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…Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Weather News 3 Students remember Kristallnacht, other human rights violations Opinion 4 Elliott Mallen watches the watchers Arts 8 A Perfect Circle cover rock classics…

… said. Zearf i n grad programs _r o Minorities he commitment we showed toward minor- brought a lot of positive attention from rity students," Zearfoss said, referring to [niversity's defense of its…

… race-conscious ssions policies in the U.S. Supreme Court ear. e Law School focuses on having a diverse alented student body, but does not sole- )k to race to achieve that goal, Zearfoss Ve do a holistic…

…." The Medical School also had an increase in minority student enrollment this year. Katie Horne, who stepped down this summer after serving as the school's director of admissions for 13 years, said…

… enrollment of minority stu- dents varies each year, but this year saw a record high, with minorities making up 21 per- cent of the incoming class. Last year 13 percent of students were minorities. "The…

… sought to inform students about the inherent failures of the government's individual Indian trust fund system. Marred by both the institution's apathy for retaining accurate records and its inability to…

… to as much See TRUST, Page 5 Students hope for election if Arafat dies By Leah Guttman Daily Staff Reporter As Palestinian officials report that Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French military…

… Ron Stockton, a research- er for the University's Center for Arab- American Studies. "His death will a political and paramilitary organiza- tion of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of…

… should assume Arafat's positions if he dies and when and how that would happen are all highly contentious issues due to cur- rent division among Palestinians. Carmel Salhi, president of Students produce…

… American agent and be discredited" - Ron Stockton Researcher in the University's Center for Arab-American Studies Allied for Free- dom and Equal- ity, said he feels the best choice for the Palestin- ian…

… will be provided and admission is free. Participants will make Native American felt pouches in celebration of Thanksgiving in the lobby of Bursley Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today. Students can also…

… History Controversial rabbi addresses students November 23, 1982 - Amid contro- versy and death threats for his support- ers, Rabbi Meir Kahane spoke to a group of students at the Michigan League. The rabbi…

… it and accelerate their search," Bill Brehm said. New visa program allows hiring more foreign workers THIS IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT ISRAE IS TH CANARY IN THE MINE The war between Arabs and Jews is not…

… the cause of the war on terror as apologists for Muslim radicals claim; it is the war on terror. Twenty-five years ago, there were two non-Islamic democracies in the Arab Middle East, Israel and Lebanon…

…" - the "catastrophe." To Islamic radicals at war with the West, the very creation of Israel is a catastrophe. American apologists for Arab aggression are also apologists for Islamic aggression. In their…

… passed over the weekend and awaiting President Bush's signature, Congress is exempting from the limit 20,000 foreign students with masters and above degrees from U.S. universities. "This is a critical…

… talent pool that American taxpayers have helped to educate," said Sandra Boyd, who chairs the Compete America coalition that lobbied for the exemptions. "It's coun- terproductive to educate these students…

… and then force them abroad to compete against us." The coalition includes companies such as Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Hewlett Packard and Motorola. For example, of the 424 students who earned master…

…'s degrees in engineering at the University of Texas at Austin last year, 228 were foreign students; of the 135 who earned doctorates in engineer- ing, 81 were foreigners, Boyd said. Dan Kane, a spokesman for…

… student bodies as a whole, have a new coach," Martin said, refer- according to a recent study by the ring to the 2001 firing of Brian Ellerbe NCAA as reported by The Chronicle and subsequent hiring of…

… School re form rhetoric tones down By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter If a student government's agenda is any indication of general student attitudes, the School of Art and Design's transition to a…

… completely revamped curricu- lum appears to have finally hit its stride. The Society of Art Students, this year's art school student government, provides a clear contrast with last year's government. Whereas…

… curriculum, designed and implemented in 2002 in large part by School of Art and Design Dean Bryan Rogers, requires art students to take courses in a wide range of techniques and media before choosing an area…

…' cause at the center of the Bank and Gaza Strip. The pact led to Press that Arafat had died. The Pal- Arab-Israeli conflict. But he fell short the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for Ara- estinian leader spent his…

… that Ohio State gives credit to students in a number of activities including musi- cal organizations, theatre groups and student publica- tions. "We think intercollegiate activities is an important part…

… of a person's education and to not value them in some way, given the time and effort that students put into it and the role that it plays in their lives, I think, would be too bad," Geiger said. For…

… takes to succeed off of it. "We look for special people, players and academicians," Burnett said. "Every member of our incoming class was a straight-A student in high school." The players' academic…

… elected student council president and Katie Dier- dorf was class president at Visitation Academy in Missouri. Meanwhile, the rest of the class racked up a litany of aca- demic awards, such as the…

… ADVERTISEMENT ISRAEL IS THE CANARY IN THE MINE The war between Arabs and Jews is not the cause of the war on terror, as apologists for Muslim radicals claim; it is the war on terror. Twenty-five years ago, there…

… were two non-Islamic democracies in the Arab Middle East, Israel and Lebanon. This was too much for Islamic radicals and Syrian irredentists and Palestinians who joined forces to destroy Lebanon and make…

… apologists for Arab aggression are also aggression. In their eyes, Islamic terror in the Middle East policies of Israel, whom terrorists refer to as the "little Satan." For apologists of the Islamic terror of…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 30, 2004 OPINION + + + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN…

… students I mean - Thanksgiving is not a time to ponder what we are thankful for or what is truly important to us in life. For a lot of us, Thanksgiving is just another trip home, another reason to see all…

…- ues that Christians hold dear. Christian political communities in Ann Arbor. Last year, we established, the Progressive Arab-Jewish Alliance, a group established by members of both communities working…

… Arbor Jewish community, such as Jewish Witnesses for Peace. So we would have to disagree that no dialogue exists between Palestinians and Israelis (Group Leaders invite 'U' to discuss Arab…

… outside of it because it is only through a democratic dissemination of ideas and views that real change becomes possible. It is also crucial that all students at the University be given access to these…

… ideas so that they can form a balanced opinion with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli con- flict and the role students should play with regard to University investments in com- panies that make a direct…

… profit from the Israeli occupation. We welcome, as always, discussion between groups and the advance- ment of a democratic exchange, and we feel that all students should have access to that exchange…

… through the media. Terek Dika Dika is an LSA senior and vice chair of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality Daily's coverage of GEO remains unbalanced To THE DAILY: I recently submitted a letter in…

… response to an editorial supporting the Graduate Employee Organization in its quest for more benefits at the expense of students sage conduit rather than a news medium. Though it may have come as a surprise…

… remarkable thing I notice is that it's cloudy and cold out; other- wise, people seem to go about their business normally. Almost every student-looking person I pass wears a Kerry pin or sports a "No on 2…

… door marked "Polling Place." Even as I pass high school students in the halls, I feel uncomfortably young, like maybe the system wasn't made for someone like me. Tuesday, November 2, 2004 11:36 a.m. That…

… of civil war, the Arab militia from the north had merci- lessly bombed native African vil- lages, marauding and raping the mothers, sisters, aunts and daugh- ters of the southern Sudanese men. Nothing…

… Arabs in the north and the Southern Christians in the south. Although Sisimayo's experi- ences in Sudan varies slightly from those of victims of the current humanitarian crisis there, his story remains…

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…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 29, 2004 OPINION 0 + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, Ml 48109 La a u tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… < t d c ar d - tn Sso gceoo C M 3 a 4 Mindless hatred, from one so young and privileged D.C. LEE BLACK DIAMONDS AND PEARLS f a liberal arts col- lege is supposed to prepare its students for…

…. versity's Asian and Arab American student groups and will The U.S. Department of Justice is also concerned with have volunteers today in cities that may have previously dis- cities that have a history of…

… they will monitor the treatment of Arab hotline number, which will be answered by law students Americans. and lawyers, said Margaret Fung, executive director of Poll monitors will also be present at…

… for those waiting inlines at polling sites, not only in Ann Arbor, but also in Detroit, Scio Township and Ypsilanti. But the group is focusing on students, Raghavan "We kno said. weTekn u Voice Your…

… occurred in the past. Students are sometimes told false- ly, for instance, that they are not allowed to vote in a town that isn't their home. "That's what we're try- ing to stop, to just clarify the process…

… j7 i 1. >r and make sure everyone's informed in this election," Woiwode added. Voice Your Vote is also driving both Ann Arbor residents from their homes to the polls and students who have gone to the…

… Vote al for it or Die campaign -- sponsored by smoothly." rapper P.Diddy on the Diag - Pete Woiwode - encouraging students to go Voice Your Vote to the polls. The mission co-chair presentation, which has…

…, although individ- ual brothers could purchase and distrib- ute their own drinks with their personal funds. Currently, students attending official fraternity parties are supposed to bring their own alcohol…

… would try to intimidate student and minority vot- ers today in an attempt to discourage people from voting. Moon said all lawyers that will be present at sites will be volunteers. The Republican Party…

… , k Nonpartisan organizations will have poll monitors at sites that they perceive fostered discrimination against voters in past elections. The Michigan Student Assembly's Voice Your Vote Com- mission…

… will have a poll monitor at every predominantly student precinct, such as the Michigan Union and Bursley Residence Hall, said Pete Woiwode, co-chair of the commis- sion If the problem is unsolved at the…

… students," Horne said. "Over the past 10 years it started a has fluctuated from as low at 10 percent to this minorities year's high of 21 percent, but for the past three ty. Ndidi U years it has been…

… increased and enrollment went my decisi up, especially among minority students, the University Association of American Medical Colleges priority, at announced last month. group the As for the application…

… process, Horne said As pres students can indicate their racial background tion, Unak on the application, but it is not a requirement. ity student "We aim toward a wide definition of diversity, comfortab…

… looking at different age groups, regions of the where Afr country and other things besides just race," members f Horne said. "A diverse student body improves questions ARAFAT Continued from page 1 states…

… leaders are elected tional process, and students have part of the recruiting efforts." dent-run Black Medical Association welcome weekend that encourages to feel comfortable at the Universi- Jnaka, a…

… AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion…

… protecting our national security, and we may not even have the troops to do that. Arab-Israeli conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict has bedeviled U.S. presidents for decades. The one con- stant for many of those…

… freedom and democracy, who will never waveratour side. Bush will neverleave the field. Alex Grimes LSA freshman The letter writer is a member of Students for Bush Students have unique opportunity to impact…

… students, faculty, staff and racted forms administrators will be given priority over do the same others. Letters should include the writer's n the world, name, college and school year or other Uni- ites? Do…

… purported base in Fallujah. Meanwhile, insurgents attacked U.S. and Iraqi targets in Baghdad and in ;Sunni Arab areas. Iraq's deputy prime minister, Barham ; 'Saleh, said sticking to the Jan. 30 election…

…-establish con- trol of Mosul, a military statement said. Al-Zarqawi's group, formerly known as Tawhid and Jihad, was believed to have been headquartered in Fallujah, the Sunni Arab insurgent bastion 40 miles west…

… intergovernmen- tal Arctic Council, based on a four-year wwwmichigandaily.comn The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University…

… roads. The extent of Arctic Sea ice is shrinking. Polar bears and other animals are threat- ened. Satellite imag- Multidisciplinary. It sets us apart. School of Information master's students learn in a…

… Blue Rooms of the Student Activi- ties Building. The symposium is looking for poets, singers, actors, dancers and anyone else interested. For more information, contact Syl- via Carranza at 936…

… questioning of students suspected of betting on games. Sgt. Walter Kransy, police department detective heading the investigation, said that no formal announcement of findings would be made in the near future…

… the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer." Farrakhan also stressed the impor- tance of updating technology in Detroit public schools. He added that students can't be brought up in…

… Town racist, pointing out that Detroit is home to Greek, Mexican and Arab towns. "We don't want to harm other nation- alities and an African town isn't reverse racism, but a way to lift people on the…

…0 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 17, 2004 OPINION + + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… mis- leading identity more prevalent than in the Indian American Student Association's annu- al cultural show. For the past four years, these cultural shows have offered little in terms of the diversity…

… smaller groups is the answer, though that is the cause for forming a dozen South Asian organizations on campus, each with its own decree for inception: Punjabi culture is expressed in the Punjabi Student…

… Organization, garba raas is explored through the Raas Core and ABCDs, and FOBs stay apart from one another with their corre- sponding cliques in IASA and the Indian Students Association. While organizing a large…

… the chair of the Israeli Student Organization. a coherent vision and strategy" to oppose2 Israeli control of the West Bank and7 Gaza. This is to suggest that Arafat had not caused enough harm already…

… community, the Pales- tinian community and the Arab community, like to agree that terrorism is the roadblock to peace in Palestine. However, unlike Sch- ramm, I do not define "terrorism" as an occupied people…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 7A ART SCHOOL Continued from page 1A When Art and Design sophomore Cara Levine proposed modifications to student storage lockers and the…

… expressed gratitude toward the group for bringing minor student issues to his attention. Outside of the meetings, he said, he has little contact with students and no way to ascertain such needs. "I don't wake…

… up every morning and worry about storage for students," Rog- ers said. "It would be easy not to pay too much attention to these issues if they were not bringing them forward." ATHLETICS Continued from…

… Kuwait. It was there that he founded the Fatah movement, which became the core of the Palestine Liberation Organization. After the Arabs' humbling defeat by Israel in the six-day war of 1967, the PLO…

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…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 OPINION + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 1J A huun I 41V l~tctltltothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

…- igan Student Assembly election. There have been multiple articles about the two major parties running, but no mention of the many qualified independents who are also running, and deserve consideration…

…. There are 17 Independents running for MSA alone, and many are worthy candi- dates that the students should learn about. Reading the Daily lately has made me feel like Ralph Nader, in that I feel I have…

… much to offer the students, both in my platform and in my extensive experience with MSA, but because I chose not to run with one of the two parties, the Daily has not covered my campaign at all. I…

… the University, and especial- ly those of the Muslim, Palestinian and Arab communities, to quickly, loudly and sincerely denounce Dika's hateful ideas. Doing so would go a long way toward restoring my…

… Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be given priority over others. Letters should include the writer's name…

… transit system from Ann Arbor to Detroit by rail or bus to give students an easier way of getting to and from the airport. Since taking have office four years ago, Kolb has rate on strongly support…

… of Darfur yesterday, relocated refugees against their will and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said. Sudan denied closing off the camps but said angry Arab tribesmen gathered…

… in the area. The U.N. World Food Program said several camps were surrounded - appar- ently in retaliation for the abduction of 18 Arabs by Darfur rebels - and that the world body was forced to pull 88…

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… should find permanent homes in Arab countries or a Palestin- ian state. Four million Arabs would overwhelm the Jewish state, where about 6 million Jews live. Israel has consistently turned down Palestinian…

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… conflict in the western Darfur region started in February 2003, when the government tried to crush two non-Arab African rebel groups who took up arms to fight for more power and resources. The government…

… responded by backing Arab militias, who are accused of targeting civil- ians in a campaign of murder, rape and arson. The Bush administration believes the mili- tias have committed genocide, Danforth said…

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…'t repre- sent our people." the size of Rahim spoke after Mrs. Arafat lashed conspirac out at Arafat's lieu- - tenants in a telephone yOu they call to the pan-Arab ry y Al-Jazeera television tobu station…

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…, accusing them of traveling to Paris with plans to "bury" her husband "alive." In a screaming telephone call from Arafat's hospital bedside, Suha Arafat told pan-Arab AI-Jazeera television that she was…

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… them, group chairman Jean-Pierre Jouyet said. The Paris Club includes the United States, Japan, Russia and Euro- pean nations. Iraq owes another $80 billion to various Arab governments. A clause in the…

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… belong. It's just a tool to help them hear," she said. Rackham student Richard Eckert, who is deaf, respects that personal decision, but like some in the deaf community, he remains unconvinced about the…

… signing as a way to communicate, Zwoland added. "If you don't use sign language, you are not really accepted by the deaf community," she said. But deaf students at the University's Hearing Impaired Student…

… surgery does little to a person's identity. Even with the surgery, Tawakkul is still seen as a deaf person among his peers in the student orga- nization. "I explained to them with what my situation is with…

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… vote," Fung said. A polling site at Cleveland Middle School in Detroit suffered some of the same difficulties, as the site had no translated ballots for Arabic speakers and lacked any interpreters…

…. Many non-English speaking voters managed to submit the ballot, though, with their family members functioning as interpreters. But in other polling sites across Detroit, University student volunteers…

… possible draft," Thomas said. Other students, like LSA freshman Alyse Dunn, voted because of contro- versial proposals on the ballot. "I voted in Ohio. I was most con- cerned with the proposal that would ban…

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….S. troops inspected houses along Fallujah's streets and ran across adjoining alley- ways, mindful of snipers. A psychological operations unit broadcast announce- ments in Arabic meant to draw out gunmen. An…

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