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…(I! INII 16F1V ININ I I Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 17, 2011 michigandaily.com FEDERAL LEGiSLATION Tom Daschle discusses changes to health care Students prepare for a vigil on the…

… Diag last night in honor of those who have lost their lives during the protests in Syria over the past few months. The event was organized by campus group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. SAFE…

… moment of silence in remembrance, while individu- als shared personal views and experiences with the uprising. The Syrian uprising began in March as part of the larger Arab Spring movement across the…

… 3,500 people have been killed since the uprising started, but many more may be unaccounted for. The Arab League suspended Syria's membership on Nov. 12, See VIGIL, Page 5A STATE LEGISLATION Second…

…- See BRIDGE, Page SA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH University professor, student discover two dwarf galaxies TERESA MATHEW/Daily Jim Saborio, owner of Comet Coffee in Nickels Arcade, works during his morning…

… Androm- eda. He quickly downloaded Associate Astronomy Prof. the data and began his search. fell tried to get his restless Within a week, he and Rackham r old to sleep late one night student Colin Slater…

…-418-4115 or e-mail Med School students push for free health clinic news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX Vol. CXXII, No. 51 d011 The Michigan Daily michigandoily…

… aesthetic impression. “The North entry is the most heavily used entrance of the Union, in some ways, it’s a front door to the University for visitors, students, staff, faculty, alumni and currently is…

… student activities. He said the renovation catered to students over alumni, and eliminated elements of the Union he loves, such as the Billiards Room. “I was not happy with (the elimination of…

… the Billiards Room) and the alumni that were there were also not very happy about that,” he said. “From my perspective, the Office of Student Life does not belong in the Michigan Union…

… and secure,” Omar said. “Arabs and Iraqis also have culture and customs, like Americans … We are human.” Another speaker, Shihab, who also did not provide his last name due to his immigration…

… status, detailed the horrors that refugees encounter in Arab countries such as Egypt, then expressed his deep love and admiration for the United States. He said he hopes his voice will reach people…

… important than anything.” Students in attendance said hearing the refugees’ stories made them consider their privilege, and how immigrants can become part of U.S. society today. REFUGEES From Page 1…

… it’s racist,” Sarkar said. “Students are already qualified to be here. The problem is that they don’t want to be here.” Later in the debate, candidates were asked about their ideal commencement…

… about, address students. In another question regarding the drinking culture on campus, Wall highlighted alcohol’s common association with sexual assault and discussed the importance of…

… merely states its members were not living up to IFC’s standards. That’s putting it mildly if the lines crossed, in fact, endangered three students’ lives. The emails The Daily obtained reveal IFC…

… fraternities in the wake of the deaths of students who were pledging. The IFC’s entire public face regarding this self-suspension calls us to question whether the council is truly dedicated to…

… Student Government debate and subsequent vote over whether the University’s Board of Regents should create a committee to investigate companies in Israel accused of human rights violations against…

… Palestinians. Speeches from students and community leaders of all affiliations highlighted their personal narratives that shaped their outlook on the resolution. As we understood Tuesday evening, there…

… are too many sides not just in the Arab-Israeli conflict, but also concerning BDS. What exactly are the stakes of what’s being argued? In the end, these concerns reveal the emotions people invest…

… of the Balfour Declaration, which some historians view as ground zero of the “100 year war” between Jews and Arabs. Though the current situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank bears little in…

… divestment vote and the Balfour Declaration’s centennial could not be more fitting. In the midst of the centennial, academics are contemplating what the current status of the Arab-Israeli conflict…

… the words of the British Colonial Office, to both Arabs and Jews. While the Balfour Declaration became reified in 1917, Jewish immigration to Palestine had long been in place and would only…

… in opposition to the ban. 3 ON THE WEB... michigandaily.com Going Abroad By ISOBEL FUTTER The number of University students going abroad has increased 15 percent, the University announced on…

… Monday. 2,719 students traveled overseas to study during the 2013-2014 school year, as compared to 2,365 students in the 2012-13 school year. NEWS 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www…

… more of this story online at michigandaily.com RYAN MCLOUGHLIN/Daily LSA sophomore Nicholas Fadanelli, a student government candidate, campaigns at the LSA Student Government Candidate Forum in the…

… increasing diversity of the stu- dent body and and expanding mental health awareness in stu- dent government and on campus. Elections will be held Wednes- day. LSA Student Government consists of 19…

… targeted. “We have Jewish students that are worried about their safety; we have Muslim and Arab students that are worried about their safety,” she said. “So we have a pretty active Department of…

… believes the conference will inspire new dialogues among University community members. “All the speakers are affiliated with the University whether it’s professor, alumni, student,” Katz said…

…. “It’s cool to get people from the U of M community together sharing ideas. I think people are all so interested and keep coming back because the conversation it starts with other students in the…

… amount of cultural diversity at the University, she often encounters situations where she is the only student in a class wearing a headscarf. She said seeing this lack of representation in the…

… expected it to pass by the time I graduated.” Aqel, a Palestinian student who has visited Palestine five times, described the difficult experience she faced in 2015 when, during a visit to the nation…

… alleged human rights violations committed by companies to be investigated as outlined in the resolution. Students who opposed the resolution, however, left the meeting upset with the results. One…

… student stated, “I think it’s a really sad day for freedom of thought on this campus,” as she exited the auditorium. LSA senior Gaby Roth, a member of University of Michigan Hillel, an…

… organization providing programming for Jewish students on campus, and in opposition to the resolution, explained her reaction in an email interview with The Daily. “I am happy that members of SAFE…

…, Palestinian students and allies were given a platform for their concerns to be heard. However, I am deeply upset that the address of these concerns meant that Jewish students’ sentiments about…

… described her disappointment in CSG’s vote against approving Prof. Victor Lieberman, who teaches a class on the Arab-Israeli conflict, to be included in the lineup of speakers for CSG’s Tuesday…

… reality television. Go to michigandaily.com/blogs/The Podium Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

… powerfully communicated to the students, faculty and Ann Arbor residents who attended and it was an honor to have her as a campus speaker. Karman - the first Yemeni to win a Nobel Prize - is an inspiration to…

… University's Arabic Language Flagship Pro- gram. Her speech discussed the changes in the Arab Spring, which is a series of recent demo- cratic uprisings against governments across the Middle East. As…

… commended for bringingKarman to Ann Arbor and promoting the event. Rackham Auditorium was packed with an attentive audience. The speech cre- ated a forum for students to think about race, religion and gender…

… in different ways, and fos- tered more open and receptive thoughts. After her speech, there was an intelligent dialogue between Karman and students who asked questions. Karman suggested that people are…

… citizens of theword and stressed a general loyalty to humanity. She discussed her belief in peaceful protests, which is a message that should reso- nate with students. In the wake of the protests of House…

… Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) who spoke on campus last month and the riots at Pennsylvania State University, students should take notice that the most powerful way to get their message across is…

… progress. In an interview after the event, Karman told The Michigan Daily that students also have a positive impact on the world. "Student-led movements have always been a part in chang- ing history and…

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… shrouded in dialogues of reform recently. The collective feeling among students, particularly minority and marginalized students, is one of frustration and protest. For months, students have denounced…

… student athletes for granted. There should be no conflicting notion between encouraging students to speak their minds about important issues of race and equality and then labeling them as “coddled” or…

… a population too sensitive, too obsessed with being politically correct and too out of touch with the world need to stop operating under the presumption these students are blank slates without…

… any prior experience, who were entirely protected beforehand and are just suddenly rejecting the complexity and conflicts of the world. While some students are undoubtedly more privileged than…

… others, and this privilege certainly needs to be addressed, students, to varying degrees, have encountered their own experiences of sexism, racism, homophobia or classism earlier in their lives…

…. These experiences can’t be discounted. As Roxane Gay aptly states in a piece for the New Republic, “College students do, however, understand the real world because they aren’t just students. They do…

…, students are voicing these concerns because they’re aware of the injustice that needs to be remedied. A common critique of these groups is that these demonstrations are suppressing speech. Yet, those…

… Resolution 1325. WHO: International Policy Center WHEN: Today from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work Building Arab heritage month WHAT: Prof. Sa’ed Atshan will deliver a keynote lecture…

… for the Arab Heritage Month. The theme of the lecture is “Coming out as Gay, Coming Out as Palestinian.” WHO: Trotter Multicultural Center WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School…

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… Sunday, spark- ing clashes with police in which one demonstrator was killed and more than a dozen injured. In a move that could escalate tensions around the Arab world, the leader of the Hezbollah mil…

… embassy here or there. We should tell our rulers in the Arab and Muslim world that it is 'your responsibility in the first place' and since you offi- cially represent the govern- ments and states of the…

… with failing schools and link teacher evaluations to chool district student test scores. The strike carried political closed again implications, too, raising the risk of a protracted labor battle IICAGO…

… denied a request for a new trial for a Chicago Arab activist con- victed of lying about her role in two terrorist bombing deaths in Israel when she immigrated to the U.S. Judge Gershwin Drain ruled…

… disclose her conviction for the fatal 1969 bombings in Jerusalem. Israel imprisoned Odeh for life for her role in the bombings, including one that killed Hebrew University students Edward Joffe…

… workshops to educate students and raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses. “Campus is so diverse — it would be a bad idea to just assess what the campus needs based off what these big…

… student debt. Lower class students could not find institutional support, and they struggled academically and socially. Monday’s lecture focused on the social component of Armstrong’s study…

…- cussed a senior honors the- sis conducted by University alum Dana Benyas in 2014. Benyas drew ties between Greek life and relationship autonomy. One female college student Benyas interviewed said…

… to do it. This puts men and women alike at the risk of sexual assault. “Students are having the most dangerous aspects of their social life in a place that university does not control, but they…

… opinion of many students and univer- sities. One student mentioned she did not believe elimi- nating fraternities would eliminate sexual assault, and Armstrong agreed. Others brought up how Greek…

… scholars and practitioners of social movements, while at the same time requiring students to plan and engage directly in activism them- selves.” This specific assignment asks students to write an…

… originally pitched the calendar issue to the class last week. They joined four other students — LSA freshman Annie Boeh- rer, LSA sophomore Molly Weiss, Kinesiology sopho- more William McPherson and…

…. She added that by the last days of final exams, out- of-state students are ready to return home — and later exams would exacerbate this issue. “I think overall, kids will do worse on finals…

… coffee. Saborio said Ann Arbor is the perfect city for Comet Coffee, and many of his regular cus- tomers are University students and faculty. "It's a lot of graduate stu- dents (and) professors - not a lot…

… of younger students, but some," he said. "We're very closely tied to the University." Comet Coffee does not cur- rently have plans to expand to other locations, and Saborio said he is satisfied with…

… (Hafez) has died?' I had seen so many pictures of (Hafez) that I thought he was a prophet." Alawieh said SAFE has been mainly focused on Palestine, but in light of the Arab Spring, they have broadened…

…. 'LIKE' THE DAILY ON FACEBOOK Approximately 40 percent of every incoming PharmD class consists ofnformer LSA students. So. You want one good reason to earn a pharmacy degree from the Universitof…

…. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left and Israeli Labor party lawmaker Hilik Bar attend a meeting with adelegation of mostly Israeli university students and activists at the presidential headquarters in the…

… support person, 31 Bubbly citrus IS N E A K A E A C 0 9 end seate drink xwordeditor@aol.com 0217/14 rigid demands. Speaking to some 300 Israeli university students and activists, Abbas signaled new…

…, the number of refugees and their descendants number about 5 million people, spread mostly throughout the West Bank, Gaza Strip and neigh- boring Arab countries. In Israel, there is a broad consensus…

… Israel as a Jewish state, one of Netanyahu's key demands. Abbas has rejected the demand, saying it would undercut the rights of refugees and Israel's own Arab minority. But he said if Israel received such…

… philosophy and economy student at the University of Haifa, said about meeting Abbas. "It's real. He's friendly, he wants peace, and I'm here in Ramallah." SPRING BREAK-SPI, TX. Sleep 6 ppl. Next 10 water…

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…. Starting with an airlift offered by the United Arab Emirates to her final treatment in the United King- dom, there's been an overwhelming outpouring of support worldwide. The strongest voices of condem…

… into what working in Detroit, or any other similar environment, might be like. Class, often the greatest burden in a student's life, was the glue that brought all the richness of the SID experiences…

… student activism. In the past few weeks, the buzz- words on campus clearly are "tuition equality." Though U.S. law guaran- tees undocumented students access table distribution of wealth in our to public…

… to these students aren't offered in-state earn a college degree. I continue to tuition rates, and therefore many be impressed with the hard work of can't afford higher education. Many activists around…

… campus fighting for of these students volunteer in their tuition equality. I'm proud to attend communities, work hard in school, a school where passion for change and most importantly, call Michigan and…

… schools between 2010-2015, renovating some and consolidating others into smaller and newer buildings as the district prepares for a projected enrollment drop of about 30,000 students. Osborn, Kettering and…

… reach settlement WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Israel stepped back yesterday from their deep- est rift in decades, a dispute over new Jewish homes in a tradi- tionally Arab part of Jerusalem…

… Arab world. Still, the rhetoric from both capitals suddenly softened. "We have a close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel and between the American and Israeli people," Clinton said…