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… against price increases and reduce government control over foreign trade and currency exchange rates. Holiday hosts sought for foreign students by Karen Sabgir Daily Staff Reporter LSA sophomore Leonah…

… Shaw does not want foreign students to eat Thanksgiving dinner on campus while most students go home to their families. Instead, Shaw is trying to orga- nize a group of undergraduate stu- dents…

… interested in sharing some turkey with students whose homes are overseas. The International Student Cen- ter has tried to organize a Thanks- giving dinner in the past, but has lacked enough people to organize…

… or attend it, said Kay Clifford, the center's program director. When Shaw, a volunteer at the center and a native of England, started planning a Thanksgiving meal for international students, she…

… decided that a traditional dinner given at the center would be cold and impersonal. Foreign students would not be able to understand the real concept and traditions of Thanksgiving if they are surrounded…

… only by other foreign students, Shaw said. "They can see what a real American family Thanksgiving is like," she said. RC sophomore David Gill has already expressed some interest in Shaw's program. He…

… empathized with foreign students who spend the holiday alone. "I spent spring break here last year and it was kind of desolate," he said. Shaw said she noticed last year that some students were interested in…

… hosting foreign students, but were too shy to invite them. She hopes the new program will "bridge the gap" between nationalities. Shaw plans to post signs in the Shaw decided that a traditional dinner given…

… at the center would be cold and impersonal dormitories and around foreign language classrooms to find out if there is interest among undergradu- ate students. The International Stu- dent Center will…

… then send surveys to potential hosts to get basic in- formation about what transporta- tion and activities they can offer a guest. First-year RC student Chandra Vostral already took the initiative to…

…, No. 106 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, March 7,1991 TheMichiganDai y Student drops . claims against 'U' and police by Tami Pollak Daily Crime Reporter After three and a half hours of proceedings…

…, Rack- ham graduate student Harold Marcuse's lawyer moved to dismiss his claims against three University * security administrators and an Ann Arbor police de- tective yesterday in Washtenaw County Civil…

… his mind already." See CLAIMS, Page 8 Arab leaders meet as last POWs leave AMY ELIUM' 'U'' y Herbert Eagle, director of the Residential College and a former Peace Corps volunteer, speaks at the Peace…

… greatest news we've ever heard in our lives," said his stepfather, Mike Stubblefield, in Karnak, Ill. In Damascus, Syria, Arab for- eign ministers agreed on a long- term regional security plan: Egyp- tian…

… and what the program en- tailed in the 1960s. "Initially it was conceived to send sci- ence students to teaching colleges in In- dia," Eagle said. The plan changed as people saw a need for assistance in…

… Interim Vice President for Stu- dent Services Mary Ann Swain has denied Michigan Student Assem- bly (MSA) President Jennifer Van Valey's request to speak at the Honors Convocation on March 24. Van Valey…

… said she was con- tacted by someone in Swain's of- fice about sitting on the panel for the ceremony and announcing the names of honored students as MSA presidents have done in the past. Van Valey asked…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Monday, October 7, 1991 0ie £wb4Jgau ;&ul 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan ANDREW K. GOTTESMAN…

… F. t f ' . f , .. -r n the past, the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) has often been the battleground for disputes over the policies of student organizations. Two years ago, the Cornerstone Christian…

… Fel- lowship (CCF) temporarily lost its MSA recognition because of policies which allegedly kept Gays and Lesbians out of leadership positions. Last year, MSA almost denied recognition to the student…

… appropriate for MSA to make moral judgements about the policies and practices of student groups. The Daily applauds MSA's decision last Tuesday to put an end to its role as the arbiter of "politically correct…

…" behavior. MSA has instituted a policy of automatic rec- ognition of student organizations. They have done away with vague anti-discrimination and anti- hazing policies, and retained simple guidelines…

… regarding non-profit-making and student partici- pation. Students have the right to assemble in groups with other students who share their interests. Stu- dents come to the University from a variety of…

… representative of all students. Former MSA President Aaron Williams, who went last year, agreed with Cosnowski. Williams said his group had problems speaking to Congress members through USSA. "They (USSA) were…

… effect that hundreds of students together will have." - "Because he (Cosnowski) per- sonally doesn't like USSA means he is denying students the right to participate in the conference," Van Valey added. But…

…, Rackham student William Moseley who served in Africa from 1987 to 1989,spoke about the value of his experiences. He described what it was like living in a completely dif- ferent and unfamiliar culture…

… differences were "so painful and intractable. Yet, in the conflict just concluded, Israel and many of the Arab states have for the first time found themselves confronting the same aggressor. "By now, it should…

… can to close the gap between Israel and the Arab states, and between Is- raelis and Palestinians." A comprehensive peace must, be grounded in U.N. Security Council resolutions calling on Is- rael to…

… to interview for' the position of assassin.' She said, 'Do you have an appointment?"' * David Schwartz contributedrto this report. is a tremendous opportunity not only for University students but foe…

… tonight." end to Arab-Israeli conflict," Bush said. He said other challenges still remain after the war, and he called for: Creation of security ar, rangements to produce a stable gulf. He said "our friends…

… " enhance career skills in courses on public speaking, computer programming, filmwriting, and MIDI music production " immerse yourself in a foreign language (from Arabic to Yiddish) * pursue your interests in…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily -Thursday, March 7, 1991 Gbe Midiianiflailg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan ANDREW GOTTESMAN…

… Kuwait to the situation between Israel and the Palestinians on the West Bank - and rightfully so. It was clear that Saddam Hussein made these connections only in a desperate attempt to gamer Arab support…

… Bakerand numerous other officials in Washington have stated that the stunning U.S. victory overlraqhas presented a true chance for permanent peace in the region, and specifically a solution to the Arab…

… worked out among the Arab states and Israel. The United States, as James Baker so eloquently put it, "cannot impose a solution" on Israel or the Arabs. But our blind support of the Israeli government is…

… own. Centuries of Western interference in the region has exacerbated political strife and led to unnecessary bloodshed. If there is to be a true solution to the Arab-Israeli problem, the Bush…

… }::"";..;... F i v e b o y c o t ti"".:":::::: :: :::::::{: ::r:> :::::5; : Women 's week All students should celebrate women's roles, achievements To the Daily: As a regular customer and former two…

…, and we'll stop giving Drake's our business. Until then, I plan on having my tea at the cheapest place on campus. Vincent Lima Rackham graduate student Support Drake's during boycott, To the Daily: I…

… Resistance. The programs, sponsored by Feminist Women's Union and the Women's International League forPeace and Freedom, include lectures, videos, slides and information tables, and all students -female and…

… at the site after the university announced plans to convert the space into a paid parking lot for students. The demonstrators destroyed the pavement, planted trees, and university plans for the park…