NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 * STUDENTS Continued from page 1. response to tightened security and com- petition from countries, like Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, look- ing to attract students with lower costs and reduced paperwork. "I can understand why students may be diverted away (to Australia, the United Kingdom or Canada)," said Arsalan Ahmed, an Engineering soph- omore from the United Arab Emirates. "There is not a safety risk and it is com- parably cheaper, but the question you have to ask is, 'Do these places have the opportunity that the U.S. does?"' To compete for top international stu- dents, the State Department and U.S. universities have been trying to over- come misconceptions about the visa application process. The State Department has worked to streamline the visa process in the past few years to "let international students know that our welcome mat is out," said Laura Tischler, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the State Department. "For the last two years, we have instructed all of our overseas posts to COLEMAN Continued from page 1A "The salary of our president is appropriate, given the significance of the job she has been asked to do," give priority to students and exchange visitors," Tischler said in an e-mail. "It is important to understand that although there have been changes in the ways in which visas are processed, the eligibility requirements have not changed," she added. The vast majority of visa applica- tions, about 75 percent, are now pro- cessed within one or two days, said Adam Meier, spokesman for the State Department's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Meier also emphasized the ability of the recruiting efforts of individual colleges and deans to influence national trends. The University maintained its 2004 ranking of seventh in total internation- al student enrollment, hosting 4,632 students. The University of Southern California ranked first for the fourth consecutive year, with 6,846 students. Nationwide, India continues to send the most students abroad; reporting 80,000 students in 2004-05. China, Korea, Japan and Canada were in the top five and account for nearly half of the international student body. Enroll- ment totals for students from Asia rose slightly overall, while the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America all experienced declines. The survey also reported that busi- ness and management is the most popular field of study for international students, with 18 percent pursuing a degree in this field, followed by engi- neering with 16.5 percent and math- ematics and computer sciences with 9 percent. These data reflect student sen- timents at the University. "I'm looking forward to making good business connections, which will help me in the later stages of my life," Goel said. "That's why I'm here, because the level of (undergraduate) education is really no greater here (than in India) in terms of coursework," he added. In addition to the University's con- tinued high rankings among business schools, the University's commitment to research and diversity also attracts many international students. "Two things struck me right away on joining the University of Michigan - the respect for diversity and the very high quality of the graduate stu- dent body on this campus," said Amit Ahuja, a Rackham student from India. The presence of international students on U.S. campuses enhances students' exposure to different cultures and per- spectives and has a substantial economic impact, said Rodolfo Altamirano, director of the University's International Center. Through tuition and living expenses, international students contributed an estimated $13.3 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in the 2004-05 academic year, according to the National Asso- ciation of Foreign Student Advisers: Association of International Educa- tors. Seventy-two percent of interna- tional students fund their education from sources outside the United States, mostly from personal funds. Given the added financial burden and sense of isolation international students face, University programs and resources like the International Center and individual departments strive to make students feel welcome. "Basically, the quality of these programs and services is top notch," Ahuja said. "Working and living away from home for so many years has not been a small challenge, but the Univer- sity programs have made a significant difference to the quality of my life on this campus." RIOTS Continued from page 1 tion," Kostic said in an e-mail. "Apparently, it is depicted as a civil war or something." French officials have been widely criticized in the media for neglecting the residents of Pari- sian suburbs and other economi- cally disadvantaged areas of the country. The suburbs are largely populated by poor ethnic minori- ties, many from North African and Arab countries, and have some of the highest unemploy- ment rates in the country. Taoufik el Khazzani, a Moroc- can who studied in France for five years before coming to the Uni- versity to complete his master's degree, said though he did not experience discrimination while in France, it is widely known that it is more difficult for individuals with Arab or African last names or addresses in immigrant neigh- borhoods to get jobs. He added that immigrant youths often feel isolated in French soci- ety because they tend to live in segregated neighborhoods due to high housing costs in the cities. Riots occur every year, el Khaz- zani said, but this year's riots are unprecedented in their scope and duration. Kostic said the riots were bound to happen because of the move toward a more segregated, "Americanized" social order in France. The French ideal of an egalitarian society is becoming weaker, and with that comes less money for social programs, espe- cially education, for the poor and immigrants, she said. "We believed in social integra- tion, and now, we're facing real- ity," Kostic said. "I think it's a dream that's falling, or failing." McCarthy said she has not witnessed any overt discrimina- tion against immigrants during her study-abroad experience but said segregation is apparent at the university where she is studying. French students at the Institut d' Etudes Politiques are almost entirely white, McCarthy said, although she added that the school has recently begun to reach out to poorer students. McCarthy also said she believes the U.S. media have mischaracter- ized the participants in the riots as mainly Muslim youths. "The participants represent a fairly diverse racial cross-section of whites, Africans and Middle Easterners," she said. "I imagine American journalists are enjoy- ing criticizing French race rela- tions after the French fixation on the same issues in America in the wake of Hurricane Katrina." Peterson said. Coleman has been generous in donat- ing to the University. To kick off the Michigan Difference campaign, which aims to raise $2.5 billion in donations, she and husband Kenneth Coleman pledged $500,000 to the University, the largest gift of any of her predeces- sors. The Colemnans are still paying that donation at a clip of $100,000 a year, Mary Sue Coleman said. Coleman makes about twice as much as Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, who will earn $340,000 this year. 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