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… Bromna Dagy Stafff Reporter Randa Fahmy, counsel to Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), spoke to Utadversity students last night about the potential power of the Arab- American community in politics. "Arab…

… Antidiscrimination Committee, a campus student group. The commitee's president, Heidi Arraf, said she hopes more Arab Americans understand how important they can be in the political process. . "Unfortunately, we aren…

…,,.,,.,,.-- I LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, October 21, 1997 - 7 ~speaker calls for Arab involvement State begins new portion of welfare reform initiatives S U U U S By Reilly…

… Americans should get more involved in the political process. Senator Abraham feels that Arab Americans can make more of a differ- ence," Fahmy said. The event was sposored by the American-Arab…

…'t as politi- cally active as we should be. Many Arab Americans have assimilated to American culture, and have lost some of their heritage in the process;' she said. Fahmy assists Abraham on legisla- tive…

… and legal issues, but because of her Arab heritagc, she has become a voice for Abraham's concerns for ArabAmericans. Abraham is the only Arab American in the Senate. Fahmy said the problem among the…

… Arab~ American population today is that newer generations aren't used to politics in Amenica. "Politics here isn't the same as where some Arabs are coming from" Fahmy said. "Also, some have lost touch…

… with their culture. Getting more people to identifyv with their culture is important." Fahmy suggested two ways that Arab Americans can significantly influence politics today.r "First, voter education is…

… the mes- sage out to others," Fahmy said. During a Q&A session, one student challenged America's foreign policy, goals in the Mideast. "I don't think American foreign policy is objective enough,' the…

… stu- dent said. "The role America should play in areas like the Middle East is amibiguous at this point. But it's clear f that more Arab Americans could make a difference"~ Michigan has more Arab…

…8-A.- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 21, 1997_ . MLK DAY 1997 Panel reviews cultural tensions By Heather Kamins Daily Staff Reporter For centuries, the African American, Jewish and Arab…

… that exist within these communities. "For us to deal with a possible future prospect of working together with the Arab community, as with the Jewish community, the issue of justice must be forefront…

…." Abdurrahman said the relationship between African Americans and Arabs is more recent but more confrontation- al than the tensions with the Jews. "In Detroit, 90 percent of stores are owned by Arabs. One owner…

… told me that the relationship between the two communities is one of intense hatred," Abdurrahman said. The explanation of this hatred stems from the Arab struggle to be recog- nized as white in this…

… country, Abdurrahman said. "In the Arab racial etymology of people, blackness is considered pretty much a curse;" Abdurrahman said. "(Being an Arab that is considered white in the United States) means relat…

… important to promoting diversity By Susan Port For the Daily Attempting to apply the far reach- es of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream, a small cluster of professors and graduate students gathered in Rackham…

… approach problems from different perspectives. Demond added that many women and students of color come to her for guid- ance. Nola Pender, associate dean for Academic Affairs of Research, said panelists…

… discussed salient points. Pender said a large part of promotir9 diversity is "honoring learning styles of- diverse students." Speakers emphasized that points of view change after students interact with others…

… from different backgrounds. They also said that professors have an influence on their students that allows them to conform students' views. LSA first-year student Nicole Rushivoch said her professors ha…

… the relationship between professors and students. Each person takes their own experi-' ences along with them and develop their own style of learning, "allowi students to go about approaching prob- lems…

… Metinko Daily Staff Reporter A poll released last week by the Center for Women Policy Studies claims that the Scholastic Assessment Test is biased against women, depriving worthy female students of…

… that only about 40 percent of those scholarships go to female students "Men still take more rigorous math and science The College Board denied the charges of bias courses," Penn said. against girls…

…. said there is a possible bias because the SAT is supposed to predict how well a student will do in the first year of col- lege. "The reason this is important is that that is what SAT is supposed to do…

…,' Stewart said. "If it is incor- rect it is bias." Stewart also said it is not shocking for a test to have a bias but that ETS should do something to eliminate the bias. Some students agreed that the SAT does…

… not truly reflect how students will fare at school." "I think that if you only look at a student's SAT score, it is not an accurate indication of how a stu- dent will do," said LSA first-year student…

… students and groups of students. "They want the College Board and (the Educational Testing Service) to find a better balance between the questions that are asked," Schneider said. Arafat plans to visit…

….C. earlier this month. "His relations with the United States have been warmer in the past few months," Levey said. But Levey said the visit does not mean Arabs are closer to peace with Israel. a "It has…

… nothing to do with Arab- Israeli relations," Levey said. While Arabs make up 16 percent of Dearborn's population, Guido said 'the th t number of Pal es t in ia n~s pile keep wso plO OOPwas not a major each…

… the People's Food Co-op on Packard Road to cele- brate the store's last day of business. After providing the mostly student- populated neighborhood with natural foods for more than 25 years, the store…

… source probed I .i SAGINAW - Health officials in two Michigan counties yesterday still were trying to determine the source of a recent outbreak of hepatitis A that struck at least five dozen students…

…4A - The Michig8 Danly - Tuesday, January 21, 1997 ~fle £d~gtaig :420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by : students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in…

… iJ IF4L44L SAWzs W 4js Tusdbte c 4 - o Vf o LETuERs To THE EDITOR The continuing Ebonies debate M ichigan Student Assembly elections never garner a significant number of students at the polls…

…. Apathy, combined with the inconvenience of waiting in line, repels many students. A set of amendments to the MSA Compiled Code presented at last week's meeting would offer students the chance to vote over…

… new system would be of para- mount concern. MSA's purpose is to work for the better- ment of student organizations and the stu- dents. If only 12 percent of the student body votes, as in the fall…