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…Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Weather News 3 Students remember Kristallnacht, other human rights violations Opinion 4 Elliott Mallen watches the watchers Arts 8 A Perfect Circle cover rock classics…

… said. Zearf i n grad programs _r o Minorities he commitment we showed toward minor- brought a lot of positive attention from rity students," Zearfoss said, referring to [niversity's defense of its…

… race-conscious ssions policies in the U.S. Supreme Court ear. e Law School focuses on having a diverse alented student body, but does not sole- )k to race to achieve that goal, Zearfoss Ve do a holistic…

…." The Medical School also had an increase in minority student enrollment this year. Katie Horne, who stepped down this summer after serving as the school's director of admissions for 13 years, said…

… enrollment of minority stu- dents varies each year, but this year saw a record high, with minorities making up 21 per- cent of the incoming class. Last year 13 percent of students were minorities. "The…

… sought to inform students about the inherent failures of the government's individual Indian trust fund system. Marred by both the institution's apathy for retaining accurate records and its inability to…

… to as much See TRUST, Page 5 Students hope for election if Arafat dies By Leah Guttman Daily Staff Reporter As Palestinian officials report that Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French military…

… Ron Stockton, a research- er for the University's Center for Arab- American Studies. "His death will a political and paramilitary organiza- tion of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of…

… should assume Arafat's positions if he dies and when and how that would happen are all highly contentious issues due to cur- rent division among Palestinians. Carmel Salhi, president of Students produce…

… American agent and be discredited" - Ron Stockton Researcher in the University's Center for Arab-American Studies Allied for Free- dom and Equal- ity, said he feels the best choice for the Palestin- ian…

… hair, but whether they would kill their baby or not to kill their baby, I was verbally assaulted. In one case, I had water rcwn on me. I would like to ask University students the same question I asked…

…'m assuming that she means to say that Israel has adopted these foods as *opular delicacies because, in reali- ty, hummus and falafels are both Arabic, while kabobs are a dish that the Armenians picked up from…

… try to show a balanced view of the Arab-Israeli conflict are slammed with the misnomer "anti- Semite," but that's incorrect as well. Semites are, or were, convential- ly considered to be those of Arabic…

…, Aramean, Babylonian, Carthaginian, Ethiopian, Hebrew and Phoenician heritage. While most are pretty well out of the mix these days, we're still left with the Arabs, Ethiopians and Hebrews. So, when people…

… start slinging insults and names at each other, they might want to be a bit more careful. After all, since Pales- tinians are "Arabs," and "Arabs" are Semites, it's possible that we might find ourselves…

… closeness with our fellow Wolverines that we don't get with other students. As such, we trust the people who run the University. After all, we're all on the same team. Why would the administra- tion do…

… anything that won't make the Uni- versity a better place for students? However, unconditional trust in the admin- istration is a dangerous thing, and it is naive to count on them to always act in the…

… students' best interest. Much like we hold the politicians who run our country to a high standard of accountability, so too must we constantly question the legitima- cy and motives behind the decisions made…

… open and accessible to students. Coleman holds monthly "Fire- side Chats" where a number of randomly- selected students informally talk with the President about student issues. The Uni- versity Board of…

… Regents allows for any- one to make public comments before the. meetings begin. While giving students the ability to speak with the administration is admirable, idle listening isn't enough. Advisory…

…) - Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that abuses by government-supported Arab militias in Sudan qualify as genocide against the black African population in the Darfur region - a determination that…

… as other evidence. "We concluded that genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the government« of Sudan and "We conclud the Janjaweed . (Arab militias) genocide ha bear responsi- c m ted bility…

… fighting Russian forces for years. None were Arabs, despite the government's contention that Arabs were involved in the hostage-taking last week in the North Ossetian town of Beslan, which ended in gunfire…

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… Advanced Placement students, IB stu- dents are required to take exams at the end of the year, and these exams can be convert- ed into college credits. For example, a score of at least five (out of seven) on…

… the IB Biology exam will earn a student coming , into the University four credit hours. As a bonus, IB credits count for a student's LSA distribution requirement, while AP credits do not. These four…

… credit hours are just as "real" as if a student had taken the class in 1800 Chem. Second, Sowell claims that one of the reasons the citizens of Fairfax eliminated the IB program was because they thought…

… argument of liberal "indoctrination." How can one indoctrinate if one is constantly being challenged? In short, I take issue with Sowell's col- umn, and though the IB program "encour- ages students across…

…-long season of cultural man roommates, I was groups' cultural shows and events by helping shows, students do not have the time or the ecstatic, as they were peo- out with Power Moves and by attending the…

… Tessler's- class because people who attended. Similarly, when the South Asian member of a sorority. engrossed in the Arab-Israeli discussion domi- Awareness Network organized an event with Unfortunately, I…

… made a fatal mistake the first nate the class and non-Greek students avoid widely regarded professors and media personal- day I moved into the dorm. Instead of joining Greeks' haven in the Washtenaw…

… students," Horne said. "Over the past 10 years it started a has fluctuated from as low at 10 percent to this minorities year's high of 21 percent, but for the past three ty. Ndidi U years it has been…

… increased and enrollment went my decisi up, especially among minority students, the University Association of American Medical Colleges priority, at announced last month. group the As for the application…

… process, Horne said As pres students can indicate their racial background tion, Unak on the application, but it is not a requirement. ity student "We aim toward a wide definition of diversity, comfortab…

… looking at different age groups, regions of the where Afr country and other things besides just race," members f Horne said. "A diverse student body improves questions ARAFAT Continued from page 1 states…

… leaders are elected tional process, and students have part of the recruiting efforts." dent-run Black Medical Association welcome weekend that encourages to feel comfortable at the Universi- Jnaka, a…

…'s most important that students make sure they have protect- ed sex. Since there is a lack of conversa- tion of sex in the black community and no one is willing to reveal that they have AIDS, Anderson said…

… it is best for students to communicate with their sexual partners, and to always use contraceptives even when they are married. "Your sexual health is your responsi- bility, and don't give it to…

…'t know about that." i ALBRIGHT Continued from Page 1 "(It is) essential that the Arab world moves towards democracy." But, she suggested that this is form of govern- ment is not a perfect solution. For…

… powerful Shiite cleric, Shiite parties pre- sented a list yesterday of 228 candidates for next month's elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must now decide whether to…

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… aide to Osama D r na d + b + bin Laden, in a videotaped message broadcast by the Arabic TV news network Al DPS cracks down on underage drinking Jazeera, as reported yesterday by CNN._com his year…

… stay and security guards were notorious for over- meaningless data entry into spreadsheets, mak- day night, DPS issued 66 MIP cita. ous health problems, ~focused, to be charging students, spending more…

… labeling tapes about. DPS is being overaggressive being of students. When an excep- from final exams and mer (this should be self-explanatory) housing (notice a trend?) Among all this, there were still in…

… its campaigns to curb alcohol tion does occur, and a student may squandered away time, I set off to kick-start director how far the dorms were from CNN, I bouts of idle time, which were used by making…

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…, disruptive In this way, strict alcohol codes the fact that the internship was unpaid - I freeway overpass. in about 10 online games. behavior and the size of the fresh- discourage students from seeking rarely…

… nonetheless confident that the toil enon of laziness, in which jobs that require tion those stretches of unconstructive time. believe that students' behavior has ty. Students have and always will would pay off…

… the curve with bonafide profession- Not to increase efficiency of course, but rather bit of creative spin on the bad. Copying and and though the freshman class is the face of such policies, students al…

… helplessness, literally laughing at students who al Convention." Similarly, a tape dub can be than one-fourth of the MIPs were priorities. The recent trend of new environment, I pledged from the moment got lost…

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….S. troops inspected houses along Fallujah's streets and ran across adjoining alley- ways, mindful of snipers. A psychological operations unit broadcast announce- ments in Arabic meant to draw out gunmen. An…

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