2A - Thursday, February 4, 2010
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
2A - Thursday, February 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
MONDAY:
In Other Ivory Towers
TUESDAY:
Professor Profiles
WEDNESDAY:
Before You Were Here
FRIDAY:
Photos of the Week
While there are many groups on
campus that focus on shared inter-
ests, one student group centers
around bringing together those
with different backgrounds.
A campus organization com-
mitted to social action and cultural
awareness, MuJew is a student
group that seeks to build inter-per-
sonal bridges between Muslim and
Jewish students at the University.
LSA sophomores Molly Mar-
dit and Jenna Weinberg and LSA
senior Husnah Khan founded
MuJew in October of last year, in
an effort to bring Muslim and Jew-
ish students together in a relaxed
atmosphere that fostered mutual
understanding and constructive
dialogue.
Mardit said the organization
was born out of the University's
MuJew Alternative Spring Break
trip, which she said was the only
official event in which Muslim and
MuJew
Jewish students formally worked
together.
Mardit said the group aims to
"(continue) the conversation on
some of the things that Muslims
and Jews share in common."
Weinberg said MuJew is com-
posed of three pillars: social action,
volunteer work, and cultural
awareness.
MuJew also "doesn't take a
stance" on the Arab-Israeli con-
flict, Weinberg said, though the
group seeks to create a safe space
for members to talk about the issue
if they want.
"(We) shy away from the con-
flict," Weinberg said.
She said the group is instead
about "building strong ties
between our religions. The conflict
isn't specific to th'e group. It isn't
specifically about Palestinians or
Jews. Not all Jews are Israelis and
not all Muslims are Palestinians."
A NNA 5SCHU LTE /DL
Beth Karmeisool from the Safe Sex Store talks about various
aspects of sex to prepare students for Valentine's Day in West
Quad's Wedge room yesterday.
CRIME NOTES
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Wallet swiped
WHERE: Modern Language
Building
WHEN: Tuesday at about 1
p.m.
WHAT: A University staff
member's wallet was stolen
from her office, University
Police reported. The wallet
was left unattended for 15 to 20
minutes, with the door slightly
open. There are no suspects.
Parking lot gate
arm closes on
vehicle
WHERE: 1115 Ann, Lot M-86
WHEN: Tuesday at 9 a.m.
WHAT: Gate arm closed on
the driver's vehicle while he
was pulling into the parking
structure. Both the vehicle and
gate arm were not damaged.
Potato sack
wrenches back
WHERE: Mosher-Jordan
Residence Hall
WHEN: Tuesday at110:25 a.m
WHAT: A dining services
employee injured her back
while lifting a bag of potatoes,
University Police reported.
Purse contents
pilfered
WHERE: Cardiovascular
Center
WHEN: Tuesday at about 2:40
p.m.
WHAT: University staff mem-
ber's office was entered and
personal items were stolen
from her purse, University
Police reported. There was no
evidence of forced entry.
Civil Rights
Movement talk
WHAT: Professor Nesha
Haniffaand Professor Ahmad
Rahman will be discussing
Islam, Christianity and the
Civil Rights Movement from
Martin Luther Kingto Mal-
colm X. Featuring Def Jam
poet Amir Sulaiman.
WHO: MESA, MSA,
BSU and ASA
WHEN: Tonight from 7:30
p.m. to 9 p.M.
WHERE: Michigan
League, Henderson Room
Entrepreneur
workshop
WHAT: Stephanie LaCrosse
will be talking about tactics
for aspriring entrepreneurs.
WHO: Center for Entrepre-
neurship and MPowered
WHEN: Today at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Walgreen Drama
Center, Stanps Auditorium
CORRECTIONS
*Anarticle in yesterday's
edition of The Michigan
Daily, "MSA rep. resigns
mid-meeting," incor-
rectly stated the position
and spelling of Hamdan
Yousuf. He is a School of
Public Health represen-
tative on the Michigan
Student Assembly.
0 An article in yesterday's
edition of The Michigan
Daily, "Physics, seduction
and modern dance," incor-
rectly stated the details
of an event. It is called
(Re)Visionary Dances,
the show will run through
Sunday and tickets are $9
for students with a UMID.
. Please report any error
in the Daily to correc-
tions@michigandailycom.
The three founders are current-
ly looking to expand the group,
and differentiate the group from
the alternative spring break trip
by changing the organization's
name.
Khan said MuJew plans to work
with different student cultural
groups on campus to recruit new
members and that the group is not
exclusively for Muslims and Jews.
All students are welcome to join.
The group also intends to work
with a local Muslim-Jewish youth
group and work with United 2
Heal, another student organiza-
tion on campus that works to pro-
vide medical supplies to struggling
nations.
Weinberg said MuJew also plans
to hostsocial events like bowling or
laser tag so that members can build
"actual friendships and not just
dialogue."
- CHRIS PHOTIADES
Senior U.S. intelligence
officials told Congress that
Al-Qaeda can be expected
to attempt an attack on the
United States in the next three
to six months, USA Today
reported.
David Merritt, former
Michiganbasketball cap-
tain, has his own fash-
ion line, I Miss You, Inc. The
line sells T-shirts that mix
urban style with color and joy.
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It took only 47 days for
"Avatar" to be crowned
the number one movie of
all time, reported CNN. The
film is a global box office leader,
having grossed more than $1.8
billion.
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