8 - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 sI The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 SAM WOLSON/Daiy Some students wore "Michigan Zionist" T-shirts to protest Bard College Prof. Joel Kovel, who spoke at Rackham Amphithe- atre last night. KOVEL From Page 1A 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 From Page 1 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 From Page 1 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. 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