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… Susan Botti. Student tick- ets cost $9. Contra dancing to be taught at Union The Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance will sponsor a contra dance today in the Michigan Union from 8 to 11 p…

….m. This traditional folk dance will include live music and fun. Tickets are $5 for students. Big Ten out for blood today Blood will be taken for the Big Ten Blood Battle between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today in…

… Society. The results of the study show black and Hispanic men are most accepting of assisted suicide, although Hispanic men prefer to call it "assisted dying." The study also showed that Arab Mus- lims and…

… Arab Christians are against going to nursing homes. One Arab participant said it was the "most awful thing that can happen'" adding that there are no nurs- ing homes in Baghdad. Arab participants said…

…. Whites were open to most types of end-of-life care, such as feeding tubes and dialysis, but not life support. Arabs indicated that they would not want doctors to tell a family member if he or she had a…

… student Charles Draznin said he has not been taught about cultural sensitivity toward end-of- life treatments, but that the results from the study would be useful. "I think I would have a better under…

… ethnicities including Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Hispan- ics, blacks and whites. They were all 50 or older. Jackson said other ethnic groups such as Native Americans and Asians were not included because…

… Staff Reporter For many international students, visa complications are irritating at best. At worst, they can alter the course of someone's life. During winter break, Marta Cruz-Sojo, graduate student and…

… entry in a database of foreigners considered to be a security threat to the United States. The embassy refused to grant her a student visa, and instead, revoked her passport and visa, under which she was…

… Graduate Employees' Organization, the Uni- versity told Cruz-Sojo that it would only secure her position as a gradu- ate student instructor until Jan. 23 - a deadline that was later extend- ed to Jan. 27…

… consequenc- es of crises like Cruz-Sojo's, GEO is forming a group called the Inter- national Workers' Caucus to offer support and advocacy for interna- tional students. The group held its first meet- ing…

… Tuesday and plans to urge the University to adopt policies that guarantee job security and student status in cases of visa delays. "A request for intervention made by GEO to University President Mary Sue…

… Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NoTABLE QUOTABLE 44 Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes…

…. And last year, when U.S.-backed local elections elevated militant Islamist groups in Egypt, the White House was caught back- pedaling again. Bush marketed democracy to the Arab masses as a mouthpiece…

…@umich.edu VIEWPOINT Students 4 Michigan outlines accomplishments BY NICOLE STALLINGS AND JOANNA SLOTT The members of the Students 4 Michigan Party would like to applaud other parties who have demonstrated an interest…

… elected to represent all students, as well as to increase voter turnout. While we appreciate the increased involvement in Michigan Student Assembly, S4M will enjoy the opportunity to defend both our genuine…

… commitment to campus and our track record of real results. While the Michigan Progressive Party has been very good at saying what needs to be done, Students 4 Michigan members of the MSA and LSA Student…

… to improve the lives of students each and every day. We have made great strides in the realm of academics - creating an international studies minor and an LSAT familiarization course through the Career…

… Center, increasing students' study abroad options, improving the course design of Engineering 101, improv- ing graduate student instructor consistency in various departments and increasing the hours of the…

… undergraduate and graduate libraries during exams. Additionally, S4M members are single-handedly the reason that Advice Online is operational today, and they are continuing to improve it. Students 4 Michigan has…

… worked hard to reach out to student organizations and help them as much as possible. We have allocated more than $200,000 per semester to student groups across the spectrum and continue to do so. In…

… addition, we have reached out to individual students through an application process to join MSA's committees and com- missions and gotten hundreds more students involved in helping improve student life…

… views of all Michigan students. Salhi said by using the word "Israel" in the title, the journal acknowledges Israel's rights to exist, a key contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict. "It lacks a sense of…

…. The U But friends of the players said the Student R rap was created, in part, as a response which all to Xanga.com journal posts that follow, pi some have construed as threats by ing anoth the woman who…

… one player student. The 7th The group calls itself the "Mean tained mu Team." about wor Jackson is a three-year letter as referen winner for the team. He scored demeanin the ,game-winning touchdown in…

…'s Statement of ights and Responsibilities, students are expected to rohibits "sexually harass- er person" and "stalking, ng another person." ilar incident at the Uni- f Miami grabbed national last fall…

… men and minorities, as well ces to group sex and other g topics. k Herman and Karl Stampfl contributed to this report. APPLE Continued from page 1 Rubadeau last year. Students in Rabkin's class applaud…

… because he thought that as the age gap between him- self and his students grew, winning became less of a possibility. "Of course it's an enormous honor," Rabkin said. "It's the stu- dents you teach for, not…

…'s treatment of .his students, both in research and the classroom, which helps to engage them in learning. "I think that Eric is motivated by a profound respect for students as inquirers and scholars," she said…

… his first focus when teaching a course is the specific material, he also works to give students universal tools for learning. "It would be wrong to say that I design my courses so that people will…

… homework and "real work" to engage his students in collaborative projects. His efforts include a research project on the evolution of literary genres with economics Prof. Carl Simon. VISAS' Continued from…

… stu- dents and GSIs. The International Center works with other University offices to provide advice and sup- port for international students. Other international . students expressed satisfaction with…

… Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 44'Take that hammer and knock it on…

… change. As students, we can work to utilize the resources and social capital of our universities to respect and cultivate the observation of all human rights, including the right to health. We can call…

… be the partner the University needs to guide our education. Polcyn, Yu and Barstad are LSA juniors and members of Human Rights Through Education, a student group that is hosting a free and open…

… Reserve Officer Training Corps (War Games, 02/10/2006) in which soldiers-in-training simulate experiences of discerning ostensibly good "Arabs" from bad ones in simulated Iraqi village settings. the…

… Daily's coverage of the war games itself promotes the fatal stereotype between good and bad Arab that Bush and com- pany push. Or is it the case, perhaps, that the Daily does accept that view of the world…

… administration officials opened the door yesterday to a delay in allowing a state-owned United Arab Emirates company to assume significant operations at six U.S. ports as lawmakers pushed for a new 45-day…

… Act. CORRECTIONS A story on yesterday's front page (MSA won'tfund groups that lobby) incorrectly stated that a Michigan Student Assembly resolution was voted down 13-12 with one abstention. The…

… the Students 4 Michigan Party unanimously voted against it. The S4M vote was split. The article stated that Rese Fox is running for MSA vice president with the Michigan Progressive Party. She is running…

… are worried about the outbreak of civil war," Kurd- ish elder states- man Mahmoud Othman told The Associated Press. The biggest Sunni Arab bloc announced it was "It is illogical to negotiate with…

… known Sunni cor- respondent for the Arab satellite television station AI-Arabiya. Gunmen in a pickup truck shout- ing "We want the correspondent!" killed Bajhat along with her cam- eraman and engineer…

…- sibility," said Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and the for- mer commander of its militia. 0 White House made secret deal for ports NW Rg * Arab…

… company agreed to disclose internal records to win U.S. sale WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration secretly required a com- pany in the United Arab Emirates to coop- erate with future U…

… drums to the U.S. posed any health risk, because they believe Diomande was infected while treating and working with the materials. At the Pennsylvania university where he collapsed, students were informed…

… EDITORS: IL Jose Bosch, Dan Bromwich, Mark Giannotto, Ian Robinson, Nate Sandals, Dan Levy S tudent Fly Cheaper Lno O Y R T Dir fromg"(* Ti spring break, study abroad & more Sample roundtrip Student…

… by e-mail at kmacd@umich.edu hile many students attend perfor- mances at Hill Auditorium, most do not know the man behind the scenes. Dluring his nearly 20 years as its president, Ken "The Fisch…

…, Arabs, African Americans and Russians. I've tried to reach out to these communities using four princi- ples of partnership: cooperation, communi- cation, vulnerability and reciprocity. What I learned was…

… listen and to ask questions. We believe we're serving this broad group of artists, students and faculty, as well as our region. UMS is a vehicle for fostering a better understanding and appreciation for…

… body? KF: A quarter of our permanent staff is made up of interns or intern alumni, so we provide opportunities for students who 9 i I LS Want more practice r You'll get over 4,500 questions with…

… now hat Really Grinds My Gears? I Campus Life Column By Mark Giannotito p until one week ago, the Student Pub- lications Building - which is home to The Michigan Daily - had one of the great…

… chanted "dirty hippies" to our student section. But this "hippie" reputation at Michigan could not be more wrong. Back in the 1960s, maybe that stereotype was true. Nowadays, the student body is much closer…

… most political debates. But these super-libs take political conscientiousness to a new level. I would argue that 80 percent of the student body couldn't care less about the labor practices of Coca…

…-Cola. I would also argue that the same 80 percent loves to drink Coke products, and have now only become aware of the issue due to the removal of Coke products at the University. Normal students like these…

… lighthearted play by Avery Hopwood. The show begins at 8 p.m. at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Tickets are $9 with a student ID and are available at the Michigan League Ticket Office. Jazz Festival Concert The…

… School of Music presents the Kenny Garrett Quartet and the Univer- sity Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Ellen Rowe. The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Power Center. Tickets are $10 with a student ID…

…-part lethal injection process violates the Eighth Amendment. WASHINGTON Bush threatens veto over port deal President Bush said yesterday that a deal allowing an Arab company to take over six major U.S. seaports…

… experience here. So, if you're the ambitious, creative and highly motivated type, then stop by and pick up an application. Deadline is Thursday, February 23rd. The Michigan Daily Student Publications Building…

… about the amount of work that is required, but I know Y. I will look back and realize that I learned from the best x of the 'best: f' Chris G~rier, chiropractic student, Student Senate President k…

…-U.S. faction. Al-Jaafari's selection paves the way for the Shiite alliance to begin talks with parties representing Sunni Arabs, Kurds, secularists and others to form a broad-based govern- ment, which the U…

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… - won last year in a landslide victory over Rackham student Kate Stenvig and LSA senior Monica Smith from the Defend Affirmative Action Party. 5 Levine and Benavides received 2,008 votes, beating the…

… DAAP can- didates by 1,356 votes. S4M will focus this semester's campaign strategy around a three- pronged platform. The first goal is to strengthen MSA's connection with students on campus. This effort…

… money to stay out of debt and execute their events. Stallings said her personal cam- paign efforts will focus on talking with student groups and individual students. "You can flyer campus all you want, it…

…'s not the same," she said. During last fall's elections, S4M - formed from the remnants of the previously dominant Students First - took control of almost 70 percent of the available MSA seats. Last week…

… that was first broadcast Jan. 19 on Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite channel, in which bin Laden offered the United States a long-term truce but also said his al-Qaida terror network would soon launch…

… was necessary to restore the company's credibility. - Compiled from Daily wire reports CORRECTIONS A story on yesterday's front page (Student dies in boarding accident) misidentified the name of a…

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… group treasurers. Eklund also said the student com- plaint organization process is work- ing relatively smoothly, relying on existing bodies such as the Greek Activities Review Panel within the Greek…

… have to have applications submitted to I3 T N IY- WN ORDS Making it Big Former University students venture out into the world of professional music By Andrew Horowitz, Tally Hall keyboardist LA-M 5…

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…. Additionally, nurse sharks are par- ticularly docile, as they only eat small aquatic invertebrates and are not as likely to chomp off the arm of a careless grad student. "Nurse sharks are very intelligent…

… Electro-hydraulics. FEMA Corporation announces it is seeking mechanical engineering student candidates for summer engineering internships to work in a world-class manufacturing environment. Successful…

… candidates will be exposed to the following real life training: Product orientation Testing equipment training Laboratory procedlures Less commonl9 taught language courses will include: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch…