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… 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…

… 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…

…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…

…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…

…. There are 17 Independents running for MSA alone, and many are worthy candi- dates that the students should learn about. Reading the Daily lately has made me feel like Ralph Nader, in that I feel I have…

… 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…

… Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be given priority over others. Letters should include the writer's name…

… 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…

… operations, and a www.michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Mondays during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term…

… 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…

… ANN /ARBOR..'., I tiitt U Itl WWW.MICHIGANDAILY.COM The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan…

…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…

…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…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinon michigandaily conm tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… Muslim countries." - A voice attributed to Osama bin Laden, in an audio tape broadcast yesterday by the Arabic satellite networks al-Arabiya and al-Jazeera, as reported by The Washington Post. SAM BUTLER…