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…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…

… "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…

… 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…

…- 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…

…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…

…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…

… 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 Pag I r-OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, February 22, 1989 The Michigan Daily 40 e il4afn aiftj Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No. 102 Ann Arbor…

… management priority." Duderstadt is commercializing the University's image to make his anti-student policies appear, more appealing. Harrison, president of a New Hampshire university consulting firm, has…

…. The Michigan Mandate proclaims- "diversity," "pluralism," and a "multi- cultural University." This slick prose goes unchecked while the University prints lies about Latino students in the srport from…

… the Office of the President, One Year Later. Unchecked still while University ad- missions rely on the class, cultural, and gender biased SAT for selecting its White male students. The ETS (the company…

… which makes and administers the SAT) says that the SAT does not predict a student's ability to succeed in college, but, rather, their parents' in- come. Likewise, the State of New York no longer uses the…

… students not to faculty and administrators. In an equally devistating propaganda coup, Harrison persuaded CBS News to broadcast from the Ann Arbor cam- pus. This gave the administration a chance to put its…

… national attention to Michigan over racist incidents (including some by the administraiton) were excluded in favor of random and reactionary students such as Mark Se- lenger of the Michigan Review who put…

… forth the idea that racism is rare and isolated on campus. CBS naturally gave ample time to Duderstadt and other administrators and students who were paid by the University such as a football player on a…

… the image he wants, to tell his story, rather than simply talking to the students. A public relations director is anti- thetical to the idea of direct and equal communications. PR people create im- ages…

…" for the Egyptian leader to visit Moscow. The message included "some im- portant presentation regarding a Middle East settlement," Shevard- nadze said in Russian through an Arabic interpreter. He did not…

… nine months to arrange for Arab-Israeli negotiations. However, Israel has refused talks with PLO, which it contends is a terrorist organization bent on de- stroying the Jewish state. Egypt's Foreign…

… good the students began it. Next year it probably would be a lot better." Professors said that it would be "in the interest of everyone" if there were more interaction between the faculty and staff. "I…

… do not know why we do not have more of this," said Education Prof. Percy Bates. "There needs to be a mechanism to allow the students to get together." "I think we have a common in- terest that could be…

… interaction is simply a faculty responsibility, adding that students should also show interest and initiate interaction. "I think the University is an in- stitution which is suitable and will satisfy the needs…

… of a larger number of minority students than are cur- rently here," said Jones. On the issue of racism at the university, most of the professors agreed that it should be combatted, but said it would be…

… unrealistic to expect racism to be instantly eradi- cated "We have got keep working against racism. It is a life long commitment," Moody said. Some students said there is a greater need for minority student ser…

…- vices but some faculty and staff dis- agreed. "In my observation we are doing as good a job as we could," Bates said. "The help is available if the students are not getting it is a an- other problem…

…, sometimes many students don't know that these ser- vices are available." Moody encouraged Black stu- dents to "keep working hard, trying to excel and achieve your goals," and stressed that "when they did…

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… Students, residents protest center BY JESSICA STRICK Yesterday morning 50 to 60 Uni- versity students and Ann Arbor resi- dents protested the counseling procedures of the Pregnancy Coun- seling…

…. Not all Jews are Zionists, and not all Zionists are anti-Palestinian." She continued, "If we are going to fight racism, we have got to fight racism in all forms and for every- body." While some students…

… expansionist." "It is easy to perceive Zionism as expansionist because the land was once Arab land, but we would be perceiving Zionism as being out of context," said Brad Ortman. The need for the Jews to have a…

… homeland gave some of the students reason to think Zionism is nt wrong but an honest need of a peo- ple to get a homeland. "Zionism is not expansionism because the whole idea that Jews had that homeland goes…

…. But others at the discussion be- lieved the Jews are oppressing the Palestinians. Peers educate students about rape prevention BY LAURA COUNTS Education is one of the most important ways to fight rape…

… throughout the year. MSA derecognizes Cornerstone Christian Fellowship BY TARA GRUZEN The Central Student Judiciary, the top judicial body for University stu- dents, ruled six to one Friday night to rescind…

… Michigan Student Assem- bly recognition of the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship. MSA recognition entitles groups to office space in the Union or the Michigan League, funding through the Assembly's student…

… re- quested anonymity. "The question is whether all students should fund CCF." Cornerstone's attorney, Steve Jentzen, argued during the trial that CSJ's derecognition of the Fellow- ship would be…

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… Tuition Corntinued from Page 1 The Senator's presentation was part of a weekend meeting of the MCC, which included student government representatives from 13 Michigan public colleges and…

… universities. Most questions directed at the Senator concerned student tuition. Alaina Lewis, chair of MCC and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, said the she liked the idea of a tax to help out students…

…- gents in time for students to partici- pate in the Honorary Degree Com- mittee." But Belcher said he "hand deliv- ered" MSA's recommendations to Duderstadt's secretary one week prior to the official…

…, and five Palestinians were injured in clashes with soldiers, Israeli and Arab reports said. The protest underscored increasing settler vigilantism that this month included angry rampages into Arab towns…

… and stoning of Arab cars. "Me and my friends decided we should get the message across to Qalqilya and the mayor that we have lost our patience," settler Shlomo Katan told Israel radio afterrthe group…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 17, 1989 - Page 5 Speaker gives his ethical L rules as example to heed Student video examines civil BY MICHAEL LUSTIG Politicians must define ethical…

… daily. He spoke last night to 100 pro- fessors, students, and participants in the "Ethics: The Cornerstone of the Public Trust" conference sponsored by the Institute for Public Policy Studies. "If it…

…, two Black students from the Schomburg Satellite Academy High School in the Bronx, yesterday gave a presentation on the civil rights movement seen from the eyes of students. It included 25 minutes of…

… fought for civil rights, but that many of the marches were organized by students. "Before we took this class all we Satanic Continued from Page 1 parts of the Koran, the holy book of the Muslim religion…

…. The tales of two characters, Mahound and Jahilia, allude to a significant incident in the life of Mohammed, recorded by two early Arab historians. But this inci- dent was later discredited by com…

… Luther King and the March on Washington," said Harrigan. "The movie came out of trying to look for ways of getting students involved, and letting them see and talk to regular people who fought for the…

… Harris, film producer and Matt Jones, a freedom singer during the civil rights movement. Both were members of the Students' Non- violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights era. Harris…

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… fifth Arab guerilla attack against El Al, Israel's national airline, in the past 30 months. Forty years ago... February 10, 1949 Actor Robert Mitchum trades in his Hollywood tweeds for jail denim as the…

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…CPhillips BY VERA SONGWE He is the third Black president of the Michigan Student Assembly. He is a forceful speaker, has been em- broiled in campus issues, and has been criticized by both University…

… regents and students. His name is Mike Phillips, and on April 4 he will finish his term. "I always wanted to grow up and be somebody," said Phillips, an LSA senior who grew up in Detroit's west side Brew…

… Black student life at 'U' tion. We thought we were at the bottom of the line," he said. Phillips said he wants to be a lawyer, because "when I grew up in Detroit, I saw how hard it was for minorities to…

… get legal help." As a Black student and MSA President, Phillips seems to be on the right road to- ward fulfilling his dream. But there have been obstacles. "As a student, my greatest problem has been…

… dealing with the imbalance of the Black population in Ann Arbor and the school. "When you get to the University from Detroit and you are a Black student, you know that you are in the the minor- ity... You…

… don't hear about it," he said. "I think its a common experience for minority students that the University is no melting pot." "It's important for Black students to come to the University and stay here…

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