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… positive portrayal of culture as motive for event By NISA KHAN Daily Staff Reporter A video highlighting issues students have had with the University of Michigan’s Arabic language classes kicked…

… off Friday’s annual Arab Xpression show, which celebrates Arabic culture through dances, skits and songs. In explaining the event to the audience in the Rogel Ballroom, Arab Student Association…

… the second most commonly diagnosed cancer, with approximately 307,000 new See BUS, Page 2A See DANCE, Page 3A See CANCER, Page 3A EVAN AARON/Daily Students perform Dabke, a traditional Arabic…

… dance, at Arab Xpressions 2016 hosted by the Arab Student Association in the Michigan Union Friday. AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Rackham student Alex McConnell walks through the rain down State Street Sunday…

… relationship with Detroit CAMPUS LIFE Annual sustainability report shows slow-moving progress Arab Xpressions highlights traditional song and dance HOSPITAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG works to extend center…

… of student organizations, musicians and entrepreneurs. Detroit Village will be a display at Springfest featuring Detroit businesses. MUSIC Matters said their goal is to improve the University…

… to begin in 2017. “Our goal for the event is to address the student body’s weakened relationship with Detroit,” a press release reads. “In the past, the University has held close ties with…

… the city through which the nation’s best and brightest have been funneled to jobs in Detroit.” Connection with Detroit has been a focus for multiple student organizations in recent weeks. LSA…

… sophomore Dylan Bennett, the co-chair of the CSG Commision on Detroit Engagement, presented a resolution, which recently passed in the Central Student Government, to extend the University…

… Ann Arbor service By JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter Among other agenda items, before they ended the year on Tuesday Central Student Government passed a resolution to encourage the…

… Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 11, 2016 — 3A In the video that began the night, students said they believe the Arabic classes politicize the language instead of teaching basic…

… words. Students mentioned jokingly that schools in Arab countries probably would be taught about the United States by stereotypes of Americans through watching media like “It’s Always Sunny in…

… the media.” Xpression also included a fashion show, in which a female and male student displayed the traditional clothing of Arab countries, such as Syria, the United Arab Emirates and…

… Education filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Michigan last Thursday, reported the Detroit Free Press. The claim accuses the district’s emergency manager of violating DPS students’ civil rights…

…, prior to this change, the state ran the district from 1999 to 2007. The lawsuit claims that students have had their civil rights violated after this transition, marked by the lack of resources…

… available to students. One attorney on the case cited the fact that the Michigan Legislature has had to allocate $48.7 million to the district to prevent DPS from running out of money. Contamination in…

… Philadelphia” and “Jersey Shore.” Student performances included traditional dances such as an all-male performance of Dahke, a style of dance and music that involves foot- stomping and sticks…

… originating in countries like Palestine. The dance was originally created to pass time when doing chores. Another performance included an original rap piece, “Hello” by Adele with an Arabic style twist…

…, poetry discussing the Arab identity and skits that parodied “Who Wants to Become a Millionaire?” LSA freshmen Zoha Qureshi and Hafsa Thias said they enjoyed seeing what they called the rare and…

… positive display of Arab culture. “I really enjoyed it. It’s really fun — I loved all of the dances and skits,” Qureshi said. “It’s really empowering. I am really awed by the rich culture.” Thias…

… United States. WHO: Arab and Muslim American Studies WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library- Gallery Room 100 Panel on nontraditional students WHAT: A panel of current UM…

… 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Hutchins Hall- 250 Interview on Arab stereotypes WHAT: Jack Shaheen will participate in a Q&A regarding his research on the representations of Arabs and Muslims in the…

… students will host a presentation about the classroom experience of nontraditional students. WHO: Center for the Education of Women WHEN: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League Opera Workshop WHAT…

…: Students in Robert Swedberg’s Opera Studio program will perform two one-act operas via Green Opera, an environmentally friendly method of opera. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8 p…

….m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building- McIntosh Podcast Party WHAT: The Wolverine Podcast project will feature students sharing about their first experiences at UM. WHO: University Library WHEN: 5:30 p…

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… student questions about campus efforts By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter Friday, the University of Michigan used Twitter to open up dialogue within the University of Michigan community…

… of campus were panelists for the talk, including Cooper Charlton, former Central Student Government president and Wolverine Support Network co-founder; Holly Rider-Milkovich, Sexual…

…’s attention to the issue of mental health on campus following the recent death of a University student earlier that week. Throughout his term, Charlton has advocated for an increased staff of mental…

… health professionals in the Counseling and Psychological Services on campus, citing the “gold standard” as one counselor for every 1,000 students. CAPS currently falls short of this standard, and…

… this just belongs to a team of students, counselors, RAs, a number of administrators — I mean everybody gets together and says, ‘who should we invite this year that’s really special?’” he said…

…. Morris explained that he came up with the idea for Koko while struggling with depression on his own as a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He encountered a website called Stack…

… fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions…

… students to come and support organizations like the Slam Poetry Club, both to provide feedback to the poets about their writing as well as to be exposed to a new art form. “I think there are a lot of…

… practice, and we need to get to know how awesome they are and what slam poetry really is.” Kylie Carpenter, a Public Health masters student, said she found Li’s poem about miscommunication…

… between her mother’s native language and her English the most powerful, adding that she thought slam poetry gives students an outlet they wouldn’t otherwise find at the University. “I thought that was…

… exhibit WHAT: Chroma’s opening on Friday will present narratives of people of color through performances and visual art. WHO: Middle East and Arab Network WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: North…