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… expelled from the Arab world in 1948 f r _tD: W hyandhshortlytafterw ards. f D: Why hasn't the world recognized Keir Dullea: not on screen enough fortable, and only vaguely aware of just what it is they…

…' observations concerning the- Arab-Jewish conflict were both in- sightful and outspoken. This inter- view complements a review of From Time Immemorial which may be found on page 13. Daily: How did you obtain the…

… Middle East is full of dictatorships whose leaders use torture and terror to maintain power. Iraq is a perfect example. . UNTIL ITS WAR with Iran, Iraq was, to most. Americans, simply one of those Arab oil…

… Iraq's only legal political par- ty,. and its ideology is the only approved ideology. The Ba'ath raises Arab nationalism above all else in importance. Its narrow, xenophobic chauvinism is frightingly…

… who are Christian, non-Arab and, in fact, pre-date the Arabs in Iraq by over 2,500 years. But how did such a large number of non- Arabs end up living inside an Arab state? We must look back about 60…

… hopes of autonomy for the Kurds and Assyrian-Chaldeans were crushed. SINCE THAT TIME, it has been the policy of the Iraqi government to make "Arab Iraq" truly Arab; to suppress the national identity By…

… David Holzel of Kurds, Assyrian-Chaldeans, Jews; and other large non-Arab groups. Their progress towards this goal has met with stiff resistance. The Kurds rebelled against their Arab masters for most of…

… in Algiers. In return for withdra.wing support for the Kurds, the Shah was given the Shatt al-Arab waterway and three Persian Gulf islands. (Last September, Hussein reneged on the treaty and attacked…

… thousands who have reached America, show that oppression by the Ba'ath and forced Arabization of non-Arabs continues in Iraq today. ARABS ARE BEING settled in the north on lands where Kurds and Assyrian…

… T N J 4 U L LETTERS: Arabs can overthrow Zionist apartheid To the Daily I have followed with great in- terest the debate over Israel and Palestine taking place in the pages of the Daily. I want…

… Arabs were forced off their land in order to create a "Zionist state in Palestine. 2) The expelled Palestinians and the Palestinians remaining in Israeli-controlled territory are oppressed by Zionist…

… Palestinians follow the PLO and Arab- leaders who support terrorism, the government is right to refuse to deal with them." Changing a few words, we get exactly Botha's argument for apartheid. "South Africa is…

… Jewish state of Israel is based on the nonexistence of an Arab state of Palestine. The national rights of the Palestinians cannot be realized without the abolition of Israel as a Zionist state. Abolition…

…OPINION Page 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 88 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial…

… foreign affairs PIRGIM has long been a voice for students and others concerned about issues related to the public interest. Tonight, MSA votes whether or not to endorse an effort to keep PIRGIM alive on…

….25 refusable fee for PIRGIM in addition to the mandatory fee each student already pays to MSA. The other report, supported by committee members Eric Schnaufer and MSA president Kurt Muenchow, rejects associating…

… promised to pay all of MSA's legal fees. Additionally, PIRGIM has said it will pay the salaries of any work- study students needed to provide the administrative help to allocate the money. The strongest…

… argument which can be made against the passage of the proposal is that a refusable fee takes advantage of students who may not support PIRGIM, but who do not take the time to refuse to pay. In the petition…

… to put PIRGIM on the SVF, the student majority endorsed a refusable fee in principle. It would be irresponsible for MSA not to add its voice to that of the majority of the students. MSA should support…

… the ballot proposal which allows students an opportunity to reject the MSA sponsored funding mechanism in the March election. If students have changed their minds either about PIRGIM or the concept of a…

…44 OPINION Page 4 Monday, February 3, 1986 The Michigan Daily 01 be :tchgt ai Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVI, No. 87 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

…, ".. . the Israelis took the best far- mland from the Palestinians in 1948," she is ignoring British government statistics. Accor- ding to these statistice, 19.8% of the land in Israel was owned by the Arabs…

… remained owned by Arabs. Israel did not take any land away from the Palestinians. Another misrepresentation of the truth regarding her version of Israeli land acquisition is where she states that…

… theaday that the armies of five Arab nations entered Israel's border on the provocation that Israel had become an indepen- dent state, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Assan Pasha, said, "This will…

… 100,000 Egyptian troops had ammassed them- selves on the Israeli border. In less than a week, Israel was ringed in by a quarter of a million Arab troops. On May 27, 1967, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of…

… Egypt said, "Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel." I believe that the intentions of the Arabs were made rather clear to the "Israeli invaders." Nine days later, Israel made a pre…

… personal one and was regretted by the depar- tment. We believe that it might have been different, however, if the administration had con- sidered more fully the needs of students for a teacher of Becker…

…-perfect leaving pad. Smoke-but that's expected. Wait it curls-Sprouts fingers. The impossible has happened. ture, those of us on campus as well as future students have lost the opportunity to study with him and to…

… be a part of the community he created through his classes. Although this letter is written by graduate students from outside the Linguistics ; department, these students also regret his departure but…

… feel unable to speak out on his behalf. In his courses, Professor Becker offered readings intended primarily for students from linguistics and anthropology. Yet he took seriously the respon- sibility of…

… Its Image in Biblical Sources," 4 p.m., 3050 Frieze Bldg. LaRaza Law Students - Raymond Romero, "Latino Political In- volvement in the United States," 7:30 p.m., 132 Hutchins Hall. Center for Japanese…

… Development - 5:30 p.m., Campus Inn. Alliance of Lesbian and Gay Male Social Work Students - 5:15 p.m., 2075 Frieze Bldg. Racquetball - Practice meeting, 8 p.m., Cts. 10 & 11, CCRB. Inter-Varsity Christian…

… Yoga Prac- tices, 7:30 p.m., Conf. Rm. A, League. Student Wood & Crafts Shop - Advanced Power Tools Safety, 6 p.m., 537 SAB. Near Eastern Studies - Book Sale, used books related to the Near East & North…

… Strip would be disastrous to Israel, Economics Prof. Gur Offer, of Hebrew University in Jerusalem told about fifty students and community members gathered at the Hillel Foun- dation building last night…

….. . what should be done with the one and one-quarter million Arab population." Offer added that an- nexation of the West Bank would be "detrimental in every respect" to Israel. A member of the Israeli…

… pacifist movement, Peace Now, Offer said he believes that if the West Bank is an- nexed, no Arab nation will ever sign a peace treaty with Israel. "The risk of a permanent state of war is a very heavy one…

… by itself," he said. "If we annex the West Bank, this is going to put us in .. . a permanent state of war," he added. OFFER SAID the initiation of peace in the Middle East lies in the hands of the Arab…

… population. "(Achieving peace) is 95 percent the job of the Arabs," he said. "We can see signs of what's going to happen if Arabs are granted citizen- ship)," Offer said. "There are two sets of laws in the…

… West Bank: One for Jews and one for Arabs." He said giving citizenship to Arabs is not the key to solving the war in the Middle East. Offer urged everyone to study the issues surrounding peace in the…

… Middle East. He said people should study the See ISRAELI, Page 5 Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT Gur Offer, a member of an Israeli pacifist organization, addresses students and community members at a…

… embassy openings EAST LANSING (UPI)-Arab and Jewish students clashed at Michigan State University yesterday over the historic opening of embassies in Egypt and Israel. An estimated 50 Arab students…

… the countries. A FIST FIGHT between an Arab student and a Zionist student broke out at one point, witnesses said. Sami Esmail, a spokesman for the Arab students who himself has spent time in an Israeli…

… said. The Arab students marched in the bitter cold near the student union building chanting "the people united will never be defeated," while the Zionist students chanted back "Stop and talk peace with…

… savages," said Amr El- Bayoumi, an Arab student. He concluded, "the issue always gets ignored." The INS charged the nine Los Angeles individuals with being affiliated with the Popular Front for the…

… "home lunch or play basketball. He said he never combat racism . without lectures to junior high school 'away from home." has visited Williams' home and his talking about it and pretending it students in…

… years, Williams has also participated in the University's athletic mentor program, which pairs faculty with student athletes for additional support and guidance. Williams, who played football in high…

… school, said being a mentor campus, but they are students who have the same concerns or problems as other students," he said. W I L L I A M S guides four football players: Pharmacy sophomore John…

… panel and has helped coordinate United Way Housing Division. Williams voices concerns about current issues which affect students' present and future lives, but he said, "Before we go out and preach…

… ;David Roland, a third year law student, speaks at a rally held by the November 29th Day Committee for Palestine, protesting the arrest of .nine Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine supporters in…

… Los Angeles. Students protest ,imigration law By CALEB SOUTHWORTH Approximately 30 students tallied on the Diag yesterday at (on to protest what they described as a discriminatory federal law. The…

… offense for any on-citizen to be affiliated with a Communist organization. Four student speakers said the arrests are attacks on civil rights and freedom of expression and members of the committee urged…

… demonstrators to lobby Congress to repeal McCarran-Walter through a letter-writing campaign. David Roland, a third year law student and a speaker at the rally, said the INS can use the law to persecute proponents…

… before the rally that "stereotyping of Arabs as terrorists or hostage-takers is prevalent in the media while it is their land which has been taken from them." "The media chooses to focus on terrorist…

… in 1995. For students in Prof. Raymond Tanter's Political Science 353 class - The Arab-Israeli Conflict - it's reality. For 11 weeks this semester, 185 students will take the roles of various world…

… HENRY CHO Students and professors in the } Soviet Union are deprived of their freedom not through blatant oppression, but through a carefully controlled academic system, according to Dr. Alexander Gold…

… universities. Science students must state their acceptance atheist doctrines in order to pass a required scientific atheism See SCIENTIST, PAGE 3 Kidnappers may trade with Israel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Moslem…

… kidnappers were reported trying to strike a deal with Israel yesterday that would free 400 Arab prisoners in exchange for three Americans and an Indian held in Beirut and a captured Israeli airman. The…

… the United States takes military action. "The retaliation will be very cruel," it said in a statement delivered to the Beirut office of a Western news agency. Macwriters Students type away at the…

… drafting of a proposed code of student conduct, Rucknagel has extended his influence to some controversial and seemingly conflicting pursuits. "I don't understand how someone who believes so strongly in…

… involvement could want to limit political expression by imposing academic sanctions through a code," said Ken Weine, a Michigan Student Assembly and former University Council member. As Rucknagel leaves the…

… of a proposed code of non-academic student conduct. Serving as the co- chair of the University Council for the past two years, Rucknagel has repeatedly made it clear that he is committed to the…

… formation of an enforceable set of guidelines that would govern student behavior outside of the classroom. "I would not support putting any violations of guidelines on a stu - dent's transcript, but I think…

… go to the computing center, and suddenly you're no longer a University student, but PLO leader Yassir Arafat, attempting to retain the support of radical pro- Syrian factions while projecting the image…

…OPINION Friday, February 17, 1989 Page 4 The Michigan Doily Anti -Arab racism must not be tolerated By the Steering Committee of 'the United Coalition Against Racism Last year headlines in most…

… responded. Given the United States' longstanding and close relationship with Israel, these events trig- gered intense debate and dialogue in the United States, particularly in Jewish and Arab communities…

… racial or ethnic group is distinguished from the rest of humanity and designated as inferior or mote malevo- lent - and is treated accordingly. This attitude toward Arabs is reflected in Israeli Cabinet…

… Minister Abraham Sharir's comment that "the Arabs are born liars." Israeli soldiers' descriptions of Arabs as "sneaky" and "a bunch of terrorists" and comments made by Israeli officials that Arabs are…

…- erences to Arab terrorism abound, imply- ing that violent acts by certain individuals reflect something intrinsicabout an entire ethnic group. If this were not the implica- tion, why is the race or…

… distinction had a "demoralizing effect on a lot of faculty and a lot of students." Richard Kennedy, vice president for government relations, agrees that Shapiro's approach is almost too pain- staking…

…, obliterates. Peters begins with an explanation of the growth of the book, relaying her seven year search for information. She does not tell, however, that she began the project to write about the Arab refugees…

… in the Middle East from a pro- Arab stand point. She ended up writing about the mistreatment of the Jews both by their neighbors and by history. Historical misconceptions include the thought that the…

… Jews lived better under Arab rule than under some European rule. She destroys this idea by citing example after example, in country an- ter country in the Arab world of how Jews lived under cruel…

… by horror writer Stephen King. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Peters quotes both Arab and Jewish sources, with the most startling statements not being accusations by the Israelis, but by Arab…

… leaders them- selves. She quotes the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and Arab school children's text books, all of which say that the Jews are evil, perverse, and corrupt, and that they are meant to die…

… Arabs in pre- Israel Palestine, and the Hitler-Mufti connection. In this way, From Time Immemorial changes the way one looks at the major world powers, in their relationship to World War II, to each other…

… devoted an unprecedented four issues to the book, stating, "the book should be in the library of anyone concerned about the rights and wrongs in the Arab-Israel conflict." Both the L.A. Times and the…

… "atrocities" because he said, "only a few hundred Palestini- ans had been killed." In response to these and many other incidents through- out campus, Arab and Arab- American students have formed a new…

… Chi- nese high school student went to an anti- abortion clinic accidentally seeking an abortion. At the center, she was deceived and misled for weeks. When she finally realized that the center was not…

… scant few months from now to to discover that, once again, our bodies are not our own. b £rbigau ai Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No.98 Ann Arbor…

… because it was conceived of and produced by a group of Black and Latino students at an alter- native high school in the South Bronx. The Satellite Academy is an alternative high school in the heart of the…

… South Bronx which services youth who have been pushed out or dropped out of the regu- lar public schools. Two of these students, Al- bert Culler and Lindon Harri- gan, along with their teacher Pam Sporn…

… hosts speakers from other academic institutions, but rarely do we look beyond the bounds of the Academy for other sources of knowledge and analysis. Con- sistent with our philosophy that students can…

… the cre- ation of a popular history pro- ject. -UCAR/Ella Baker- Nlsn Mndela Center campus. It exists widely throughout the campus com- munity. The problem is felt strongly by students who come from…

… diverse ethnic and racial back- grounds. Despite the increased awareness, one ethnic group has been the target of increased racism and hostility on this campus. This group is the Arab-Americans. The most…

… publicized of these racial at- tacks was the Tagar bus which labeled Arabs as terrorists. This racial slur offended and angered many Arabs on campus. But this was not an isolated inci- dent. Last term I sat…

… through a Communication 103 class in which a guest lecturer, Gideon Remez, an Israeli journalist, repeatedly spoke of "Arab ter- rorists." He condoned the brutal methods employed by the Is- raeli Defense…

… LUSTIG An extensive study by a Univer- sity health sciences faculty task force is focusing on how schools related to the field can improve their minority student representation. The Minority Student…

… Hollingsworth. The task force intends to "increase the number of minority students en- rolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs so that mi- nority student enrollment is propor- tionate to the…

… the See HEALTH, Page 5 MSA ratifies own code proposal By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly voted last night to support a n alternative proposal to Interim President Robben Fleming's proposed…

… students not be punished with academic sanctions for non-academic behavior. Fleming's proposed "Discriminatoy Acts on the Part of Students," would permit probation or expulsion if a student was found guilty…

… the group doesn't have the time to explain their activities. Many students, he said, are suspicious of PIRGIM. "A new way of funding would be to verybody's advantage," Horovitz said. In 1981 and again…

… in 1983, PIRGIM proposed the reinstatement of the refusable/refundable assessment for all students that had been in effect from 1974 through 1978. "UNDER THAT system, PIRGIM's $2 was billed directly to…

… each student's tuition payment unless he or she requested otherwise. Horovitz said this system is in use with about 90 percent of the PIRGs in le country. .Though PIRGIM members collected 5,000 student…

… signatures in support of the organization in 1983, anothe group, SWRAP, the Student Committee for Perform and Progress gathered almost 7,000 signatures asking the regents to take PIRGIM off the form. THE…

…) voted to discontinue the contract, and Nellie Varner (D- Detroit), who voted to renew it, warned PIRGIM that if it did not succeed in gaining more student support by the next renewal, she would not…

… support the group. The consensus was that the regents were not against PIRGIM, the organization, but they questioned its legitimacy on the SVF without meeting the original requirement of student support…

… equal opportunity employer. Equitec Step Into The Winder's Circle An Experiment in Arab-Israeli Co-existence: NEVEI SHALOM Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7:30 P.M. Nevei Shalom is a unique Israeli settlement. Ten…

… stabilize the Middle East the United States should "force" Israel into solving the Palestinian problem. Such an American policy would supposedly win over the confidence of Arab and Muslim coun- tries and…

… world is faulty on a number of grounds: 1) IT IS DOUBTFUL just how much the Arab and Moslem countries care about the Palestinians; it has appeared that these coun- tries have used the Palestinian issue as…

… send a message that it does not ap- prove of racism. "We just can't keep having these kinds of actions in a climate where there are no conse- quences for this kind of behavior," he said. BLACK Student…

… Timothy Jacobs had been taken into custody by FBI agents and would be transported to a jail outside Robeson County. Trapped Israelis attack Arabs ANABTA, Israeli-occupied West Bank - Israelis killed two…

… Arabs and wounded three others yesterday when they opened fire on a crowd of stone- throwing Palestinians who had trapped a convoy of soldiers and civilians, the Israeli army said. Soldiers wounded four…

… Arabs in two other clashes, a military spokes- person said. The Arab-owned Palestinian Press Service put the number of Arabs wounded by gunfire at 22. Troops battled Palestinians in protests throughout…

… the West Bank and Gaza Strip, leaving more than a dozen Arabs hospitalized with beating injuries and three soldiers injured by stones. The renewed violence caused the first deaths from gunfire since Jan…

…. 15 and brought to 41 the confirmed Arab death toll in the rioting that began Dec. 8. It came as the United States was exploring ways to revive the stalled Middle East peace process. Defense Minister…

… alumni network I 01Ibe Alirljtgan i t Vol. XCVIII- No.85 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan…

… National Student News Service. liditor in Chief...................REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Photo Editors............KAREN HANDELMAN Managing Editor........................MARTHA SEVETSON JOHN MUNSON News Editor…

… social impact Arab students or profes- sors may have on American campuses. Third, Arabs are equated with legiti- mate threats such as anti-Semitism, cults, and the "dissolution of Jewish tradition and…

…'s statement: "Only through such a movement can we bring true liberation and stop the deaths of all people with AIDS." Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No…

… "the Arab presence on the college campus is poisoning the minds of our young people" appeared in a B'nai B'rith International fund- raising letter. It went on to mention "Arab money.. .pouring into…

… are at work here. First, the letter dehumanizes Arabs by reducing them to an "evil," poisoning innocent minds. Second, Arab "influence" is decried in order to delegitimize any political, cultural or…

…, preferring to consider the incident closed. But this growing trend of racism against Arabs motivated by political interests must be examined. One ex- ample of this trend is the Tagar bus on the Diag that…

… originally condemned "Arab Terrorism." Also, comments by Israeli officials defending governmental policy have slandered Arabs by label- ing them as naturally violent and untrustworthy. This type of racism…

… discredit honest criticism of Israel), so too is anti-Arab racism in support of Israel. The Daily urges you to tell Seymour D. Reich, president of B'nai B'rith In- ternational, that you won't stand for racist…

… attacks on Arabs. His address is 1640 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., Wash- ington, D.C. 20036. We also urge you to consider further the relation between politics and racism - an unfortunate reality that…

… receive a phone call shortly thereafter, but the caller declined to identify herself except as an economics graduate student). The revised version of the letter, which appears below, was brought to the…

… Daily on Sunday, Feb. 19. In defense of the econ. department To the Daily: The recent article citing anonymous economics students complements two letters last Fall criticizing the Economics Department at…

… deals to ICBM launches: 'Guerrilla'and 'diplomats' thize with the Arabs. What Eastern European country motivates students to become during the Solidarity move- so involved? "On one level the ment…

…. During the final three weeks of the fall term, political-sci- ence professor Richard Cot- tam-who's been playing war games with his students for more than 25 years-divides the 30 or so upperclassmen into…

… eight delegations. At a cock- tail party in his home, Cottam impersonates the secretary- general of the United Nations and distributes a complex geo- political scenario. The power- ful "student…

…-nations" are not limited in their possible ac- tions: they can launch inva- sions, plan assassinations, sign treaties or initiate nuclear war. At this year's opening session, a student dressed as a terrorist…

…. "Students acquire an game is a struggle between appetite for power." Machia- countries. At another it's a velli would have wholeheart- struggle between personal- edly approved. ities," says grad student Arie…

… Saferide director Shannon Meehan. But the shuttle, which is funded from fees paid by all students, has come under some fire for its women-riders-and-women- drivers-only policy. (Men may work as dispatchers…

…- dents gambled on the system. One freshman anthropology student cheerfully confides that she enjoys sleeping late and says that paying for notes "makes it so you don't have to go to class.' But majority…

… to the stu- dent-government associa- tion, students in five classes at Northwestern can hire fellow students or teach- ing assistants to take notes for them. Says Gary Rintel, who suggested the service…

… diplomatic relations for the first time yesterday, a day hailed in Cairo and Jerusalem as a major chapter in the history of peace but denounced in much of the Arab world as a day of betrayal. As ambassadors…

… from the former enemies presented their credentials in the two capitals, Palestinian Arabs protested by closing down businesses and schools in the Israeli-occupied territories, Moslems staged similar…

… his credentials to Israeli President Yitzhak Navon. "We can provide a good example of coexistence in peace between the Israeli people and the Arab people in the area," Murtada said, "something that will…

… reduce for the Arabs the threat to their security and will ensure a just and lasting peace." EGYPT'S MIDDLE East News Agency said Begin telephoned Sadat to congratulate him on the exchange of ambassadors…

…. 6 6 ABOUT FIFTY STUDENTS, carrying banners and chanting slogans, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi Tuesday to protest the exchange of ambassadors between Israel and Egypt. 't…

…. THURSDAY February 28, 1980 DR. EMILIO BIZZI MIT "Central and Peripheral Mechanisms in Motor Control" Student GOP candidate Burton challenges incumbent Dem Greene in 2nd Ward race (Continued from Page 1…

… concern for the level of taxation in the student segment," Greene said, "But it is reflected in their rent structure." Greene placed much of the blame for the Second Ward's housing problems on the…

… University's failure to build more student housing. "The council has to take a tough position with the Regen- ts," Greene said. "The University has social responsibilities and I don't feel they've met them…

…'s Jewish- and Arab- Americans whose heritage ties them to the re- gion. The recent upsurge of violence in the Israeli- occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip troubles mapy area Jews, torn between anger at…

… than beat- ing them. He said area Jews are unanimous in their sup- port for negotiations to end the conflict. Many local Arab-Americans say that their work on Mideast issues has led to contact from the…

… out the window" if he had been. Arabs riot near holy shrine JERUSALEM - Dozens of Arabs were hurt in clashes and a Jewish settler was badly burned in a car firebombing in the occupied territories…

… yesterday. In Jerusalem, riot police fought Arabs near one of Christianity's holiest shrines. The army clamped a curfew on Nablus, the West Bank's largest city with 100,000 people, after lengthy street…

… Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during 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…

…- tioned the scholarly competence of LSA Dean Peter Steiner and Associ- ate Dean John Cross. On Monday, three University economics doctoral students dis- closed published articles challenging the legitimacy…

… Daniel Fusfeld defended both Cross and Steiner. The doctoral students, requesting anonymity because of fear of aca- demic reprisals, had said Cross uses an economics theory that has since been discredited…

… After more than a week of confu- sion and delays; members of the Michigan Student Assembly and the Student Organization Development Center met and began to develop strategies to improve MSA's rela- tions…

… with the University's Board of Regents. The board, at its January meeting, threatened to cut MSA's funding if it did not improve working relations with different University student or- ganizations…

… for Student Services Roselle Wilson and Director of the Union Frank Cianci- ola, MSA Rep. Heidi Hayes sug- gested three strategies that the two organizations could use in order to improve their rapport…

… shipping 35 Abrams tanks, considered the world's best, to Saudi Arabia and 40 sophis- ticated FA-18 jet fighters to the United Arab Emirates, congressional and other sources said Thursday. Other Arab states…

… receive no American weapons under the proposed sale. Since1985, Congress has prohibited military aid to the Arab kingdom until it agrees to peace terms with Israel. With the plan now being dis- cussed…

…Page 2-The Michigan.Daily-Friday, February 5, 1988 Pollack criticizes Pursell's vote IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports funding. Several students, including LSA senior Debbie Buchholtz…

… and did not back down to local pressures for certain groups," Klukoff said. However, a Democratic candidate for Pursell's seat in November's elections and several University students criticized his…

… interest in supporting the war in Nicaragua." Rackham graduate student Dean Baker, who unsuccesfully ran for Pursell's seat in 1986, was unavailable for comment. Baker has participated in protests against…

… run against Pursell. A spokesperson for Pursell yesterday refused to comment. Thea Lee, a member of the Latin American Solidarity Committee and a Rackham graduate student, stresses that" it's a…

… :':.:: " ::'.::: :"::" : :".::::::: ::L ::"..::: :".L :::::.::::" :".".:::: : S : . Prof. calls the term ;JAP ' sexist anti-Semitic ,Continued from Page 1) Spencer said most students told him that being a "JAP" had nothing to do with…

… being Jewish. But when he asked them to rank the dorms or sorority/fraternity houses in order of "JAPpiness", students consistantly ranked the dorm or sorority/fraternity with the highest Jewish…

… population as number one. When he asked students where to find a "JAP", they told him "JAP havens", or places where "JAPS" supposedly hung out. Spencer also described "anti-JAP zones" on the Syracuse campus…

… where you are not supposed go if you are a "JAP" because you may be harassed. One of these "zones" was a retaining wall where students would sit and study - the words "ANTI-JAP ZONE" were sprayed across…

… of Antioch to non- Arab, but Sunni Muslim Turkey, as con- trasted with the generation-long refusal to make peace with the transformation of Palestine into a Jewish State. For the Alawites, secular Arab…

… government. Arabs lay in the n In order for the Alawites to stay in to show their an power, they had to demonstrate the Sunni masses. T] Arab "greatness" by outdoing their Lebanon can par competitors in Arab…

…, Christians, Druzes, Kurds and probably a homeland for the Palestinian refugees. For as long as Assad is ruling, radicalism will always prevail and spill over. Nassif is a doctoral student in the University…

…'s political science depar- tment. Assad ... resented by Sunni Muslims die sItudetsahnfig an t Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCIV-No. 106 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI…

…'S UP," asked University President Harold Shapiro as he encountered members of the Progressive Student Network who were sitting-in at his office last week. Well, what's up is that in response to the PSN…

… November's sit-in. Many students and faculty at this University, however, feel quite dif- ferently. The actions of PSN and the faculty senate's proposal for a forum on military research prove that not…

… examined by the regents, faculty, and students-not hidden un- der the guise of academic freedom. The issue remains important. And in the actions of PSN, President Shapiro, and many faculty members, is seen a…

… unselfishness? I'll gladly wait (and wait) for an answer. Steve Angelotti -February 4 Angelotti is a Rackham graduate student. \, .± 1 r r V y 4 Sa - r A7,, ,t I WOOWt IMAGINE, 8(NKI6Y, IN EVERY MAN'S LIFE…

…01 Page 4-Saturday, February 23, 180-The Michigan Daily Feiffer 01T zrI'td!an IOatIIQ Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. XC, No. 119 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at…

… the tists, who have been particularly out- democratic Arab state. spoken in their condemnation of Indications are that Sadat may t Egypt's peace treaty with Isael. .down from his law of shame. I The…

… the closed Michigan students for Brown is caucus, one must obtain formal sponsoring a Democratic Party membership in the Michigan Membership Drive in the lobby of Democratic Party by February the…

… petitions to encourage the state Democratic party to, return to the primary system. We need your help regardless of whether you endorse our can- didate or not. Since this is an electionin which students are…

… going todlay an important role, we encousge the students of the Universit~of Michigan to get ire volved al make their voic. heard. -Roi Laxa Micigan Students for Lown Feb. 1 ully, , one e out f the pose…

… upon us. I ask that you investigate carefully the claim quoted, and report whether or not it is credible. I ask further that you ask knowledgeable students to prepare a lucid, well documented…

… he may choose to make his home? This question, deserving of a resounding NO, is answered af- firmatively by some, claiming that Hebron is an Arab city. These responses reflect an ignorance of Jewish…

…. What, though, of the Arab citizens? How can Arabs and Jews be expected to live as neighbors? One only has to look throughout the remainder of Israel to see again and again con- firmation that Jews and…

… Arabs can peacefully coexist. In fact, settlement of Jews in Hebron could even result in a lessening of and Jews can mix, evn on the West Bank. Not a mov towards hawkishness, but a move towards rational…

… intended to initial plans a unveils project grams, rather than Petoskey). y at problems that Kurt Muenchow, president of the ;m to retention. Michigan Student Assembly, said, step in the right "As I see…

… the University becoming that we are getting more aware of the evident racism of this problem," here, I just hope that we just keep Paul Brown (D- See STUDENTS, Page 5 erracedemise BLUMENSTEIN ceful…

… University mnminent, Medical Center master plan. The ten-year-old plan mandates eventual destruction of the Uni - versity Terrace graduate student housing to make way for the hospital's growth, but Terrace…

… residents say they never knew of the plan. "All of the regents have been sympathetic to the students in the University Terrace, but our invest - ment in the hospital is just too See HOUSING, Page 5 Doily…

… Photo by Inteflex junior Anthony Varasis, a member of the United Coalition Against Racism, speaks yestei public comments at the Board of Regents meeting. About 200 students attended the meeting at t…

…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 8, 1988 Campus groups to debate code By RYAN TUTAK - The Michigan Student Assembly plans to iterate its opposition to Interim University President…

… Robben Fleming's proposed code in an open forum being held tonight to receive the University community's comments on the pro- posal. In addition, members of MSA's Student Rights Committee will present an…

… alternative procedure to address harassment incidents on campus. ,A six-member panel of two University ad- ministrators, faculty, and students will discuss Fleming's proposal during the first half of the forum…

…, and the alternative proposal - which has not been reviewed by MSA - will be dis- cussed during the second half.- The only panel participants named at press time were MSA's Student Rights Committee…

… Affirmative Action Office, and the Student Services office, begins at 8 p.m. in the Pendelton Room in the Michigan Union. (Contnuedfrom Page 1Y University Council, a nine-member council moved too slowly. isn…

…'t some off-the-wall, left wing committee of faculty, staff, and M l elproposal. The administration would students. It also must be ratified by i thebst hod t co t cit M S ldo themselves a justice by…

…. Richard Gephardt of Missouri and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois. Violence leads to 'collapse' of Arab-Israeli coexistence JERUSALEM - Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians yesterday and hospital…

… officials said at least 25 others were wounded. Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek declared that "coexistence between Jews and Arabs has collapsed." Widespread demonstrations rocked the occupied territories of the…

… West Bank and the Gaza Strip in one of the worst days of bloodshed since the protests began Dec. 8. Jerusalem also suffered as Arab activists cut a water main, leaving several neighborhoods dry. Two…

…4 OPINION Mpoay, February 16,)1987 Page 4 The Michigan Daily . . .... . ... ............. - - ---- et 1 Ctigan oil" Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No…

… by the individual houses that try to initiate interaction between the two systems deserves applause. The Daily also lauds the students who are presently working on initiatives to foster interaction…

… administration has now taken Arab hostages. On January 26th, 1987, eight Palestinian residents of the Los Angeles area and one's Kenyan wife were arrested by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the…

… six charged with violating the McCarran-Walter Act, two are lawful Hilary Shadroui speaks for the November 29th Committee for Palestine and is a graduate student in history. [eporting permanent…

… residents of the U.S. The other four are not permanent residents and are also being charged with technical violations of their student or visitor visas. The remaining three are all being charged with…

… technical violations of their student or visitor visas. Two of the nine arrested individuals were finally released on bond, originally set at $25,000 apiece but, lowered to $3,000 and $5,000. The remaining…

… respected members of their community and have not engaged in any violent or illegal activites. Khader Hamide, singled out as a "leader" of the PFLP, participated in the work of the Arab American Institute…

… disclaimer saying that it contains potentially offensive language." The song contains a mixture of John Lennon quotes, WCBN non- student disc jockey Arwulf Arwulf said. "I was surprised it was being aired…

… of Chris Daley, who was dismissed in December for airing the song "Run, Nigger, Run." If the committee decides that Daley should be rehired, he may petition the Board to return to the network as a non-student…

… Arabs with slingshots, stones, and marbles injuredfive Israelis in battles yesterday in the West Bank, witnesses and officials said. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir rebuffed a call from Egyptian President…

…, Shamir said: "Be strong." Asked what he would advise Palestinians, Shamir said: "Be quiet." At least 42 Arabs have been killed since clashes broke out Dec. 8. The latest death occurred Tuesday night when a…

… 24-year-old Arab woman shot in the head died of her injuries. Chair calls for change in agency to regulate markets WASHINGTON - The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday his…

… Onlig Vol. XCVIII- No. 87 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during 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…

… poisons the ghettos, ?rs, the FBI agents posed as and corruption in Washington and nen and Arab sheiks willing state capitols bilks us all. Loo~to . p 2"d YICFA 04 1 As American students and working…

…j Page 4-Tuesday, February 5, 1980-The Michigan Daily LSA 'consumers need voice Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. XC, No. 103 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the…

… "customers." An education, let alone: a good education, is difficult to define because students have different needs, expectations, and abilities. However, a few fundamental characteristics can be ascribed to…

… a quality education. The curriculum must be challenging in par- ticular courses. Further than that, a student's program must include intellectual obstacles and not follow a course of complacency. The…

… understanding of ideas and the acquisition of skills comprise the basic subject matter. The composition and breadth of course offerings also transmits to the student certain values and insights. The curriculum of…

… the college merely provides an outline, the boundaries of which conf ine a student's education. TEACHING IS THE active force of education. A good teacher does not merely transmist information from a…

… rostrum, as is often thought sufficient in academia, but alsp guides and develops students' thoughts; to learn to think, although it may sound absurd, should be a goal of all students. The develop- ment of…

… per- sonal and academic counseling, have an im- portant educational function. For at a residential university such as Michigan, the whole environment and all experiences become part of a student…

…'s education. Education is complex. Administrators and faculty members are limited in their ability to improve education and their interest in doing so is often similarly limited. Only students can adequately…

…' evaluate their education: they alone know whether their expectations are being fulfilled and whether they are being intellectually challenged. However, students should not be merely thought of as consumers…

…The Michigan Daily -Monday, February 13, 1989 -Page 3 Scholar speaks on *women and race BY ANNA SENKEVITCH Last week, oral historian Marsha Darling spoke with students about oppression and racism…

… was a cer- tain understanding of what patriarchy was. It is into that world that we situate women." Students at U of Detroit protest racial incident BY ANDREW KAPLAN Black History Month, a time for…

…, Badry ob- jected to a poster promoting Black History Month at the university. The poster depicts Arabs as the original slave traders and reads: "Many Africans driven by Arab slave traders across burning…

… we were lazy and shiftless and that we should go out and get jobs," Dixon told the Free Press. Badry, an engineering student from Egypt, denied making racist remarks. He claimed to have only debated…

… with Dixon over the depic- tion of Arabs as slave traders. He re- fused to comment any further on the incident when reached over the weekend. Badry has been suspended from his job pending the results of…

… said. She said she did not feel that the University of Detroit had a history of racial unrest. But Dixon disagreed. "There's been a plethora of things that have occurred. Last term many students brought…

… confederate flags to the school. 'Go home niggers' was written on student doors and lots of harassing phone calls were made, especially to members of fraternities. I myself received one," Dixon said. Dixon said…

… he has met with the vice president of the University, and was told that the outcome of the in- vestigation will be released by Wednesday. He said 200 students have signed a petition calling for Badry…

…'s firing. "We want to let all the Blacks on campus be aware that we won't stand for racist remarks," he said. Black students make up 22 per- cent of the 6,000 students presently enrolled at the University of…

…OPINION Tuesday, February 14, 1989 Page 6 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No. 96 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials…

… the '"international terrorist community." . From the very first reports regarding flight 103, the U.S. public has been barraged by most of the mainstream media with the age-old myth of the Palestinian/Arab…

… that, in 1948, the Palestinians fled on or- ders from the Arab governments - they fled because of what were called broadcasts from the Arab radio, calling on them to leave Palestine. The literature now…

… shows that there wasn't a scratch of evidence to support the claim that there were Arab broadcasts. Now I want to make two comments. First of all, the fact that there weren't broadcasts had already been…

… proven almost 20 years ago... Even though all the evi- dence showed, as long as 20 years past, that there were no Arab broadcasts, this fact had absolutely no impact on the literature and the discussion of…

… 1948 War. And secondly, that the claim Israel has been forever searching for Arabs for whom to negotiate a settlement to the conflict - that they've never been able to find these negotiating partners…

… Student Book Exchange, we would like to thank all of those students who participated in the Winter Book Rush 1989. We would also like to congratulate those same students on the money they saved by taking…

… advantage of the services offered by this first book rush. The Student Book Exchange was extremely successful in its attempt to offer students the opportunity to sell used textbooks to other students at…

… reasonable prices. The prices the students asked for the books were generally more conservative than those set by some commercial book stores, while still surpassing the amounts these other stores might offer…

… the seller. Approx- imately 1,000 students patron- ized the event, bring $10,000.00 with them. All of this money, minus 15% for sales tax and overhead, went Af.: n-V ^sit ^ thnc t. nrt efforts and said…

…-paying Arab businessmen have for two years been investigating a U.S. senator, six congressmen and 13 state officials, of- ficials said yesterday. Sources said the FBI used hidden cameras to film most of the…

… meetings at which undercover agents handed high public officials a total of nearly $1 million in cash. IN RETURN, the public officials allegedly promised to help a supposed wealthy Arab businessman in his…

… handed over an undeter- mined amount of money. E Run for your psyche Does jogging improve one's outlook on life? Possibly, according to some researchers. The Institute of Mental On the inside A student…

… need to articulate their views on the war in Afghanistan, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and aid to the contras just to name a few. These are issues of student concern, to which active individuals will want…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Monday, February 9, 1987 The Michigan Daily j -1 I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII,.No. 92 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned…

… are the computers? THE CURRENT PETITION AFOOT To prevent the Michigan Student Assembly from passing resolutions regarding foreign affairs is misguided. Opponents argue that Assembly members are unable…

… to represent the students on foreign policy because these issues are not considered during the campaign process. In this case it is the campaigns, not the agenda of MSA meetings, that should change. It…

… would be irresponsible of MSA to eliminate the discussion of international issues to focus solely on University or students' rights issues. Matters of foreign policy are often areas of University…

… involvement and of concern to students. Students have the right to ask the Assembly to pass resolutions against University investment in South Africa or the United States involvement in Vietnam. The students…

… to use all means at their disposal. The core of the problem is the representativeness of the members of the Assembly. Along with student rights, foreign policy must become an issue during the campaigns…

…. MSA's legitimacy comes into question because only 15 percent or less of students vote in MSA elections. If candidates to the Assembly add issues to their campaign platforms and voter turn out increases…

…, Assembly needs to remain open to discuss all issues of student concern. Don't egg him on LAST WEDNESDAY, STUDENTS protested outside the Lawyers Club in response to Edwin Meese's prejudicial actions as…

… Attorney General. At the protest, students threw eggs and snow balls at the government officials. If the protest had remained more peaceful, the message would have been clearer. While hitting Meese with eggs…

… - Improvisational comedy revue, "Full Frontal Lunacy," 9p.m., 408W. Washington. Professional Theater Program - "Old Times," 8 p.m., Trueblood Arena, Frieze Bldg. Speakers Organization of Arab Students, Arab…

… Student jobs available in Britain, Ireland February 19 Films Black Cinema Project - Josephine Baker, Black and Tan, and The Har- der They Come, 7:30 p.m., Palmer Park Aud. Ann Arbor Film Co-op - Picnic…

… United States, has been hit hard by unemployment in the past few years. Keeping that in mind, Britain would not seem a likely place for American college students to find work. Thanks to a special agreement…

… bet- ween the British and U.S. governments, however, an employment exchange program, which began in 1966, allows students the opportunity to work abroad. Police notes 1~ THE PROGRAM, administered…

… join- tly by the British Universities North America Club and4he Council on Inter- national Educational Exchange, has helped thousands of American students to find work in Britain, bypassing the red tape…

… involved in getting foreign work permits. A fee of $60 buys qualified students a "Blue Card," which clears them for six months of paid work overseas. A similar employment program in Ireland was set up in…

… 1975 in cooperation with the Union of Students in Ireland and the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. HUNDREDS OF students participate annually and are permitted to work throughout Ireland for a period of…

… up to four months. Earlier this week, Nicholas Meaney and Maggie Barnes from the British program, and Irish representative Seona Mac Reamoim were in Ann Ar- bor to address students about their…

… money, if students are willing to look for them. "THE IDEA of the program is to give students who normally couldn't afford the cost of traveling in Europe the op- portunity to do so," Meaney said. Dr. Jim…

… Gehlhar of the University's International Center said, "It's a good program because it offers students a means to get jobs (in Europe) legally over the summertime." In the past, students have worked as…

…. Chapman is a Daily Opinion Page editor. *1 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Weasel By Robert Lence Vol. XCII, No. 105 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials…

… campaign against an Arab resolution which con- demns Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. The resolution, expected to pass by a large margin, recommends severing economic, cultural, political, and…

… military ties with Israel. U.S. of- ficials fear that the resolution may be preliminary groundwork for an Arab move to bar Israel from the U.N. General Assembly. Israel's controversial move to annex the…

… Golan Heights, an area already substantially settled by Israelis, sparked more than just the Arab's criticism. The Reagan administration added its condemnation of the an- nexation, claiming the Israeli…

… move would anger the Arab world, and thus damage Mideast peace efforts. Israel, lashing out at Reagan's chastisement, warned the United States to stay out of what it considered to be an Israeli domestic…

… affair. This political rift threatened existing cooperation treaties between Israel and America, and marked a low point in a close, longstanding relationship. By blocking the Arab U.N. resolution, the…

… United States is helping to improve its Israeli relations at an especially crucial time for this hard- pressed Middle Eastern state. Arab in- transigence toward Mideast" peace remains as vehement as ever…

… violence of the Arab states. Only by protecting Israel's bargaining position with its often hostile Arab neighbors can the United States foster a lasting solution to tie Mideast problem. LETTERS TO THE…

… English competence. Occasionally, student demand for Chemistry courses has exceeded our capacity to supply teaching assistants whose English is at the colloquial level, but this happens very- seldom and…

…, even if 'something gets by us, we like to know about it. It is a delicate question when a foreign born teaching assistant passes the limit between expectation by the student for a "home town ac- cent…

…the Michigan Daily-Sunday, February 17, 1980-Page 3 Report finds black students alienated By KEVIN TOTTIS Black students at the University and several of its peer institutions across the nation…

…, which was commissioned by the National"Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education aryl the Department of Health, Eduation and Welfare, reported that, for the most part, black students seemed lonely…

…. own personal $1,000 exemp ACCORDING TO Borradaile, being a In most cases straigh student won't get you any advantages grants and scholarshi when it comes to filing a return. taxable according to…

… "Students really don't get many good "The, a cring tu breaks on taxes at all," he said. There are certain statut Walter Dunnigan, a public affairs for excluding grants and s representative for the Treasury…

… Depar- he said. There are excepti tment, agreed. "Students are pretty and Dunnigan advises c much treated as other taxpayers," he the institution that award said. However, Dunnigan added that before…

… filing a return. there is a tax break for the parents of IN ADDITION, to VIT/ dependent students who also work. In formation hot-lines run by a tt ti ht p harangue community im a $1,000 Department, there…

… are private tax ser- the prior three years' averag he student's vices available for students who need a But this benefit can only 1 ion. hand with their returns. self-supporting students. " -out money…

… Claudine Ferrand, owner of Ann Ar- year (dependent) students s are not bor Tax Service in Nickel's Arcade, pointed they can't use it,' Dunnigan. said her fee for preparing a tax return said. is usually about…

… $20. e income. be used by Year after are disap- " Farrand ory provisions cholarships," ons, however, hecking with ed the money A and tax in- the Treasury Accbrding to Farrand, some students who have…

… includes W-2 forms, interest statements, and receipts for itemized deductions. - Students conquer I (Continued from Page 1) packages including a Porcupine Moun- and transportation, according to Mary tain…

… majors top the list. But liberal arts majors should not despair, Shmgleton says. He points out that the employers sur- veyed said the two biggest shor- tcomings in higher education are the lack of students…

… with communication skills. "THIS PLAYS into the hands of the liberal arts students because they are better prepared to handle the written and spoken word." Geographical regions that promise to offer the…

… Bible Class - 7:30 p.m., University Reformed Church. Regents -9 a.m.-noon, Regents Rm., Fleming Admin. Bldg. Muslim Students Association - Arabic Circle, discussion on latest events in the Muslim World, 9…

…,. Chinese Students Christian Fellowship - "Fellowship & Bible Study," 8 p.m., 3rd Floor Trotter House, 730 Tappan. Korean Christian Fellowship - Bible Study meeting, 9 p.m., Campus Chapel. Ann Arbor Chinese…

…'re a student staying in a double room in a traditional resident hall, ex- pect to pay about $130 more for your room next year. The University regents approved a 5 percent rate hike yesterday, which will…

… boost housing bills an extra $105 to $158 for students in West Quad, Markley, and other traditonal dorms. RATES increased 5.8 percent for non- traditional housing, which includes Fletcher Hall, Baits and…

… Oxford, and 3 percent for married student housing. Regent Deane Baker (D-Ann Arbor) voted for the hike, but said the increase for non-traditional halls was too high given their 15 percent vacancy rate…

… attract more students by conver- ting a number of double rooms into singles. HENRY Johnson, vice president for student services, said the University was keeping the rate increase for Gemay'el seeks Saudi…

… intervention in Beirut married students low to keep campus housing competitive with off-campus spots. Hughes said the difference in rate in- creases does not mean single students are subsidizing the housing…

… costs of married students, as both types of housing are on completely separate budgets. CHANGES IN the works for some residence halls after spring break in- clude a chance to get three meals a day…

…. Stockwell and East Quad residents will be able to sign up for an extra meal a day, under an arrangement that has become popular in West Quad, Bursely, and Markley. .Another change in student housing will let…

… off-campus students open up cash-credit accounts with a dorm next fall and pay for any meals they eat out of their account. Later in the meeting, the regents got some bad news about efforts to recruit…

…OPINION Page 4 4bVEir4u &td Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No. 87 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily…

…'s Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Wednesday, February 1, 1989 University regents attempt to stifle student dissent: MSA…

… deserves fi The Michigan Daily By Mike Phillips Too often some people take some of the actions by the Michigan Student Assem- bly (MSA), the all campus student gov- ernment of the University, out of…

… the Student Orga- nization Development Center regarding developing specific ways and means of improving and increasing its credibility, responsibility, and effectiveness on behalf of the respective…

… school/college govern- ments and the student body as a whole." In short, because the regents disagreed with the politics and students running MSA they forced these volunteer students to try to accomplish…

….25 percent next year, if a recommendation from a student and staff housing rate studies committee is accepted. "Basically, it's an inflation driven increase," ;said David Foulke, associate director for…

… to rise 19 percent next year. THE recommendation has been passed to Robert Hughes, the director of housing, and to Henry Johnson, vice president in charge of student services. It will face the…

… workplace policy, af- ter deciding not to wait for the state to LSA junior James Jackson, one of four students on the rate study com- mittee, said the committee was recep- tive to student input. The rate…

… Navy pulled out its ships, leaving only four Coast Guard vessels, four fixed wing planes and two helicopters. There had been 10 aircraft and 15 ships on Monday. Arab groups threaten U.S. TRIPOLI, Libya…

… - Hard-line Arab groups threatened yesterday to send suicide and commando squads on raids inside the United States if it attacks Libya or any other Arab nation. Israel sent up warplanes that intercepted an…

… Revolutionary Forces of the Arab Nation issued its threat of terrorist at- tacks on the United States. It said only that a Libyan aircraft was "captured over the Mediterranean" and forced to land at an unknown…

… the report do not correspond to the facts but are built on presumptions and hypotheses. For that reason, the conclusions drawn cannot be upheld." Arab protesters claim Israeli soldiers buried them alive…

… JERUSALEM - Police fought Palestinians in the holy city of Jerusalem yesterday, and hospital officials said an Arab was wounded by gunfire. It was the first bloodshed reported in Jerusalem since riots in the…

… occupied lands began Dec. 8. In the West Bank town of Kfar Salem, 40 miles north of Jerusalem, military investigators questioned four young Arabs who say Israeli soldiers, using a bulldozer, buried them…

… last week. Davis plans to contest his attendance record at the assembly's meeting tonight. Bhushan said three business students had been dismissed from the assembly for absences in the past year…

…. Business students find it hard to attend meetings because their clases are crammed into a four-day schedule, Bhushan said. He also complained that he thought the 12-absence rule was for the term, and not for…

… :". r... .:". .n........n1 .... . . ..:":..11. ..":.":::Y:.:: ..:.................. .........".":..."::.:. Students pass out condms promote safe sex (Coutinued from Page 1) National Condom Week is…

… RESTAURANT IN"BEST OF ANN ARBOR" BY YOU, TILE STUDENT. * In 1988. Sze-Chuan West... REMAINS THE FAVORITE CHOICE FOR ORIENTAL DINING. Open 7 days a week Rosenberg falls short in EXTRAS Third Ward (Continued…

… business department and monitors the entire operation. In addition to being the Chairman of the Senior Business Staff and a non-voting member of the Board for Student Publications, the Business Manager…

…-967) is published Monday through Friday during 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…

…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 19, 1988 CIA to recruit at law school By MELISSA RAMSDELL The Central Intellegence Agency next Friday will recruit University students on campus for…

… the second time since September - this time at the law school. Sign-up sheets will be posted at noon today for first-year law students interested in interviewing at Hutchins Hall for summer jobs with…

… the CIA. Representatives from two student groups, the campus chapter of the National Lawyer's Guild and the Latin American Solidarity Committee, said yesterday the groups plan to protestthe interviews…

… there have been protests, but said that student demonstrations on university campuses have not interfered with their ability to hire enough employees. Next week's visit is scheduled at the beginning of…

… the law school's spring break and at the end of LSA's vacation, when many students will be away from campus. Foster and Krieger said the timing was coincidental, but some students said they think the…

… suicide victim could be the basis of the rumor that their roommates automatically receive a 4.0 grade point average. University officials say there is no such policy on the books, but students are familiar…

… get a 3.4." And Jim Villa, Law school senior and communication T.A., said, "I heard it was a 3.0, back in my time." The rumor has reached students in colleges throughout the state. Officials at Eastern…

… problem, such as divorce. According to Schaefer, special situations where academic performance is hurt by a crisis are handled on an individual basis. Loyer said the affected student often appeals to the…

… professor to work out an alternative, such as taking an incomplete in the class. Student Counseling Service is also available for such situations. Cheerleading coach quits under fire By BRIAN BONET…

… hostages for Arab prisoners BEIRUT, Lebanon - Newspapers in London and Israel said. yesterday secret talks were going on for a major swap that would free . foreign hostages in Lebanon in exchange for 400…

… Arab prisoners. Lebanese Shiite leader Nabih Berri said there were no talks yet but indications were positive. Berri, head of the mainstream Shiite movement Amal, made the original proposal on Saturday…

…, setting off a frenzy of rumors, reports, and speculation on the hostage crisis. Berri, who is also Lebanon's justice minister, proposed that Israel- free 400 Arab prisoners. In return, Amal would return a…

… Douvan. Some students were surprised by Larimore's resignation; unlike Douvan, she did not send resignation announcements to RC students. Students who have worked with her on the RC executive committee…

… always addressing student interests." Eagle said that as RC director he will try different strategies and approaches than Douvan, but would not elaborate in order to avoid a criticizing the present…

… administration. "What the RC can do to recruit more minority faculty and students is a central concern right now, though," Eagle said. I HEALTH & FITNESS 1 MSA lacks student Beauty Waxing Facial and body…

…-5585 JUST A SHORT WALK FROM CENTRAL CAMPUS Vol did not b students w assembly tomorrow students a what PIRG But L Meldrum, problem1 want, but1 to them constituen Bhush week'sP assembly extend t absences…

… Tina failure to pass the proposal was not a sophomore, said, "It's a to unfairly remove members from the to know what students assembly. to go out one day and talk Other constituents saideMSA was will…

… officials reported three Arabs wounded by troopers in the West Bank. Maj. Gen. Ehud Barak also said more than 200 Israelis had been injured, most of them lightly, since Arab riots began Dec. 8 in the occupied…

… Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during 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…

… campaign for literary billboards. And put America back on the road to literacy. This is one of the essays that earned Dov Cohen a Hopwood award. i Edited and managed by students at The University of…

… Palestinians and one Kenyan on January 26. The Daily condemns such police state tactics used by the FBI and the INS, and calls for students to join the rally to be held on the detainees' behalf on the Diag at…

…, the FBI is taking advantage of and promoting stereotypes of Arabs as terrorists., The FBI used another excuse to arrest the Palestinian sympathizerss-a law from the McCarthy era of anti-communist hype…

… number of students being forced out of the area: the number of commuting students has risen steadily from 2,561 in 1982 to 5,265 in 1986. Other statistics from the housing office show students living in…

… temporary dorm space, doubles convertedto triples, etc. Nor is the problem restricted to students, since increasing numbers of working people are being forced to move out of the area. The University is…

… responding to the situation, not by building more student housing but by tearing down existing housing. Two buildings at University Terrace (UT) are going to go to make room for additional hospital parking…

…, displacing 50 families in the process. The university administration knows that students are being forced out of the area. Last fall, Vice- President Brinkerhoff stated that planners were aware of the problem…

… priority units which are capable of attracting funds and maintaining high visibility. In effect, students and the poor are being asked to. lelp underwrite one of the richest units of the In fairness To the…

… discriminate against all women, most small/short men, handicapped students and for- eign students (everyone knows that football is an American sport, and therefore culturally biased against foreigners). If I…

…, and asked for suggestions on how the money might be used. Current plans to tear down student housing to build an unnecessary parking lot reflect badly, not only on the administration, but on the support…

… Fellowship - Henderson Rm., Michigan League, 7 pm. American-Arab Anti-Discrimina- tion Committee - Pond Rm. B, Michigan Union, 6 pm. U of M Student Chapter of Society of American Foresters Mass Meet- ing…

… to do my civic duty as an American," Tackett said. His efforts have the endorsement of the Michigan Student Assembly, which passed a resolution supporting Tackett last year. It is important to have a…

…, Maine became the first state to honor the day. and Tackett said he hopes Michigan will be next. BY ROLLIE HUDSON Last night, about 70 students and faculty attended a discussion on the, proposed LSA…

…. Roderick Linzie, a University teaching assistant, explained to the largely supportive crowd that the university is designed to prevent this type of student involvement from occurring very often. Mike Wilson…

…, a first-year medical student and a panelist, said "the de- gree to which an institution changes is proportional to the degree to which people push for progress." He added that it is not only access to…

… estimated one billion people. *Students discuss University safety problems BY LISA FROMM Lighting, the Ann Arbor police, and the Nite Owl service were criti- cized by students last night at a safety…

… symposium sponsored by the Michigan Student Assembly. While only 32 people attended the event at the Union, "the quality of the turnout was good," said MSA Communications Chair Robert Bell, adding that the…

… crowd "really opened up" during the discussions. Many students said there is a need to make off-campus areassafer - especially near the fraternity and sorority houses - by improving THE LIST What…

… - 2520 Dana, 7 pm. All inter- ested invited to attend. PIRGIM Meeting - 4th Floor Michigan Union Lobby, 7 pm. Indian American Student Association - Michigan Rm., Michigan Union, 5:30 pm. Student Struggle…

… for Soviet Jewry - Hillel, Rm. 3, 6:30 pm. Rainforest Action Movement - 1040 Dana, 7 pm. Palestine Solidarity Committee - 2212 MLB, 7 pm. Students Concerned About Ani- mal Rights - 124 E. Quad, 6-8 pm…

….S. attorney investigating who leaked details of the "Arab scam" to reporters has begun taking sworn affidavits from FBI officials and federal prosecutors involved in the undercover probe, sources said yesterday…

… aimed at determining who was responsibile for the premature disclosure of the "sting" operation that has implicated eight members of Congress. In the 18-month "Arab scam" investigation, FBI agents posing…

… Committee. Eunice L Burns, Chair EARL GREENE'S WORKED HARD FOR STUDENTS IN HOUSING, IN TENANT'S RIGHTS AND IN RAPE PREVENTION. The Capit alist Study Group Presents: JOEL SAMOFF "Changing Role of the U…

… English upsets I u (Continued from Page 1) review because she is an out teacher rather than a research Marc:Dann, a student memb Curriculum Committee, said case is similar to those of s professors…

…- pointed by the chairperson of the judicial board, Bright explained. The committee is made up of one faculty member, one student, and one staff member. After the committee reviews the case and releases a…

… extends to the entire Arab region, particularly the Persian Gulf and the Arab peninsula." A high-ranking Jordanian official, who declined to be identified, said in another interview the war options had been…

…,", and Aram Yengoyan, "Ontology, Myth, and language: The Pitjantjatjara of Central Australia," 8 p.m., West Conference Room, Rackham. Michigan Association of Gerontology Students-General Membership Meeting…

…, 6-7 p.m., 3065 Frieze Bldg. LSA Student Government-Weekly Meeting, 6:15 p.m., MSA Chambers, ,3rd Floor, Union. Greenpeace-Meeting, 8 p.m., Pendelton Room, Union. AATU-Voter Registration, 9 a.m. .3 p…

… Department's fiscal 1981 budget, but he was drawn into the burning topic of interest on Capitol Hill-allegations that one senator and seven representatives have been implicated in the FBI's "Arab Scam…

…" operation. The investigators posed as rich Arabs with lots of money to distribute in return for immigration and business favors. No indictments have been returned in the case, but the eight names were…

… more jobs for men than for women. -Congressional approval is needed to register women. By JOHN GOYER Mud has begun to fly in the city's Second Ward as two Democrats - incumbent Earl Greene and student…

… will be more productive on council. Stephanopoulos began campaigning in late October saying that Greene has been an ineffective council member and that a student should represent a ward made up mostly of…

… students. SHE GAINED the support of two City Council members, Leslie Morris (D-Second Ward) and Ken Latta (D-First Ward), and the mud began to fly. Elected officials traditionally withhold endorsements…

… student and advisor to Stephanopoulos' campaign. "We've registered God knows how many new voters and we have a huge core of volunteers - and we have them out there working," Abrams said. But, according to…

…. Women between the ages of 25 and-29 currently account for 12.5 per cent of the nation's college population, and, they comprise four per cent of the University student body, according to Census Bureau…

… statistics. Among students pursuing a master's degree, the level of returning women is 17 per cent. Although the figure for University professional students dipped to an average of three per cent, the…

…. McKinney went on to say that ad- mission standards for older students are the same as those used for the traditional undergrad. High school or former college GPA and exposure to a college preparatory…

… three, was cited as a "shining example" of the EONS (Educational Opportunity for Nontraditional Students) program by the program's director, Marilyn McKinney. Through EONS, Waterman was accepted into the…

… Palestinian Solidarity said. the General Union o Unlike Bennoune, who has no Students, and the As Palestinian background, Sami Arab American Esmail is a former Palestinian who Graduates. The Michigan Daily…

… last summer, where policies "racism." she stayed and Birzeit University Esmail said the Un with other international students and unjust in continuing did volunteer work in a refugee Israel with its…

… annual camp. unrestricted aid. Near the end of Bennoune's stay, Both speakers the students held a non-violent international peace conf demonstration in front of the U.S. would include Palesti Consulate…

…. The area was sealed off Israeli leaders, and the and the students were told to cross was the only attempt the street to leave U.S. property, she would have any ef said. Bennoune described how the…

… situation. students were beaten with the butts But the speakers r of guns and wooden batons. neither the Palestinia AFTER unsuccessfully seeking Organization nor the S assistance from the Consulate, recognize…

… the lack of religious freedom in Nicaragua. By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly easily passed a resolution last night condemning a University report which proposes to punish two students for…

… airing allegedly racist jokes last February on campus radio station WJJX. The report recommends that the two students, LSA graduate Ted Sevransky and LSA sophomore Peter Gonzalez, apologize for the…

… incident and perform community services. If the report is approved, the students would also be put on academic probation. THE RESOLUTION, which passed 21-1 with one abstention, states that the report is…

… "biased" because students were not involved in formulating it. The resolution, submitted by the MSA Student Rights Committee, also states the report is irrelevant because both students have apologized for…

… the incident; Gonzalez has performed community service, and Sevransky graduated last spring. Students Rights Committee Chair Michael Phillips, an LSA junior, said the report was "racist" because…