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… the college's computer system. Vandals deface shanty ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily A board erected by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Arab Student League is defaced with Nazi swastikas. 0. rep…

… about the incident. Public Safety refused comment last night. Four large red swastikas were painted on the board, which was built Sunday by the PSC and the Arab Student League. There were also statements…

… repainted and replaced on the Diag. Students, faculty and administra- tors have all expressed indignation at yesterday's defacement. Straub said that more than 25 people have lodged complaints with her office…

…. Despite complaints and angry phone calls, however, the University will not change its policy toward shanties according to Vice President of Student Services Henry Johnson. "This is a very serious incident…

… night at the Rackham Amphitheater. See PLO, Page 3 extremist Arab groups who do not International body debates democracy BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN Participants in the second day of the All- Democracies…

… Switzerland, suggested scholarships for students in "awakening" democ- racies to study in more established ones. Many participants stressed that democratically- oriented groups within non-democratic nations…

… Gerald Ford yesterday during the All-Democracies Conference at the Ford Library on North Campus. Gorbachev arrives MSA retains power to derecognize groups BY KRISTINE LALONDE The Michigan Student…

…A OPINION .Yoge 4 Friday, December 2, 1988 The Michigan Daily 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan .. . . . . . . . ..r. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . , . . r L…

….S. government supplies the arms, weapons of torture, and economic force which are breaking El Salvador. Tagar careless, not racist To the Daily; The Michigan Student As- sembly has exhibited a pro- found…

… can effectively publicize its views. In that the members of Tagar are students at this university, the have a right to voice their opinions regardless of who is offended. Originally, the slogan "Stop…

… Arab Terrorism" was painted on the bus. Some Arabs on campus took offense at this statement, and Tagar voluntar- ily complied with their wishes, changing the demonstration so that it read "Stop All…

… not racist. It is a fact that the terrorists who have been attacking Israel for years are Arabs. But per- haps, as some on campus feel, it is wrong to use such a broad term, since admittedly not all…

… Arabs are terrorists. Shall we then call the terrorists Pales- tinians? Well, not all Pales- tinians are terrorists, either. Tagar had to find some name to use, and "Arab" was the term they came up with…

… care into their wording. This does not mean that Tagar and its doctrines are racist. Those few Arabs who do kill Israelis, Americans and other people have given all other Arabs a bad name. It is the…

… fault of those Arabs that in to- day's society the word "Arab" is too frequently associated with terrorism. Tagar should not be punished for using a generalization which, though wrong and offensive to…

… some, was not intended to harm or discredit all Arabs. Racism is wrong and should be dealt with; Tagar's insensi- tivity is merely regrettable. The whole situation, unfortu- nately, has gotten out of…

… (Daily, 11/10/88) reads: "Such was the case of Grif- fith Neal, the student accused of raping a woman last year." I am sorry that I accused the Daily of calling him an accused rapist, I must have read it…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Thursday, December 8, 1988 The Michigan Daily be biiofig Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan U.S. sustains conflict 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… reality is that the United States is deeply involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and both Israelis and Palestinians understand this. But it is only Americans who can silence the guns and help the Mohammed…

…, 12/2/88) I am not Palestinian, nor am I an Arab. Yet somehow read- ing "Those few Arabs who do kill Israelis, Americans and other people have given all other Arabs a bad name" struck me as being…

… that I get . the impression you do not simi- larly view murderers of your own race of equal discredit to you? The fault of frequent as- sociation with "Arab" to "terrorism" (which you blamed upon Arab…

… situation so that wrongdoings can be justified, and suddenly become right. While slurring the Arab race may be merely regrettable for you, the "regrettable insen- sitivity" is hitting some other person one…

…, when I read such trivialities and hate-mongering words as yours I wonder if perhaps they've better judgement than I. -Sharon Brookins December 2 LSA-SG ad serves students To the Daily: It's a shame to…

… see that when the student government of the largest college on campus fi- nally receives some press, it is of a negative nature. On De- cember 1, the Daily printed "Misguided Evidence," a poorly written…

… and insufficiently re- searched editorial criticizing a purely informative advertise- ment published by the LSA Student Government. LSA-SG created the ad in question to accomplish one goal - to inform…

… the LSA students of the options avail- able to them should an aca- demic or discriminatory prob- lem arise. We simply pub- lished the phone numbers of several worthwhile offices that student tuition…

… the lives of students academically, conflicts the ad to notice that we listed those organizations in the lower half of the advertisement. Finally, if informing our students of services can be construed…

… Arab Student League. The work is somewhat in re- sponse to a bus erected Nov. 14 by Tagar, a pro-Israeli student group, but is primarily a call for "peaceful co-existence," and an international peace…

…. A symbolic painting showing the, destruction caused by the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the opportunity for peace, is on the board. But shanties, which have captured students' attention on political is…

… of like the buildings here," Hamilton said. But for some students, including members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Arab Student League, and Tagar, shanties and boards are still "an…

…- sues since 1986, are losing appeal for many University students as they gain a standard place in campus politics. They have simply become a part of the scenery, some students say. "There are so many of…

… Palestinian must live in a shanty. All (Palestinian) attempts to come to the peace table have actually been smoke screens,' he said. Despite the disillusionment some students express toward the Diag See Shanty…

…In- Weekenld Magallie' Frustrated Latino students seek I 'U' recognition- 'Tequila Sunrise' RO} BOW/L %9, A portrait of Bo - 2 and 3 for 'M'. 4 - - USC'sdeep threat - (page 14-15) Ninety-nine years…

… the motivation behind the move as "a need to be closer to the heart of campus" since "students are a big part of our cus- tomers." The store will occupy all of the Kresge Building, including the…

…. Army gunfire wounded six other Palestinians in Nablus, the West Bank's largest city, and in Gaza City, Arab doctors said. One of those wounded in Nablus was a 14-year-old boy shot in the stomach, they…

… said. Arab witnesses said two of the wounded were hit by bullets fired from the window of a house the army used as a lookout post in the open-air Nablus market, the center of many clashes between…

… Page 1 which initially read "Stop Arab Ter- rorism." Later that day, Tagar changed the slogan to "Stop All Terrorism" after complaints from students that the original slogan was anti-Arab. Tagar…

… of the Ad-hoc Committee Against Anti-Arab Racism who campaigned AVAILABLE AT: alphIlIriphlse 715 N. University " 663-6816 Upstairs from Jacques and Mrs. Peabody's Between Moe's and Comerica for the…

… resolution, said, "We (the Arab Community) interpret this as saying that racism against Arabs will not be punished." If the resolution had remained, Tagar's recognition would have been withdrawn unless the…

…-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: for fall and winter (2 semesters) $25.00 in-town and $35 out…

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… his time. Palestinian leaders call for strikes The Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Arab Student League say they do not believe that the board and shanty were defaced by extrem- ist Arab…

… from LSA Dean Peter Steiner, whereas LSA holds that it has been an unwritten rule for years. GEO President and Rackham graduate student Don Demetriades explained the organization's position that "the…

… rather than one of employment. The state commission would be disqualified from hearing the case if it were determined to be an academic issue. Demetriades' testimony at that time was that he was a student…

… as- sistant." Colleen Dolan-Green, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, said the rule was "put in place to encourage students to make normal academic progress towards their deg- ree." The…

…'s Blimpy Burger yesterday. They smashed the old record of 13, Blimpy employees said. Fall finals period pressure plagues BY TARANEH SHAFII As fall term winds down, student stress is mounting. Libraries…

… veteran student. But there is another side to this year-end frenzy that isn't as noticeable because it's on the other side of the classroom - the professors. Students probably feel more antipathy than…

… may hire grading assistants through the economics department to help him grade his 66 undergraduate exams. It is not unusual for professors to hire graduate students to help grade exams, said History…

… Prof. Raymond Grew. Although grading policy varies between colleges, it "usually goes by course size" in LSA, he said. If a class has between 50-70 students, for example, a grader is often hired…

…. Although Weisskopf has a lot of work to do himself he realizes the additional stress upon University students. "It's not as stressful for professors as it is for students because we're not worried with how…

… well we do," he said. But, like students, he is pressured for time. Like many professors, Weisskopf has to turn in grades within three days after the final exam. Grew said both students and p feel the…

…E ... tl OPINION Wednesday, December 7, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Protest lack of AIDS support 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

… cases have been reported to the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC). In the United States alone 44,344 people have died from AIDS. According to the CDC, 3 in every 1,000 college students are testing…

…, the Black Greek gation and goes virtually unchallenged system was instituted and continues biy the majority of the student body or both as a means of supporting cultural the administration. A racist…

… incident in- identity and as a place where Blacks volving Kappa Sigma fraternity and can help one another survive in an in- §everal Asian American students is ex- different, if not overtly hostile envi…

…- ompplary of how an established system ronment. fan both perpetuate an atmosphere In many respects the Black Greek which is hostile to non-white students. system is a positive thing. The Black When looked at…

… of permissibility it does in- gverage first year student harbors mis- tercollegiate athletics, students move to conceptions and prejudices about peo- join this sanctioned institution with the ale of…

… "autoritarian democracy" that he plans for Chile's future. The coalition of 16 liberal parties - which range from conservative left to radical - seek different levels of reform. Students, who have been ardent…

… censured the United States by a vote of 151-2 and gave it 24 hours to reverse itself and grant a visa to PLO chair Yasser Arafat so he can speak here. The world body, spurred on by- the Arab nations, will…

… wants to explain the new position taken by the Palestine National Council in implicitly recognizing Israel by accepting U.N. resolutions on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Secretary of State George Shultz…

… Uniersity Club is a private club (fa students. faculty, staff. alm. and h"eir accompanied guets. Only mem~ber who ate of legal drinkting age may purchtase alcohsol. ti: , tk*,er*AdwMesOn*v 763-1107 The…

… University Activities Center ORDER FORM r Please reserve a copy of the 1989 Michigan Ensian for me at the 1 low price of $27.00. My student account will be billed for this I purchase. I will receive a…

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… women. Passive ac- ceptance is the same as encour- agement for men to continue to exploit and degrade women. -Lori Bishop December 4 Preserve student dignity To the Daily: Recently, a racist anti-Arab…

… rather by a recognized student group named "Tagar." The slogan, "stop Arab terrorism," accused more than 160 million Arabs around the World of being born terrorists. This line of thinking is parallel to…

…4 OPINIoN Tuesday, December 6, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily 4 E[ie gdu ive r aif Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Stop silencing women 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

… medical facilities left in the wake of imperialism and the historical acci- dent that the virus originated there. AIDS is not a disease exclusive to homosexuals and drug-users. Students ate also at risk as…

… indicated by the fact tilat 1 in 300 college students in the UAS. are infected with HIV virus (according to Centers for Disease Con- trol estimates). At this time, it is be- lieved that many of those who are…

… resources of higher education institutions to combat AIDS in Africa. -End possible discrimination against workers and students ,with AIDS/HIV infection. -Provide complete health care bene- fits, fully paid by…

… the University, for all students and workers, and their depen- dents and significant others, including those with AIDS/HIV infection. In- clude Aerosol Pentamadine and all other experimental drugs as…

…-mature groups from hurting the integrity and the reputation of this fine institu- tion. In addition, the Michigan Student Assembly must, not only condemn such an act but also ban this group from oper- ating on…

… this campus. This ban can preserve the dignity of ev- ery student and keep the hon- esty and freedom of the politi- cal debate on this campus alive. -Ibrahim Elshunnar Zine E. A. Ben-Aoun November 21 A…

… ~chance to listen To the Daily: Sometime in the future, this November's meeting of the Palestine National Council will occupy a paragraph or two in Arab, Israeli and American history texts; texts which I…

…4 ,a OPINION 4. Page 4 Monday, December 12, 1988 The Michigan Daily £Eb4 u tlj Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Protect Tagar & CCF j." Vol. IC; No.66 420…

… Taggart and Kenneth Sparks The Michigan Student Assembly's (MSA) recent attempt to censure student groups because of their political and religious viewpoints is a flagrant and deeply disturbing violation of…

… the first amendment. We refer, of course, to MSA's attempt to derecognize two student groups, Tagar and Cornerstone. Christian Fellowship, because of viewpoints these groups expressed on the Diag. This…

… Duderstadt? Quite simply, MSA proposes to penal- ize these groups because it finds their viewpoints racist, homophobic and repug- nant to the student body. The first amendment does not exist to protect only…

… student organiza- tions. And third, freedom of speech not only protects the right to express a view- point, it also protects a group or individ- ual from retribution once that viewpoint has been expressed…

… State College must recognize the campus chapter of Students for a Democratic Society unless the college could meet a "heavy burden" of demon-. strating that the group would significantly disrupt the…

… am not an accounting student... There was a lot involved that I didn't understand. I did the best I could but the accounts are readable by very few people," said Peot. One of the mysteries of the mis…

… and then say 'we have the money can we start utilizing the space?"' He said he wants to hold a bucket drive in the Bursley lobby to raise money. If a student has a good plan for reopening the snack bar…

… communities about AIDS and show support for AIDS patients throughout the world. Today five speakers - both doc- tors and AIDS patients - will dis- cuss the need for empathetic treat- Students need to change…

… their negative attitudes toward AIDS patients, said a member of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Students and Residents. ment by medical students and doc- tors. No national event is planned for today, but…

… mere coincidence that this happened the night after the shanty (erected by the Palestine Solidarity Committee and Arab Student League) was vandalized," said Hope. However, he said he was almost sure the…

… Associated Press contributed to this report. A student notices word "Israeli" was night or yesterday JOSE JUAkEZ/DaUy vandalism on the Tagar-erected school bus in the Diag yesterday. The added to "Stop All…

… ) resolution on Tagar BY KRISTINE LALONDE The pro-Israel group Tagar may retain its status as a recognized stu- dent group as a result of an action taken by the Michigan Student As- sembly late Tuesday night. r…

… recognized student group has access to MSA funding, University office space and designated publicity areas such as Diag boards. Originally, the assembly called for Tagar's de-recognition because of a slogan…

… Rights Organizing Committee yesterday demanded improvements in University policies concer- ning AIDS. About 35 students participated in a Diag rally, and about half the group marched to University Hospital…

… winner to receive degree BY SCOTT LAHDE Without student input, the University has decided to award honorary degrees to Soviet poet and 1987 Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky and former Rackham dean other…

… and our expression of love for the chil- dren of the stones in Gaza and West Bank, and for the Palestinian Arabs living as second-class Israeli citi- zens," he said. Representatives from five other…

… of spreading joy throughout the community," said Tracy Hudson, club member. Last year the Angel Club, the "female counterpart" of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, received the 1987 Student Recognition Award…

…-year student from Washtenaw County who they feel has superior academic achievement. Started in 1982 by 15 women, Calloway said the purpose of the original chapter was "to fill the void of community service in…

… the Black community at the University of Michigan." THE LIST Pre-Kwanzaa program teaches students to observe holiday What's happening in Ann Arbor today Speakers "Techniques for Examining Survival…

… Holiday celebrations for some Afro-American University students won't climax on Christmas Day this year if a special educational program is successful. For the past week, the Housing- Special Programs…

… Office of Student Services has been promoting its fifth annual "Pre-Kwanzaa" awareness program to educate students about Kwanzaa, a seven-day Afro-American holiday that begins Dec. 26, and encourage them…

… to celebrate it at home. The project, which simulated the week-long festival for students and Ann Arbor area families, attracted more than 150 participants. "It's been extremely successful," said Judy…

… Sturgis Hill, coordinator of Project Awareness, who planned one of the events. "We haven't had a volume of people necessarily, but the students have come (to the presentations)." LSA sophomore Vanessa…

… night by by saying he was grateful to have attended the international conference of democracy held this week, as there were "no attacks on Israel." "There was no Arab delegation, as Israel is the only…

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… swaying public opinion." Whether or not people know the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, every time someone walks by the Diag, he said, that person is re- minded that, "Oh yeah, there are ter- rorisms…

… in Israel Friday evening. EXTRAS School soups up for a van CHAMBERLAIN, S. D. - Here's an education that students at St. Joseph's Indian School understand: One 15-passenger Dodge van equals 975…

…,000 Campbell's soup labels. They collected and bundled the labels and shipped them off to the soup company. The van, with air conditioning and an AM-FM stereo, should arrive any day. The school's 186 students…

… from troubled families. The van will help transport students from their homes to the school about 120 miles west of Sioux Falls. The program did not offer a van as a prize until school officials re…

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…-town and $35 out-of-town, for fall only $15.00 in-town and $20.00 out-of-town. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the Student News Service. PHONE NUMBERS: News (313) 764-0552, Opinion…

… rating may be misleading be-, cause "it makes you look like you'rei beating your patients, which is not1 the case," she said. Rackham student Jenny Guranian Armenia. Vigil1 Continued from Page 1 nians…

… yesterday. The State Department denied the visa last Saturday on grounds that the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization was an accessory to ter- rorism. Arab diplomats said they would introduce a…

… LSA course curriculum if students are forced to take a course on racism because too few current courses meet the criteria. Jack Meiland, LSA assistant dean for curriculum and long range plan- ning, said…

… terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: for fall and winter (2 semesters) $25.00 in-town and $35 out-of-town, for fall only $15.00 in-town and $20.00 out-of-town. The Michigan…

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…I OPINION Page 4 Friday, December 9, 1988 The Michigan Daily' Eie ng uny Michigan Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Cut by a racist knife Vol. IC, No.65 420 Maynard…

… share with the entire campus. Last year, a student whom I will call Jack Knife, insulted me by referring to UCAR - the United Coalition Against Racism - as the United Coons Against Reality. After my…

… shanty for a shanty To the Daily: The situation is moving form ridiculous to absurd. The Arab/Israeli struggle has be- come nothing more than an eye for an eye, a shanty for a shanty, an editorial for an…

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… Brozowski, 8 pm, Mich Union Pendleton Rm. 764-6498. Arab-Amer Univ Grad/Palestine Solidarity--Lec, I Abu- Lughod, "Palestinian Intefadah & Its Implications For Middle East Peace," 7:30 pm, Rackham Amphi…

…-1) earned the right to play the Wolverines when f they defeated cross-town rival UCLA, 31-22. That game typified what USC Price is the sports editor of the University of Southern California's student…

… Binelli, an LSA said waiting for buses else who rides the bus DAVID LUBLINER/Daily first-year student, waits in yesterday's frigid weather for a North Campus bus. He in the cold is the worst part about…

… have decided to execute the U.S. Marine as a spy for Israel. "We have issued the irrevocable sentence to execute this American spy" said a typewritten Arabic statement signed by the Organization of the…

… Students who study on the lowest lev- els of the Graduate Library may be sub- jected to dangerous health risks, if results from a Daily study of radon gas in Uni- versity buildings are confirmed in follow…

…- els of buildings. See Radon, Page 2 One of 16 radon test kits used to perform a Daily study of University buildings. Business students stage auction to benefit Ann Arbor's homeless BY MICHAEL LUSTIG…

… The assignment in Entrepreneurship 483 was to make money. But three business students decided in- stead to make money for a cause. "A lot of people were interested in monetary vroiects." said Dan…

… Gehrini a Prof. of Business Administration Jack Matson, the class instructor, said the three students did "incredibly well" with the project. The auction, taking place at 4 p.m. to- day at the U Club, is…

… officially called the "Fndi of the CSmcter lniunntR nch n tthe Professional auctioneers Braun and Hel- mer have donated their time to run the auction, Chekal said. The Business School Student Council is co…