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… today, but I'm hurt and disappointed. I'm almost ashamed." See 60s, page 7 DMVID LUBIUNER/aily Rackham student Anthony Henderson, a speaker at the Annual Martin Luther King Day Unity March, told a crowd…

… of about 2,000 that Blacks cannot allow other people to define who the Black leaders are or who Blacks should listen to. Prof: Arab by Taraneh Shafii Daily Staff Writer Arab stereotypes in the mass…

… ArabF culture to thec the Modern La As consun inundated wit] cial and ethnic Stereotypes dren at a veryf toons, comic literature, andc listed a numb Arabs were por villains killing Exposure continue to b…

… stereotypes a portraits in American cans through comedians, computer crowd of over 125 in games, music videos, and television nguages Building. programs. Arabs are portrayed as ei- mers of media we are ther…

…- ble, Arab terrorists backed by an strips, comic books, Arab government tried to take over dolls, he said. Shaheen American wheat fields. Shaheen er of examples where pointed out that in the movies…

…, rtrayed as low-lifes and Arabs hijack airplanes, kill unarmed Americans. families, and torture Americans. to Arab stereotypes "Culture teaches us that an Arab ombard adult Ameri- is a terrorist, a terrorist…

…, a terrorist, bound in media until it becomes one word, Arab-ter- rorist," he said. Shaheen explained that often Arabs are incorrectly associated with other religious, racial or ethn'c groups. In an…

… issue of a Batman comic book, the Joker was described as an Iranian-Arab. Though Iran is located in the Middle East, its geography does not make it an Arab nation. Another common error is assum- ing that…

… all Arabs are Muslims and all Muslims are Arabs, said LSA sophomore Maherin Gangat who at- tended yesterday's discussion. "When people say Arab, the ma- jority assume Muslim," she said. An issue…

… addressed during the question and answer period suggested the possibility that there is a ten- dency for Arabs to be portrayed nega- tively in the news because some producers are pro-Israel and anti- Arab…

…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 16, 1990 it t tdtn B s EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Viewpoint C91L-ouf s…

… majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. A ll other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. From the Daily Fighting 'U' cops More students need to get…

… campus po- lice force has to be broad-based and must include a more substantial number of people. The Michigan Student Assembly Students' Rights Commission meets every Tuesday at 6 pm in the MSA chambers…

… student rights, and further plans for direct ac- tion, such as last Friday's "chalk-in" on the Diag, are being planned. The involvement of existing student organizations is also crucial to the suc- cess of…

… and adminis- trators who work with harassment victims. "(Harassment) is really deter- mined by the victim, said Darlene Ray-Johnson, discriminatory policy advisor for the Office of Student Services…

… harassment reported to Public Safety consisted of racist remarks made by students or racist graffitti in the resi- dent halls slamming Blacks, Jews, whites and Asian-Americans. Typical of the graffitti are…

… harassment policy for stu- dent-to-student behavior was struck down by the Federal District Court in Detroit for being too broad. A policy for faculty and staff ha- rassment has been in committee for more than…

… crowd of 100,000 faithful and tourists in the square, where the pope earlier cele- triarch of Jerusalem used his Easter message to call for equality between Jews and Christian Arabs over a Jewish…

… people at the cruci- fixion and the resurrection," said music education student Raphael Rittenhouse. University senior Jim Kushner, an organizer of the rally and a mem- bet of Christians in Action, termed…

…Page 4 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 16, 1990 Ott 3rdmijun 1ailU EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 NOAH FINKEL Editor…

… most stupid and hideous war. So there's work to do. This time we want to stop the disaster before it happens, before several hundred thousand people - most of them Arabs, most of the rest poor Americans…

… discuss briefly what we, have been learning, and what kinds of things we might do next. Come and join: us, while we still have time to act. ' Flush the Pipes :Beware of'Dog' Should students have a…

… for their slithering serpent to return from its week-long adventure through the ventilator system of Couzens Hall. Students at Couzens now find them- selves at the mercy of Dog, the snake. He winds his…

… way through the pipes, watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to victimize some innocent student. No one knows for sure where he will next emerge, but some students are absolutely panic…

…, but as of recently the discoloration was back. I have heard rumors that a similar problem arose at Michigan State Univer- sity, and after a complaint by an affected student, the state threatened to shut…

… right to elect a regent to (however badly) assure that their tax dollars go where they want them spent. Having students elect the regents would deprive many citizens of their right to influence the…

… American Islamic Trust and the Islamic Society of North America. "I greet you with, words of -peace," Wahhaj said as he proceeded to read from sections of the Koran in *.Arabic. He said all lecture…

…'s existence. Muzammil Ahmed, a board mem- ber of the Muslim Students Assoc- iation said, "The lecture was relevant to various events around the world. I hope this will lay the commun- ication needed between…

… Muslims and Jews." The lecture was sponsored by the Muslim Students Association, the Office of Ethics and Religion, and the Black Student Union. by I. Matthew Miller FLORENCE, Italy - Universi- ties…

…, parents, and students are overre- acting to a note threatening to retali- ate against American students in Florence in the event of a U.S. at- tack against Iraq, a high-ranking U.S. consular official here…

… letter seems phony, especially since it includes a sen- tence that claims the group knows the home addresses of all of the more than 1,000 faculty, staff and students in approximately 30 U.S. programs in…

… the general Florentine vicinity. Nevertheless, some students have already left and others are planning to return to the U.S. earlier than scheduled. The universities, some believe, helped cause this…

…'re worried about money and credits," he said. If war breaks out Rosett plans to bring his son back "immediately." So far, three of the 53 students in the Michigan program, which in- cludes students from other…

… U.S. uni- versities, have left for home. None of the ten Michigan students, how- ever, have as yet left. "The University would not pult the students in any undue danger if there was a real problem…

…," said Dana Bernstein, mother of a student in the Italy program. "We want him to fin- ish the semester." LSA junior Marshall Widick s;id he had planned to spend the entire year in Florence but doesn…

… American school that dd not receive a letter, one student lias left and eight more are planning;to leave early. Matt LaMott, a studeit there, is not leaving because he said the threat lacks credence. He note…