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… individuals and has been proac- -ive in removing anyne who would engage in intimidation tactics. SAFE members also said their group members, as well as other students perceived to be Arab, have been threatened…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DIVEST From Page 1A personally apologizes for the pro- posal's indefinite postponement, and the fact that the students felt silenced with both support- ers and…

… dissenters being unable to voice their opinions. He also apologized for not helping fos- tering a safe campus climate and expressed regret to any student who felt unsafe at the University because of their…

… Proppe's assertion that mem- bers didn't have enough time to attend was not true. They added that his apology was insufficient, as it apologized to students who were made to "feel silenced" rather than…

… firmly acknowledg- ing students were silenced. Despite the criticism of the statement's wording, members said the public statement now online is identical to the one brought to the sit-in Sunday afternoon…

… CSG's responsibility to not con- tribute to a hateful climate. Administrators visited the #UMDivest sit-in twice on Fri- day and once on Saturday night. Dean of Students Laura Blake Jones also spoke…

… privately with University of Michigan Hillel, the largest Jewish organization on campus. In the CSG chambers Friday, E. Royster Harper, vice presi- dent for student life, listened to DIVERSITY From Page 2A…

… how the decision comes out," Semana said. Marshall added that the presence of DAAP represen- tatives - and, potentially, a DAAP executive - on the CSG Student Assembly could - if the Supreme Court…

… guiding the University to enact the new policies "in a way that effectively increases minority enrollment and also increases the treatment and well-being of minority students." "It's just one thing to get…

… more minority students enrolled," he said. "But it's another thing to actually try to retain them, help take care of them and make sure they feel comfortable on a campus which has, in the past, showed…

…- tutions of higher education, has approved Indiana Univer- sity's proposal to open a School of Philanthropy, the Indi- ana Daily Student reported Wednesday. The School of Philanthropy will educate students…

… in this area for our students," Indiana University President Michael McRobbie said in a statement. - CHANNING ROBINSON PL rt&JUJU t&r 1 rrNXlNvviti Newsroom 734-418-4s opt.3 Corrections corrections…

…: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Weill Hall workshop WHAT: Librarians will hold an informational work- sop to introduce students to the University's library system, with an emphasis on engineering resources…

… published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to as readers.Additionalcopies maybe picked up atthes…

… prophet Muhammed. The film raised news tensions between Washing- ton and Egypt. Morsi criticized U.S. dealings with the Arab world, saying it is not possible to judge Egyptian behavior and decision…

… with an Islamist presi- dent at the helm of the Arab world's most populous country, there are already differences and changes of focus. Morsi has been expected to distance himself from what many…

…- tors replaced the American flag with a banner carrying the Islam- ic declaration of faith. While he praised President Barack Obama for moving "deci- sively and quickly" to support Arab Spring uprisings…

… against longtime authoritarian leaders, he said Arabs like Americans want to live "free in their own land, according to their customs and values, in a fair and demo- cratic fashion." He has strongly…

… DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief…

… Arab media community that contributed to the suspected motives behind his disappearance. The column comments on the misinformation and lack of information available for Arab citizens due to the…

… caution the world about the free reign afforded to Arab countries when journalists are unable to safely report on their experiences. It’s easy to feel helpless when confronted with issues of…

… presented with an opportunity to effect real change. Khashoggi’s final published paragraph imparted the need for more Arab voices to be elevated in publications through the creation of an…

… independent international forum, aimed at addressing the structural problems affecting Arab societies today. We as an editorial board, wholeheartedly support the creation of such an entity and…

… encourage our readers to support organizations that start initiatives to highlight Arab voices in journalism in the coming years. Regimes are temporary, but culture is durable, and cultural change…

… imperative to facilitate appropriate avenues for change when we can. Khashoggi spent a lifetime dedicated to the cause of illuminating the Arab world for Western readers. The least we can do is help…

… other Arab journalists honor his memory by shining that same light for their own communities. ELIAS KHOURY | COLUMN The GOP assault on America O n Oct. 21, I spent a significant chunk of my Sunday…

… complete degrees for Harvard Graduate School of Education," he said. "So I don't know if that's going to happen here, but clearly that could be an outcome of such a thing." Rackham student Sanam Arab…

… and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free ofcharge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. subscriptions for fal…

… Daily's source for Crime 'WHAT: Students can learn tips for stress reduction, Notes, was not updated last night. such as self-talk, mindful- ness and deep breathing exercises at this informa- tional…

… the effort by teaming with other deans around the country to draft a letter to the United Nations and Iranian government against the unfair treatment to Baha'I students. "We are hoping that maybe we can…

… approach different deans of the University as well and ask them to doa similar thing," Arab said. Van de Fliert emphasized that the club does not intend to put down or criticize the Iranian government. "The…

… Baha'i faith teaches that we are well wishers of all people and all governments," he said. "Basically what we are trying to do is just to bring to attention the situation of the Bahi'i students in Iran…

… and then hope that this will come to the attention of the officials in the Iranian govern- ment to have them open a way for students ... to enter universi- ty in Iran without fear ofoppres- sion." LSA…

… arrested and the school build- ings were shut down. Sarvestani said professors transformed their homes into labs to help the students learn chemistry and other physical sciences after the government shut…

… others from another street, and I will take you all to the lab.' We were just going to a general chemistry lab - nothing illegal - but it felt so illegal." Though the Baha'i students and faculty have been…

… dealing with government opposition since opening the BIHE, they continue to try to find ways to study and learn. Sarvestani said the BIHE still operates by allowing students to take classes online and meet…

…Citing modern and historical human rights crises, Sheri Fink, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and University alum, challenged an audience of over 100 students and community members gathered…

… pronounced in emergency due to the scarcity of medicine and intense need for health care. Fink concluded by asking students to consider what they would do if faced with such a situation — once again…

… Israeli diversion of water. WHO: Middle East and Arab Network WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Room D (3rd Floor) Intersex Bodies in Tosefta Bikkurim WHAT: The work of Tosefta…

… Showcase WHAT: This monthly performance will feature outstanding Music, Theatre & Dance students who were selected by faculty to perform. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE…

…: Britton Recital Hall Schokoladenstunde WHAT: The Language Resource Center will host students for German games and chocolate eating. WHO: Germanic Languages & Literatures WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p…

… published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the…

… Haritos Managing Anxiety WHAT: A class on managing depression and anxiety will be offered to all U-M students. WHO: Depression Center WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Chrylser Center, Room 265 and…

… of Inclusion,” a part of National Bullying Prevention Month. The first lady urged the students she spoke with to make new friends through sitting with people they didn’t know and promoting an…

… said he would also work toward carryout out his plan to allow students to donate their leftover Blue Bucks at the end of the semester to a local food pan- try. Throughout the duration of the…

… event, students were encouraged to tweet The Team questions using the hashtag #RallyTheTeam. Royster said he chose to run for Central Student Government to bring change, specifically to increase…

… diversity on the Uni- versity’s campus. Fidel said he decided to run to represent the students, pointing to members in the crowd and students walk- ing by in the Diag to emphasize the point that he was…

… can vote at vote.umich.edu. laboratory-based Ph.D. are thinking about problems through a public health lens and students who would have otherwise trained in tradi- tional public health…

… of recruiting students. The appli- cation deadline is April 7 and decisions will be reached by May 1. She noted that admitted and current doctoral students anywhere at the University are eligible…

… that the city has to offer.” as chair for the LSA SG Budget Allocations Committee said interacting with students will paly a vital part in fulfilling their platform. “My main focus this year…

… is definitely on talking to stu- dents, student engagement and hearing student voices,” Colella said. “More than anything else we are here to represent the 18,000 students in LSA and what they…

…Students blared various demands for accountability and administrative action after weeks of racist provocations on campus earlier this semester, but one question echoed throughout all the…

… protests. “What happens to racist students who get caught?” LSA senior Arlyn Reed asked at a de-stress event held by the Black Student Union last month to rounds of applause from the audience…

… Madison Peterson echoed at a protest the next day. Reed, a former Central Student Government representative, went on to propose a student sanctioning process — similar to one mandated by the…

… sexual misconduct policy — in the face of an uptick in bias-related incidents. The Dean of Student’s Bias Response Team has logged 52 bias incidents since this July, but students are correct to point…

… catch to Reed’s proposal is that the institutional process, in large part, already exists. The Office of Student Conflict Resolution is tasked with enforcing the Statement of Student Rights…

… than one case of bias this year. E. Royster Harper, the University’s vice president for student life, however, said in a September interview she was not aware of one bias investigation to her…

… knowledge addressed through OSCR. The statement’s language is ambiguous, and does not have a clause expressly sanctioning bias or discrimination. While the statement gives students the right “to be…

…, weight, or veteran status,” the document does not task students with the reciprocal responsibility. The only clause broaching bias Former Michigan House Rep. Jeff Irwin is launching his…

… Response team since July unknown number of bias cases resolved by OSCR cases of harassment resolved by OSCR in 2 years year until revision process begins OSCR & Bias DESIGN BY AVA WEINER Students…

… week, instead of four, and open full-time service to the public Oct. 30. The bus service, which used to serve only University of Michigan staff, faculty and students, will include stops at the…

… dissent from boiling over into a full blown Arab Spring uprising. The new legislature will choose the prime minister and run day- to-day affairs, powers that used to reside with King Abdullah II. For- eign…

… the election is not enough of a change. The main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, boycotted the vot- ing. The 2011 Arab Spring upris- ings in the region set off a wave of demonstrations in this…

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… the British Parliament known for his support of the Palestinian cause in the Arab-Isra- li conflict, embarked on a nationwide tour in the U.S. calling for Americans to take action and help the people in…

… take action. A few weeks after Galloway's trip through the Midwest, a group of students from the University created an organization known as ActionGAZA. Fast-forward to October 2009, and the group found…

… remained focused on the natural environment, however, is the Arb. Bob Grese, director of Nichol's Arbo- retum and the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, said the space often serves as diversion for students. "I…

… think the Arb is an escape for students. It's a place to hang out. It's a place to get away from some of the hustle and bustle of campus," he said. "It's a place for immersing yourself in a more natural…

… effect on humans - to liftthe moods of hos- pital patients. But even for students who may not realize they're being influenced, the campus' landscape architecture has a daily impact. "A lot of times the…

…' applied for Chinese flagship By CAITLIN HUSTON Daily StaffReporter Students looking to study beyond Ann Arbor will soon have more opportunities to do so through the University. The Arabic Language Flag…

… students work toward attain- ing superior language proficiency in Arabic, as rated by the Ameri- can Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages scale. The pro- gram kicked off in the 2009 winter semester…

… professor at the Business School, and Rack- ham student Beth Blankespoor, a graduate student research assis- tant at the Business School, this new method of marketing may be a beneficial way for small Ann…

… asks students to mull life choices Profs. behind theme say goal is to promote thoughtful reflection By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter What makes life worth living? For millennia, scholars - from…

… telephone inter- views last week, both Chamber- lin and Peterson said they hope students take advantage of the semester's theme because college is one of the few times when people have the freedom and…

… 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be…

… health risks associated with tobacco use. First-year medical student Stephan Diljak said he recognizes the serious health consequences associated with tobacco use, and thinks raising the…

… IAN DILLINGHAM Daily Staff Reporter Members of the University’s Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies gathered in Rackham Graduate School Monday evening to talk about Jews, Arabs…

…@michigandaity.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com finance finance@michigandaily.com I 4 Students in the School of Natural…

… from it, University Police WHERE: Bursley Residence Hall WHEN: Monday at 5:15 p.m. WHAT: A student expecting a package was notified of it's arrival but it could not be located when tryingto retrieve it…

… reporters at a U.N. briefing. U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Sunday as part of his push for a cease- fire between rebels and govern…

… participated in the yearlong program after completing courses in the program's first year. Students can also take part in an extracurricular Arabic cultural club, in which they can practice speaking or receive…

…6A - Friday, September 24, 2010 FLAGSHIP From Page 1A new online courses for students who have reached an advanced language level will be offered in the winter semester. As part of the program…

…'s optimism, saying she is confident the program will become an inde- pendent center. As the flagship program pro- gresses, students are also strongly encouraged to spend a year or summer studying abroad at the…

… flagship sites of Alexandria Uni- versity in Egypt and the University of Damascus in Syria, Rosenberg said. Students with a high level of proficiency are able to attend the yearlong curriculum, while those…

… with lower proficiency levels can take part in the summer program. Rosenberg said this is the first year that University students in the program traveled abroad for the summer program. Two stu- dents…

… tutoring. When students graduate from the program, they receive a certifi- cate stating that they have reached an L3, or professional proficiency level. Rosenberg said this desig- nation is an important…

… resource when looking for a job, as a vari- ety of employers want employees who can speak critical world lan- guages. Rosenberg added that because the flagship program is govern- ment-funded, many students…

… experience overseas was invalu- able to helping her achieve fluency in Arabic. The University has also applied to the International Institute of Education to establish a Chinese Flagship Center, which will be…

…, Berki said. "It complements a holistic view of campus," he said. "Not just operations, but teamwork between operational efforts, aca- demic efforts, research efforts and student involvement and activity…

… it." Along with the benefit of inter- acting with the restaurant's 705 YOGA From Page 1A lived as a freshman - giving free lessons to students. Because stu- dents are often on a tight budget, Kest said…

… 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available…

… Auditorium Arabic movie night WHAT: The Arabic Language Club will host its first ever movie night. The movie will be Hassan wa Marcos. WHO: Arabic Club WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union…

…, Medical School and School of Education — in addition to the student who will head the Department of Public Safety and Security Oversight Com- mittee. Due to a tie of one vote each, no candidate from…

… from LSA and Rackham Graduate School due to an error in the online voting system. According to CSG elections director Benjamin Reese, a third-year law student, voting for each of these two schools…

… had 318. Public Policy senior Sloane Forbush won the representative seat with 37 votes over Public Policy junior Sara Dagher, who had 27. With 51 votes, second-year Medical student Alia Ahmed…

… won the Medical School rep- resentative position by a mar- gin of 11 votes over a write-in candidate, second-year Medi- cal student Benjamin D. Long. Education graduate student Michael Chrzan, a…

… elections director is not privy to the actual lists, because of laws under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act that protect students’ information from being released to other students. Write…

… months. They should be open before graduation, or that’s what they’re planning on. How many students work at the Campus Inn? There’s a lot. I wouldn’t say there’s that many Michigan…

… students. I don’t think I work with any Uni- versity of Michigan stu- dents, but there’s a lot of Eastern (University) stu- dents and a lot of Washt- enaw Community College students who work there. I…

…’d say at least 50 percent of the employees I work with are at least part-time or full-time students. How will this affect you? I will be out of a job, but they’ve been really nice to their…

… studying Hebrew or Arabic at the University to immerse themselves in a society where these languages are highly prevalent. A study abroad program would offer students a taste of the unique and lively culture…

…4A - Monday, January 24, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com. 4A - Monday, January 24, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom s Edited and managed by students at the University of…

… for petty, non- desk. between different crimes based on violent drug offenses, and you have As a student different levels of culpability. an unfair system and very crowded attorney in the consider the…

… expanded its program from the sum- mer semester to the academic term in order to give more students the opportunity to study in Israel. Even graduate schools here at the Uni- versity of Michigan offer such…

… programs. For example, the Law School allows students to spend a semester at the University of Tel Aviv Law School. Yet the University of Michigan's undergraduate program does not. By not offering an…

… - the University of Michigan lags behind its rivals and its own graduate schools. This not only reflects poorly on the University on acom- parative level, but also deprives students of a valuable learning…

…: Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It was also an epicenter of the Greek and Roman empires and still has many remnants at archae- ological sites around the country. Studying in Israel would allow students who are…

… of Israel. Given this, students should be able to study there with an official University study abroad program. This University is no stranger to partnering with institutions in Israel for a wide…

… nationals near a uranium mine deep in the desert of the African nation of Niger, an audio message broadcast yesterday said. In the recording broadcast by the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera, a voice claiming…

… are you going to discuss it l an open way?" The co-organizers added that at the University today, students are often more worried about prepar- ing for future careers than they are about learning for…