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… speech into something wholly new. May its sound always evolve but its color stain forever. Bless it despite its ugliness. Bless it anyway. Every year, the Arab Students Association…

…, United Asian American Organizations, the umbrella organization for several A/PIA- interest organizations on campus, partners with the Office of Multi- Ethnic Students Affairs to plan this month of…

… events. Last year, A/PIA Heritage Month featured many large- scale events like the Generation Asian Pacific American Cultural Show (GenAPA) and the Midwest Asian American Student Union 2017 Spring…

… Brown Show, and Chroma — a show exhibiting artwork by people of color. Finally, every year Heritage Month is ended by a closing ceremony to recognize the achievements of A/PIA students on…

… campus. Below are some photos from different events that happened during A/PIA Heritage Month last year. This year, UAAO and Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs are looking for people to work on…

… hosts Arab Xpressions — a cultural show dedicated to featuring the beauty of Arab culture. Join us Feb. 17 to enjoy traditional Arab dances, music, clothing, poetry and more. As we explore the…

… unique experiences of Arab Americans through detailed displays and hilarious skits, we hope to provide a powerful and entertaining night for you and your family. The following spoken words were…

… presented at Arab Xpressions 2017: Who am I? A Bearded face, A Handsome face Brown Eyes, Caring Eyes Dark Hair, Silky Hair Tanned Skin, Exotic Skin Child’s thoughts, Loving Thoughts Pause Who…

… look in the mirror. And within me, I see my grandmothers. My sito marrying into the Arab culture, choosing to embody both worlds. My tata, raising five children within a civil war. And within me I…

…. These Arab women. Defying the stereotype unrightfully placed upon them every day. They have inspired me. They have inspired me to redefine what being an Arab means to me. They are my role models…

… Performing Arts to attend Arab Xpressions — the University’s annual showcase of Arabic culture. Xpressions is organized by the Arab Student Association, and featured Arab dances, skits, poetry and…

… student talent to celebrate the beginning of Arab Heritage Month. It is the only Arab culture show produced on such a large scale at the University of Michigan. LSA seniors Jad Elharake and Haleemah…

…-start built into most undergraduate classes at the University. Michigan time is a MAYA GOLDMAN Daily News Editors Event Arab Xpressions showcases dance, skits CAMPUS LIFE Event by Arab Student…

… had similar stories to her, and that it doesn’t have to be a stigma.” On Saturday night, close to 1,400 students, faculty and community members flocked to the Power Center for the…

… Aqel were the hosts of the event. On stage, they described how Arab Xpressions had transformed in terms of attendance and venue, year by year. Starting in the dorms, it was later moved to the…

… radical column to bona fide Daily section, MiC continues to grow to meet the needs of communities of color across campus. Along with sharing the narratives of the lives of students of color, we are…

…. She said: “Take us for exam- ple. Someone could write a book about being an Arab American from Dearborn and just walk us through their every-day lives. It doesn’t even have to be heavy! It could…

… as your founding editors, we want you to keep MiC’s history in mind as you invest in its future. R ima: I grew up in Dear- born, Michigan — home to the largest concentration of Arabs in one city…

… outside of the Middle East. Ironically, I didn’t realize how “Arab” I was until I came to Michigan, a school that is 72 percent white. I spent my first three years trying to understand why I felt…

…’s publica- tion should make room for a space like this if it was going to claim to be rep- resentative of all students on campus. I first approached the Daily expressing interest in one of their columnist…

… applications for that position and, no offense, but we usually only offer those positions to really important people. Like students who are really heavily involved on campus. You can still join edit…

… biting my tongue was something I would have to get used to doing while in the student publication building. After all, that’s what the other two POCs in the room did — even when [white] people on…

… joining TFA. When she started teaching at a predominantly Black school in Detroit, she saw that the most of her fellow teachers hailed from much more affluent upbringings than their students…

…. As someone who grew up in a predominantly Arab school with white teachers who also didn’t share her life experiences — and therefore had trouble relating to her culture and identity — Rima…

… quickly realized the need for teachers to empathize with their students. She felt her impact would be felt most if she worked within the system and educated her co-workers on approaching people of…

… color and cultural responsiveness. This realization allowed her to impact her workplace because it opened up previously closed lines of communication between her, her co-workers and the students…

… with recruiting students of color. After realizing that both of these goals could be achieved by working together, the three went to Andrew Weiner, the editor-in-chief in 2013. This meeting with…

…’s multitudes in mind while reading submissions,” she told us. “As students of color have such a wide range of perspectives and experiences that all contribute to the vibrancy and dynamic of MiC.” We ended…

… — Tuesday, February 6, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA…

… Kevin Sweitzer Tara Jayaram Ashley Zhang Ellery Rosenzweig Elena Hubbell A new kind of grading system is gaining traction at the University of Michigan. About 8,000 students at the…

… Business takes a completely non-self-determined approach to students’ grades: It assesses each and every class on a bell curve, irrespective of learning material, types of assignments or student…

… LSA typically use an absolute grading system to assess students — in my own experience taking a number of upper-level courses in 12 different departments, I have only been graded on a curve in…

… the Economics Department. Students in business courses, however, are perpetually sorted on a bell curve that doesn’t necessarily raise their raw scores. This places them in a state similar to…

… students in “weeder” LSA classes in the sense that one student’s gain is inherently another’s loss. The curve is as follows: Grades for all core classes in the Business School are distributed with less…

… than 40 percent of students receiving an A- or above, less than 90 percent receive a B or above, and over 10 percent receiving a B- or below. The problem with this grading system isn’t in…

… numerical outcomes — the Business School’s curve doesn’t impact students’ overall GPAs significantly. The average sophomore transfer to the program comes in with a 3.7 GPA and the Business School…

… religions are scoffed at. Only certain movies featuring Arab or Muslim people are eaten up by mainstream media, and it is very evident they are the ones that feature the infamous white savior…

… when minorities are repeatedly portrayed as such in mainstream media? For many, the only knowledge they have about Arabs is what they see on the big screen, and this perpetuates an ignorance about…

… walked into the house we stayed at, I was immediately met with kindness and a sense of familiarity. Throughout the weekend, we had deep conversations about our lives as Filipinx-American student…

…” students will benefit from the switch. Jones explained under the current system, a student taking back-to-back LSA and nursing courses has no transition time between classes. University spokesman…

… importance of communication, saying the administration hopes to keep students up-to-date on the switch from Michigan time using Canvas, social media, posters and student publications. Multiple…

… Architecture students Courtney Klee and Ellis Wills-Begley of the Initiative for Inclusive Design, a project aiming aims to foster dialogue about building accessibility issues. According to Wills…

…-Kitaab project, an initiative to replace an Arabic textbook used by the University that some students consider insensitive and colonialist. Gillcrist made a particular appeal to representatives with…

… students alike, is Engler’s lack of academic credentials. Students also worry Engler’s politician status will cause conflict on MSU’s already divided campus. At this meeting, Ashley Fuente, the…

… department, she describes the purpose of the town hall and encourages students to come together. “The Town Hall will provide the opportunity for me to hear from you, the NatSci student body, about how…

… important to get vaccinated, especially for students, who tend to be at a higher risk for the virus. “Students tend to live in fairly close confines, which puts people at greater risks because it…

…’s easier to spread germs and viruses, so students need to take a little bit better care of themselves than the general population,” Saulles said. “They really should be getting vaccinated for the flu…

…, even though it may not be the best match of the vaccine.” In order to avoid contracting the flu, Saulles encourages students to live healthy lifestyles in addition to getting vaccinated…

… experience in Arabic studies. The LSA SG committees, subcommittees and task forces provided other updates and announcements. No guest speakers presented at this week’s meeting. Before the…

… people that go to Michigan State,” Wilson said. “So … I think it’s good if we all keep up to date and if we can help to inform our fellow students about what’s going on at other Big Ten universities…