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… admirable. Jaber was awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to spearhead research about the preva- lence of depression and stigma in the Arab-American community in 2011. The research…

… of two different campus organizations. He can speak and understand Arabic and is fluent in Span- ish. Reda Jaber is passionate. When he discusses MI-Happy, a HIPAA-compli- ant smartphone app he co…

… into the person he is today. It's the atmosphere provided at a place like the University that Jaber said allowed his creativity and vision to take root and flourish. "When you're a student it's one of…

… the only times where you can experiment with anything. If you fail as a student, it's not a big deal," he said. "It's all part of the learn- ing experience." Most Michigan Women of Color Collec- tive…

… (M-WoCC) meetings look simple from the outside - a group of students seated in a circle, telling stories and listening. The meetings, usually held in the Trotter Multicultural Center, aren't even…

… discussion. The heart of M-WoCC, what makes the student organization so significant and essential, are those discussions. "We didn't just want to be an (organiza- tion) that puts on events," said LSA senior…

… senior Ciarra Ross and other students who thought the University lacked a space reserved for women of color to voice concerns and personal struggles. At its inception, the group was simply designed to give…

… dedication to student empowerment. "In the past few years, I have done organizing and have been involved in stu- dent orgs. but I've never felt this kind of empowerment," Khalil explained. "For M-WoCC, it made…

…4A - Thursday, January 16, 2014 i f The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

…' students shot dowi the NSA's behavir the claim thatmeta some 50 terroristl be a closed case; programs like PRISM were saving American lives, plain and simple. At no point did anyone ask how we knew the…

… in the Middle East. That is izens in neighboringArab countries, representation, unrest in the wider not to say that the country is with- including the Palestinian territo- Arab world and historical…

… what the hell liberal democracy, forced to struggle population - which is 19 percent he is talking about." amid a turbulent region and existen- Muslim and 2 percent Christian - is As students, we also…

… extreme persecu- University, UM students pursue as aggressor versus victim. tion in Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, renewable-energy projects in solar Although there is no clear solu- Iraq and Iran. The…

…, University Health System chief executive officer, Jerry May, vice president for development and E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life will also participate in some of the sessions. Sessions to…

… known New York real estate mogul Stephen Ross will host the event, the University's regents will be in-house and the event is being held at Jazz at the Lincoln Center. In addition, eight students from the…

… beyond just those who are studying Armenian history or literature but actually reaches to a global faculty as well as under- graduates," Babayan said. Rackham student Vahe Sahakyan, a Ph.D. candidate in…

… providing donation from attention on the conflict. Arabia promised an additional some of Syria's hardest-hit "The fighting has set Syria $60 million, saying that would "The international co West, Arab allies…

… at the start of the event though it did not specify the attention to these offense nations and their Gulf Arab allies at the lavish Bayan Palace in the time period. It promised $300 said. "'They are…

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…'m worried about looking suspicious, making sure I'm speaking perfect English instead of Arabic, and looking as friendly as possible. Mostly, what makes airports uncom- fortable for me is having to try to…

…, nothing real is being said. Inanefforttomakestudentsfeelincludedand safe, most professors who teach "challenging" material often shut down discussions in class once one student hints that s/he feels…

… uncomfortable. This practice is detrimental to the learning environment. Race, gender, religion, sexuality and politics should never be comfortable. Students should be able to feel safe to share their narratives…

… and opinions in class. Students should feel respected. Students can even feel insulted. Students should not feel comfortable. Professors need to recognize that there should be a distinction between…

… their views, leading to valuable discourse. When safety and comfort are equated, it reinforces pre-existing privilege dynamics. When white students refuse to force themselves to ponder the input of their…

… fellow students of color during discussions on race, it's because their privilege affords them that comfort. When male students proclaim that their female classmates are exaggerating, it's because they…

… students with marginalized identities to trigger themselves emotionally to make a point. Privileged comfort comes at the cost of triggeringmarginalizedstudents.Studentswho trigger themselves do so because…

… should be able to facilitate their class discussions better, but it's also students' responsibility to engage wholeheartedly. They should be receptive to narrativesthatthreatentheirviewofthe world. They…

… - let me do absolutely nothing about it." Four years later, no longer a freshman but a budding Daily columnist, I secured an interview with the CAPS Director Todd Sevig, for Student Suicide Awareness week…

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… Valid- has its Feminist problems Wednesday, July 16, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 To live and die on the left moderate or supportive Arabs, while Palestine has its el are turned into…