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…,, the divestment campaign in the country, remain set on informing the campus about the issue of divestment and its benefits. "The Society of Arab Students hasp been supporting the divestment cam- paign by…

… teaches a class on the Arab-Israeli conflict at the University, said that since Israel's borders expanded to include' Gaza and the West Bank, the Israeli government has fluctuated on the regions' policies…

… universities * sity of California at Berkeley and Harvard University. ivestment is an excel- indelibly put pressure on the various uni- lent strategy for edu- versity administrations. cating students on Because…

… of the divestment campaign economic ties and it's the most for South Africa between 1985 and effective way that students in the 1987, 89 universities divested, as did U.S. can participate in the move…

… of how Univer- Students for Justice in Palestine sity administrators react member. toward the divestment move- ment, the issue has taken divestment really bring peace to the Middle East? hold on…

… U.S. from the position of a biased player to impartiality," said Will Youmans, a mem- ber of Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine. Others view divestment as more of a last resort effort than…

… statements angered countless divestment supporters both on and off of the Harvard campus. "I was very offended and ashamed by the comments made by the president of my university," Harvard Law student Faisal…

… president of such a world-renowned institution, these com- ments are very frightening, since they constitute a glaring abuse of the term I hold of a substantial number of university students. "Students are…

… campuses, www ucdivest.org, has gar- nered close to 1,300 signatures of students, faculty, staff and community members. Among the various strategies espoused in the Berkeley moveient, rallies and protests…

… have peacefully addressed concerns regarding the school's financial investments in Israel. But at an April 2002 sit-in, Berkeley administrators ordered the arrests of more than 40 students and threatened…

… procedure in the hiring of graduate student instructors, the definition of a grad- uate student and training for inter- national students. In the event of a strike today, educa- tion will not come to a halt…

…, she said. Classes are considered to be in session and departments have been asked to replace GSIs who walk out, although Peterson said, "they won't be able to cover every last one." Students should wait…

…,000 undergraduates to not attend class, and that's a show of support (for GEO)," said Bray, a mem- ber of Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality. SOLE and other student groups organized an undergraduate…

… rally -on the Diag for 1 p.m. today, which Bray said she expects about 300 students to attend. About 150 undergraduates will also stand side- by-side with GSIs on the picket lines, she said. GEO organizer…

… passed since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many things have changed in the country - from tighter security and the onslaught of patriotism to a divide between the Arab and Muslim…

… community and much of the nation. With a large number of students with family and friends living in New York and surrounding areas, students' emotional ties shaped the way they view the terrorist attacks…

…. Although he recorded the peak gusts at 58 mph Satur- day, Kahlbaum added the retreat of the low pressure sys- tem into Canada yesterday that should steadily diminish the turbulent wind. Students agreed that…

… freshman Arielle Barzilai said. With students 'raveling all over the country for Spring Break, many stu- dent organizations and individual stu- dents found themselves in the New York City area and nearly all…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Arabs ask Iraq to allow inspection WASHINGTON I GOP makes plans for control of both houses CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Arab for- eign…

… ministers urged Saddam Hus- sein yesterday to accept the U.N. Security Council resolution order- ing new, tougher weapons inspec- tions and demanded that Arab arms experts be included on the U.N. teams. The…

… seven-day deadline for acceptance. Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said parliament would convene today The United Nations is not obliged to heed the Arab ministers' demand on weapons inspectors, adopted…

… at the end of a two-day meeting of the 22-member Arab League in Cairo. The United States, meanwhile, warned it will not tolerate any Iraqi failure to cooperate with weapons inspectors: "We do not need…

… to waste the world's time with another game of cat and mouse," National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice warned while making the rounds of yesterday's news talk shows in Washington. Arab foreign…

… that the resolution would not be used to justify mili- tary action. The Arab ministers "called on the permanent Security Council mem- bers who presented Syria with assurances to commit to what they…

… presented, that the resolution is not used as an excuse to wage war on Iraq and does not constitute auto- matic military action," the state- ment said. The Arab League document did not specify how many Arab…

… available. The Arab League document also demanded "the continuation of U.N.-Iraq cooperation to solve all standing issues peacefully in prepa- ration for the lifting of sanctions and the end of the (U…

….N.) embargo as well as the suffering of the Iraqi people." It put forward a united Arab posi- tion of "absolute rejection" of any military action against Iraq, saying it represents a threat to the security of…

… all Arab nations. In addition, it called on the Secu- rity Council to require Israel to rid itself of weapons of mass destruc- tion because they "constitute a seri- ous threat to Arab and international…

…4 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, he WicbiganDailu KATE TRUESDELL An indiscriminate infection Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since…

… off 4 Dearborn was recently host to the Radius of Arab-American Writers, Inc., a seminar discuss- ing current issues pertaining to their community. One of the prominent guests at the event was Ray…

… that the Arab-American com- munity encounters increasing amounts of prejudice because the media portrays its populace through an Orientalist, pop-cul- ture approach. This same media also omits or down…

… plays its suf- fering in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the war in Iraq. The biased depiction of Arabs within the media places Arab- American writers in a delicate predicament - they are faced with…

… the dilemma that what they write willreflect their entire pop- ulace.Arab-Americanwriters are forced to evaluate how they seek to portray their community and if they should attempt to directly counter…

… the stereotypical image of Arabs in their works. But Hanania presents an interesting response to this phe- nomenon. He is on an Israeli- Palestinian comedy circuit that counters this image with the…

… seemingly disarming venue of humor. Using this approach, the group reaches an audience that would otherwise resist a cri- tique of the American media. Until Arab-American writers can write in a free stream of…

… answers." committing crimes as a result of With large Arab and Jewish student their untreated illnesses. populations, the planning committee felt "Every one of those people in the University would provide a…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 2002 Students. study abroad despite±9 terrorist threats SIX MONTHS LATER By Daniel Kim Daily Staff Reporter LSA senior Caroline Gu had bought her plane…

… of confusion and uncertainty, and Gu said she decided she'd better stay. Other students, including LSA senior Andrew Knepley, were in their host countries when the terrorist attacks occurred. Despite…

…, said Sept. 11 has resulted in an increase in student interest in study abroad pro- grams as reflected in the number of participants for this winter semester. More than 200 students are studying abroad…

… this winter semester on Univer- sity programs, 20 more than last year's 194 participants. OIP, which sends students to more than 70 countries, has not canceled any of its programs since Sept. 11…

…. "Students are trying to make sense of what happened in September partly through study abroad," Pollack said. He added that many students now realize "that the world cannot be ignored. It's an interconnected…

… world about which we have to become more sensitive ... and (study abroad) is an experience that gives students an opportunity to acquire skills they need to effectively deal with that world." LSA academic…

… advisor Leslie Davis advised students who are planning to study abroad to be extra sensitive, espe- cially to any anti-American sentiment. "Now more than ever, we have to think of ourselves as…

… attempt to appeal to box thinking. different groups. "There is a direct Granholm proposed better treat. appeal to Arab groups. Both sides are ment of the mentally ill. She said represented," Nodel said…

… place of residence as print- ed on their driver's license, requir- ing University students to declare Ann Arbor as their place of resi- dence in order to vote. "This government has systemati- cally set up…

…. Introduction to Arab Culture and Language has 85 students this semes- ter; compared to 63 last Winter. Modern Middle East History has 48 students, compared to 29 last Winter. Introduction to Arab Literature and…

… cave missions seem to have increased students' interests in Islamic and Judaic studies. Enrollment figures for Islamic and Judaic studies courses have increased, and in some cases doubled, since last…

… year. "We are excited for new students, but are also sad- dened because we felt the region was important far before recent events," said Alexander Knysh, chairman of the Near Eastern studies department…

… and professor of Islamic studies at the University. "We are saddened by the. fact that these interests are generated by such terri- ble events." This year is not the first in which students have shown…

… present for us for the rest of our lives," he added. In response to increased student interest, the depart- ment of Near Eastern studies created new courses and increased the number of seats in others…

… Translation had 26 students in Fall 2001, compared to 11 in Fall 2000. People of the Middle East had 73 students this Fall, compared to 65 last Fall. In addition to larger classes, the department has also…

… created new courses and altered the content of others. "A new course on classical Persian poetry will be offered next Fall in response to increased student inter- est," Knysh said. "Also, the contents of…

… minors for the field. "Our department now has more majors and more minors. The minor was just approved by the college so it is new to us and I think it will attract a fair amount of students," Knysh said…

…. "I think it will be attractive to students who cannot commit themselves to a double major, yet are interested in the subject." Islamic and Judaic studies have always attracted stu- dents. "During the…

… 1998-1999 school year, 144 BA degrees were awarded to students who had at least 15 credit hours of Middle East and North African studies, so many students come to the department and take a class or two…

… of Greek Life, said the economic next fall downturn could affect students' decisions to be part of the Greek By NICOLE ABER community, especially given the Daily StaffReporter cost of first-year dues…

…, indicating that they have yet to be affected by the cur- rent economic downturn. While students can look to need and merit-based scholarships, which are available through the individual fraternities' and…

… and Discovery with Massive Datasets; See HIRING, Page 7A STUDENT GOVERNMNT ECTIONS LSA Student Government to drop party labels from ballot Khaled Abu Toameh presents "Another Angle: Reporting Conflict…

… in the Middle East" in the Michigan League last night. Israeli-Arab journalist paints bleak picture of situation in Middle East Officials say they want election to be about the issues By DANIEL…

… STRAUSS Daily StaffReporter Last night LSA Student Gov- ernment President Leslie Zaikis announced that in the next round of student government elections, members wouldn't run with any party affiliation. "We…

… the recent formation of the Michigan Vision Party and word that the Michigan Action Party, the most powerful Michigan Student Assembly party, was going to dis- solve. She said that the announce- ment…

…-SG, Page 7A Abu Toameh tells crowd that there are no viable solutions By ELYANA TWIGGS For the Daily Israeli-Arab journalist, Khaled Abu Toameh told a packed Vanden- berg Room at the Michigan League that…

…- selves first. "The change has to happen from within, you can't send the marines or armed soldiers to enforce democracy," he said. "I would focus on repairing conflict of Arabs and Jew within Israel." In…

… to Hamtramck to monitor the treatment of Arab- American voters during today's primary election for mayor and city council. Thirty-two observers will visit selected polling locations to ensure voters…

… officials also recruited bilingual Arab-American and Asian-American poll workers for the 2000 election. Two Hamtramck residents were convicted in November of violat- ing state election law by singling out…

… one reason caller ID was not added to phone ser- vices earlier was because the student demand for it is not evident given the costs. "The pluses and the minuses all have cost imple- mentations," Durst…

… the voice mail, that's cool. But an answer- ing machine would work too. It really doesn't matter," he said. Palms said he has not noticed students showing much concern about the lack of caller ID…

… later than expected, we are expecting to provide it free of charge of this year. Students who already own caller ID equipment will find out when the service is available simply by looking at their phones…

… fulfills the desires of the student body. An all-male house is not planned for the future. "We want to continue to work to provide the most attractive housing arrangements for our students," Zeller said. "If…

… India." Princeton prof talks on the prevention of terrorism Students examine move-out options at term end By Michael Kan Daily Staff Reporter With the school year ending, most students are faced with…

… the dilemma of where they can store their belongings over the summer. Currently, the University recommends a variety of methods to help students either ship or store their possessions. John's Pack…

… unwanted student possessions on the Internet auction website eBay, York said. Stu- dents can leave their belongings for auction and the company will make preparations to sell it online. "We take the…

… Vietnam, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Malawi. U.S. embassies in Caribbean coun- tries - Haiti, the Domincan Republic and others - also heightened securi- ty ahead of the…

… - code orange. In Europe, extra security was ordered at airports, government offices and embassies. Iraq tells Arabs to attack U.S. interests An Iraqi vice president threatened yesterday to engulf the…

… United States in a wider conflict if his country is attacked, urging Arabs outside Iraq to respond by striking at U.S. interests all over the world. "We categorically believe that the aggression on Iraq is…

… an aggression on all the Arab nations," Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said at a news confer- ence in the Jordanian capital, Amman. He called on "all Arab and good people to confront the interests…

… of the aggressors, their materials and humans, wherev- er they are." Arabs should use "all means" to respond, he said. Ramadan's exhortation was among the most confrontational made by senior Iraqi…

… officials in response to growing fears here of a U.S. attack. Although Iraq has long sought to elicit support and sympathy from Arabs beyond its borders, it hasn't before made such a public call to arms…

… The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via…

… of the Muslim Students Association, Arab-American Anti-dis- crimination committee, International Action Center, Palestine Committee and Secular Humanist Jews rallied together on the steps of the Harlan…

…, increase student numbers, get more money, bring in more fac- ulty," said the committee's chairman, English Prof. John Knott. Knott quoted Neuman's letter to the com- mittee as saying SNRE will no longer…

… in the 1970s Plan: Organizational studies is no longer an option for students LSA dean ends organizational studies option By Jen Fish Daily StaffReporter When organizational studies concentrator Julie…

… And although many students on this campus can name both presi- dential candidates, they could not name the vice-presidential candi- dates, often referring to Joe Lieber- man as "the Jewish guy" and…

… versa." McPherson said his school will "enhance the science component of the curriculum for non- science students." "They don't have to do all the formulas, but the students need to understand the broad…

… concepts ... See PRESIDENTS, Page 2 Students rally against fighting in Middle East By Jacquelyn Nixon student Amer Zahr said. Daily Staff Reporter LSA sophomore Michael Gold, a Jewish studen t The past…

… two weeks of turmoil for students with family affected by the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis came to a head yesterday during a rally for Palestine Day of Action. Yesterday afternoon, members…

… the Palestinian people." Gold has been talking to friends and family about the conflict. "I have gotten the sense that there is a fearful atmosphere on the side of Palestinians, the Israeli Arabs and…

… Farm Animals Day. Farmani-mals join students on DiagO' By Maria Sprow For the Daily With a TV, a VCR, a chicken suit and a table full of vegan food, the Michigan Animal Rights Society host- ed a rally…

… resolution. the agenda saying Rackham student Amer Zahr urged MSA to thing to do with th see the issue as a one that affects Arab, Muslim When asked afte as well as any "conscientious," student. overturning of…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 3 HIGHER ED Classes canceled due to historic *football victory University of Oklahoma students had the day off Monday in celebration…

… shift from Pass/No Record to A/B/C/No Record grading for second-term freshmen. The point of this, according to the Committee of the Undergraduate Pro- W ram is to encourage students to take classes they…

… may not feel vey comfort- able with and have the option of abstaining from credit once they receive their grade and receiving listener status. This may encourage students to choose majors at an earlier…

… date, said the CUP committee. MIT freshman have a significantly lower grade point average than the rest of the students, and CUP hopes the new grading system will offer a etter transition from high…

… school. Dress code hassle for BYU students Brigham Young University students find it difficult to comply with their universities strict dress code policy. The most common dress code vio- lations are…

… unshaven men and girls vho are clad in tight shirts or above the knee skirts. The student Honor Code Associa- tion works to keep students properly dressed using standards come from the Mormon Church. Texas A…

…- soring the event. The week's goals are to encourage gay and heterosexual students to become more comfortable and more informed about the growing homosex- 1al community. The Princeton Review listed Texas A…

…&M as the third "least gay friendly" university to attend, making coming out more difficult. The GLBTA tried to become an official student organization in 1979, but it took six years and a Supreme Court…

… ruling before it received a wel- come place at the university. U. Illinois focuses %n computer safety The Sixth Annual Student Comput- ing Fair was held at the University of Illinois last week. The event…

… hold meeting today The leaders of Alternative Spring Break will be holding a mass meet- ing today from 7 to 8:00 p.m. in the Dana Natural Resources Building. Students are encouraged to find out about…

…. Grad. student information fair to be held today Today at the Michigan Union the Division of Student Affairs and the Career Center will be holding the Graduate School Information Fair. Graduate schools…

… throughout the United States will be in attendance to provide students with informa- tion on exploring their options, col- lecting application information and finding financial aid. CRIME NOTES Ann Arbor…

… it turned left on Liberty Street. THIS DAY In Daily History Students want more input in Diag renovations Oct. 11, 1994 - With renovations to the Diag well underway, students are won- dering why they…

… haven't been asked for their input with regard to the new plans. Donna Erickson, a professor in the land- scape architecture department says she believes students should have more input in the process…

…, but doesn't know what the best way to get that input would be. In September, students in the Univer- sity's landscape architecture department Coming Out Week focuses on building connections By Laura…

… discussions - are meant to help LGBT students feel more comfortable on campus and bring their issues to the forefront of campus dia- logue, said organizers of National Com- ing Out Week events. This year…

…'s events focus on the con- nections between LGBT individuals and many other groups within the Uni- versity community. LGBT students are not only members of the LGBT community, but are also part of a wide…

… their identities and use campus resources available to other communities they belong to, she added. For example, LGBT students should feel comfortable visiting the Career Cen- ter, and students of color…

… should be able to seek help in the LGBT Office, she said. To encourage the celebration of mul- tiple identities, the LGBT Office will host Color Splash, a social gathering for LGBT students of color…

… student Johanna Schuster- Craig and LSA student Blair Preiser will be hosting a discussion for stu- dents about effective stage manage- ment methods. The talk will be at the Arena Stage in the Frieze Build…

…- ing, Sunday at 7 p.m. Hellenic Students Association play Greek tragedy Regent candidates list tuition as top pronty By Tomislav Ladika Daily Staff Reporter Support for the University's recent tuition…

… several of the candidates blamed the University administration outright for past hikes. Green Party candidate Susan Fawcett, a School of Art student, and Natural Law Party candidate David Arndt said the…

…-year Rackham student. He offered a tuition stabilization plan directly linked to state government appropria- tions. Woiwode said the candidates cannot be cer- tain if they will be able to avoid tuition increas…

… of the candidates said they support a diverse Democrat Ismael Ahmed, director of the Dearborn-based Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, discusses tuition increases during a forum…

… for University regent candidates. campus, although Petering and Waun said they do not support the University's current admissions policies. Democrat Ismael Ahmed, director of the Dearborn-based Arab…

… collegiate, customer base. "The college student is a little more resilient than the market - a little more brave and courageous and more likely to look for deals," he said. Tell added that while he expected…

… sell seats on each others' flights. It is rumored that a similar agreement between Northwest, Delta and Continental may follow. Students on campus have shown discontent with the air- lines' new business…

… library records. Moss recalled, "The last time I came to speak about the erosion of civil lib- erties about 10students showed up. What happened'? "We have lost the right to be free from government…

… the Scholastic Assess- ment Test or the American College Test because of learning disabilities. In the past, an asterisk was placed next to the name of the student who took the SAT untimed. The College…

…. Raymond Tanter, compared America's fight against terrorism to Israel's struggle with ter- ror. "I have many Arab students, many Muslim students in general, and many Israelis and many Jewish students. I…

… how objectionable, is pro- tected. This is a place where we encourage civil debate,"he said. "I say to Jewish students in the audi- ence that you will make a mistake if you keep this to yourselves and…

… Metropolitan Detroit were canceled so that all 115 students could attend the rally. Michigan State Uni- versity students were also present in the crowd. The event's keynote speaker, polit- ical science Prof…

… antidote" and that there would be no backlash. "Arab people won't go crazy, Muslim people won't go crazy. They'll roll over because they hate Saddam Hussein." Following Tanter's speech, LSA sen- ior Kirsten…

… advocates getting together and looking for peaceful resolutions." Quinzi said she and Engineering senior Yair Ghitza are interested in pro- moting inter-group dialogue. Quinzi said student groups on this…

…'re trying to get out is contagious." This weekend marks the first Fall study break in the University's history, and many students will not be attend- ing the game because they can take a trip home or a vaca…

… tomorrow's game. "The students' getting involved and cheering will get others involved as well as the other people who are just buying tickets to go to the game," he said. One of the complaints found in…

… Cavanaugh's letter con- cerns the fan's booing heard during recent games. "Remember that everyone out there is a student here. At Michigan we don't boo our fellow students. I've talked with students who say…

… way we can, then we will be where we want to." Students who consider themselves active fans agree with Cavanaugh's accusations about the student cheering problem, but they also believe that all the…

…'s games or Tennessee's, their fans are all going nuts." Saying that the student section support is "decent," Gudritz attributed the lack of cheering and fan support as a problem in "the rest of the stadium…

… ALISON Go Managing Editor We can't EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.comr survive 1 on the pay…

… neighbor- Zbrozek can be reached at of corporate chain stores that barely changes hood kids, parents shuttle their children to zbro@umich.edu. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 0 Cartoon insensitive to Arab and Muslim…

… communities TO THE DAILY: I have lost count of how many times I've heard a racial slur concerning my Arab heritage and Muslim identity in' post-Sept. 11 American society. I cannot enumerate the occasions where…

… a Sunni extremist and Shiite extremist (The Take-Out Box, 10/05/2005) does nothing to quell the com- mon stereotypes and misconceptions about the Arab and Muslims communities. While the cartoon shows…

… how President Bush comes between Muslims and causes prob- lems between people, it also propagates the notion that Arabs and Muslims are violent in nature and that the smallest thing sets them off. The…

… Arabs in the cartoon are por- trayed as scowling barbarians as well as stupid foreigners who fall for the cunning American's ruse. Negative images such as these encourage and justify discrimina- tory…

… months such as Ramadan. Shimaa Abdelfadeel LSA senior The letter writer is political chair of the Muslim Students Association. in Coke's profit line by cutting its contract ignores the fact that not just…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 2002 OP/ED (Tbe £i9jgiDaigV 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… 28-year-old graduate engineering student from Egypt and one of about 75 students at a University of Minnesota, pro-Palestine rally, as quoted by the Associated Press yesterday. SAM BUTLER TH SOAPBOX…

… from participating in the run. My conclusion is that there is plenty of nastiness surrounding the event, to be sure, but students should not let that spoil the fun. The Naked Mile is really a college stu…

…- dent's last chance to behave like a college student. Without letting the sap ooze from my keyboard, it's a sort of last hurrah before adulthood takes complete hold of us. It's old- fashioned college…

… debauchery at its finest and the University would do well to loosen its tie and direct its energy toward discouraging those not affiliated with the school from par- ticipating. Don't arrest students for…

… way to pro- tect students by keeping those types off the streets of Ann Arbor next week - B. Joe and the boys need to spend their time and energy figuring out how. The hypocrisy of the University's regu…

… CHRISTOPHER KOCH Every day, students at the University of Michigan are challenged to think critically about their course work and to challenge their professors by providing dissenting views on a myriad of…

… subjects. In that spirit I would like to challenge the students at the University to take the same critical approach to a recent editorial published about New Era Cap Com- pany (Cut the contract, 4…

… comforting reali- ty until recent weeks. French. Arabs have recently become frus- trated by some of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's actions. This anger has been trans- formed into irrational hate…

…. Despite efforts by the Palestinian representative in Paris urging French Arabs not to "translate their hatred for the Israeli government of Ariel Sharon into hatred of Jews of France," anti-Semitic acts in…

… student bodies as a whole, have a new coach," Martin said, refer- according to a recent study by the ring to the 2001 firing of Brian Ellerbe NCAA as reported by The Chronicle and subsequent hiring of…

… School re form rhetoric tones down By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter If a student government's agenda is any indication of general student attitudes, the School of Art and Design's transition to a…

… completely revamped curricu- lum appears to have finally hit its stride. The Society of Art Students, this year's art school student government, provides a clear contrast with last year's government. Whereas…

… curriculum, designed and implemented in 2002 in large part by School of Art and Design Dean Bryan Rogers, requires art students to take courses in a wide range of techniques and media before choosing an area…

…' cause at the center of the Bank and Gaza Strip. The pact led to Press that Arafat had died. The Pal- Arab-Israeli conflict. But he fell short the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for Ara- estinian leader spent his…

… and friends gathered at the Win- ters's family home in Gary yesterday. At her old high school, an American flag hung at half mast for a former student known as a hard worker with a positive attitude who…

… about it." PROFILING Continued from Page 1 LSA junior Michael Simon, co-chair of the campus ACLU, said while discussion centered around the rights of Arab Americans in light of the Sept. I1 attacks, the…

… University, joined in addressing student's questions about the need for and legality of racial profiling. "The issue is so important that it is only a matter of time until we have national legislation," said…

… said there are circumstances when race may be used as one factor among many to locate and target possible suspects. One such instance involved the questioning of some of the 80 Arab Americans living in…

… make a choice, I don't know how much choice they have, particularly when the choice is coming from high levels of government," Prof. Perry said. Several students attended the symposium to voice their…

… opinion that racial profiling is a necessary procedure in ensur- ing public safety. Rakham graduate student Justin Shubow said he believes politicians and law enforcement officers realize the necessity and…

… accordingly," Hassan said. Hassan said he was disappointed that the hearings remain closed to the public and media. "The government is really alienat- ing the Muslim and Arab community," Hassan said. "We…

… Texas," said Cecil Miskel, a profes- sor in the School of Education. "State tests showed substantial changes in the students' scores. National tests don't show such a closed trial from because of a para…

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… with a capable parent, and we shouldn't be so arrogant as to believe the only good lives are lived in America. - David Wallace can be reached over e-mail at davidmw tumich.edu- University students…

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… Mathew Shepard, a gay student from the Uni- his followers bring to light the larger battle opportunity. The line between church and state versity of Wyoming. facing the gay community and its allies in the…

… 2007 starving peasants in immigrants benefit from the powerful wel- presidential elections. 1789, to disgruntled students and workers fare aspect of the French state - receiving The riots in France are…

… most jobs. In addition, recent tions" as many have claimed. The suc- be heard in France is to burn a car or two, legislation banning the wearing of traditional cessful integration of Arab immigrants in…

… throw some rocks or even break out the ol' headscarves in French schools, while allow- American society demonstrates the extent guillotine and roll a few heads down the ing students of Christian faiths to…

… wear cross- of the French problem. Given tolerant con- Champs-Elysdes. How could the French es, is a clear indicator of French religious and ditions, Arab-Americans have shown that government allow such…

… a crucial cross- Arab and North African immigrants power- in the riots deported immediately. roads that is long overdue. Will France use less and voiceless. In an interview with The Associated this…

… adversely affected by vio- lence, not just those who are "melanin- endowed." Students should demand that this production adhere to the same spirit of diversity demanded of all other institutions of the…

… support team for our team both during this season and for several years to follow. Financial considerations aside, sold (or astic students. And speaking to those underclassmen, please understand this: Do…

… is important," Kazanjian said. "Everybody in the Housing office knows me." There's another reason why a local company may be better. Unlike Collegeboxes, if students have a problem with storage or…

… Emily Beam and Christopher Zbrozek. Syed said he wants to bring in more diverse voices from the student commu- nity. He also held the position over the summer. Scott Bell will fill the manag- ing sports…

… major sports on the web- site earlier. Managing Arts Editor Andrew Sargus Klein will keep his position next year. The arts section will continue shifting its focus onto student musicians and artists, he…

… From page IA The increase goes against what many were bracing for: a drop in minority applications due to worry that the ban could paint the Uni- versity as an unwelcoming place for minority students…

…. After California voters passed a similar measure in 1996, minority applications to the UC system's flag- ship campuses dropped substan- tially. As of Dec. 4, 3,133 students had been admitted to the…

… and Asian applicants have been accepted. Lucier said the University has been trying to encourage students to apply earlier in the cycle. Typi- cally, underrepresented minority students tend to apply…

… later in the application cycle than white and Asian students. "We are pleased that our overall message has gotten out to all stu- dents," Lucier said. In late November, University Provost Teresa Sullivan…

… earlier this year. Administrators have been aggressively recruiting minority students in recent years. Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman regularly speaks at black churches to encourage potential…

… students to apply. In April 2005, the University opened a facility in Detroit to house outreach programs both in the city and around the nation. So far this fall, the University has received 3.5 percent more…

… by escalating conflicts around the region, from spiraling sectarian violence in Iraq to ris- ing tensions-in Lebanon to fighting among Palestinians. "Our Arab region is surrounded by dangers," King…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 11, 2004 OPINION 4 420 MAYNARD STREET ANARBOR, MI 48109 o nion .michigandaily .com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… Detroit's past. ARAM SARKISIAN The letter writer will be a freshman in the fall Anti-Arab advertisement is unfair propaganda TO THE DAILY: I was appalled today when I turned to Page 11 of the March 10 Daily…

… and found an entire page dedicated to anti-Arab propagan- da. Did you even bother to read it before you eradicate homosexuals and Africans, and urg- ing everyone to support President Bush…

… general studies major, but I have looked at the requirements and realize that the program is no joke. For every student who has not read these requirements, I suggest you take some time and see for yourself…

… that it can be quite a challenging field. Another thing that bothers me about many students whom I meet on campus or attending other universities is that they all want that big job, but don't think about…

… how it will affect peo- ple. We have so many resources at this school that all students have opportunities far greater than most people on this planet. It is my opinion that if a person is at a…

… LSA, unlike those obtained through the College of Engineering or the School of Education, are not designed to pre- pare students for a given profession. Instead, as stated in the LSA bulletin for 2004…

… the reason why they are not hired. AMELIA AUSTIN DESCHAMPS LSA senior Broad education provided by general studies equips students well TO THE DAILY: While I agree with Douglass Douma's point (General…

… studies is too broad to be marketable, 03/10/04) that the student in the recent job hunt story (Frustrated in the job hunt, 03/08/04) has limited career options based on her general studies major, I do not…

… think that students in a more science-related major have "worked hard- er" and deserve to "be more frustrated in the job search" than those of other concentrations. Every major here at the University…

… Macomb. "The Michigan counties rep- resent a fairly good cross section demographically of the whole state," Keating said. BENJI DELL/ One hundred students are enrolled in the introductory modern Arabic…

… what they want to do." Michael Bonner, acting chair of the department of Near Eastern Studies, said students who study Arabic for more than two years usually have a career goal in mind. Many of those are…

… language course this fal. CROWNING CAMPUS ROYALTY ARABIC From page 1A Near Eastern Studies and reli- gious studies professor at Univer- sity of Illinois, said the Sept. 11 attacks and the resulting…

… increase in media coverage of Arab nations encouraged more people to study Arabic. "It made the Arab world and the Muslim world front and center in a lot of people's minds," Khalil said. "Before 9/11, people…

…'s knowledge of Arab nations was really quite limited." Khalil, who started studying Arabic at the University as an undergraduate in 1997, said there has been a shift in the motivations for many of those taking…

… Arabic language courses. "(Before 2001) there was a good chance of having classmates who were generally interested in the language for its own sake," he said. "Now many people see it as a requirement for…

… looking for jobs in government, military or jour- nalism. But Bonner said students' career goals don't shape the pro- gram. "We're not just producing peo- ple for the intelligence agencies," members. At…

… Zeta Psi fraternity, sopho- more Michael Weist said he saw a larger number of students take interest in his fraternity this fall than did last fall. As part of the rush committee, he said Zeta Psi took…

… Michigan Union last night. The ceremony is part of the Michigan Student Assembly's attempted revival of Homecoming week. The pair will take part in the Homecoming parade tomorrow. The parade starts at 3 p…

… Education - an organization that represents 1,800 universities - said college students often do not know enough about money to fully understand credit card offers. "Colleges know that students come to our…

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…'t get we increasingly treat undergraduate education fields - basically, math, science and engi- good jobs without a col- as our weeder. (Our egalitarian spirit, curi- neering - require students to…

… might help a student explore than every industrialized nation except South States after graduation - or even to come here his interests or at least hone his skills at beer Korea. Our level of access to…

… bachelor's degree mainly as an assurance students spend some of the most active, pro- can higher education,.,it's that too few people that a potential hire was good enough at fol- ductive years of their…

… instead of TPS ber of college graduates, we would do well an undergraduate degree, there aren't that reports in a cubicle. to encourage more students to go into sci- many jobs out there that couldn't be…

… 'Street people' no worse than I'm sitting out on the street aggressively asking buy them a meal. messy University students people for whatever coins they can toss at me, it's It is unfortunate that, based…

… clients a 90- cumbersome. Yet Erin Buchko's description of Letter wnItef f 19 ?eS C rtflt day stay over which they work with a case manager these men (Students should refrain from paying city's £ffrt tof…

… clients not living at the shelter. Angell auditoriums, with Mountain Dew bottles as she walks around town (Students should refrain Because Buchko has had no interaction with the and Powerbar wrappers mixed…

… students from achieving an education. Schuster cites a poll which reports that 66 percent of Palestinians support suicide bomb- ing, and 51 percent favor the goal of the inti- fada as "liberating all of…

… May 1948, to the General Staff: "We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab popula- tion." The influential…

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… would that this is the system that oping to utilize this semes- that it's beneficial both for vernment and our election ot to have student govern- ndidates to run with par- ikis said. n Benson, LSA…

… want." Abu Toameh also discussed his unique position as an Arab living in Israel. "Israeli-Arab citizens feel as though they are being discriminat- ed against. They are regarded as a cancer, an enemy…

…-month contract," Seiler said. "Living in a sorority house is a bargain." While Seiler said that students who do not have the financial means are at a disadvantage when it comes to joining in Greek life, t…

…FC President Ari Parritz said the cost of chapter dues is usually not something that hinders students' ability to join the Greek commu- nity. The cost of dues for IFC chap- ters are not released to the public…

…. "Any student, from any socio- economic background, is equally considered during recruitment," said. "We are fighting for integra- tion, not separation." Ben Kaminsky, president of Israel IDEA, said Abu…

… organizations,offer extremely generous need-based scholarships. As such, cost is most often not a prohibitive measure in a student's decision to go Greek." Most IFC chapters have need- based scholarships…

… would happen, we were obviously ecstatic when we saw our numbers soar this winter." Some IFC chapters, includ- ing Sigma Phi Epsilon, even offer scholarships to students before they arrive on campus…

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… same consideration. Enrolling in college to live out the promise of the GI Bill shouldn't add to the burden. However, the recently founded Student Veterans Association of the University of Michigan has…

… with the Hispanics they refuse to speak to, that's almost 75 million Americans that apparently don't matter. Tuesday's debate in Dearborn - a Detroit suburb home to the highest concentration of Arabs…

… antagonistically hawkish outlook. Even in Dearborn, a city where its common to find street signs trans- lated to Arabic, they saw no harm in implying continuing strikes and strife in the Middle East. There may be 30…

…,000 Arabs in Dearborn, but inside the confines of the Ford Com- munity Center, the candidates could conveniently remain oblivious. Hav- ing overlooked Hispanic and Black Americans, they could hardly have been…

… expected to offer anything more to Arab-Americans. So why come to Dearborn at all? To speak to the common American, of course. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Dearborn, once the…

… only Northwestern University. The Student vet- erans Association, founded this year by Air Force veteran. Derek Blumke, is determined to increase that number. The group recently met with Lester Monts…

…, the University's senior vice provost for academic affairs; about creating a special Office for Student veterans' Affairs to make the process of applying easier for veterans. Monts, how- ever, glossed…

… not. Having been out of high school for so long, veterans may not have valid test scores, current transcripts or teachers recom- mendations. Without a specialized Office of Student veterans' Affairs…

… 598 and 224 student veterans respec- tively. The state of Wisconsin allows all of its vets to attend either a University of Wiscon- sin affiliate or Wisconsin Technical College for free. This may be…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 11, 2002 OP/ED obr AelHicbi~tau Jtail 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… critique." I have just one question: You promise? JESS WHITE LSA senior LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and…

… together, and put behind us a dark chapter in our history in which Arabs were arrested, detained and incarcerated with- out charge for sometimes years, their only crime being the land they descended from. On…

… our country would be used as an excuse to erode the very principals that keep our soci- ety free and great. One year later, we embark on a time of iiit a-nd nrnvr 2,000 Arabs and Muslims that were…

… confinement many Arab-Americans, I will feel both the immense grief due to the losses of our country and the anger of injustice that has intensified since Sept. 11. . The message that I would like to get…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 11, 2002 OP/ED 0 c be IItr4jun ljailig 420'MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… of color: Indians, blacks, Latinos, Asians and some Arabs (I can account for myself and my friends that I attended with). It was a wonder to me as to how this event, which had nothing to do with Amer…

… when our government has incarcerated hundreds of men with no charge simply because they have Arab and/or Muslim heritage, detained hundreds of prisoners in Cuba while blatantly violat- ing international…

… students legally in the United States is to deny their rights to equal pro- tection (under the Constitution)." The latter is factually correct, non-citi- zens receive the same protection as citizens under…

… the Constitution. As I am not a pre- law student, I do not know which precedent says this, but it is in the case law. Regarding the deportation of Haddad, I don't know the particulars of his case, but…

… would be likely for elected leaders to reward religious loyalty and pro- mote one religion over another. Again, not a good idea. JOE LANGENDERFER Engineering graduate student University technological…

… jolly well wants' (2/6/02) and Cunniffe's column offensive, out of touch with students (2/6/02). It seems that both students missed the point of Cunniffe's article. Yes, Mon- aghan has owned the land on…

… American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Muslim Students Association, along with other organizations who take a political stance on the topic. Keeping the focus of the organiza- tion on the war in…

… 4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 11, 2002 OP/ED G~be Aili~atn itaiI 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@fnichigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

…. Furthermore, AWA is faced with other groups trying to push more far- fetched agendas, also taking away focus from the war. For example, some mem- bers of Students for Choice want the group to state that the war…

… are allowed to apply early to a single col- lege or university and find out by mid- December whether they have been rejected, accepted or deferred until later. If accepted, students who apply through…

… Wednesday morning. Both schools are planning on replacing early decision with early action admissions, a similar process in which students apply early and hear back from the university by mid-December. but…

… decision will be much to the benefit of poorer students. Under the early decision program, when stu- dents were required to attend the first institution they apply to if they are accepted, their ability to…

… working for the benefit of those students who quickly decide which college or university they want to attend, can be arduous for stu- dents who have not yet made up their minds about where to attend college…

…, but who nevertheless want to start applying early. Without early decision programs, those students would be free to send in an early application and con- tinue to investigate other options. Without…

… early decisions, students would be more encouraged to decide where to attend college based on the types of academic programs that a given university has, and not based on a strate- gy of applying early…

… just to get into a reputable school. The quality of educa- tion at any school will be much greater to everyone involved if students are attending based on their academic inter- ests and not on a sense of…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 3 THIS WEEK Dec. 11, 1967 Berkeley Free Speech Movement leader Mario Savio and several other student leaders spoke before a crowd of…

… 2000 students on the Diag, asking them to join in their movement "to wrangle First Amendment freedoms from an unresponsive bureaucracy," and to ask the University president to endorse their goals. Dec…

… by the Soviet Union. Dec. 14, 1929 The Student Council passed a res- olution urging a tradition that stu- dents refrain from stepping on the University seal that was set in the floor of the library…

…. Council mem- bers said, "in the past few years, irreverence has been shown the Uni- versity by the students stepping on the seal." Members proposed posting a 24- hour guard to impress the tradition onto…

… undergraduate students. They also recommended changing the date on the seal from 1837 to 1817, which had been recognized as the official founding date of the Uni- versity the year before. Dec. 15, 1955 A team of…

… Greek events but would be a source of pride," Winston said. "It would bring us closer together." By Michael Gurovitsch and Karen Schwartz Daily Staff Reporters More than 50 students took a study break…

… last night to learn a lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Political sci- ence Prof. Mark Tessler and the allure of free food drew students to the U-Club to hear about the current status of the…

… con- flict and how it came to be this way. Tessler, who teaches "The Arab- Israeli Conflict" addressed the history of the conflict, tracing it from 1967 until today. While he said there is "no intrin…

… side is right, one side is wrong" he said. Many students who attended the event said they appreciated the balanced view- point Tessler offered. While he felt Tessler went out of his way to give both…

… far as finding out more about the current situation, Tessler said it's impor- tant to be able to differentiate between fact and propaganda. He recommended students diversify their sources of information…

… weighing about 100 pounds, were reported miss- ing after the Michigan vs. Northwestern en's basketball game on Jan. 19. 'The father of a student took them for his sick son," Brown said. The man had attended…

… the game, seen the seals laying on the ground near the stadium's press box and thought they would be appreciated by his son, who is a student here, Brown said. He had assumed they were being thrown out…

… Ford would not comment on the matter. Sunday morning, members of the Students of Color Coalition gained access to Michigamua's meeting space on the seventh floor of the Michi- gan Union. The SCC refuses…

… renovate the area. Current members agree that the tower is a "We want t fundamental part of Michigamua's history but said using the days, resolves tower is not worth causing distress to students on campus…

…, like the and its practice of using indigenous nicknames may be subject to further scrutiny if necessary. DAVID ROCHKIND/Daily Aaron David Miller, Deputy Special Middle East Coordinator for Arab…

…-Israeli Negotiations at the Department of State, discusses the future of Arab-Israeli peace negotiations at the University's International Institute yesterday. RALLY Continued from-Page 1 Some supporters held signs…

… disaf- fected Sunni Arab ex-soldiers, many of whom joined the insurgency after the Americans abolished the Iraqi armed forces in 2003. The bombings came just before Brit- ish Foreign Secretary Straw…

… least 116 are known to be Sunni Arabs, 43 Shiites and one Kurd. Some are likely victims of crimes, including kidnappings, which are rampant in some cities and as dan- gerous to Iraqis as political…

… revolt by lawmakers over scaling back Medicaid, food stamp and student loan programs. The development was a major setback for the GOP on Capitol Hill and for President Bush, who has made cuts to benefit…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 11, 2003 OP/ED Ulbe £tch tc u I 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… University is still seeking to pay them at a much lower rate than other graduate student staff assistants and graduate student instructors, simply because they are librarians. In addition the University has…

… that was on reserve for the living learning program in their hall, but they also catch up on events happening in the world through the books, newspapers, and computers provided. Students may attend a…

… Information student planning to work in libraries to become closer to the Uni- versity community and learn valuable profes- sional skills. If the University and University Housing truly value the commitment…

…-Israel community criticizing Students Allied for Free- dom and Equality for their invitation of Norman Finkelstein to the University. Both letters con- textually distort the writings of Finkelstein and have the…

… of the pro- Israel community to halt their character assas- sinations and smear campaigns, and attempt to base their arguments on the issue at hand - the Arab-Israeli conflict. CARMEL SALHI LSA…

… students deserve certain privileges because they value "academ- ic excellence." Hogwash! As if the rest of us plebes do not. Rather, the commons represents a further pampering of already entitled stu- dents…

…. In the six years that I have taught at this University I have taught over 400 students, slightly over a quarter of whom have been Honors students. Allowing for the usual caveats about generalizing from…

… one's own experience, my observation suggests that there's no difference in student quality or work ethic based on whether they are in the Honors Program; if any difference does stand out it's the…

… Honors students' higher propensity to complain vociferously about grades since, as so many of them have told me in no uncertain terms, they haven't received lower than an A since that stupid math teacher…

… PROGRESSIVE PEN " , - EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 GEOFFREY GAGNON Editor in Chief MICHAEL GRASS NICHOLAS WOOMER Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted…

… process," because of her history in treating Arab nations, and her seeming unwillingness to admit her Jewish heritage until after news agencies broke it following her confirmation as secretary of state. Who…

… the day for classes. While it is true that the rest of the student body must coordinate their schedules around extra-curricular activities and work, most of us do not have to coordinate our schedule…

… of Student Conduct, visit www.michigandaily.com/code Drop the charges against Ryan Hughes Unpopular speech should not be countered with violence VIEWPOINT VIEWPOINT On April 3, the University Office…

… of Stu- dent Conflict Resolution hauled Ryan Hugh- es, an LSA junior and an openly bisexual political activist, into a kangaroo court pro- ceeding. Hughes' case is being adjudicated under the Student…

… persons from assault. DPS did not lift a finger to pro- tect the lesbian/gay demonstration. Instead, they arrested Hughes and then charged him under the Code of Student Conduct. Appar- ently, DPS and the…

… all fundamental d process rights, from the right to legal couns to the right to exclude hearsay evidence the right to obtain a jury trial, and despite t veneer of student and faculty participatio the…

… University's Student Code of Con- ty duct. li- The Office of Student Conflict and nd Resolution alleges that Hughes spray- si- painted the sign of a member of the West- to boro Baptist Church who was…

… protesting the rally and Kiss-In, activities that were ue the final events of Queer Visibility Week. sel However, the Student Code of Con- to duct, which this summer will uselessly be he renamed the Statement…

… of Student Rights n, and Responsibilities, by no means allows of for a fair hearing. h- Under the Code, hearsay is admissible its and attorneys are not allowed to speak on nt; behalf of the "accused…

… Introduction to Islam, African American Religion Between Christianity and Islam, and The Arab-Israeli Conflict. The enrollment number for Intro to Arabic Literature and Analysis rose from 11 students in the fall…

… securi tmeasures heighten in anticipation of uture terrorist attacks ANNIVERSARY Continued from Page 1A The images were moving for many students and though the city may have moved on, the general feeling…

…. From where I was standing, I could see the tops of the trees and they were still coated with dust and pieces of fabric from clothing." Some students believed the terrorist attacks had an undoing effect…

…. "Interviews with the press became a full-time job for me after September 11th," department chair Alexander Knysh said. Students utilized various University resources soon after the attacks such as Counseling…

… talk in a supportive struc- tured environment. It proved helpful for the many students who came and spoke with our counselors 6 6 0 By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter Six months ago few could…

…, Entree Plus e By Tomislav Ladika Daily Staff Reporter In the two weeks leading up to the spring Michigan Student Assembly elections, University stu- dents will undoubtedly hear many campaign promises…

… between north and central campuses, expanding Entree plus, establishing a student book exchange, providing wireless Ethernet and delaying spring break. He said these are projects on which students want MSA…

… the administration, especially on these calendar issues; we have the proto- type down pat." Carter said the party also hopes to establish a used textbook trade between students, cutting out book- stores…

… ticket. "I feel that the Blue Party is the only party on campus that really gets things done for students," she said. "We have been on this cainp" the longest, we know what students want, and we know how…

…-male voice Concern about Arab- Israeli conflict, Afghan civilians discussed By Shabina S. Khatri Daily Staff Reporter A silent vigil and a march for peace commemorated last Friday's International Women's Day…

…. Music student Suzanne Camino, an event organizer, said the organiza- tion has grown into a worldwide movement of women for peace and against all forms of violence. "We aren't hearing enough women's voices…

… and Tuesday in front of the Ann Arbor Public Library. THE CALENDAR What's happening in Ann Arbor today EVENTS "Students Who Support Children Deserve Better Options From the Univer- Apartheid…

… recipients can call (734) 652-0345 to set up an appointment with Arab and Muslim leaders, lawyers or translators. The ACLU has a hotline at (734) 769-0753 or (313) 578-6806. Students, faculty and staff can…

… individual. "There are some parts of questions we're not answering," Cahill said. "Like phone numbers of friends and family -that's the big one." The memo also states that if the individual is on a student…

… should definitely have a lawyer through the ACLU or student legal ser- vices," Cahill said. Letters were sent to men of Middle Eastern descent between the ages of 18 and 33 who entered the United States on…

… student, business or tourist visas since January 2000. "How do you put a deadline on a voluntary request?" asked Wendy Wagenheim, communica- tions director for the ACLU of Michigan. Wagenheim said the ACLU…

… contact Student Legal Services at 763-9920. ity stu- as Students of Color of Rackham, wel- raduate comed me into the community." Tracee Washington, member of the of Stu- Black Student Psychology Associa…

… to us and the breadth n of the of training. It would, of course, be bet- e added ter if there were more students of f Michi- color, although compared to psycholo- d by the gy departments around the…

… Continued from Page 1 but that there needs to be more aware- ness from the communities and encouragement for minority students to enter higher education," Sanchez said. Nine University graduate programs are…

… student to: change light bulbs, run errands, spot clean, do basic yard work, etc. Must have own transportation. Be avail. 2 days/wk Tues.-Sat. anytime between 10am and 5pm 5-15hrs/wk $7.50/hour or better…

… rabbinical training focuses on Judaic cultural roots. It studies the Jewish texts from the view point of having been written by humans. "Doing Judaic studies as a grad student is really amazing because you can…

… graduating from the University. 1D 0 WsI!i 0J Winter Term Apply now at the Law Library- . non-Law Students " Law Students SS.I Students Minimum pay is $8.50 per hour! ***EARLY SPRING Break Specials…

… or Arab Student As I and the other passers-by gathered more to the left, while the United States keeps a Associations sponsor it. They were there as part around the crying child, and her sister brushed…

…4 4A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 2004 OPINION .u 4140 NMAY\\C) STREET I e ltcbtguu ad1 thedazly@rnichigaridaily . co EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT TlE UNIVERSITY OF…

… affirmative action, wouldn't he be willing to give up his seat in the Law School in the interest of "diversity?" The Law School, coincidentally, recently sent an e-mail to its students explaining that the only…

… two little Israel would diminish. The ADL and similar pro- of the Persian Students Association, so I did help girls exiting a ballet studio. The mother was Israel groups have the lobbying funds to sway…

… excited little children. anti-Semitic." This is a false understanding of why and the Persian Students Association along with As the children danced circles around their the United States supports Israel…

… on the policy on a Palestin- The Lebanese Students Association did not host skittered across the sidewalk to my feet. ian state. Some are more to the right and some are the event, nor did the Jordanian…

… students worked on chatting. Even as I reached the corner of vative post-colonialist policies that dictate that the night and day to bring this wonderful event to us, South University Avenue, she was still…

… as student population is, we do not need observed that the United States maintains a one- First, on reporting on campus events, you had incorrect facts reported to us on top of it all. sided policy on…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 11, 2002 OP/ED ( jE ' iC [ All 1 MT j 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

…, people. versity and the conference on behalf of a pair of Detroit News editorial page editor Nolan Finley piss and moan about who hates who most University students. Schlussel says "terrorists" called…

… contradict- to ask: "... When did anti-Semitism lose its seat statehood and not Yasser Arafat; being pro- ing herself and decrying all things Arab as "ter- on the bus of political correctness?" Israel is not…

… David Enders can be reached at there to meet with President George W. Bush. To - anti-Semitism." denders@umich.edu. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Former student gov. pres. urges 'U' not to divest TO THE DAILY…

… the entire University community, including the President, the University Board of Regents, the faculty and staff and students to make a clear statement of its essential values; to state proudly…

… bystander to immorality. BILL JACOBS Alumnus The author was president ofthe University Student Government Council from 1972-1973 and is with the American'Jewish Committee for Israel is good for Palestinians…

…. I also share the reservations of many students regarding some of the expected speakers, especially Hatem Bazian, whom I remember all too well from when I was a student with him at San Francisco State…

… eyes to this, and end their support of Palestinian suffering in the wake of the American-funded Israeli occupation. LSA senior Paul Saba is president of the University 'sArab Anti…

… of Michigan Law School affirmative action case, Grutter v. Bollinger, et al. Miranda K. S. Massie, lead counsel for the student intervenors in Grutter, addressed the court. BY MIRANDA K.S. MAssF This…

… echoed by the aSures panel that permitted stu- )penly dent intervention in these pnl cases. ,e into The overwhelming evi- it are dence presented by the le of student intervenors at trial tng it. shows that…

… through affir- mative action. Prior to the use of such policies, racism overdetermined admissions, as the trial record shows. The Law School wes segregated. In 1964, it graduated a class of 293 students…

…, all of whom were white (and the over- whelming majority of whom were men). 1964 was no aberration. Between 1950 and 1970 the Law School graduated 5,772 students, of ALYS^ "AOO/Daily Supporters of…

… higher education, that educational authorities like the regents have the right to take steps to end de facto segregation. Extensive trial testimony presented by the students on the recent experi- ence in…

… affirmative action policies. The results were clear and devastating - minority admis- sions to the best-regarded schools plummeted; inequality in educational opportunity between white students and minority…

… students increased as the UC system split into two separate and unequal tracks; prejudice on campus grew. Earlier this year, the UC Regents, admitting the failure of their ill-conceived social experiment…

… events due to protests. Phelps makes no apologies for his strong rhetoric and tactics, which included picketing at the funeral of college student Matthew Shepard after he was beaten to death in a hate…

… years in Congress. DO YOU DREAM ABOUT WRITING FOR THE DAIL MKE YOUR DREAMS A REALITY! COME TO A MASS MEETING: JAN. 16, 18 AND 22 AT 7 P.M. AT 420 MAYNARD ST. Gunman killed after Students who fled the…

… campuswnt to a nearby middle school wherecthy taking girl hostage were sent home for the day. Before grabbing the girl, the man OXNARD, Calif. -- A gunman got into a dispute with another student who briefly…

… took a 17-year-old high who was being picked up outsidee school student hostage was shot and school. He fired several shots as tWr killed by police. car drove away but they were not hurt, No one else was…

… was described as being in his late teens or early 20s. He appar- OKLAHOMA CITY - The Rev. ently wasn't a student at the school Jesse Jackson and about two d4 n and didn't know the girl, police said…

… got my backpack and cution by injection of Allen, as she ran. It wasn't cool at all," Bishop said. has requested. Allen didn't see the Student Michael Garcia said he saw demonstration. An hour earlier…

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