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November 16, 2006 (vol. 117, iss. 50) • Page Image 1

… a speech in the Modern Language Building. He said the U.S. government can either alienate Arabs by constantly siding with Israel or change course and work with both sides to achieve peace. Afif…

… depart- ment held the event in hopes of changing the preconceptions of Arabs and Arab-Americans, said Prof Nadine Naber, who arranged the event. She said anti-Arab racism tends to intensify during times of…

… war in the Middle East. "It's important to support the participation of Arab and Arab- American voices in discussions about peaceful solutions and pos- sibilities for change in the Middle East," Naber…

… said. Safieh lamented what he calls the intolerant way many Western- ers view Arabs. "In today's world, the only pho- bia is Islam-phobia," Safieh said. "But there is no different kind of man or woman…

… schematic designs at Fri- Ann Arbor, lost his seat on day's meeting after consulting chair ard to Democratic candidate See REGENTS, page 7A A NEW CROP OF STUDENT LEADERS POLLS OPENED AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT…

…. TOMORROW NIGHT, THEY'LL CLOSE. IN BETWEEN, IT'S UP TO YOU TO VOTE Arrington's troubles deepen MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY LSA STUDENT GOVERNMENT Trial moves closer for sophomore wide receiver By…

… Despite some chalking, only to the individual, b flyering and the usual poli- the whole party as wel ticking, thisyear's Michigan said. "I don't think as Student Assembly campaign wants to see a repeat of…

… erring 4nrh witn ast spring's no-noias- barred battle for the student government throne. Voting kicked off at mid- night this morning and will continue until midnight Fri- day. Students can vote for…

… As many spots as candidates in LSA-SG By JAKE HOLMES Daily StaffReporter Just as students are recovering from the onslaught of campaigning leading up to last week's national election, they've got…

… another brand of cam- pus politicos to deal with. The LSA Student Gov- ernment will hold its elec- tions today and tomorrow online. Any LSA student is eli- gible to vote. But voters won't have many choices…

March 16, 2004 (vol. 113, iss. 113) • Page Image 3

… Lecture Series, the title of the lecture is "Catholic Missions and Nationalism in the Era of the Unequal Treaties' Students speak on Islam, Arab Americans Rackham student Mucahit Bilici and Public Health…

student Sawsan Abdul- rahim will present a dual lecture today at 7:30 p.m. in room 3050 of the Frieze Building. Bilici will speak on Arabs in America and representations of Islam after the Sept. 11…

… terrorist attacks. Abdulrahim will address questions of Arab American identity and whiteness. The Muslim Graduate Students Associ- ation will sponsor the event. Civil rights activist to hold lecture, show…

…. In 1963, he and the Community Services Commission sued the Huntsville School Board on behalf of his son and four other students, resulting in the first desegregated school in Alabama histo- ry…

… studies. Talk remembers labor's challenge to corporations As part of the corporate account- MSA hopefuls suit up for elections Students First Cuts to Student Affairs: "We must not tolerate budg- et cuts…

… without student input- it's our money, it's our lives, we should make the choices." - Presidential can- didate Jason Mironov Voter Registration: "As a student government, we have the resources and the…

… responsibility to encourage civic participation in any way possible. Regardless of party affiliation, students should realize the importance of educating ourselves about political issues. When students don't vote…

…, politicians don't care what we think." - Vice presidential candidate Jenny Nathan Trotter House: "Trotter House holds special impor- tance not only to minority students, but also to the uni- versity community…

… day away, candidates for the Michigan Student Assembly continue to vigorously campaign and convince students why they should be chosen as the leaders of the MSA. Students First party president and vice…

… president candidates Jason Mironov and Jenny Nathan said that their commitment to the students is what makes them ideal to lead MSA next year. The party currently holds the majority of seats on the assem- bly…

September 16, 2002 (vol. 113, iss. 10) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 16, 2002 - 7A Arab nations ask UN for help in establishing peace School time UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a shift likely to put more pressure on Sad- dam Hussein…

…-Faisal called on the Baghdad regime to allow U.N. inspec- tors back into Iraq to ensure it is not developing nuclear, chemical or bio- logical weapons. Other Arab nations also pressed Iraq to comply with U…

….N. obligations and wants an end to U.N. sanctions imposed after the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait in 1990. Although the Iraq crisis has taken center stage at the current session of the General Assembly, Arabs sought…

… yesterday to- the General Assembly, clearly referring to the United States, which Arabs con- sider Israel's main protector. AP PHOTO An Afghan boy makes his way to class Saturday in Kandahar, Afghanistan…

…'s second largest city. Kahdahar schools, which opened last week, are filled with eager students but lacking basic tools. GOP:* Gore lacks his own ideas, no longer 'relevant' LHSP Continued from Page 1A the…

… LHSP community. According to the proposal written, in the 1994-1995 academic year, students of color comprised 32 percent of LHSP students. When a similar study was done last year, only 8.3 percent of…

… LHSP students were from minority groups. Marjorie Horton, LSA assistant dean for undergraduate education, attributes this decrease in diversity to an increase of choices for minority students in the last…

… if some students elect to join these new programs instead of the older program,' Hor- ton said. She added that LHSP plans to implement more aggres- sive recruiting techniques in order to create a…

April 16, 2003 (vol. 113, iss. 133) • Page Image 5

…," Communications Committee Chair Courtney Skiles said. "People were arguing instead about the situation between Arab and Israeli students here on campus." Skiles said she hopes when repre- sentatives gather in the…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 5 Wanting to be discovered Students question definition of diversity of student body LISA OSHINSKY/Daily Comedian Shanie D. auditions…

… classes provide many opportunities to interact with students from different backgrounds and races, he said his group of friends is similar to those he has always had - upper- middle class white students who…

… self-segregation many students experience is only natural. "Once students find a group of people who they are comfortable with, students might not feel the sense of urgency to go out and meet new people…

…-dimensional." While Kline wishes he had interact- ed more with students of different races, LSA junior Ruben Duran, a His- panic from Arizona, said his race does not adequately characterize his person- ality. "The…

… University, by their own telling, sees me strictly as a Hispanic student. And they think because of that, and not where I'm from, I bring a unique experience," said Dura Many factors besides race< to a…

student's way of thinkir said, adding that a person's family background, econor and political opinions add to sity of the student body. Diversity has been a hot campus since day one of collet rent students

…, but the definiti word and the characteristics of student body remain contest students feel the University's of diversity relies too heavily o "The University, b their own telling, me strictly as a…

… Hispanic student. they think becaus that, ans not when from, I bring a un experience, - Rub( U "Diversity is just people together from all different cu social backgrounds, from p over the world, with differe…

… and ways of living," Kline sai But Kline added that racial is the most visible form of making it a big part of the con Engineering senior Clarenc said although students tend to segregate themselves, the…

November 16, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 52) • Page Image 4

… left an uplifting work- shop at the Trotter House called the Arab Community Summit, which was sponsored by Multi Ethnic Student Affairs. The ses- sion foretold my experience with the group of drunk men…

…: It was about the prevalence of anti-Arab racism at the University. In the workshop, a Palestinian student told the story of being silenced and called an extremist in her classes, regardless of the…

… subject, after pro-Israel students realized her heritage and ganged up on her. Another Arab student described sitting in class behind two non-Arab students while they discussed how Israel should kill all…

… 4A - Friday, November 16, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

… Palestinians to make more room for Israel's economy. Make no mistake: Anti-Arab racism is alive and well in Ann Arbor. The day after the incident at the ATM, I told a friend about it. In turn, she relayed a…

… in Ann Arbor. I know from growing up here that this undercurrent of racism is deep, and it goes well beyond anti-Arab hatred. Beneath Ann Arbor's facade as a liberal safe haven, the police…

… the city allowed the Ku Klux Klan to demonstrate on the roof of City Hall. So how can these problems be addressed? The following are some of the solutions that were put forward by Arab Summit partici…

March 16, 2004 (vol. 113, iss. 113) • Page Image 4

… people and endangering the safety of Arab and Muslim students on campus. It should also be noted that dur- ing the Persian Gulf War, the war on Afghanistan and after Sept. 11, and hate crimes against these…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 16, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UlANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion.tmichigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… 4 LSA-SG reform restricts power to seven members TO THE DAILY: While noble in intent, the Daily's editorial dealing with the LSA Student Government elec- tion reform (Reforming government, 03…

… implementation of this system. I will give the system the benefit of the doubt and assume that the president and vice president will represent the students effectively while in office. Still, without receiving the…

… am not against reforming the current system, but I strongly feel that this new sys- tem fails to address the main issues in elec- tions. When looking at the proposed resolution, I hope students

… consider the dan- ger of allowing the powerful few at the top to hold a significant part of the vote. STUART WAGNER LSA freshman LSA Student Government representative People must step outside racial…

…'t meet new ones. A shocking revelation. ANANT DIXIT LSA freshman Advertisement promotes racism on campus TO THE DAILY: We, the undersigned students and student organizations of conscience, respectfully…

… refers to Palestinians as "the terrorists" and "the murderers." Arabs are generalized to be "xenophobic" and "filled with hate," in addition to being placed on a lower moral ground than Nazi Germany. These…

…-versus-wrong, good-people-versus bad people terminolo- gy. Unfortunately, the bad people as pre- sented in the ad are the entire Arab population. Basically, the sponsors of the ad take the actions of an extreme…

… pro-Pales- tinian students on campus, along with the tensions created by the current occupation of Iraq, such ads as this serve the sole pur- pose of perpetuating stereotypes, demoniz- ing an entire…

March 16, 2001 (vol. 111, iss. 99) • Page Image 4

… mixed in with Arabic in their drawings. These drawing are here thanks to an increas- ingly vocal group of students and others who have been working hard to turn the recent vio- lence in Israel into the…

… LT IN THE GAME 0 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…

… of a brutal oppressor. I do not condone or try to downplay the many unfair ways in which Israel has treated its Arab citizens or the violations of human rights it has perpetrated. But the recent wave…

…, like the surrounding Arab countries, will be a police state. As much as violations of civil liberties by Israel are com- plained about, a Palestinian state, like the suri rounding Arab countries, will be…

… hope people realize that those aren't just emotional outpourings, they're very clearly targeted messages meant to manip, ulate us. I've heard too many well-meaning pro- gressive students, outraged at the…

…'m not trying to deny that. But perhaps it would be appropriate to simply think of them as Universi- ty students foremost, and actually look at our platform, rather than call us names. JAPHY BARTLETr LSA…

… sophomore The letter writer is a Michigan Party candidate for the Michigan Student Assembly. Englander's past actions cast doubt on candidacy To THE DAILY: The Michigan Party has nominated Doug Tietz and Chip…

… Englander for Michigan Student Assembly President and Vice-President respec- tively. Many of us remember the name Doug Tietz because we've seen him run for various MSA positions over the years, but few recog…

… residence halls trying to convince students vote for his party which is allowed, but he also entered student's rooms and "showed" them how to vote online, a big no-no. Many of you might not consider Englan…

… Michigan Party. Notice the connection? Outside of the fact that most of the items on the Michigan Party's platform cannot be signif- icantly influenced by the Michigan Student Association, the man they have…

April 16, 2003 (vol. 113, iss. 133) • Page Image 1

…, with strong winds from the northeast. R62 LOW: 30 Tomorrow: 461i32 wwwmichigandailycom -- - -- - ---- - -- --- Syrian students wary of 2nd war By Min Kyung Yoon Daily Staff Reporter Amid continuing…

… democracy. In response to the announcement, some area students of Syrian descent expressed concern over the Bush admin- istration's criticism of Syria and U.S. policies in the Middle East. "(The United States…

… understand the political function of how Arabs view America 3nd Israel," Hawasli said. "As much as Bush finds Saddam as the main issue at hand, the Arab world views Israel as a priority." U.S. officials also…

… advance of the See IRAQ, Page 2 U looks to increase cost of res hail living By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter As most students celebrate the last day of classes and buckle down to study for exams…

…, the Universi- ty Board of Regents will meet tomorrow to discuss residence hall rate increases among other issues. At the meeting, Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper will propose a 5…

… MOLOSHOK/Daily University Engineering sophomore Mike Affeldt takes off his sandals and puts down his textbooks in the Diag yesterday as he relaxes In the 80 degree weather that had students counting the…

… hours until the end of classes. Officials take hands-off approach to Naked Mile By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Naked Miles of times past brought students a slew of warnings - in the form of…

… taking a new preventative approach - ignore it, and it may just go away. Unlike in previous years, when then-University President Lee Bollinger sent the University com- munity e-mails asking students not…

… to run, students will not receive any form of communication prior to the event from President Mary Sue Coleman, University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said. In addition, University-sponsored ads which…

… previously ran in The Michigan Daily giving students rea- sons not to run - including the event's illegality, the danger of sexu- al assault and the potential for embarrassment for both runners and the…

November 16, 2006 (vol. 117, iss. 50) • Page Image 7

… her hope that the lecture would help students to understand that the conflict is real- ly best explained in shades of gray, not black and white. "The reality is that there are multiple Arab

…- estinians by traveling to the Mid- dle East in May. The group, called Zeitouna, is made up of Arab and Jewish women from Ann Arbor. "I appreciated the ambassador's intelligence and positive energy because it…

…, however." Aida McGugan, an Arab member of the Zeitouna, said she appreci- ated the way Safieh expressed sym- pathy for the pain the conflict has wrought on both sides. "He articulated the thoughts of the…

… perspectives and there are multiple Israeli per- spectives," Naber said. "There are not just two sides. It is useful to hear differing views because we may even find some common- alities between Arab and Israeli…

… thought." Safieh's stop at the Univer- sity came amid a three-day trip to Southeast Michigan, which is home to one of the nation's largest Arab- American populations. Safieh previously served as Pal…

…- estinian ambassador to the United Kingdom. LSA-SG From page IA to change LSA. LSA-SG already has an e-mail address to which students can send complaints about problems with the college: thissucks@ umich…

students about Proposal 2, given$16,000 to student groups and worked with LSA administrators to create a new minor in classical civiliza- tions. And LSA-SG has more plans for the rest of the school year…

…. Vice President Justin Benson said one of the key plans is making revi- sions to the current course regis- tration system. He said the current system, which places students in brack- ets for registration…

… dates based on credits, is unfair to those who are near the top of one of those groups. Because registration appoint- ments are assigned randomly within the groups, a student with 39 credits could end up…

April 16, 2003 (vol. 113, iss. 133) • Page Image 4

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 OP/ED UI~e £cltija D40i 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… among administration officials who have tapped international crimi- nal Ahmed Chalabi for a leadership post in Iraq, to the chagrin of the Arab world. Sen- tenced in absentia by Jordan for his role in the…

… Sept. 11 to push initiatives that should never have flown: tax cuts for the wealthy, two PATRIOT Acts, two wars, a nation-building failure, profiteering in Iraq and dominance of the Arab world - all as…

…? One final note: Will Arab states be friendly to us because we just invaded another Arab state? That's pretty out there. Go check out what's going on with Israel and Palestine these days and you'll see…

… how much the other Arab countries like Israel. We're doing the same thing. EMILY GALOPIN Engineering sophomore Naysayer on Bush admin. apologizes for folly of ways TO THE DAILY: How do I feel about…

March 16, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 115) • Page Image 3

… exploited another source of manpower: They estimate he that has 50 militants from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries fresh from fighting with the insurgency in Iraq. The officials say they fear that he is…

….S. intelligence official See LEBANON, Page 8 ANGELA CESERE/Daly Dr. David Prentice speaks at a forum on stem cell research presented by the Student Society for Stem Cell Research and Students For Life in Angell…

… infighting while satisfying international demands ahead of a crucialArab summit in Saudi Arabia at the end of the month and a visit to the region this weekend by Secre- tary of State Condoleezza Rice. Israel…

…'s toss broke his glasses, forcing him to miss work. Ely denied Elich's account, saying it was impossible to fit an arm out of a Hummer's win- dow. on stem cells Sti Ste By It wa day in Student Society…

… unlikely sight. Yester- ity to become many different kinds Angell Hall the president of of body cells, like embryonic stem s for Life and the Student cells. O'Shea, though, maintained for Stem Cell Research…

… designated for which e-mailed the presi- couples to attempt pregnancy in Students for Life and invited the future. up to join them in a "non- For the most part, the panelists effort to promote education were…

March 16, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 115) • Page Image 8

… present Markovits with the 17th -annual Golden Apple Award, given each year to the teacher a student committee selects as the best professor on campus. "If I had known this, I would've put on a jacket…

…," said Markovits - clad in a pair of brown cordu- roys and a merlot-colored hooded sweatshirt - after the strong applause of his students died down and he had a moment to collect his thoughts. Once the…

… his notes lay spread before him on the large lab table at the front of the room. "I thought someone didn't like what I said about the Red Wings," he said in an interview once most of his students had…

… vehicle to look at all these things." "It's not just a class about schmoozing about the Yankees," he said. Still, the topic attracts students to the class in droves. Rackhamstudent JeffreyLuppes is one of…

… two GSIs who are assist- ing Markovits with the course for the second time and was one of the students who nominated Markov- its for the Golden Apple. The com- mittee accepts nominations from the…

student body. Luppes said that the first few weeks of the class are hardest on the GSIs because of the number of students who want to enroll. He said it isn't uncommon for waitlists for discussion sections…

… to include more than 10 people each. "His excitement is genuine, and it's infectious," Luppes said of Markovits's passion for his mate- rial. "He makes students want to learn more about the topic and…

March 16, 2005 (vol. 115, iss. 98) • Page Image 2

… Assembly today BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq puts its fragile'democracy to the test today, convening its first freely elected Nation- al Assembly in recent history after last- minute bargaining over Sunni Arab

… candidates to head the parliament. Shiite Muslim officials said they failed to reach final agreement in talks with the Kurds - who are mostly Sunni Muslim but secular - and the Sunni Arabs. But those failures…

… that Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni Arab politicians would meet after the deputies are sworn in "to final- ize things. We need two to three days to announce an agreement." The Shiite alliance won 140 seats…

…. Shiite talks with Sunni Arabs focused on naming a parliament speaker, and it remained unclear if they would present a candidate today. Although the speaker's role is mostly restricted to presiding over the…

… for this post, but till now they have not done this," al-Dabagh said. Sunni Arab negotiators at yester- day's meeting included interim Presi- dent Ghazi al-Yawer - a possible choice for parliament…

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October 16, 2000 (vol. 111, iss. 12) • Page Image 1

…One hundred ten years of edftil freedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 76440557 wwwmichigandallycom Monday October 16, 2000 s t ; '> a l i Q I 'U' student sister killed .. in car crash Shannon Mayes…

student and her 14-year-old sister. Shannon Elizabeth Mayes, who transferred to the University from Delta Community College this semes- ter, and Heather Colleen Mayes of Saginaw, were pro- nounced dead at…

… terrorist attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. Gore, who had to cancel a meet- ing Friday evening with Arab-Amer- icans in Detroit, spoke only briefly about the recent escalation of vio- lence in Israel…

…, a graduate student instructor in the School of Education, said he encourages his students to get involved in this week's series of events dealing with Affirmative Action. "I am the GSI in a class…

… historical educational climate," Kass said. "The School of Education should be involved because it's a law suit about education." Kass was one of the nearly 30 students in atten- dance at last night's kick off…

… of Affirmative Action 102, 10 days of events at the University aimed to educate students about affirmative action. Rackham student Jessica Curtin, a member of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action…

… By Any Means Necessary and a Michigan Student Assembly representative, is a coordinator of this week's events. She spoke last night at an informal meeting held in MSA chambers designed to introduce…

… interim Vice Presi- dent for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper, who expressed the University's support of affirmative See 102, Page 7A Affirmative Action 102 Some of this week's events include: * Today…

…- "All four ball game Satur- day, University brothers alum Terry Roach and several of his come bac #iends watched students slip and every yes slide in the mud- pit outside of the SAE house on the corner of…

January 16, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 77) • Page Image 3

… State Con- doleezza Rice also pressed Arab countries to do more to reach out to Israel and help achieve a Mideast peace agreement before the presi- dent's term runs out next January. Avoiding specific…

… orders to Arab allies, Rice said the delicate ques- tion of diplomatic relations with Israel, the Arab world's historical enemy, was "another matter and undoubtedly down the road." Saudi Arabia's foreign…

…. Members of the University's Students for Romney group stood prominently behind Romney and his family on stage. LSA senior Amy Drumm, chair of the University of Michigan's chapter of Stu- dents for Romney…

…, according to The Associated Press. LSA senior Christina Brewton, a mem- ber of Students for Romney, said Romney's understanding of the state and its problems. would serve Michigan residents well. "He has deep…

… South Carolina," said LSA junior Justin Zatkoff, co-chair of Mid- west Students for McCain. Few other students were in attendance at the event. Three young toddlers wearing shirts with red glittery…

October 16, 2002 (vol. 113, iss. 30) • Page Image 4

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 16, 2002 OP/ED ~~brtt £ibitnfliltj 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

… misappropriation of funds - remember those chartered planes the regents used during the presidential search? While we're at it, we can tackle those pesky clauses in the Statement of Student Rights and…

… Responsibilities (for- merly the Code of Student Conduct) whose interpretation of the legal rights of. students is, at best, chilling. And we can sue to prevent security cameras at the entrances of our dorms, an…

… JAROFF The letter writer was a Daily Managing Editor from 1949-1950 Cole, Gitelman set poor example' for students with heated exchange in Daily TO THE DAILY: With their recent exchange of letters…

…. At a moment when tension peaks on campus between Arabs and Jews, Dr. Cole and Dr. Gitelman should model the proper method of examin- ing and discussing the conflict rather than smearing each other…

…'s character and beliefs. How can the University exnect students to Protests, grandstanding made conference a waste TO THE DAILY: I must say that I am angered and ultimate- ly disheartened with those who claim…

… to be enlightened students of this fine University this weekend. Two university students sued to prevent the conference on Palestine from occurring, ultimately threatening the academ- ic integrity of…

… this institution. The University prides itself on encour- aging open discussion of ideas and the ability for its students to do the same. The lawsuit that was levied this past week threatened the ability…

January 16, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 59) • Page Image 9

… doctoral students from the Universitjof Maryland. Performance Chaos or Community: Pursuing MLK 3 pm, Michigan League, Lydia Mendelsohn Theater For more information contact Faye Burton, 734.615.3734, fayeb…

…@umich.edu Sponsored by School of Music The School of Music will present a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The trib- ute will feature Marietta Simpson and other faculty and students from the School…

…@umich.edu Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership During Winterfest SAL will offer programs that will help you and your student organization learn more about community and collaboration across…

… cultures, and making your student organization more inclusive. Panel Discussion Movement Makers featuring Don Nakanishi and Mori Nashida 7:00 pm, -Michigan League, Koessler For more information contact Ijun…

… Lai, 734.623.8471, ilai@umich.edu Sponsored by the United Asian American Organizations and the MLK Symposium Plan- ning Committee Ever think that students do not have the power to make monumental change…

… included peer mediation, diver- sity workshops, violence prevention and gender sensitivity training. January 28 Lecture 9-77: An Exploration of Hate Crimes Against the Arab-American and South Asian…

… Communities 4 pm, UM Business School, Hale Auditorium For more information contact Howard Liu, 734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu Sponsored by Hate Crime Symposium and the IASA (Indian American Students Association…

…) In the days after 9-11, there was a second tragedy, a wave of hate crimes against the South Asian and Arab American community. Deepa Iyer, a lawyer and community activist, will show a new video about…

October 16, 2002 (vol. 113, iss. 30) • Page Image 3

… American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said Jewish students are scared because they are uneducated about the facts. "The only thing for them to be afraid of is the people who scare them with lies. Our…

… that its incoming fresh- man class was the largest in the nation with 204 students. Oct. 16, 1973 Actress Olivia de Havilland told an audience of 600 people at Lydia Mendelsohn Theatre that during the…

… in response to Universi- ty compliance with a subpoena issued by the House Un-American Activities Committee demanding lists of members of student organi- zations. Oct. 17, 1970 In rifling through ROTC…

… files during a 33-hour takeover of North Hall, some demonstrators found a file containing information about themselves. It was mostly filled with newspaper clippings on the activities of Students for a…

… permission to operate the stand, but O'Brien denied ever sanctioning the table. Oct. 20, 1942 Seven University students relin- quished all other extra-curricular posts to accept positions on the war- time…

… several students to the Dean's Office. Oct. 21, 1970 The Office of Student Services set guidelines to bar companies with offices in South Africa from using the University placement - uO N ING/Daiy LSA…

… violence and promote peace in Israel. Attendees commenced the rally, which was organized by the Michigan Student Zionists, in response to the Sec- ond National Student Conference on the Palestinian Movement…

… conference, said college campuses across the nation have progressively become more intol- erant of students who speak out in favor of Israel. "We are here to fight hate speech on campus that intimidates…

students to speak their views because they're afraid. This campus is one of the most danger- ous campuses in the world," he said. But Hussein Ibish, conference speak- er and communications director of the…

…," Schlussel said. "And now Americans understand what the people of Israel are going through. Students on this campus live in fear. The lawsuit was a very brave lawsuit and even though we didn't stop the con…

October 16, 2000 (vol. 111, iss. 12) • Page Image 3

… to students -with disabilities on Friday for her work with deaf and hard of hearing students. A luncheon sponsored by the Hear- ing Impaired Students Organization t'Ook place at the Michigan Union in…

… honor of Arfa and the Lee Bernstein family, who are generous supporters -of the group. Along with the award, Arfa received S500 for her services as an undergrad- ,uate student at the University, where…

… ,she was also a member of the Michi- gan Student Assembly and a half a dozen other student organizations. Career Link 2000 , to provide advice In an effort to provide students who -tre not in pre…

…-professional programs with information about possible career fields, Career Link 2000 will take place Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Michigan Union Ballroom. The event, hosted by LSA Student Government, LSA…

… about the Arab-Israeli con- flicts and heard both sides of the story and I wanted to do something about all the injustices I saw and heard about," SNRE senior Amy Morrow said. "I'm not pro-Palestin- ian…

April 16, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 117) • Page Image 2

… level. But European and Arab leaders said any such conference needs Arafat's presence to be effective. "It's a way to get the parties together and talking," Powell said on the ninth day of a peace mission…

… Germany. "This cathedral is God's enemy," an Arabic speaker said on the shaky 20-minute video, which also recorded jihad battle songs on the car's cas- sette player as the men allegedly planned a bomb…

… excerpts aired yesterday by the pan-Arab satellite sta- tion Al-Jazeera. It wasn't clear when the tapes were made. The deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, was shown claiming the Sept. 11 attacks as a "great victory…

… complete tapes Thursday. It was not immediately clear how the station received the tapes. The excerpts aired by the Arab station yesterday were part of a series of clips from what appeared to be videotapes…

… winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. Winter term (January through April) is $110, yearlong (September through…

May 16, 2005 (vol. 115, iss. 126) • Page Image 1

… d outside Ann Arbor's Jewish Community Center t during an event commemorating May 14, 1948, the day Israel gained statehood and defended d itself against an attack by six Arab nations. e Members of…

…, saying that students must realize the impor- tance of universally protecting human rights. Livshiz also recognized that students might have power to impact the University's dealing with Israel. While there…

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…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 16, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion .mchignaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… for now I'm left to ask, what happened to my country? Hoard can be reached at j.ho@umich.edu. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Language requirement comes too late to make a real difference for students TO THE…

…, college is simply too late to force the language burden on people. If someone hasn't learned a language by the time he is a first-year student, the odds he will learn it in subsequent years are not worth…

… the effort the University invests in attempting to teach him. While proponents of the requirement point out that other countries always teach their students English, they do so starting in ele- mentary…

… fairness. Every other requirement the University imposes on students is universal. No matter how much attention I paid to natural sciences in high school, I still have to take at least seven credits when I…

… arrive at the University. The same is true for every student in every requirement, except in language. Consequently, students who have learned a language early in life or had access to a high quality…

… language program in primary or secondary school have a diminished require- ment load compared to students without these advantages. Finally, there is the illogical nature of the claim by language requirement…

… at all, let alone the four semesters of language students are forced to take. All students should know how to use a computer, compute interest payments and speak effectively in public, but these issues…

… to end violence against women worldwide. ABBY HAUSLOHNER LSA junior SHOsH RUSKIN LSA senior Ruskin and Hauslohner are co-chairs of the Progressive Arab Jewish Alliance Article headline creates…

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…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 16, 2002 OP/ED a Ie wMciu aI 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com I EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… community to take a stance against the apartheid-like practices of the Israeli govern- ment against the Palestinian people. Husseini is the vice-president of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee…

… and a member of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. a s Does Africa have to make trouble to get attention? BODE OLAKANMI FROM I TTE UNVERSITY WIRE 0 For the past year, the United States has…

… war, many of them broke relations with the Jewish state, apparently because they hoped for a payback for their support of Arab countries. They soon realized that they just 14 E .- :; " :. ... ..::: i…

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…'s what makes this cast so per- fect for "RENT." Unlike most plays done in college, these students don't have to play grandfathers or farmers or little kids - the actors get to play char- acters who are…

… shelter where 431 civil- She switches between regular ians were killed, including her contemporary clothing and an entire family. In one heart- abaya - traditional garb for Arab wrenching scene, Kamoo plays…

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… Kunduz to surrender. He said foreign forces in the city - believed to include Arabs, Chechens, Pakistanis and Chinese -- were pressuring Taliban fighters not to surrender. "For the foreign terrorists…

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….S. policy, Noam Chomsky has When speaking at the Arab American Insti- Democratic Party has been unwavering since become the most celebrated leftist over his four tute in Michigan, former Democratic Presiden…

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…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 OPINION + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 1J A huun I 41V l~tctltltothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

…- igan Student Assembly election. There have been multiple articles about the two major parties running, but no mention of the many qualified independents who are also running, and deserve consideration…

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… much to offer the students, both in my platform and in my extensive experience with MSA, but because I chose not to run with one of the two parties, the Daily has not covered my campaign at all. I…

… the University, and especial- ly those of the Muslim, Palestinian and Arab communities, to quickly, loudly and sincerely denounce Dika's hateful ideas. Doing so would go a long way toward restoring my…

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… genocide against Darfur's non-Arab villagers. "The attitude of Colin Powell and America generally was the main cause of the stalemate," Sudanese envoy Majzoub al-Khalifa Ahmad said. "It sent a wrong message…

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… authentic recording of bin Laden, was broadcast on Arab TV stations offer- ing "a truce ... to any country which does not carry out an onslaught against Muslims or interfere in their affairs." In Italy, a…

… as Arabic, Pashto and Farsi. These findings are among those of investigators for the commission investi- gating the Sept. 11 attacks. - Compiled from Daily wire reports 0 0 6 ,t ake ./utage RB # OF…

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…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 7 TROTTER Continued from Page 1. And Dean of Students Ed Willis has said while budget cuts are being made in all areas of the University, they may only…

… be notable in stu- dent services areas. "It probably feels different to students because the work that we do is so public. It feels like Student Affairs is being targeted dif- ferently. I think that…

… previous year. MESA's mission is to foster community and individual development among ethnic groups across campus. It tries to improve the climate for students of color and allow them to "feel as though they…

…. As Latino coordinator, Moroney worked with campus organizations to encourage diver- sity and help Hispanic students feel comfort- able on campus. But the size of the University and its focus on…

… research and academia can sometimes undermine student affairs issues, Moroney said. Budget cuts have exacerbated this prob- lem, putting the University and its administra- tive offices in a tight situation…

…. "Services that are less prioritized are those that directly affect students," she said. Since Moroney left, MESA Director Patricia Aqui Pacania and Abbott have assumed the Latino director's duties, although…

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…MIRLYN Continued from Page A Many students said the current MIRLYN is difficult to use, and that it could be greatly improved. "I think it's kind of confusing when you get to the first page to know…

… biggest complaints of students is the difficulty of searching for articles through all of the separate databases. "It's so hard to use. It's hard to find things if you want journal arti- cles as opposed to…

… research is the ability to display records in the ver- nacular of more than 20 languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic and Korean," she said. The Implementation Steering Com- mittee has been…

…, the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology and the University of California, she said. The Implementation Steering Com- mittee also wants to make the transi- tion as easy as possible for students and…

student Marisa Uchin, co-pres- ident of Open For Business, a group for gay students in the Business School. "It's hard to say who would be a better candidate than Kerry because the only person who sup…

… person who supports total equality for the LGBT community is Kucinich, and he's not a realistic candidate.' - Marisa Uchin Co-president of Open for Business, a group for gay Business School students V…

… group of students involved in this year's V-Day Campaign. The show ran for the fourth year in a row at the Power Center. Ninety percent of the proceeds will go to SAFE House, a domestic violence shelter…

… live up to its dream of equality for all," said LSA junior Paul Spurgeon, a mem- ber of the University's Stonewall Democrats and chair of Students for Kerry. "Kerry has shown as a Viet- nam veteran that…

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… networks in the Union, League and Commons is that all students can access the system. The School of Engineering and School of Educa- tion also have systems, but they are only available to stu- dents of those…

… having a good sense that this is something that students want," Palms said. Several other buildings on campus already offer limit- ed wireless Internet services, such as the Shapiro Undergraduate Library…

… without the support of many other nations in the world and Clark was against that." In regard to student interests, Clark supports a tuition cap and a plan that gives $6,000 to students to help pay for the…

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… and immi- grated to the United States, Arraf said she was raised in an apolitical household. But during her time at the University - where she studied political science, Judaic studies and Arabic - she…

… felt an obligation to donate to charities based on their mem- bership. The Muslim Students Associa- tion raised money for Afghan children while the Persian Students Association organized a comedy show in…

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… group treasurers. Eklund also said the student com- plaint organization process is work- ing relatively smoothly, relying on existing bodies such as the Greek Activities Review Panel within the Greek…

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…, storing, and using information wisely." Student athletes to hold discussion on gender issues The third event in a series of five pre- ceding the production of the Vaginal Monologues on Sunday is set for…

… Thayer Street Carport reported to DPS that he had misplaced his vehicle late Monday night. An officer assisted him, and the vehicle was later located in the carport. THIS DAY In Daily History Students

… shows. The once-packed video rooms are no longer bursting with customers, and local arcade managers say that the decade's biggest fad thus far is fading fast. With today's dismal economy, many students

… being made into a musical - the first Muslim one to be produced in America. At the time, Khan said she did not know Arabic very well. "Even though I couldn't understand it, it was very beautiful." She…

… Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. The story applies the precepts of the Burdah to the struggles of a Muslim American family. Khan, a doctoral student in Near Eastern Studies at the University, was joined by…

….' Parvez Ahmed, a student in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Studies at Wayne State University, discussed the historical aspects of the poem. Written in 1212 CE by al-Busiri, an Egyptian- born poet…

… founder of their religion. "It's really a deep sense of love and venera- tion," Ahmed said. Jonathan Glasser, a Rackham student in Near Eastern Studies, played different samples from a recent recording of…

… Burdah. She said people at the University need to discuss the poem more. "Islam is (not only) a religion of peace, but (also) a religion of art," she said. Rackham student Ali Hashmi said he appre- ciated…

student in higher education who works at the Office of Diversity Affairs, hosted the show. "I thought it was wonderful, a good chance for students to learn about the literary form," Bailey said. Abused…

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