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… model for funding AUSTEN HUPFORD/Daily LEFT: A crowd applauds Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman who spoke in Rackham Auditorium yesterday. Nobel Prize winnerhighlights womens rolei Arab Spin…

…. She cited the University's educational programs and stu- dent body of more than 27,000 undergraduates and 15,000 grad- uate students as well as the Uni- versity's $1.24 billion research expenditures in…

… Daily Sounds of the Arab Spring reverberated off the walls of lrn c full Rarkhva i winner Tawakkul Karman led the audience through chants promoting women and peace. Karman, a journalist and senior member…

… of Al-Islah political party in Yemen, is the first Arab woman, the second Muslim and the first Yemeni person to win a Nobel Prize for her work with women's rights. Karman discussed the sweep- ing…

… changes in the Arab Spring, particularly women's roles in nnrcino hi-mvmn Thi man to speak on campus as part of the program's curriculum. Karman began her talk by making it clear that she is a…

… justice prevails. She emphasized the new role of Arab women in leading protest- ers in the revolutions for demo- cratic principles. "Women have become at the forefront of these demonstra- tions and lines in…

… semeni, torium yesterday, as 2011 co- University's Arabic Language and every Arab, and every recipient Nobel Peace Prize Flagship Program invited Kar- human being and every woman CAMPUS CRIME Man arrested…

… students SOUTH KOREA 687students TAIWAN 287students INDIA 752 students CHINA 1,747 students GRAPHIC BY H ELEN LIUEBLICH The countries with the most number of students who studied at the University in 2010…

…-2011. 'U' ranks eighth in number MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA seeks to fill rep. vacancies in election of international students Only one Rackham student running with 10 open seats By GIACOMO BOLOGNA…

… Daily StaffReporter With the polls for Michi- gan Student Assembly elec- tions open tonight at midnight, assembly members say they hope to fill current vacancies in the student government. The vacant…

… senior, took the floor to describe her own experiences as an Arab and Muslim student. She stated her support of the resolution, empathizing with the feelings Jewish students have experienced…

…, prompting cheers from pro-divest students. Lieberman teaches on the Arab-Israeli conflict, and spoke last year heavily against divestment. Then-LSA senior Devin Jones criticized Lieberman…

…Many argued this was beneficial for the safety of pro-Palestinian students from damaging blacklists. Another was the outpouring of support: CSG Vice President Nadine Jawad, a Public Policy…

… talking about this but we also have to recognize if we want equitable footing on this, we need to give all people an opportunity and a voice,” Jawad said. Public Health graduate student Dana Greene…

… suffers all of us suffer. … When I kneeled on that Diag in pain, I watched thousands of students walk past me. I ask you today to not be one of those people that walked past.” Tuesday morning, the…

… Black Student Union tweeted their endorsement of divestment. Members of the BSU executive board attended the meeting, following many other social- justice oriented organizations in supporting…

… Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, the group that first brought the resolution to CSG. This year, History professor Victor Lieberman was not approved to join the list of speakers…

…, but rather specific companies that are tied to allegations of human rights violations. Erzouki also emphasized the weeks divestment is discussed are consistently very well-attended by students, as…

… they use the meetings as a platform to express their views. “I’ve seen at this point thousands of students rally over leaders in support of divestment this issue and this request does not…

… exist in a vacuum. There is long standing and diverse support on this issue as you have seen.” She went on to list several institutions whose student governing bodies pass similar divestment…

… Uni- versity Museum,theDetroitScience Center and the Arab-American National Museums - were among 160 nationwide to receive Museum for America grants for various pro- grams. MERC denies University GSRAs…

… unionization rights in Aug. 8 ruling ald said. He added that though there are no plans to continue the pro- gram in El Salvador, students were reimbursed for the short- ened trip and granted the oppor- tunity…

… tourism police to escort the stu- dents throughout the rest of the trip. Despite their added safety precautions, the University maintained the students should return to the United States. In addition to…

… mandating the students to return, Patel wrote the University stated they would not be allowed to enroll for fall term if they did not come back to the United States. He added he believes Uni- versity…

… officials did not take into account students' opinions in making the decision for them to return. "We were forced to come home without a voice which we found to be disrespectful," he wrote. "At this point…

… regardless of the students' desire to stay, the Uni- versity strives to ensure safety of its students at all times. "The leadership in El Sal- vador was well aware of the student's concerns and feelings - I…

… know there were some pretty strong feelings that they wanted to stay in El Salvador," Fitzgerald said. "The safety of our students is our number one priority and more fully assessing the situa- tion in…

… El Salvador again, LSA leadership felt very strongly that we need to bring these students home." Despite the liability waivers and further efforts to remain in the country, Fitzgerald said the students…

…- sible for the safety of those stu- dents," Fitzgerald said. "It's just not practical to say we'll just wash our hands of these students and let them stay in El Salva- dor on their own ... University…

… . leadership and the LSA leader- ship assessing the situation and the incident that happened felt strongly it was in the best inter- est of those students for the safe- ty of those students to return to the U…

… finally was able to join my parents and brother.” In 2011, the Arab Spring saw the end of two long-term administrations, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egyptian President Hosni…

… Mubarak. Syria’s own protests developed into violence after the torture of 15 teenage boys who voiced support of the Arab Spring. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continued an assault on his citizens…

… Schlissel said he would not turn over students’ immigration information. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, however, backed the order, insisting it was not a Muslim ban but “placing the security…

… wonderful glide path to be able to deploy what we learn in the real world very quickly,” Morton said. Hu also initiated a student Scholars Program through MCubed — which stimulates innovative…

… undergraduate participant for summer work. The graduate level program is similar but allocates $8,000 per student to those involved. “I’m very supportive of undergraduate research,” Hu said…

… us in the next year to continue to get a glimpse into the future.” One initiative that Morton said has improved the multidisciplinary dialogue between Mcity and law students was the…

….” The executive branch of Central Student Government has expressed its reservations for the proposed resolution because of its exclusivity and its lack of precise details regarding the time…

…, location, size and mediation of the discussion lunches. However Devin Jones, an LSA senior who identified as a Palestinian student, noted the privateness of the proposed lunches were due to…

… about 10:30 a.m. when a student left it briefly unat- tended in a second-floor lounge, University Police reported. The laptop hasn't been recoverd, and there are currently no suspects. available…

… depression screen- ings and treatment. 20 years ago this week (Nov. 12, 1991): University Police cracked down on stu- dents throwing marshmal- lows in the student section at Michigan football games. "It is…

… illegal to throw anything at anybody in the stadium, and students are ejected for doing so," Department of Public Safety Sgt. Paul Vaughan told The Michigan Daily at the time. Many students, like then- LSA…

… them, and they don't say you'll be kicked out for throwing them," Libkuman told the Daily at the time. However, DPS stepped up the enforcement of the policy by charging some students with assault for…

… Advice for pre- Obesity lecture A new study found that med students WHAT: A lecture on the sleep paralysis is more increasing rate of childhood common in students, WHAT: A presentation by obesity in…

… America given by MSNBC.com reported. The three pre-health advisers Elsie Taveras, a pediatri- condition affects 8 percent to aid students with medi- cian and health researcher. of the population and occurs…

… Rooney Layout Manager Connor Byrd Finance Manager QUy Vo Circulation Manager The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during thetfall and wintterms by students at the…

… internationalization and of our engagement globally - having so many international students here means we have a terrific reputation for academic excellence around the world," Greisberger said. "Students come here. They…

… want to get a great education." China is the largest source of international students for the U.S. and the University. Chinese students currently make up 31.2 percent - or 1,747 students- of the total…

… number of interna- tional students at the Univer- sity, followed by India with 752, South Korea with 687, Taiwan with 287 and Canada with 244 students. , according to a Uni- versity press release made pub…

… Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student…

… Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA…

… views of their authors. EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS T he University of Michigan has a rich and storied history of student activism. One vivid example is student activism against the…

… horrors of South African apartheid. But today, students have lost sight of that history, instead now organizing against the only stable democracy in the Middle East and resorting to anti-Semitism to…

… have picked up his mission to spread the light of freedom wherever darkness may exist. Students right here at the University of Michigan have an especially storied history of carrying on King…

…’s eternal struggle against injustice. When confronted with the menace of apartheid in South Africa, University students led the movement to tear down such an unjust system. In 1977, students launched…

… a divestment campaign against apartheid South Africa with the formation of the South Africa Liberation Committee. Through these organizations, students pressed University leadership to divest…

… private room Students eating meals in cam- pus dining halls often have to wait inonglines to geta help- ing of meatloaf or macaroni and cheese. But some of the Univer- sity's highest-profile students get…

… to skip the line all together. Student-athletes have access to a private dining hall located on South Quad Residence Hall's main floor, according to Dan Schleh, director of food services for University…

… specially requested by the football program. The training tables are meant to meet the nutritional needs of student-athletes during the playing season, Schleh said. The separate dining area and training…

… room as well. In the summer, athletic summer camps eat in the dining room, and this past weekend, the room was open to students and their siblings for the University's Siblings Weekend, according to…

… reported. There were no injuries, and neither vehicle was damnaeed. Leak in lobby Student Org. Asian art and floods floor Round Table cultre talk WHERE: Ross Academic Center WHEN: Sundayat about 3:30 p…

…. WHAT: A workshop for obtainingfunds and writing grants, along with networking opportunities with other student organizations. Free food will be provided. WHO: Student Activities & Leadership WHEN: Today…

… particularly apparentin extreme situations - that shouldn't have been taken seriously. Citizens, in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen take to the streets DUBAI, United Arab Emir- ates (AP) - The possible heirs of Egypt…

…, justice and empowerment remain intact as the protest wave works it way through the Arab world and beyond. What changes, however, are the objectives. The Egypt effect, it seems, is elastic. "This isn't a one…

… students in the future. He said the Univer- sity has been a great help with research for Toyota in the past and he hopes this will continue into the future. "I believe that it's important that we have a lot…

… of good students come from the University of Michigan to work at Toyota," Uchiyamada said. In addition to fuel efficiency, Uchiyamada said Toyota values safety. The corporation meets all safety…

…. "But beyond that, we have our own standards that go beyond those regulations to make the vehi- cle safe," Uchiyamada said. Rackham graduate student Ye- sheng Kuo said he enjoyed Uchi- yamada…

… Authority), and some leading Arab states share a novel antipa- thy to Iran, and this sense of a common enemy may foster novel threads of alliance and a novel sense of urgency," Lieberman wrote in an e…

… safe and secure within their own states," Kallus wrote in an e-mail interview. LSA junior Ahmad Hasan, co-chair of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality - a pro- Palestinian group on campus - said he…

… of the region. "It doesn't make sense to see Israel and Palestine as equals on the table," he said. Kallus said students should have a vested interest in the con- flict and in the resolution that will…

… hopefully follow. "Students should care because not only are millions of lives in the Middle East affected but, ulti- mately, it will affect all of us," Kal- lus wrote. "If this conflict can be equitably…

… will make students' walking experi- ence around campus more pleas- ant and safer," Hohnke said. Nancy Shore, a University alum and program director of the get- Downtown Program inAnn Arbor, which aims to…

… added that he has already seen changes in drivers' behavior. But he said it is still important that students still cre- ate person-to-person contact with motorists, and are respectful and aware of the…

… changing laws. "There is a different mind- set that is beginning to exist in our community and the intent is acknowledging all pedestrians," Cooper said. "I hope (University students) feel more welcomed as…

… president, Donald Trump, set his campaign platform on the misrepresentation of various minority groups. I can also say this as a student at the University of Michigan since I have seen the racist…

…, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. SHOHAM GEVA Editor in Chief CLAIRE BRYAN and REGAN DETWILER Editorial Page…

… victory. Things such as “daily lynching calendars” at the University of Pennsylvania, swastika graffiti on numerous storefronts nationwide and also the Muslim student forced to remove her hijab at the…

…. Looking around campus on Wednesday and speaking with a number of students, I realize many people share my pain. This has been a difficult pill to swallow for so many of us at this university. Ninety…

… percent of votes from student-heavy precincts in Ann Arbor were against the winning candidate. But despite all of this, if we also lose our faith in humanity, we let them win all over again. The…

… year ago, the Daily, as well as many other publications throughout the country, covered the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s first-ever Ethics Committee investigation…

… dealing with the proposed imposition of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel, and Israel alone. This legislation is being brought forth by the same student organization that led…

… only one narrative in the incredibly complex Arab- Israeli conflict, chock-full of regressive solutions that will only impede dialogue and aggravate tensions. It has been a difficult few weeks…

…-focused efforts in the orga- nization's new Growth Center division. The Detroit area, which is home to one of the nation's larg- est Arab populations, also has Nigerian, Bangladeshi, Bosnian and other communities…

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… said Sweeney was being "disingenuous" by citing free- into country speech concerns as justification for putting students in danger. NDON (AP) - One of Brit- LSE blamed BBC for not being leading academic…

… insti- forthcoming about its reporting ts, the London School of plans in North Korea. In the past, omics, is accusing the BBC journalists have at times been ttting students at risk by detained for working…

… strict governmental supervision. cretive communist state in In an email sent to staff and h to shoot a documentary students, the university com- cut governmental permis- plains that the BBC program o work…

… there by posing as was produced "using as cover a bers of a student trip could visit to North Korean which took caused grave trouble for place from 23-30 March in the upils, if the deception had name of…

… the Grimshaw Club, a uncoveredby North Korean student society at LSE." rities. BBC News Head of News Pro- e squabble between two gramsCeriThomassaidonaBBC rful British institutions News program Sunday…

… that the s at a time of uncertainty students were given the infor- d by North Korea's bellicose mation needed to give informed ts to launch a new medium- consent to the increased risk of missile at its…

…- onday night. cover filming for TV. e BBC has thus far refused Thomas said the students may niversity's plea to keep it off have been under the impres- ir to protect the students sion that a print…

… LSEhas chosentomakethis pub- E but by a students' soci- lic,"hesaid. "We wouldhavekept known as the Grimshaw them out of this altogether. They University officials said could have avoided the publicity…

… materials tage showcased the remarkable feats figh of the "leaders and the best" on tion campus, they failed to address the Mic needs of students that feel unsafe, cost are suffering from mental health was…

… University largely responsible for your professional success, joined by more than 540,000 other alumni all over the world and appreciated for years to come by a 200-year-old University and its students? When…

…- land?") "Teacher, you are Arab, not American." "Teacher, don't worry, you are like us." "Teacher, are you Muslim?" These questions and remarks have become the soundtrack to my Life After Graduation, my…

… identity crisis. Am I like every- one else? Am I Arab, Egyptian or do American? Am I Muslim? gi During my time at the Uni- w versity, I became increasingly so interested with personal and aca- bi demic…

… student organization or M irsue a new career path. in m My most defining experiences demi s a Muslim on campus were most dowi early illuminated when I ques- 1. oned the notion of community in of hat we…

… hostage ordeal came amid an uprising against the 30-year reign of President Ali Abdullah Saleh that has unraveled security in Yemen, the Arab world's poor- est country. Al-Qaida-linked militants have taken…

… three-time Big Ten champion under for- mer Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, took the stage, he was welcomed by the famil- iar sound of applause. More than 200 students and University…

… closed with a ques- tion-and-answer session in which students expressed their concerns and interests about the University's apparel spon- sorship switch from Nike to Adidas, the use of Michigan Sta- dium…

… of concerns that the crowd had," Shah said. "I think a lot of the students got their questions answered about pressing issues on campus." Tepatti added that the speak- ers spoke well to issues that…

… affect the student body. "We wanted to pursue a topic that would touch on current issues, and we want to promote an interest in economics to the rest of the student body at Mich- igan," Tepatti said. "We…

…-foot residence hall. In a communication to the regents, E. Royster Harper, vice president for student affairs, and Timothy Slottow, executive vice president and chief financial offi- cer, wrote that the…

… New- man. MSA From Page 1 ter relationship with graduate students. Watson also said he would like to see more involve- ment from graduate students. "There is this self-perpet- uating dilemma where…

… gradu- ate students look at MSA and say we don't address gradu- ate student issues, but part of the reason why that percep- tion exists ... is because we don't have graduate student representation to…

… to entice graduate students who may be too busy to act as MSA representatives. He added that graduate students should have "more flexibility" in their involvement in the student gov- ernment. However…

…, the idea has not been addressed during an assembly meeting. There are 10 open Rackham student seats on the assembly for this election. Watson said he expects the two current Rackham representatives to…

… Stamps Senior Show will feature work from the 92 students graduating from Stamps. It is free and open to the public. WHO: School of Art & Design WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Video…

… Andalucía WHAT: Simon Shaheen will blend Arab music of Al-Andalus with the art of flamenco in Zafir in this instrumental and vocal performance. WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10 p…

… diversity, equity and inclusion into their operations. With the overall hope of creating an inclusive environment wherein all faculty, students and patients feel valued. Strategies include an…

… MEDIA EDITOR The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all…

… SHOULD KNOW Police identified a body found on Michigan State University’s campus as an MSU student who had been missing since Saturday, as reported by the Detroit Free Press. Police found the student…

… near the Baker Woodlot and do not suspect foul play in the death. The student, Patrick Kegan Cochrane, was last seen alive Friday afternoon. 1 Florida state attorney David Aronberg is dropping…

… the same menu at the same location on Catherine Street and Glen Avenue for the past 60 years, their popularity among students and alumni doesn’t seem to age. Angelo’s is a family…

…-degree graduate student in Business and Rackham and Angelo’s patron, echoed Vangelatos. “All I know is French toast,” she said. “People love the French toast.” Vangelatos said many University of Michigan…

… migrant in the United Arab Emirates speaking about how he came to Dubai to make money, but will leave worse off because of the downturn in the construction industry that left tens of thousands of imported…

… first time. On top of the normal purchases students have to make, moving into a new apartment necessitates the purchase of everything from new the rules furniture to new bedding. So, to help make sure you…

… furniture is on the side of the road - the stuff that has been rejected by the rest of the apartment-dwelling student community. the best technologi- about your new tat ing, please under- Not satisfied with…

… Student the door compose WHERE: 200 Observatory WHAT: Studen WHEN:Wednesday at from the Midw about 7:20 a.m. including the U WHAT: While moving will present the equipment at the Mojo during a two-do dock…

… WHEN: Wednesday at 11:07 p.m. IASA da WHAT: Suspected marijuana was confiscated WHAT: The In from a student late can Student As Wednesday night, presents its ann University Police reported. dance show…

… students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to allreaders Additionalcopiesmaybe pickedup at thetDaily's officefor $2.Subscriptionsfor fall term, starting in September, via U…

…- dominantly Arab towns in the province such as Shaddadeh. "More than 75 percent of the province is in the hands of the People's Protection Units," said Kurdish journalist Malba Ali, who lives in Hassakeh. Assad…

… operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December. Opposition groups immedi- ately denounced the intervention as an occupation that pushed the tiny island kingdom dangerously close…

…- ture in about 30 years now, so I printed this sort of Socratic method Q and A, but you guys haven't done all the reading. It's a waste of time," he told the audi- ence. Students Honoring Outstand- ing…

… University Teaching, or SHOUT, presented Herzog with the Golden Apple Award - the only student-bestowed award for teaching at the University. Herzog, a professor at the Uni- versity since 1983, wrote in an e…

…, students entering Herzog's classes shouldn't expect to get an A without working hard. "Professor Herzog truly elicits the best of his students and the best efforts of his students," Law School Dean Evan…

… teachers who consistently treat every lecture as if it were their last time to disseminate knowledge to his or her students and engage each student to think critically and inspire discourses outside the…

… classroom," Eisman said. Walker, who has taken two classes from Herzog, said a major reason she took a Law class focusing on the First Amend- ment was because Herzog was the professor. Rackham student Zev…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ROCHESTER, Mich. Oakland U. student…

… suspended after writing about prof. A 56-year-old Oakland Uni- versity student has been sus- pended for three semesters and barred from campus after writ- ing about attraction to his pro- fessor for an…

… deeply divided and fractious Syrian opposition. As the West and Arab states consider offering direct sup- port to Assad's opponents, there are serious questions about whether any opposition group is even…

… rebel move- ments that still exist in Sudan and threaten the government in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city. Also present at the panel were students from the Uni- versity's chapter of the ONE campaign, an…

…. Some of the city's affluent white neighborhoods have bet- ter schools. The district's black students on average have lower grades and test scores and more disciplinary problems than white students. And…

… racial divi- sions linger within the integrat- ed Central High School, where riots erupted in 1957 as Gov. Orval Faubus tried to prevent black students from entering. A dayafter alkey desegrega- tion…

… called Tawasul - Arabic for Connec- tion. The project, still in the preliminary stages, aims to find innovative ways to get informa- tion out. "One of the things that we feel is a pressing need that has…

… anything in America where if something hap- pened to you that you didn't plan for, it would be taken care of by the government or by the infrastruc- ture." All of the workers emphasized that even if students…

… thoughtful engagement in the world and in the liberal arts. Our twenty-plus courses are designed to appeal to a broad array of college, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students from Claremont and beyond…

… Summer Session begins May 24 with most courses meeting MWF and running six weeks through July 2. A three-week long MTWRF Religious Studies course ends on June 11, and our seven-week Arabic immersion…

… GLANZMAN Irene Butter is more than a Holocaust survivor. As a former University professor, she often visits classrooms to teach about her experiences and to educate school children and college students alike…

… founding members of a group of women who call themselves Zeitouna, an Arabic word for olive tree and a symbol of peace. Zeitouna hosts dialogue groups between six Jewish women and six Arabic women. They…

… to imagine other nationalities in all of their complexities instead of disregard- ing them as names on a map. This idea pervades the production, which features extended dialogue in Arabic, Bulgarian…

… dialects and getting accents down. We had our lines said for us on the CTools site. My character is Arabic and needs to sound Arabic, without a doubt. You do, absolutely, have to have an understanding for it…

… INFORMATION SESSION FOR PROSPECTIVE MASTER S AND PH.D, STUDENTS Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 Great Lakes Room, Palmer Commons RSVP by Monday, Oct. 18 at si.umich.edulrsvp A graduate degree from the School of…