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January 16, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 75) • Page Image 4

…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 16, 1991 EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 I NOAH FINKEL Editor in Chief…

… the national agenda. If we had learned from the gas lines of the early '80s, perhaps we would not feel obliged to risk American lives over someone else's gas. 01 War creates a backlash against Arab

…-Americans By Richard Kysia Anti-Arab sentiment has increased sharply since the onset of the Persian Gulf crisis. The American public's frustration with events in the Middle East has again manifested itself in…

… denigration and scape- goating of Arab-Americans. Rhetorical ex- changes between George Bush and Saddam Hussein, particularly the "Hitlerization" of Hussein, has augmented already-existing anti-Arab feelings…

…, helping to create an atmosphere of open Arab bashing. Following the invasion, the American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has registered a number of hate crimes. Incidents of harassment include…

… the beatings of Arab-Americans, hate mail, death threats, vandalism, and harassment from landlords. Further escalation of the crisis in the Gulf will undoubtedly worsen the backlash against Arabs. The…

… killing and maiming of Arabs is not uncommon in popular culture. ADC reports that "Bomb Iraq" has been a recur- ring theme among radio DJs and on but- tons, T-shirts and bumper stickers. In fact, "bomb Iraq…

… confrontation; elements of American pop culture seem to view this with joy rather than shock. A recent T-shirt portrayed an Arab (in traditional garb, riding a camel) in the crosshairs of a gun; the caption reads…

…: "I'd Fly 10,000 Miles to Smoke a Camel." Another T-shirt depicts a U.S. Marine pointing a rifle at an Arab laying at his feet. The caption is: "How much is the oil now?" Institutional racism against…

Arabs has Kysia is an LSA junior and a member of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. been a long-standing U.S. policy. In 1972, the Nixon administration instituted Operation Boulder, which…

January 16, 1990 (vol. 100, iss. 72) • Page Image 6

… 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

January 16, 1969 (vol. 79, iss. 89) • Page Image 4

…, whether Arab guerrillas or mili- tary-minded Israeli. In some form or another this must involve a federated co-exist- w w 01 Faculty meetings and the student will The author is a member of the Radical…

… Seventy-eight years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under authority of Board in Control of Student Publications New wways to view the Middle…

… success a victory? D ead ideals ABOUT EIGHT years ago, a group of students concerned about what they perceived as a decline in the quality and freedom of American life formed Stu- dents for a Democratic…

… Michigan chapter decided to close its meetings to the press. At the same time when most university student groups were fighting for open meetings and student participation in decision making on all levels of…

… Vietnam that his advisor Walt Rostow could muster about the war were that we did not start fight- ing a couple years earlier. 'M- _ 4-U - - - _ 1- ?- A 4- 1- - r trl * Somehow the Arab and Israeli fences…

… days of the Romans and centuries later of the great Arab empires in North Africa and Spain, it took slow and arduous months for Jewish pilgrims and poets to reach the Holy Land. To- day only a few hours…

… birth 20 years ago. THE NEW TARGET of the Arab guerrillas is that lifeline. It is as vulnerable as a man's jugular vein. Israel's national ! airline, El Al, owns seven jets. When one was hi-jacked in Rome…

… early last year and another attacked in Athens a few weeks ago, the Arab guer- rillas hit Israel's most sensitive point. This was no sporadic shell- ing of a border settlement or even the bombing of a…

… unsuccess- ful attacks to frighten away much of its business; what the Arab guerrillas could not do at Israel's well-guarded main airport in Lyd- da, they might do abroad. The next step would be attacks on…

…- liated against Lebanon, its one moderate Arab neighbor and the only one which has done litte or no fighting against it, the only neighboring Arab State which has protected its own Jewish minority from…

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…

October 16, 1966 (vol. 77, iss. 39) • Page Image 4

…Seventy-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED By STUDENTS OF THE UNIYERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS wnere Opinions Are Free, 420 MAYNARDST.,, ANN ARBOR, Mici…

… United Nations from its preoccupation with Viet Nam. Behind the typical Arab and Israeli charges and countercharges lies an ingrained hatred and the specific knotty question of water rights. THE MAJOR…

…; and between Iraq anj Turkey for the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. But the Jordan River continues to be polluted with Israeli-Arab mis- trust. The Jordan rises in the foothills of the Anti…

… stor- age point for the entire area. As its share, Israel was to re- ceive 39 per cent-a figure which did not sit too well with Arab leaders who sounded like they were intent on destroying the in…

… proposal. THE ARAB states have been opposed to the plan since its in- ception and have sought to frus- Israeli-Syrian Controversy trate Israel's claim on the waters. In December, 1963, the military chiefs…

… of 11 states agreed on a united plan of action, and in January, 1964, an Arab :3ummit meeting was held. President Nassar of the United Arab Republic urged a cautious approach to the problem: the Arabs

… defense system-since Israel can mobilize some 300,000 men in 72 hours. THE NON - MILITARY p 1 a n agreed upon was a diversion of the rivers which feed the Jordan from the north. The Arabs would shut the…

… taps on Israel by dam- ing the Baniyas and Hasbani rivers, tributaries which originate in Lebanon and Syria. In addition, Jordan wanted to completely dam off the Yarmuk. Arab engineers at that time con…

…- tended that Israel's Negev plan would leave the lower course of the Jordan Valley destructively saline, thus hurting some 200,000 Arab farmers. BUT THE Jordan government's diversion of the Yarmuk River for…

… the Canal had brought about de- st;fictive salinity in certain areas anyway; and Arab farmers had to be reimbursed with large outlays of East Ghor water. (The Johnston plan would have provided the…

November 16, 1966 (vol. 77, iss. 66) • Page Image 10

…, Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard L. Cutler, an- nounced the first rule made by him under the complete authority in the area of non academic disci- pline given him by the Regents at their…

… again, an executive office of the University has taken action which may have direct and significant ef- fects on the lives of the students, without any prior consultation with student government groups…

…, student advisory groups in the Of- fice of Student Affairs, or the ap- propriate faculty group--i.e., the SACUA Subcommittee on Stu- dent Relations. In this instance, Dr. Cutler failed to seek such ad- vice…

…- thority" and he reaffirmed "the importance of student involvement, in and accountability for affairs which concern them." This failure is doubly questionable in view of his public statement to the Re- gents…

… on Friday, November 11, that no new rules were forthcom- ing from his office.-Perhaps most importantly, he met with the Student Government Council on Wednesday, November 9 and did not then discuss the…

… possibility of new rules in this area. Indicative of Basic Problem Unfortunately, this is not an isolated instance. Rather, it is in- dicative of the basic problem faced by students and faculty at this…

November 16, 1977 (vol. 88, iss. 60) • Page Image 9

… permanent rigidity, it could lead to a new war the Arabs do not want University won't lose aid or loans (Continued from Page 1) "With rapid growth, the Guaranteed Student Loan program has enabled many…

… be an act of great risk and daring, perhaps dictated by necessity to restore movement toward peace talks. Diplomatic efforts sponsored by the United States to arrange an Arab-Israeli peace conference…

students to get through college," Butts said. "But at the same time, the program grew so fast it couldn't be ad- ministered. The defaults are partially the student's fault, but when the gover- nment never…

… send them a bill, how can you blame the students for not paying." Students loans have been providing middle income families with educational opportunities for the better part of two decades. "The first…

student loan program was the nation's response to SPutnik," But- ts said. "It was designed to encourage people to become scientists and science teachers so we would catch up with the Russians. As it turns…

… out, it has benefit- ted anyone who wants to get an educa- tion." Michigan students can apply to any of seven different loan programs, depen- ding on the family income level. The loans must come from…

… private lending institutions, the state government or the University. Roughly 13 per cent of all undergraduates have some kind of student loan. "There is a lot of bad publicity with the program," he said…

…. "But when you compare how many students aren't re- paying with how many benefited, you'll see the criticism is undeserved." and that Egypt cannot afford. On the other hand, a settlement with Israel…

… placed all his chips on President Carter and the United States. But in many Arab eyes, in and out of Egypt, Carter seems unable or unwilling to pressure Israel into making the concessions the Arabs believe…

… to be niecessary. These are that Israel pull out of all* Arab land occupied in 1967, that it agree to the creation of a Palestinian state next door, and that represen- tatives of the Palestine…

October 16, 1977 (vol. 88, iss. 34) • Page Image 4

…. 34 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan (elease of pay hike good, vhether selfishsympathetic THE UNIVERSITY this week agreed to give the Graduate…

… rest of the contract controversy stands in its own mire. GEO was given some ,momentum by a Michigan Em- ployment Relations Commission (MERC) decision earlier this year that defined graduate student

… assistants (GSAs), as employes of the University, and not just students. The administra- tion has, in effect, appealed that rul- ing, and will not return to the bargain- ing table to sign a GEO contract until…

… defensible borders for Israel. A close look at this policy, how- ever, shows that it is merely the offering up of the life of a small nation, Israel, to appease the Arabs just as Great Britain of- fered up the…

… life of a small nation, Czechoslovakia, to appease Hit- ler. The root cause of the continu- ing threat of war in the Middle East is not the problem of Arab refugees or Israel's holding on to conquered…

Arab territories. The real cause is the fact that after each of the four wars that the Arab countries have waged against Israel, the Arab coun- tries did not live up to the terms they agreed to in the…

… in the Middle East," by R. E. Tyrrell Jr. in the No- vember 1976 issue of Harper's magazine. )aii Now that the Arabs are import ant to the Great Powers becaus of their oil, they can play off the Great…

… Powers, against one another, as much as they please. It is therefore inevitable that the Arabs will not live up to an commitments they make now or in the near future. As long as Israel's Arab neigh- bors…

… do not live up to their agree- ments, putting an Arab state in the center of Israel, to give the Palestinians a homeland, will merely be putting a dagger at Israel's heart, to be plunged intq it by the…

Arabs when they choose to do so. And no amount of elec tronic devices to sound the alairn of invading Arab armies will giv Israel defensive borders. The Carter policy is therefore not a sound basis for…

November 16, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 50) • Page Image 4

…6 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 16, 1988 The Michigan Daily &be id igaut aigW Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Aid provides Israeli security Vol. IC, No.50…

… mandated that all state funded agencies divest) or students, faculty, and staff. The regents could have made a principled statement that the University would not accept state interference in its curriculum…

… regents routinely make belligerent anti-student and anti- education remarks at their meetings. Baker has said he cannot tolerate the lesbian and gay male students on campus and claimed that students

… of limitations on student protest at University events. Moreover, all of the regents have ac- cepted without comment brutality on the part of University of Michigan Public Safety officers. Harold…

… Marcuse was attacked last year; students were reprise brutalized at President James Duderstadt's inauguration; and, last Friday, Public Safety locked people in the stairwell of the Fleming building…

January 16, 1964 (vol. 74, iss. 85) • Page Image 15

…- sands of summer jobs in federal agencies available to students across the nation, the Washing- ton Post reported recently. Last summer, about 80 per cent of the estibmated 10,000 jobs were filled by…

students from the Wash- ington area. But a bill introduced by Rep. Lindley K. Beckworth (D- Tex) would allot summer jobs to each state on the basis of its population. But, Civil Service Commission Chairman…

… John W. Macy said that he feels that a strict apportion- ment law is not the answer to "the difficulties experienced by members of Congress in attempt- ing to counsel high school and college stu'dents

… rating, Macy added. The competitors would then be split into three groups according to their test scores and govern- mental agencies would be permit- ted to select employes from the high-scoring students

…-An Arab sum-pLaely theeest-a mit meeting in Cairo, considering line has been the 49-mi ways to stop Israel from diverting. tier between Israel and the Jordan River to irrigate its Problems there have c…

… Southland, places more attention largely of the return of I on the small, but effective United By contrast the Israe Nations truce team. border, though only 45 mi The Arabs heard from their is the most…

… fearing Arab retaliation. all the other three armist No Talks together. The project has been consider- Israel Protest ed for 10 years, but the Arabs In August, Israel prot and Israelis refused to agree on a…

… the same moni which has been patrolling a gen- U THANT was a brief but violent e erally quiet border. Only Syrian of gunfire between Isra firing near the water project has When the Israeli-Arab armis…

… of equal the two countries have wo down on the size and cost of the numbers of representatives of Is- gether through the Mixed 5000-man UN Emergency Force raelis, the various Arab countries tice…

… overall report on the Is- rael-Arab armistice situation. The request was made of Nor- wegian Gen. Odd Bull, who is { a, ; a ff° ' ' chief of staff of the United Na- tions Truce Observation Organiza-to I e…

October 16, 1959 (vol. 70, iss. 22) • Page Image 2

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY ICKHAI AAMPHITHEATRE: rof. Selim To Talk On Arab Problems SGC To Check Homecoming Rules *1 By MICHAEL BURNS t Prof. Hussein Kamel Selim, di- rector bf the Arab Information…

… Center in Washington, will speak on "Arab_ Problems Before the United Nations General Assembly" Tuesday at '8 p.m. in Rackham Amphitheatre., Brought here by the University Arab Club, Prof. Selim is a…

… by Student Gov- ernment Council at their meeting Wednesday night. * This committee will make Sug- gestions to the Council for im- proving the methods of petitioning for displays and the general opera…

May 16, 1953 (vol. 63, iss. 157) • Page Image 2

… Attitudes (EDITOR'S NOTE: Miss Greene bases the fol- lowing inalysis of German youth on time spent in Germany during a 10 months tour of West- ern Europe.) THE STUDENT Legislature's decision to adopt the…

… Free University of Berlin with a comprehensive program of cultural exchange and a proposed "lend-lease of students" is a timely action of a kind absolutely essen- tial to a re-morale-izing of German…

… exposition. Across the table from Karl Heinz, sits Richard, an eighteen-year-old student in a small town high school. He looks at Karl admiringly, and (nervously, knowing it will shock his American dinner…

… children. When a German student is sent on an educational or work exchange program there is always the fear that when the year is up he will be completely Americanized and not want to come home. In some…

… coersion. reading. To be sure, the Zionists carried -Earle. Hammer on active lobbying through the (EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, ac- Arab delegates and representatives cording to Mr. Baum, his letter of the higher…

…- tory for an institute of happy morons, rather than of intelligent students. It is. indeed deplorable, that every single night one must be disturbed by the echoing scrape of laughter and voices, and…

… the Editor: would like to commend the fair- ness with which your paper has handled the Arab-Israel dispute by publishing the Arab viewpoints as well as the Zionist. This may seem a strange fact to…

… commend but un- fortunately, as many Arabs have pointed out, the press in America has not been democratic in this respect and has printed only those things which their large advertis- ers permit. The Daily…

…, demo- cratic state of Israel, and a great deal more sympathy for the in- justice done to the Arabs, largely as a result of American pressure. Congratulations for your cour- age and integrity! -Richard C…

…. Yorkey, Grad. * * * Israel Will Live. To the Editor: N MR. FURRHA' letter he la- ments the fate of Arabs left homeless after the conflict in Israel. I should like to point out that those Arabs were offered…

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…

November 16, 1956 (vol. 67, iss. 51) • Page Image 4

… "This Time Let's Get A New Tire" r * e 1&IibPan §aiIg Sixty-Seventh Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS…

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 hen Opinions Are Free Truth Will Prevail" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the…

… problem of handling one million Arab refugees from the 1948 Palestine war presents a problem of equal importance and even greater difficulty. At present, almost one million Arabs live in' crowded, sordid…

… want responsibility for either the creation of this problem or the solution. Israelis assert that these people were told by Arab leaders to leave Palestine while the war was in progress, with the…

… assurance that the war would be a shoi't, quick victory for the Arabs. The Israelis also claim that they were told that the Annihilation of the Jews would be complete and that the displaced Arabs would be1…

… able to take over the riches of the country that the Jews had created. The Arabs, on the other hand, say that they fled before the advancing Israeli armies, fearing that it would mean death to be caught…

… by the Jews. Undoubtedly, there is truth to both sides. The present refugees probably did fear the Israeli armies, but they were also encouraged by Arab leaders. BUT NOW there are a million people…

… these people are to be replanted in the sur- rounding Arab countries or they must return to their homes in Israel. The Arab nations, with the exception of Egypt and the north African nations, are sparsely…

… populated. There are great amounts of unused land that would bloom if given the proper irrigation. Many of the Arab nations are re- ceiving large oil royalties that could pay for the needed irrigation…

… destruction of the state of Israel. The UN must resettle these people in Arab lands by a means that will be something less than voluntary. Force is out of the question. But the UN does have a great economic…

April 16, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 156) • Page Image 2

… 40 states in which freeze advocates currently are circulating anti-nuclear petitions. Kay said that he "doesn't think students are nearly as concerned (about military issues) as they should be," and…

… sley area." of the students were "ready to fight. It Several students said the flyers treat was pretty messy for a while," Mc- the subject of rape too flippantly. "Ob- Millin said. "But after a while…

… Chicago Police Chief L.R. Stiglich earlier had said 32 were injured and were trapped in the debris. Four Palestinians wounded TEL AVIV, Israel- Four Arab youths were shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers…

… yesterday during the fifth straight day of protests sparked by a shooting rampage on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Soldiers fired on stone-throwing Arab youths during demonstrations in the Jabaliya and Shati…

… exploding. There were no injuries. Reliable sources in the Gaza said soldiers rounded up a large number of localArabs after the attack. A grenade attack near the same site last month killed an israeli soldier…

… and injured six people. The most serious unrest following the Easter Sunday attack ona Moslem shrine atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has been in Gaza, where an 8- year-old Arab boy died and dozens of…

Arabs were wounded in clashes with Israeli troops. PBB contaminated nearly all Mich. residents, study says CHICAGO- Nearly all of Michigan's population was contaminated with the toxic chemical PBB five…

… 16, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The Univer- sity of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann…

…. 764-0554: Billing. 764-0550 Editor-in-Chief....................DAVID MEYER Managing Editor...............PAMELA KRAMER Executive Editor CHARLES THOMSON Student Affairs Editor ....... ANN MARIE FA41O…

October 16, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 30) • Page Image 4

…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…

February 16, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 114) • Page Image 2

… will ask the Regents' If you are a senior of high academic standing and are to support two proposals to increase interested in a career as a Lawyer's Assistant, we'd like student activities space during…

… renovation of the Student Activities We will visit your campus on: Building (SAB) workshop. The other, from 'University President. Robben Wednesday, March 22 Fleming, requests Union Thursday, March 23…

…. Unlike Johnson's proposal, there will be no vote on Fleming's request that the Regents relinquish control of the Union so it can be reorganized to attract more students. The Union's ten-member Board of…

… hits U.S.-Arab warplanes deal PLATIGNUM ITALIC SET Contains afountainyen,five. -talic bis andtinstructton manuaf a((forony $6o.0... At art materiaC¥ s5ioys, codegc took.stores...orsen4 check to…

… the Arabs, Carter and Begin are expected to discuss the question of Israeli settlements in occupied Arab lands. The Carter administration op- poses the settlements as illegal under international law…

… as a moderate state not in direct confron- tation with Israel. BEGIN claimed Saudi Arabia had promised "a certain Arab nation" the aircraft it received would be deployed agains Israel in the event of…

… Israel with the sale to the Arabs. ....isn' t alw6ys easy, try Texas Instruments mBA Our Price $63.50 V oCellar Warranty electronic business calculator W.I' U-Cellar Warranty Support for TI…

March 16, 1965 (vol. 75, iss. 141) • Page Image 3

… same time, the Egypitian foreign ministry announced its tion in elections in France. ambassador to West Germany will not return to Bonn, in line with The voting in Argentina, yes- the decision of Arab

… -Associated Press While air force and navy planes hit the Viet Cong ammunition dump, marines guarded the important Danang air base. The raid was based from Danang. President Arturo U. Illis. The Arab meeting…

… waves," he said. "Now it would be a good idea for the United States to send an army division and to increase the size of the South Vietnamese forces." For Students To Stop Riots MOSCOW .'P…

…)-Soviet authori- ties have ordered some foreign students in Moscow not to take part in any further street dem- onstrations, student sources said yesterday. The prohibition appeared aimed at students who joined in a…

…. Informants said some students at Patrice Lumumba University which mainly attracts youths from underdeveloped n a t i o n s, have been warned against parti- cipation in any more demonstra- tions. The Soviet…

… Union has rejected Chinese charges of brutality and inadequate medical care for Chi- nese students injured March 4. It has countered that the Chinese students provoked the disorder. In the past, Soviet…

… said government --- in this case, the "It no more exists than the Mos- elected village chieftains." In cow-Peking axis." what Fall called "a monumental President and Mrs. Hatcher invite the students of…

February 16, 1989 (vol. 99, iss. 98) • Page Image 4

… "atrocities" because he said, "only a few hundred Palestini- ans had been killed." In response to these and many other incidents through- out campus, Arab and Arab- American students have formed a new…

… Chi- nese high school student went to an anti- abortion clinic accidentally seeking an abortion. At the center, she was deceived and misled for weeks. When she finally realized that the center was not…

… scant few months from now to to discover that, once again, our bodies are not our own. b £rbigau ai Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No.98 Ann Arbor…

… because it was conceived of and produced by a group of Black and Latino students at an alter- native high school in the South Bronx. The Satellite Academy is an alternative high school in the heart of the…

… South Bronx which services youth who have been pushed out or dropped out of the regu- lar public schools. Two of these students, Al- bert Culler and Lindon Harri- gan, along with their teacher Pam Sporn…

… hosts speakers from other academic institutions, but rarely do we look beyond the bounds of the Academy for other sources of knowledge and analysis. Con- sistent with our philosophy that students can…

… the cre- ation of a popular history pro- ject. -UCAR/Ella Baker- Nlsn Mndela Center campus. It exists widely throughout the campus com- munity. The problem is felt strongly by students who come from…

… diverse ethnic and racial back- grounds. Despite the increased awareness, one ethnic group has been the target of increased racism and hostility on this campus. This group is the Arab-Americans. The most…

… publicized of these racial at- tacks was the Tagar bus which labeled Arabs as terrorists. This racial slur offended and angered many Arabs on campus. But this was not an isolated inci- dent. Last term I sat…

… through a Communication 103 class in which a guest lecturer, Gideon Remez, an Israeli journalist, repeatedly spoke of "Arab ter- rorists." He condoned the brutal methods employed by the Is- raeli Defense…

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…, and fitted Beauty's two selfish sisters, her friends at home and the magic of jewels from dust into my own an- alysis of the story. Although students of Freud will have a heyday with the net- work of…

…._.r; Editorial Rounds Christian Science Monitor .. . j For the Arabs Dangerous Corner j WHAT MAY be the beginning of a fundamental change in the Pal- estine situation has now been registered in the major world…

… capi- tals and in the United Nations. It is the result of Arab refusal to ex- tend the truce period, after the Israeli had agreed to do so. This looks like a diplomatic blunder on the Arabs' part. Hereto…

… be regarded as an aggressor, at any rate so long as the armies operated in a manner that could be construed as defending the territories al- lotted to Arabs and Jews in the UN partition plan. Bombings…

…, and at the request of the UN itself, the Arabs have invited world cen- sure. They are immediately confronted with Israeli charges, laid be- fore the UN Security Council, of violating the truce some…

…, it could lead to UN action against the Arabs under Chapter VII of the Charter, including imposition of sanctions against them. THAT DEVELOPMENT, if coupled with a lifting of the American embargo…

… against arms shipments to the Middle East, would be a serious blow to the Arabs' military prospects. The Arabs are talking a great deal about British treaty obligations to them, but the British have said…

… that if the UN finds the Arabs guilty of illegal acts Britain's obligations to the UN will override those in its treaties with Arab states. Aside from the loss of prestige which the Arabs have suffered…

… over the entire diplomatic front, there are known also to be weaknesses within the Arab League. Egypt and Syria seem more intent on resum- ing warfare, for example, than does King Abdullah of Transjordan…

…. Moves to exploit Arab divergencies are part of the general effort to bring the Arabs into line with a world opinion otherwise due to turn sharply against them. And today there is much less probability…

June 16, 1967 (vol. 77, iss. 31) • Page Image 3

…FRIDAY, JUNE 16,1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY _____________________________________ I I Soviet Head To Present Case at UN Kosygin To Arab Cause…

…, Confer with Defend May Johnson UNITED NATIONS (A)-Soviet 1, Premier Alexei N. Kosygin will leave Moscow for the United States today to plead the Arab cause before the United Nations and possibly meet…

… JERUSALEM-For the Jews of Israel, victory has brought peace but more peace-time problems. The exhilaration of swift tri- umuph over the Arabs in the six- day war is beginning to fade away. Now the Israelis…

… face tasks of re- organization not even imagined before the war erupted on June 5. Israel, a nation of 2.6 million, has swallowed at least temporarily, about a million Arabs in the Gaza Strip and on the…

… can be useful to Israel's economy. Korean Students Ask New Assembly Elections Stennis Likens Dodd Case To Censure of McCarthy WASHINGTON (P)-Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss), compared the case of Sen…

…. In other places refugees from Libya reported that Arab mobs killed at least six Jews in Tripoli and set fire to all Jewish shops in the city, the American Jewish Committee said yesterday. Jews Panick…

July 16, 1948 (vol. 58, iss. 186) • Page Image 1

… Orders Arabs, Jews To Halt Warfare Truman Calls New Session Of Congress Special Meeting . To Start July 26 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 15-With a pointed challenge for action in "the…

… meeting at which all Congressional candidates from the Second District would be given an opportunity to speak. The action was in response to a request from "Students for Slos- son" supporters and followed…

… the statement by Associate Dean Wal- ter B. Rea outlining reasons for denial of recognition to the Slos- son club by the Student Affairs Committee. Walsh Statement "While we are not able to work…

… directly on the campus, we believe that students should have an op- portunity to contrast Prof. Slos- son with the other candidates," Tom Walsh, temporary chairman of the Slosson group, said. "Such a meeting…

… will enble both students and townspeople to make a more intelligent comparison of both the candidates and the is- sues in the coming election," Bob Collins, chairman of the Young Democrats, said after…

… SUCCESS, July 15-The Security Council tonight ordered the Jews and Arabs to halt the war in Palestine. The decision was backed up with provisions for United Nations force if necessary. The final vote was 7…

… to 1 with Syria alone in opposition. Russia, the Soviet Ukraine and Argentina abstained. The decision, taken on an Amer-. ican resolution, gave the Jews and Arabs three days to cease fire. It went far…

…, scoring a direct hit on one large vessel and left it burning. Cairo was the third Arab capital bombed by the Jews in the Arab- Jewish war. Israeli planes raided Damascus, Syria, and Amman, Trans…

…- areth, the home of Christ, and that their forces had hammered Arabs near Jerusalem. The Holy City was bombed shortly after midnight by Egyptian planes which hit Jerusalem resi- dential areas. It was the…

… second raid in Jerusalem's history. Unof- ficial reports listed one person killed and seven injured. Open Air Dance The Fresh Air Dance, with mus- Russia supported the order to the Jews and Arabs to lay…

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…

September 16, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 148) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily- Monday, September 16, 1991 - Page 7 Arab officials: .hostage release may rai BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's top Shiite Muslim cleric said yesterday that a Western hostage…

… would be released in weeks, but urged a one-time swap involving the captives and Arab prisoners to end the crisis. Sheik Mohammed Mehdi Shamseddine's statements came amid intense speculation that free…

…-932-1994, eve. MUST SELL: Student football tickets best offer call 747-6873. SEASON FOOTBALL TCKT. FOR SALE! Sec. 24. Call and leave message at 763-2687. HELP! ALUMNA IN NEED OF 6 TICK- ETS for Oct. 19 UM vs…

… AT THE MICHIGANENSIAN ALL CAMPUS YEARBOOK. MASS MEETING ON SEPT. 15 (SUN) @4:00 PM AND SEPT. 16 (MON) @7:30 PM 420 MAYNARD!/ STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. I - Join Student Alumni Council! - ridiQ n…

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…

February 16, 2011 (vol. 121, iss. 95) • Page Image 4

…4A -- Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom " Edited and managed by students at the…

…-semester, most LSA professors only offer the opportunity through the required end-of-term online evaluations. College of Engineering students are offered the opportuni- ty to complete mid term evaluations for…

… great job. I hope all LSA faculty and staff will take just a small part of their next lecture to distribute surveys, point students to a CTools evalua- tion or have CLRT conduct a Mid- term Student

April 16, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 115) • Page Image 9

… young men then, ry because they thought Israel was missing the chance to e peace with an Arab enemy. So they decided to write a letter. The letter sparked a movement. The movement brought tens of…

…, and the peace they sought with all the Arabs is still elusive. Their movement was dubbed Peace Now, to their conster- nation - they thought it was too insistent, too "American." After two decades the…

… letter, such as Tzali Reshef, the current impasse in Israeli-Arab relations is dis- couraging. "I don't think we have all the time in the world," Reshef said. "In the Middle East, if you have a deadlock…

… *h Arab neighbors, return of land to the Palestinians. But leaving a huge celebratory rally in Tel Aviv in November 1995, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. Peace Now watched in dismay as…

… Molenar, who also participated in the program last summer, said many of the students' worst teaching fears never materialized. "We had been afraid that our lessons wouldn't be good enough," Molenar said…

… all the summer activities. Organizers said they hope to receive increased funding to expand the course so students from across the country could take part in the volunteer program. To find out more…

… information or to register for the course, students can e- mail hcashman@umich.edu. ITD Continued from Page 1A tures in line with its budget. It would never be our policy to reduce services. ITD is working with…

… MSA representa- tives, the Rackham Student Government LTD's Student Advisory Committee and other groups to further revise the basic t computing program for next year. "We're looking to meet…

… approximately 95 percent of all students' needs," Griffiths said. lTD's main goal for future policy changes is to make sure computing ser- t vices for students are not reduced. "We want to provide as much service…

… 1 as we can with our funding" McCord said. Student S -. paper aims or diversity CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- The editors of the Harvard Crimson recently looked around the newsroom and came to a sudden…

November 16, 1948 (vol. 59, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

… 'adopted by the Assem- bly Nov. 29, 1947. Under the Ber- nadotte plan it would be given to the Arabs. Shertok said any Arab state trying to annex the Negev "should have to overcome, in bloody battles, the…

… fiercest re- sistance that the Jews have yet offered anywhere to the Arab invaders." The Palestine question also oc- cupied the Security Council which considered a new Canadian pro- posal to replace the…

…- tlement. Russia's Jacob A. Malik, how- ever, said he believed the coun- cil should order the Jews and Arabs not to negotiate an armis- tice but a formal peace. The council meets again at 10, a.m. (3 a…

… into action to ?recommend modification or repeal of the speakers' ban. The Student Legislature cab- inet met to block out plans for its written recommendations to the Regents, which will be ready "at…

… least- a week" before the Re- gents' regular monthly meeting in December, according to SL president Blair Moody. But the faculty Senate's action raises the possibility of consulta- tion between students

… consultations and commit- tee-work will be carried on inten- sively this week. The Committee to Abolish the Ban, though still functioning, has yielded most of its work to the Student Legislature, accord- ing to…

… Buddy Aronson, CAB spokesman. The CAB has already "done a fine job" in calling the Regents' attention to student protests over the speakers ban, Moody said. Student Groups Back Series On Marriage It looks…

… seal of approval on continuing the series. * * * - BUT BEFORE definite plans for the series can be launched, one or two of the groups which include the Student Legislature, the League, the Union, Student

… arranged to handle an overflow throng of students ex- pected to make the trip to Colum- bus for the OSU-Wolverine grid tilt this weekend. In addition to the special train sponsored by the Wolverine Club…

… another special train will be on hand to handle students wishing to retulrn to Ann Arbor immedi- ately after the game. ANY STUDENT wishing to re- turn to Ann Arbor immediately after the game may purchase…

January 16, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 91) • Page Image 4

… Bank including attacks on Jewis students in Hebron, riots after the car bombings of three West Bank mayors, and the assassinations of pro-peace Arabs in the West Bank and in Gaza. You also fail to note…

… club. Christopher Potter is a Daily staff writer. His column appears every Friday. ~5 -Tise li stditganrty tig Edited and managed by students at The University 'of Michigan Feiffer Vol. XCI, No. 91…

… events. a For two reasons, I authored the motion to postpone-NOT REJECT-until next week the recognition of the Student Association of the United Friends of the Islamic Republic of Iran. First, it has been…

… alleged by the FBI that Iranian student associations in the United States have formal ties with the Khomeini government. It is believed that Iranian student associations are taking money and orders from…

… Iran. If this is the case with the local association, then it is not a legitimate student organization and under the MSA constitution can be denied recognition. Second, what is the purpose of this group…

… David accords? Never before has an Arab country been at peace with Israel. In fact, before Begin and the Likud party came to power in May, 1977, no single Arab leader had ever even offered to negotiate…

… peace with Israel since its independence in 1948. In those twenty nine years, only one Arab leader, a prince from Jordan, had the integrity to speak out publicly for peace with Israel. He was promptly…

… that since Israel took control of the area, the holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem are available to all Third, you claim that Begin ha$ "allowed the military to clamp repressive measures on Arab

January 16, 1987 (vol. 97, iss. 76) • Page Image 4

…O1PINION Page 4 Friday, January 16, 1987 The Michigan Do Lucas f1 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol.. XCVII, No. 76 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, M1 48109 L…

… request for "creative" ileas toward this goal. In re - sponse, students should not allow t opportunity to directly influence JWiversity decisions slip through ioir fingers. . pi ..:.. . . ~ :.Interim…

… positions .rbomising to represent student onstituencies such as MSA, BSU, IA, and the elected officials of bth Greek systems, should offer carefully prepared, thoughtful &proposals which will be difficult for…

… a University committee, and ultimately Duderstadt, to justifiably reject. U.S. takes advantage of ; sweepstakes Indications are that student leaders are already moving in this direction. The Student

March 16, 1963 (vol. 73, iss. 126) • Page Image 1

Student Government Council at a special meeting yesterday rec- ommended nullification of the presidential election in the busi- ness administration school to Joint Judiciary Council, and expressed "strong…

… a survey by Graduate Student Council sampling student opinion on the subject. Invalid Names In the business administration school election all voters had to sign their names stating that they were…

… authority" in all campus elections except those for SGC. Last year in a similar situation Joint Judic voided the literary col- lege elections. Syria I Arab To Join In Federated Nation N -Daily…

students, not to reform the community." Noting that it is one of the center's first duties to help incoming foreign students find housing, the Unfair Taxes In the motion against 'Rep. Al- len's plan…

…, Council noted that such payments would be unfair taxes on students and that they would discourage high caliber students from attending the University. Allen's bill, currently in the House Committee on State…

… Affairs, would make students graduating with a bachelor's or master's de- gree pay $1200, and doctoral de- gree students $1500 to the state. Students would be required to sign promissory statements before…

… graduating, obligating them to pay within 12 years at four per cent interest. SGC and GSC are co-sponsoring a survey on student opinion on the subject, which will be tabulat- ed and passed on to Allen after…

… because of race, creed, color or national origin." It added that "the center's staff regrets that it is necessary to screen housing to reduce the pos- sibility of students and visiting scholars from abroad…

…..." Davis added that he did not consider it the center's mission to force landlords in the city to change their views on discrimina- tion. When trying to arrange hous- ing for foreign students the center…

… usually asks landlords whether he has any preferences or limita- tions regarding prospective rentees and only sends him students he will accept. Recognizing that "there is pre- judice in Ann Arbor," Davis…

January 16, 1964 (vol. 74, iss. 85) • Page Image 3

… the - jilt HEADQUARTERS for STUDENT and OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE FURNITURE, TYPEWRITERS and FOUNTAIN PENS job of trying to transform, through new detecting devices, the partial nuclear test ban treaty…

…." CAIRO-An announcement by Cairo radio yesterday that rela- tions have been restored between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Jordan highlighted the conclusion of an Arab sum- mit meeting of 13…

… to suit customer. DEALER for A. B. Dick Mimeographs and Supplies STUDENT SUPPLIES Stationery Study Lamps Note Books Fountain Pens Loose Leaf Note Books Typewriter Supplies FOUNTAIN PENS all makes…

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…

February 16, 1987 (vol. 97, iss. 97) • Page Image 4

…4 OPINION Mpoay, February 16,)1987 Page 4 The Michigan Daily . . .... . ... ............. - - ---- et 1 Ctigan oil" Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No…

… by the individual houses that try to initiate interaction between the two systems deserves applause. The Daily also lauds the students who are presently working on initiatives to foster interaction…

… administration has now taken Arab hostages. On January 26th, 1987, eight Palestinian residents of the Los Angeles area and one's Kenyan wife were arrested by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the…

… six charged with violating the McCarran-Walter Act, two are lawful Hilary Shadroui speaks for the November 29th Committee for Palestine and is a graduate student in history. [eporting permanent…

… residents of the U.S. The other four are not permanent residents and are also being charged with technical violations of their student or visitor visas. The remaining three are all being charged with…

… technical violations of their student or visitor visas. Two of the nine arrested individuals were finally released on bond, originally set at $25,000 apiece but, lowered to $3,000 and $5,000. The remaining…

… respected members of their community and have not engaged in any violent or illegal activites. Khader Hamide, singled out as a "leader" of the PFLP, participated in the work of the Arab American Institute…

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…

July 16, 1958 (vol. 68, iss. 15) • Page Image 1

… WILLIAM SPODAK "It is till too early to be sure what course events in the Middle East will take," was the general opinion of Arab students ques- tioned about the present crisis. However, most were in agree…

…- ment about four main points: 1) The revolts in both Iraq and Lebanon are not, most students emphatically agreed, Communist- inspired. On the contrary most Arabs are anti-Communist, wish- ing to be free…

… of all foreign influ- ence and .maintain a policy of "positive neutralism." Nasser to Benefit 2) President Gamal Abdel Nas- ser, of the United Arab Republic, is not behind these events, though he will…

… probably stand to benefit from them. Rather, Arab nation- alism and the desire for Arab uni- ty were viewed as thermotivating factors behind these revolts. 3) Both revolts are the internal affairs of the…

… respective countries and for them to settle, not the Western powers. 4) The United States should have waited for United Nations action before sending her troops into Lebanon, for Arab opinion will be…

… States ac- tion, with or without Anglo- French forces, will greatly wors- en the situation. "One Arab nation is the dream of all Arabs," said Kana'an J. Al- Komser, Grad., of Iraq, and there "will soon be…

… a union of all Arab peoples." Who will head the union, Al-Komser was not sure, but if Nasser proves himself the most able, the people will elect him. Nasser, he continued, is the sym- bol of Arab

January 16, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 75) • Page Image 2

… service song book. RALLY .Continued from page 1 She called on the University to E refuse to comply with F.B.I. inter- rogations of Arab-American students. The F.B.I. has already interro- i gated a number…

… stu- dents are turning their thoughts to prayer. "It's clear that it's out of our hands," said graduate student Alan Grafe. "We just pray that God's will be done." Grafe and dozens of other stu- dents…

…. Director Joseph Kohane put aside his prepared sermon Friday night and instead held an open forum for students to discuss issues on their minds. Most of the concerns focused on the necessity of the war, the…

… Muslim Student Organization, Naeem ex- plained that "Saddam has divorced himself from religion. "His actions are not supported Islamically, not by the Koran, not by the teachings of Mohammed ... not in…

… of Arab-Americans in Detroit since the crisis began. "When this war starts there must not be business as usual at this University." The ad hoc committee met for the first time last Friday. "Our goal…

… Anti-Racist Education (BMC). While the crowd was predomi- nantly people of color, a number of white students attended to show their solidarity. "It didn't seem to matter today if you were a person of…

… color," said Residential College senior Andrew Basoco. "It was more educational, about different perspectives." MSA postpones nomination of student to 'U' committee RESEARCH 'Continued from page 1 ogy…

…. Specifically con- sidering the high explosive medium which is mentioned, they're not talk- ing about flour. They're talking about high explosive weapons." by Julie Foster Daily MSA Reporter The Michigan Student

… committees. Rackham rep. Jeff Gauthier wrote a letter to the Provost explaining the provision. "Our right as an appoint- ing body is being usurped," he said. Student Governance Committee Chair Lynn Chia…

…," said LSA first-year student Brian Carey, "it is my duty and right to my country to which I have the privilege of living in. "I would lose a lot of my friends," said Music Sophomore Kate Fitzpatrick. "I…

September 16, 1953 • Page Image 16

…-PAGE EIG . THE MICH IGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1952 r s,.E '. a ___________________________1 1 125 Clubs On Campus For Students (Continued from Page 2) tion, industrial relations…

…, anthro- pology, journalism, marketing, chemistry, botany, sociology and psychology. AMERICAN Ordnance Associa- tion, Student Science Society, For- esters' Club, Student Bar Associa- tion, Michigan…

… Actuarial Club, Michigan Crib for pre-law stu- dents, Pre-Medical Society, Amer- ican Pharmacy Association, Galens Honorary Medical Society and an honorary Barristers Society for law students are available…

… organ- izations for students entering spec- ialized occupations. With students from all cor- ners of the earth at the Univer- sity many clubs have sprung up in which foreign students get together to bring…

… into their col- lege life a bit of their native land. I Among these are clubs repre- senting the Arab countries, Paki- stan, China, India, Hawaii, Tur- key, Armenia, Japan, Poland, and the Philippines…

…. WORKING in conjunction with these organizations are a Council for Displaced Persons and a Com- mittee for International Living. Students from British Com- monwealth nations may join the Beacon Club…

…. Enthusiasts of French, German, Spanish and Russian language study have formed groups in which the foreign language is exclusively spoken to aid students win im- proving their skill with them. * * * WHETHER…

… affiliated or inde- pendent, students may join one of these coordinating groups: As- sembly, and association for inde- pendent women; Inter-Coopera- tive Council, inter - Fraternity Council, or Panhellenic, an…

… associ- ation of sorority women. League and Union student of- fices are administrators of stu- dent affairs for these activities. Other student government or- ganizations are the all-campus Student

… final arrangements on the long awaited WAB addition. 'U' Counselor Service Gives Students Personal Guidance (Continued from Page 3) non-academic counseling pre- vails. In the men's dormitories, a sys…

September 16, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 9) • Page Image 1

… reports to various groups on campus, including SACUAnand the =Michigan Student Assembly. These groups will have the entire fall term to debate the proposals before giving Shapiro their recommendations…

… participation of the Soviet Union anytime soon, expressing their preference for direct talks between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Emerging from a meeting at the White House with President Reagan, Israeli Prime…

… summit itself "demonstrated that Arab-Israeli differences can best be resolved through direct negotiations." And Shultz set conditions for any Soviet participation in a multinational Middle East peace…

… drug abuse problem, there were indications that some suggested solutions face heavy obstacles: Leaders of federal employee See REAGAN, Page 3 Baker needs high student turnout for win By PETER MOONEY…

… coordinator, said includes the campus, are faced with two students can be registered. about 100 volunteers are working toward the Congressional candidates who are opposites The effort has been under way for two…

… local Democratic observer who opponent, University economist Donald HIS LIBERAL Democratic opponent, requested anonymity said Baker must Grimes, in the August primary. economics graduate student Dean…

… Baker, is mobilize the student vote in order to have a Pursell is heavily favored in campaign, counting on a large student turnout fueled by chance of success because much of the rest of having won…

…, Coburn says. THE PSEUDO-TOM Cruises may be partially responsible for the growth of the number of new enlistments, but about half the students in the programs are also attracted by scholarships that pay for…

… cadet. "People tend to forget that those of us in uniform are the ones who protect their right to complain." Besides the lust for adventure and the lure of financial support, some students enroll because…

… between the ages of 20 and 40. Students! Against Multiple Sclerosis(SAMS), a branch of the national organization, will lead the campaign. To get involved, contact the local MS chapter, or call 1- 800-1-BUST…

May 16, 1946 (vol. 56, iss. 141) • Page Image 2

… Editor: VITAL MATTERS affecting the Palestine ques- tion have not been brought out in your letter column so far, and deserve to be stated. First, all of the Arab opposition in Palestine against Jewish…

… imigration is embodied in a hand- ful of feudal landlords whose main grudge against the Jewish immigrant consists of the fact that he has raised immeasurably the Arab living stan- dard, thereby depriving Arab

Arab immigration to Palestine, have risen consistently and in geometric proportion to the influx of Jews. Second, there is no conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine. The Arab population, if…

… canvassed honestly and impartially, would declare itself overwhelmingly in favor of in- creased Jewish immigration. The 1300 years in which the Arabs are supposed to have domin- ated the country they were…

…- tional processes begin mostly in Jewish schools. The conflict exists. But it is a conflict between Jews, to whom the question of Palestine is liter- ally a question of life or death, and an Arab clique…

… for two or three years the decree of complete independence which is now scheduled for this Fourth of July.. Most of the strong reaction from Filipino students on campus has been the defense of President…

… for dis- tribution. Blanks may be secured from the Office of the Dean of Stu- dents. All applications for reassign- ment must be in the hands of the Dean of Students ON OR BEFORE MAY 20. Memorandum to…

…- versity strongly recommends that student veterans occupying apart- ments for married students at Willow Village retain their quarters, during the summer. All women students attending the Crease Ball Friday…

… will have late per- missionluntil one-thirty. Calling hours will not be extended. Electrical and Mechanical Engin- eering Sophomores: The Detroit Edi- son Company is willing' to take sever- al students

September 16, 1979 (vol. 90, iss. 10) • Page Image 4

… allocate funds to student organizations In order to regain that privilege - one of MSA's foremost responsibilities several of the organization's fo representatives spent most of the summer developing a plan…

… apparently future.. Steinem observed' that more 'president of Student Services, scalped as the University spent tlp has not aged a bit since the glory days women than men now are enrolled in And it is that…

… live here challenging battles with City Council had suffered severely. Coordinators; Jack Hall, Legislative written by Editor-InChief where men sit around and talk about from those crazy hippie students

… patrol car availability didn't stop there. In a move that so dinator. Director Michael Arkush. i Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom- Carter jeopardizes peace treat by talks with Arab extremists !. 4…

March 16, 1974 (vol. 84, iss. 131) • Page Image 1

… against proposed control of student organ- ization finances by the Office of the Student Auditor (OSA) has brought a concession from the administra- tion, but campus film groups still claim the University…

… a recom- mended set of stringent accounting guidelines met with strong criticism from Student Organizations Board chief Eliot Chikofsky at last month's executive officers meeting. The executive…

… board" composed of students and staff. The board would be empowered to arbitrate dis- agreements over funding controls, and to eliminate, as much as possible, the red tape in the delegation of facility…

… rights to student organizations and in the handling of organization accounts, according to Rutz. However, the rule that student organization finances be handled only through the OSA is not subject to…

… review, Rutz says. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS give several explanations for the proposed restrictions. Maurice Rinkel, auditor for student'organizations, explains that the regulation was designed to establish…

… greater safeguards against the possibility of private individuals profiting from the use of University facilities. Tom Easthope, assistant vice president for student over finances services, cites a need…

… preferential treatment, you've got to have accountability," Easthope says. IN ADDITION, several sources say the University must insure that student organizations do not run up financial obligations they can…

… organizations The proposal has met with bitter opposition, how- ever, from various student organizations, most notably See 'U', Page 2 'WON'T DESTROY PRESIDENCY' Nixon reiterates no-quit' pledge Protesters…

June 16, 1967 (vol. 77, iss. 31) • Page Image 1

…, No. 31S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRJDAY, JUNE 16, 1967 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAG Medical Students Voice ietnam War Dissent By DAVID KNOKE Fourth in a Five-Part Series "The (Capt. Howard) Levy case scares…

… to refuse service in Vietnam is a sure way to ruin your chanc- es." Over 250 medical students across the nation recently signed the pledge of refusal to serve in the armed forces and to seek alterna…

… stand." American society is not an isolated flash but accurately reflects re- cent changes of interest among medical students. The Student Health Organiza- tion has been building up support for several…

… Eckstein who moderated, and Prof. John F. Kolars. Proble ms of huddle East Discussed by UExpert To Appeal Draft Board Sit-in Charge 28 Students, Faculty Ask State High Court To Drop '65 Arrests By JILL…

September 16, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 127) • Page Image 2

…9 - ...Thpa Mit'hignnails ii a_- ;pntphpr v1 4Q07iii. i i.IlJII1l3-IU.,Upii.Fi.lIlL1 Lp...i A G-0 O NATION WORLD Jewish families settle among Arabs The families moved in just days after Secretary…

… of State Madeleine Aibright leaves the region The Washington Post JERUSALEM - Protected by scores of heavily armed police, three Jewish families settled into an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem…

… departure of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The Israeli Jews moved into homes purchased from Arabs by Irving Moskowitz, a wealthy Miami devel- oper who plans to build a Jewish housing complex on the…

… development, a pledge he reiterated yesterday. But Israeli officials said Netanyahu has no legal authority to evict the new tenants from homes purchased legally by Moskowitz from willing Arab sellers…

Arabs as Abu Gheneim. Under the 1993 Oslo accords - the peace accord between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization - discussions on the future of Jerusalem and the final shape of Palestinian…

…'RF I I S The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in…

May 16, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 9) • Page Image 2

… Lebanon under an Arab League mandate to enforce a truce reached after Moslem-Christian hostilities erupted in civil war in 1975. But Syrian Foreign Minister Abdul- Halim Khaddam was quoted in his country…

…'s newspapers yesterday as saying the Arab nations are now withholding the $15 million a month support. The reason was unclear. Neither U.S. or Israeli officials would disclose Habib's plans or discuss details of…

… Languages Building, 3:15 p.m. SACUA - Meeting, 1:15 p.m., West Alcove, Rackham. The Michigan Daily Vol. XCI, No. 9-S Saturday, May 16, 1981 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the…

October 16, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 31) • Page Image 3

… depend on have said, lived, and performed." their willingness to accept reality Eban, who is currently and compromise on the Arab Chairman of Israel's Foreign issue," said Shai Popovsky, an A Affairs and…

… Defense Committee, Israeli graduate student in political lectured in a crowded Rackham science. Auditorium. Eban, who is also Mark Lichter, a graduate student known for his Public Broadcast in public health…

… danger to Israel is the mysteries: the mystery of internal threat posed by Israel's preservation, resonance, suffering domination of 1.5 million Arabs on and renewal. the west bank, " he said. "THE IDEA of…

… continues to be shown in "coercive rule" over Arabs in the the United States and other West Bank. countries. Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban lectures on the Jewish presence and…

… civilization from a historical perspective. He addressed a full house at Rackham Auditorium last night. Students use Safe Walk By STEPHEN GREGORY If all of Michigan's black voters backed Republican…

… time to the small town where she lived most of her life. Performances The Difference - Soundstage, 9:30 p.m., U-Club (763-1107). This student band is sure to entertain you and provide great dancing music…

…. Waiting for the Parade - University Players, 8 p.m., Trueblood Theatre (764-0450). University drama students will perform this antiwar play by John Murrell. It concerns women waiting at home while their men…

… Republicans General Membership Meeting - 8 p.m., Room D, Michigan League. SALSA (Socially Active Latino Students Association) New Membership Meeting - 7:30 p.m., Dominicks, upstairs. Furthermore 2nd Annual…

… a students needs to be walked somewhere, a SafeWalk dispatcher receives calls and sends out a two-person walking team-two women or a man and a woman-to the caller's location. The caller is then…

… the total number to 100, Simon added. Library Science graduate student Natalie Shilling, a third time service user said, "I think it's great because I live off campus. I tell everybody about it. We all…

February 16, 1977 (vol. 87, iss. 114) • Page Image 1

… Cents Ei ght Pages ;rWMU SEE NFS IA'!' N CALL n )AJiLY Strike talk The Student Support Committee for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Em- ployes (AFSCME, Local 1583) will hold…

… meetings all over campus tonight to educate student workers about issues that might confront them should there be a strike. AFSCME is currently negotiating with the University for a new contract. The…

… floor of the Union; and for student bus drivers and students who work in the Michigan League and the University Club, 9:30 on the fourth floor of the Union. Happenings ... ... kick off today at noon when…

…. at the Union where, at 3:15, the Office of Ethics and Religion will sponsor a film called "King: From Montgomery to Memphis" . . . from 4-6, graduate students and University staff are invited to slurp…

… survey prospects for new Arab-Israeli peace talks. Welcoming Vance at Ben Gur- ion International Airport, Is- raeli Foreign Minister Yigal Al- lon declared it was "high time the political momentum should…

… moving through the Arab world. He will emphasize the Carter administration's view that this presents asunique op- portunity for a "just and last- ing peace." Shortly before Vance arrived, Allon said in…

… Israel' and the Arabs. This "in return for territorial compromises whose map has not yet been determined," he said. IN AN INTERVIEW with Is- raeli correspondents in Wash- ingto'n released on the eve of the…

… MSA rips URIC vote By PATTI MONTEMURRI Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) last night condemned the University Housing Council's (UHC) decision to continue the non-union let-. tuce boycott, saying UHC…

… undermined the credi- bility of student government by ignoring a stu- dent mandate favoring an end to the boycott. MSA members also voted to protest the review procedures used by the Dean of the School of…

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…

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