October 08, 2002
(vol. 113, iss. 26)
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… Schwartz said. "We are taking these issues very seriously." Representatives for groups that ini- tially signed the petition, including members of Students Allied for Free- dom and Equality, the American-Arab…
… Jeremy Berkowitz and Allison Yang Daily Staff Reporters As the boycott against The Michi- gan Daily enters its second week today, various student groups on cam- pus have joined the boycott that began last…
… Tuesday because of alleged mis- representation of minorities at the publication and to show solidarity with other student groups on campus, members of the student groups involved in the boycott said. "The…
… wrote. The petition's grievances against the Daily include culturally insensitive comments, a lack of coverage of minority events, the frequent mis- spelling of minority student names and an uncomfortable…
… working environ- ment for minority students, among other things. "If they truly believe they are being misrepresented, whether or not I believe it is true, doesn't matter," Daily Editor in Chief Jon…
… Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Black Student Union did not return phone calls made by the Daily. According to the petition, the stu- dent groups will end the boycott once the Daily assigns at…
… least one reporter to each community within the larger minority student population, creates an advisory board to aid the Daily on mul- tiethnic matters and implements cultur- al sensitivity training for…
…' requests for comments." But some minority students on cam- pus say the petition is inaccurate and grouips have joined the boycott without having the opportunity to hear both sides of the story. "The Daily…
…. "Student leaders from communities t of color have brought forth these issues to the leadership of the Daily, request- ing a written commitment to address these issues. However, the Daily has been…
… the leaders of the coali- tion Sunday night and received negative response. LSA junior Lena Masri, a member of a minority student group which she did not wish to name, said she supports the boycott…