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The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
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Some students wore "Michigan Zionist" T-shirts to protest Bard College Prof. Joel Kovel, who spoke at Rackham Amphithe-
atre last night.
KOVEL
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Although the University halted
distribution of the book in August,
citing "serious questions" raised
by "members of the University
community," it resumed distribu-
tion of the book a month later.
The University Press is cur-
rently facing pressure from sev-
eral pro-Israel groups - including
Stand With Us and the Anti-Def-
amation League - and several
members of the University Board
of Regents to terminate its distri-
bution contract with Pluto.
Andrew Dalack, co-chair of
SAFE, said his organization
brought Kovel to speak at the Uni-
versity in order to counter misin-
formation circulating on campus
regarding Kovel's beliefs and the
message in "Overcoming Zion-
ism."
"As an organization dedicated
to bringing intelligent informa-
PASSWORDS
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Associate Athletic Director
Shari Acho disputed that, saying
advisers no longer ask students
for their passwords. She said the
Provost's Office is working on an
alternative plan for student-ath-
letes.
The University audit report
found that advisers in the program
have been asking student-athletes
for their unignames in order to
make scheduling changes while
the students are traveling for team
commitments.
The advisers are part of the
STUDY
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projections in the report. "I think
the trends are right. There's a lot
of talk about knowledge economy
and if you're going to draw jobs
that require a knowledgeable
workforce, we'll need a better edu-
cated workforce."
The state's major flaw, accord-
ing to the report, is lowgraduation
rates among minority students in
high school and college.
But the report praised the
tion on all sides of this conflict to
the campus community, we felt his
voice was wanted and desired here
on campus," Dalack said.
Jonathan Calt Harris, director
of the Michigan chapter of Stand
With Us, a pro-Israel organiza-
tion, described Kovel's comments
as typical of the anti-Zionist per-
spective.
Although Kovel received sev-
eral standing ovations during his
lecture, Harris attributed the
author's support to an overly sym-
pathetic and anti-Zionist audi-
ence.
"I think he got what we all
expected, even though there was
no real substance in his speech,"
Harris said. "It was pretty much
a rambling narrative - like his
book."
Nick Israel, the Midwest cam-
pus coordinator for the Zionist
Organization of America, said in
an e-mail interview that no matter
how much support Kovel received
at the lecture, the distribution of
Intercollegiate Athletics Academ-
ic Support Program, a program
housed in the Ross Academic
Center that provides counseling
and helps athletes plan to accom-
modate their schedules. Each var-
sity team has its own academic
adviser.
Advisers also work with coach-
es if students need to miss prac-
tices because they are struggling
academically.
Sharing passwords is a violation
of University policy.
University spokeswoman
Kelly Cunningham said it's
unclear how long advisers have
been asking for student pass-
words. She said the University
state's high school and college
graduation rates for all students. It
also noted that the state of Michi-
gan sent high school graduates to
college at a higher rate than the
national average.
Some nearby states did bet-
ter than Michigan, though. The
report lauded Minnesota for its
high percentage of college gradu-
ates.
"Minnesota is among the best
performing states in the nation in
the percentage of adults ages 25-
64 who have a college degree," the
report said.
his book by the University Press
directly contradicts the Universi-
ty's commitment to diversity.
"We cannot allow our campus
to become a safe haven for what
UM Press Director Phil Pachoda
characterized as 'hate-speech'
when describing Kovel's book,"
said Israel, who graduated from
the University earlier this year.
Naomi Goldberg, a Public Pol-
icy School graduate student, said
Kovel's lecture was "amazing"
and "brave," but she said was dis-
appointed by the actions of some
student groups in the audience.
In particular, Goldberg said
those University students in atten-
dance wearing"Michigan Zionist"
shirts in the University's colors
blatantly misrepresents Jewish
students at the University who
might not be Zionist.
"By wearing these shirts,
they're saying you're either on this
side with us or you're not," Gold-
berg said. "They make it appear as
if there's no room for discussion."
stopped asking for passwords in
September.
The audit also found fault with
the academic goal setting tracked
by the support program.
The report said there is no
evidence of student-athletes set-
ting academic goals, which is a
violation of the NCCA's rules.
The NCAA requires that students
provide evidence that they are
involved in their classes.
Cunningham said that since
September, freshman student-
athletes have been required to
complete an academic goal-set-
ting sheet that will be kept on file
for the duration of their college
careers.
But like Michigan, Minnesota
must increase its number of col-
lege graduates to solve its other
problems, the report said.
DesJardins said he was not
surprised by the high marks Min-
nesota received. But he cautioned
against using the data to make
comparisons.
"That's the beauty of these
in some ways, they allow com-
parisons," he said. "That's the
downside also; the comparisons
may not be all that valid. There's
a very different context for each
state."
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