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… anxiety adds up to problems for some students Jan. 31, 1981 - Mathematics may not be as easy as "1-2-3." Some students, especially women, suffer from what psychologists call "math anxiety." One female…

… self-fulfilling prophecy" that stems from problems students face when they are forced to take math in college and perform poorly, giving them a sense of apprehension. In hope of remedying the problem…

… and group restriction features. Archivists at the Bentley Library hope to preserve some of the postings in order to document student and academic life for future generations. Students may opt to put…

… chance to talk more informally," she said. While students may be well aware of blogging , Folger said she hopes the blog service will open up more lines of communication between students and professors…

…. Other users include LSA's academic advising office, which often posts announcements and reminders for students. The popularity of the site among the student population still needs to be tested, Hollar…

… said. She added that the site's success depends heavily on students' first impres- sions and word-of-mouth advertising. Education senior Trevor Angood, who began a Face- book.com group for students with…

… over 500 Facebook friends, said he would use the site as another way of pass- ing on information about the University, but added that many students may still find other existing sites such as Xanga…

… Arbor native, weeping and veiled, appeared on a new videotape aired yesterday by Al-Jazeera, and the Arab television station said she appealed for the release of all Iraqi women prisoners. The video was…

….m. today. The show will feature tradi- tional and contemporary Arabic music. CRIME NOTES Racist graffiti found in Herbert H. Dow building Racial slurs targeting students of Asian descent were found at about…

… The Hellenic Student Association will host its first annual talent show and Tavli tournament today from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Michigan Union's Uni- versity Club. The cost is free and any- one is…

… eligible to enter. Refreshments will be provided. Ensemble to play contemporary Arabic music The Arabic Music Ensemble will present a concert in the Britton Recital Hall of the E.V Moore building at 8 p…

…- cials are investigating Associate Housing Director John Finn after the adminis- tration discovered he was holding an apartment reserved for underprivileged students on North Campus last year. The…

… offers the residence rent- free to underprivileged students until they gain financial stability. He also claimed the arrangement was made so he could demonstrate a "model" apart- ment for potential renters…

…. Housing Director Robert Hughes described Finn's actions as a "mis- judgment." Finn replied, "I'm not saying it was right. But there were minority students who were in a very critical time and I helped them…

…' chairwoman Katherine DeGrow, an Eaton Rapids Republican, and O'Connor, the board's vice chairman. Deadline tonight for A2 journalist held hostage Study: College students lack vital literacy skills…

… Iraqi women were due to be freed by the U.S. military. But the White House said no pris- oner release appeared imminent, and a major Sunni Arab clerical group said it could do little to help because it…

… Journal before moving to Jordan and launching her freelance career in 2002, learning Arabic along the way. Her newspaper's Washington bureau chief, David Cook, also urged the cap- tors to contact the paper…

… hopes to reach Arab television audiences and per- suade Carroll's captors to free her. The Bloomfield Hills-based Islamic Shura Council of Michigan, which rep- resents about 20 Muslim groups in the state…

… and discussion in the Wolverine Room of the Michigan Union today at noon- There will be a panel with students and staff from the LGBT community, and various minority groups. After the lecture…

…, discussion will focus on the challenges people in diverse identity groups face when speaking out about sexual violence. Mass meeting for mentors to be held in Union The Office of New Student Pro- grams is…

… holding a mass meeting for its Peer mentor program today in Anderson Rooms A and B of the Michigan Union from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Peer Mentors will work with a group of first-year students and one faculty…

… member in the fall. Students find an excuse to play video games in Pierpont Commons A video game tournament will take place in the recreation room at Pierpont Commons from 6:30 to 9:00 p m. today. The…

… tournament, sponsored by the Univer- sity Unions Arts and Programs, will fea- ture the Game Cube console. Students can sign up at 6:30 pm. Winners will receive a $75 gift certificate from Best Buy. CRIME NOTES…

… Student injured in weight room A person was injured in the Central Campus Recreation Building weight room at about 6 p.m. on Monday, the Department of Public Safety reported. The subject was taken to the…

… together. Final election results have been delayed by fraud complaints mainly lodged by the Sunni Arab minor- ity, and groups looking for a political edge in dealing with the Shiite Muslim majority could…

… affect on the pre- liminary results that we issued last month," said Adel al-Lami, general director of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq. Complaints by Sunni Arab and secular Shiite parties…

… results announced after the election. But with an estimated 130 seats, based on those results, it wouldn't have enough to control parliament and will have to form a coali- tion with Sunni Arabs and Kurds…

…. Sunni Arab and secular Shiite parties claimed there was widespread fraud and intimidation of voters in the Dec. 15 election, and they demanded that voting be rerun in some provinces, including Baghdad…

… Seville, Spain and the Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville began a relationship that has now lasted for over 21 years and created one of the finest study abroad programs in the world according to The Student…

… patrols around the student areas south of campus because of the thefts. Police arrested a suspect Sunday on the 1100 block of Packard Street who was acting suspiciously. The man was found near a house and…

… presence of police in her area. "They always sit in the park across the street to try and catch people turning left," she said. See CRIME, Page 7 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RODRIGO GAYA/Daily A student stands…

… policy degree 'U' students vote in Iraqi national election 'U' will admit first class of 50 sophomores in 2007 to new program By Joolle Dodge Daily StaffReporter Prof. John Chamberlin and other…

… field, including Princeton University, Duke University and Stanford Uni- versity. The school will admit its first class of students a year from now to begin the two-year program in fall of 2007. Each year…

… change, but students applying to the program will need Economics 101 and 102 and another introductory social science class, Chamberlin said. There will be core courses and some optional courses with a…

… "strong application of domestic and international issues," Blank said.' The center of the program will be a required seminar made up of a maximum of 25 students assigned a public policy problem to solve…

…, such as social security or small arms trade. Students will apply what they learned in their courses to a real-world problem in their semi- nar. There will also be speakers' who have worked on public…

… well as a new learning facility. The Students cast votes in election for four-year, 275- member National Assembly. By Mariem Qamruzzaman Daily Staff Reporter As some students fretted over studying for…

… National Assembly. "It's sending a message to the Arab world that democracy can work," Pattah said. Pattah, who is Chaldean, a kind of Chris- tian, said he wanted to diversify represen- tation in the…

…." Pan-Arab satellite television broad- casters beamed out largely straightfor- ward, nonstop live coverage from outside the hospital where Sharon - a particu- larly despised figure among many Arabs…

…'s Chief Finan- cial Officer Timothy Slottow determined that the company's letter was written in "good faith." Many student activists felt that Coke had avoided the issue. Missing the Dec. 31 deadline has…

… with Coca-Cola, a group of student organizations that has led the effort to have the University cut its contracts with Coke, applauded the University's decision in a written statement last week. But the…

…, if Coke is involved in things like child labor, I won't drink Coke." Students debate decision Coke activists say suspension step in right direction; general student body indifferent By Kelly Fraser…

… Daily Staff Reporter While student activist groups on campus are cel- ebrating the University's decision to temporarily suspend its contracts with Coca-Cola, many stu- dents consider it a flat issue. The…

… University's Dec.29 decision to cut contracts affects most of the University's 13 contracts with Coke, which have a net value of $14 million, lead- ing some students to question the significance of the…

… Rogers said she hopes machine restocking will bring more variety in products, adding that the mes- sage the University is sending far outweighs pos- sible student inconveniences. "The statement and…

… Rackbam, Arab Students Association, Black Student Union, Inter- Cooperative Council, Abeng Multicultural Council, South Asian ProgressiviAlliance. " This event runs throughJanuay 29. k -l THE ACHIEVEMENT…

… Building " Sponsored by the Kinesiology Student Government. INTERGROUP RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: OUR CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE 3:30 PM '"6050 Conference Room, Institute for Social Research - Sponsored…

… * Residential College, East Quad I 26 - Sponsored by the Residential College and ST AND (Students 1"king Action Now in Darfir). ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL CONCERT: TAKE 8 7:30 PM e Hill Auditorium…

… STUDENT DESIGN CHARRETTE 4:00 PM " 3rd Floor Studio, Art and Architecture Building'" Sponsored by NOMAS. COLOR SPLASH 4:00 PM * Koessler Room, Michigan League - Sponsored by the Office of Multi- Ethnic…

… Student Afflirs and the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs. NEy ORLEANS MUSIC: HISTORY AND CULTURE. 5:00 PM' -Room TBA'" Sponsored by Arts at Michigan, Center for African and African…

…, Undergraduate Education. 'Donations are suggested. Please visit http://miksymposium.umich. edu for more information. I FIRST ANNUAL CENTRAL CAMPUS SPIRIT OF MLK STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM Time to be announced…

… Skillman Foundation. FR IDAY EI II UAI RYI 17 TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE 2:00 PM'" Rackham Ampitheater" Sponsored by the Black Student Psychological Association. SCOR BUCK HISTORY TRIBUTE: DINNER…

…-MOVIE DISCUSSION 6:00 PM -'Location to be announced'" Sponsored by Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR): African Atmerican Black Caucus (AABC HEAD START TURNS 40: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND RECENT RESEARCH 4:00 PM…

… Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Committee, the Office ofAcademic Multicultural Initiativ^. the T antolle e ofP MAKING LINKS AND BREAKING CHAINS 9:00 AM ' Michigan League " Sponsored by Students Allied…

… for Freedom and Equality, the Native American Students Association, American Civil Liberties Union-UM Chapter, Muslim Students Association, Students Supporting Affirmative Action, Students of Color of…

… Bolivia was a Spanish colony hundreds of years ago. They stood alongside miners, students and leftist sympathizers waving Cuban and Venezuelan flags on the cobblestone plaza outside the colonial…

…-era Congress building. "Power is in the hands of the Bolivian people for the first time," said Walter Villarro, among 2,000 miners who turned out dressed in their trademark hel- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates U…

… government that U.S. officials hope will win the confidence of disaffected Sunni Arabs and undermine support for the insurgency. That would hasten the time when U.S. and other foreign troops can go home…

… at 7:30 p.m. Sry O A Fusion of Cultures The Arab Student Association spon- sors this meeting at the U-Club in the Michigan Union. This formal event provides students with a chance to meet people from…

… you have been selected to participate in the random student interview, would you like to do it? R: Sure, no problem. TMD: Ok, first things first, how did you spend you Martin Luther King Day? R: Oh, I…

… about Lebanon? (Pause) TMD: It's the name of a popular drinking game. R: Beirut! TMD: Yeah. How do you think Lebanese people would react to millions of American college students playing a drinking game…

… millions of Americans, especially the students who grew up "of modest means," as Coleman likes to say, but eventually became prosperous because of their college education. but for now it seems she is…

…. Coleman wants the University to be relevant to the rest of society. As she said in her September See COLEMAN, page 12B Frlda\T 1920406 Arabic Music Ensemble A group of ethnomusicology stu- dents perform…

… both traditional and contemporary Arabic music at Brit- ton Recital Hall. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Open Mic Night Beginning at 7:30 p.m., acts can sign up to take part in an…

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… people who support segregation. Unfortunately, my belief in Santa Claus was once again shattered over the past semester. Several events didn't help, such as the alleged incident where college students…

… urinated on and hurled racial slurs at a group of Asians, or my own personal experience when I ran into some girls who did not want to stay too long in an area because "there are a lot of Arabs around here…

… to say that it is wildly popular. Its forums attract close to 35,000 visitors every day, some of whom claim to be students at our University, who openly speak out against diversity, clamor for…

…. Students anticipating high heating bills should dial down the temperature on their thermostat, because each degree saves about 3 percent on a heating bill, DTE spokeswoman Eileen Dixon said. Hurricanes…

…- mation and running candidates for every vacant position. "If we're elected it could, in a very real way, affect students' lives," Nowinski said. Levine said the party is too focused on politics. According…

… proved wrong, if he can't pull it off in a month or so?" Clarke asked. The truce offer may be aimed at making bin Laden "look more rea- sonable in Arab and Muslim eyes. He's a very sophisticated reader of…

… members of the group signed up to help register students in the basement of the Union and on the Diag. In addition to the U.S. senatorial race, voters will decide this year who will hold several prominent…

… 1A mary police tools and are used in spe- cial circumstances. Brown said students have also been stalked through Facebook, but no case types such as faculty, staff or alumni from seeing their…

… has also been used to turn the tables on criminals. Brown said that earlier this year a University student who was assaulted used Facebook to do some detective work of his own. The student identified…

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… to the purpose of research universities to exclude cer- tain students from certain classes and majors," Coleman said. "If we start set- ting up barriers, saying this or that class can only be taken by…

… the National Security Language Inititive, a $114- million plan to increase the number of Americans fluent in languages critical to national security. These languages, such as Arabic, Hindi and Farsi…

…, are languages that the government has deemed necessary for national security. NSLI programs currently prioritize language education for K-12 students over education for university students, accord- ing…

… chance to succeed," Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said in her keynote address at the summit. "Preparing our students for the future begins long before college." The NSLI will subsidize programs…

… teaching languages from kindergarten through high school and provide addi- tional scholarships for high school students to study abroad. It will also increase the number of scholarships for foreign teachers…

…, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, said she thinks Sharon's health crisis won't have a signifi- cant impact on the Middle East. "I don't think that things will change very much because it isn't so…

… reduce medication and awaken Sharon from the medically induced coma today. Miller said it was important to bring Jewish students together in prayer and in support for one another. "It's a vigil in his…

…! 'HOSTEL PASS Rom's LATEST OFFERS FAMILIAR ARRAY OF DISMEMBERMENT, TORTURE In Stephen Gaghan's "Syriana," the ignorantw audience has to deal with the follow- We tak ing languages: Arabic, Chinese, Urdu…

…, wars? We' Persian, French, German and English. an album Considering most Americans, starters an including privileged college students low-incom like us, can't tell you what Urdu sounds educated a like…

… of the noblest tasks ubtly revealing ignorance. you're a college student and mfortable with ignorance, you bably reevaluate a lot more than e on art. - For the record cGparvey ChinesefPersian sa4444can…

… for "Gandhi" and has been nominated three other times - apparently just had some bills to pay. Surely as college students we can understand that? To chide a studio and group of actors for working within…