NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 9, 2006 - 7A MCRI Continued from page 1A cept of preferences, and to say that there are preferences in American society for women and minorities is to push a Hit- lerian 'Big Lie' to shape social policy. There are no preferences for minorities and women in American society" MCRI, One United Michigan and BAMN plan on making their respective cases to the State Board of Canvassers at its next meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place before a Jan.20 deadline. The State Court of Appeals created the deadline last month after the board failed to follow a court order to approve language for the ballot. At the Dec. 14 board meeting, two Republicans voted in favor of the proposal, one Democrat voted against it, and another abstained. Republican Board of Canvassers Chair Kathy DeGrow said she could not specu- late whether the board would endorse this new proposal, but she was optimistic at the chances of an agreement. "Typically in the past when proposed language comes before us with an agree- ment like this, the board approves it," DeGrow said. DeGrow said the Bureau of State Elec- tions and the attorney general's office will evaluate the proposed language to see whether it complies with election rules and is appropriate for statutes in the state constitution. DeGrow called these steps formalities that are unlikely to sig- nificantly change the proposal. the michigan d PEPPER'S PROPERTIES. 3 bdrm. apts. Sept. '06. Great loc. on East U. 3 blocks from East quad. Fum. heat & h20 incl. Prkg. avail. $1545/mo. 810-231-0229. FACEBOOK Continued from page 1A mary police tools and are used in spe- cial circumstances. Brown said students have also been stalked through Facebook, but no case types such as faculty, staff or alumni from seeing their Facebook infor- mation. Also available is the option to block specific users from profile access. "(Facebook) is geared toward our age group - not adults," said STEAMY MOCHI of harassment at the University has been reported to DPS. "People are failing to rec- ognize that they are putting their information out for public use," she said. Faculty and administration can also legally use the site to "People are failing to recognize that they are putting their information out for public use." LSA fresh- man Jamie Epstein, who has 684 Face- book friends. Epstein has gained campus 1 gain information, Facebook spokesman Chris Hughes said in an e-mail. "It's certainly not what we designed Facebook to be used for, but there's not much we can do about it," Hughes said. "If users do not want faculty or staff to see their profile information, all they have to do is go to the "My Privacy" section and change their set- tings," Hughes said. The privacy section - easily accessed through a link on the left side of the website - contains ways for Facebookers to control who can access their information. Users can restrict certain account Diane Brown fame among this year's DPS spokeswoman freshman class for her avid use of the site. She said she believes authori- ties should use other avenues for finding reliable information. "They have to realize a lot of the stuff on Facebook is a joke," she said. Facebook has also been used to turn the tables on criminals. Brown said that earlier this year a University student who was assaulted used Facebook to do some detective work of his own. The student identified his alleged assailant from a Facebook picture and turned in his findings to DPS to be used in the official investigation. AP PHOTO Keith Uyekawa is surrounded by steam as he rushes cooked rice to be pounded Into mochi yesterday in Bainbridge Island, Wash. 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These languages, such as Arabic, Hindi and Farsi, are languages that the government has deemed necessary for national security. NSLI programs currently prioritize language education for K-12 students over education for university students, accord- ing to a State Department press release. "In this world where what you know means much more than where you live, we all have a responsibility to make sure America's education system gives stu- dents the chance to succeed," Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said in her keynote address at the summit. "Preparing our students for the future begins long before college." The NSLI will subsidize programs teaching languages from kindergarten through high school and provide addi- tional scholarships for high school students to study abroad. It will also increase the number of scholarships for foreign teachers studying in the U.S. and American teachers studying overseas. 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You want to touch base with something that is meaningful to you deep within. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You can expect your popularity to increase in the coming year. Meet new friends. Be friendly. Join clubs and organizations. Be open to new faces. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Lucky Jupiter is slowly moving across the top of your chart. This bodes extremely well for your career: Expect job opportunities that please you. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Opportunities in publishing, travel and dealing with foreign countries are likely in the year ahead. Many of you will explore educational and training benefits as well. YOU BORN TODAY You're willful, purposeful and resourceful. You get in is-., want Vni wnrk nnotintiufnr. SHARON Continued from page 1A Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, The Associated Press reported last week. 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