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… anxiety adds up to problems for some students Jan. 31, 1981 - Mathematics may not be as easy as "1-2-3." Some students, especially women, suffer from what psychologists call "math anxiety." One female…

… self-fulfilling prophecy" that stems from problems students face when they are forced to take math in college and perform poorly, giving them a sense of apprehension. In hope of remedying the problem…

… and group restriction features. Archivists at the Bentley Library hope to preserve some of the postings in order to document student and academic life for future generations. Students may opt to put…

… chance to talk more informally," she said. While students may be well aware of blogging , Folger said she hopes the blog service will open up more lines of communication between students and professors…

…. Other users include LSA's academic advising office, which often posts announcements and reminders for students. The popularity of the site among the student population still needs to be tested, Hollar…

… said. She added that the site's success depends heavily on students' first impres- sions and word-of-mouth advertising. Education senior Trevor Angood, who began a Face- book.com group for students with…

… over 500 Facebook friends, said he would use the site as another way of pass- ing on information about the University, but added that many students may still find other existing sites such as Xanga…

… Arbor native, weeping and veiled, appeared on a new videotape aired yesterday by Al-Jazeera, and the Arab television station said she appealed for the release of all Iraqi women prisoners. The video was…

…Imm-" 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 31, 2002 NATION/WORLD DEPORTATIONS TO PROTECT ARABS AND JEWS The UNITED STATES and the UNITED NATIONS on December 18, 1992 "strongly condemned…

…" Israel for deporting 415 Arabs to Lebanon. But Saudi Arabia was not condemned for deporting 750,000 fellow Arabs during the Gulf War, nor Kuwait for deporting 275,000 after that War, nor Iraq for deporting…

… mass transfers carried out by the Nazis- deportations for forced labor, torture and extermination, primarily to Jews. Washington explains, that Law can not apply to the Arab states because their…

… deportations were not from "occupied territory," as was Israel's. The STATE DEPARTMENT IS DISHONEST in calling it "Israel-occupied- Arab territory." It is Jewish land liberated from 19 years of an illegal Arab…

… occupation. Arab armies in 1948 invaded and seized that territory in what they proclaimed to be their "war of extermination." Where the desperate Jews were finally able to stop the invaders were never legal…

… borders as the State Department falsely claims. They were cease-fire lines. Tens of thousands of Jews who survived in the Arab conquered territory, were deported. The Arab- occupied-territory was made…

… meeting of their own. The swarm of protesters, most- ly students, made their way to the Michigan League Ballroom to dis- cuss the protest and the goals of the Arab and Muslim community. "The main purpose of…

… primarily intended to reintroduce America to the Arab world through the eyes of three students (from Egypt, Saudi Ara- bia and Lebanon) and a Palestinian woman who serves both as a pro- duction assistant and…

…. Ninety percent of the town's population is estimated to have illegally crossed the real border, Harpers reported. An American road trip through Arab eyes Department of Public Safety officers remove a…

… the event. Muslim Student Association Vice President Abdul-Rahman El Sayed, who spoke at the protester's counter event, said he was elated at the success of the walkout. "We've done something good today…

… caravan of young, good-looking Arabs crisscrossing America on a mission to educate themselves and the people they encounter along the way. In reality, its list of production credits reads more like the ros…

… of Layalina Productions, the nonprofit (and nonpartisan) group that made "On the Road in America" and licensed it to Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC), an Arab satellite TV network. (MBC is the…

… foundations and with- out government help, also seeks to counter the image of America often conveyed to the Arab world via Hollywood: that of an arrogant, self-absorbed, bellicose nation. Marc C. Ginsberg, the…

… East, to say nothing of the factions within the Middle East itself. In the first episode - set in Washington and broadcast on MBC on Jan. 18 - Ali Amr, 22, an Egyptian accounting student, dis- cusses his…

… episodes - the second takes the participants from Washington to New York City - about the long- frayed relations between Israel and many of its Arab neighbors. "Israelis, I hate Israelis," Lara Abou Saifan…

…." Billed as a lecture by three event promotes ex-terrorists, the event drew opposition from several stu- intolerance dent groups and the Michigan office of the American-Arab By LISA HAIDOSTIAN and Anti…

…-Discrimination Com- DANIEL TRUMP mittee. Daily StaffReporters A large crowd gathered outside of the Rackham Build- More than 300 people - ing an hour before the event's including both students and scheduled 7 p…

….m. start. Flash- non-students - protested an es of yellow shirts worn by the event last night organized by protesters showed through the University's chapter of the the winter coats of many in Young…

… simi gran a fe Auburn prof: lower similarity ratings. Students with high simi- System would larity rankings are grouped together. In this way, the pro- be legal, help gram divides the applicant pool…

… into several groups of admissions students who, as evaluated by the program, resemble each By JAKE HOLMES other. Daily StaffReporter The system only gives rec- ommendations and doesn't rhile lawyers and…

… sci- By picking applicants from professor from Auburn different groups, admissions versity thinks he may have officers can admit a diverse ad the solution. group of students. n 2003, Juan Gilbert saw…

… aps of students without said. ing on racial quotas or The software has a specific erences. set of rules for determining ilbert presented this soft- similarities and differences, e to a group of about 20…

… the Uni- 'ed attributes. Applica- versity to consider diversity sthatareentirelyidentical when admitting students. id be given a "100 percent Because admissions staffers lar" rating by the pro- wouldn…

… of the contro- versial senior society former- ly known as Michigamua. United Asian American Organizations, a network of 35 Asian/Pacific Islander student groups, passed an amendment last semester…

…'s deci- sion to issue 'demands' and 'deadlines,' while holding See UAAO, page 3A JUST FOR KICKS STUDENT WRITING New Hopwood winners honored By ABIGAIL B. COLODNER Daily Arts writer Some of the most…

… the rights and benefits of graduate student instructors as stipulated in its union contract. Since November, the two sides have held negotiations ranging from expanded health care coverage to increased…

… Iraq is not over yet. Yet the mere fact the vote went off seemed to center of the ricochet instantly around a world hoping for Arab Middle East" democracy and fearing Islamic extremism. "I am doing this…

… because - President Bush I love my country, and I love the sons of my nation," said Shamal Hekeib, 53, who walked with his wife 20 minutes to a polling station near his Baghdad home. "We a're Arabs, we are…

…. But for the country's minority Sunni Arabs, who held a privileged position under Saddam Hussein, the day was not as welcome. No more than 400 people voted in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, and in the…

… required to appoint lecturers a title through an See LEO, Page 7A South Asian students urged . to form closer community Conference uses dance, workshops to bridge gap By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Reporter…

… ABC News Now anchor Hari Sreenivasan encouraged South Asian students Friday night to look past their separate identities, such as Indian or Pakistani, and embrace their common South Asian heritage. "We…

… dance performances by students. Speak- ers included Indra Nooyi, president and chief financial officer for PepsiCo, Inc. and DJ Rekha, :; 4, .;/S I 4&I4 Iy Lj.'. …

… alternative med- icine learning thread into the school's medical degree and faculty development program. Also, a grad- uate program in holistic health and healing will provide students in social and health…

… today. Some schools at the University accept physical education, classes as elective credits. Gym classes provide ' students with exercise, credit toward, graduation By Daniel Kim Daily Staff Reporter…

…. Youmans, a former president of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimina- tion Committee, discussed divest- ment organization strategies launched at the University of Cali- fornia at Berkeley last year. The goal…

… organizing people toward divestment," said Youmans. "It makes it a lot more present on the campus and in students' lives." "For the first time, the subject of, terrorism has become a current and popular…

… 4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 31, 2002 OP/ED Thje atjchtoan 143atwig 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

…/30/02). Let me write, not from the perspective of an Arab Muslim, but rather as an individual human being. Chechnya is a region in which the civilian population has been dominated by the brutal force of the…

… occupa- tion of an army. The Palestinians are treated the way that are simply because they are Arab; whether or not they are.-Christian or Muslim makes no difference. The Chechens are treated the way that…

… absolutely to an ideal. I find many but isn't dissent an essential part of I can only assume at least a few party- death penalty "opponents" fall into the democracy?) goers (probably students from the D…

… class (comprised largely of white students) taking issue with my costume to justify and people who openly support the death afraid of bringing up the subject? Were we their sense of aesthetics. I expect…

… punished ont DETROIT (AP) - A California a man who sent an e-mail to an Arab- American organization calling for the M killing of all Arabs will spend a week working with the people he threatened A and…

…. University of Michigan students and faculty - you are the first in America to receive COMET, the REAL MOTION two-way video chat that doesn't require either side of the conversation to have a fast COMET…

…- eration," said 18-year-old high school senior Jim Albertus, who drove down here with his dad from Michigan yesterday to wait in line. Kenyon Coleman, a first-year law student and president of his class at…

… Relected students a U.S. and British allies reported increased contacts with ordinary Iraqis on many fronts yesterday, a development measured - like the march toward Baghdad - in wary steps. The reason for…

…. Iraqis said some 4,000 Arabs have come to Iraq to help attack the invaders. Airstrikes on Baghdad will continue today against Iraqi leadership targets, command and control centers and com- munications…

… from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and the Law School in part because the plus factor given to minorities. While most white students with grades and test scores as high as Nelson's are…

…. She was required to take classes before the start of her freshman year through the Summer Bridge program, designed to prepare certain students for Univer- sity classes and determine whether they are…

… that "the successful completion of the war will not be sufficient to reestablish con- fidence." "The full restoration of consumer See CONFIDENCE Page 2A University students perform the Flamenco at the…

… Press. Carroll's release came a day after her twin, Katie, pleaded on Arab television for her freedom. Yester- day, the sisters also spoke by phone. "She called me because she remembered my number. I was…

… the United Nations that upholds internationally recognized human and labor rights, has agreed to do the investigation. Student and global activists, though, said the cred- ibility of the investigation…

… said communication between students and the administration will be vital to ensuring that Coke is held to the standards of the Vendor Code of Conduct. "We want to know what's been going on regard- ing…

… Coke and the administration," Miller said. Miller emphasized that the student movement would not end because of any action the company takes short of remedying the wrongs it has perpetu- ated around the…

… for dentists in Kenya. Kenya has all the necessary tools and equipment, but not enough dentists. The population of Kenya is 30 million, but it produces only A L U 12 to 16 dental students each year…

… Dearborn-based Arab Com- munity Center for Economical and Social Services. To combat tuition costs, which have risen 71 per- cent over the past 10 years, the candidates have emphasized their personal…

… like to see the policy extended fur- ther to include students of working class families. Unlike the Democratic candidates, Newman said while she supports diversity, the University must maintain…

… flexibility in its admissions policies because some sub-standard schools do not ade- quately prepare their students for the University's academic environment. Richner said the Law School admissions case comes…

… opportunities. Ahmed said the University should provide tutor- ing services and conduct research projects for Detroit and other local communities, as well as create a system of rewards for faculty and students…

…- gress. Kaltenbach, also from Dear- born, is a University alum and works as a real estate investor and appraiser. Dingell said he supports Pell Grants, student loans, business integrity, pharma- ceutical…

…4A - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 54Michtig'an 4ai lj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… NOW IS SO...PASSE. THE PENTAGON. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS. Congre*,"-ssional racist caucus Students who have tried to access the unreliable network in C.C. Little Science Building or set up…

… traditional Arab head- dress recently associated with former Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat and lately a sym- bol of solidarity with the intifada. No doubt the product was designed to…

… segment of our student population. If the comic novels of Wodehouse have any instructive value, it's in their derision of the idle rich whose blas6 attitude toward the world unfolding around them invariably…

… battle from Palestine to Baghdad in con- fronting the American-Zionist inva- sion which targets the entire Arab meeting with Foreign Minister Yoon Young-kwan. He gave no details .of the talks but South…

… factor, the subject of two lawsuits filed against LSA and the Law School, offsets the racism embedded in society. "There are so many hidden points within the (LSA) point system that favor white students…

…," she said, citing exam- ples like the points given for legacy sta- tus and attending an affluent high school with a strong curriculum. "It's because of money, because these are students who are mainly…

… the policies ensure that both white students attending affluent suburban schools and black students attending poor inner-city schools have the same opportunity to attend the Uni- versity. Black…

… students are often unprepared for college because of their high-school educations, said Aleobua, a member of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and Integration and Fight for Equality By Any Means…

… of Detroit Renaissance High School, said students at his school did not read college preparatory literature and had to use poor quality chemistry equipment. He added that many teachers "teach to a…

… level they feel the student is able to per- form." Aleobua said although her high school, Cass Technical High School, is considered to. have one of the strongest academic programs in inner-city Detroit…

…, the school offered its 3,000 students only four Advanced Placement classes and 20 computers with Internet access. "You get to college ... and it doesn't matter if you know how to do the home- work…

… Bridge graduates do not feel the LSA's policy of granting points to black, Hispanic and Native American students is the best way to compensate for such dis- advantages. The biggest disadvantage many…

…, Brown said. 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 free of charge to all…

… Sen Fen Whet Continued from Page 1 Omari Wi We are going to avoid foreign po1- Scott Zit icy decisions and things that aren't related to U of M Students," Tietz Defer said, referring to proposed MSA…

… SAID Continued from Page 1 Students lose one year of financial aid eligi- >ility for a first-offense possessions charge, two sears for a second offense and indefinitely for a - bird. If convicted of…

… selling drugs, a student oses two years of eligibility for the first offense md loses eligibility indefinitely for the second. Multiple convictions are added to each other. For ustance, if a student has a…

… position," said tral Campus Recreationa Students can regain eligibility - regardless of the number of convictions - by completing a fed- erally approved drug rehabilitation program. University of Michigan…

… Office of Financial Aid Director Pam Fowler said no University students have been denied aid because of drug convictions. Although no one at the University has been affect- ed, that isn't the case across…

… want to make MSA more accessi- ble to student groups," he said, adding ng the Ceti- that he wants "students to know what al Building we are doing with their S5.69." 1981. He remained clean, he said…

… had to be killed, citing an a Palestinian boy who taped shielded by his fat before he was shot. Olmert retorted, "Ys know the truth? He wa Arabs." This statement b President signs defense legislation…

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… Continued from page 1 Arab politician Adnan al-Dulaimi. Her trans- lator was killed in the attack about 300 yards from al-Dulaimi's office. About 12:15 p.m. yesterday in west Baghdad's Amiriyah neighborhood…

…, Carroll was dropped near a branch office of the Iraqi Islamic Party. Carroll walked into the office, carrying a letter in Arabic from her kidnappers instructing the party to help her. She "introduced…

… herself as Jill Carroll ... and gave us a written letter in Arabic that asked the Islamic Party help her," Alaa Maki, a party member, told reporters. Carroll was then taken by an armored car to the party…

… threat- ened her was a marked contrast to earlier vid- eotapes released by the kidnappers to Arab television stations. Carroll wept in a Jan. 30 tape on Al-Jazeera television, and the voiceover of the…

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… war has angered many in the Middle East, University Islamic Studies Prof Alexan- der Knysh said. "I travel to the Arab coun- tries very frequently, and there is a great deal of indig- nation and anger…

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… Awareness Week 2005 today. As part of Restaurant Day, 15 percent of patrons' bills will be donated to Cancer Awareness charities if they bring in a "University Students Against Cancer" flier. Conor O…

… sheriff's depu- ties arrived and surrounded the house, police said. Liberal arts majors qualify for variety ofjobs By Pauline Lewis For the Daily Every student graduating with a degree in the humanities…

… has been confronted with the dreaded question: "What are you going to do with that?" Students often worry about their majors because they are under the impression that their careers and the rest of…

… also standard for most employers to have a G.P.A minimum of between 2.5 and 3.0. The University's Career Center corroborates NACE's emphasis on students who are skilled in communication and critical…

… can relax and really screen for a good company." But not all seniors are having an easy time finding a job with their liberal arts degrees. Dan Zitnick, majoring in political science and Arabic…

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