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… The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, October 19, 1988- Page 5 Pre-law caravan rolls into Union BY MARK MENDELIS Perry Mason step aside. These are the '80s and law students have changed, as have their…

… options. For one thing, it's becoming in- creasingly difficult to get into law school. Also, women and minority students are gaining more acceptances to law schools than ever before. And lastly, alternative…

… occupied West Bank, Arab hospital officials said. An army spokesperson confirmed the deaths and said five people had plastic bullet wounds, including American photographer Neal Cas- sidy, the first foreign…

… Arabs launched the uprising Dec. 8. Six Israelis also have died. The 5-year-old boy died after he was hit with plastic bullets in the chest, stomach, and left hand as he played in a schoolyard near his…

… home, according to officials at Al Ittihad Hospital. The child, identified as Deyaa Fayez, was shot when Israeli soldiers opened fire on a nearby group of stone-throwing Palestinians, Arab reporters said…

… published in Oakland. Also yesterday, the Israeli Supreme Court barred U.S.-born Rabbi Meir Kahane from running in the Nov. 1 election saying his anti- Arab Kach movement is racist. Panel talks about racism…

…/Dally Pharmacy graduate student Suha Hamid is one of the founding members of "Sa'lam Shalom - The Arab Jewish Peace Project." "There is a need for a dialogue between Arab-Americans and American Jews to dispel the…

… the Middle East. Although many of the students at the meeting are members of other student groups, they stressed that they are representing only their own individual interests. The most prevalent…

… reason that students had come to the meeting was to dispel many of their stereo- types. Students expressed the need to come into face-to-face contact with, rather than just read about, people who have…

… ideas for future discus- sions. Topics the group plans to ad- dress include Arab-Jewish relations on campus, stereotypes and prejudice, the history of both Arabs and Jews, and political lobbying groups…

…. Leaders also want to establish the group as a model for other joint-ac- tion groups around the country. They are presently trying to obtain recog- nition from the Michigan Student Assembly, which would…

… Corporate Finance Department Presentation for Financial Analyst Position Tonight at 7:00 p.m. Michigan Union Pendleton Room Interested students are encouraged to attend and to speak with representatives of…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, October 4, 1988 The Michigan Daily Ube Midiga I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Baker plays last card 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… took his place at the long wooden table in the Fleming build- ing. He has been in the same seat setting priorities and establishing rules since be- fore most students arrived at the Univer- sity. He has…

… stum- bling block for lower income and student representation on the regental board. Also, some regents are nominated based on cronyism within their respective political parties. And there are no real…

…,000 students and a slightly smaller number of faculty and staff. (However, pork barreling and nepo- tism also occur.) While estimating the in- come of the regents is difficult, one also should note that three…

… there was a stumbling block. In 1972, during the Vietnam War, student and community outrage over weapons re- search conducted at Michigan led to the creation of the End Use Clause. The clause prohibited…

… Information (ACSI), appeared on the last page accusing Arabs and Muslims of anti-Semitism. The ad also claimed that "the traditional attitudes of Islam toward Jews, not territorial disputes, are the real roots…

… of the Arab-Israeli conflict." First, it is very important to note that anti-Semitism is an entirely European phenomenon that goes back to the period of the Roman Empire, and that Arabs and Islam has…

… nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, Arabs are themselves Semites. Historic- ally, the term "semitic" refers to the language group which includes Hebrew, Arabic, As- syrian, Babylonian and Phoen…

…q4 OPINIoN Thursday, October 6, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. ILo ter i IIL2 Mazrui's views challenged Vol. !C…

… is likely that Arab oil exports to South Africa are even more extensive than these statistics show. In fact, if we assume that the proportions of untraced oil corresponds to those of the known amounts…

…, then Arab oil exports to South Africa would reach almost 2.5 Billion a year. These figures would make Arab trade with South Africa larger than that of Germany 2.0 Bil- lion, Japan 1.4 Billion, Britain 1…

… in Israeli-occupied territory. It is difficult to figure out whether Dr. Mazrui wishes to belittle the plight of the South African Blacks, or if he simply does not understand the Arab- Israeli conflict…

…. Under apartheid, South African Blacks are denied the basic human rights which are guaranteed to whites. Mazrui seems familiar with the fact that Arabs living within Israel have the same rights as Israeli…

… Jews (except that Arabs cannot fight in Israel's military). But instead of using this fact as evidence that unlike South Africa, Israel is fair and demo- cratic, Mazrui suggests that Arabs only have…

… or a combination of Islamic law and Arab nationalism (NYT May 6, 1988). Mazrui's most appalling suggestion, however, was that Israel is comparable toNazi Germany. The precise term in the September 23…

… Report: "Israel has never acted to negate the very existence of the Palestinian people - while the Palestini- ans and many other Arabs have sworn death to Israel." -William R. Horwitz September 25 Mazrui…

… prejudice or he wouldn't have resorted to using the Daily to defend himself against students and then lying to make his points. It's absurd that a man who has kept close company with notorious killer, Idi…

… meeting, which drew approx- imately 30 Arab and Jewish students, was organized by interested students who feel that there is a need for an open dialogue between Arabs and Jews on campus. "We are always…

…Ninety- nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 34 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 25, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Arabs, Jews begin campus dialogue BY TARA GRUZEN A newly…

… organized group, "Sa'lam Shalom - The Arab Jewish Peace Project" met for the first time last night to openly discuss members' differing viewpoints about the current state of relations in the Middle East. The…

… working against each other," said Suha Hamid, a Pharmacy graduate student who started the group. "We agree on a lot - for instance, we all think that there should be human rights for all people." Lynn…

… Schler, a LSA senior who helped establish the group added, "the point of the meeting is that we don't agree on everything." The group was started by four students who joined together at See Peace, Page 5 C…

… said. There is a close connection between racism and sexism in sexual assault, explained graduate student and panel member Cathy Cohen. The definition of rape by contemporary society has to be broadened…

… panel were the Twana Rackham Graduate student Cathy Cohen, a member of People Organized to Wipe Out Rape, speaks in a Sexual Assault Brawley case, racism in the Bush presidential campaign, Awareness Week…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, October 11, 1988 The Michigan Daily 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No.24 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials…

… the international anti-apartheid movement. Following the film will be a discussion on South African Political Prisoners. By Muzammil Ahmed An ad put out by the American Com- mittee for Student…

… Information appeared in the September 30 issue of the Daily declaring, "Traditional attitudes of Islam towards the Jews, not territorial disputes, are the real roots of the Arab-Israeli con- flict." This…

… creating social change by inciting protest and anger. While it is true that much anti-Jewish rhetoric is used by frustrated Arab leaders against the self-proclaimed Jewish state, this is not a reflection of…

…, Arab leaders by no stretch of the definition constitute "Muslim leaders" as the ACSI implies. Arabs are a minority of the Muslim world, comprising approx- imately ten percent of the total Muslim…

… population. Most of the world's Muslims are in Indonesia, followed by China and Pakistan. The Arab "leaders" speak for themselves; their anti-Jewish statements are not indicative of Islam. Third, Jewish…

…: This is in response to an ar- ticle which appeared in the Perspective Section of the Daily (9/22/88). The article entitled "Student-resident rap- port" depicted a scene in which a University student…

… was unjus- tified for the writer to stereo- type all University students en masse. At an institution where diversity and equal opportunity are constantly being fought for and where stereotypes are ve…

… continually brought up was the idea that the student body lacked respect for Ann Arbor. She depicted the students as what about the student who is an Ann Arbor and attends the University show disrespect for…

… his/her hometown? There are many students who work in crisis centers, day care centers, awareness programs, etc. in Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas. If these is a lack of con- cern for the people of…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 1988 1.' Class addresses racism BY DEBBIE HERZ Black students, white students, Asian-American students, and a host of others gather each Tuesday…

… students on a daily basis, he said. IN INTER-GROUP Relations and Conflict Resolution, Sfeir-You- nis provokes his students to think about and discuss the inequities in our society. But he doesn't want them…

… required. SO FAR, the response seems positive. Shannon Rhoades, a first- year LSA student, said she heard about the problems of racism and the proposed required class at summer orientation. "I was very…

… from Page 1 But Keith Brand, president of Students for Dukakis, said that as president, "Dukakis would be some- body who leads; Bush would be someone who blames." The two White House rivals also, clashed…

… shift. On Social Security, on ethics in government, and on the environment, Dukakis said re- peatedly, "I don't know which George Bush I'm listening to." Members of Students for Dukakis, who gathered to…

… artwork, advertising specialists, enthusiasts. Jewry - B101 MLB, 6:30 pm. Arab American University Graduate - meeting every Thursday. U of M ACLU - 118 Hutchins Hall, 7 pm. Graduate Affairs Committee…

…. Welcoming Reception - For Dean Cecil Miskel, Whitney Aud., 10-11 am. Performances Music at Mid-Day - Piano works performed by School of Music Doctoral student Jofn Hildebrand, Pendelton Rm., Michigan Union…

…, 12:15 pm. A Chorus Line - Students performance from U of M's Theatre Program. Tickets $10 and $7, $5 w/student I.D. , available af League Ticket Office, or call 764-0450. INVAIN" - Back by Popular…

…, student service y's event, "A groups will continue their many uth Service," efforts to aid the needy and al movement underprivileged, although there have he perception been no particular events scheduled…

… self-centered on campus as part of the "Day" celebration. movement in Recent efforts at the University growing... the reflect a trend of increased student g," said co- involvement in the community. ank…

… Slobig. University-sponsored Project people are SERVE, for example, began placing narrow 'me students in organizations requiring volunteer help last year. amore Lara Even though the branch is still Circle…

… K, a in its formative stages, it has made sponsored by extensive plans for the near future, lisagrees - said Anita Bohn, director of Project to students at SERVE. FOOD BUYS COOKIES Y& YOGURT ENJOY A…

…- tary research reportedly being conducted there. The alumni were members of the Ann Arbor chapter of the Progressive Students' Network, which is con- cerned that "the University is a re- search facility…

… published." The University research guide- lines, revised in April, 1987, permit any type of classified research, with no stipulation that it be published. From November 7 to 9 of 1983, these students, many…

…. A curfew was imposed on the biblical town of 6,000. Earlier, a Palestinian was killed and 21 others wounded in clashes be- tween Israeli soldiers and Arab demonstrators in the West Bank and occupied…

… 120 University and Ann Arbor community members rallied on the Diag Friday to protest warrants issued for the arrest of four University students. The students, who had been protesting outside the…

… inauguration of University President James Duderstadt on Oct. 6, will be arraigned today. LSA senior Rollie Hudson and Rackham graduate student Sandra Steingraber are being charged with assault and battery of a…

… police officer and disturbing the peace. LSA senior Cale Southworth is being charged with assault and battery of a police officer. Rackham graduate student Michael Fischer is being charged with disturbing…

… demands of dropping the charges and our longer term goal of eliminating the deputization of cam- pus security, removing the protest policy... and winning student and worker control of running this insti…

… people to support the ar- rested students at today's arraign- ment. Fischer, Hudson, and Southworth had been arrested during the inaugu- ration protest but were released three hours later without bond…

… with any questions. Example of Early Arabic Christian Science Organiza- Romantic Fiction" - Classi- tion - 3rd fl., Michigan League, cal Arabic Literature Prof. James 7:15 pm. Bellamy, 3050 Frieze Bldg…

… for 2275 CCRB, 6:30-8;15 pm. For Winter Semester at Student more info call 662-8637. BY PAUL DE ROOIJ -Buenas Noches Ann Arbor! Gooood Evening Ann Arbor! Stu- dent-run WCBN-FM (88.3) has launched two…

… and news, are broadcast in English. "El Mundo Latino," hosted by public health graduate student Luis Vazquez, features news, interviews, and some local events. In his pro- gram this term, Vazquez has…

… inter- viewed a local expert on Puerto Ri- can political prisoners and a student who volunteered in Nicaragua through AAMISTAD. Future programs will include in- terviews with Latin American artists…

… Campus The Baker-Mandela Center is a national educational resource center that conducts action-oriented research on issues of race, class, and gender. AIlcommunity members, students, faculty, and staff are…