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…4A - Monday, March 31, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A -Mondy, arch31, 014The ichian aily- mihigndaiyco Ele idhiian a4y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan…

…' should utilize open-source textbooks As the prices of textbooks continue to rise, many college students are choosing to not purchase them at all. With many students continually struggling to pay for higher…

… university student spends $1,200 annually on textbooks and supplies, and depending on the major, the amount can be even higher. Open-source textbooks would provide a free alternative to these expensive…

… textbooks. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, average textbook prices rose 82 percent between the years 2002 and 2012. With this kind of price hike, students need more cost…

… utilize these resources as often as possible, as some classes have completely replaced textbooks with these online articles. Additionally, a number of professors at the University allow students to use…

… drafts of textbooks they're currently writing - sending students updated versions if certain chapters have been edited. More professors should consider this method, and professors already doing so should…

… making an effort to save their students money on textbooks, and the University should do the same. However, in doing so, the University should consider other aspects of switching to open-source textbooks…

…, like providing additional printing pages to allow students to view these resources on paper. With the rapid rise of collegetuition over the past decade, colleges need to assist students in investigating…

…News 2A - Wednesday October 31, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 . ..... ........ PLATES AND POLITICS BRINGS OPPOSING OPINIONS TOGETHER Students enjoy food, debate + tol#idg 0ai…

… Day just around the corner, the group 'seeks to educate its members about prominent issues and policies in an attempt to cul- tivate informed student vot- ers leading into the election on Tuesday…

… chicken noodle soup?" This year, most of the group's monthly meetings have been dominated by election conversations, but the group plans to share their knowledge with other students outside of the orga…

…- nization. "The best way we've been able to help other students learn about the upcom- ing election is by word of mouth," Schmitz said. -MOLLYBLOCK Nesrosm 734-418-4115uopt.3 Corrections corectibns…

…Port Huron Statement in its Time and Ours is a three-day confer- ence that marks the 50th anniversary of The Port Huron Statement, a historic 1962 manifesto of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS, and an…

… CORRECTIONS " An Oct.26 article in the Daily ("CSG contemplates altered policies in wake of election") misrepresented the maximum amount of funds a student can contribute to a Central Student Government…

… international community remains at a loss about how to stop the Syria violence. The U.S. and other Western and Arab nations have called on Assad to step down, while Russia, China and Iran continue to back him…

… fractured ribs. FORT DRUM, N.Y. Pentatagon chief endorses Arab military reforms Defense Secretary Ash Carter is endorsing the Arab League’s plan to form a joint military force. Details on how such a…

… the exact structure and operational man- date of the joint force. Arab League officials said a full proposal is to be presented within four months. SANAA, Yemen Saudi naval forces strike Yemen…

… recommend- ed a higher tuition restraint of 4 percent or an increase of $400 per student depending on which one was greater. “Originally I had asked to remove the tuition cap and let the market make…

… compared the wall around Bethlehem to the walls of concentration camps during the Holocaust. “If you say, like some students said to me the other day, ‘Oh, you’re evoking the Holocaust,’ that’s what…

… resurgence in social activism compared to the lull that they noted in the previous 30 years. “The past five years, there has been a real explosion of collective action amongst students,” Rubin said…

…. “I think the students today are more knowledgeable, strategic and more disciplined than we ever were.” WEST SIDE From Page 1 BUDGET From Page 1 recommendations individually and emphasized the…

… with at least $900 mil- lion offered in a sign of their expanding political profile since the Arab Spring and their role as critical regional backers of the Syrian rebels. But the success of swiftly…

… directed by the U.N. and other agencies. Officials in Egypt and elsewhere have complained that many gener- ous international offers for help after the Arab Spring upheavals have not yet mate- rialized…

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…. About 20 McKinley High School students had just stepped aboard Darnell Barton's Metro bus Oct. 18 when he spotted a woman who had climbed over a guardrail and stood leaning over the afternoon traffic…

… the Arab League-U.N. envoy Wednesday that foreign support for the armed opposi- tion must end if any political solution to the country's con- flict is to succeed, state-run media said. Assad's comments…

… had criticized gov. crackdown on women drivers DUBAI, United Arab Emir- ates (AP) - Saudi authorities have detained a columnist who supported ending his country's ban on women driving, activ- ists said…

… published in the pan-Arab daily Asharq al- Awsat the day of his arrest, al- Mubarak said extremists are intimidating people from exer- cising'their rights. He said the courts in Saudi Arabia do not have…

… has been a driving force and mentor for all students in the program. "She keeps us in check because she knows what's actu- ally going to happen out there," Oatmen said. "She's kind of the eyes and ears…

… around here is just shocking to me," Mattar said. Mohamed El-Sayed, an asso- ciate professor in the College of Engineering, led the group of protesters in an Arabic chant. El-Sayed said the chant trans…

… power for 30 years," El-Sayed said. "There is no democracy that allows somebody to rule for 30 years." Like Mattar, El-Sayed said he was impressed with the turnout and clear student interest in the issue…

…. "It just shows that (students) are fully aware of what's going on," El-Sayed said. LSA senior Noha Moustafa also commended the turnout at the protest, calling it "a testa- ment to the student activism…

… that is on this campus." Moustafa, another member of the Egyptian Students Associa- tion, said she supports the Egyp- tian citizens who have decided to expresstheir pent-up frustration with Mubarak…

… student at the University, graduated from Ann Arbor's Community High School in2009 and was a member of the div- ing team at Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School. LSA sophomore Patton Doyle, who was on Pioneer…

… person found unconscious - a non-University student named Tyne Mosbey- is in critical condition at Butter- worth Hospital in Grand Rapids, hospital officials confirmed late last night. Lanza said…

…'s leadership At discussion, Dean of Students urges sorority leaders to band together ByKIMBERLY PAGEAU About 200 executive board members of the University's Panhellenic Association sorori- ties attended a…

… members. In addition to discuss- ing women's leadership, par- ticipants focused on teamwork. Laura Blake Jones, the Univer- sity's dean of students, spoke to the group about obstacles women leaders face…

… technology, cor- porate social responsibility and energy and the environment. Business graduate student Carrington Renfield-Miller, the conference co-chair, wrote in an e-mail interview that the confer- ence…

… seven weeks to study Arabic step on a stray cat and listening for the men at a local language institute. As my first who would yell "Balak!" as a warning for an time leaving the country, I traveled to the…

… HOUSING 'U' move-in shortened in on-campus safety push Freshmen seen as vulnerable to alcohol consumption trends By SHOHAM GEVA Managing News Editor Freshmen and others students living in the residence…

…. MIMs are a group of students who volunteer to assist with the move-in process. Wolverine Wellness Director Mary Jo Desprez said the change attempts to address the increased anxiety and vulnerability…

… fresh- men often feel on campus in their first few weeks, while still provid- ing the necessary amount of time for first-year students to get accli- See MOVE-IN, Page 2 f IL B W z 4 T1 co e don In fi…