February 05, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 68) • Page Image 4
…, unfair to Arabs Graduate student instructors, holding white picket signs and wearing yellow buttons, protested across campus Thursday for higher wages, more benefits and better treatment from the…
… well-re- searched article on the Near East. RAMI KISHEK RACKHAM STUDENT Arabs are victims of racism To THE DAILY, In a recent edition of your newspaper, you decided to print a biased, misinformative…
… LSA SOPHOMORE M ideast article inaccurate TO THE DAILY: - I am an officer with the Arab-American Students Association. The campus Arab community is shocked by the Daily's printing of an editorial last…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 5, 1996 e £ibtwigdiHE ltl 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in…
…, the sooner it'll be over.' - GEO member Monika Cassel, explaining why graduate students were protesting Thursday JIM LASSER SHARP AS TOAST P4ARLBO KO COUNTR -i1_ -- - -- LETTERS To THE EDITOR Viewpoint…
… University. By meeting the demands of the graduate students, the administration will create a better environ- ment for both graduate and undergraduate students. Since the University is primarily a re- search…
… institution, graduate students are re- sponsible for most of the actual teaching. Many undergraduate classes - such as low-level language, math and writing courses - are taught entirely by GSIs. They also lead…
…; part of the cost. Graduate students, most of whom face big debts, do not have readily available alternate sources of income. Thus, if they cannot earn a decent living by teaching, they are forced to take…
… students tends toattractthe best applicantstotheUniversity's programs - and the best teachers. In light ofthese facts, GEO's demands are more than reasonable. The union's request for a 15-percent wage…
…, especially for international, non-English speaking students. Currently, these graduate students are given three weeks of English language training over the sum- mer. However, the University fails to provide…


















