2A - Monday, October 23, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LC 4e AVIdi an BIVy 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor,MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONNM.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-000y fresard@michigandailycom floyd@michigandaiycom 4 TOP 10 COUNTRIES WHERE From which nations do the victors hail? STUDENTS COME FROM Fo ain h al 1. South Korea - 683 Alumni play big role in attracting international students 2. China - 632 Not everyone on campus is from Battle director. didn't see a drop in international Creek, suburban Chicago or Long Island. With growing bases of alumni, stu- dents," Clifford said. South Korea has sent 683 current stu- dents from countries such as China, India One of the main problems stud 3. India - 480 dents to the University, China 632 and and Taiwan have almost doubled in the face in comingto the University is s India 480. past 10 years. ing a visa. To get a visa, students nee Alumni spreading the word about LSA junior Jin Shin, an international be admitted to the University and p 4. Taiwan - 249 their experience at the University don't student from South Korea, said because they have strong ties to their home only affect American students. Alumni her father is a diplomat, her parents and have enough money to pay for associations drive the increasing interna- thought she would have a better educa- lege. 5. Canada - 221 tional student population at the Univer- tion in the United States. The government gives internat sity today. "Michiganis abigschoolanditissome- students from certain countries sp After attending the University, alumni thing everyone needs to experience both treatment for processing visas, w go back to their home countries and share socially and academically," Shin said. makes it easier to come to Mich 6. Singapore - 209 their thoughts with neighbors and family Along with the growing internation- from countries such as China and S members. al student population, the University Korea. "My cousin went here and had such a has improved resourses to acclimate "Students from countries consid 1. 4apan2- 1good experience he said that I needed to the students to American culture. Since terroristby the United States governr come too," said LSA junior Maheen Kahn, its formation in 1936, the International have problems getting avisa stamp," Q an international student from Pakistan. Center has helped students form groups ford said. 8. Hong Kong -131 In some countries, growing alumni with others from their home countries, As more international studentsc associations are a huge draw for students learn about the American lifestyle and to the University and become life interested in comingto Ann Arbor. obtain visas to travel in and out of the alumni, word will continue to sp 9. Malaysia -111 "In Taiwan, the alumni have orienta- country. about its programs. tions setup for Michigan students before "With the growth of our program "When I go back to Korea, I will te they even get to Ann Arbor," said Kay andappealoftheUndergraduateResearch friends to come here," Shin said. 10. Thailand --75 Clifford, International Center associate Opportunity Program, even after 9/11 we SANDYLIBERh stu- dents ecur- ed to rove land r col- ional ecial vhich higan outh dered ment Clif- come elong pread Al my MAN CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom offic News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales Finance EDITORIAL STAFF chours: Sun.-Thurs. 11a.mo. -2 a. nerws@michigandaily.com, corecior,@michigaedily.coe, tothedaily@michigandiy.om photoericigadiyrcom 763- 764,-0563 artspage@michigandiy.com, opiion@michigadily.com,, sprts@michigadaily.com dioplay@michigoodaily.com class~ird@emicieodiy.com oninrds@michiganrdaiy.com fineoc@,michigandaily.,com ,.t.t..._ _... J ..a_.._ .,.... ., , ,. .. CAMPUS NEWS & NOTES CRIME NOTES Car top slashed, purse stolen near Elbel WHERE: Elebel Field, 332 Hill St. WHEN: Saturday at about 8 p.m. WHAT: A car's convert- ible top was slashed and the owner's purse was stolen from inside it, the Depart- ment of Public Safety report- ed. Campus police have no suspects. Man sneaks into women's restroom WHERE: Michigan Sta- dium, 1201 Main St. WHEN: Saturday at about 5:30 p.m. WHAT: Police found a man in a women's restroom in the Big House near the end of the Michigan football game against Iowa, DPS reported. After he was removed from the restroom, the man was also found to have a fraudu- lent ID card. Bathroom brawl in Big House WHERE: Michigan Sta- dium, 1201 Main St. WHEN: Saturday at about 4p.m. WHAT: A man waiting in line for the restroom in Michigan Stadium got into an argument and assaulted another man Saturday, DPS reported. The assailant, who Williams was intoxicated, was arrest- WHEN: Today at 7 p.m. ed for aggravated assault. WHERE: Rackham Audi- AROUND CAMPUS torium Paintball club LGBT office to aims for new hold workshop members on women, AIDS WHAT: Mass meeting WHO: Michigan Paintball Club WHEN: Today at 7:30 a.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Keunzel Room Prof to speak on Bard's playground WHAT: A lecture on "The Great Globe Itself" WHO: English Prof. Ralph WHAT: A workshop on the place of women in the HIV/ AIDS crisis WHO: Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs WHEN: Today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: ICC Education Center on Hill Street CORRECTIONS Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Today is Eid-ul-Fitr, the last day in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Typical Muslim families rise early for special prayers in large places like mosques, stadiums or arenas. Many Muslim students will not be on campus today as they cel- ebrate with their families. With four regular sea- son games remaining, the Michigan football team is 8-0. 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The U.S. military announced the deaths of a Marine and four sol- diers, raising to 83 the number of American servicemembers killed in October - the highest monthly toll this year. The pace of U.S. deaths could make October the deadliest month in two years. Three soldiers were killed yes- terday, two by small arms fire west of the capital and one by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, the mili- tary said. On Saturday, a Marine was killed during combat in restive Anbar province and another soldier died in fighting in Salahuddin prov- ince. "There will be no holiday in Iraq," said Abu Marwa, a 46-year- old Sunni Muslim father of three who owns a mobile phone shop in the capital. "Anyone who says oth- erwise is a liar." In yesterday's bloodiest attack, gunmen in five sedans ambushed a convoy of buses carrying police recruits near the city of Baqouba 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 15 and wounding 25 others, said provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Ghassan al-Bawi. The recruits were returning home after an induction ceremony at a police base south of Baqouba. A series of bombs also ripped through a Baghdad market and bakery packed with holiday shop- pers, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, police said. The attack came a day after a massive bicycle-bomb and mortar attack on an outdoor market killed 19 and wounded scores in Mahmoudiyah, just south of the capital. The Iraqi Islamic Party issued a statement blaming Shiite militia- men for the attack in Mahmoudi- yah, 20 miles south of Baghdad. The Sunni organization claimed Shiite militiamen had killed 1,000 residents in the town since the start of the year. The Bush administration has been wrestling to find new tactics to contain the bloodshed ahead of the U.S. midterm elections as law- makersfrombothpartiesexpressed wavering confidence in Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's abil- ity to come to grips with the rising bloodshed. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sun- day that pressuring al-Maliki may not work because he does not have much clout. "We keep saying, 'Go to your Shi- ites and get them straightened out, or the Sunnis, or divide the oil' And al-Maliki is saying, 'There isn't any group here that wants to talk about those things,"' Lugar said. Bush stood firm in his support for al-Maliki, saying he "has got what it takes to lead a unity govern- ment." But the president noted the urgency the new government faces to stop the killing. 4 4 Wondering if you're making the right career decisions? Get your questions answered with 30-Minute Mentors, brought to you by the Alumni Association. Meet one-on-one with a U-M alum in a casual setting and find out what his or her job is like. Ask the questions you want. This is your chance to get your questions answered from someone who knows. It could be the most important 30 minutes you spend on campus this fall. 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Co9& V4ZU477OAs TO OUR SCHOLARS ON THE CLASS OF 1931 ENGINEERS The class of '31E and its Scholarship Selection Committee congratulates and welcomes their five new scholarship winners for the 2006-2007 academic year: STEVEN ALLEN MEGAN HAUBERT BRIAN RUMAO JULIA SAMOREZOV JACOB SIMPSON They will be joining the '31E HONOR SOCIETY and our twenty current scholars: ADAM BARNEIT CHRISTOPHER MARK MICHAEL BOHN DAVID MASSELINK GRIFFIN DIXON MATTHEW McKEOWN BRANDON EAGEN PAUL SARANTOS BRENDAN FIKE BRIANNA SATINOFF DOUGLAS FYNAN KAREN STAUBACH CASEY GRISWOLD MAURICE TELESFORD COLIN HAYWARD LOC THANG ANDREW LASKOWSKI JEREMY TOLBERT ALISYN MALEK BETHANYYAKLIN \ll of these scholars will be honored this month at the 75th Annual Reunion Dinner of the Class of '31E, which will be held at the Four Points Sheraton Inn, Ann Arbor on Friday, October 27, 2006 at5:30 PM. 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