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January 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 76) • Page Image 4

…OPINION 'Page 4 Wednesday, January 20, 1988 The Michigan Daily LETTERS: 4 E0e mtu atTenity Mil Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Israel's rights violated Vol…

… will also consist of two students appointed from a list compiled by the Michigan Student Assembly. This should create a pool of potential honorees that will more closely resemble the sympathies of the…

… following logos: it takestwo to tango; there are two sides to every story, and(even in the West Bank) it is ta two-way street. The Daily has failed to provide its readers with an accurate history of the Arab

… is. still determined to silence the oppressed with gunfire and more oppression. What the Israelis fail to realize is the fact that their occupation of Arab territories has reached its end. The fact of…

… twenty years ago remain the saihe despite Israel's attempts to slowly expel indigenous Arab populations while confiscating their lands. In the case of the Palestinian people, their struggle has been…

… aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict do not exist. These distortions are preposterous and irritating. Reading the Daily has become analogous to having a single eye: one is only able to see half of his…

… Member of Tager January 19 one too far of hundreds of Arab youths and the deportation of Palestinians in defiance to the Geneva convention accords. At this critical stage in the Palestinian struggle we…

… each occasion. In 1948, and 1956, the surrounding Arab nations attacked Israel with the intent of "driving the Jews into the sea." Then, in 1967, when Israel saw its sea lanes illegally blockaded and the…

… their Arab allies and attacked Israel. Then and only then did Israel retaliate against Jordan and gain control of what today known as the West Bank. Between 1947 and 1967 Jordan had control of the West…

… Bank region which was part of the land designated as a Palestinian homeland. Why didn't Jordan give control of the land to the Palestinians during those twenty years? How can the Arabs now turn around…

January 08, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 68) • Page Image 2

… attacks on Kuwait, Arab Crfrdiplomatic sources said yesterday. The Syrian initiative could mark a breakthrough in attempts to end the seven-year Iran-Iraq war, which has threatened to engulf other na- tions…

… in the strategic, oil-rich region. As Iran's main Arab friend and only significant ally, Syria is uniquely placed to mediate between Tehran and the Arab states, most of whom support Iraq. There was no…

… off mom's home dication how long the Iranians might hold off unleashing a new push. Lighter safety examined New Year's resolutions Students crowd the Central Campus Recreation Building's indoor track…

…-shirts for 1988 and worn by U of M Seniors everywerel Be creative and turn in your design to the Student Alumni % . Council, 200 Fletcher St., by January 25, before 5pm. ytX fWinner will be announced on…

… violence erupts RAMALLAH, Israeli occupied West Bank - A fight with rocks and tear gas between young Arabs and Israeli troops drove a visiting U.S. senator from a refugee camp yesterday, the end of a month…

… of rioting that cost at least 24 Arab lives. Seven Palestinians were reported wounded Thursday. Soldiers used rubber bullets and tear gas, some of it dropped from helicopters, against protesters in the…

… October through De- cember, a traditionally slow auto sales season. EXTRAS' Sprinkler surprises bookstore Some students at the semi-annual book rush at the Michigan Book and Supply store had to wade through…

… - No. 68 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15…

… in Ann Arbor, $22 outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in…

January 29, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 83) • Page Image 5

… Palestinian Solidarity Committee (PSC), formerly called The Nov. 29th Committee for Palestine; the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS); and the Association of Arab-American University Graduates (AAUG…

…Council opposes PIRGIM fee) (Connedrom PageD ) Engineering students support the idea of a group like PIRGIM, but do not respect the fact that PIRGIM wants to rely on student apathy to get money." But…

… Judy Hyslop, LSA senior and chair of PIRGIM's Board of dir- ectors, maintains that students over- whelmingly supported the fee. "We, as students, put it on the ballot and over 69 percent (of the students

… who voted) wanted the fee," Hyslop said. L. J. Stock, a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering and exe- cutive vice-president of the council, said, the Engineering students passed the resolution for…

… two reasons. } First, several Engineering stu- dents feel they were tricked intc signing petitions last year that 34 helped support the present PIRGIM x" fee. Many students thought they I were…

… supporting a positive checkoff .! system for the fee, which means that F- a student has the option on the . student verification form of giving s money to PIRGIM. Under the new system, students automatically…

… have the 75 cent PIRGIM fee tacked onto their tuition t unless they fill out a form at the end of CRISP and put it in a drop box at v the exit. PIRGIM then sends the i+ students a check for the 75 cents…

…. +n The council also supports the petition because its members feel that PIRGIM has an unfair oppor- 'v tunity over other student organ- ,t..izations. Stock said that no other P student group can tack a…

… fee on to students' tuition The resolution calls for the present funding contract between the student government and PIRGIM to be ended immediately. However, it 6 states that the termination shall in no…

… way affect PIRGIM's right to apply for money from MSA's General Fund. Students can also give PIRGIM money on their own, the council notes in the resolution. The petition, co-sponsored by Steve Angelotti…

January 28, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 82) • Page Image 1

… STEVE KNOPPER Interim University President Robben Fleming has recommended that the admin- istration fight racist speech and actions with academic sanctions. Many student ac- tivists counter that…

… administrative sanc- tions would threaten freedom of speech. Even the United Coalition Against Racism - a student group that has de- manded University action against racial ha- rassment - has consistently…

… "community review," out- lines sanctions such as academic probation or suspension against students who ver- bally or physically harass others. PANELS set up by the University's 17 schools and colleges would…

… judge whether students are guilty, the document said, and deans would be granted power to enforce the guidelines. Faculty and staff members, under current Bylaws of the University's Board of Re- gents…

… "first step" toward combatting discriminatory behavior on campus. But UCAR has joined the Michigan Student Assembly in opposition to the draft. "We're really happy with the stances that UCAR and La…

… Palestinians and one quoted a trooper as saying he was or- dered to club Arabs at random, not just rioters as Defense Minister Yitshak Rabin has declared. Soldiers in the occupied Gaza Strip hit and kicked…

… members of a CBS - TV crew who filmed other troopers arresting and striking a Palestinian. The army apologized. In an Arab neighborhood o f Jerusalem, police armed with assault rifles and clubs fired tear…

… gas and. rubber bullets at about 75 young Arab protesters. "Somebody there will get his head smashed. We'll break their bones," Associated Press reporterSergei Shargorodsky heard a policeman say. The…

… did not identify as saying soldiers vied for the "privilege" of leading detainees into a detention camp. The liberal daily said the op- portunity was used to beat Arabs despite orders that forbid…

January 27, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 81) • Page Image 2

… most vital to one's dental welfare.- But while teachers fight tooth and nail to get their students to the dentist, they do not realize that drinking fluoridated water and using sealants are more…

… University of Minnesota. Lang's study is only a beginning step to help people brush up on dental health awareness, he said. The research team plans on interviewing elementary school students about their…

… run some tests on it," Faja said. Student (Contnued fropPage 1) read at a "ridiculously young age," though Davis will not reveal the ex- act age. When Davis was four years old, she was a member of…

… - Israeli border police in the West Bank opened fire on Palestinian protesters yesterday, wounding one, and Arabs hurled firebombs at soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Yitzhak Shamir said the…

… policy of using beatings to quell protest applies only during violent demonstrations. Border policemen shot a Palestinian in the leg when dozens of protesters, many covering their faces with checkered Arab

… headdresses, surrounded a patrol in the Jenin refugee camp, an army spokesman said. He said the patrol used tear gas and rubber bullets first, then fired because their lives were in danger. The Arab

…-run Palestine Press Service said Israeli gunfire wounded two Arabs, one 12 years old, during protests at the West Bank town of El Bireh and the Jalazoon refugee camp near Nablus. Photographers saw 15 Arabs

… her office have reflected subtle forms of bias against other Black staff members and Ferris State students, she claimed. 4 What's )h( Happening Recreational Sports " FOUL SHOOTING TOURNAMENT ENTRIES…

…." r. /'a , A' *4 % ';/ Vol. XCVIII-. No. 81 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan…

… National Student News Service. Editor in Chief ................... ROB EARLE Film................. JOHN SHEA Managing Editor ..........................AMY MINDELL Theater ................JENNIFER KOHN News…

January 21, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 77) • Page Image 2

…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 21, 1988 All Big 10 schools have code except 'U' (Co-ma ~ mPae1 student behavior in three steps: , -Each policy lists restricted non- academic behaviors…

…, Wisconsin's assistant dean of students. She said sit-ins and other forms of protest may conform to this category. Northwestern University's rules prohibit obstruction and unautho- rized entry into university…

… build- ings, said Margot Brown, North- western's assistant dean of students. Students have the right to protest, she said, as long 'as it doesn't in- volve blocking buildings. MSU's policy includes a rule…

… against entering or staying in a university building after the uni- versity closes, Studer said. -Each policy provides a due process hearing, in which a com- mittee of students and faculty members judge if…

… a student is guilty. Most schools have an ap- peal process, and the dean or vice president of student affairs makes the final decision. At Indiana University, the Dean of Students holds a "judicial…

… conference" with the accused stu- dent, said Barbara Varchol, Indiana's assistant dean of students for stu- dent rights and regulations. A stu- dent can appeal to a hearing commission composed of two fac- ulty…

January 12, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 70) • Page Image 2

… Strip BETIN, Occupied West Bank - Two prominent Jewish settlers shot and killed a Palestinian teen-ager yesterday in the West Bank, and Israeli troops killed an Arab who tried to grab a soldier's rifle in…

… the Gaza Strip, the army said. It was the first confirmed instance of Jewish civilians killing Arabs in the violence that began Dec. 8 in the occupied lands, where 1.5 million Palestinians live. Israel…

… captured the West Bank and Gaza Strip from Jor- dan and Egypt in the 1967 Middle East war. Army officials said the settlers opened fire on Arabs who stoned their car outside Betin, 10 miles north of…

… Jerusalem. Ahed Motti Nabham, 15, and other Arab witnesses said the youths did not throw stones and the civilians started shooting after their car was stopped by a roadblock of burning tires. Study shows…

… Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15 in Ann Arbor, $22…

… outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in Chief…

January 13, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 71) • Page Image 4

…4 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, January 13, 1988 The Michigan Daily Code threatens a free press te tentt Michigan Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, No.71…

… advantage of simple alternatives to the code demonstrates that the real reason for implementing administration rules for non-academic life has nothing to do with actual student, faculty or worker behaviors…

…. Vor example, for the first time, the University administration only two months ago gave legal support to a student who complained about sexual harassment by a professor. ("'U' stands by women in slander…

… discrimination, it would set aside money for legal fees and a publicity program to in- form students what they can do legally about anti-gay, sexist and racist harassment and speech. Yet, the University clearly…

… administration and students both have the option of in- formal negotiations without the use of a code or the formal legal sys- tem. Because no law is absolute or capable of being enforced equitably, the informal…

… other behavior which discriminates on the basis of inappropriate criteria..." Moreover, Fleming argues that "...a great many American universities have taken the position that students... cannot by…

January 22, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 78) • Page Image 2

…Page2.-The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 22, 1988 Traying' may be dangerous fun IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By JENNIFER MILLER Students love to spend moonlit winter nights…

…," said Nan Thomas as he and Chris Neisesian, both first year LSA students, climbed the snow- covered hills, trays in hand, at 2 a.m. "Variety is the spice of life, and you don't get to tray in the Arb at…

…' curfew JERUSALEM - Israel eased curfews on some Gaza Strip refugee camps so Palestinians could go to work yesterday, and assigned more police to an Israeli highway where Arabs threw firebombs, missing a…

… school bus. A strike by merchants continued to paralyze Arab east Jerusalem. A visiting Red Cross official said there appeared to be no critical food shortages in refugee camps under curfew, which…

… births, including New Jersey's "Baby M." EXTRAS Student loses points in class for meeting Gorbachev LOOMIS, Calif. (AP) - A high school student whose grade was lowered in history class for being absent…

… while he met Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Wednesday he will appeal to Gov. George Deukmejian. Andy Leman, regional. president of the California Association of Student Councils, said the school…

… board refused in closed session Tuesday night to overrule his teacher. History teacher Rolf Moeller's policy is to lower a student's grade by one point after five days of .unexcused absences. Leman spent…

January 07, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 67) • Page Image 2

…4 UCAR wants 'U' to close for holiday (Continued from Page 1) dance at some Martin Luther King Day activities last year resulted from students' obligations in class. The University's Board of Re…

… administrators. "Knowing what student class schedules are like, I can't believe it," Roach said of the charges that classes prevent students from attend- ing the activities. Roach said that having "two or three…

…" classes a day would not keep interested students from attending. Roach said he was concerned that declaring Martin Luther King Day an official holiday would set a prece- dent: "There are all sorts of…

… faculty to plan their classes - for instance, by not having tests that day - so students wishing to attend the Martin Luther King Day activities would be able to. The memo is not binding to the faculty. The…

… memo was signed by Flem- ing, Michigan Student Assembly President Ken Weine, and Harris McClamroch, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the faculty governing body. Ransby would…

… gas and rubber bullets at rock- throwing Palestinian rioters in the occupied territories yesterday, and an Arab shouting "God is Great!" stabbed a soldier and was shot in the shoulder. The soldier was…

… Israeli efforts to restore calm and defuse international criticism of its handling of the month-long rioting in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Army gunfire has killed 24 Arabs. Defense Minister…

Student News Ser- vice. I I I mmmmmmmi iniMl mimmm mmm mmimmimm inminmmm , FRE" SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS WHNO NEED MONEY FOR COLLEGE Every Student is Eligible for Some Type of Financial Aid…

… scholarships are given to students based on their academic interests, career plans, family heritage and place of residence. " There's money available for students who have been newspaper car- riers, grocery…

January 29, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 83) • Page Image 4

…4 OPINION Page 4 Friday, January 29, 1988 The Michigan Daily _ _ SIii 3idhigant DUIIQ Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, No. 83 420 Maynard St. Ann…

… it for the two students who aired the sma racist jokes on campus radio station station WJJX last year, constitute a code of airing o non-academic conduct. The Uni- the FCC versity administration is…

… attempting pus radi to cover up the inadequacies of its a good own record on fighting racism by disc joc blaming two students and a student discrimi organization for the larger problems tion has of…

… institutional and administration pendent racism. dent: th The University does not have the ciplined paternalistic right to intervene in The st student actions outside the class- the adm room and enforce its…

… have both students pub- tions's 1 licly apologized at a forum on reviewe racism at West Quad and begun and not community service such as partici- Punish pating in teach-ins, but they have or other been…

…' policing system where the Univer- "structu sity would try and punish students access to who used racist speech or commit- Racisn ted other acts considered offensive not be t by the University community. A…

… Howeve University run kangaroo court is a authorit facade of the real justice system and with the would be incapable of dealing im- name of partially with students. ready ha The University holds too much…

… and inf leverage over students - complete racism. nontrol of their academic records - The sv to be allowed to judge whether their munity a non-academic conduct is acceptable the code to the community at…

… large. Though propose Fleming, Payton, and Kennedy Kennedy have all issued statements indicating shot at st a desire to punish students who zations i commit racist acts, there is no rea- Universi son to…

… inde- action to deal with the inci- e people involved were dis- 1. tation is only "marginal" to iinistration in that it is a ground for students and has !ely small number of listen- oosing WJJX, a…

January 12, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 70) • Page Image 1

… department. Date set for trial Officials meet with Fleming to discuss proposal of CIA protester By ANDREW MILLS The trial of Rackham student Harold Marcuse, accused of assault- ing a police officer and…

… assaulting University Assistant Director of Public Safety Robert Pifer and Ann Arbor Police Detective Douglas Barbour at the Career Planning and Placement Office on Nov. 25. T W O student groups - the Rackham…

… Fleming -is expected to present his draft for review. MSA President Ken Weine said he is trying to build a "unified opposition" among students against the document. Michael Phillips, chair of the Michigan…

Student Assembly's Student Rights Committee, said groups such as MSA, the United Coalition Against Racism an d People Organized to Wipe Out Rape that have made demands for the University to fight…

… Kennedy, "was needed now. We've been saying all these things, and racist attacks are still around. There's no way to deal with it when a student harasses another student. We're the laughing stock of the…

… interview yesterday. "I had hoped that there would be a rational discourse." Several students have said that Fleming's draft is similar to, if not harsher than, the proposed code of non-academic conduct that…

January 11, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 69) • Page Image 4

…4 OPINION Page 4 Monday, January 11, 1988 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan .Vol. XCVIII, No. 69 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned…

… d T" Ut/AK OPPOS To the Daily: tions of racist students is The principal problem of merely a symptom of that Black students on campus is problem. We have always de- institutional racism. The ac…

… Michigan Alliance for Disarmament, Greeks for Peace, the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Concerned Faculty, the American Friends Service This is not the first time Peter Steiner has made…

… affirmative action. His ten-term initiative, for instance, limits finan- cial aid to graduate students, dis- criminating against minorities, graduate students supporting fami- lies, and students from lower…

…. If so, why does he not apply the same standards to the actions of his own government and the CIA? The only deal with acts of racism by individual students, but on- going day-to-day racism in the…

… against racist students but racist administrators as well, who invariably have more power and influence, and whose biased views have a far greater impact than those of other in- dividual students. In…

… addition, we are not sympathetic to the "rights" of racist students, who knowingly - by their own racistactions - violate or threaten the rights of Black students and other people of color. -United Coalition…

… Soviet Jews beca sign while standing on a of the current treatment prostrate Arab labelled Palestinians by the Isra "Palestinians." I immediately government would 1 turned the page in order to tantamount…

… should never be restric Jews throughout the world, I or qualified. am deeply disturbed by the One other aspect of treatment of Palestinian Arabs cartoon was disturbing as by the Israeli authorities. The…

January 26, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 80) • Page Image 2

…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 26, 1988 Students describe orientation J IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By LISA POLLAK They came. They saw. They picked four classes…

…. And, in between, students at last summer's orientation sessions spent their time in Ann Arbor eating, drinking, testing, touring, shopping, talking, and doing everything but sleeping for 48 hours. LSA…

… occupied territories. Also, reporters saw soldiers use sledgehammers and crowbars to open shops in Gaza City and the West Bank to try to end a lingering strike of Arab merchants. In related events, four…

…, accounting, or economics. Positions exist in New York and Beverly Hills. Interested students are encouraged to review the job description and annual report available in the Career Planning and Placement Office…

…. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Neil W. Danzger. Drexel Burnham Lambert Students obtain experience in politics (Connued from Page 1) Some students are also well aware of the fact that the…

January 12, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 70) • Page Image 3

…, however, have not been released to the public or to the West German investigators. The security sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they had always suspected an Arab con- nection in the La…

… "crimes of destroying a country." Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON U.S. Representative Louis Stokes (D-Ohio) discusses with 200 students his conclusions on the Iran-Contra affair. Stokes was one of 15 represen…

… President Robben Fleming's draft proposal to deter racial and sexual harassment. Some councilmembers reserved comment until they had read the document, released Sunday by the Michigan Student Assembly. Mayor…

student rights violations. DeVarti said he was considering introducing a resolution at next week's council meeting criticizing the proposal. "It doesn't define anything about due process. It leaves…

… principle University restrictions on students' non-academic behavior. "I think the University is on dangerous ground when it advocates a code of non-academic conduct for acts which are not illegal," Epton…

… through education. She said the proposal was unfairly directed against students: "There are many examples of racist behavior among faculty, staff, and administrators." Another opponent of the proposal…

…, Councilmember Seth Hirshorn (D-Second Ward), suggested that anti-racism measures should focus on public officials and administrators. Student g response i (Continued from Page1) proposes "to establish a system…

… fo handling complaints of discriminatory behavior on the par of students" through regental bylaw 2.01, which grants the University president power to promote th "maintenance of health, diligence and…

… order among the students." Harris McClamroch, chair o THTL ST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Speakers Ambassador Zvi Brosh - "Eastern Europe After the Summit: An Israeli Perspective," noon-1:00 p…

… group meets second and fourth Monday of each month, 7:00-8:30 p.m., 2002 Hogback Road, Ste. 13. For info call 971- 0606. Students for Paul Simon for president - 7:00 p.m., Anderson Rm., Michigan Union…

January 12, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 70) • Page Image 4

… daily lives of student. His day leave his own akbyimposing acame.a code unprecedented by the Shapiro en F administration in scope, harshness of Robben Fleming does this in lanuag, nd eert f pealtis…

… source of this flagrant display of personal racism is a man who is in a position to influence the academic careers of thousands of minority students on this cam- pus. Dean Peter Steiner, of the College of…

… Literature, Science, and the Arts, has on several occasions in recent months attempted to explain away the University of Michi- gan's racist policies by falsely attributing the low numbers of minority students

… these were described as Arab preoccupation with the Iran-Iraq war, or the irre- versibility of Israel's absorp- tion of occupied Palestinian lands, or more intimate alliance between the United States and…

…, after the Palestinians have proved that they cannot be forgotten, after the Israeli gov- ernment has refused to address this issue in anything but the crudest law-and-order terms and after the same Arab

Arab-Israel. conflict is that the Palestinian people have been deprived of their po- litical and human rights. They are the primary Arab party to this conflict and any solution will have to be based on…

… them would be easy. But if Israel is to escape fur- ther violence, the Palestinians' further repression and the United States more damage to its interests in the Arab world, Where's t To the Daily: I…

… want to' know what has happened to the "Music Scene" in Ann Arbor. I believed that Ann Arbor was a city where culture and progress went hand in hand. This was once the city that listened to its students

January 25, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 79) • Page Image 4

students, workers and faculty at the University, especially those who are lesbian/gay, women or of the Black, Latino, Arab, Asian-American, Native American and other minority communities. Ultimately, this…

…0 OPINION Monday, January 25, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, NQ.,79 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned…

… for students who care about human rights and democracy, and who are outraged by the CIA's undermining these. ,The Latin American Solidarity Committee had organized protesters to bring cameras in order…

… dollars each year on covert operations, most of which involve violations of international law or atrocities. Students certainly have the right to interview with whomever they want, but the CIA does not have…

… the right to recruit here. It is not protected by the First Amendment, since this law guaran- tees the rights of the people to free- dom of speech, not the government. In fairness to the students of…

…. According to IPPS director Edie Goldenberg, no students had signed up to meet with the CIA representative. There is no doubt, however, that this visit by CIA employee Art Hulnick was designedfor recruit- ment…

…. The January 18 issue of THE TIPPS, which is IPPS internal newsletter, states that "Students in- terested in meeting with Hulnick to By I. Matthew Miller Monday's Martin Luther King Day celebration was…

… marred by what I thought was an unfair treatment of those students who wanted to attend their classes. Those students and members of . the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR) who organized the protests…

… took it upon themselves to tell those who wanted to go to class that they should not. Instead, they should join in lectures and programs that would be going on throughout the day. Fine. Students have the…

… right to protest and to tell others of their feelings, just like I'm doing now. But while protesting, those students' must remember that others have just as much right to go to their classes as they have…

January 25, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 79) • Page Image 2

… achievement of Black students at the high school, but some parents expressed concern about the use of the book. According to parent Helen Oliver, some parents said their children felt bad and "intimidated…

… said. He said students should come away with an "appreciation of (the book) as a sensitive portrayal of a boy's conflict with his conscience centering on slavery and social issues." The book has been…

… reports Shamir opposes peace forum JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir told visiting U.S. Jewish leaders yesterday he was ready to meet Arab leaders "openly or secretly" but persisted in his…

… opposition to an international Middle East peace conference. In the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, hundreds of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli soldiers and one Arab was seriously wounded, the…

… Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15 in Ann Arbor, $22…

… outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in Chief…

January 14, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 72) • Page Image 3

… this can be seen as deep wis- dom, but if one's aspirations are materialistic, this can result in unhappiness. Dan Rosenburg, an LSA first- year student and former churchgoer, both agrees and disagrees…

…'s UCAR meeting with Steiner, attended by more than 100 people, started off tense and became hostile and confrontational as students charged Steiner with "repeated misstatements" and "evasive answers…

…." Several times Steiner denied making statements during Tuesday's press conference that UCAR members had on tape. Approximately 100 students filled Steiner's office - chanting "Hey, ho, Dean's got to go…

… they could not confirm the Gaza death, but said soldiers near the West Bank town of Ramallah opened fire on Arabs who threw stones and iron bars, killing a 19 - year-old man. The confirmed number of…

… deaths, not includ- ing the one reported by the U.N. doctor, stood at 33 yesterday. Palestine Press Service, an Arab-run agency, said three more people died of injuries suffered previously: a 4-month…

… for Catholic Students -7 p.m. St. Mary's Church, Thompson and William, lower chapel. Women Action for Nuclear Disarmament - 6 p.m., Michi- gan Union. Check at CIC desk for room. Bible Study -- Agape…

January 08, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 68) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 8, 1988- Page 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - Students sign banner for Salvadoran school By DAVID SCHWARTZ More than 500 students signed a banner in the fishbowl…

… yesterday which proclaimed solidarity between the University and its sister school, the University of El Salvador. Social work graduate student Julie Laser, a member of the Michigan Student Assembly's Peace…

… and Jus- tice Committee, will take the banner to El Salvador Saturday. She will fly there with 20 students from other universities that have ties to the Salvadoran school. The delegates will meet with…

… was designated a sister school "to make people more aware about what's going on in El Salvador, es- pecially with other students like ourselves," Laser said. The University of El Salvador is the only…

… other's school is doing." A delegation of about 15 Univer- sity of Michigan students is plan- ning to visit El Salvador in either May or June. 4 Owner of Frank' s Daily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN leaves…

… workings of the restaurant, but will eventually ease into retire- ment. And Frank's regular clientelle, including police officers, students, and administrators, will probably miss Gus. His son John said of…

… still remain a facility," he said. Live from the Fishbowl Chris Lindensmith, LSA senior, spins tunes for WCBN-FM on location in the Fishbowl yesterday. The student-run radio station sold coffee and…

… donuts during the broadcast to raise money and "remind students that they exist". sr0e Jude'srulng ives Bush a legal victory GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A circuit judge yesterday over- turned a change in…

… the crisis, community leaders and others said in interviews. Jews feel a "great sense of pain and anguish... an embarrassment" by scenes on television of Israelis shooting Arabs, said Hyman Book- binder…

January 18, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 74) • Page Image 4

…OPINION Page 4 Monday, January 18, 1988 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan King's message speaks to 'U' Vol. XCVIII, No.74 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

… Israel's hostile rule. To find a solution to the Pales- tinian-Israeli problem, some groundwork must be laid. . First, the Palestinian refugee problem is not exclusively an Arab problem, just as the South…

… are Arabs, is a racist concept. The Palestinians are entitled to their own identity. Second, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) should be rec- ognized by Israel and the United States as a…

…'s. The time has come for the circle to be broken: the students of this University must demand immediate changes within an institution that is" im- plicitly discriminatory. For example, every honors student

… "less important." It should be required that not simply hon- ors students, but all students at the Uni- versity, study a number of these "less im- portant" disciplines. Furthermore, it must be made manda…

…- tory for U of M first-year students to take a course exploring such issues as sexism, racism and homophobia. Such a course would help students explore and come to terms with their feelings regarding…

students fail to set the standards for right and wrong at this Uni- versity, it will continue to perpetuate its system of discrimination. Unfortunately, as Reverend King demonstrated, when people's values…

… up a 4th Ave. Adult Entertainment store. Why not a "young working-aged male" or "a male in his late teens" or some other neutral description that doesn't implicate college students in stealing "adult…

…" material? Our college students4 can learn about the harsh reali- ties of life by simply reading the Daily. -Robert E. Beyer, Department of Biology January 13 Support Steiner To the Daily: We, the elected…

… diversity mand alitv of th rnMep xW Boycott Classes 14,7 y T ODAY IS SET ASIDE to honor the . Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Daily encourages students and to learn about racism at the Univer- sity…

January 06, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 66) • Page Image 3

…Regents to increase in-state students By ANDREW MILLS At its December meeting, the University's Board of Regents approved a proposal to increase the in-state enrollment on the Ann Arbor campus to 70…

… percent over four years. Currently, in-state students comprise 68.7 percent of the campus student population. For the entire University, including the Dearborn and Flint campuses, the in-state proportion is…

… 72.6 percent. To achieve the 70 percent goal, the University will enroll 100 fewer non-resident first-year students in each of the next two years. At the same time, the University enroll 50 more…

… resident first-year students. University Vice President for Academic Affairs James Duderstadt said this will bring the resident enrollment to 70 percent by 1991. 'Our tax dollars built this school... We want…

… show a preference for in- state students. State Sen. Joseph Conroy (D- Flint), a member of a panel of government officials and regents that addressed the enrollment question, appeared before the regents…

… prohibited regardless of their motive." Israeli soldiers fired on hundreds of Arab rioters yesterday who could not be dispersed with rubber bullets, tear gas or water cannons, killing one and wounding eight…

…Gee said. The shelter has had to extend its 30-day limit for residents who could not find other housing. -ADMISSION FREE- TO THE THIRtD FLOOR... Students say lofts dangerous in the LW f rn the. - nI I…

… removed from the area. OPEN 7 DA YS A WEEK " THE 1 1T WE RENT TO 19 YR. OLD STUDENTS! rk - - f..II j.%- r Snt alrae - I I …

January 18, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 74) • Page Image 2

… the achievement of (non-discrimination) by all parties with which the University transacts business, which it recognizes, or with which students and employees of the University are involved." But Kurtz…

… necessary, because gay students are well-represented on campus. Waters was the only regent to abstain from voting on the proposed bylaw change. Following the vote on the bylaw change, the regents voted to…

… Middle East war. Last week, the army adopted a new tactic of economic siege by putting all eight Gaza refugee camps and six of the 15 in the West Bank under at least partial curfew, pre- venting Arabs from…

… Flem- ing's statement, as well as his refusal to fire Steiner. "We're all really upset," said UCAR steering committee member Pam Nadasen, "I -don't think that students are going to let it rest where it…

… future too!! IEDICINE I Vol. XCVIII - No.74 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription…

Student News Service. Edior in Chief.....W...R...E.F..........................ROB EARLE Film.................JOHN SHEA Managing Editor................AMY MINDELL Theater...........JENNIFER KOHN News Editor…

January 13, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 71) • Page Image 2

… University of Michigan in terms of underrepresentation of Blacks and other minorities." Morris said he had a "real, genuine fear about the implications of Dean Steiner's remarks. What (the students) are really…

… hisses and objections from the students. "He just kept digging himself in a hole," said UCAR steering situation worse" by repeating statements already considered of- fensive by UCAR. Other UCAR members…

… Palestinian refugee camps. In the Israeli parliament, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres appealed for an effort to end the violence by political means. Hawkish members accused him of caving in to Arab demands…

… 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15 in Ann Arbor, $22 outside the city…

…. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in Chief…

January 18, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 74) • Page Image 3

… Martin Luther King Jr. reminded students that King's strug- gle to combat racism continues even after his death. About 150 students attended the speeches and musical performances at the Residential College…

… in East Quad. The speeches in part addressed comments made by LSA Dean Peter Steiner which have been termed racist by campus activist groups. "I'M WELL aware of the struggles that the students are cur…

… play. A Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Event, 2:45, Alumni center. Ruby, Dee and Ossie Davis- "Tribute to King," sponsored by the Black Student Union, 7 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Dr. Michael…

… Darlington - "Processing Properties and Design of Fiber Reinforced Plastics,"4 p.m., Room 1017, Dow Building. Dr. Mahmoud Sieny - "Computer-Aided Translation and the Arabic Language," 4 p.m., 3050 Frieze…

… 7.02 only to stifle student input. MSA President Ken Weine said Fleming's use of bylaw 2.01 served to "alienate and polarize the University community." Fleming, said Weine, "thinks he can control the…

January 18, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 74) • Page Image 8

… Carter. And thank you J.C. Heard. 4 L Smr mrrro+ awrrrrsrrrm m i nrrr F.REE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED MONEY FOR COLLEGE Every Student is Eligible for Some Type of Financial Aid…

… scholarships are given to students based on their academic Interests, career plans, family heritage and place of residence. " There's money available for students who have been newspaper car- riers, grocery…

….00 (students) $1 .50 (others) inminmmmmmmmminminmmmmmmminmmminmmminminmwww w I TLahie Calendar ofThe University of Michigan ,. The calendar combines meeting, lecture work- shop and conference…

… announcements with other events happening each week on campus. It is based on The University Record calendar, and is open to all University sponsored groups and organizations recognized by the Michigan Student

…, "Computer-Aided Translation and the Arabic Language,"4 pm, 3050 Frieze Bldg. TUESDAY Computing Ctr--Courses: In Rm 3001 SEB: Macintosh Basic Skills, 9 am-noon. Reg req; MS-DOS for Hard Disk Users, 10:30 am…

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