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… deadline BAGHDAD, Iraq - American and U.N. diplomats stepped up pressure Saturday on Sunni Arabs to accept a new constitution with only two days before the deadline for its approval. A top Sunni official…

…-Hakim, called for a Shiite autonomous gov- ernment in central and southern Iraq, including the southern oil fields. That enraged Sunni Arab del- egates, who fear federalism will lead to the disinte- gration of…

… Iraq. Hamdoun said the Sunnis did not consider them- selves bound by an agreement worked out between the Shiites and Kurds. He said the Sunni Arabs were under "Iraqi and non-Iraqi pressure" but "we are…

… in three of the 18 provinces. Sunni Arabs are a majority in four. Sunni Arabs were to meet Sunday with members of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's secular party while the Shiites were to confer with…

… Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, second left, on At 14. As of Sunday, the new Iraqi constitution had yet to be approved. ; j j ; s ! The phone number for Papa John's in The Michigan Daily Student Handbook…

… 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 readers. Additional coies may be picked up at the Daily s…

… for any- one of Arab decent. We also will NOT-produce any product for any customer, regardless of your ethnic- ity, that has a shipping address to an Arab country. We are not racist, but wish to have no…

… divisions in the electorate, whereas partisan elections tend to downplay those divisions. In East Lansing, pro-student City Council candidates routinely get 90 percent of the vote in MSU dorm precincts, while…

… are clear, students can have enormously more impact in a nonpar- tisan election. erhaps as a result of those structural dif- ferences with Ann Arbor, or perhaps out of simple decency, East Lansing…

… officials rec- ognized the low student turnout after the 2000 presidential election and formed a nine-member elections task force, in part, to deal with it. In its report, released the following April, the…

… task force - which included city and county officials, as well as a student government official - noted the difficulties students faced because of the Motor Voter law and, among other recommendations…

… on campus annually." Such a coalition was formed later that year and given the name YouVote. It quickly started a website, yovo e.msu. edu, to provide students with a compre- hensive guide to voter…

… registration. The website also provides information on national, state and local issues, initiatives and candidates that students will see on their ballots; its student coordinator, who is either paid or…

… receives credit for the work as part of a graduate program, teaches a service-learning English course where students are assigned to gather informa- tion for the website. This year's director, Tim O…

…'Malley, is currently assigning his students to create and send questionnaires to be filled out by local candidates for City Council and city clerk; the responses to the students' questions will be posted on…

… the website. YouVote, whose members include the city clerk, Michigan State University's director of community relations and offi- cials from student government and resi- dence hall government, also…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 * STUDENTS Continued from page 1. response to tightened security and com- petition…

… from countries, like Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, look- ing to attract students with lower costs and reduced paperwork. "I can understand why students may be diverted away (to Australia, the…

… United Kingdom or Canada)," said Arsalan Ahmed, an Engineering soph- omore from the United Arab Emirates. "There is not a safety risk and it is com- parably cheaper, but the question you have to ask is…

… the visa application process. The State Department has worked to streamline the visa process in the past few years to "let international students know that our welcome mat is out," said Laura Tischler…

… appropriate, given the significance of the job she has been asked to do," give priority to students and exchange visitors," Tischler said in an e-mail. "It is important to understand that although there have…

… deans to influence national trends. The University maintained its 2004 ranking of seventh in total internation- al student enrollment, hosting 4,632 students. The University of Southern California ranked…

… first for the fourth consecutive year, with 6,846 students. Nationwide, India continues to send the most students abroad; reporting 80,000 students in 2004-05. China, Korea, Japan and Canada were in the…

… top five and account for nearly half of the international student body. Enroll- ment totals for students from Asia rose slightly overall, while the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America all…

… experienced declines. The survey also reported that busi- ness and management is the most popular field of study for international students, with 18 percent pursuing a degree in this field, followed by engi…

…- neering with 16.5 percent and math- ematics and computer sciences with 9 percent. These data reflect student sen- timents at the University. "I'm looking forward to making good business connections, which…

… Arab descent, have burned cars, destroyed buildings and clashed with police in a series of violent protests that have spread to neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris and suburbs of more than 20 other…

… despite the widespread media cov- erage of the events, University students studying abroad in Paris say the riots have not been as severe as they have been por- trayed in the U.S. news. "The U.S. media…

… students studying in France - two in Paris and 11 in Aix-en-Provence - and has passed on the State Department warn- ing about train travel through areas affect- ed by riots, including routes to Charles de…

…. enrollment Students say visa difficulties are not to blame for lower U.S. int'l student enrollment By Kelly Fraser Daily Staff Reporter Min Haung, a Rackham student from China, had reservations about applying…

… for her student visa, having been told visa offi- cials always make things difficult for students. But ultimately, she received her visa relatively easily. Like Haung, many inter- national students at…

… application process as a possible reason the decline in international student enrollment seems to be leveling off. The IE released the 2005 Open Doors Report yesterday, a study conducted by the IE and the U…

….S Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The survey reported that total international student enrollment for 2004-05 is 565,039, about a 1 percent decline nationwide since last year…

… first-time interna- tional graduate student enrollment. Officials cite several factors for the recent enrollment patterns. After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, international enrollment fell in See STUDENTS…

… complete. But Doug Lewis, director of Student Legal Services at the University, says you have much more to consider. Lewis said most students find a house or apartment based on location and aesthetics and…

… immediately have their hearts set on it, without completely researching some impor- tant details. "But some students want to live on a cer- tain street, so they put up with it." The city's Housing Inspection…

… University work together to enact social change. Founder of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, Ismael Ahmed, will .give the keynote speech. The event will be held today for free in the…

… accuses board members of having conflicts of interest with assembly candidates By Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporter Allegations of bias were brought against the Michigan Student Assembly's election board…

… and MSA presidential candidate Jesse Levine, who is the head of the Students 4 Michigan ticket. Members of the election board include Elaine Gaston, a member of Students 4 Michigan, and Sashai Alvarez…

…, a former member of Students First, a party that retired its name last semester and whose former members largely formed Stu- dents 4 Michigan. Pogoncheff said he fears that these connections could be…

… exploited by Students 4 Michigan if there is a dispute in the election, because the board has jurisdiction over all election complaints. But MSA Rules and Elections Chair Russell Garber said the assembly…

… would have a tough time appointing a board that did not have a connection to Levine through one of these two parties. Because Students 4 Michigan is the dominant student party on MSA, to create a board…

… with no connections to Levine would be impossible, Garber said. "Four-fifths of the assembly are either mem- bers of Students 4 Michigan or former members of Students First," Garber said. "Only two…

… concerns. "We want to be a voice for the silent majority on campus," Pogoncheff said, adding that he feels Students 4 Michigan is a "self-serving" party. The election board hears disputes that members of MSA…

… may have during the election process. In the past, Students 4 Michigan and its prede- cessor Students First have violated election rules related to housing. Pogoncheff said he believes the election…

… composed of members of MSA, acted with bias during the last election when issuing a punishment for Tim Wiggins, a Students 4 Michigan candidate who was kicked out of campaigning in the dorms by University…

… where most of the Arabs are Sunni Muslims. But the Shiites also know they must move care- fully, particularly if they want to extend a hand to the minority Sunni Arabs to form an inclu- sive government…

… and tame a virulent insurgency. Many Sunni Arabs, who make up about 20 per- cent of the population, stayed home on election day, either out of fear of violence or to support a boycott call by radical…

… in the Arab world have whispered warn- ings that if democracy ever came to this region, Islamic fundamentalists would sweep to power. Now, with votes counted in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, it's clear there…

…. With their charity networks and their history of opposing the region's dicta- tors, Islamic parties are sometimes all that Arab voters know or trust. "They are more organized, and they invested a lot of…

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…- hold near the Syrian border despite calls by Sunni Arab leaders to halt such operations to encourage a big turnout in next month's election. The] U.S. command said about 50 insur- gents were killed. Two…

…-term presence to prevent insurgents from returning. U.S. officials have said the Euphra- tes Valley campaign is also aimed at encouraging Sunni Arabs there to vote in the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections without…

… fear of insurgent reprisals. The Bush administration hopes that a successful election with strong Sunni Arab participation will encourage many in that community to abandon the insurgency. That in turn…

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… spearhead of the ground offensive that liberated Kuwait? It also doesn't mean that Israel doesn't need quality weapons. In both 1967 and 1973, its survival against Arab aggression hinged on the availabil- ity…

… latter that should be weakened and eliminated. Although Students Allied for Freedom and Equality condemns terrorism, it is unclear why it's targeting the army that fights against it. Occupation of the…

…'s sole purpose is to explode in coffee shops and hide behind innocent children, roam free. Support peace. Oppose divestment! Or Shotan LSA freshman Chair, Israeli Students Organization Orrin Pail LSA…

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… Jerusalem is especially sensitive. The Palestinians hope to establish their capital in east Jerusalem, a traditional Arab commer- cial, religious and social center. Israel, which captured east Jerusalem in…

… rally, perhaps the biggest anti-government demonstration ever staged in the Arab world, was the opposition's bid to regain momentum after two serious blows: the reinstatement of the pro-Syrian prime…

… mix of the Arabic accents of the country's regions, demanding Syrian troops depart and that their government be purged of Damascus's influence. BAGHDAD, Iraq Kurds, Shiites meet for last-minute talks…

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… a Pakistani diplomat kidnapped last weekend in Baghdad. The Arab satellite station said the man, who was wearing a white skull cap, urged the Pakistani government and international community to…

…." Panicked students from a nearby sec- ondary school and university gathered in the street, some weeping. WASHINGTON FBI was slow to act on Nichols tip The FBI initially dismissed a tip that convicted bomber…

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… that's simultaneously pro- more attention to the Republican platform, the compassionate conservatives will continue life and pro-death in Arab nations. Though overshadowing their own policies. People don…