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…4A - Thursday, February 7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Thursday, February 7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of…

…'s immigration policy but has made no tangible commitments to specific issues like tuition equality. Currently, undocumented students who live in Michigan but lack nec- essary paperwork don't qualify for in…

… and drive slowly." "African Americans are lazy or criminals." "Hispanics are here illegally. They're all border jumpers. Or they facilitate the drug trade." "Arabs and Muslims are terror- ists." And…

…, Derek Wolfe ALAINA WYGANT A'xe the Axe j ~The Working Ethic: Should out-of-state students really ,t be paying more than in-state students? SOU If Charlene Lerner discusses the ins and outs of tuition. Go…

… ourselves to. We might end up having fewer headaches all around. Alaina Wygant is an LSA sophomore. 0 When I mention to people that I am Pakistani, I'm often asked, "Oh, do you speak Arabic?" Other times I…

…'m told "Oh yeah, soccer must be huge there." But I don't speak Arabic - I speak English and Urdu. I won't lie though, I love football, or soc- cer, depending on where you are in the world, but it's not…

…, serves as a testament to how important cricket is in Pakistan. But that it's assumed that I speak Arabic and watch soccer is a result of grouping Pakistan with Arab Mus- lim states and considering Pakistan…

… destroyed the team's. main offices. Tensions remained high as the team faced off against Bnei Sakhnin, an Arab team whose fans have clashed before with Beitar's. But the thousands of fans and foes who flooded…

… Familia" whose behavior has had the team docked points and forced it to play before empty stadiums. The group is routinely abusive toward opposing players, taunt- ing them with racist and anti- Arab chants…

… just what to do began to crystallize. The next day, Pelton sent a long email to all of the college's 4,500 students and 1,500 faculty and staff. Together they would "seek to make sense of the senseless…

… regarded; par- ticularly by conservative critics, as centers of left-leaning views. And students and professors at Emerson, facing Boston Com- mon and just down the hill from the gold dome of Massachusetts…

…4A -Thursday, February 28, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I e firic4t*gan + Keep the'U' honest Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard…

… her with an honor code violation for "disruptive or intimidating behavior." Gambill is part of a group of 68 UNC students filing a com- plaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil…

… corporations. Both have pitfalls. Last May, Coleman asserted that the University, among others in the state, is "underperforming in terms of our out-of-state student popula- tion." By what measure is the Uni…

…- versity underperforming? This semester, Winter 2013, 51.7 percent of the student body is in- state - about 21,200 students. And about 19,800 students - 48.3 percent - constitute the non-resident part of the…

… Former servicemen discuss personal stories, Arab-Israeli conflict By CASSANDRA BALFOUR Daily Staff Reporter On Thursday night, a group of about twenty students gathered at Hillel to hear the stories of two…

… that students were involved with its design. "The planning process for this project thus far starting early last year involved exten- sive involvement from the stu- dents," Purdy said. "A number of focus…

… groups were held to really gain the students' perspective on the project and what they would really like to see." Slated for completion in the summer of 2014, the bulk of the plan's cost goes toward…

… among 15 students on Thursday night at Amer's Deli on Church Street, to address issues they perceive with the crime alert system used by the Uni- versity of Michigan Police Department and the broader…

… from a perceived "racialization" of the crime alert per- petrator description, to the time delay between when a crime occurs and when an alert is sent out to students. Buoy said issues with the language…

… and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLOVIN EDITORIAL PAGE…

… University students purge in some way - make themselves vomit, use laxa- tives, diuretics or diet pills. Approximately 60 percent of Michigan stu- dents became more body conscious after ZO starting college…

… from the University collaborated on U-SHAPE with Ann Arbor's Center for Eating Disorders, surveying the University student body "to under- stand students' habits, attitudes, and perceptions around eating…

…, dieting, exercising and body image and how these fit into a larger picture of stu- dent well-being." The researchers attribute these high rates to the University students' competitive nature. And the study…

… offers other clues too: On average, students considered hook-up culture and Greek life to negatively influence their eating habits and body image. However, I think there's another issue at hand: anti…

…-fat prejudice. I know that makingcausal claims about the relationship between fat discrimination and eating disor- ders is tricky. However, with more than half of the student body con- ceding, "I would like…

… myself more if I were thinner" and with 90 per- cent of female students and 55 per- cent of male students worried about gaining the "Freshman 15," it's hard to deny there's a fear of getting fat. This…

…-SHAPE study, when she encourages "students (to) become activists on a very personal level by avoiding diet and weight talk ... The collective power of such individual actions can't be under- estimated. Imagine…

… fall, Spring Arbor University freshmen automatical- ly will be enrolled in a loan repay- ment assistance program. The Christian school has 4,000 students and is in Spring Arbor, near Jackson. The program…

… guarantees that students and their parents get help in repaying loans if a gradu- ate's income fails to meet certain benchmarks. The assistance con- tinues until the graduate's income rises enough or the loan…

… for the coming year," he added. Under the proposed budget, the state will also distribute up to $100 million in bonds to univer- sities that aim to increase engi- neering student enrollment and…

… graduation rates. Community col- leges can compete for up to $50 million in bonds for graduating skilled-trade students. ACTION From Page 1A once again has the opportunity. to be a leader in setting a national…

… standard for affirmative action. "We know we can win (this case)," Stenvig said. "But it's going to take building a student move- ment." Washington said Michigan's constitutional amendment and California…

… $44 in per-pupil fund- ing for K-12 students, and $400 million for school districts to defray retirement costs. Snyder will also seek to add $65 million in funding for the Great Start Readiness Program…

… hard- line Islamists as well as the more moderate ruling party, laid bare the challenges fac- ing this nation of 10 million, whose revolution two years ago sparked the Arab Spring uprisings. Because of…

… to contribute to the nego- tiations and all the organizing that goes into a collective agree- ment," Robinson said. Art & Design senior Ian Matchett, a representative from the Student Union of . Michi…

… students will be members of the workforce rath- er than business owners and therefore anti-union measures would directly affectathem. He added that it was impor- tant for students to take a pro- union…

… Director Linda Newman said in an interview. E. Royster Harper, the Univer- sity's vice president for student affairs, said the renovation will create community spaces similar to the Hill residence halls…

…. "(West Quad) has been an important community to gen- erations of Michigan students," Harper said during the meeting. "Our students spend a great deal of time in their campus homes, which are vitally…

… campus," Brown said. "Certainly this group sounds like a group thatistryingto ashine alight on safety issues from a student-to- student perspective, and that can only be much more beneficial." The…

… coffeehouse conversa- tion, also delved into students' perception of sexual assault. LSA junior Elise Coletta said while issues such as the time delay and minimal information provided in crime alerts are…

… classified as a terrorist organiza- tion by the United States, wouldn't grant any concessions. For the bulk of the talk, both soldiers field- ed questions from the audience about the Arab-Israeli conflict…

…-and- answer portion, one student brought up a scandal the IDF faced earlier this week that involved an IDF soldier purport- edly posting an Instagram photo of a Palestinian child in the cross- hairs of his…

… one side was clearly not acknowledged here today." Although Ayyash was pleased that many students came up to her after the event to thank her for coming and for asking critical questions, she felt that…

… dialogue alone won't solve the Arab-Israeli conflict. …

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 18, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DEARBORN, Mich. Colleges struggle when students drop out, keep aid Students who get federal grants but don't attend…

… school are leaving Michigan colleges with a bill worth millions of dollars. When students don't spend the money on approved expens- es, colleges, especially two-year schools, are turning to tuition…

… forgiveness. But since this didn't take place, violence will continue because there is no justice. Like other Arab countries that ousted authoritarian lead- ers, Libya is now mired in a chaotic and violent…

… 1952 to 1957, but was changed due to a student govern- ment council vote. The proposal return to a fall rush systemwas sent for approv- al by the Assembly Association and student representatives. 20…

… helping driv- Street WHAT: A driver was students are invited to con- will focus on intermediate ers avoid parking tickets, is WHEN: Friday at 12 a.m. caught driving drunk at tribute their doodles, and SAS…

… was damage WHAT: A wallet and to save her daughter from will instruct interested found on bathroom floor iPhone reportedly were warring parties after the students on the basic Attorney Erubey Lopez and…

… Finance Manager QUy Vo Circulation Manage The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) ispublished Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is…

… crisis and the Palestinians' sense ofbeingaban- doned by the Arab world seem to have created fertile ground for a third Palestinian revolt. Over the weekend, Israel's army chief convened senior commanders…

… globalization will be added. A new prerequisite course is the nexus of these curriculum chang- es. This two-semester course is designed to cultivate student media literacy and give students the tools needed to…

… analyze and deconstruct the media. Students will learn about how social scientists and NOMINATION From Page 1A Laurel Ruza, the chair of youMICH, said she often works with Osborn through the Student…

… part of the curricu- lum in order for it to have real-life applications. "We were looking at ... how we could make this curriculum best for 21st century students who are interested in a range of careers…

…," Ankerson said. "We wanted to be able to provide the critical think- ing skills and the background that would help (students) succeed in today's culture." JoAnn Peraino, the LSA cur- riculum and enrollment…

… in Egypt after a Tunisian oppo- sition leader critical of the Islamist-led government there was assassinated on Wednes- day. Tunisia was the first Arab country to witness a mass uprising and Egyptians…

… uprising. NEWS BRIEFS MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Suspect in MSU stabbing awaits court Lansing-area police say they've arrested a suspect in the fatal stab- bing of a Michigan State University student from…

… community. KHARTOUM, Darfur Tribal fighting in Darfur leaves 60 dead Renewed fighting between two Arab tribes over mining rights has left 60 people dead in the northern Darfur region, Sudan's state news…

… lecture course on the global AIDS epidemic, and I teach just a really small seminar for juniors who are going to do an honors thesis their senior year. the students in my AIDS class. If you could teach…

… from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Stolen identity Watch yourself Depression WHERE: University WHERE: 300 Block of East Hospital Hoover Street con erence WHAT: Students are invited to come…

… came after a phone call between the group's leader, Mouaz al-Khatib, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Al-Bunni told pan-Arab broad- caster Al-Arabiya the decision was made based on guarantees al…