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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Tickets for ride to airport available Students who need a ride to the airport for Thanksgiving break can purchase airBus tickets…

… for $7 at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. Stu- dents with tickets will get a ride to Detroit Metro Airport. Students can also purchase $10 tickets from other locations on North Campus, Central Campus…

… and the Hill. Students can swipe their Mcards at locations where tickets are sold. The service is provided by the Michigan Student Assembly Schedules are at http://www.msa. umich…

… DAY In Daily History Int'I students fear spies on campus Nov. 22, 1984 - Fears and suspi- cions of spies on U.S campuses have now reached the University. When a Taiwanese student who was studying at…

… the University was discovered dead upon returning to his home country, reports of spy activities on campus surfaced. Several Taiwanese students and staff claimed their peers were reporting their…

… States. University officials have refused to take action on anonymous allega- tions. In addition, because interna- tional students fear for their families back home, they are unwilling to publicly testify…

… the issue. He launched a "harassment hotline" for students to communicate informa- tion about suspicious activities to the proper authorities. "I do think there is less (spy) activ- ity as a result…

…," Cyert said, referring Become an activist in winter 2006 By Laura Frank and Ruth Neuman Daily Staff Reporters How do you stop genocide? A new sociology class on the conflict in Dar- fur may give students…

… the Darfur region of Sudan, as well as tech- niques for encouraging international action to end the conflict. Since early 2003, Arab militias in the Dar- fur region of western Sudan have attacked non-Arabs…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 * STUDENTS Continued from page 1. response to tightened security and com- petition…

… from countries, like Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, look- ing to attract students with lower costs and reduced paperwork. "I can understand why students may be diverted away (to Australia, the…

… United Kingdom or Canada)," said Arsalan Ahmed, an Engineering soph- omore from the United Arab Emirates. "There is not a safety risk and it is com- parably cheaper, but the question you have to ask is…

… the visa application process. The State Department has worked to streamline the visa process in the past few years to "let international students know that our welcome mat is out," said Laura Tischler…

… appropriate, given the significance of the job she has been asked to do," give priority to students and exchange visitors," Tischler said in an e-mail. "It is important to understand that although there have…

… deans to influence national trends. The University maintained its 2004 ranking of seventh in total internation- al student enrollment, hosting 4,632 students. The University of Southern California ranked…

… first for the fourth consecutive year, with 6,846 students. Nationwide, India continues to send the most students abroad; reporting 80,000 students in 2004-05. China, Korea, Japan and Canada were in the…

… top five and account for nearly half of the international student body. Enroll- ment totals for students from Asia rose slightly overall, while the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America all…

… experienced declines. The survey also reported that busi- ness and management is the most popular field of study for international students, with 18 percent pursuing a degree in this field, followed by engi…

…- neering with 16.5 percent and math- ematics and computer sciences with 9 percent. These data reflect student sen- timents at the University. "I'm looking forward to making good business connections, which…

… Arab descent, have burned cars, destroyed buildings and clashed with police in a series of violent protests that have spread to neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris and suburbs of more than 20 other…

… despite the widespread media cov- erage of the events, University students studying abroad in Paris say the riots have not been as severe as they have been por- trayed in the U.S. news. "The U.S. media…

… students studying in France - two in Paris and 11 in Aix-en-Provence - and has passed on the State Department warn- ing about train travel through areas affect- ed by riots, including routes to Charles de…

…. enrollment Students say visa difficulties are not to blame for lower U.S. int'l student enrollment By Kelly Fraser Daily Staff Reporter Min Haung, a Rackham student from China, had reservations about applying…

… for her student visa, having been told visa offi- cials always make things difficult for students. But ultimately, she received her visa relatively easily. Like Haung, many inter- national students at…

… application process as a possible reason the decline in international student enrollment seems to be leveling off. The IE released the 2005 Open Doors Report yesterday, a study conducted by the IE and the U…

….S Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The survey reported that total international student enrollment for 2004-05 is 565,039, about a 1 percent decline nationwide since last year…

… first-time interna- tional graduate student enrollment. Officials cite several factors for the recent enrollment patterns. After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, international enrollment fell in See STUDENTS…

… complete. But Doug Lewis, director of Student Legal Services at the University, says you have much more to consider. Lewis said most students find a house or apartment based on location and aesthetics and…

… immediately have their hearts set on it, without completely researching some impor- tant details. "But some students want to live on a cer- tain street, so they put up with it." The city's Housing Inspection…

… more participation by U.S. schools. The commission also wants - to send more students to Asian and Arab countries. More than 60 per- WRTE FOR THE DAILY! C ALL 763 -2459' in a statement. Some schools…

… by a question- 'and-answer session. Group focuses on overcoming disorders Finding Voice, a student organiza- tion that dedicates itself to providing support and advocacy for students affected by…

… psychological disorders will be meeting at 9 p.m. today in Room A of the Michigan League. The forum hopes to allow students who have psychological disorders to express their feelings about their condition. Bingo…

… session awards winners with prizes Students in need of money to pay for laundry or who are just hungry for food can participate in a bingo session tonight in Pierpoint Commons to win free prizes. ,The event…

… place in Ann Arbor. COmmission: Students should go abroad more Plan calls to place 1 million college students overseas by 2017 CHICAGO (AP) - A bipartisan federal commission is pushing for a dramatic…

… increase in the number of U.S. college and university students taking classes in other countries. In a study being released today, the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program is…

… and former cent of U.S. students overseas study in Europe, McPherson said. More than 190,000 U.S. college students studied in other countries in 2004, according to the Institute of International…

… come back; it changes the way people can teach. It adds a global richness to a cam- pus that just a few students abroad can't achieve." The commis- sion, proposed by the late Sen. Paul Simon (D-ll.) was…

… students access to such opportunities, we prepare them to be citizen leaders with a global understand- ing," Michigan State University President Lou Ann Simon said Mariners lost in shipwreck remembered in…

…- gible for federal funds. McPherson and other commission leaders said they hope one-year grants and fellowships as high as $5,000 per student would create more interest in overseas study among students and…

…, killing 10 people and injuring 70, officials and state-run television said. The tremble was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Heidar Alishvandi, the governor of Qeshm, was quoted by…

… attorney for Coca-Cola. Potter is the director of Global Labor Relations for the soft-drink company. A story in the Nov. 18 edition of the Daily (Students make spiritual jour- ney in Spain) incorrectly…

… stated that the city of Len, the starting point of the students' trip, is in France. The city is in Spain. The story also incorrectly reported that the trip to Santiago took the students five weeks to…

…@michigandaily.com. able £si tuttl awg 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com Iraqis arrested in plot to kil judge 0 BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi police arrested eight Sunni Arabs for alleg- edly…

…'s supporters and opponents. The eight alleged plotters from Iraq's Sunni Arab minority were apprehend- ed Saturday in the northern city of Kirkuk, police Col. Anwar Qadir said. He said they were carrying written…

…. Yesterday, Iraqi police arrested eight Sunni Arabs for allegedly plotting to kill the judge who prepared the indict- ment of Hussein. conscience." Saddam and seven co-defendants are charged in the killing of…

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… Mathew Shepard, a gay student from the Uni- his followers bring to light the larger battle opportunity. The line between church and state versity of Wyoming. facing the gay community and its allies in the…

… 2007 starving peasants in immigrants benefit from the powerful wel- presidential elections. 1789, to disgruntled students and workers fare aspect of the French state - receiving The riots in France are…

… most jobs. In addition, recent tions" as many have claimed. The suc- be heard in France is to burn a car or two, legislation banning the wearing of traditional cessful integration of Arab immigrants in…

… throw some rocks or even break out the ol' headscarves in French schools, while allow- American society demonstrates the extent guillotine and roll a few heads down the ing students of Christian faiths to…

… wear cross- of the French problem. Given tolerant con- Champs-Elysdes. How could the French es, is a clear indicator of French religious and ditions, Arab-Americans have shown that government allow such…

… a crucial cross- Arab and North African immigrants power- in the riots deported immediately. roads that is long overdue. Will France use less and voiceless. In an interview with The Associated this…

… adversely affected by vio- lence, not just those who are "melanin- endowed." Students should demand that this production adhere to the same spirit of diversity demanded of all other institutions of the…

… support team for our team both during this season and for several years to follow. Financial considerations aside, sold (or astic students. And speaking to those underclassmen, please understand this: Do…

… been called in. The mayhem sweeping the neglected and impoverished neighborhoods with large African and Arab communities is forcing France to confront anger building for decades among residents who…

… complain of discrimination and unemployment. Although many of the French-born children of Arab and black African immigrants are Muslim, police say the violence is not being driven by Islamic groups. Vandals…

…: When: Time. Where: Corporate Information Session Students Interested in Pharmaceutical Sales (all majors) Thursday, November 10, 2005 6.00-7:3 PM The Michigan League - Hussey Room (Food will be provided…

… campus provides a unique opportunity for positive student dialogue given the large number of Jews and Arabs on this campus. As disappointed as I am with the return of divestment to campus, I still have…

… AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002."l…

… of that program, I grew up thinking - along with the millions of students across America who benefited from similar programs - that America was the land of individual equality, individual freedom and…

…@michigandaily.com. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 'U' not unique in its apathy toward student government TO THE DAILY: To answer the question the Daily's editorial board posed last Monday (Does anyone care?, 11/7/2005), the answer is…

… no: Students don't care about student government. But that's OK. The Michigan Student Assembly gets what it wants: a couple of friends voting for each other, photos in the Daily, lots of important talk…

… and a resum6 builder. In fact, one of the best things that can hap- pen to a student government is to be ignored. Take the University of Illinois as an example. During my four years in Urbana as an…

… under- graduate, presidential candidates vowing to end student government were overwhelmingly elect- ed twice. The first time, the elections commis- sion member threw out the results to save their "jobs…

…." But after evidence of abuse of student funds for personal enrichment came to light, the existing student government had no defense and was eventually taken down. So go ahead, hold your meetings, chalk…

…, because it's just like everywhere else. David Swedler School of Public Health Divestment an unfortunate roadblock on path to peace TO THE DAILY: Last year, when the Michigan Student Assem- bly…

… (11/09/2005), the University has not taken a position on Israel's brutal occupa- tion of Palestinian land. This is not the case; by silencing student voices against the occupation, the University has…

… disaf- fected Sunni Arab ex-soldiers, many of whom joined the insurgency after the Americans abolished the Iraqi armed forces in 2003. The bombings came just before Brit- ish Foreign Secretary Straw…

… least 116 are known to be Sunni Arabs, 43 Shiites and one Kurd. Some are likely victims of crimes, including kidnappings, which are rampant in some cities and as dan- gerous to Iraqis as political…

… revolt by lawmakers over scaling back Medicaid, food stamp and student loan programs. The development was a major setback for the GOP on Capitol Hill and for President Bush, who has made cuts to benefit…

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…- hold near the Syrian border despite calls by Sunni Arab leaders to halt such operations to encourage a big turnout in next month's election. The] U.S. command said about 50 insur- gents were killed. Two…

…-term presence to prevent insurgents from returning. U.S. officials have said the Euphra- tes Valley campaign is also aimed at encouraging Sunni Arabs there to vote in the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections without…

… fear of insurgent reprisals. The Bush administration hopes that a successful election with strong Sunni Arab participation will encourage many in that community to abandon the insurgency. That in turn…

… and unemployment. Although many of the French-born children of Arab and black African immigrants are Muslim, police say the violence is not being driven by Islamic groups. The extraordinary 12-day state…

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…" by matching University graduate students from the Schools of Social Work, Urban Planning, Public Health, Public Policy and Business with nonprofit, grassroots community organiza- tions in Detroit, as…

… well as with local Detroit residents who would serve alongside the University graduate students. Those 900 hours of direct services throughout 1995 at the Southwest Detroit Busi- ness Association changed…

… of the area as a federal Empower- ment Zone were cause for hope, especially for a Clinton Democrat and Masters in Public Policy student like myself, I had to confront my stereo- typical views of…

… Michigan, with 50 percent of its residents of Hispanic origin, 25 percent of the residents are black, 5 percent are Arab-American and the remain- ing residents are white. Mostly, it is a lower…

…'t make it into the pre-game video in Sacramento or into "8 Mile." On a sunny September afternoon, at one of the orientation events for new faculty and students in Taubman College of Architecture and Urban…

… highly esteemed black motorcyclist. Crisscrossing the city, we, who hailed from five continents, students and faculty from urban planning, urban design and architecture boarded a pair of hired coaches and…

… U.S. ambassador, the top American commander and robed tribal sheiks scurrying for cover as the round whistled overhead. The suicide bomber struck on a busy commercial street in Kirkuk, a mixed Arab…

…, another 24 people were wounded, according to police Brig. Gen. Sarhad Qader. TAMPA, Fla. Teacher who had sex with student pleads guilty A female teacher pleaded guilty yesterday to having sex with a 14-year…

…- old student, avoiding prison as part of a plea agreement. Debra Lafave, 25, whose sensational case made tabloid headlines, will serve three years of house arrest and seven years' probation. She pleaded…

… Africa - strings, percussion and wood- winds with an Arabic twist. Rhythm instruments included tabla, dohalla and sagat. Stringed instruments included the shaker rababa (a two-string fiddle), and woodwinds…

… them put it together like that was incredible," said LSA senior Tina Byenkya, a member of the African Students Association. The encore of N'Dour's performance was an exuberant spectacle. With an audi…

… celebrations.a MPAA Continued from page 1 What is clear, though, is that stories like Beyerchen's seem to be more and more common among students. One Kinesiol- ogy senior, who spoke on the condition of…

… getting caught had an effect on her. "I wasn't scared when I first started downloading, but the more informed I became, the more scared I got," the student said. "I did care about the fact that I didn…

… aggressive players in raising awareness," he said. Glickman also thinks that universities can do a better job of offering cost-effective ways for students to download movies. "If people (have) the option of…