28th April 2009. Dr Khan did BE Mechanical Engineering in 1981 from University Of Texas USA. He joined EME college In 1985 as Lecturer through FPSC. He completed his MS in 1991 and Phd in 1997 from University of Stanford UK in the field of Robotics. He is the only faculty member at EME College who joined in Grade 17 and then moved to 18, 19 and subsequently to Grade 20. The Editorial Board of CampBuzz very warmly congratulates Prof Dr Mahmood Anmar Khan on his well deserved promotion. Associate Prof Lt Col Dr Khalid Iqbal has been promoted to the rank of Col. He was commissioned in The Corps of EME in 1985. Dr Iqbal did his BE in Electrical Engineering from EME College in 1989. He got MS degree in 1988 from NUST and a Phd in communication systems from Carnfield Institute of Technology UK in 2008. Dr Iqbal is a former student of Military College Jhelum. The CampBuzz Editorial Board extends its felicitations to Dr Khalid Iqbal on his promotion to the rank of Colonel.

Mr. Amjad Malik PA to HOD Electrical Engineering Department has been tied into a matrimonial knot. The Marriage Ceremony took place on 18th April 2009 in Rawalpindi. CampBuzz Editorial Board congratulates Mr. Amjad Malik on his marriage and wish him a harmonious life in the days to follow.

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Associate Professor Lt Col Dr. Ejaz Hassan has been promoted to the present rank. He did his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore in 1985. He was commissioned in the Corps Of EME in 1986. He did his MS in 2002 and Phd in Electrical Engineering from NWFP University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar in 2007. The Editorial Board of CampBuzz extends its heartiest congratulations to Dr Ejaz Hassan on his promotion. Lt Col Saeed Ahmed Gill has been promoted to the rank of Col. Presently he is holding the appointment of GSO-1 Trg at EME College. He was commissioned in the Corps of EME in 1985. He secured a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. Lt Col Saeed Gill is an old student of Military College Jhelum. The Editorial Board of CampBuzz takes this opportunity and congratulates Lt Col Saeed Gill on his promotion to the rank of Colonel.

Mr. Imtiaz who hails from Tehsil Talagang of Distt. Chakwal is a very honest, dutiful and dedicated member of Mess Staff. He works as a Mess Waiter . In fact he is a role model for other mess staff members in terms of integrity and honesty. Presently he is associated with Tea bar of Mechatronics Engineering Department.

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EME College offering the Best Mechanical Engineering in Pakistan: Prof. Dr Shahab Khushnood.

De 27 Mechanical visits Pakistan’s first ever Solar water heating project developed by EME College, DME

The fact that the College of EME offers the best Mechanical Engineering in Pakistan was further re-iterated by Honorable Professor Dr Shahab Khushnood, the Chairman Department of Mechanical Engineering UET Taxila in his interview with CampBuzz. The arguments he put forward for placing EME’s Mechanical engineering as Pakistan’s best included highly qualified and dedicated faculty, updated courses, a stateof the art labs, HI-Tech projects, a disciplined environment, research emphasis and numerous research publications. We hope that Dr Khushnood’s comments would spur us on to new mentions.

Students of De 27 Mechanical visited Pakistan’s first ever Solar water heating project that was designed and installed completely by Mechanical Engineering Department of EME College. This is the first ever project of Pakistan that produces 35000 liters with a ∆T of 40 Ċ. It was funded by HEC under the university- Industry technology support program with the basic idea of integrating research that is carried out at the academia with industrial applications. This project was started in 2005 and was completed in 2007. It is installed at Sidique Leather Works in Lahore. It was in fact a great learning for the students. Dean College of EME Brig Dr Abdul Ghafoor also joined the consignment in Lahore. Credit goes to the efforts of Asst Prof Ahmed Sohail who has carried out number of Projects throughout the country.

2nd CampBuzz Article Writing Competition The 2nd edition of Campbuzz Article writing was held on the 24th of April 2009. The response for the event by the students was overwhelming, as they clearly had themselves geared up for some spicy article writing. Fifty six students participated. Each student had the liberty to choose to write on any one of the eleven English topics assigned to him/her. There were a total of 55 topics in this category. Similarly, there were a total of 22 topics in Urdu and each student could write out of eleven Urdu as well. The results of the competition are likely to be published in the next edition. The level of competition appeared to be quite high, especially in view of the attractive prizes that await the winners.

EME Mechatronians do it again Once again, students of EME stood above all and outshined in the “Line Following Competition, NESCON 2009” held at FAST University Islamabad. They continued the legacy of achieving the 1st position, making all the Emenets proud. The Participants were JNS Hassan Bin Aqeel, JNS Jazel Ashraf & NS Ghayur Shah. Second prize was also won by the EME Mechatronics team of Degree 28. EME Mechatronics team also won 3rd prize at UET Lahore in the “Speed Coding Competition” .

Department of Mechanical Engineering welcomes another faculty member The Department of Mechanical Engineering welcomes a new addition to the faculty in Mr. Waqas Akbar Lughmani. He comes at a volatile time for the faculty as recent months have seen both an influx and an out flux of faculty members. We hope that he would be able to blend his academia and industry experiences to the betterment of the department. He comes having graduated from NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar. From 2002 to 2006, he worked as Assistant Engineer at Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, PAEC. Later, he proceeded to South Korea, and completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Myongji University, Seoul. His areas of interest include Bio-fluids and FE Modeling of Ionic Polymer-Metallic Composites. The Editorial Board welcomes him to EME College.