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…OPINION Page 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 88 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial…

… foreign affairs PIRGIM has long been a voice for students and others concerned about issues related to the public interest. Tonight, MSA votes whether or not to endorse an effort to keep PIRGIM alive on…

….25 refusable fee for PIRGIM in addition to the mandatory fee each student already pays to MSA. The other report, supported by committee members Eric Schnaufer and MSA president Kurt Muenchow, rejects associating…

… promised to pay all of MSA's legal fees. Additionally, PIRGIM has said it will pay the salaries of any work- study students needed to provide the administrative help to allocate the money. The strongest…

… argument which can be made against the passage of the proposal is that a refusable fee takes advantage of students who may not support PIRGIM, but who do not take the time to refuse to pay. In the petition…

… to put PIRGIM on the SVF, the student majority endorsed a refusable fee in principle. It would be irresponsible for MSA not to add its voice to that of the majority of the students. MSA should support…

… the ballot proposal which allows students an opportunity to reject the MSA sponsored funding mechanism in the March election. If students have changed their minds either about PIRGIM or the concept of a…

… Shuttarl (left), member of the executive board of Muslim Student Association and LSA senior Salah Husseini, President of the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee and Vice Chair of Students Allied for…

…, tapping of phone lines and access to personal records to better protect against future terrorist attacks. Many Muslim and Arab students claim the Patriot Act comes at the cost of every- one's civil rights…

… Freedom and Equality, have changed their views on President Bush. Renewal ofPatrot Act may cost Bush Arab, Muslim vote have been expanded under the new budget. Bush requested that the maxi- mum amount for…

… individual Federal Family Education Loans rises from $2,625 to $3,000, according to the White House website. Additionally, students would see increases over 2004 in the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program, an…

… initiative Bush proposed in 2002 that pardons college loans for students entering the teaching profession. More than $170 million "(Bush) is making a lot of Republicans angry; however, I think he's making do…

… the election. "The fact that he has spent so much in the past term will definitely harm By Farayha Arrine and Michael Kan Daily Staff Reporters As the election year begins, the Arab and Muslim…

… and particularly their own. Because the Sept. 11 attackers were of the Islamic faith, many Muslim students said they feel that U.S. officials have used the Patriot act to target Muslims. Last week…

…'s State of the Union address has only caused more frustration as Bush told Americans they must renew the Patriot act, alarming some Muslim student groups who were awaiting the expiration of certain parts…

… faces today," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a leading presidential con- See BUDGET, Page 7 Students meet to discuss, oppose SAPAC changes By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter As Southern primary…

… approaches, activist " stresses civil rights Responding to recently announced changes in the administration of sexual assault services, students and advo- cates met yesterday to voice opposition to the plan…

…44 OPINION Page 4 Monday, February 3, 1986 The Michigan Daily 01 be :tchgt ai Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVI, No. 87 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

…, ".. . the Israelis took the best far- mland from the Palestinians in 1948," she is ignoring British government statistics. Accor- ding to these statistice, 19.8% of the land in Israel was owned by the Arabs…

… remained owned by Arabs. Israel did not take any land away from the Palestinians. Another misrepresentation of the truth regarding her version of Israeli land acquisition is where she states that…

… theaday that the armies of five Arab nations entered Israel's border on the provocation that Israel had become an indepen- dent state, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Assan Pasha, said, "This will…

… 100,000 Egyptian troops had ammassed them- selves on the Israeli border. In less than a week, Israel was ringed in by a quarter of a million Arab troops. On May 27, 1967, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of…

… Egypt said, "Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel." I believe that the intentions of the Arabs were made rather clear to the "Israeli invaders." Nine days later, Israel made a pre…

… personal one and was regretted by the depar- tment. We believe that it might have been different, however, if the administration had con- sidered more fully the needs of students for a teacher of Becker…

…-perfect leaving pad. Smoke-but that's expected. Wait it curls-Sprouts fingers. The impossible has happened. ture, those of us on campus as well as future students have lost the opportunity to study with him and to…

… be a part of the community he created through his classes. Although this letter is written by graduate students from outside the Linguistics ; department, these students also regret his departure but…

… feel unable to speak out on his behalf. In his courses, Professor Becker offered readings intended primarily for students from linguistics and anthropology. Yet he took seriously the respon- sibility of…

… Catastrophe Committee, as a group of students and faculty discussed issues pertaining to Palestinian refugees in Israel and surrounding Arab countries. "These people's sufferings can not be sold or exchanged…

… students interested in the prob- lem of Palestinian refugees. The purpose is to "discuss current issues perti- nent to political issues in Palestine and Israel," Abdulrahim said. "We'd like to have more Arab…

… could have been the first large licensing school to join *he student developed Worker Rights Consortium anti-sweatshop code, has decided not to join the WRC and continue its affiliation with the Fair…

… decision to not join- the WRC based on feedback he received from members of the task force. student applications rose 3.6 percent m 2 udents 1c 714 sudents erall, the ystem received 54. 46fresh- n…

…'n pplations from students in California. Asian American applications increased slight- ly, but American Indians, whites and other racial groups saw a slight decrease in numbers. UC Regents voted in 1995 to ban…

…Te. PATRIOT ACT Continued from Page 1 asked for," said Shuttari, who chairs the Political Committee of the Mus- lim Student Association. Shuttari was among the many Arabs and Muslims in the United States who…

… (presidential) debate he was all about getting rid of secret evi- dence," said Husseini, president of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee. Bush also promised to get rid of unfair airport security…

… targeting Arabs, he added. "I don't think he had the intention of doing any of that. ... It fooled a lot of people." But Steve MacGuidwin, the president of College Republicans, said he feels these security…

… specializes in the First Amendment, spoke to students last Wednesday in Hutchins Hall about the Patriot Act. "What actually happens on the ground is very clear, which is that you're much more likely to trigger…

… the state's interests simply by virtue of being Arab American," he said. He added that this was not the inten- tion of the act as originally written. Mike Phillips, vice president of College…

… Republicans, also empha- sized that the Patriot act was not written to target Arabs and Muslims, and he finds no reason for their dis- continued support of Bush due to the Patriot Act. "Some of the claims that…

… have been made about Arabs and Muslims are not as extreme as the media has made it out to be," Phillips said. The text of the act in one of its earlier sections ascertains, "The civil rights and civil…

… liberties of all Amer- icans, including Arab Americans, Muslim Americans and Americans from South Asia, must be protected, and ... every effort must be taken to preserve their safety." Husseini agrees that…

… the act was not specifically set out as a discriminato- ry policy but he said it has nonethe- less, perhaps unintentionally, led to the targeting of Muslims and Arabs. He said the case of Rabih Haddad…

… Shuttari said the Muslim community would not be supporting Bush in November. "I think most of the Arab and Muslim groups realize it was a huge mistake," said Husseini. They both said that they had not yet…

… Intro to Arab American Studies or The Middle East in Hollywood Cinema. Students then select additional courses offered by the Arab and Mus- lim American Studies program. Evelyn Alsultany, associate…

… the AMAS minor as a unique and important opportunity for students given the large demographic of Arab Americans and Muslim Ameri- cans in Michigan and the current challenges to under- standing…

… anything illegal? Then it’s kind of a done deal because you’re not entitled to unemployment.” COURT From Page 1 versity Plant Operations and the Office of Student Life via conference call. Ultimately…

… significant number of University employees, faculty and staff who live elsewhere in Washtenaw County and beyond, and also recognizing that there are some students who are not necessarily in Ann Arbor…

… … It was really that con- sideration of what conditions could be,” Washington said. The new system resulted from a task force to review University operation reduction procedures after some students…

… close; there is a hospi- tal, there is a police force, there are students on campus who need to be fed.” Though Monday’s snow day was the second cancellation of classes in the last year, Fitzger…

… announced two of the IGR courses would also fulfill the Race and Ethnicity degree requirement. Maxwell added that IGR is a valuable addition to any major, especially given her belief that students…

… must become global citizens who know how to dis- cuss complex issues pertaining to diversity and inequality. “Students who earn a minor in intergroup relations educa- tion will develop the insight…

… especially relevant to the Arab and Muslim students studying liberal arts. She said many Arab and Muslim students feel they can only study engi- neering ortake pre-med courses. "Without these types of dia…

…@michigandaily.com CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Bye, bye backpack WHERE: Shapiro Under- graduate Library WHEN: Wednesday at about 10 a.m WHAT: A student reported her backpack stolen after she left unattended on the…

….m WHAT: Suspected mari- juana and paraphernalia were taken from student, University Police reported. The student will be charged with possession of mari- juana. Hip hop summit WHAT: A conference that…

… gathers students, artists and others to learn how to use hip hop to create positive social change. The event will last two days andtickets start at $15. WHO: Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives and…

… faculty performers. Tickets are $10 with a student ID. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m WHERE: Power Center for the Preforming Arts Folk concert Researchers have found WHAT…

… and winter terms by students at the University ofMichigan. One copy is avalable free ofcharge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term…

… bike- sharing program in the fall, and it has now reached about 1,250 signatures. In addition, both Central Student Government and LSA Student Government's Tak- ing Responsibility for the Earth and…

… just getting our feet wet in the fall but now we have a lot of student sup- port." Elliott said the process of set- ting up the program is difficult and requires continued support and collaboration from…

… students, University administrators and city officials. "We have talked to adminis- trators and they have been help- ful and insightful but they are not sure if the University has the money or the critical…

… Lonnerstater wrote in an e-mail interview that he thinks students would ben- efit from a bike share program, but that pressing infrastructure issues should be resolved before the program is instated. "If a bike…

…- tioned the scholarly competence of LSA Dean Peter Steiner and Associ- ate Dean John Cross. On Monday, three University economics doctoral students dis- closed published articles challenging the legitimacy…

… Daniel Fusfeld defended both Cross and Steiner. The doctoral students, requesting anonymity because of fear of aca- demic reprisals, had said Cross uses an economics theory that has since been discredited…

… After more than a week of confu- sion and delays; members of the Michigan Student Assembly and the Student Organization Development Center met and began to develop strategies to improve MSA's rela- tions…

… with the University's Board of Regents. The board, at its January meeting, threatened to cut MSA's funding if it did not improve working relations with different University student or- ganizations…

… for Student Services Roselle Wilson and Director of the Union Frank Cianci- ola, MSA Rep. Heidi Hayes sug- gested three strategies that the two organizations could use in order to improve their rapport…

… shipping 35 Abrams tanks, considered the world's best, to Saudi Arabia and 40 sophis- ticated FA-18 jet fighters to the United Arab Emirates, congressional and other sources said Thursday. Other Arab states…

… receive no American weapons under the proposed sale. Since1985, Congress has prohibited military aid to the Arab kingdom until it agrees to peace terms with Israel. With the plan now being dis- cussed…

… citizens, green-card holders and visa holders in light of an executive order signed last Friday. The University of Michigan Muslim Graduate Student Association and Arab and Muslim American…

…A Haven Hall classroom was overflowed with University of Michigan students listening to a series of speakers who discussed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which may…

… policy on the part of Congress — protects undocumented students from deportation and allows them to obtain work permits. However, it does not provide a path to citizenship. Trump has repeatedly…

… University’s commitment to international students by reiterating its policy against releasing the immigration status of students. The announcement followed Trump’s signing of an executive action…

… have become a rallying point for many amid anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions from the White House. In recent months, the Central Student Government has been working toward making the University…

… candidate talks with students GOVERNMENT Gretchen Whitmer met with College Democrats to talk voter engagement CALEB CHADWELL Daily Staff Reporter CAROLYN GEARIG/Daily LSA professor Silvia Pedraza…

… Michigan League Ballroom on Thursday afternoon. About 75 students, faculty and Ann Arbor residents attended the event. Presidential Bicentennial Prof. Martha Jones gave the opening remarks at Monday…

…’s colloquium. The colloquium largely focused the University’s lack of diversity. On Monday, Sotomayor referenced the low number of African-American students at the University. As of October 2016, less…

… than 5 percent of students at the University are African American. “We are making large improvements towards a kind of equality but we are still far from it,” Sotomayor said. “When you look at…

… Daily Staff Reporter Office hours were held in the hallways of Haven Hall on Thursday as the Graduate Employees’ Organization — the labor union representing graduate student instructors and…

…-paying Arab businessmen have for two years been investigating a U.S. senator, six congressmen and 13 state officials, of- ficials said yesterday. Sources said the FBI used hidden cameras to film most of the…

… meetings at which undercover agents handed high public officials a total of nearly $1 million in cash. IN RETURN, the public officials allegedly promised to help a supposed wealthy Arab businessman in his…

… handed over an undeter- mined amount of money. E Run for your psyche Does jogging improve one's outlook on life? Possibly, according to some researchers. The Institute of Mental On the inside A student…

… all legitimate means. Organization of Arab Students University of Michigan Chapter Daily Contact your reps- Sen. Phillip Hart (Gem), 253 Russell Bldg., Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. 20515. Sen…

… Eighty-Six Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, M1 48104 ay, February 3, 1976 News Phone: 764 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Tuesd -0552 Aid for…

…, thousands of homosexuals were purged from the military and the federal government. The University campus did not re- main immune to these purges; here, until the sixties, homo- sexual faculty and students…

… homophobia (fear of homosexuals or homosexuality) minefests itself in more subtle, but still insidious ways. Most Universitygayfaculty, staff, administrators and students still hide their gayness, out of fear…

…. Meanwhile, the University has refused to accept its responsibility to build more apartments. In 1960 there were 7,800 students in pri- vately owned dwellings. This represented 36 per cent of the student…

… population. In 1972, however, 46 per cent of the 33,000 students lived in the private sec- tor. The unanimous resolution of both SGC and LSA was on the mark when it labelled the University's response to the…

… housing crisis "embarassingly poor." It is time for students and members of the community to pressure the 'U' into ac- cepting its responsibility and help alle- viate the housing crisis in town. THE LOTTERY…

… works toward upping the already exhorbitant rates. The housing crisis in town crosses all imaginary lines which tend to divide Ann Arbor into "town and Gown." The Tenants Union (TU) wants students, non…

…- students, renters and dorm residents to realize, that they must act together to solve the housing problem. The interests of the landlords and those of the housing office are one. With a high demand for…

… that was clearly anti-Arab. Upon our strong ob- jection, the Daily published ex- cerpts from its advertisement policy that clearly prohibits pub- lication of any racist material. The publication of Grant…

… to 18 inches with high winds are mak- ing the roads dangerous, espe- cially for the many faculty, staff and students who live outside the city of Ann Arbor,” he said. University spokesman Rick…

… assistant attorney general, over his harassment of a University student. Shirvell was accused of anti- gay rhetoric against University alum Chris Armstrong, the first openly gay Michigan Student…

… Assembly president. The Michi- gan Student Assembly is now known as Central Student Gov- ernment. In 2010, Shirvell was fired after creating a blog titled “Chris Arm- strong Watch,” which argued…

…, Arab and Muslim American Culture, and Inter- group Relations Education. The other two — Art and Design and Entrepreneurship — were not formerly available to LSA stu- dents, but have been officially…

… incorporated into the LSA cur- riculum. JoAnn Peraino, LSA curricu- lum and enrollment manager, said the qualifications for creat- ing a new minor are often based student interest, though mul- tiple…

… departments cannot offer the same minor. Peraino added that once a minor has been created within a department, the department is responsible for overseeing that the minor is attracting student interest…

…, long time. We haven’t retired any in a long time because all of our minors have at least a few students in them.” Intergroup Relations Education The minor in Intergroup Relations Education…

… focuses on creating discussions around issues of social identity, inequal- ity and discrimination. The minor, which is a mini- mum of 19 credits and a maxi- mum of 22, begins with students enrolling…

… the Cam- pus Communities and Research track. Students also elect one elective LSA course that is relat- ed to intergroup relations and complete the capstone course in intergroup relations. Kelly…

… with student activism,” Maxwell said. “It made us real- ize that it’s time to formalize the minor.” Last year, members of the University’s Black Student Union lobbied administrators to address…

… to be closed but, in any case, he will not step aside. Dixon,who called Nader "a son of a bitch and a dirty Arab," at an industry meeting two weeks ago, formally apologized Tuesday to an Arab…

… that Dixon chose to direct his apology only to the Arab-American organiza- tion. Dixon said he considered that his statement of regret applied to Nader, too, and "he has the apology fof which he is…

… managed by students at the University of Michigan. News phone 764-0562. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. Published d a i ly Tuesday through Sunday morning during the Univer- sity year…

… Hop- wood and Jule Hopwood contests. _ SUMMER PLACEMENT 3200 SAB - 763-4117 Opening for student with typing and office skills in law office, small town east of Bay City/Saginaw area. Further details…

… Palestinian Solidarity said. the General Union o Unlike Bennoune, who has no Students, and the As Palestinian background, Sami Arab American Esmail is a former Palestinian who Graduates. The Michigan Daily…

… last summer, where policies "racism." she stayed and Birzeit University Esmail said the Un with other international students and unjust in continuing did volunteer work in a refugee Israel with its…

… annual camp. unrestricted aid. Near the end of Bennoune's stay, Both speakers the students held a non-violent international peace conf demonstration in front of the U.S. would include Palesti Consulate…

…. The area was sealed off Israeli leaders, and the and the students were told to cross was the only attempt the street to leave U.S. property, she would have any ef said. Bennoune described how the…

… situation. students were beaten with the butts But the speakers r of guns and wooden batons. neither the Palestinia AFTER unsuccessfully seeking Organization nor the S assistance from the Consulate, recognize…

… the lack of religious freedom in Nicaragua. By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly easily passed a resolution last night condemning a University report which proposes to punish two students for…

… airing allegedly racist jokes last February on campus radio station WJJX. The report recommends that the two students, LSA graduate Ted Sevransky and LSA sophomore Peter Gonzalez, apologize for the…

… incident and perform community services. If the report is approved, the students would also be put on academic probation. THE RESOLUTION, which passed 21-1 with one abstention, states that the report is…

… "biased" because students were not involved in formulating it. The resolution, submitted by the MSA Student Rights Committee, also states the report is irrelevant because both students have apologized for…

… the incident; Gonzalez has performed community service, and Sevransky graduated last spring. Students Rights Committee Chair Michael Phillips, an LSA junior, said the report was "racist" because…

… Service Handbook-Gail Ryan Students talk back to Health Service Vol. LXXXIX, No. 104 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Credit where credit '4 s due Ty…

…HE LSA Administrative Board T this week decided that students can now strike Advanced Placement from their records and avoid the in- creased costs which sometimes result from such credit. This is a welcome…

…- ts often graduate with more than the required 120 credits, and ultimately do not need the AP credits. Those credits, then, only boost a student's class stan- ding prematurely, and increase his tuition…

… rates. AP credit is not useless. In fact, it has allowed many students to ac- celerate their educational programs and graduate in fewer than eight ter- ms. Such acceleration results in sub-, stantial…

… allowing them to drop extra, unnecessary credits to tem- porarily postpone increased tuition rates. Even for those students who decide to eliminate the credit from their records, the Advanced Placement…

… program provides significant benefits. Sufficient scores on the tests allow students to forego some prerequisite courses. And while students may lose credit for the AP courses, they do not lose the…

… knowledge they have gained. This advanced preparation can allow a student to get more out of his eight terms than he would without the cour- ses, whether he gets credit or not. i QUESTION: A kid on my hall…

…- tended to the environment, said University alumnus and former Students for a Demo- cratic Society leader Tom Hayden Friday dur- ing the closing address of the 1992 Neil Staebler Symposium. "Democracy…

… treat people the same way we treat nature today," Hayden said. As a University student, Hayden said he was discouraged by classes that failed to ad- dress moral and philosophical issues. Hayden said he…

… would be more appropriate for a group of environmental students so that his vision could take root," said LSA sophomore Devon Eagle. Other students agreed that Hayden's envi- ronmental vision was…

… activist and founder of the Students for a Democratic Society Tom Hayden gives the closing address Friday for the Neal Staebler Symposium at Rackham auditorium. Former ambassador to China Increase of…

… spoke of her vision of cooperation between teachers and communities in educating all its citizens in math and technology. Anderson emphasized that teach- ers must believe in every student's ability to…

… war," Savir said. However, he said U.S. involve- ment in the region should be lim- ited. "Whenever Israel has made concessions or will make conces- sions it can only be in response to Arab changes - not…

… will have water together or none of us will," he said. We must achieve peace for this and future generations, Savir added. "The fate of the Middle East is in our hands - Israelis and Arabs alike." Savir…

…'s lacking in the Middle East." LSA first year student Lia Kush- nir commented, "Both sides in the Middle East are very absolute in their convictions. I find it hard to believe that compromise can be achieved…

…There are rumors that James Duderstadt may leave the University to go to Yale. If he does leave, students need to be wary of the regents hiring another president without student input. A - The late…

… opposition Likud party said the expulsions allowed "the most radical Arabs to raise their heads and dictate actions." Another Likud stalwart, former Defense Minister Ariel Sharon, said the expulsions had…

… answering inquiries about sexual orientation, harassment, and gender issues. But now University students are asking questions about the office itself and its contributions to the homosexual community. Changes…

… (University President James) Duderstadt and the regents, LGMPO needs to be more assertive and stand up for our needs," said Paul Verner, a second-year Business School student and member of the Gay, Lesbian and…

… Bisexual Business Student Association. Verner said he feels LGMPO is turning into a token organization. "It is a name with- out action or serious activities," he continued. In an attempt to clear up many of…

…. "There are some ques- tions people have that need to be answered." Many LGMPO student leaders said they want the meeting to be more than a fighting match between students and the office. Rackham senior…

… Charley Sullivan, a member of the Gay and Lesbian Historians, said he feels there is a lot of support for the office as an institution, but students are angry. "A lot of people are glad (LGMPO) is there…

… Government Reporter Denouncing the "liberal indoctri- nation" students face at the University, the head of Accuracy in Academia said his group plans to take legal action against the University for allegedly…

… denying a student academic freedom. Jamey Wheeler, executive direc- pending lawsuits, but questioned why the group would announce a lawsuit before filing one. "Accuracy in Academia is a con- servative…

… phone number unknown to most students. Hodges report further explains that upon arriving on the scene no cab was found, and the officers de- cided to explore the area for any- thing unusual. Hodge…

… support for Syria and other Arab states and the status of the U.S. as a leader in in- ternational diplomacy has placed. Israel in an improved diplomatic position. "The end of the Cold War changed the…

… the variety of specialized courses." military on accounts of prejudice APPLE Continued from page 1 courses are highly regarded by students. "I think a lot of professors are jIst concerned with research…

… going to serve rmore active roles in monitoring the event ... Students from other uni- uesities may attend, but they may dc. that on their own, not with guests," Cianciola said. ,The alterations to the…

… Union Building Access Policy were based Okta consensus formed by represen- t ves from Alpha Kappa Alpha, tpi1 Black Greek Association, Mlchigan Student Assembly, M chigan Union Board of Represen- tfves…

… (MUBR), and Student Affairs office. f"I think there's a concern for events that draw large numbers of people that don't really have a close affiliation to the University or the grup that's sponsoring the…

… event," C'ianciola said. R YD lie added that this issue would be discussed at the February meeting of the coalition of students and ad- ministration officials scheduled to review the Union policy…

…. Associate Vice President of Stu- dent Affairs Royster Harper echoed Cianciola's concerns. She said, "One of the challenges (Thursday) night was they weren't U of M students. Out of 300 students, 200 were East…

…- gramming events for students. So we're just going to have to continue working on that together." Harper added that a beneficial side effect of the fight was that it allowed administrators and stu- dents to…

… learned that rather than doing it at eight o'clock in the morning, we could change our calendar." MUBR Chair Priti Marwah agreed. "There's some very good in- put, especially from student lead- ers," she…

… through Detroit to one of the INS centers and have to give their fingerprints," Jain said, reflecting information expounded by MSA. VISA MANTIS also applies to students from non-Arab, but predominantly…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 3, 2003 - 7A Students celebrate Lunar New Year with traditions By Min Kyung Yoon Daly Staff Reporter Students tried to recreate the festivities of home as…

… Asian countries welcomed the Year of the Goat with fireworks, beating of the drums, decorations and food Saturday. Uni- versity students celebrated with nostalgia the Lunar New Year by trying to observe…

… Planning and international student from Hong Kong. "Although I ate traditional New Year's food, I missed a lot of things I used to do during Chinese New Year. I missed going to the flower market to buy…

… keynote speech in Conference participants were able which he urged students to take to choose from 10 different work- political action. shops on political, social and cul- Business junior Jayanth Surakan…

… added. INS Continued from Page 1A concluding from that that all international students are potential terrorists is absurd," he said. "There's absolutely no more privacy anymore." Baldwin said, "A lot of…

… these changes in immigration reg- ulation were the result of things that have happened in world politics." In addition to facing more rigid policies, internation- al students must also undergo an extended…

… students who are pursuing their masters degrees, and I'm pretty sure a lot of them are going through hassles and troubles," Jain said. "If they do manage to get a visa, they'll have to wait a lot of months…

… to get (them) processed, which is again hindering their education." Moreover, scholars of certain nationalities automatically qualify for VISA MANTIS. "All the people from the Arab world have to go…

… political agenda, it means you don't have a consistent policy that's clear to everybody and clear to implement." Although some students complain that the new INS poli- cies are unconstitutional, Xzzam said…

… MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE We've been a black eye on the landscape of America for too…

…'ve seen Jews and Arabs playing hacky sack in the cen- ter of Tel-Aviv, enjoyed coffee from hospitable strangers while lost in Majdal Krum and wit- nessed Naomi Chazon and Yasir Abid Rabo share a joke. I…

… day I was conversing with a Mich- igan alum from the 1960s. He asked me if there still were a number of student activists advocat- ing the workers' revolution. I told him that prac- tically no students…

… continued to sow the seeds of revolution among the proletariat. To my great surprise, the alum - a venture capitalist - responded that it was unfortunate students no longer took such a bold and ideal stance…

…. I stared at him, dumbfounded, wondering why a venture capitalist would lament on the student activists' acquiescence to capitalism, when it hit me and I too felt some sadness. The venture capitalist…

… utopian politic like discussing the world. For the express purpose of bettering humanity, students actively sought a social and ethical responsibility to each other and the world at large. Students rallied…

… together around grand ideals and then acted locally to protest injustices and raise awareness. Then somewhere further along the way these students married, were employed, had children and the zeal for…

… saddened the students of the 1960s seemingly abandoned their idealistic utopian politics for the status quo. The baby boom generation's forfeiture of divisive ideologues and pragmatic piecemeal legalistic…

…,' Connerly said. Connerly said UC's increased par- ticipation in California's school system will eventually "correct an inadequate K-12 system." Student Regent Michelle Pannor said she would support Bagley…

… expanding minority population in California, some did not subscribe to that theory. University at California at Berkeley student Gloria Diaz said student vol- unteers at the RAZA Recruitment and Retention…

… Center have traveled this past year to 35 high schools to encour- age, tutor and recruit fellow Hispanic students. HANDBOOK Continued from Page 1A allowed to enter. But the AAPD does not see these signs…

…) post a sign, it's not going to change the way we do business," he said. Sartori also warned students to be careful because laws differ from state to state. "Unfortunately each state has dif- ferent laws…

… and cities have different ordinances, he said. While the advice given in the handbook may not be applicable in a students' hometown, the handbook does provide uniform information about how to throw safe…

… stresses that the hand- book does not condone illegal actions by students. "In no way are we condoning (breaking laws), but we believe con- stitutional safeguards are important," he said. Jerry Mangona, vice…

… Chinese water torture," said Mer- rill Lynch & Co.'s chief economist, Bruce Steinberg. WRC Continued from Page1A Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality has been campaign- ing for the…

… by an Arab Israeli member of parlia- ment, who was promptly attacked for his efforts. The session was aired live on television and marked another step in public discussion of the open secrets…

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