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… woman and her three children, two of them infants, died. Hope said the group had received complaints from Arab students who were offended by the "Stop Arab Terrorism" statement that was origi- nally…

… the group with "discriminatory harassment" against Arab and Arab-American students on ,campus, according to University In- terim Student Policy Administrator Cindy Straub. Rackham graduate student…

…The Michigan Dily-- Tuesday, November 15, 1988-- Page 5 LSA student gov't candidates offer variety BY ED KRACHMER AND DAVID SCHWARTZ LSA Student Government has gone widely unnoticed in the past…

…, but making LSA students aware of its government's activities is high on each LSA-SG candidate's agenda in today's election. "There's a lot of people who don't know we're around, and that's a serious…

… problem," said Students for Academic Institutional Development (SAID) presidential candidate David Boris, a sopho- more. However, similarities between parties and candidates end there. As in the past, SAID…

… because they said LSA-SG should not be involved in campus politics, but should only deal with LSA students' academic concerns. "Our purpose is to work with students on an academic level," Boris said. "We…

… leave the political stuff to (the Michigan Student Assembly)." Independent Ben Weinberger, the only other presidential candi- date, criticized the current govern- ment for not doing more. "I don't think…

… be major concerns of LSA-SG. In addition, Weinberger said LSA students should vote on whether the proposed mandatory class on racism should be part of the LSA curriculum. SAID members disagreed, say…

… a middle ground, which he said other candidates are not willing to do. - Unlike SAID, the Meadow Party believes LSA-SG should ad- dress non-academic student con- cerns. "Something like the code should…

… be addressed because it af- fects all of the LSA students," Mullock said. Six independent candidates for executive council offer an alterna- tive to SAID and the Meadow Party. Gary Weisserman, a sopho…

… forced to pay Kelly Services $6.50 an hour per employee while it continued to pay its student employees $3.35 an hour, said Nick Sheath, general manager of the MUG. IN RESPONSE to the dearth of student…

… applications, the MUG raised its starting wage from $3.35 to $4.00 an hour, arnd the number of student applications increased. In addi * in to their pay, students who work at the MUG receive a 10 percent…

… Oz speaks to a crowd of several hundred at Rackham Auditorium last night. See story, Page 3. Arabs, Jews create Middle East dialogue By TIM DALY While diplomats search desperately for peace in the…

… Middle East, a Palestinian and a Jew are traveling across the country promoting dialogue between Arabs and Jews living in the United States. Walid Mula, a Palestinian living in Israel, and Ronny Brawer, a…

… member of the Progressive Zionist Caucus (PZC), will visit about 70 universities and 25 cities during their two-year national speaking tour, which began in September. At the University, Jews and Arabs have…

… already formed an informal discussion group, which met over the weekend. It offers Jews and Arabs a chance to get to know each other as people - not as members of an ethnic group. Mula and Brawer, who spoke…

… at the Law School last week, urged Jews and Arabs interested in the Middle East conflict to take part in the workshop, which was directed by Len Suransky, a former University faculty member, and Mula…

…. WORKSHOP participants discussed Jewish and Arab culture, group stereotypes, and how their identity as a Jew or Arab affects their lives. Miriam Roth, a PZC member, has been participating in an Arab…

… placed in smaller groups so they can get to know each other. "The small groups allow people to get to know each other as individuals instead of knowing each other as an Arab or a Jew," Roth said. The…

… dialogue group's main purpose is to emphasize the importance of personal relationships between Jews and Arabs, Roth said. Political issues are discussed, but only after the participants have gained a better…

… because it offended local Arab students, but the fact remains that virtu- ally the en'tire Arab world is united by its desire to destroy Israel. Thus the slogan accu- rately depicts the position which many…

…OPINION Tuesday, November 22, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily 6 re irbiwgAn A &d Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Open doors to students Vol. Ic, No. 54 420 Maynard…

… receive benefits. By Puerto Rican Solidarity Organization, SALSA, Puerto Rican Association, LANAMA, HLSA Last Friday, November 11, approxi- mately 50 minority students, representa- tives of the Socially…

… Active Latino Stu- dents Association (SALSA), Puerto Rican Association, Puerto Rican Solidarity Or- ganization, University of Michigan Asian Student Coalition, Hispanic Law Student Association, and other…

… have much sup- port from the minority student commu- nity. Friday, November 11, we felt more like we were in Johannesberg, South Africa than in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We were met at the door by non…

… this blatant conspiracy to deny us our constitutional right of free expression. This reprehensible incident bears witness for several reasons: 1) A number of students were locked in a stairwell against…

… their will and at risk to their lives, not to mention this was a serious violation of Fire Code regulations by "safety" officers supposedly trained to protect students. 2) This is yet another example of…

… the university's unofficial "closed door" pol- icy, where students in reality have no re- course in disputing claims that this is a "free" or "open" institution. As taxpaying Michigan citizens or…

…, as this university so prides itself as preparing students for? Certainly one can imply that, as a student and henceforth as a citizen, one is disempow- ered to the point where he/she must al- ways…

… acquiesce to police authority and the system without question, regardless of whether or not one has a legitimate grievance. The fact that nearly ten percent of the Latino student community publicly protested…

… High demand aids fast food workers The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 10, 1986 - Page 5 Students discuss Arab-Israel conflict (Continued from Page 1) The number of temporary employees at the…

… MUG has dropped from 50 percent of the work force to less than 5 percent, Bob Leichow, personnel manager of the MUG, attributes the lack of student interest to students' improved financial status…

…. "Students who go here now have money. Their parents support them and they don't want or need to work," he said. MARK WOLOK, a business school junior and MUG employee, said the other employees did not object…

… Ann Arbor. Washtenaw County has the lowest unemployment rate in the state for people between the ages of 18 and 65, excluding full-time students. IN AN EFFORT to compensate for staff shortages, fast…

… the new dialogue group will have the same option. HILARY SHADROUI, a history graduate student and a member of last year's dialogue group, said the group helped break down stereotypes. "The exercises and…

… games helped us get to know each other as human beings instead of Arabs and Jews," Shadroui said. Mula, 28, was born in Northern Israel. His parents urged him not to speak out about the Arab…

… International Center for Peace in Tel Aviv. "I don't do this kind of work because I love Jews and I don't expect Jews to work for co- existence because they love Arabs," Mula said. "I want to exist and dialogue…

… the settlement, located in an area that is half Arab, will promote cooperation between Arabs and-Jews. Shultz may leave post, Daily Photo by LESLIE BOORSTEIN (Continued from Page 1) East. Senate…

…''s. Mo. 63108 5 Proof MONDAY 4:30-10:00 338 S. State 996-9191 REGISTRAR'S. BULLETIN BOARD **THE NEW REGISTRATION PRIORITY SYSTEM REQUESTED BY STUDENTS WHICH PERMITS JUNIORS TO FOLLOW SENIORS, FOLLOWED…

… BY FOUR ALPHABETIC GROUPS, WILL BE IN OPERATION FOR REGISTRATION.** **CRISP OPENS SATELLITE ON NORTH CAMPUS AT 153 CHRYSLER CENTER FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN…

… force, striking shopkeepers and students shut down Arab East Jerusalem, which urlike the West Bank is under police rather than, army jurisdiction. The strike was in response to a call by West Bank unions…

… influential Palestinians, confined others to their towns and dispatched troops to patrol streets of this restive Arab city yesterday to quell a planned merchants strike. Military, authorities imposed a cur- few…

…. MEANWHILE, IN Riyade, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Price Saud' denounced Israel yesterday, accusing the Jewish state of violating Saudi air- space in "a new aggression against the Arab world." "It has…

… happened before, of course," said Saud. "It just reflects the nature of Israel-in its actions against the Arab countries. It is a new aggression again- st the Arab world. . Lawyer: (Continued from Page 1…

… official union. So in April 1974, graduate student assistants voted to form the Graduate Employees Organization. The election was san- ctioned by MERC and GEO became the official bargaining unit for graduate…

… student assistants. After GEO's official certification, the union - demanded wage increases, smaller class size, greater involvement in curriculum decisions and an end to alleged racial and sexual…

… the ad- )ninistration refused. After efforts to avert a strike failed, 700 union mem- bers walked out on February 12, 1975. CLASS ATTENDANCE was cut by one-half the first day of the strike. .Students…

… did not know which classes would be held and which would be can-. celed during the first week. Some un- dergraduate students supported their TAs and joined the picket lines. Others simply boycotted…

…Grenada action illegal, 'U' law profs claim The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 9, 1983 -Page 3 Former U.S. Rep. McClosliey tells, Arabs io unite By ALYSSA FIRST President Reagan's order to…

… of policy but to talk about the legal issues," said University law Prof. Alex Aleinikoff, a former Department of Justice attorney. Aleinikoff told the student audience that Reagan violated the War…

… returning black students. Films Classic Film Theater - Grease, 7 p.m.; Urban Cowboy, 9 p.m., Michigan Theater. Hill St. Cinema - Animal Crackers, 7 & 9 p.m., 1429 Hill St. Performances The Ark - DOA, 8 p…

…. Education, Office of Minority Student Affairs - Reception for Dean Carl Berger, noon, 1211 School of Education. American Red Cross - Blood Drive, 1-7 p.m., East Quad. Art - "Works in Progress," Slusser…

… American Conser- vation Corps? 2 p.m., 1201 East Engineering. Student Wood and Crafts Shop - Power tools safety class, 6 p.m., 537 SAB. WCBN 88.3 FM - Radio Free Lawyer, 6 p.m. UAC - Laughtrack, with Jerry…

….m. By MICHAEL ROLNICK "There are more than enough Arab- Americans to visit their congressmen and say, 'cut aid to Israel,' but the Arab-American is home bitching about the injustice of it and not…

… participating in the American political system," former Congressman Paul McCloskey said last night. McCloskey, speaking at a forum on Arab-Israeli-American issues, went on to say "The biggest problem with the…

… Arabs is the Arabs," and tha Arabs cannot decide between them what their own goals are. ON THE OTHER side of the coin, McCloskey said "Israel has become the bully in that part of the world ... but I…

… policies of South Africa. McCloskey focused his talk on the need for an Arab Lobby in Congress to counter the ever present Jewish Lobby, claiming that "the Jewish community views the preservation of Israel…

… Reassessment of Aid to Israel, a Palestinian Aid Society, and the American Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee. Daily Photo by DOUG McMAHON Former U.S. Congressman Pete McCloskey tell local Arabs that they must…

… some condi- tions the United States has set for dealing with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Arab League formed the council in 1964, but it has assumed the role of PLO legislature. Behind the…

… to make a "tremendous effort" to achieve dialogue with the Arabs. In parliamentary elections Nov. 1, nei- ther Likud nor its rival, the center-left Labor party, won enough parliament seats to gain a…

… activities and courses at the University, but the student groups want the report recalled. Groups BY LISA POLLAK The University's 1987-88 minority af- fairs report will be removed from circula- tion until its…

…-five students, representing 10 student groups, met with Duderstadt yes- terday to demand a recall of the 96-page annual report. The meeting was scheduled after some 50 students protested the docu- ment at the…

… Fleming Administration Building Friday. Duderstadt apologized for the errors, and demand recall repeatedly called for increased student input to help avoid such mistakes. But he re- fused to recall the…

… report; instead, he said, it will be distributed again with an "errata sheet" of corrections - as soon as the students submit such a sheet. The students, however, said they were frustrated and dissatisfied…

… done with an errata sheet... The report is so bad that the errata sheet could be longer than the report," said Anne Martinez, a member of the Socially Active Latino Student Association and the Chicano…

… Graduate Students Association. "We're also not satisfied that we're re- sponsible for any change that has to hap- pen. We're paying tuition for the Office of Minority Affairs to find out these things," said…

… Martinez, who represented the students during the meeting. Duderstadt agreed that the burden of the corrections shouldn't rest on the students. But he would not grant their repeated re- quest for another…

… meeting to discuss er- See Report, Page 5 .College GOP calls for Phillips to quit BY NOAH FINKEL The resignation of Michigan Student Assembly President Mi- chael Phillips will be demanded at tonight…

…6 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 16, 1988 The Michigan Daily &be id igaut aigW Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Aid provides Israeli security Vol. IC, No.50…

… mandated that all state funded agencies divest) or students, faculty, and staff. The regents could have made a principled statement that the University would not accept state interference in its curriculum…

… regents routinely make belligerent anti-student and anti- education remarks at their meetings. Baker has said he cannot tolerate the lesbian and gay male students on campus and claimed that students…

… of limitations on student protest at University events. Moreover, all of the regents have ac- cepted without comment brutality on the part of University of Michigan Public Safety officers. Harold…

… Marcuse was attacked last year; students were reprise brutalized at President James Duderstadt's inauguration; and, last Friday, Public Safety locked people in the stairwell of the Fleming building…

…U OPINION Page 4 Thursday, November 19, 1987 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Racism: By Tim Huet Vol. XCVIII, No. 51 420 Maynard St: Ann Arbor…

… term that the student body has largely ac- cepted as an adequate response to the anti-racist movement; promises like these, usually unkept, are historically used to quell student movements. This campus…

… be focusing on is the discomfort that white stu- dents experience from students of color (both in the 11/16/87 issue). Many white students say that they are tired of hear- ing about racism here. They…

… percent Black en- rollment. It has had more than enough time to attain that. Today, only five percent of the student population is Black American. Those students back in 1970 and in 1976 (BAM II) should…

… have never let up when the administration started making promises. Now, in 1987, students who are opposed to the racist in- equalities at this university need to reaffirm their commit- ment to working…

… against them. Involvement during this critical time is desperately needed. Also, students should do more to support and attend anti-racist events and actions. Today at 4:00 in the Fleming Adminis- tration…

… still concerned students on this campus who are watching to insure they keep their promises. We need every- body's support. Then at 8:00 in the Kuenzel Room of the Union, A. Sivanandan, editor of Race…

… your support. -Dave Fletcher U.C.A.R. November 18 U I 'White boys' is racism against whites Contingent maliCe , PRESENTLY, THE United States "world communism." Al] -has amassed enough warships in Arab…

… activists, and evil a' the Persian Gulf to raise the sea INS wanted their Arab-sy level a few inches in the words of views shut up. Unfortui one Reagan official. In this political the INS (but not for the a…

… Washington the country. Under the R "D.C., which exemplifies racist atti- ministration, it is therefc " Lides and poses a threat to the civil fetched for the INS toI liberties of Arab-Americans. deporting…

… agreement (Continued from page 1)' overall direction placed the future course of the nation squarely in the Arab fold. "It is Arab in identity and a con- stituent member of the Arab League, bound by its…

… agreements," read an unofficial text released by several of the delegates. Exactly how the definition of Lebanon as an Arab state would be put into effect was not explained, which ap- parently gave the…

….by TOD WOOLF Rainy days Students and passersby didn't let the precipitation dampen their spirits as they walked througb the Diag yesterday. L 1 1 UNION GroundF Hoor Join The Daily …

…-Israel" student activist group - constructed a wooden Israeli school "bus on the Diag. On the side of the bus 'Tagar painted a racist statement: "STOP ARAB TERRORISM." The bus symbolizes an attack last month on the…

…OPINION Page 4 Tiursday, November 17, 1988 The Michigan Daily 0 E 3ibah i t yianU Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Fasting for the poor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

… regard Asians as an underrepresented mi- + nority. Many Asian student groups feel that their representation is not adequate because the distribution of Asians1 among various schools is not represen- tative…

… million people with terrorism. This is not a political statement but a racial one. Arabs aresnot a political en- tity, such as a state or political *organization. The statement "STOP ISRAELI TERRORISM" on…

…. Recently, several Asian students were called "chinks" at a Kappa Sigma party. The incident was disturbing but the response to it was even more in- dicative of the trivialization of Asian issues on this…

… campus. Several Asian student groups told the Daily that they believe that the fraternity did not expect them to respond because Asians are perceived as politically inactive and are not expected to be…

… girls and prostitutes. Other issues which Asian student groups hope to address are: the need for a Center for Asian American stud- ies, Asian faculty in the liberal arts, and a Korean language program…

… condemnation. The stereotype of Arabs as terrorists is common. For example, just last year the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization Services arrested eight Palestinians…

… declared them terror- ists. All charges against them were eventually thrown out of federal court. These government actions perpetuate the myth that Arabs are dangerous. Several Arab and anti-racist groups…

… presented a resolution asking the Michigan Student Assembly to con- demn Tagar, to withdraw recognition of the group, and to demand that Tagar offer a public apology. MSA tabled the resolution presented by…

… Israeli victims of a terrorist attack. Although "Stop Arab terrorism" initially appeared on the bus, Tagar changed the wording that day to "Stop All Terrorism" after repeated complaints from students…

… Africa-involved companies if the res ty: Supreme dismiss th "IT'S than to h with this sion," Mc decision o Most r not intend "I don' sion to re student B Free Sout althoughs Severa that after to strike…

… decides to do." h Africa Coordinating Committee, Bullard filed the motion along with the she said it was a "possibility." University's Black Student Union, the Na- 1 regents were concerned yesterday tional…

… country. General Assembly President Dante Caputo said he had received and granted a request from Arab nations to postpone the debate, which had been scheduled fro tomorrow, Friday, and Dec. 6. Earlier…

…, Caputo had said that once he received a request from Arab nations, the assembly would move swiftly to provide Arafat another forum. Arab diplomats said they would seek to move the debate to Geneva on or…

… international terrorism is. Arab nations on Thursday drafted a resolution expressing regret over the U.S. action and asking the State Department to reconsider. Pres. picks iI Vest as new SUprovost BY STEVE…

… the Michigan Student Assembly last week was a violation of the first amendment. Last week the assembly voted to derecognize the pro- Israeli student group for committing acts the assembly considers…

… racist unless the group meets certain require- ments. The Central Student Judiciary will hear Tagar's appeal of the decision tonight at 7 p.m. "Were CSJ not to strike down MSA's action we will definitely…

… consider taking it to a federal court," said third-year law student David Carney, Tagar's co-counsel. The complaint against Tagar centered around a bus they constructed on the Diag Nov. 14 to commemorate the…

…. Following demands from the Ad Hoc Committee Against Anti-Arab Racism, the assembly resolved to derecognize Tagar unless it meets the following require- ments: See MSA, Page 5 his general goals as Provost and…

…0 OPINION Friday, November 4, 1988 ,*- Page 4 The Michigan Daily EieanensaUdenlg Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Health school opposes 'A' Vol. IC, No. 42 420…

… and ignored. Perhaps one day the government will take preventative measures instead of relying ' on its ability to hide the mistakes it has made. - By The Public Health Student Association Executive…

… Committee The Public Health Student Association of the University of Michigan joins the Michigan Public Health Association in opposition to Proposal A. This proposal, which advocates the elimination ofmedi…

… universal access to health care. The emotion surrounding abortion often obscures the issue. We, as officers of the Public Health Student Association, do not purport to speak for every student in the School of…

…~NNEVADA T'EXA ~ "c>.ONO " ' % ' .. \r~ . t t . " -i 'SPA' wants salary, too To the Daily: As members of the Student Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC-The School of Natural Resources' Student Govern- ment…

… present agreed that we, too, would like $1000 per semester. All of us at last night's meeting hold jobs. This time commitment greatly limits the amount of time we can devote to repre- senting our student…

… student in the School is automatically a member and the role of presi- dent is rotated each week. That means every student in the School is president. We sug- gest you contact Dean Harrison Morton for the…

… exact student enrollment number. Thank you again, Mike, for this, perhaps your best pro- posal so far. You have the en- tire SNR (that's slang for School of Natural Resources) behind you. After all, how…

… States. America's prestige is fre- quently undermined by its con- fidence in the stability and reliability of Arab govern- ments. Iran's holding of American hostages following the Iranian revolution was ex…

… refusal of "moderate" Arab states (such as Saudi Arabia) to grant the U.S. landing rights at their air bases while the U.S. was en- suring the unimpeded passage of the Arabs' oil through the Gulf, and the…

… CRUZ Against Tagar," a reaction to wording offended Arab students. Price IndeX The Michigan Student Assembly on the wooden school bus built by The resolution passed by MSA l 1 t { l t last night passed…

… Palestinian demands. However, "at some point Palestinian aspirations will have to be satisfied," he said. "The problem is not going to disappear." Wald disagreed, instead calling the "anti-Arab nature of the U…

… a resolution that Tagar last week on the Diag. The includes t will revoke their recognition of the proposal was tabled at last Tuesday's formal ap pro-Israel student group Tagar if it meeting. of…

… Tagar does not make amends for actions the The bus, erected last Monday to workshop assembly considers discriminatory commemorate Israeli victims of a Tagar con against Arab-Americans. recent terrorist…

… attack, originally had benefit the Both Tagar and the Ad Hoc the words "Stop Arab Terrorism" Crescent's Committee Against Anti-Arab painted on its side. Later that that Tagar Racism rallied at MSA last…

… than a month in advance. Some errors are rather minor ones, such as Another registration problem this term is that Student Verification Forms, which stu- dents need to go through CRISP, are being mailed…

… late for juniors and seniors. The Registrar's Office began sending SVFs in the mail last year, rather than having students wait in often long lines. But this year, a conflict with the firm that was sup- ____________________________ ~ …

… nothing you can do," said Casey Green, a professor at UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute. "The issue is students and faculty industi acting responsibly." Software manufacturers used to "protect…

… opened. In order to use University programs, students must complete and sign check-out forms which say, "It is illegal and against computing center policy to copy licensed programs. You are responsible for…

…," said an LSA first-year student who is as a monitor at the computer cluster in Mosher-Jordan. Jeff said he did not see any signs in the CAEN labs and didn't realize that copying software was illegal. "If…

… was in the room next to mine in the apartment where I was held," he said. Auque was optimistic about more releases soon. Dearborn elects first Arab- American to school board DEARBORN - Alan Amen…

…'s election to a four-year term on Dear- born's school board last month has given Arab-Americans nationwide hope for the future. Although the city has one of the largest Arab Muslim communities in North America…

…, an Arab-American had never before been elected to public office here. Amen's election is "a milestone for us," said Terry Ahwal, coordinator of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Detroit…

… office. "It's like a black mayor in Mississippi." Arab-American political activists now hope to build on Amen's suc- cess and expand it to a national level. Turkey holds general elections ANKARA, Turkey…

… ...... Every engineering student signs an honor code which, Geister said, implies that copying software is improper. "The honor code is not bad for exams, but... " said Jeff. And Geister said students should…

… "truck bomb" through a wall of gunfire and blew up an Israeli command post yesterday, in a grisly replay of the Beirut Marine attack. At least 29 Israelis and 10 Arab prisoners were reported killed. Israel…

… lashed out swiftly in reprisal, sending waves of warplanes against Arab targets in Lebanon. As many as 60 people were killed in the air strikes, Lebanese reports said. RESPONSIBILITY for the bombing of the…

… day, cranes, bulldozers and soldiers with blowtorches worked at the bombing r See TERRORIST, Page 2 Daily Photo by DEBORAH LEWIS Student entrepeneur Jeff Gelman stands by some of the games which have…

… months. TO ASSIST him, Gelman employs, two other students and a full-time technician. Their salaries, and the machines themselves, account for just about all the expenses of the business. "Because we have…

… venture. Citing the $4,000 price tag on the games currently available, he says he'll start buying "when the price goes down." Students to stay put in next bomb.threat By NEIL CHASE , Because of a recent…

… threats were called into the two dorms within a twenty-four hour period earlier this week. Stockwell received one bomb threat that sent students into the streets at 3 a.m. early thius semester, and another…

… call. THIS TIME, however, Stockwell residents were informed of the threat, but were not ordered to leave. Mosher-Jbrdan Resident Director Lydia Bud- See STUDENTS, Page 3 Tenant groups feud over who…

… the students who head the resour- ce center, which was created last April, say they should receive the money because union leaders have not used the funds properly in the past. THE MONEY for the tenants…

… Palestinian or Jewish perspectives. The most vocal representatives of Zionist and Arab student. groups have locked themselves in a destructive cycle of accusations and counter-accusations, refusing to…

… lecture, along with a workshop this weekend, is also intended to generate momentum for a new, continuing dialogue group among Jewish and Arab students at the University. Students would- meet regularly to…

… explore their identities, and discuss obstacles to peace agreements. Mula leads workshops for students of all ages in Israel and abroad, in which he encourages Arabs and Jews to challenge stereotypes, and…

…OPINION Page 4 Friday, November 7, 1986 The Michigan Daily i -----"-- I 'I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Witnessing rape Vol. XCVII, No. 47 420 Maynard St…

…" Bloch is a third-year dentistry student. out of the stadium, but she was tossed and handled for a few rounds in one of the nearby sections. It all happened so quickly, but still it seemed a long…

… TAP&ET 7thE AND FEWER PEOPLE RIGHT-.. LA5T VOTER LEFT1/ Vo \ / t z_ LETTERS: 6~L4 / SPARKS to change the world Dialogue for peace W ALID MULA, an Arab Israeli, and Ronny Brawer, a Jewish Israeli…

… exchanges of hostile rhetoric between Arabs and Jews. For too long, the debate on campus over Palestinian nationalism has served to do little more than sustain animosity and ,inhibit any real understanding of…

… peace. To initiate mnr~ a rt nnfiti- a .4-'. sot - that education and discussion among individual Arabs and Jews - towards coexistence- are the only options left to those truly interested in peace. This…

… gives them an opportunity to share emotional experiences and mutual hostilities. Only after this type of discussion, do the students begin searching- together-fortconcrete, political solutions to Middle…

… East crises. Students sincerely interested in finding non-violent means to resolve ideological and territorial To the Daily: We live in a world where forty-five thousand people starve to death every day…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday,.November 11, 1985 Student leaders honor Blanchard (Continued from Page 1) student was caught embezzling university funds while serving on the school's board of…

… trustees in 1983. He said that, as a result of that incident, State Attorney General Frank Kelley ruled it a conflict of interest for students, staff, and faculty to serve on the boards. Kelley would have to…

… reverse his decision in order for any change to be made. University of Michigan adminstrators have also opposed several attempts to have a student on the board, saying it woulk be a conflict of interest…

…, saying it would give students a greater influence in Univer- sity decision-making. Currently students can push ideas - such as a campus rape crisis center - to the administration through MSA, but Josephson…

….S. military presence in flation and put millions more the strategic Persian Gulf region, pur- Americans to work in new jobs, in new sue Arab-Israeli peace and build on the industries, and in newly modernized in…

…. Official reports from both nations listed skirmishes and engagements all along the 300-mile war front that divides Persian Iran and Arab Iraq, but none of the reports could be independently confirmed. Iraqi…

… 11 I 3hz Athbzgan Uailg Volume XCI, No. 52 Sunday, November 2, 1980 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday…

…. _ CRLT Faculty Workshop - "Instructional Uses of Microcomputers: Compilation of Bibliographies Using Microcomputer software," 3:15-5 p.m. For info. call 763-2396. Hillel - Avri Fisher, "Arab…

…-Jewish Coexistence in Israel," 7 p.m., 1429 Hill; brown bag with Avri Fisher, "The Project in Givat Haviva: Arab- Jewish Relations (in Hebrew)," noon, Rooms 1 & 2, Michigan League. Museum of Art - Art break with Maria…

…. Latin American Solidarity Committee - Central American students, 8 p.m., International Center. School of Education - Shelley Kovacs and Deborah Nystrom, "Teacher Certification Information Meeting," 2:30 p…

…League Internation Night - Spain and Portugal, 5-7:15 p.m., Michigan League Cafeteria. Student Alumni Council - "Play-by Play" contest preliminaries, 4-6 p.m., University Club. Eclipse Jazz - Jam session, 9:30 p…

….m., University Club, Michigan Union. Student Wood & Crafts Shop - Advanced power tools safety, 6-8 p.m., 537 SAB. Red Cross - Blood drive, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Michigan Union. Straight Shooters - Turkey shoot, 10 a…

… by hand to studen- ts who are interested in enrolling at the University. "I CAN ONLY hope that by providing this personalized attention, students will begin to feel that the University is a human place…

….. . and that they can be a part of the student life here," said Washington. LSA Junior Maria Torres and Millicent Newhouse, an LSA sophomore, have written more than 100 letters to students, most of whom…

… have sent the University their college en- trance test scores. Torres and Newhouse, who are minority students, introduce them- selves in their handwritten letters and tell how the letter recipients can…

… con- tact them. "I THINK minorities have this idea that Michigan isn't for them. Having students that are actually here talking to them will help, instead of just talking to a counselor," Newhouse said…

…. "It adds that personal touch," said Torres. the women also greet minority students who come to visit the Univer- sity from Detroit high schools, and Torres said that many of the students SAID defeats…

… finished pumping water out of the area, which housed an underground parking garage. Pasadena trip tugs at 'U'student space to be avail (Continued from Page 1) c a offers house Hotel, round-trip air…

… Thongchbi Sonteperkswong, graduate student from Thailand. at the Inriarr - in- . - I N - '. a available, howev fers air-only pa include tickets- Burns said hero AATA official fired after releasing budget…

… robbery case MOUNT PLEASASNT-Bond was set at $100,000 each yesterday for three college students accused of stealing $25,000 from a bank in an armed robbery that a prosecuter described as "a professionally…

… executed job." Suspects Gregory Cowles and Jonathan Roberts are students at Central Michigan University, and the third man, Todd Avery, goes to Wayne State University. Cowles had been fired the day before…

… demands unconditional Iraqi with- drawal from Iranian territory and Iraq says it will not pull out until Iran recognizes Iraqi sovereignty over disputed border lands and the 12-mile-long Shatt al-Arab…

… waterway to the Persian Gulf. Arab League meets; Syrians engineer boycott AMMAN, Jordan-With Arab ranks in serious disarray over the Iraq-Iran war, Mideast leaders yesterday faced three days of sensitive…

… from Page 1 MSA has no direct power to enforce these demands. If they are not met, however, the resolution calls for tie assembly to revoke Tagar's 'standing as a recognized student group. If Tagar loses…

… MSA's recognition, it will no longer be eligible for MSA funding, listing in MSA's student activity booklet, and use of Union facilities. Cornerstone Christian Fellowship lost its student group…

… recognition earlier this year when a performer hired by the fellowship fang a song offensive to gay men and lesbians on the Diag. ya Ad Hoc Committee Against Anti- Arab Racism member Hilary Shadroui, a Rackham…

… graduate student, spoke for the proposal, demanding "an apology that recognizes the racism of the incident, not an apology that just says 'we're sorry, we hurt someone's feelings.' She also stressed that the…

… peaceful negotiation." She pointed out that "Ms. Cindy Straub, the University Interim Student Policy Administrator... has already publicly stated that Tagar's conduct was not discriminatory under the policy…

… would have been to have an open dialogue between the two groups," Fliegel said. She said Tagar will appeal this decision to the Central Student Judiciary. "Although MSA doesn't call itself a courtroom, we…

… racism at the University of Michigan," Shadroui said. "MSA has shown that anti-Arab racism is no more acceptable than any other form of racism. Arabs, Americans, and others who were offended by the racism…

… in Tagar's actions celebrate MSA's just resolution but acknowledge that we have much more work to do in educating the University of Michigan community not only on anti-arab racism but all forms of…

… reproductive health class, Spring Lake High School turned into a house of horror. Older students kidnapped the "babies" from Lobbezoo's first year students, and stabbed the sacks with pencils. The experiment…

… students told Lobbezoo they were harassed and their sacks - some decorated with tiny faces and hair and dressed in doll clothes - were punctured by upperclass students. "Some of these kids came to class just…

… UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Arab nations said yesterday the General Assembly session will move to Geneva so PLO chief Yasser Arafat can address it, unless the United States reverses itself within 48 hours and…

… committee took no action. Arab diplomats called the U.S. visa denial a "slap in the face." The Soviet Union and China, and U.S. allies Britain and France, said Arafat should be allowed to speak. Most nations…

…-trial hearing was scheduled for Dec. 7. MSA resurrects student court BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN The Central Student Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Michigan Student Assembly, is a little-known campus entity…

… out, until virtually no one knew of its existence. Sotiroff said the administration was ignor- ing students' complaints, and that a strong CSJ was needed to give legitimacy to student decisions. "If the…

…. Current MSA Parliamentarian Jeff Gau- thier, a Rackham graduate student, took charge of resurrecting CSJ last spring. He and Lauren Isenberg, a former CSJ member, in- terviewed students for the 10 open…

… positions. Sotiroff, who was appointed last spring, was the only student still interested in serving this fall. Nine new members were interviewed and approved by MSA. The court is composed of five women and…

… five men. The student court, which encompasses two other judicial panels, does not normally re- view decisions made by University officials, but will hear a case if students claim their right to due…

…-aca- demic student disputes, conflicts between student groups, as well as student complaints with MSA. This body is currently defunct, but CSJ members are conducting a search for the five open seats. The most…

… little the DAVID LUBLINER/Dolly Opening d ay CRISP worker Larry McBride hands out a computer printout to a newly-registered student. Registration for winter term classes began yesterday. SACUA debates…

… student governments have passed a proposal to reconvene the panel that writes student conduct rules. The faculty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs voted unanimously yesterday to reconvene…

… the University Council, a nine-member committee of students, faculty, and administrators. The Michigan Student Assembly, during its meeting last week, passed the proposal which will now head to the…

… have called the council ineffective because students would not compromise their position against a code of non-academic conduct. But student activists criticized the administration for not listening to…

… the student body, which has consistently voted against the code in MSA-conducted polls. In the past, council members have left meetings in frustration because neither side was willing to compromise. But…

… against the Arab uprising in the occupied lands. "There's no question it will help Likud," said Daniel Elazar, a political analyst of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. "For most voters this will only…

… Arab-oriented parties whose strong support of the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization make them unacceptable in either major party's coalitions. The recent killings have prompted calls for revenge by…

… piece of legislation the University and its graduate student teaching assistants had waited ten months to see. But there was one problem. Nobody at the University was quite sure what it meant. This…

… morning, after almost a week of deliberations, University lawyers and top ad- ministrators plan to answer publicly the ques- tion that some say last week's federal tax bill didn't: do graduate student…

…OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 25, 1987 The Michigan Daily LETTERS Ei t d m bstnyichig an Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 4 TA union is not suing the 'U…

… plan calls for students, beginning in the eighth grade, to sign a contract that states that if they graduate from a Detroit public high school with good attendance records and good grades, they will…

… a promising way to keep kids out of trouble and in the classroom. If a child is in jail, the student's attendance prerequisite may be in grave jeopardy, as will the student's chances of fulfilling the…

…" is a positive way to get Detroit students off the street, give them a better education within the Detroit schools, and provide an opportunity for further success in the future. Fighting homophobia…

… confronted several times by student protesters. It is a rather odd time for the CIA to decide to show its face. The organization's reputation has not improved any in the last two years. To the contrary, in the…

… Contragate hearings this summer, many of the terrorist activities recently engaged in by the CIA in Central America, had the spotlight cast upon them. Students and faculty members must once again express their…

…." Since many students are being billed for something that they do not support, PIRGIM should take it upon themselves to make the refund as easy as possible. One box placed moderately close to the exit door…

… the 1967, it implicitly recognizes Israel by refer- ring to the right of all states in the area to live within secure and recog- nized borders. Resolution 338, passed in 1973 during the Arab-Israeli war…

… Resolution 242 and, most importnant, calls for negotiations between Arabs and Israel toward "a just and durable peace in the Middle East." In the closed-door committee meetings among PLO leaders, there was…

…. Messner jumped and paced the sidelines ecting father. The rest of See Roses, Page 12 Students protest minority report DAVID LUBLINt Senior flanker John Kolesar strikes a classic pose every Wolverine…

… playing without four and two reserve running backs, the See illin', Page 12 BY ANNA SENKEVITCH An aide to University President James Duderstadt promised minority student group representatives a meet- ing…

… today with Duderstadt, following a protest Friday in which they de- manded the 1987-88 minority affairs report be recalled for factual inaccuracies. Students gathered on Regents Plaza Friday at noon to…

… protest the report, released in August by the of- fices of the President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice Provost for Minority Af- fairs. Student protesters said they only became…

… aware of the report last week. Duderstadt was in Detroit Friday during the protest, but his assistant Robin Jacoby arranged the meeting for 11:30 today. The document has been attacked by student groups…

…-Bailey; -No mention of programs or groups available on campus to Na- tive American students, and further omissions of events and scholarships given by Latino student organiza- tions; -No mention of the…

… the So- cially Active Latino Student Association, met last Monday with Charles Moody, vice provost for mi- nority affairs, to discuss their com- plaints with the report. At that time, Moody told them he…

… would take their concerns to Duder- stadt. The students have filed com- plaints about the report with Duder- stadt's office for about a week. Moody, who said he will attend today's meeting, has promised…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 4, 1988 -Page 3 Students Write to aid ,prisoners IY TARA GRUZEN It began at noon yesterday, and when noon comes . pfround today, students will still be sitting…

… Arbor bubble," she said. "Everyone has the right to their basic human rights. % This has got to stop," said Cathy Markle, a first-year LSA student, who was writing a letter to the president of Burma…

… of Arabs living in the occupied territories to other Arab lands. The meeting was part of coalition talks in Jerusalem yesterday. i re demands JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir refused de…

… settle- ments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip an obstacle to peace between Israel and its Arab neigh-bors. Israeli soldiers blew up four houses yester- day and nine Pal-estinians were reported wounded by…

… Labor campaign focused too closely on the leader's personality and his support for an international conference on Middle East peace, an Arab demand that stirs controversy in Israel. Shamir's right…

…?. Get it checked out J' protesters to face' Y DAVID SCHWARTZ Three of four University students who were Arrested at a protest during the Oct. 6 inaugura- 2ipn of University President James Duderstadt…

… Appeared in 15th District Court yesterday for a pre-trial examination. A jury trial was set for Jan. 5. - LSA senior Rollie Hudson and Rackham raduate student Sandra Steingraber have each een charged with…

… Judge Pieter Thomassen. Standing nute results in a not guilty plea. Rackham graduate student Michael Fischer, ;the fourth defendant in the case, was delivering a lcture in St. Louis and will face his pre…

… have or- jury trial ganized this to discourage student protest," he said. Student Legal Services attorney Gary Roth- berger, who is representing all four defendants, called the inauguration "a…

… being heard." Rackham Student Government has offered a $1,000 reward to any police or campus security officer who provides information leading to the conviction of a co-officer. Steingraber defended the…

…OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, November 17, 1987 The Michigan Daily 0'ie 5icI'igau BE:atlU Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Shapiro responds to racism 4 Vol. XCVIII, No…

… inhumane treatment of occupied terrritories. The Arabs living Nlestinians in the West Bank and in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are a6za Strip ("Lawyers accuse Israelis not offered Israeli citizenship, and f…

… mistreating Arabs," Daily, therefore cannot receive welfare and -:r112/87). Both Rishmawi and Qubty unemployment benefits. In addition, :e Arab lawyers who defend Pales- the government maintains strict con…

…. The supply, though they form a minority recent Landau Commision report on of the population. T he Arabs cannot Israel's secret service, the Shin-Beth, remedy this situation because they are found that…

… reinvigorated various existing programs to address better the problems faced by minority students, faculty, and staff at The University o f Michigan. These efforts include: - The creation of the position of Vice…

… Provost for Minority Affairs and the appointment to it of Charles Moody, a distinguished educator and scholar on the status of minority students. As V ice Provost, Dr. Moody has assumed leadership for our…

… efforts to increase the the recruitment and retention of minority students and faculty, and he is working vigorously with students, staff, faculty and Deans to develop plans and programs in this regard…

… them clearly to students. The Financial Aid Appeals Board will supplement the efforts of the Ombudsman's Office and will function with due regard for the need to protect student privacy. -The development…

… by the Housing Division, in coordination with the Orientation Program, of a series of programs for first-year students that will address issues of racism, sexism, and the nature and 'I believe, however…

… resources of the University. -The establishment of a special task force to develop a program on multi-culturalism, diversity, and racism for all incoming students. A pilot version of this program will be…

…4 " } OPINION Page 4 Thursday, November 19, 1981 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Wasserman Vol. XCII, No.61 420 Mynaord St. Ann Arbor, Mt…

… Israeli citizens-including Arabs and Jews-have the right to vote. Policies on the West Bank, even if the Daily deems them ex- cessive, do not change these characteristics of the Israeli political system…

…. Whether the Daily likes it or not, the West Bank is a disputed territory considered to be a war zone by all parties in the Arab- Israeli conflict. From its ivory tower on Maynard Street, the Daily chose to…

… perceptive analysis of Israel's overall policy toward the Palestinians. However undesirable the Israeli be brought about if represep-O tatives of the Palestinians and the relevant Arab states are willing to…

… negotiate with Israel. To think, as the Daily does, that Israel can unilaterally grant self- rule to the Palestinians is to show ignorance of the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict and traditional…

… procedures of conflict- resolution. The Egyptians and a few Palestinians knocked off ty the PLO for the moderate views, are the only Arabs to date willing to resolve the Palestinian problem through negotiation…

… oppressing the Palestinian Arabs. \ By doing so, the Daily has sunk to the moral level of those who prefer to perpetuate this myth as a propaganda device against Israel rather than to settle the root problems…

… of the Arab- Israeli conflict. If the Daily dislikes some of Israel's policies and believes Israel should be more forth- coming in resolving the Palestinian problem, why does it not just say so? By…

…OPINION Page 4 be augesdesaenai Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Tuesday, November 1, 1988 The Michigan Daily I Rape regardless of race 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… with students from the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR), the course would provide an analysis of race and racism, as well as cultural achievements of people of color. Racism is a significant…

… phenomena in society and at the University, and the course will increase student under- standing of this issue. The course is essential to any liberal arts education. To its credit, the curriculum commit- tee…

… ineffective token gesture. The course must be mandatory. If the course is optional, it is unlikely that students who most need to be educated about racism will choose to take it. Students should not have the…

… luxury of choosing whether or not to be edu- cated about racism and other cultures. The University does not give students the choice about whether or not to learn a foreign language, or to achieve a cer…

… alternative to the mandatory course is to create a new distribution requirement focusing on the experi- ences or contributions of minorities in different fields. Students would fulfill the requirement by…

… achieve through distribution re- quirements. The proposed course is also designed to encourage students to examine their own actions and attitudes. This would be lost if education on racism was rele- gated…

… the land of their forefathers. And as such it has nothing to say about whether or not there should be an independent Arab- ruled state on the West Bank, as some have advocated. That is a political…

… made seems to have been lost. The Jewish people do not constitute a "persuasion." The Jews are not merely a religious body, as so many Arab leaders have mis- takenly stated, and they are not a race, as…

… their faith. One can either be born into the Jewish family, or adopted into it. Deymar, the Jews are a nation. Concerning the issue of the Arab refugees, I would remind Deymar Jamil that if the Arab…

…The Michigan Daily--Saturday, November 7, 1981-Page 3 MSA president urges state plan Michigan Student Assembly President Jon Feiger and presidents of 2 other state colleges and universities…

… educatin which currently does not exist in the state, the student government leaders said. Among the officials the students met with, Feiger said, were state Senate Higher Educatin Appropriations Chairman…

… programs. "The quality of higher education op- portunities in Michigan is directly af- fected by decreased revenues ap- propriated to institutins of higher lear- ning," the students wrote in a policy…

… both nations are considering the move, a PLO source said yesterday. "Without doubt, it is in the interest of the Palestinians and the Arabs as a whole that the Arab states, particularly Saudi Arabia…

…-The Four Seasons, Lorch Hall Aud., 7 & 9:05 p.m. AAFC-Ordinary People, MLB 4,7 & 9:10 p.m. MEETINGS Graduate Christian Fellowship-Mtg., Student/Faculty Potluck, Al Girod's home, 3645 Charter Place, 6 p…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 10, 1986 -- Page 3 Amos Oz Traditions pressure Israel, author says Pilot program students study in an Alice Lloyd lounge last Monday. Pilot program zeroes in…

… not an immediate danger from Palestinian Liberation Organization fighters. Oz opposes the annexation of the West Bank and the Gaza strip, and is against a bi-partisan Israeli- Arab state. Oz is a…

… with people who represent contemporary Israel. Tamir performed a monologue acting out the roles of a Zionist farmer, a religious zealot, a nun, an Israeli right-wing extremist, a Palestinian Arab, and a…

… in the dormitory with the students to strengthen the feeling of community and enable students to see their teachers informally. That way, students and teachers can meet not only to discuss academics…

… were too distinct. The program emphasizes small classes - most have fewer than 25 students - and liberal arts classes such as "The Art of Knowing," which was designed to "ask students to explore their…

… section of the course are encouraged to propose themes of interest to students for their sections. In doing so, teaching assistants work within the requirements of the English department and within…

… Schoem's suggestions: "They wanted it to appeal to students and be more relevant to their lives than some intellectual courses," she says. In her class, students share ideas on civil rights, women's issues…

…, and other social concerns, but Goldfarb stresses that the course also emphasizes students' writing ability. "Their success depends upon their ability to write," she says. "It's challenging to mix this…

… (discussion of social change) with the actual discussion of the papers.,, Mama teaches an English 125 section called "Human Relations." He encourages students to suggest novels for class, and he hopes to get…

… students to think about relations of love and hate, power and powerlessness. "Through the novels that we read we get imaginatively involved in what it would feel like to be the characters," he says. ONE OF…

…4 age 2--Wednesday, November 19, 1980-The Michigan Daily Israelis wound Arab protesters __IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and i RAMALIAH, Occupied -West Bank (AP)-Israeli soldiers fired…

… on bands of rock-throwing Arab youngsters yester- day, wounding 18 in melees here and in Bethlehem. The violence on the oc- ' cupied West Bank was the worst in five months and was triggered by an…

…,000 award each should pay. Nale was rehired after she filed the suit but was laid off last January. X MS MSA addresses Greensboro trial The Michigan Student Assembly last night passed a resolution which…

… by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during819 University year at 420 Maynard Street,, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 40 Subscription rates: $12 September…

… "get out of the way, you slimy Arab," and the other student pushed her to the Mouthy Mort hits Motown BY VINCE WILK SPECIAL TO THE DAILY DETROIT - Move over Martha Raye, there's a new big mouth in town…

… day. from over 20 offices of the ad what the attacker looked like, Cald- Orta attributed the high poverty tration and the three student g well said. levels of Puerto Ricans to a failure on ments. He…

… "We have to make things happen p.m. Saturday. U alum. di scusses rol of the Federal Reserve SAID d LSA-SG turnoutv BY DAVID SCHWARTZ apathetic Results from this week's LSA turned ou Student Government…

… elections will Sopho likely mandate a continuation of Jennifer previous LSA-SG policies, as the president dominant Students for Academic he plans Institutional Development (SAID) tends to party trounced the…

… who ran for students. a position was elected; two Boris independents and one member of the favor of Meadow Party were elected to the cultural d three remaining council seats. class m Drueke said 1…

…,200 LSA students debated. voted in the election. Although this is "I do only 7.5 percent of the roughly necessari 16,000 LSA students, Drueke said the course,"h The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 18…

…-SG, which divorce itself from non- c student concerns, on its ath. candidates have said they leave political debates to the n Student Assembly, and rate more on academic within the college of LSA. he major…

… ily force students to take this he said. LSA-SG Winners President David Boris SAID Vice President Jennifer Clough SAID Executive Council Jefferson Paul Ehrlich SAID Dawn Emling SAID Jason Frank Ind…

… , Gary Weisserman Ind.. Kimberly White SAID .V V: $. tion a. " Student says attack was raciall BY NATHAN SMITH A 21-year-old University student said she filed a complaint with the University…

… Affirmative Action Office after she was called a "slimy Arab" e num- and thrown to the ground early Sun- th. We day morning. uage in The woman said she was walking bound between South Quad and West Quad with a…

… children killed and depicted a fire. The political slogan originally painted across the bottom of the bus said "Stop Arab Terrorism Come To The Peace Table." Several students found the above phrase offensive…

…OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 23, 1988 The Michigan Daily 6 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Say 'N'to the Sandinstas Vol. IC, No.55 420 Maynard St. Ann…

… November 14, a self- proclaimed "pro-Israel activist" group built on the Diag a ply- wood structure, painted to look like a school bus. The phrases "Israeli Public Schools" and "STOP ARAB TERRORISM" were…

… slander of 160 million Arabs, it should not have identified terrorism as an Arab action, but should have been specific in reference. I would like to point out three things. First, before an attack in which…

… negotiations, only to be re- jected yet again by Israel and the United States. Third, Israel has bombed the neighboring Arab capitals of Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, and Damascus and it regularly in- vades its…

… neighbors' airspace, while Tel Aviv remains un- scathed. Did the Lebanese in- vade Israel in 1978 and 1982, and then refuse to pull out? Who attacks whom? The Arab states support the P.L.O.'s initiative for a…

… Michigan community must re- ject racist attacks on Arabs and any other ethnic or racial group, and act against racism wherever it occurs. -Hilary Shadroui November 22 the recent terrorist bombing of a bus…

… because they felt that it implied that "All Arabs Are Terrorists." Tagar in no way meant our political message to be construed as an ethnic slur. We are sorry that we offended any members of the University…

… community. Through the wooden bus, Tagar' sought to communicate facts about the bombing in Israel and ,to urge an end to violence by peaceful negotiation. Our purpose as a student group on campus is to…

… disseminate information and to promote awareness regarding issues affecting Israel. We do not aim to denigrate the ethnicity of our fellow students. Members of Tagar who are of the Jewish faith have a special…

… University's anti-discrimina- tion policy does not include the Greek system, as two students who tried to file a complaint against the Kappa Sigma fraternity discovered yesterday. The two students were among a…

… group of five who were the objects of allegedly racist remarks during a party at the fraternity last month. According to Interim Student Policy Administrator Cindy Straub, incidents at fraternities and…

…'t cover their problems." Straub and some students favor extending the range of the policy to cover fraternities and sororities. "The Greek system should not be held exempt," said LSA senior Jen- nifer Liu…

…, a member of the Univer- sity of Michigan Asian Student Coalition. Liu was not one of the five students involved. The incident occurred as the five students were leaving the party and a man in the…

… uneasy.£ Arab nations saw the apparent victory of right-wing parties as a setback for peace, but Egypt said yesterday it will continue seeking a path to stability in the Middle East. Plo leader Yasser…

…. Student court clears MSA party BY FRAN OBEID The Election Court of the Michigan Student Assembly's Central Student Judiciary ruled unanimously yesterday that advertising to form a political party through…

… ad, which encouraged students to join a party for the upcoming MSA elections, read, "Want to run for MSA? Want to change it? Are you a moderate?" Although the ad did not contain the name of a party, a…

… John Sotiroff, Chief Justice of the Central Student Judiciary Election Court. The other major parties, have not had problems with the election rules, according to representatives at an election meeting…

…0 OPINION Wednesday, November 2, 1988 3 Page 4 The Michigan Daily A. $beLirigan a Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No.40 Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… he would bring a Regents are the eight administrators, "fresh approach" to the University elected by state voters, who make the since he has never been a student or final decisions about University…

…, claiming that students Former President Robben Fleming's who advocated divestment were limitations on student protest and she engaging in "gross and crass attempts was the only regent absent from last to…

… intimidate the Regents." spring's meeting when the Further, Baker tried to prevent tuition discriminatory acts policy was funding of the Michigan Student discussed and approved. Assembly and succeeded in…

… limiting the East Lansing attorney Cliff Taylor scope of student legal services. received one of the Republican On these grounds and others, nominations at this fall's state con- numerous student groups…

… compelled to respond on a "linguistic level" to Sami W. Tabsh's letter (Daily, 10/4/88). In this letter, itself a response to an ACSI ad quoting passages from the Koran as evi- dence of Muslim Arab anti…

…-Semitism, Tabsh argues that Arabs cannot be anti- Semitic because they are themselves Semitic. To the extent that one cannot be anti-self, Tabsh is correct; to say "anti- Semitic Arab," and to mean it literally, is…

… to argue by extension that Arab anti-Zionism is en- tirely free from such ideology, Tabsh tries to expose what he sees as a Jewish, racist conspiracy working through the usage of the term "anti…

…-Jewish feeling in the Arab countries. That Arab anti-Semitism predates the I have attended, I have been stunned to hear the old patterns rehashed by seem ingly "progressive" and educated peoples Jewish conspiracy…

… law doesn't apply to the people in the occupied territory," said Qubty. However, both lawyers stressed that -discrimination occurs against Arabs inside Israel as well. They said subtleties in the law…

… enabled the government to differentiate between Arabs and Jews. According to Qubty, every Israeli, whether Arab or Jewish, must enter 4the army at age 18. However, the Israeli Defense Minister can prohibit…

… people from entering the army, and Qubty said that currently no Arabs are admitted. Qubty said this allows Israeli r lawmakers to differentiate between camp." In pittsburgh sunshine in tim to turn out to…

… A ILNAC1YR;OGEt54~ AMD "°".°U,' ." ( Students of all majors are invited to attend a presentation on Opportunities in Investment Banking MORGAN STANLEY. Public Finance Monday, November 16, 1987…

…OPINION Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1981 The Michigan Daiy 0 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Wasserman Vol. XCI( No. 56 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, M1 48109 IF Z…

… the Michigan Em- ployment Relations Commission upheld an earlier decision that most graduate students are employees of the University. This decision will allow graduate student assistants to organize…

… "financial aid." Thus, the University got some very inexpensive labor from graduate students who needed to teach but had no say in their salary. This also affected the teaching of un- dergradnates. When…

… selecting graduate schools, many highly qualified students could have selected other universities where graduate teaching opportunities seemed more lucrative. As a result, the University lost the chance to…

… attract some top- notch teaching assistants. Finally,'graduate student employees will have the opportunity to bargain for equitable pay. True, at this time, many may not feel the need to bargain-but at…

… Confucian, Christian, or Com- munist. A similar conclusion has been taking hold in the U.S. government as regards the Arab and -Islamic world. The decision in favor of the AWACS sale represents a symbolic…

… affir- mation that we must cultivate ties not just to Saudi Arabia and other moderate Arab regimes, but to the vast Islamic world, which encompasses an eighth of the globe's population and which stretches…

… !41 7 . ?Oxo vI-) - ,",i. /. FEW AMERICANS realize how deeply in- volved we have already become with that Islamic world, even while we often continue to disparage Arabs anlIslam. Our links to the oil…

… revolutionary political catalyst despite its ex- treme social conservatism. ISRAEL IS a small political island in an Arab and Islamic ocean. Our special relationship with Jerusalem arose out of a spiritual af…

…I OPINION Wednesday, November 18, 1987 The Michigan Daily mem dig ttn :43a f Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan VN420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor MI 48109 Unsigned editorials…

… and to :vomen's studies from 69 to 15. At the Education Department, Bennett has supported the Reagan- proposed cuts in college student loans, vocational education, college work-study programs and Pell…

… Grants to low-income students. Clearly, Bennett's stand is in opposition to the interests of students. Bennett's frequent cries for a return to a curriculum based on "great books" have merit. Unfortunately…

… forty years of its existence, fought from without by enemies possessing populations and territories that dwarf her own, and attacked from within by members of her own Arab population, w h o have…

… repeatedly made school children, travelers, worship- pers, and athletes their targets? How is one supposed to deal with an army within one's borders that wears no uni- When will moderate Arabs, like Anwar…

… Sadat, stop being killed the moment they speak for peace and for truth? Today the Daily attacked Is- rael's not havigg granted citi- zenship to those Arabs who live in the occupied territories. Of course…

…, to do that, annexa- tion would have to take place. If it did, I am sure that the Daily's feature would not be "Israel Grants Arabs Citizen- ship and Equal Rights," but "Israeli Imperialists Seize…

… Control Over Arab Land." A complete withdrawal, on the other hand, wougd put only 10 miles between the new Pales- tinian slate and the sea. To deny that a grave security problem would ensue is tanta- mount…

… which peri- odically must be investigated and corrected. What Arab countries sponsor such investigations into the goings on of their own secret polices? Iran? Lebanon? Syria? Libya? Today the Daily…

… everyone in Israeli soci- ety alike? Have you ever con- place of profound analysis and publications. accurate reporting as the bread -Jeffrey Chajes and butter of our student November 1 Progressive LSA…

… authentic Soviet television programming: "They are not intended for other viewers outside of the country. The Soviets change nothing for American viewers." "We want the students to be proficient at the…

… Russian language for their own goals. We want the students to understand Russian and to approach it critically. The goal of this presentation is not to convert people to Communism or anything, but to make…

… unusual military activity elsewhere. Ben Ali, who had been the North African Arab nation's security chief since 1977, was formally sworn in as president Saturday. Iran attacks Iraqi as Arab leaders convene…

… large number of civilians. The attack came as Arab leaders convened a summit in Amman, Jordan to seek a united stand behind Iraq in its 7-year-old war against Persian Iran. The missiles, fired less than…

… joint, and Elias Brothers Big Boy on Wash- tenaw is also open around the clock. Robin Rothke, a first year LSA student, is dissapointed that the Pan- tree is not open twenty-four hours on the weekend. "I…

… student, Amy Weissfeld. "I think the Pantree will probably lose business, but it won't effect me because I wouldn't go there that late anyway," said third year LSA student, Linda Khezami. If you see news…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 10, 1982 The Michigan Daily 14 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Stewart Vol. XCIII, No. 54 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, Ml 48109…

… officials told students last week. If you don't wash your hands af- ter you eat, you .don't deserve your M&Ms. We're going to teach you miserable slobs a lesson. Yes, Mom and Pop University have decided to…

… of police terror over the conquered Arab masses. It was a "Labor" government which covered up the 1953 massacre of Palestinians in Kibya, led by Ariel Sharon's special terror units! The Peace Now…

… Palestinian bantusan on the West Bank. YASSER ARAFAT, after years of tying the Palestinians to reactionary Arab regimes, today supports a U.S. -brokered mini-state. PLO nationalism laid the basis for the…

… a school bus on the Diag Monday to symbolize ter- rorist acts committed against Is- raelis. The bus originally read "Stop Arab terrorism." After complaints from Arab students that day, TAGAR changed…

…Many ashow apathy to MSA elections BY KRISTINE LALONDE Michigan Student Assembly elections started yesterday but many students didn't seem to notice or ~are.- "I don't know who's running and don…

… is going on," she said. One student, when asked why she Wasn't voting, simply said, "What is it (MSA)?" Traditionally, voter turn-out for MSA elections is low, with fall elections attracting fewer…

… voters than in the spring, when the assembly's president and vice-president are elected. About 2,000 of the Univer- sity's 35,000 students voted in last spring's election. But MSA representative Julie…

… night. Those students who did vote said their reasons included knowing a The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 19868- Page 3 PSC wants TAGAR bus condemned ALEXANDRA BREZ/Daily Volunteer…

… election worker Cindy as he casts his ballot in the Davis, an LSA senior, oversees LSA sophomore Steve Ricci MSA/LSA Student Government elections yesterday in the BY NOAH FINKEL AND KRISTINE LALONDE About…

…. LSA junior Ian Beilin said, "I voted for (the candidates he chose) because I didn't want my money go- ing to political and ideological interest groups and their activities." Some students said a ballot…

… effort to increase voter turn- out and awareness campus radio sta- tion WCBN sponsored a forum with MSA parties. Representatives from Centerpoint, the Practical Party, and the Students' Rights party…

… of supplies such as the referen- dum ballots. Students may still vote tomor- row, the final day of, elections, at locations throughout campus. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Former '60…

…. Admission free. Sponsored by U of M Students of Objectivism. "Challenges of Changing Society: Preparing Hispanics for the 21st Century" - Awilda Orta, M.A., Henderson rm., Michigan League, 7:30 pm. Social and…

… associated with fraternities doesn't have to end upon graduation, as many graduate students prove by joining the University's professional Greek system. Unlike undergraduate houses, professional houses, which…

… Nu Medical fraternity, where members aid each other in studying, according to- Rich Fessler, fraternity president. "You've got people from all four classes, which is the real advantage for students…

…. Like most graduate houses, it has no formal rush. $$$ UM STUDENT SURVEY $$$ The University will be performing student surveys and group interviews, in the first week of December, to determine com…

…- puting requirements on campus. Student input from all majors is needed Students participating in the (one fhour) group interviews will be PAID $5 To have more information sent to you, please give: your…

… needs in mind," said Joseph Kohane, associate director of Hillel. He -said it has additional space, a student lounge, and a main audito- riIm that will be used by the more than 25 student organizations…

…. Contributors saw Hillel as a foundation that was worthy of support, he added. The building has been open since Oct. 20. There will be a formal open house for students either Jan. 9 or, 10. BY JONATHAN SCOTT AND…

… attitude is central to Asian life, Raymond said. "The painting mirrors what we think." By understanding this, she added, the viewer will "understand Oriental people better." University student artists…

… the arts, you're taught how to draw, not how to survive," he said. He urged art students to hunt for scholarships and grants offered by the University and other institutions, to seek advice from…

… operations. B ut its 25 warships represent about half the foreign vessels in the region. U.S. officials, however, say the American commitment to peacekeeping has led to the best-ever relations with the Arab…

… gulf states, and the Arab leaders remain nervous about a hasty pullout. POLICE NOTES Sexual Assault Ann Arbor Police arrested a male for a sexual assault yesterday. He will be arraigned today on third…

… by the CRC, third floor School of Ed., anytime 9-5 Great 1 erI 7 ~1 -- a . . " *. To buy a Macintosh" computer to help with your writing, ask your parents to do some writing. On an Apple Student…

… after that. So stop by and pick up an application. Do it now, before the term's over. ' r Apple's Student Loan-to-Own Program -vim; t …

…0 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 13, 1985 The Michigan Daily mt hhrigan iax1u Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan UN: Zionism as racism? Vol. XCVI, No. 50 420…

… reinstating academic credit for ROTC courses. Under the present policy, ROTC students do not receive LSA credits for courses they take in the ROTC program, and the policy should stand. Granting LSA credits for…

… American Institutions, in which courses are cross-listed as political science, history, economics, etc. These courses have been incorporated in- to the LSA curriculum, and any LSA student can elect them for…

… - Zionism. A resolution was adopted in the Social Committee of the United Nations determining Zionism to be a form of racism, and this effort was accom- panied by pressure from the oil-rich Arab states on the…

… these countries were run by dictatorships, strong men or elite groups. In the wake of this vote, the PLO and Arab nations gained yet another rhetorical tool to use in their propoganda war to delegitimize…

…4 OPINION Page 4. Thursday, November 20, 1980 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Feiffer 4 (AC HA'UR DA'A.) fHAS OUR CAR HARK t 460 C…

… students' Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and f -seizure. SFortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union is trying to defend the right of high school students to refuse…

… consider driving to school a privilege." We consider searching a student's property a violation of privacy, and hope the court decides to protect students' rights. McX~k)AJQ CUBA&) TH SWOISS ERAWE ts IM5m…

… sent and so interrelated that showed up this time, and when a few ing out individual culprits is in- rocks came flying their way, the troops -ingly an exercise in absurdity. opened fire, wounding 11 Arab…

… teenagers (they apparently were is week, another chapter was ad- directed to fire at the Palestinians' o the terrible legacy of the war of legs, to avoid killing them). ion when two Arabs living on the It…

… would be hard to imagine that the pied West Bank were murdered by repercussions of the West Bank in- Arabs. Both of "the victims had cident will be peaceful. The essed friendship and co…

… rights and the rights of other University of Michigan students, I suggest the new chant will shift from SMASH THE KLAN to SMASH THE SPAR TACUS YOUTH LEAGUE!!!!!!!!! -Seth D. Moldoff November 17 4 /. r JAI…

… River. Arab high school students boycotted classes in the occupied West Bank and stoned cars in north Jerusalem to protest the shootings. IN WASHINGTON, the State Depar- tment warned the Israeli policy of…

… student demonstrators Tuesday during clashes with the army in the occupied io-confidence bid r IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports ; West Bank of the Jordan…

… attacks Kuwait or- any other Arab country. Iran claimed to be pushing Iraqi forces back from' two Iranian cities. On the diplomatic front, former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, on a peace seeking…

… killed, had reported trouble with his con- trols as the plane approached Seoul's Kimpo Airport, which halted all flight operations following the crash. "Yorkshire Ripper" kills 20-year-old student LEEDS…

…, England-The knife-wielding "Yorkshire Ripper," Britain's most notorious modern murderer, has killed his 13th victim, a 20-year-old student and Sunday school teacher, police said yesterday. George Oldfield…

… latest victim, Leeds University languages student Jacqueline Hill, was found Tuesday in bushes only 100 yards from her residence hall in the northern textile city. Detectives declined to detail her…

… Thursday, November 20, 1980 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard…

… the University Ac- tivities Center (UAC) decided they did not want to give the rabbi a forum for his advocacy of anti-Arab violence. In their weekly meeting Tuesday night, UAC's executive committee…

… deportation of all Arabs from Israel and the complete annexation of the West Bank. "We were under the impression that he was the founder of the (Jewish Defense League)," said UAC president Jayne Harper. "We…

… in the Middle East Equation." See UAC, Page 5 Daily Photo by DEBORAH LEWIS Redirection Blues Progressive Student Network members Tom Marx, left, and Steve Austin, right, join in a chorus of an…

…'s news that the University has fallen even further behind in its efforts to attract and keep more black students, Prof. J. Frank Yates yesterday said the University isn't doing enough for the minority…

… students it does manage to draw. "The problems that the University of Michigan faces are similar to problems of other universities around the coun- try," Yates said in a noon lecture on strategies for black…

… professor, who also is the chairman of the executive committee of the Coalition for the Use. 'The fact that the (black) students aren't learning indicates that as faculty, people are not doing as good a job…

… as they should or could.' -J. Frank Yates CULS Executive Committee Chairman Problems for black University students are often a result of an inadequate scholastic background, ac- cording to Yates. High…

… schools are not preparing them properly for academic life at the University, he said. "The student cannot recover once he realizes he's studying wrong." Another problem, Yates said, is that blacks don…

…'t always receive proper counseling on career opportunities. The 1981 LSA Minority Task Force Report showed that nearly 50 percent of the major concentrations declared by minority students were in the social…

… sciences. THE REPORT also stated that there were no minority students graduating that year with degrees in the physical and quantitative sciences. See PROF, Page 3 Regents t~o vote on- $43 million state aid…

…I IE Page 2-Wednesday, November 5, 1980-The Michigan Daily MSA votes not to file suit against hazers By DAVID MEYER The Michigan Student Assembly voted last night not to file an inter- University…

… Room, Michigan League Light Refreshment Served CARP recognized The Michigan Student Assembly last night voted to grant official recognition to the Collegiate 'Association for the Research of Principles…

… is the judicial branch of MSA and decides disputes between student groups and individuals. The UAEC is an organization of students, alumni, faculty, and administration represen- tatives who provide…

…, UAEC . . . everything," Schaper told the stunned Assembly. "My friendship with him is more important than about a thousand student governments." Schaper would not elaborate further on the reasons for his…

…'s nominations had come increasingly un- der fire by Assembly members, some of whom alleged that the committee was not making a sufficient effort to reach out to minority students and that some of the nominations…

…, offered yesterday to withdraw invasion forces if the Iranians recognize Iraqi "rights" to control of the Shatt al-Arab river. If the Iranians do not accede, Iraq will fight on and its demands may in- crease…