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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…

… 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…

… 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…

…-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- ____________________________ ~ …

… 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…

… 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 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…

… "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…

… 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…

… 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 …

… Palestinian Students. Panel Discussion on the Palestinian Intefadah - Partici- pants are Robert Hauert and Terry Ahwal, and an Israeli speaker, Rm. 138 Hutchins Hall, 7:30 pm. Spon- sored by Arab…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 1988 - Page 3 Leadership, Inc. seeks students Judge alters BY ROSE LIGHTBOURN Many of the world's future leaders are sprawled all over the University…

… campus. And tomorrow, Leadership Inc., a four-year-old national group which spans 200 university campuses, will begin searching for those students to help them hone their leadership skills. A group of…

… University students invited about 200 student organiza- tions to send a representative to tonight's meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Anderson Room of the Union. After the presentation, students can apply to attend…

… students on the local chapter's steering committee, is for students to develop their "natural leadership abilities" by managing their "inter-personal and inner-personal skills... and group dynamics…

…- rently, the group has a membership of 350 students around the country. The group has sponsored lectures by such leaders as the presidents of Coca-Cola and New York Univer- sity. Leadership Inc. will fund…

… the seminar, which will cost about $1,200 per participating student. Students who are planning the seminar on campus have asked Uni- versity organizations, such as the Athletic Department, to help pick…

… of six or seven during the seminar, Schmitt said. Students went to a national Lead- ership retreat three years ago and ex- pressed interest for a similar program at the University. surrogacy ruling…

… surrogate contract still exists in Michigan. CSJ ruling permits Student Rights flyers Associated Press. 3, 2, 1, blastoffA BAIKONUR, Soviet Union - The Soviet space shuttle Buran sits on its launchpad as…

… scientists and technicians prepare it for launching. The ship sucessfully lifted off after engineers' concerns of ice and snow on the shuttle subsided. BY NOAH FINKEL A student court yesterday ruled that a…

… little." See Jesus, Page 8 BY JENNIFER BERMAN IT'S a classic; an attempt "to catch the quality of really 'tough' Ameri- cana of the comic sheets, the skid- row bars, cat-hduses, Grade B movies, street-Arabs…

… EXPIRES 11/17/88 2' WINTER BOOT SALE RECTORY tE! SAVE ions (9am - 4pm) x 15% to 50% & Supply ON ALL Bookstore * re $2.50 each WOMEN'S * BOOTS tudent Directory ad ap- x [he Student Directory b7692088 aff…

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… American Express Card right now-even without a job or a credit history. So whether you're an underclassman, senior or grad student, look into our automatic approval offers. For details pick up an…

…...T application on campus. Or call 1-800-THE-CART) and ask for a student application. The American Express Card. Don't Leave School Without It. NewFIRST RESPONSE. is the only 5-minute, yes or no pregnancy test. I…

… racism. Choy specifically criticized the University for hav- ing no Asian-American department to teach students their history, culture, and concerns. One student quoted a line Ebens said in the film - "I…

… Students Coalition series: "Asian Americans; Making an Impact - Directions for Social Change" an7 the keynote speaker for Asian Awareness month. ALEXANDRA BREZ/Daily Film maker Christine Choy hosts a…

…'s policies on harassment and protests. Again, the parties split. Three support the current policies. The remainder cite the lack of student participation in the policies' forma- tion and the continued lack of…

… student control over their execution. MSA's handling of off-campus o issues also continues to be a major h issue. The assembly has come under e criticism for passing resolutions this semester, including the…

… the Mod- ling Nitrogenase Active Site" Chem. Prof. Dimitri Coucouvanis, 1200 Chem. Bldg., 4 pm. f'The Arab-Israeli Conflict: What Role for the U.S.?" - sev Na'im Ateek, Wesley Lounge, First Methodist…

… Strip yesterday, fatally shooting a 22-year-old man and wounding six Arab youths in clashes, Arab hospital officials said. Five Palestinians suffered beating injuries during an army raid in the West Bank…

… village of Madama, Arab doctors said. The army command confirmed that there was "activity" in Madama but said it had no reports of injuries. Three Israelis suffered injuries when buses they were riding in…

… the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15 in Ann Arbor, $22 outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet…

… available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in Chief...................REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Lauren Shapiro, Chuck Skarsaune, Tony Silber…

… re- voked derecognition by a Connecticut community college of the student group Students for a Democratic So- ciety. The Supreme Court upheld the one willing to work with students. Clearly, all of…

… that was met." Other students, however, disagree. United Coalition Against Racism member Kim Smith said Vest has "shown no leadership around anti- racist issues or racism on this cam- pus." She said Vest…

… was "outwardly uncritical" of Engineering students who allegedly tore down the Diag anti-racist shanties for a scavenger hunt last year. said. None of Williams co-workers had any comment on the case…

… does address a political situation, the words written on the bus are clearly speech and therefore protected by the first amendment," he said. Members of the Ad Hoc Commit- tee Against Anti-Arab Racism…

… 50, he said the state gov- ernment must solve those problems itself. VOTERS & POLLING: Any Israeli citizen over age 18 is eligible to vote; 2.9 million registered voters (including 350,000 Arabs). THE…

… campaigning throughout the state during the forum. Baker has sparked protest from student activists in recent years for his conservative stances on gay male and lesbian discrimination and stu- dent protest…

… guidelines. "I UNDERSTAND some of Regent Baker's concerns that he wouldn't be received well," said LSA junior and Michigan Student Assem- bly member Zach Kittrie, one of the forum's organizers. "I wish Deane…

… Baker would have come. (The candi- dates) made a sincere effort to create a better dialogue with students." Five candidates - Taylor, Lewand, incumbent Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit), and Libertarians…

… rebellion in the occupied lands and peace with the Arabs. For the deeply divided nation of 4.4 million, whose 40-year history is a calendar of war and violence, yes- terday's election was a crossroads in the…

… sons. Yesterday, Palestinians in Arab east Jerusalem hurled flaming bottles of gasoline into a car carrying Likud campaign workers, setting a woman's hair ablaze. Politicians from both left and right…

… student teaching assis- * tants owe taxes on their tuition ition waivers that expired last winter. Without those exemptions, TAs face the possibility of seeing their $560 average take-home pay drop $150 to…

… recognizes Israel. But the Reagan administration rejected the PLO proclamation, asserting that the Arab-Israeli conflict must be settled by negotiations and not by unilateral acts. Washington said that the…

…, establishing the princi- ple that Israel has a right to safe and secure borders in the region. Union of Students for Israel mem- ber and medical student Steven Stryk said, "If the PLO officially accepted UN…

… Palestinian Students, who organized the celebra- tion, announced in a statement: "After so many failed attempts, maybe our enemies will now realize that peace in the Middle East can not be achieved without…

… recognizing our inalienable rights to self-determination and Na- tional Independence." Search panel lacks student BY STEVE KNOPPER The search for University Presi- dent James Duderstadt's second-in- command…

… has had no formal student input since Michigan Student As- sembly President Michael Phillips resigned from the search advisory committee earlier this term. But Phillips, an LSA senior, said student…

… resignation was dated Oct. 25, but Assistant to the President Robin Ja- J coby said she did not receive it until Nov. 5. Phillips said he submitted a list of students as replacements on the committee, but…

… Jacoby said it is too late to involve those students on the committee. The search committee and the fac- ulty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs have already finished interviewing candidates…

… spac began plannin RC director search promotes openness, student input BY TARA GRUZEN When James Duderstadt was named University President last summer, the search process that chose him was criticized…

… students and faculty intricately in- volved in the selection process. Unlike the presidential search, for example, the final candidates for RC director are public knowledge. And all RC students will be able…

… search com- mittee member. "This is another ex- 'This is another example ofI the RC reaching out to the students. We really are part of the committee, we are not just token students.' ' - RC social…

… Arabs and Arab-Americans to help the situation in the occupied territories is to pressure the U.S. government to cease aid to Israel "as long as Israel and the United States' rejectionism of Palestinian…

… interdenominational campus fellowship) Students Dedicated to Knowing and Communicating Jesus Christ .""""""""""""".".."."..." " -" - , * " " '" e" * " " 00 * - "0 " " apparel " jewelry; * accessories 0 :325 E. Liberty…

… Hall John Neff - 971-9150(0), 747-8831(H) ' I be £idbtgau ~jjjj The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of…

… Casey - r The Michigan Daily is a memberc National Student News Service. Editor in Chief..................REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Managing Editor........................MARTHA SEVETSON News Editor…

…. Alwazir, an opponent of the mili- tary government of North Yemen was on a three-day visit to the Detroit area from his home in Washington, D.C., Issac said. Dearborn is home to many of the area's large Arab…

… arrives at the Sunday after spending - Salary Supplements - will be here Dec. 1si!! Copies will be available only at Student Publications Building, 420 Maynard, be- tween the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm…

… of life in the occupied territories yesterday based on their own travels in Israel. University Director of Ethics and Religion Robert Haurt, Director of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee…

… territories. She said most Israelis have been raised in a "vacuum," isolated from their Palestinian neighbors so that most assume the myth that all Arabs are the terrorists, as the state says they are, is true…

…, third year Law Student, Lun- cheon held at C.E.W., second floor of Comenca Bank Bldg., N. Umversity and S. Thayer. Everyone is welcome. For info call C.E.W. 763-7080. "Paleolithic and Mesolithic…

… info call 764- The Minority' Organization of Rackham - 172 Rackham, 5:30 pm. Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry - Hillel, Rm. 3, 6:30 pm. Palestine Solidarity Committee -B119 MLB, 7pm. Publicity Meeting…

…., 8 pm. Adapted by the RC Players, tickets: $5/$3 students and seniors. BY PAUL DE ROOIJ A dissident who was imprisoned for twenty years in the Soviet Union left Ann Arbor yesterday after meeting a…

… attempt to gain his release. While a student at Leningrad University, he was arrested and condemned to death for allegedly "attempting to overthrow the Soviet government" because he tried to pursue a 1960's…

… knocked-over orange pylons and 18.6 seconds later I climbed out of the car and hung my head low. My time was well behind the 11.4 of the eventual winner, first-year student Tom Reynolds. I humbly drove off…

…-in candidate Sarah McBride. About 70 Music school students voted - many more than last year's election. In the Medical School race, uncontested Students' Rights can- didate Ali Jahan won with 8 votes. In the…

… School of Social Work, independent Michael Peterson won I .r! 1.r with four votes. In Public Health Luiz Vazquez of Students' Rights won with only two votes. If early results on ballot referenda hold, MSA…

… Woroniecki, an engi- neering senior, said he expects "a week of partying and laying out in the sun" in addition to the game. The University is sponsoring a student/faculty/staff full package tour with prices…

…. He argues that there exists an innate language mechanism, and language is a window to perception, said Prof. Donna Jo Napoli, his former student and a former Univer- sity professor. A distinctive…

… feature of Chom- a w d, Winter already? ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily Students make their way through the Diag, fighting snow and puddles along the way. One to three inches of snow was expected to fall overnight…

… people are created equal by God, and therefore we all share the same duties and people must respect each other." Shakdiel said that the current Arab-Israeli conflict cannot be re- duced to saying that non…

… Students As bian/Gay Law Students, th Guild, the Law School, an Government. Pornography exploits ev and racial stereotype an women who are directly i women as well, she explain Dworkin said that th…

… raped by their white masters. sociation, the Les- Pornography is being made that depicts Jew- e National Lawyers ish women in Nazi concentration camps, d Rackham Student Asian women being lynched, and…

… there are a few students who stay behind. And for them, Thanksgiving break is not spent eating turkey with their families and watching parades. .. For Marcus Lien, an LSA junior from Pittsburg, who stayed…

… "because of the money and because I had to study," the atmosphere around was a pleasant one. "It was really nice. I like it better without people, the school is really peaceful." Guo Tao, a graduate student…

… peace ef- forts. Arab diplomats, meanwhile, said they have enough votes to move the session from New York to Geneva so Arafat can address the world body on the Palestinian issue. Perez de Cuellar, in a…

… the further debates on the question of Palestine and the sit- uation in the Middle East in the current session of the General Assembly. See PLO Page 3 ROBIN LOZ Students unload their luggage from the…

…. Many don't realize that some students stay behind. "I never thought about people who do not go," said Daren Stabinski an LSA sophomore who left last Friday for Florida. "I could never really imagine, it…

… student who grew up in Ja- maica. "(Now) there are a lot of beggars in the streets of Kingstown, a lot of children beggars trying to earn money for school." She added that the hurricane would cause major…

… the Uni- versity's football stadium or car- toons depicting University life. But one student entrepreneur, sparked by this monotony, has created an alter- native which is appropriate in any setting…

…, Nagel said. Keywell wants the poster to ap- peal to students, parents, and alumni as a symbol that is "more pre- sentable as well as timeless," in contrast to traditional aerial campus snapshots, Nagel…

…-Resolved Macro-Molec- ular Crystallography" - Prof. Keith Moffat, Cornell University, 1200 Chem Bldg., 4 pm. "Black Youth Activism in the 1980s" - Dr. Vincent Harding, 60s Theologian and Student Activist, Hale Aud…

… Political Context" - Elizabeth Thoburn, U of M student in the History of Art Dept., Rackham Galleries, 7:30 pm. Senior Honor Thesis. A reception will follow. "The Krlstallnacht as a Public Degradation Ritual…

… Mechanism of Bicarbon- ate Transport Across the Reti- nal Pigment Epithelium" - B. Hughes, 2055 MHRI, 12 noon-1:15 pm. Meetings Sa'lam-Shalom, The Arab- Jewish Peace Project - Will meet at 7 pm on Sunday…

…, November 13 in the Fishbowl. Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry - MLB Rm. B101, 6:30 pm. Palestine Solidarity Committee -MLB Rm. B119, 7 pm. Shotokan Karate Club of UB. U of M Women's Lacrosse Club…

… - Practice, Elbel Field, 9-11. U of M Fencing - Practice, Hill Coliseum, 7 pm. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) General Meet- ing - 424 Hutchins Hall, 7 pm. All students, faculty and staff of U of M…

… Applica- tion Process - Career Planning and Placement Center, 4:10-5 pm. Career Development Center Open House - 141 Student Center Bldg., 10 am-6 pm. Job search videos, computer guidance demos, slide show…

… - Will be Nov. 10-12, at 8 pm in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Michigan League. Pieces are done by U of M students. Tickets: $3.50 Union Ticket Office, and $4 at the door. "22 Cavegods" - At the BEAT, 10…

… rights en- BY KRISTINE LALONDE With Michigan Student Assembly elections just around the corner, The Moderates Party is having unexpected difficulty reaching potential voters: MSA's election director…

…OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 9, 1988 The Michigan Daily al b r £id ran 1aiI Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC No. 45 Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… sensational incidents have been those perpetrated by the Union of Students for Israel, a tragically misguided organization that has carried on a cam- paign of harassment and smears against Professor Ali Mazrui…

… Mazrui's class declaring him "anti-Semitic." Regrettably, this mode of discourse has infected even those who should know bet- ter. On October 20, 1988, Benjamin Ben- Baruch, a Phd. student in Sociology at…

… persecution. The truth is that, in the long run, Jew- ish survival cannot be based on Israeli state collaboration in the oppression of Arab and other people of color (including Black Jews within its own borders…

… reactionary Assad of Syria and Hussein of Jordan in the persecution of the Palestini- ans! The first step toward a policy of har- monious existence with Arab peoples. and generally of support to the rights of…

…, 7 p.m. Meeting and practice session. GERMAN CLUB HAPPY HOUR - U-Club, 5 p.m. U OF M BRIDGE CLUB - Michigan League Studio Rm., 7:15 p.m. $1 students, $2 all others. i CALL AHEAD FOR FASTER DINE…

…" - Michigan League, Rm. D, 4:30 p.m. Francisco Rivera Batiz, Ph.D. King-Chavez-Park Visiting Scholar. LASC LITERATURE TABLE - In the Fishbowl. SATURDAY SOCIETY OF MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS - Chrysler Center…

…, Mosher Jordan Hall, 1-2:30 p.m. MILAN HOLIDAY UNIQUE BOUTIQUE - Milan High School, 920 N. St. Milan, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Over 25 craft items. "THE REPORT" - Angell Hall, Aud. A, 9 p.m. Film in Arabic, no…

… establishment in her country. Speaking on "Jewish Sovereignty in Israel: The Chal- lenge and Frustration." INDIAN & PAKISTANI AMERICAN STUDENTS COUNCIL - MUG, 7 p.m. Issues affecting South Asian Americans will be…