Interim Northwestern University president Henry Bienen said Monday that he is "positive about the relationship" between the university and the Hamas-friendly Gulf state of Qatar. That relationship, which Bienen initiated during his first stint leading Northwestern from 1995 to 2009, includes a contract that prohibits students and faculty at the university's Doha campus from criticizing the Qatari regime. "I think it's fair to say Qatar is very eager that we renew the relationship," Bienen told