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…The Michigan Daily -Monday, February 13, 1989 -Page 3 Scholar speaks on *women and race BY ANNA SENKEVITCH Last week, oral historian Marsha Darling spoke with students about oppression and racism…

… was a cer- tain understanding of what patriarchy was. It is into that world that we situate women." Students at U of Detroit protest racial incident BY ANDREW KAPLAN Black History Month, a time for…

…, Badry ob- jected to a poster promoting Black History Month at the university. The poster depicts Arabs as the original slave traders and reads: "Many Africans driven by Arab slave traders across burning…

… we were lazy and shiftless and that we should go out and get jobs," Dixon told the Free Press. Badry, an engineering student from Egypt, denied making racist remarks. He claimed to have only debated…

… with Dixon over the depic- tion of Arabs as slave traders. He re- fused to comment any further on the incident when reached over the weekend. Badry has been suspended from his job pending the results of…

… said. She said she did not feel that the University of Detroit had a history of racial unrest. But Dixon disagreed. "There's been a plethora of things that have occurred. Last term many students brought…

… confederate flags to the school. 'Go home niggers' was written on student doors and lots of harassing phone calls were made, especially to members of fraternities. I myself received one," Dixon said. Dixon said…

… he has met with the vice president of the University, and was told that the outcome of the in- vestigation will be released by Wednesday. He said 200 students have signed a petition calling for Badry…

…'s firing. "We want to let all the Blacks on campus be aware that we won't stand for racist remarks," he said. Black students make up 22 per- cent of the 6,000 students presently enrolled at the University of…

… societal racism BY VERA SONGWE Minority students from universities around the country met on campus this weekend as part of the Students of Color Conference, which aimed to discuss ways to irradicate racism…

… on college campuses. The conference, which excluded whites from partic- ipating, was sponsored by the United Coalition Against Racism and the Baker-Mandela Center. More than 100 minority students from…

… that we were not just promoting a sense of false unity," she said. "The issues emphasized, among others, were women in leadership, lesbian and gay (rights), and the role of whites in the student movement…

…," said Berkeley graduate student Mark Sims. "Racial actions demand immediate and direct action." Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, said, "It is time for the…

… along the lines to becoming a more humane race," she said. Melinda Micco, a Native American student from Stanford, expressed her concern on the lack of Native American participation at the conference. "We…

… role. About 250 psychologists, coun- selors, law enforcement officers,! students and others attended this week's Third National Conference on Campus Violence here. The confer- ence began Tuesday and…

… students have been raped or have been victims of attempted rape by the time they reach the age of 21, according to a survey conducted on 32 campuses by Ms. Magazine, the National Institute for Mental Health…

… speaks on non- violence last night at Hutchins Hall. Speaker promotes Arab non-violence BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN Violence against gay men and lesbians may be seen as isolated incidents of ignorance and hatred…

… vio- lence" Awad told a crowd of about 100 people at Hutchins Hall. "For those of you who do not know Islam, you think it is a violent religion," he said. "The Arabs never even invented a weapon. They…

… products and taxes, and destroy Israeli fences and power lines built across Arab land. Awad also encour- ages a boycott of Hebrew, the lan- guage of Israel. "We should not support the Israeli economy by…

… eating or drinking any Israeli product. We should produce our own food. If the Israeli gov- ernment sends a Palestinian a letter in Hebrew, he should not respond to it. Arabic is the language of the…

… expel him from the place of his birth. Schools give shelter to homeless HOUSTON (AP) - Public school officials, concerned that students may be living on the streets, opened homeless shelters in two…

…: 6-8 p.m. KENT, OHIO: Monday, Jan. 30 Kent State University Student Center - Third Floor Registration: 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. PITTSBURGH, PA.: Tuesday, Jan. 31 University Inn Forbes at McKee Place…

… Registration: 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. AKRON, OHIO: Wednesday, Feb. 1 University of Akron Gardner Student Center Registration: 2-5p.m. SANDUSKY, OHIO: Thursday, Feb. 2 Cedar Point Park Attractions Office Rehearsal…

… LSA senior Dina Khoury, the president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. Khoury said ADC will demand a required class to edu- cate students about other cultures and ethnicities. LSA…

…, Page 2 Students demand to 'U' action against racist fliers BY DIMA ZALATIMO University student leaders will be looking for ac- tion, not rhetoric, when they meet with administrators tonight to discuss…

… recent racist incidents on campus. The students will meet with the newly-formed Task Force on Safety and Security, which is made up of administrators, students, faculty, and staff. "I anticipate to find…

… out exactly what the adminis- tration intends to do about these racial incidents," said Black Student Union President Chris Jones, a Business School senior. "I don't have time to hear the adminis…

…- tration just condemning racial incidents. I would like to see a concrete plan." Tonight's meeting, at 6 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom, will be an open discussion between students and the…

… administration. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles Vest will attend the meeting, but Music School Dean Paul Boylan, the chair of the task force, will be out of town. Several student…

…-American Students' Council, said she would like to see the administration reach out to more minority students. Patel said she will propose that the administration meet regularly with minority students. "This shouldn…

…, South Africa, at a time when the to- See Ashe, Page 2 BY JOSH MITNICK Students concerned about final exams conflicting with religious holidays may not have to choose an exam over honoring the holiday…

…. Charles Vest, University provost and vice president for academic af- fairs, sent a letter to faculty mem- bers asking that alternative dates be arranged for students who have reli- gious conflicts with…

…- quest sensitivity on the part of fac- ulty so students fulfilling religious obligations are not penalized or dis- advantaged," said Kay Dawson, as- sistant to Vest. Vest was unavailable for com- ment. In…

… Tuition Corntinued from Page 1 The Senator's presentation was part of a weekend meeting of the MCC, which included student government representatives from 13 Michigan public colleges and…

… universities. Most questions directed at the Senator concerned student tuition. Alaina Lewis, chair of MCC and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, said the she liked the idea of a tax to help out students…

…- gents in time for students to partici- pate in the Honorary Degree Com- mittee." But Belcher said he "hand deliv- ered" MSA's recommendations to Duderstadt's secretary one week prior to the official…

…, and five Palestinians were injured in clashes with soldiers, Israeli and Arab reports said. The protest underscored increasing settler vigilantism that this month included angry rampages into Arab towns…

… and stoning of Arab cars. "Me and my friends decided we should get the message across to Qalqilya and the mayor that we have lost our patience," settler Shlomo Katan told Israel radio afterrthe group…

… intensity of reporting in Israel because there isn't a lot of opportunity in other parts of the Middle East," Blitzer said. "News is where there are news people." Blitzer added that the current Arab…

… media. "When Third Worlders kill other Third Worlders, it isn't given news coverage. But when a Jew kills an Arab - that is a big story." It is to Israel's credit that there is so much self-criticism and…

… things be- sides politics and troubles." LSA senior Marc Berman, presi- dent of the Union of Students for Is- rael, described the conference as "thought provoking." "There's not enough discussion of…

… the CIC Desk for locaton. For more information, call 662-2756. Sponsored by the Students of the Ann Arbor Church of Christ. Minority Continued from Page 1 with." Micco was the only Native American…

… threatening to destroy the inde- pendence of the University's student press, tie Michigan Daily. The local Hillel foundation and most of the Jewish student groups affiliated with it (with the private…

… encouragement and public support of some f&culty) have gone beyond responsible crit- ipism and are attempting to control and dominate discussion about the Israeli- Palestinian-Arab conflicts. Accusing their…

… "apostate" Jews. A The campaign against the Daily seems to have several goals: 1) to rally and mo- bilize Jewish students to remain "loyal" and "faithful" to the political program, and ideology of the major…

… of the "established Jewish community." It is shocking, however, that this campaign now threatens the indepen- dence and freedom of the student press on this campus. Hillel publishes two publications of…

… about Israel and the ways it use. state power, Hillel should devote itself id helping Jewish students feel good agaiD about being Jewish, to helping Jewish students develop the knowledge and tools…

… concludes by predicting that "those who raise [these questions] in public will 4 i A 1 A Ube fr13taU b43al tail Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor. MI…

… depth, [anti-Semitism] will continue to emerge in vio- lence," and also believe that all forms of discrimination, in- cluding anti-Semitism, are un- fair and hurtful, we have formed "Students Fighting…

… Anti-Semitism," a group of concerned students dedicated to combatting anti-Semitism on Write with your peers To the Daily: As an ECB Peer Writing Tu- tor, I would like to clarify some points made in…

… through Thursday. Since we are student writers our selves, we can interact with you with empathy and under standing. Not only is our program unique, but we are constantly looking for ways to improve our…

… was the fiercest since the Arab League called a cease- fire in Lebanon a week ago. It broke out a few minutes after a group of right-wing Christian politicians left Beirut for more peace talks in Kuwait…

… Marty Claus, managing editor for features and business at the Detroit Free Press. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the…

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