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… foreigners By Layla J. Merritt For the Daily Citizens of some foreign coun- tries who are in the United States, including University students, could face deportation if they do not register with the…

… registration date, but most were released within three days, the Associated Press reported. Slim Mchela, a finance student who is permitted to study at Eastern Michigan University on educational visa, registered…

… extra attention he received in the airport. "At first, it bothered me because I was the only one. The whole plane was waiting for me because I have an Arab name." Mchela said. See INS, Page 7 BRETT…

… ed, funds ISR plans survey of local Arab values By Emily Kraack Daily Staff Reporter The University's Institute for Social Research has an ambitious New Year's resolution. This spring, the ISR is…

… set to launch a study investigating social val- ues within the Detroit-area Arab American and Chaldean community. In addition, investigators hope the study will begin to break down stereotypes held by…

… many non-Arabs. The principal investigators are Profs. Wayne Baker and Ron Stockton of the University's Dear- born campus. Stockton said he believes the study will show the Arab American community shares…

… many of the traits valued by non-Arabs. "I think you'll find a lot of convergence," Stockton said. "I think we'll find that Arabs and non-Arabs are very similar on a whole variety of things…

…." Specifically, Stockton cited that - like other Americans - members of the Arab community are very family-oriented. He said the Arab-Ameri- can community is also diverse, something com- monly associated with…

… American society but often overlooked when referring to Arab Americans. "(There are) wealthy and poor Arabs, Christians, Muslims and different groups within those cate- gories," Stockton said. LSA senior…

… Ehab El Sharkawy said tha, in his experience, values within the Arab community are much the same as values in other American groups. "For the most part, the values are similar," he said. "It's not like…

… policies of the On natio Law School and College of Literature, Sci- the Unive Unprepared students get extra help In summer By Tomislav Ladika Daily Staff Reporter he Arts, will be heard back-to-back 3ush…

… Comprehensive Studies Program help such students catch up to classmates from more rigorous high schools. For 27 years, CSP has sponsored Summer Bridge classes tailored primarily for minority students in the…

… that students who cannot handle the University's academic rigors disenroll. Collins said if a student fails one of the Summer Bridge courses, "then we have a chat with them and tell them they should go…

… to school somewhere else." Although many Summer Bridge students received a sig- See CSP, Page 7 about the IsraelI-alestinlan conflict last night in the Michigan Union. debate provokes heated…

… discussion By Rahwa Ghebre-Ab Daily Staff Reporter Chants, jeers and cheers filled the Michigan Union Ballroom during an Arab-Israeli public forum and debate featuring speakers Ali Abunimah, vice president of…

… the Arab-American Action Network, and Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America. The two men focused much of the discussion on debating the merits of establishing a…

… BY JOSHUA MITNICK AND ANNA SENKEVITCH Four University students were ar- raigned in 15th district court yester- day on charges of harassing two women on campus earlier this month. The women filed the…

…- fendant does not admit guilt. Ann Arbor Police Det. Mark Parin, who investigated the case, said each student will likely be placed on six-months probation, during which time they would serve 50 hours of…

… students have no further violations during the next six months and fulfill their probation requirements, the crime will be erased from their records. Senior Associate Athletic Direc- tor Jack Weidenbach said…

… 2 Report accuses Meese Former Attorney General's actions found unethical JESSICA GREENE/Daily Hands on LSA sophomore Heather Wolf and Vassar University student Zoey TV monitor at the Ann Arbor…

…-year students won Hopwood Awards, totalling $2925, in essay, fiction, and poetry categories. Three other awards were also presented yesterday by the English Department: The Academy of American Poets Prize, The…

… civilians and three of the 280 police officers called to the scene were injured. DETROIT (AP) - Yasser Arafat's acceptance of a Detroit at- torney's invitation to speak at a gathering of Arab-Americans in…

… overall resolution passed 20-11 after See MSA, Page 2 War causes fear tension among Arab students by Matthew Pulliam As apprehensions mounted last week because of the escalating war in the Persian Gulf…

… war. I think what (Saddam Hussein) did is wrong, and I condemn the occupation of Kuwait," said Civil Engineering graduate student Fadi Alkhairi. Many Arab-Americans support the U.S., MSA condemns…

… See GULF, Page 2 Students a sit-in to protest research by Marc Ciagne .g.. ~ DRDA discloses "4>s ~research tied to, funded b by Ronan Lynch Daily Research Reporter y Army Thirty-five students…

… statement released by the group. The occupation, scheduled to last 24 hours and organized by U of M Students Against U.S. Inter- vention in the Middle East (SAUSI), began at noon when the protesters entered…

… their plans, to assure them of their non-violent inten- tions. The group did not release the time and location of the sit-in un- til Daniel Kohns, publicity chair JOSE JUARE2 Students sit-in in the…

… graduate students dis- closed the University had con- ducted research as part of an Army project to develop solid fuel-air explosives (SFAEs). A week ago today, the Daily reported that University Aero- space…

…, Kauf- fman denied that he was con- ducting military research, saying "All of our research involves safety in the workplace." Yesterday morning, as part of the Students Against U.S. Inter- vention in the…

… Persian Gulf (SAUSI) protest at the Division of Research Development and Administration (DRDA), two physics graduate students, Matt Green and Mike Massey, re- quested that they be allowed to review…

… information at a press conference at the Cube moments after students entered the building. The aims of the sit-in include the following: To encourage the Univer- sity not to aid in the prosecution of student…

… education to people of color and the economically disen- franchised. To gain access to informa- tion regarding the extent of the University's involvement in mili- tary research and development. The students…

… the American-Arab Anti-Dis- crimination Committee, "It's not correct. They're giving terrorism a religion. Terrorism is a concept, you can't put a face or a religion on it." - Kamelya Youssef, co…

…-founder of the Arab Unity Movement he is worried about the effect this event will have on the public impression of Islam. "We can't take terrorists and put them through rehab and make them role models," Hamad…

… ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURS Public Health graduate student Nastassia Gurganus calls Bursley Hall res dents to rem od them aout the start of the M-FLU study yesterday. I BY THE NUMBERS T~H F R S NN THE PAPER…

… MASK Fl st [u prevention Anatomy extras as surgical facemasks and hand sanitiz- udy kicks off er were doled out yesterday afternoon. in dorms The students were prepar- ing for their first day in the k…

… students participat- tion, began when University ing in the M-FL study Health Services reported the season's first diagnosis of influenza. One group of stu- dent participants is required to wear masks in the…

…. The College of Engineering hosted an open forumon entrepreneurship last night for all engineering students interested in the business aspects ofttheir fields. The newly-created Committee on…

… Entrepreneurial Environment and Pro- grams for Students got feedback from students about how to incorporate busi- ness into the engineering curriculum. "It's about the marriageof technology and marketing…

… aims to transformstudent ideas and innovations into opportunities for busi- ness growth. "A lot of engineers have the good ideas but don't know what to do with them," Vicars said. Students proposed…

…, saying it is "obvious" that students next year will face higher tuition. Duderstadt pointed to the fact the state finances only about half of the University's general fund, so tuition increases have to…

… make up for the rest. The cost of education rises every year, and the University will have to charge students to compensate, Duderstadt said. "We will get a tuition increase of some kind," he said…

… by JOHN MUNSON Rabbi Meir Kahane, a member of Knesset, the IsraeliParliament, speaks last night to about 200 at the Ramada Hotel in Southfield. Conttroversial rabbi wants to expel Arabs from Israel…

… 200 last night of the "threat" Arabs pose to Israel and the "problems" with American Jewry today. About 20 protesters picketed the speech outside the Southfield Ramada Hotel and local Jewish and Arab…

…. Kahane believes all Arabs should relocate outside the state of Israel. See RABBI, Page 3 14 win spring break vacation in Jamaica calendar contest By LOUIS STANCATO The female model finalists for the…

… scenes for a calendar for the 1987-88 academic year. As of press time last night, the names of the winners had not been announced. The judges, who include a professor, students, and a professional…

… photographer, will select the student winners. Both men and women will be featured in the calendar, with men's final interviews tomorrow afternoon. Each student contestant must model both formal and casual…

… several men shouted "Hurt me!" and "We want flesh!" four women strutted through Dooley's bar last night, modeling lingerie. Outside, 30 University students protested the event. Calling the show sexist and…

… entering the bar. "Maybe we won't buy the alcohol, Israeli Knesset Member speaks out against Arabs, despite criticism. OPINION, PAGE 6. The Michigan Theater is planning a "massive" production to celebrate…

… around a uniform traffic ticket to be given instead of oral warn- ings. The new ticket also lists vio- latin nond rondimos affet- Palestine Fight Kills 20, Report New Arab Attack Jews, Arabs and British…

… appointed Editorial Director, the Board in Control of Student Publications announced yesterday. * * * * NEW EDITORS: Maloy, Friedman Appointed To 'Jaily' Senior Staff Posts v _ 9 Appointment of Dick Maloy…

…, '49, of Lorain, O., as city editor, and Harriett Friedman, '49, of Chicago, as ,editorial director of The Daily for the spring term was announced yesterday by the Board in Control of Student Publica…

… the lecture will go on sale tomorrow at the Hill Aud- itorium Box Office. By The Associated Press JERUSALEM, Jan. 10- The Jewish Militia Hagana reported without confirmation tonight that Arabs again…

… had invaded North- eastern Palestine from Syria to- day .and the government said 20 persons had been killed in the south in a three-cornered battle of Jews, Arabs and British. Hagana said several…

… hundred Arabs had crossed the northern border near the village of Tel El Kadi in the same general vicinity as the first invasion from Syria' yesterday. They were beaten back in a Hagana ambush in which one…

… the Jewish community of Palestine to rush preparations in a race against time in view of the threat- ened Arab aggression in defiance of the UN decision and the an- nounced early withdrawal of Brit- ish…

… troops. Few Students Get Diplomas Although almost 1,500 students will graduate from the University at the close of the present semes- ter, only 40 of them will receive diplomas in the traditional man- ner…

…. Ruthven will present diplomas to the senior dental students at a luncheon to be held Jan. 31 at the League. Other graduates will receive their diplomas by mail a short time after the end of the semester…

…, Lou H. Ransom, diploma clerk, said. ing the day. The army repelled yesterday's foray. The deadly battle in the South took place in orange groves near Gaza on the coastal plain. Arabs of Isdud, north of…

…' discuss the show's characterization of America's inner cities By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter "Take it off," a crowd of 300 students shouted to Arab Student Association President Jad Ibrahim. "Your…

…-risk women prior to their scheduled delivery date to provide adequate gynecologic and obstetric care See DATE AUCTION, Page 3 TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER The five highest prices bid for dates tad Ibrahim, ArabStudent…

… Association, $625 2 Sabrina Shingwani, Michigan Student Assembly,$600 3 LatiftAl-Roumi, Arab Student Association, $430 4 MinaPirzadeh, Persian Student Association, $300 5 Ashwin Ramanath, Indian American…

… given a measures, one Department of Pub- trespass order due to an off-ice inci- lic Safety officer typically stood In third annual event, student groups raise $5,200 for charity Stars from 'The Wire…

… sweater, take it offt" Ibrahim was one of 18 students who participated in a date auction at the Michigan League Ballroom last night. Bringing in $625 for Project Suyana - a organization that aims to improve…

… health care and reduce poverty in Puno, Peru - a date with Ibrahim fetched the highest bid last night. The Hollywood-themed event was hosted by Comco, a student com- edy group. The University's Bhangra…

… team performed, along ~ with the Harmonettes a capella group and Groove, a percussion group. The auction raised $5,200. The second-highest bid went to Michi- gan Student Assembly President Sabrina…

… Student Association, $210 Audience members questioned panel on plot, season finale By MALLORY BEBERMAN For theDaily More than 250 students, pro- fessors and community members crammed into an Angell Hall…

…. Approximately 40 students gathered Thursday evening in the Samuel T. Dana Building to participate in a conversation surrounding the modern state of surveillance in Muslim, Arab, Southeast Asian and North…

…Last winter, LSA student Alexandra Ellard had to miss 10 days of class. Due to extreme weather, many Metro Detroit area public schools and facilities were closed. This meant Ellard couldn…

…Jeans, Skype or Google Chat. But others, she said, threatened to fail her. “There are no protective policies for undergraduate students that protect them from attendance discrepancies when it…

… still gave me a D plus,” Ellard said. “You find yourself very often having to choose whether to be a good parent, or be a good student, and that I find to be a very huge problem.” According to Ellard…

…, whether a student parent is offered accommodations depends almost entirely on the professor. Some of her professors have been helpful, even allowing her to bring her son to class when child care…

… Education of Women on issues surrounding student parents, said professors may not understand the situation student parents are in. “Some faculty see it as their choice to be parents, and I don’t think…

… in its current state. Rackham student Sophie Hasuo, who does research in the Center for Japanese Studies, said the lecture challenged her understanding of Japanese national belonging. “It…

… Schlissel’s Faculty Public Engagement initiative, which he announced in 2017. Rackham student Kimberly Ransom, who has done work with public engagement, noted the importance of work that involves…

… effective action from the Muslim and Arab communities on campus. “The most important thing is that we’re mobilizing Muslim youth in a way that’s informative and educational and deeply looking at the…

…, discusses the role of religioun and politics in Japan in Weiser Hall Thursday afternoon. VARSHA VEDAPUDI Daily Staff Reporter Rackham student Julio Ferreira is finishing his second year in the…

… War protestors' condemn U.S. aggression s. Y AmandaNeuman Daily Staff Reporter k{ Less than 24 hours after United States forces initiated Operation Desert Storm, students braved f% m the cold to rally…

… against the war on the Diag at 11 a.m. yesterday. The rally, organized by the Students Against U.S. Intervention in the Middle East (SAUSI), drew 500 protestors by Ann Arbor policef estimates, 2…

… tired of these insane tirades about protecting democracy and self-determination. We are tired of hypocrisy and U.S._ aggression, " said first-year Rackham student, Toml Abowd. Abowd denounced President…

…. "Mr. Bush has no right to speak for the world. George Bush is our elected representative, not our emperor," said LSA senior and Arab-American, Deyar, who gave only her first name. .>. - Deyar, a…

… Chaldean, said she fears being placed in an internment camp like many Japanese-Americans were during World War II. See PROTEST, Pg 2 Jewish students fear for Israel by Jay Garcia and Gwen Shaffer Daily…

… from television reports. In particular, Jewish students expressed anguish at the turn of events. Nicole Sanderson, a graduate stu- dent in the Institute of Public Policy Studies, said she was on the…

… students, in Israel. "My first reaction was that I needed information because I was concerned about my friends in Israel. Then I felt helpless. Then I felt bit- ter. And now I'm just very sad," said first…

…-year LSA student Elissa Gold- man. "There are a lot of people I know actually there right now. I'm afraid of what will happen," said Alex Horowitz, an LSA sophomore. LSA sophomore Dan Brown, a member of…

… think it's disgusting and un- called for that the Iraqi's would bomb innocent citizens and a hospi- tal instead of military bases," said first-year LSA student Becca Don- nenfeld. "I don't think Israel…

… 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…

… CESSAR Y Dormrent ma jum.4%in fall By RICHARD BERKE increases include a student labor cost Next year's dormitory rates will rise by 7.4 per cent if the Regents ap- prove a recommendation by the…

… and a food cost hike of four per cent. Composed of two voting student members and two voting Housing Office members as well as six non- voting members, the committee annually draws up a proposal speci…

…- fying housing rate increases. In most cases, the Regents have approved the committee's recommendations without amendment. After much debate, committee members decided to give a break to the 200 students…

… to using their own towels and it wouldn't be worth $8 more per student to bring them back. The lack of paper towels in dorm bathrooms met with considerable resident dissatisfaction last fall. The…

… for each LSA department to offer a writing program for junior and senior concen- trators beginning with the class of 1982. The new program also calls for a writing test for all entering students and…

… to buy the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip from Israel to establish a Palestinian state, an Arab publication said yesterday. The Saudi leaders made the offer to President Carter during…

… his visit earlier this month to Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil exporter, according to the Middle East Reporter, a usually well-informed daily digest of Arab af- fairs. "THE SAUDIS MADE IT PLAIN…

… Arab American populations in the United States and a high percent- age of Dearborn students are Arab Americans. Gulf war is a particularly disturb- ing and personal conflict. "The country we live in is…

… Arab I know has family in Iraq or Saudi Arabia or tives who are soldiers fighting in the war," she added. Elliott Attisha, a pre-med junior and student government represen- tative, shares Mammo…

…'s sentiments. "You're torn. You are an Amer- ican but you have relatives at home who are being killed. All you can do is pray for a peaceful solu- tion," he said. tween Arab Americans and other students on…

… kieporter Demand for illicit drugs among American high school and college students continued to decline in 1990, according to a study re- leased by University research sci- entists yesterday. The 16th…

… national survey of high school seniors and the 11th annual survey of college students comprise the findings of this year's report, which also states that alco- hol and cigarette use remain high among young…

… students, with the proportions reporting alcohol use in the prior month falling by 2.9 percent and 1.7 percent, re- spectively, to 57 percent and 75 percent. This continues a pattern evident in previous…

…, Page 2. Opinion Board LSA sophomore Josh Bornstein and LSA first-year student Nicole Parisi write their thoughts about the war in the Persian Gulf on an opinion board in South Quad. Dearborn students…

… struggle with .Gulf war by Melissa Peerless Daily igher Education Reporter For many of these students, the Jordan or Kuwait. Some have rela- Up to this point, tensions be- Although the kiosk faces are…

…. Matt is one of more than 500 University students taking to the road this weekend to voice their objections to the Persian Gulf war in Washington, D.C. The Natipnal Campaign for Peace in the Middle East…

… to the White House and rally on the Ellipse, a grassy area behind the White House. Conscientious objectors, family members of servicepeople in the Middle East, veterans and students are among the 500…

… all non-aligned nations should support Sadat to prevent Israel from exploiting Arab See ISRAELI, Page 6 'U'student grabs loot on Wheel of Fortune' By ELIZABETH SLOWIK LSA senior Larry Caplan is a…

… populated section of the Negev Desert. Prime Minister Mena- chem Begin has publicly rejected the idea of changing the accepted Israeli- Egyptian boundary. King Hassan of Morocco called on Arab countries to…

… rally behind Sadat, saying such support would put pres- sure on Western leaders to persuade Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab territory.; In an interview published today in the Cairo daily Al…

… agreement. Humphrey linked his appeal for Israeli flexibility on the Sinai settle- ments to his view that there also is a need for Arab compromising on the Palestine issue. MRS. HUMPHREY'S appointment was…

… BECAUSE1 elimination of Plan B - which requires be "more dem students to take courses in the analytic, & Committeec empirical, moral, and aesthetic modes he believes it of learning - and raises the number…

… Housin Executive Committee reports to the requests by Q governing faculty of LSA which makes has attracted the final decision. morning riser from East Qua requirements students have approach- it if it…

… meant discussing educationa bution requirement with goals with students. f "what's the minimum I LSA-SG appointee Carolyn Rosen and so have usually satis- berg said she is "very excited" abou without much…

… effort, ac- the proposal. She agrees that it wil huck Judge, director of "encourage students to go to the othe c Counseling. plans," adding that the independent ap THE revised plan C will proach will…

… probably appeal most ti nanding," Associate Dean very highly motivated students. chairman John Knott said THE PROPOSAL has been in formu will "induce students to lation since early last term when a sub tions…

… more seriously." He committee of the curriculum commi es that they will be en- tee began seeking input from student think about the aims of a and faculty about the distributiv ion." plans. By mid…

…, 1977 Ten Cents E i ~,.E ight Pages r iF Y~OU SEE N&S HM A O-AU ILJY Stranded students Five Michigan students stranded in Latin Amer- ica due to the financial collapse of an Ann Arbor- based exchange…

… program will be coming home Jan. 18, state officials said yesterday. The five were among 22 U. S. students originally stranded because the International Cultural Exchange lacked the funds to bring them home…

… for women, at 7 p.m. in the Central Campus Recreation Bldg. - bring your student ID. e Phyllis philosophizes The latest words of wisdom from Phyllis Schla- fly, Republican activist and prominent…

… to pursue the swift completion of its appoin ed rounds. As students in 300 school districts throughout the state enjoyed a day off, as did students at Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw…

… Community College, University students trudged their normal routes to class. It took them considerably longer than usual, of course, ON NORTH CAMPUS many students were forced to walk to central campus as most…

… buses were suck in the drifts. Sev- eral buses bypassed Bursley Hall altogether until roads were cleared late in the morning. Some undaunted stu'dents depended on their new cross-country skis to…

…. Kissinger MUNICH OLYMPICS SUSPECT: Arrest spurs touts American strength Arab PARIS (AP) - An interna- tional storm blew up yesterday around the arrest in France of an alleged Palestinian terrorist on…

…," said Jeff Allen, an RC senior on the search committee, which consists of nine faculty and three students. "Blake has awakened in us the original visions the founders of the RC had," said Marty Richardson…

…, a sophomore on the search committee. "He was motivational and exemplary and uplifted the people who heard him speak." When Blake visited the RC last month, several University graduate students who had…

… teach even the most non-traditional student." In a six-hour meeting on Dec. 18, the search committee read all of the evaluations and rankings before de- ciding upon Blake. "We talked a lot about Blake ver…

… Cynthia Halse. The sculpture is part of an exhi- bition in the Hospital courtyard. MLK Day celebrations BY VERA SONGWE When classes are cancelled Mon- day, University students will be able to choose…

… from a long list of activi- ties planned by the administration and students to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday. But many students across the country don't have the day off, while others find few…

… opportunities to cel- ebrate on campus. "That is the difference between Michigan State and the University of Michigan," said MSU student Joe Lamport, who must attend class on Monday. "University of Michigan…

… MATTSON A speaker at Rackham Amphitheatre last night blamed most of the problems of the Middle East on American politics, America's inability to com- prehend the Arab world, and the in- fluence of the pro…

… the Arab people . as becoming communistic or becoming allied with the Soviet Union," he said. But Bassiouni added that unless the United States makes more overtures towards Arab nations, the Soviet…

… students for jobs, the company never asked for or wanted security protection. But that was exactly what they got from "Nuclear Security Agents," a group sarcastically protesting the company's production of…

… tiny room at the career planning and placement office in East Engineering, fourteen students met behind a paper covered window with the company's personnel manager, Daniel McCullen. Outside the door…

…, and new killings today boosted the unofficial death count' to 699 in Palestine for that pe- riod. Three Arabs Dead Three Arabs were killed and seven British soldiers were wound- ed in a gun battle that…

… developed_ in Beit Safafa, a Jerusalem sub- urb, an official announcement said. The Arabs were directing sniper fire at an army fire brigade fighting a blaze in a flour mill, and the battle resulted when the1…

… Arabs refused to even dis- cuss plans for the part of Pales- tine allotted to them by the Unit-c ed Nations. The Arab higher com- mittee declared it would neither recognize partition nor permit it to be…

… semester inbwhich white students can enter begins Janu- ary 15. There is no: Oklahoma State law school for Negroes now. The applicant already has been waiting two years while the case was in -litigation…

… ever held in Brazil. Good Chance for Increase In Allowance Seen by AVC (Special to The Daily) WASHINGTON-Prospects of Congressional action to increase subsistence allowances for student-vets early this…

… * * * House Gives Vet Snowballs Cold Shoulder WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-(P)- Some Michigan congressmen had icicle-like comment today for the snowballs with which student vet- erans in the State bombarded them as part…

…' demands for increased sub- sistence allowances. A delegation of 17 student vet- erans from Michigan colleges ap- peared on Capitol Hill to press. the campaign wtih personal calls on Michigan congressmen…

… Baker, University students, are currently in Wash- ington to loin a national lobby for increased subsistence. They will call on Speaker Mar- tin, House Floor Leader Charles Halleck, and House Veterans Af…

…- fairs Committee chairman Edith Nourse Rogers to explain the plight of the student veterans. "If Congress is to keep faith with the promises made in passing the GI Bill, iminedi4te increases must be…

…Jr k dftgrnlai Vol. CI, No. 76 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, January 17, 1991 Tha MiciganQ i1 ---I U.S. -led air orces attack Iraq Bombs fall in 'Baghdad day after deadline Students in…

… South Quad gather to watch television coverage of the U.S. attack on Iraq. "I don't think this war is winnable," said one student. Shocked students crowd CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA- (AP) - The United States…

… launched air attacks against Iraq late yesterday afternoon EST, hurling its air force against an Arab power that for five months has held Kuwait. "The liberation of Kuwait has begun," President bush de…

… Cohn Daily Staff Reporters ets as U.S. goes to war As the United States began bombing Iraq last night, hundreds of disbelieving students packed resi- dence hall lounges and living rooms to watch the…

… events unfold. "I never thought I would see a war in my lifetime," said Sunita Tummala, an LSA first-year student. Students sat, their eyes glued to the television, and solemnly watched newscasters report…

… the latest in U.S. air forces attacks. "I was expecting it, but not so soon," first-year LSA student, Paul Guthrie said. "I heard the troops weren't prepared for desert warfare." As Operation Desert…

… first-year student. "By not listening or adhering to diplomacy and reason, Saddam Hus- sein has left the United States and the allies in a situation that can only be resolved with force," Business School…

… and Bush won't give up," said Stuart Belizaire, an LSA sophomore. Students predict the next few days will bring an upheaval in their lifestyles. Many students expressed concern about concentrating on…

… their schoolwork, while an event of such importance is going on. One student reported that a professor said he understood the difficulty of studying during a world crisis With the outbreak of war, stu…

…- dents are questioning the role of mi- nority groups in conflict. Some students saw this conflict on a national scale. "Every war- time society brings changes on people's attitudes about their lives…

… Program, tuition charges and student loans in an effort to help students and their families meet the rising prices of college edu- cation. According to Bullard, the bill package was designed to increase…

… which arbitrarily deny eligibility to needy groups of students." Crash landing Reversing its own decision, the state Court of Ap- peals yesterday said a law requiring motorcyclists to wear crash helmets…

… Marionette Theatre will be at Mendels- sohn tonight at 8:00; for more info call 763-1107 .. . the Student Coalition Against Racism is sponsoring two speakers tonight at 7:30 in the Anderson Room of the Union…

… to cooperate in our national suicide." ONLY WHEN the Arab states accept Israel "will the Pales- tinian issue be constructively and finally tackled," he said. Rabin's speech to a joint meeting of the…

… occupied ter- ritories and guarantee Israel's secure borders. In his speech Rabin said the core of the Arab-Israeli con- flict is the refusal of the Arab countries 'to reconcile them- selves tonthe right of…

…." Along these lines, Rabin said, he is ready to meet with any Arab head of government at any time, at any place. "WE, THE people of our re- gion, are destined to live to- gether for all time," he said…

…. "Never again shall there be a Middle East without the state of Israel." Earlier, at the White House, President Ford again sought to prod Rabin toward additional compromises with the Arabs. A statement…

… JOSIMOVICH The 75-cent fee for student government serv - ices at the University was assessed this term despite last November's Student Government C nvnnl ; cinn wich n a thefeoluntar. Regents discuss the…

… Ann Arbor, Michigan.- Friday, January 20, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily Regents may cut MSA funds ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily Students demand more University AIDS research in front of the…

…'task force to study costs BY FRAN OBEID The Michigan Student Assembly will lose its University funds if work relations do not improve be- tween MSA officers and the administration consultant, members of the…

… University's Board of Regents said yesterday during their monthly meeting. Last spring, the regents passed an amendment in response to what Re- gent Thomas Roach (D-Saline) called "student criticism of MSA…

…" requiring that the assembly "engage in a consultative way with Student Organization Development Center (SODC)," and decreased MSA funds by 37 cents per student. But yesterday, Vice President for Student…

… their annual fee request in June. MSA holds student-wide elections for officers in March. But MSA officials say the SODC criticism is undue. "I believe it's in- appropriate for MSA to rely on someone from…

… the administration to provide input or advice," said Vice President Susan Overdorf, an LSA junior. "I don't feel that SODC knows as much as the students working at MSA. MSA is a student organization…

… - we're supposed to be autonomous from the administra- tion." Overdorf said SODC officials wanted to meet with the student leaders on a weekly basis and the student officers, who are volunteers, simply…

… think. I'm a volunteer student. The SODC is 4 useless administrative branch. The regents don't know what's going on." During yesterday's meeting, Roach suggested that Student Legal Services, ADVICE…

…- tinians, the Middle East peace effort took on a broader look yesterday with an unprecedented meeting be- tween Israel and the Arabs to ex- plore the region's future. Israel has always sought such…

… multilateral talks as a forum to start meshing itself with the Arab world by sharing water resources, expertise and environmental mea- sures. Arab participants used the occa- sion to stress demands that Israel…

… surrender captured territory. Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy said he was delighted by the mere fact that most of the Arabs came. "This participation is unprece- dented and we'll know how to ap- preciate…

… York on Friday. See ADDRESS, Page 2 Bush Source: The Associated Press Students give speech mixed reviews I by Barry Cohen Daily Government Reporter Student reaction to President Bush's State of the…

… that while the speech will not necessarily help Bush's popularity, it definitely will not hurt it. But one student, who did not want to be identified, criticized Bush for ignoring environmental issues…

…-year student who said he was told of the agents' activities by a staff member. Truckin' Peter Vasher, age 4 1/2, plays in the store Generations on S. Main yesterday while his mom shops with his little sister…

…, the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) unanimously voted last night to ask the Univer- sity to abandon its Interim Speech Code. The assembly then voted to put a referendum for the "Preservation of Students…

…' Freedom of Speech" on the next MSA ballot, which will ask students to adopt a similar stance. The assembly's resolution also endorsed a pending state legislature bill prohibiting state colleges and…

… Act." "I came tonight to Ann Arbor and to this meeting because I see the responsibility falling on students - the responsibility to protect the fundamental freedoms in this insti- tuion," Dresch said…

… responsibility of defending the University but don't think you can depend on the administration to do that for you. The Student Rights Commission (SRC) presented a 42-page inves- tigative report to the assembly…

… Dismal housing conditions, a general lack of student awareness about tenants' rights and waves of complaints from stu- dents about their land- lords prompt- - ed the Michigan Student Assembly to P e act to…

… improve housing con- ditions for all students. At Tues- day's meeting, MSA created the Student Housing Taskforce to relay demand for better off-campus living between ten- ants, representatives, the…

… Vice President Joe Bernstein, information collected by the taskforce will go to Student Legal Services and the Ann Arbor Tenants Union - who in turn will provide students with legal counseling and advice…

… for dealing with landlords and obtaining housing. "We decided to place the counseling part in Student Legal Services," Boot added. "If that doesn't suffice after a fis- cal year, maybe MSA will seek…

…, African, Indian, Arab and numerous other cul- tural groups performed in support of diversity at the fifth annual Encompass show in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. The show brought together different cultural…

… Buckle, vice-president of the African Student Association - whose group had never performed in Encompass before. "We hope that people left with at least a small taste of various African cultures" Buckle…

… tells the NIOUL: II:RWILLINGER/Daily Rackham student Brent Armendinger signs his name in support of Morgan Linen workers as part of a SOLE protest yesterday. PassWords may be at ri Computing site users…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. I CNo. 72 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, January 11, 1989 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Students criticize *Soc. 303 prof. BY DAVID SCHWARTZ…

… Students upset with Sociology Prof. Reynolds Farley - who was accused last term of being insensi- tive to issues of racism and sexism * by some of his Sociology 303 stu- dents - will meet with the Sociol…

… University. A common student complaint was that Farley treated questions from minority students in a condescend- ing, sarcastic manner. In addition, "(The class) perpetu- ates a racism that is in the…

… University as a whole," Hodge said. "Now we feel that we've come together as students and will be able to do something about this." Hodge said she wanted "someone who's sensitive - preferably a per- son of…

… color, but not necessarily," to teach the course in the future. Sociology Department Chair James House said the Executive Committee would meet with con- 9 cerned students sometime next week, but said a…

… precise time has not yet been determined. "We listen to input from students, we listen to input from faculty, we listen to input from everyone, and then we try to make the best deci- sion," he said…

…. Sociology Prof. Mary Jackman is chairing a task force on diversity and discrimination in the Sociology De- * partment, and encourages students with concerns about Sociology 303,. or any other Sociology…

…. Since the conference opened Sat- urday, Arab states demanded linkage between nuclear and chemical weapons bans. These Arab States want to retain chemical weapons to offset what they claim is Israel…

… Linda Tymensky, a second-year arrived shortly after the stabbing, and Lauren Dermer LSA student, said she administered said, "They were apparently Daily Crime Reporters first aid to the victim after he…

… the incident nmEfh/ii.Lt. Joseph Piersante of the De- was handled. "The procedure was One student, who asked to re- partmentof Public Safety (DPS) said, sort of erratic. How trained are Un-. main…

… Pont6 said. "He is a motivating and inspir- ing factor to Black students and others in addressing the justices of See JACKSON, Page 2 U.S. Dept. of Ed. criticizes accreditatio n association 4 by Ren6e…

… standards in its accreditation process. CHE, one of several associations that accredits U.S. colleges and uni- * versities, establishes standards schools must meet so their students can receive federal…

… interest and reflecting the student constituency," as well as a diverse student population and curriculum. According to a U.S. Department of Education report, CHE has apparently forced schools to adopt…

… - the author of From Beirut to Jerusalem - has covered the Arab-Israeli conflict for more than a decade as a foreign correspon- dent from Beirut and Jerusalem, and is currently based in Washington. "No…

… Arab state found benefits of the Cold War other than Syria... The collapse of the Soviet Union put Syria in the position of being a geopolitical orphan," Friedman said. Countries such as Israel, he .said…

… Daily MSA Reporter The Michigan Student Assembly will hold its first meeting of the se- mester tonight with a relatively empty agenda. Nevertheless, some assem- bly members are beginning to think about…

… Jr. Symposium Committee - organized by the University's vice-provost's office - is being criticized by students concerning their impact on the committee's decisions in observing the national holiday…

…. "Students were involved in the 'process', but there was a conflict," said graduate student Todd Shaw, a committee member. "The lack of communication [between students and faculty] didn't create a good…

… environment." The committee, which has organized the opening ceremony and closing events for "Diversity Day," is composed of 24 faculty decry. Diversity Day input members and two students. Prof. Homer Neal…

…, chair of the Department of Physics and co-chair of the symposium committee, said the committee was was responsive to students. He added that he was unaware of any conflict, saying "Diversity Day" is for…

… the students and they should get involved with the various activities. However Tracyc Matthews, also a student representative on the committee and a United Coalition Against Racist member, expressed…

… 1971 Hundreds of people yesterday wandered around East Quad, cite of World's Fair 1971, observing exhibits and watching variety acts by 22 foreign student clubs. Fair-goers admire an exhibition of Arab…

… because we haven't tried," says President Robben Fleming. At least some black students, how- admissions: 'U s truggles ever, believe that the University is not doing all it can. "There's too much…

… buckpassing and excuses," says Andre Hunt, a member of Student Government Council. "That real big effort, that all-out drive to find black students just hasn't arrived." University officials say they have…

… Re- gents were concerned what the effect would be on standards if the Uni- versity had to lower entrance stand- ards substantially to get 10 per cent."u Of 32,940 students who answered a racial survey…

… last fall, 1,546 students on campus identified themselves as blacks, 165 as chicanos and 71 as American Indians. This represents an increase of 1.5 per cent over the estimated 3.5 per cent blacks on…

… part of students to complete the survey. I would guess there are about 300 new blacks," Fenstemacher says. While the increase was relatively small, University officials were pleas- ed with it because…

…- versity recruiting efforts will begin yielding results next fall. To reach the 10 per cent goal the University plans to admit at least 450 black freshmen, 150 black trans- fer students and 300 black…

… graduate students next year and every year thereafter.- Yet last spring, of the 8,382 black high school graduates in the state, about 4,089 planned to enroll in a university or community college. Of these…

… students, only 1,252 were in the top quarter of their class, one usual criterion for admission to the University. "Quite obviously the University must compete successfully against other colleges and…

… universities in the state for a very high percentage of the very best students if the Uni- versity is to achieve its enrollment goal," Spurr says. He explains that to insure, for example, 300 black freshmen for…

… at 10:,o0 a.m. Saturday with food contributions as admission. The Public Affairs Depart- inent of theiStudent Religious Association is representing the University in cooperation with the Junior Chamber…

… 'peratio' Haircut' Plats A program "revising and reviv- ing" Operation Haircut, and out- lining specific action to be taken, was unanimously passed by the Student Legislature last night. The measure, which…

…- ination. The program includes a con- sultation with local barbershop owners, a public hearing at which the views of the barbers, civic leaders, faculty and students would be presented, the securing of…

… of the Mens' Judiciary Council involving rotation of membership, and a clause allow- ing graduate as well as under- graduate students to petition for m embershiponthecoucl Student petitions for one…

… posi- tion on the council, to be vacant at the end of this semester, may be turned in to Harvey Weisberg, Legislature president. Any eligible student with at least 60 hours in the University may petition…

… as master of ceremonies. At least one of the combined meetings will be open to the pub- lic. Members of the Student Leg- islature have been invited to par- ticipate in several of the discus- sions. For…

… until Spring, and since no Soviet vessels have ever been used Jews Bomb Arab Crowds At Jaffa Gate JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 - (P) - Jews disguised in blue caps of the Palestine Police and driving a stolen armored…

… car hurled two bombs today into Arab crowds at ancient Jaffa Gate and a nearby street intersection. Eighteen per- sons were killed. Fourteen Arabs died at the gate and three Jews and one Arab were…

… Vol S 61 Ao,Mchga -ueda, 9,1993 D 190 r*Dil MLK festivities stress unit attendance, Suffers as / students sty home ., by Michaell Crews and Chastity Wilsonj Daily Staff Reporters k. To most students…

…, Martin Luther King Day was an invitation to stay in bed and enjoy a day without classes. While some students showed their support for the annual Unity March, barely half of the Diag was filled with…

… student involvement was low. "I don't think very many stu- dents attend the events," said LSA sophomore Eric Younger, adding that he did not plan to participate this year. Some students said they were not…

… aware of MLK Day festivities. "I didn't know about many of the events . there was some advertising, but mostly directed to Black students," said LSA senior Vickie Bissonnette. Others said students cannot…

…-year student Stephanie Gooden. But students who did use the free day to attend MLK events said they felt strongly about being active. "I'm involved because I wanted to affect a change in people's atti- tudes. If…

… right thing," Bush said. Arab states said they regretted "the policy of military escalation." Russia, too, voiced opposition. "These attacks could proceed without further warning," Pentagon spokesperson…

… question at all," he said. Students walk united down State Street during one of the events planned to commemorate MLK Day. Speakers: King 's dream is alive Speakers stress the necessity of working toward…

… Chisolm (D-New York). The speakers' comments shared a common theme of encouragement for African Americans to work toward racial equality and togetherness. Chisolm called on students to celebrate unity in…

… Kloostra and Donna Woodwell Daily News Editors While many students took the day off yesterday, several hundred took to the streets in the fifth an- nual Unity March to commemo- rate the birthday of Rev. Dr…

… crowd. Attendance at the march and rally has declined since its incep- tion in 1988. This was addressed by one of the rally's speakers, Shawn Mason of the Black Student Union. "I remember my freshman year…

… American Student Association. "This is the time when we unite and join against the evils that came with the people of Columbus and men like him," Hill said. Marchers from various campus organizations carried…

… Jr. Day yesterday spoke of an unfulfilled dream, and called on students to work to achieve it. Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis Archer opened yesterday's symposium in Rackham Auditorium…

… Black comma- KENNETH SMOL LERDaily nity," he said. "We would not tolerate high school University students take part in the fifth annual Martin Luther King Day Unity rally on South University yesterday…

… declines as students make use of free day by Lari Barager Although the University gave students and faculty the day off yesterday to reflect on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many students…

…,000 students par- ticipated in the march. Many students used the three- day weekend as a mini-vacation from Ann Arbor or as an extra night of partying. "We got a late start on the day because we were having a…

… Democrats President Dana Miller, whose organization co-sponsored the event, said Jackson is planning a visit to Ann Arbor sometime next month. "It's too bad, because there's a lot of student interest, but he…

…. Events get cancelled all the time be- cause of weather," Taylor said. Sheldon Lewis, an organizer of Jackson's Michigan appearance, said See JACKSON, Page 2 Students slip-slide their way to morning…

… morning. Nine inches of snow, along with high winds that blew it all over streets and side- walks, made the trip to class yesterday treacherous for students and faculty alike. "Well, there was a lot of snow…

… to walk through - up to my knees," said Kari Ifkovits, an LSA first-year student, who had an anthropology section at 9:00 a.m. "I was slipping around and fell on my butt, but I'm OK." University…

…. "There were big clumps of snow and there wasn't enough salt on the roads or side- walks." Third-year Law student Bernard Hooper said he was caught off guard by the storm. He didn't expect all of the snow…

… Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank would not be a precondition to peace. At the same time, Israel pursued face-to-face negotiations with repre- sentatives of the 1.7 million Pales- tinian Arabs who live…

… the Jewish state and the Arab kingdom. Technically at war, they have coexisted peacefully since the 1967 war. Yesterday's two-hour session at the State Department was designed to set an agenda. Two…

…. Injuries have plagued the Wolverines for the bulk of the season. Hunter has been out since Jan. 5, and sophomore See HORTON, Page 7 LSA sophomore Talal Awartan works the Arab international Students…

… Association booth at the Union at Winterfest. Students still By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Reporter The University has been unable to get in contact with some students from the tsunami-hit areas. As the…

… University's search draws to a close, 25 to 30 students of the 850 from the region have yet to be located, said interim Dean of Students Sue Eklund. She added that the names of the miss- ing students will be…

… ity did not know not, and they've identified some students tudents yet to be that hadn't responded to us," Eklund said. the affected coun- The various schools, such as the.Col- lege of Literature…

… tsunami, and other staff to see if students from ri Lanka, India and these countries have been in class. If stu- dents are still not accounted for, the Uni- sent out e-mails, 'rsity irf ry to contact them…

… in their honed people and home countries. demic units to help Another measure the University took ople were back or to find the students was to check if the Student writers honored with Hopwood Awards…

… By Laura Van Hyfte Daily Staff Reporter The prestigious Hopwood Awards were given to 18 University students for their exceptional pieces of creative writing. The students were awarded cash prizes for…

…. 8, and winners will be announced in the second week of April. tsunami students were registered for the winter term. "Of course if they were not registered there was a good chance they were not…

… intending to be here," Eklund said. She noted that while the University had found a few students that were not registered, they were still considered to be a part of the group of 25-30 students yet to be…

… located. Malaysian Student Association Vice President Nur Wahab said the University contacted her group in their efforts to See TSUNAMI, Page 7 Coleman, regents suppot renovations By Jeremy Davidson Daily…

… or near the Arabian Sea. Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Marxist South Yemen alerted naval ships; air force jets and army units to be on the lookout, Arab diplomatic sources in Bahrain said. The…

…-choice counter-rally but many of the students participating said they had heard about the anti-abortion demonstration and had come hoping to join in any opposition. "I was really hoping for a heated See LOCALS…

… play Help wanted DETERMINED TO tackle students' grim economic outlook, the Michigan Student Assembly is looking for volunteers for a financial aid committee. The group's goal is to coordinate student…

… lobbyists for financial aid at the state and possibly the national level while building a student-run financial aid program at the University. The committee will look into a computer system to match…

… University students with unclaimed scholarships and loans, and a fund-raising and disbursement program to generate Also on this date in history: * 1913 - The Union Dance Committee decided to place a ban on…

…. The amendment reduced the time between the election and inauguration of the President to eliminate a long "lame duck" period: * 1965 - A student "stay-in" of two local theatres,.the Michigan Theatre and…

… history department said last night. Arab leaders do not want to "drive Israel to the sea," but they do want a satisfactory treaty, Prof. Clark Hopkins of the classical studies department declared. "Let us…

…- pressways. Detroit police termed the pile-ups among the worst in the history of the expressways. Student 'Cuts' Tit New High Attendance in the English de- partment reached a low, of 30 per cent of normal on…

…. preparations for the tenth National Students Asso- ciation Congress, to be held here in August, could be seen in com- mittee apl~intments made at yesterday's Student 'Government Council meeting. SGC named…

… President Bill ,Adams, '57BAd, Anne Woodard, '57, and LeAnne Toy, '59, to serve with Vice-President for Student Affairs James A. Lewis, James D. Shortt, managing supervisor of University Relations Field Serv…

…- ices, Leonard A. Schaadt, Resi- dence Halls business manager. and;, one member of the National Students' Association as an advis- ory committee to the NSA Con- gress. David Grupe, '57E, was nomi- nated…

… appoint- ments are invitational and the students have no vote. Treasurer Lew Engman, '57, was named to the Loan Committee. Robert Anderson, '57, has been appointed editor of the next edi- tion of the "M…

… was to establish a bi-partite state in Palestine, run by both Arabs and Jews. . Prof. Slosson indicated the UN should "maintain real force in that part of the world," and re- main until a satisfactory…

… extreme economic difficulties of the Arab states and mistreatment they have received at the hands of. imperialist countries. Although impressed in a visit to Tel Aviv in the 1930's by the vast economic…

… improvements the Jew had wrought, Prof. Hopkins had been disturbed when he no- ticed the street signs were in He- brew. "All communication be- tween Jews and Arabs was cut off. "What Arabs needed - doctors…

… plane- crash near Greenville, Miss. An instructor and a student in! the second plane were injured. While he was at the University, McMillin belonged to the Air Force ROTC unit and was a member of Alpha…

…-Thursday, January 24, 1974 Ten Cents Eight Pages EIGHT-DAY-OLD STRIKE sc IFYU SEE NEWVS RAM ALL 7 AILY Residency applications due The legal Aid Office reminds us that applications from students seeking in…

…-state residency status for this term must be filed with the Student Certification Office, 1510 LSA Bldg., no later than Monday. In order to help appli- cants strengthen their cases, Legal Aid is hosting two rap…

…. Impeachment info The Ann Arbor chapter of tpe Committee to Impeach Nixon has set up a table in the Fishbowl to advise students on where to send letters urging Nixon's ouster and to answer related questions. A…

… spokesperson for the new group says that students should write their representatives in Congress as well as members of the House Judiciary Committee, which is currently study- ing the possibility of impeachment…

… conclude an agreement with Israel on military disen- gagement in the Golan Heights. Sadat is visiting Arab colleagues in an attempt to explain the new Egyp- tian mideast posture. 1troop dse Sadat returns…

… after touring Arab capitals CAIRO (Reuter)-President Anwar Sadat returned to Cairo last night from Rabat, Morocco, at the end of a whirlwind tour of Arab states to explain the implications of his nation…

…'s disengagement of forces agreement with Israel. It was Sadat's most extensive tour of the Arab world since he became president in 1970. HIS FIVE-DAY journey took him to Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Arab gulf states of…

… from all occupied Arab territories. He also stressed that the participation of the Palestinians in the Geneva conference was "an in- disputable-principle." HE EMPHASIZED that the disengagement agree…

… time we feel appropriate and not before," he told an Algiers press conference Tuesday. He also tried to convince Arab leaders that there was no harm in confronting Israel on the political front after…

…iIhroeoiae ;Fl -V till One hundred four years of editorial freedom qRabin tryes toreassurkoe Israelis n wak ofm ing Los Angeles Times JERUSALEM - Although Israel has de- feated all the Arab armies…

…, said University President James J. Duderstadt in an address to a group of female graduate students yester- day. Duderstadt heard from about 35 students who attendedthe "town meet- ing" to voice their…

… concerns and discuss the University's Agenda for Women *-- a blueprint for increasing the suc- cess of female students and faculty members. The University was one of the first higher education institutions…

… may nreed to set standards for graduate students and faculty, so that require- 'ents will be more consistent across fferent departments. Students voiced a concern that male professors often have lower…

… expecta- Japan market dives; death toil tops 5,000 An unidentified graduate student speaks at the Graduate Student Town Meeting yesterday. tions for female students. Rackham student Jean Moran said she…

… felt female students are discouraged from certain areas of research. Duderstadt suggested that problems of discrimination within departments should be brought to the attention of the department chair…

… people in power are still men, how are changes going to occur in the interper- sonal communication? I'm hopeful yet pessimistic until I see some changes." Students also discussed some as- pects of graduate…

… education on the whole, such as funding and mentorship. Duderstadt said that faculty advi- sors must make the education of gradu- ate students a priority. "Graduate education does have a certain feudal…

… character to it, where (professors) treat their students as they remember being treated," he said. The Washington Post TOKYO - Turmoil erupted in Parliament yesterday over the government's handling of…

…. Mike Pokrywka, co-chair of the ollege Democrats, said he was sur- prised and eager to have Cisneros come to campus. "We're extremely excited to have him talk to students about issues im- portant to us…

…: 12 Tomorrow; 31I1e Vol. CXI I1, No. 81 wwwmichigandailycom 1 11 111 1111 Jill III I UAC gives push to student initiatives By Margaret Engoren Daily Staff Reporter What do Amazin' Blue, The Michi…

…- gan Every Three Weekly, Laughtrack and 12 other student programs have in common? They are all funded and programmed by the University Activi- ties Center. UAC, founded in 1965 as a campus- wide, student…

…-scale projects for students," said Engineering senior and UAC President Brian Netter. "We provide a variety of programs and keep a tight watch over those we man- age because there is so much money being spent…

…." University funding for UAC - pro- vided by tuition dollars - increased this year from $180,000 to $250,000. "UAC hadn't gone up for a funding increase since 1986," said Susan Wilson, director of Student…

… Activities and Lead- ership and primary advisor to UAC. "They were able to convince the Vice President of Student Affairs (E. Royster Harper) and the regents that they needed more money because there had been…

… a dramatic increase in student involvement and no corresponding funding increase." Mandated to provide campus-wide programs, Wilson said UAC is differ- ent from other student organizations. "UAC is…

… not just another student group - its mission is to provide campus-wide programs," Wilson said. "Other groups may define their scope that way, but they are not obligated to reach out - UAC is. "It is…

… using the new funds to broad- en its base and better engage student groups by providing more social, edu- cational and cultural programs outside the classrooms." Like the Michigan Student Assembly, UAC…

… funds student pro- grams, but offers more than just financial assistance. "A student group goes to MSA with a proposal and leaves with funds," Wilson said. "A student group goes to UAC with a proposal and…

… engages in a much more collaborative process: If it wants to bring a pro- gram to campus, for example, it could work with UAC, which would do the programming and publicity, while the student group provides…

… select their own successors. The action, on a recommenda- ~tion by University President Rob- ben W. Fleming, culminated near- ly two years' work by the faculty- student Committee on Communi- cations Media…

… by have been appointed by the Board Prof. L. Hart Wright of the Law in Control of Student PublicationsSchool chairman of the commit- acting on the recommendation of tee, recommended the publications…

… and all freshmen live in dormitor ies. Parental permission will be required, however, for fresh- men students and women under 2l who desire to live in off- campus housing. The vote on the requirement…

… was made without debate. The resolution further stipulates that a special letter be included in the mailings to all, newly enrolled students stating: - The educational advantages of dormitory living…

… calls o elcn the present Board in Control of Student Pub- lications with a restructured: Board for Student Publications. The new board will consist of three faculty members selected by the Senate Assembly…

… app help revitalize the school." Willard Olson, retiring dea recommendation of the student .Daily-Andy sacks mandatory residency requirement publications editors. REGENTS PONDER arguments on the Wright…

… titled "In Search of a Near East Settlement: The Aftermath of Lebanon '82" which was sponsored by the University and Easten Michigan University chapter of the Organization of Arab Students.s' Al-Hoss said…

…'s problem and the Mideast problem are inseparable. The Arab unrest, he said, has provided a catalyst to the "ever-festering domestic problem" in that country. That problem, he said, may some day lead Lebanon…

… League of Arab States, speaks about U.S. and Arab relations yesterday in Rackham Auditorium. TODAY Reagan sees the light EVERYONE KNOWS celebrities can help sell a product. But a Phoenix toy company…

… experimental students course evaluations to be tested in the following school year. * 1973 - A jury of eight women and four men in less tharul 90 minutes convicted G. Gordon Liddy and James McCb-d Jr., two…

…STUDENT LOBBY See editorial page .: '1 Sir4 1O UlQ MIDDLING High --22 Low-40 See Today for details Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 90 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, January 19, 1978 Ten Cents Eight Pages U…

…'s two key negotiating demands - total Israeli withdrawal from occu- pied Arab lands and self-determination for the Palestinians. THERE WAS no immediate Israeli comment on the development. The Israeli…

… over Pales- tinian rights to a homeland and Israel's 11-year occupation of Arab lands. THE TALKS were "continuing in a vicious cycle," Egyptian Information Minister Abdel Moneim el Sawy said in…

… from Arab lands and self-determination for the Palestinians - have not changed. The decision "is part of its (Egypt's) clear and frank stand in facing this situation," Sawy said. "EGYPT LEAVES the…

… being a 'skeleton' report." See HOOVER, Page 8 By DIANE ROBINSON Although dismayed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's sudden decision to cut short Mideast negotia- tions, interested students and faculty…

… Henry, who teaches a class in the Arab-Israeli conflict. HENRY SAID that if peace talks are to continue; there must be a better comprehension of the Egyp- tian stance. "I don't think Egypt wants to break…

…, March 4, the arrangements com- mittee of the executive council decid- ed yesterday. The Student Model Senate was con- ceived by several campusleaders and the original plans were sketched by interested…

… faculty members to con- solidate and express campus opin- ion on national and international af- fairs. Petitions of candidacy, signed by five students, must be presented at the Student Senate office in Lane…

… chairman of the committee. Scammon yesterday announced the plan of election which will be as fol- lows: Thirty-two members of the Senate will be elected from the Uni- versity at large with every student…

… eligible to be a candidate, and all students eligible to vote. "The election will be held under the 'P. R.' system," he said, "in which students vote by choice, indicating the first choice for senator by…

… figure 1, second choice by figure 2, and so on." To be elected, a student must have a quota, which is determined by di- viding the total number of votes cast by the total number of senators to be elected…

… laborers. 3 Jews Killed AsArabSnipers Peril Holy City Budget Slash Puts Deficit At ABillion But Increase Is Possible x In Relief Appropriations And Naval Construction Congress' Opinion Divided Over Cuts…

…. Forsythe, director of the Univer- sity Health Service strongly advocat- ed yearly "health conferences" for upperclassmen. The health conference, an inter- view between doctor and student, in which the…

… student's past record is used as a guide, is not a physical ex- amination. Rather, it is a general discussion which may lead to a spe- cific examination. It is an oppor- tunity for the student, in an…

…." Billed as a lecture by three event promotes ex-terrorists, the event drew opposition from several stu- intolerance dent groups and the Michigan office of the American-Arab By LISA HAIDOSTIAN and Anti…

…-Discrimination Com- DANIEL TRUMP mittee. Daily StaffReporters A large crowd gathered outside of the Rackham Build- More than 300 people - ing an hour before the event's including both students and scheduled 7 p…

….m. start. Flash- non-students - protested an es of yellow shirts worn by the event last night organized by protesters showed through the University's chapter of the the winter coats of many in Young…

… simi gran a fe Auburn prof: lower similarity ratings. Students with high simi- System would larity rankings are grouped together. In this way, the pro- be legal, help gram divides the applicant pool…

… into several groups of admissions students who, as evaluated by the program, resemble each By JAKE HOLMES other. Daily StaffReporter The system only gives rec- ommendations and doesn't rhile lawyers and…

… sci- By picking applicants from professor from Auburn different groups, admissions versity thinks he may have officers can admit a diverse ad the solution. group of students. n 2003, Juan Gilbert saw…

… aps of students without said. ing on racial quotas or The software has a specific erences. set of rules for determining ilbert presented this soft- similarities and differences, e to a group of about 20…

… the Uni- 'ed attributes. Applica- versity to consider diversity sthatareentirelyidentical when admitting students. id be given a "100 percent Because admissions staffers lar" rating by the pro- wouldn…

… of the contro- versial senior society former- ly known as Michigamua. United Asian American Organizations, a network of 35 Asian/Pacific Islander student groups, passed an amendment last semester…

…'s deci- sion to issue 'demands' and 'deadlines,' while holding See UAAO, page 3A JUST FOR KICKS STUDENT WRITING New Hopwood winners honored By ABIGAIL B. COLODNER Daily Arts writer Some of the most…

… also called for a "meaningful peace process" to deal with the Arab-Is- raeli conflict once' the war was over. Bush also paid tribute to the democratic aspirations of the peo- ple of the Soviet Baltic…

… Fleming Administration Building on Nov. 15 appeared before Judge Pieter Thomassen yesterday. It was their second pre-trial hearing at the Ann Arbor 15th dis- trict court. The remaining two students are out…

… of the country, and are not contesting the charges. County Prosecutor Kirk Tabbey has of- fered the students a plea bargain agreement 0 0 lal hearing - forcing them to accept a fine and com- munity…

… a misdemeanor. See PROTESTERS, Page 2 .Student pressures mark history of Black student enrollment by Sarah Schweitzer Daily Staff Reporter In the three decades affirmative action policies have…

…- marily through student initiative and persistence followed by ad- *ministration capitulation. Affirmative action originated in at the Univesity in 1970, when a coalition of Black students orga- nized the…

… Black Action Movement (BAM). This group was outraged by the three percent enrollment of Black students, the lack of support services for Black students, and the small number of Black faculty members. When…

…- creasing Black enrollment to at least 10 percent and implementing a series of programs designed to recruit Black and other minority students. Throughout the 1970s, aggres- sive recruiting and support pro…

…- grams were implemented which doubled Black enrollment. From 1970 to 1976, Black student en- rollment increased from three to seven percent. These results pleased adminis- trators and students, but they…

… charged that after Black students applied, little followup took place. So the admissions of- fice began to refine the recruit- ment process to make it more per- sonalized. Black students called Black In…

… 1988 University President James Duderstadt released the Michigan Mandate, proclaiming a University commitment to achieve a multi-cultural" and "diverse" student body. increased. The administration's and…

…, 1969 Ten Cents Ten Pages STUDENTS ANGRY: Probe reaction " varies, By JIM NEUBACHER A resolution passed Monday b the state Senate authorizing special investigation of "subversive groups" and "campus…

… water prices, as well as the necessity for con- tinuing dormitory improvements and constructing new housing. After the committee issues its report, the Student Ad- visory Committee on Housing, the Board…

… of Governors of Residence Halls, IHA, and University housing officials will I consider it. Utimately, Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Newell and the Regents will determine if there will be a…

… the winter term ,o Ik eep ends in April. Gov. Milliken Miller SGC to send students to meeteg . islators -Associated Press LONDON PROTESTS, similar to this one in Paris. erupted yesterday in protest of…

… the hanging of subversive groups or 'illegal inter- By ROBERT KRAFTOWITZ possible student action following ference . . . with the use of Michi-; Student Government Council is Gov., Robert Milliken…

…'s recent cut- gan educational facilities, 2 expected to a c t on a proposal; back in the budget request. strengthening state criminal laws Thursday to send student repre- "SGC is stepping in because relating…

… explosiveP quarrel between Israel and her qure ewe saadhrArab neighbors has kept the Mid- dle East neighbors in danger- Student-Grad The rest of the East Coast got ous farment. It has been inten.si- from…

…. The illegal drinking occurred Dec. 15, the day before: Christ- mas vacation. Police report they checked a car at Fifth and Wash- x ington and found five students who had been drinking. Four of them were…

…, '58, 19 years old, Y Albert' Meyer, '57, 20 years old, David Zolotow, '57, 20 years old, Andrew Baumer, '58, 19 years old. In. another drinking Incident last Friday, a University student was ftarrrested…

…, by' police in front of a ocal restrant for drunk and dis- orderly conduct. To Court Today, The student, Gordon Black, '57, was released on $50 bail. His case comes to court today. £ When arrested…

…'t have any trouble with students as a general rule." Clint Caster, owner of the res- taurant where Black was arrested, said Black never got in. Police Press Charges "We didn't have anything at all to do…

… with it. The police arrested him in front of the restaurant and x they're the ones who are pressing charges," Caster said. Caster went on to claim, "We are continually having trouble with students trying…

… realize their lia- bility. "Seldom does a student come in on a false ID and have a drink by himself. When he sits down with his friends he impli- Cates them." 'Further, Caster said, if a student who has…

… anti-American rioting in Jordan by elements which oppose that Arab kingdom's joining the Baghdad Pact. 'Precautionary' Move The War Office announcement called the move "a precautionary measure" to…

… first progress report dur- peace moves to end the Palestine ing the Student Government Coun- dispute will be discussed, too. cil meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in Eden Conterrs the Union. Eden conferred at No…

… beliefs. LSA junior Asif Harsolina, president ofthe Muslim Student Association, said Ramadan is "a 30-day fast teaching discipline and self-restraint." But exactly when Detroit-area Mus- swill begin…

… moon was sighted in many Arab countries Saturday. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emir- ates, Yemen, Jordan and Egypt reported sightings of the moon yesterday. In Oman, the crescent could not be…

… of the Muslim's lunar calendar with a solar calendarand comes I 1 days later with each succeeding year. Jinnah El-Soloman a junior nursing student called Ramadan "an opportu- nity to gain spirituality…

… self-con- trol. Families and friends also gather together after sundown to share meals and many then retire to mosques for lectures and religious discussion. *"This is a month where students tend to go…

… to other people's homes for dinner," Harsolina said. "It's actually pretty fun." He said the Muslim Student Associa- tion holds dinners at different restau- rants in town where students gather to break…

… MEDSTART, Page 2A Mace forces residents to evacuate Barb our 0Y lnoityalliance By Katie Wang Daily Staff Reporter Declaring that the University has not done enough for students of color, the Alliance Four…

… the Members of the University Community "WE DEMAND That the Office of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives increase their focus on the retention of students of color The immediate establishment of…

… ethnic-specific cultural centers An increase in the number of faculty and students of color. 3 Guaranteed funding for student of color organizations Guaranteed autonomy of the Center for African and…

… went off and the entire build- ing was evacuated. First-year Engineering student An- drea Cox said she was in the stairwell on the second floor when she noticed the smell. "It was right there," Cox said…

… the rights and benefits of graduate student instructors as stipulated in its union contract. Since November, the two sides have held negotiations ranging from expanded health care coverage to increased…

… Iraq is not over yet. Yet the mere fact the vote went off seemed to center of the ricochet instantly around a world hoping for Arab Middle East" democracy and fearing Islamic extremism. "I am doing this…

… because - President Bush I love my country, and I love the sons of my nation," said Shamal Hekeib, 53, who walked with his wife 20 minutes to a polling station near his Baghdad home. "We a're Arabs, we are…

…. But for the country's minority Sunni Arabs, who held a privileged position under Saddam Hussein, the day was not as welcome. No more than 400 people voted in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, and in the…

… required to appoint lecturers a title through an See LEO, Page 7A South Asian students urged . to form closer community Conference uses dance, workshops to bridge gap By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Reporter…

… ABC News Now anchor Hari Sreenivasan encouraged South Asian students Friday night to look past their separate identities, such as Indian or Pakistani, and embrace their common South Asian heritage. "We…

… dance performances by students. Speak- ers included Indra Nooyi, president and chief financial officer for PepsiCo, Inc. and DJ Rekha, :; 4, .;/S I 4&I4 Iy Lj.'. …

…'t free students from trudging through the snow to classes, but it'll come close. If the regents approve the proposed $34 million - telephone system at this month's meeting, the University will get much…

… administrative systems and financial analysis. SINCE THE new wiring includes a computer jack in every University office and dorm room, students could set up computer terminals in their own rooms and plug into the…

… that the outdoor pole-mounted telephones will cost between $60,000 and $100,000 to install. In the past, the University has rejected several student proposals for an emergency phone system. While some…

… withhold foreign economic aid designated for Israel by an amount equivalent to that which Israel spends to retain, settle and administer the Arab territories occupied in and after 1967." MEMBERS OF the…

… council defeated the measure 6-4. EZEKIEL'S PROPOSAL stated that the Middle Past crisis lideast proposal "is a conflict between Israel and the Arab communities" which was caused by more than one thing…

… Director Robert Hughes by a group of students and administrators recom- mended that housing rates for single students increase an average of 6.89 percent of $141.21 per student. " 1982 - Because of a "severe…

… added. place around 10 a.m., and is followed by a news See INDEX, Page 3A Dean of Students Edward Willis and Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper meet with members of the Greek…

… community yesterday in the Michigan Union. Admiistrators focus on promotzng conversation wi student body Dearborn ordinance triggers AC LU suit By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Although Edward Willis has…

… only been the dean of students since September, he is already becoming a well-known figure among the student body he helps lead. His ability and desire to interact with students becomes clear when- ever…

… prior to participating in public political protests. The ACLU challenged the ordinance on behalf of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Com- mittee, a civil rights organization that uses demonstrations…

… students help The new recruits MTV in town to find Eminem fan By Layla J. Merritt For the Daily Off-campus housing presents an exciting and difficult situation for many students. It is exciting because of…

… 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…