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… East situation with the Arabs, whos display is probably the most political of all. Learn the ancient Japanese art of Origami, or paper-folding, from Japanese students. M I U ~fU~ ~'4 ,; …

… 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…

…Sem"ty-Third TI a EDrED AND MANAGED BYSTUENT F E UNIvERY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORrrT OF BOARD I CONTROL OF STUDENT PUDSiCATIONS "Where opinions Are Free STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG., Ar ARBOR, Mic…

… Student Govern- ment Council and those who work for it are doing everything possible to prevent the Student Government Reform Union from having an equal chance in the forth- coming SGC elections. When the…

… Simon understood that he was to write less than 300 words and still write well over 400. This seems to be just another example of how little SGC cares for the students, in that it doesn't even give them…

…: LAST THURSDAY The Daily gave front page prominence to the hate-Israel speech presented to the Arab Club by Mr. Thashim Bashir, a representative of the United Arab Republic. The Uni- versity's Arabic and…

… non-Arabic communities are entitled to a de- tailed rebuttal of Mr. Bashir's statements. 1) Arabs in Israel have not been persecuted. With the exception of certain restrictions relating to na- tional…

… security questions, they en- joy full rights of citizenship. In contrast, Jewish minorities in the Arab lands have been denied the fundamental rights of citizenship. Under threats of violence and acts of…

… violence, Jews in numbers com- parable to the total number of Arab refugees who voluntarily left Israel in 1948 have fled the Arab lands. While these refugees have settled in Israel with full rights of…

… citizenship, the Arab refugees of 1948 have not been integrated by their Arabic host countries. Jordan to be sure has given them citizenship, but not employ- ment; Syria denies them citizen- ship while it…

… conscripts them for military service; Lebanon confines them to their camps. The mass of the Arab refugees remain second- class citizens in the very countries which invited their flight, and which now so loudly…

…Sventy-Tird Year EDrrED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIERsTY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHOtrF OF BOARD rN CONTROL OF STUDENT PULICATIONS Where Op A STUDENT PUxLICATIONS BLDG., ANN ABoR, MiCH., PHONE o 2…

…. -JOHN WEILER -MICHAEL HARRAH LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Readers Discuss Arab-Israeli Dispute To the Editor: I WISH to correct Mr. Y. Barnea of the Israeli Consulate on two points that he mentioned in his…

… had collapsed. The Pales- tinian Arabs, who are mostly refu- gees today, have always been and still are the rightful owners of oc- cupied Palestine. Second, Arab plans to utilize their water resources…

… are not un- productive. The Arabs in a spirit of conciliation, have carefully con- sidered many regional plans to de- velop the Jordan River. (The Mac- Donald Project, the Burger Plan, the Baker Harza…

… Plan, the Jhon- ston Plan, etc.) These plans have taiten into account water needs in Israeli controlled territory. This is in contrast to Israel's ac- tions of ignoring Arab rights and depriving them of…

… their vital and essential needs. Present Arab proj- ects are aimed to utilize waters of rivers that flow in Arab terri- tories without affecting waters under Israeli control. * *' * ISRAEL is under two…

… limitations limitations which make it insuffi- cient in law to submit any counter complaint against the Arabs for carrying out their small local proj- ects. First, to constitute a valid case for diversion, the…

…,. . To the Editor: LAST WEEK I came across your a r t icle reporting on Mr. Thashim Bashir's talk on Israeli- Arab relations. I would like to make a few remarks on this for the sake of truth and…

… correctness. Mr. Bashir, is quoted as saying that the Arabs in Israel have "lost" part of their land. No Israeli citizen, Arab, Jew or other, "loses" his land. Land just isn't robbed, confiscated or…

… "nationalized" in Israel. If any person in Israel no longer owns land he once owned, it is because he sold it, of his free will, for the price he chose. The only case of citizens (Jews as well as Arabs) being…

… former director of the Michigan Anti-Defa- mation League, to an audence of students at University Hillel last night. Chaldeans, Arabs clash over belly dancing By Andy Tsang For the Daily DEARBORN…

… cultural presentations were enjoyed by everyone. The Chaldean American Student Association drew the ire of some Arab American students - who make up a large demographic on the Dearborn cam- "I feel it d+ pus…

… Muslims in the Mid- dle East speak Arabic as their pri- mary language. CASA's similar presentation last year featured belly dancers that many Arab students said they felt were inap- propriately dressed and…

… played on a ste- reotype of Arab culture. "I feel it degrades women, as a Muslim and a woman," said Student Government representative Dyania Macki. Fellow representative Jamil Khui- ja echoed her…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3 * ON CAMPUS 'U' to host panel on Bill Cosby The Detroit Project, the National Association of Black Journalists and . Michigan Student…

… for a Univer- sity student and $4 for the general pub- lic. For more information on the event, contact Susan Pile at 763-3202. CRIME NOTES Damaged chair found in Markley A housing officer on a routine…

… currently no suspects. Students trapped in elevator Several people were stuck on an ele- vator last night in South Quad Residence Hall, according to DPS. The people got out of the elevator after a short time…

… compelling stories with a gathering of students and local residents. Lobenthal's hope was to convey the relevance of these experiences to the current struggle against intolerance. Lobenthal said there is still…

… - Students and faculty at the University's Dearborn campus joined together Monday for the 12th year in a row to celebrate Ethnic Diversity Day in Kochoff Hall at the University Center - but not all the…

… - who said they felt that the wOmen, o two female belly dancers perform- Muslim a ing during CASA's a segment of the pro- a woman gram misrepresent- ed Arab culture: Chaldeans, who Stu are historically…

… 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…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 7, 2002 - 3A Mail storm floods students with e-mail Blood pressure treatment made more effective Kenneth Jamerson, associate professor and…

… mail storms and to affirm a policy that will allow abusive users to be suspended more quickly. Some students hope that measures will be taken or utilities be available to restrict and monitor e- mails…

…. Student go' "I probably got 50 to 60 e-mails, it was kind of annoying," said LSA freshman Gabrielle Szyman- sky. "I wish there were some kind of program that U-M had to restrict all those e-mails." Other…

… students were concerned with the ability to block and filter e-mails themselves. "I think you should be able to block or filter what comes in," said LSA freshman Kaema Akpan. She added that students should…

… Staff Reporter Eight student government delegates from every Big Ten school will arrive in Ann Arbor tonight to take part in the tri-annual Association of Big Ten Students conference, which will be hosted…

… me different … I didn’t expect it at college and I didn’t expect it at Michigan.” Dagher learned about the Arab Student Association through a group chat she created with members of her Dearborn…

…Daily.com Read more at MichiganDaily.com CARTER FOX/Daily Students perform “Wil3it Dabke,” choreographed by Sally Kafelghazal and Nicola Nunu, during the Arab Xpressions event at the Power Center Saturday evening…

…Ann Arbor residents and University of Michigan students gathered Friday Night in the tea room of Crazy Wisdom Bookstore to discuss ways to protest conservative author and commentator Ben…

… Michigan this past fall hoping to find a close-knit Arab community similar to the one she had at home in Dearborn. But initially, Dagher didn’t see this community on campus. She recalled how she didn…

… Arab community. After attending events and meeting people with similar backgrounds to her own, Dagher became more involved in the Arabesque Dance Troupe and ASA. This past Saturday, Dagher took…

… part in Arab Xpressions, a celebration of Arab heritage. Xpressions is an annual performance partnered with Arabesque and ASA that showcases Arab culture through aspects such as music…

…, poetry, dance and song. The theme of year’s performance was “Ajyal,” Arabic for “generations.” Dagher found herself involved with many different parts of Xpressions this year. She had a role in a…

… conclusion of the show. “You see Xpressions and you see, ‘Oh, this is a way that my culture’s never been portrayed to me before,’” Dagher said. “It’s Arabs who are holding the narrative in their hands…

… preparations began in October. He said the implemented theme, generations, demonstrates the changing Arab identity over time and works to navigate the idea of what it means to be an Arab American on campus…

… ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor residents and ‘U’ students organize against conservative author ALYSSA MCMURTRY Daily Staff Reporter Presentations center around theme ‘absolute zero,’ discuss challenging…

… 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…

…Sixty-Ninth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN hen Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Truth Will Preva' STDN…

…'ve Really Got 'Em Worried This Time" 1 Z To TheEtor f-- AY, FEBRUARY 25, 1959 NIGHT EDITOR: SUSAN HOLTZER Neither East Nor West Concern Arab Minds 'ANDWICHED BETWEEN the contrasting ideologies of the…

… powerful East and West the political philosophy of the Arab world. tatesmen have branded these Middle Eastern ountries as nationalistic with varying shades f pro-Western and pro-Eastern sentiments, epending…

… on the issues at stake. A hodge-podge of kings, dictator-heroes and ibal chieftains, the Arab world is undergoing propaganda barrage primarily designed to oo the underdeveloped countries into one of he…

… ideologically opposed camps, and also, sec- ndarily to control the valuable oil reserves ontained there. MAN WHO LED ARABS for some seventeen years recently called, while in Ann Arbor .st Friday, for a new…

… outlook in the West's ropaganda appeal to this "new audience that as appeared on the stage of the world." The an was Sir John Glubb, former commander f the Arab Legion and a loyal British subject…

…. riticizing the West's attitude toward the Arabs, -lubb called for "ideas . . . that the people can aderstand and absorb." The soldier-statesman eent on to say the West should not tie its ;peal to these peoples…

… so closely to the possi- .lity of material gain, but to higher ideals. "We iould inspire them with a future world they an see, and which the Arabs and the West, as irtners, help to create…

… "future world." Both the East and West are slowly waking up to the fact that Arab nations have only one immediate goal in mind-their own economic productivity. Any means available to further their aims are…

… eyed with interest by the Arabs. TODAY'S ARAB world wants trade, money and guns. The Nassers of the Middle East have little use for the future world that Glubb has called for on the part of the West…

… 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…

… Seventy-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom EDI ED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ROGER RAPOPORT: Where Opinions Are…

… resignation of the vice-president for students, and the vice-president for students is glad to know ahead of time who the new English department chairman is. EVERYONE IS ALWAYS begging us to leave stories out…

… laments the decline in morality, asks for full law" enforcement, and an end to corruption and graft. MUCH OF THIS is to be expected from the adults. But the depressing fact is that many students reflect an…

… even more narrow-minded attitude. "Why couldn't you print it next year, after I gradu- ate," said one student. "I don't want the teams on pro- bation now." "The Daily really did it this time," said a…

… spawned y the Six Day War, everyone has ignored a most critical question: what is the relationship between "Arab Socialism" and the "Israeli Co-operative Movement?" Israel's economy is largely so- cialist…

… summit of social organization and above all a system that works in the Middle East. Now recall that the Six Day War--from the Arab side-was a socialist war.. The Arabs fought to counter alleged Israeli…

… aggres- sion, which they say has grown steadily since 1955. Many kibbutzim have Arabs working on them- Arabs who live there with their Israeli comrades. During and after the Six Day War, the Arabs deli…

…- berately bombed Kibbutz water towers and power plants. So the Arab states are tiying to build socialism by condemning Is- rael-which has the most com- plete socialist units in the world. Arab leaders are in…

… States League Special charge accounts for U.M. students By MALINDA BERRY The first effort to unite the9 Arab world was attempted in 1450, B.C. by an Egyptian Pharoah-it, failed, for much the same reasons…

… MICHIGANENSIAN is only $5.00 "Ensian-the yearbook that's Your book" where else but at GREENE'S? 1 GREENE'S CLEANERS credit application name address phone' SINCE 1450 .. . BC: Disunity Continues To Plague Arab…

… that the modern League of Arab States is failing. , The league, which predates the United Nations, has spent 17 dif- ficult years trying to resolve the dichotomy between its members' desire for unity and…

…, each of which is aware of its indepen- dence and wants to preserve it," Prof. George Grassmuck of the political science department said Wednesday. "The development of Arab unity has failed because of the…

… said. Constitutional Exchange "There has been a great effort to gather cultural information such an exchange of constitutions. They are also working to stand- ardize Arabic," he noted. The league has…

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… of "need-it-now-but-no-ready-cash," doesn't it? This is just another way for us to say- we appreciate our student business. We try to make it a pleasure to deal with Greene's. cleaners and shirt…

… attacks by Syria and Jordan on Nasser. Because of its many differences, it has trouble taking positive ac- tion on anything - instead it spends its time condemning un- assailable enemies of Arab unity and…

… pan -Arabism - Israel and colonialism. The most positive action the league has taken was when Iraqi Gen. Abdel Karim Kassen threat- KRU V P-qqg*v 012 Subscribe ened to seize Kuwait; the league1 sent…

… a combined Arab force to1 prevent him. Reasons for internal strife are not hard to find in an Arab world that comprises Nasser's socialism at one extreme and Saudi Arabia's desert monarchy at the…

… 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…

…--9 44- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 8, 1996 be ffiidiigau Dalg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG…

… own packs..> 01 TJ he Michigan Student Assembly's elec- Ir tions are approaching with the lack of subtlety and decorum that often describes and defines the body. With elections in fairly clear view…

… heavily onrthe man who made so many of them, MSA President Flint Wainess. Earlier this year, Wainess' promise to spear- head forces of opposition to the new Code of Student Con- duct materialized in more…

… time and consequently a lot of power left, this is no time to play lame duck. The hotly contested issue of health care concerns many students, especially graduate students last year that helped fill the…

… site-near Boston-has San Francisco and Los Angeles: between Arab and Israeli students. Will Smith, assistant to the vice According to Michael Vasko, officially been approved as a base Sedalia, Mo…

… seaboard. Work on this tinue "without interruption" on eign student groups. All the stu- Nigerian, Biafran and Arab groups The five-man committee will site was ordered halted yesterday. antimissile defense…

… holds ture. ture w uas banned. He crltited Haziz Essa, president of the around the country the business contracts for more than $475 mil- uAC for not being more forceful Arab student organization, said of…

… what it pleas- In evLious years, UAC express- ed without censorship. He said " :.::.:.::..:......................,.;.:..,.....1........:.:.:::f::"}:::::}}:<":r ly asked the student groups to de- the Arab…

… that the $5.5-bil- sites near Albany Ga.; Dallas scheduled to open tonight, and s were especially anxious that composed of two foreign students, lion program will be expanded in- Grand Forks Air Force…

….; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Officials fear a conflict caused president for student affairs, and chairman for international affairs for some radars and interceptor and Great Falls. Mont. by the use of political material…

… potentially offensive material from year &2'~ programs, financial aid, and Campbell Soup Co. - 1p.m. " T Lastyerthe wasbikrn stipends for intern teaching. Dana Corp. . . 1 between Arabs and Israelis over the…

… Arab display. Ingalls shipbuilding Div. Litton E a map used in the Arab booth. The Samuel Raz said that some SUMMER PLACEMENT SERVICE Industries map outlined all the countries of members of the Israeli…

… to use political material Camp Nicolet, Wisconsin, Girls, 10 McGraw-Edison Power Systems Div. that President John F. Kennedy d be a symbol of blood only if the Arabs do so. a.m.-5 p.m. Swimming…

… Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, February 13, 1991 ThMichgan Dail MSA *discusses regental contact by Julie Foster Dily MSAFReporter In light of increased tension be- tween students and administrators after…

… students disrupted last week's University Board of Regents meet- ing, the Michigan Student Assem- bly debated the merits of con- frontational versus conventional ways to deal with the administra- tion last…

… night. * MSA President Jennifer Van Valey said the regents are not re- sponsive when students try normal methods of communication. The students who dressed up as regents last Thursday felt it was…

… necessary to take extreme action, she said. While most assembly members agreed a communication barrier exists between students and ad- ministrators, their views on solving *the problem differed…

…. Communications Chair Brett White said he felt the approach of the students disrupting the meet- ings was too radical. "Whose cred- ibility is hurt more - the Regents or the people dressing up?" White called for…

… starting peti- tions, publicizing the problem in the media, organizing student strikes only when there is enough overall support for one, and writing See MSA, Page 2 I Allied guns hit Iraqis from land, sea…

…4A - The Michigan Daily -- Monday, February 12, 1996 ti e llut igttn 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in…

… through any other organization on campus - services that we feelare necessary. We are scared that students will not feel comfortable coming to SAPAC for counseling services as a result of this controversy…

… bankrupting the organization's budget - is counterproduc- tive. It only hurts the humanitarian efforts the As any immigrant group in America, Arab Americans have had to face many chal- lenges: a new language…

…, cul- ture and economic instability, just to name a few. Arabs have accepted these challenges, like past immigrant groups, adjust- ing to this new nation while retaining much of their heri- tage. Arab…

…, discrimination toward Arabs is actively practiced and ac- cepted by much of the Ameri- can media, government and people. From Washington, D.C., to Hollywood, the Arab has been portrayed as violent, bar- baric and…

… uncivilized. This is why an unfair, inaccurate and biased piece, like the one printed in the Daily on Janu- ary 24, offends, angers and saddens the Arab American community. The article, titled "Israel a lonely…

… champion of democ- racy," made many inaccurate statements about Arabs, and left out important information crucial to the understanding of events in the region. Glar- ing errors in the article in- clude…

… referring to Iran and Mauritania as Arab nations and describing the "many theocratic dictatorships sur- rounding Israel," when in fact only Saudi Arabia is a theo- cratic government surround- ing Israel. The…

… article collec- tively labeled all Arab nations in the region "brutal, back- ward dictatorships." This statement is insulting and false. The Arab world, com- posed of 22 nations, consists ofa wide array of…

… diverse types of governments. From theoc- racies, to democracies, to dic- tatorships, the Middle East is a diverse political arena. Therefore, the article's attempt to lump every Arab nation into a…

…I "Bon Voyage!" Sixty-Eighth Yearj yYEDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE} UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN "When Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Truth Will…

… Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICA. * Phone NO 2-3 241 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This mus t be noted in all…

… reprints. * SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1958 NIGHT EDITOR: JOHN WEICHER To The Editor Rebuttal . . To the Editor: "AMERICAN STUDENTS lack interest in anything not concerned with their own welfare." This critique…

…. He doesn't have to "seek out fuller information," he has the results of a free enterprise, quaisicapitalistic economy displayed Pan-Arabism And the Baghdad Pact LAST WEEK the cherished dream of Arab…

… had come alive. Egypt's President Gamel area and has a tremendous influence over the Abdel Nasser, the world's foremost Arab Na- masses in every country, even more perhaps, tionalist, and President…

… Shukri al-Kuwatly of than some of -the rulers. On the other hand, Syria signed a historic document merging their and this seems more likely, Nasser may attempt two nations and inviting all other Arab coun…

…- an internal coup in Jordan, in order to seize tries to join the alliance knownas the United the land and unify his country. Arab Republic (Yemen did so promptly). At the same time tiny Israel, long…

… surrounded Although the Middle Eastern dust has yet by her divided Arab enemies, faces' a new peril. to settle and afford observers a perfectly clear If Nasser is successful in enveloping the "Jor- view of the…

…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…

… student from Egypt declared. "I can go to any Arab country with- out feeling a foreigner," he said. This universal feeling among Arabs is now being felt by leaders in their governments, Greiss con- tinued…

… such as Jordan's Hus- sein may face "revolt," Dalati said at one point, but later tempered this statement to "change," * * * BOTH ARAB students were somewhat vague or unrealistic in facing questions as…

…"Well, I See Harold Got Him To Swallow Something" Sixty-Eighth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT…

…-depart- mental courses for Honor students in the literary college represents an important and valuable step for the University. The courses-one in social science, one in the humanities and one in the natural…

… sciences -were created by the Honors Council because it felt this type of program would make a signi- ficant contribution to the education of the superior student. We find one criticism of this program. Be…

…- sides being created too late, it was created only for the "superior" student. In short, the literary college should have done a great deal more with the integrated program and aimed it at more people. It…

… value goes up even another notch when exigencies of time, a large student body, and a small counseling staff force counseling to become totally impersonal and primarily a rubber-stamp function. HE STUDENT…

…, especially the freshman or sophomore, looks at the bewildering array of courses, and then, if he is a good student, takes those which look as though they might be interesting. Very often, he is taking four or…

… student plan his program from there. They may also help to emphasize the basic role of education as a means rather than an end in itself. Certainly, if somebody's program is headed in a direction he can see…

… the general pattern of things. Literature in not an entity alone, but rather the results of many societal. forces. The student cannot really hope to un- derstand the literature of a certain period…

… Arab-Muslim woman walking by in the stane. Below: A Palestinian child hides on the rooftops of Jerusalem after throwing rocks at a group of Jewish students. P Photos tory by Kalick Will giving back the…

… Gola for peace, mainly Israel's Protesters in Northern Isra tance to give up the Golar as seen through the barbei which serves as a buffer t Tensions arise not only between Jews and Arabs, but within…

…GOP LEAVES STUDENTS HOLDING BAG See Page 4 Sixty-Eight Years of Editorial Freedom :43 a t t]g p p E ( CLOUDY, COLD _. VOL. LXIX, No. 98 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1959 FIVE…

… in Review of Student Government Council should not include "any member who has an immediate stake" in cases reviewed by the Board. He said that he included himself and Dean of Women, Deborah Bacon, as…

… units available to the Uni- versity's women students. Ashton said a conversion of the building would depend largely on the needs of the medical school for such a dormitory. He said that if the medical…

… school did not need the building he felt there was a 50-50 chance of its coming into the men's dormi- tory system, preferably as an up- perclass residence. SGC Appoints 'Study Group Student Government…

… Council ap- proved the appointment of four; members to the Student Conduct .'Study Committee at its meeting; Wednesday. Clarification committee, which may recommend changes in the Board in Review and its…

… request of the Regents who asked Vice-president in Charge of Student Affairs James A. Lewis to "report any suggestions or changes which seem necessary and desir- able." Dean Rea commented that in his…

… clarification of areas of jurisdic- tion." He said he did not think the committee would make any evalu- ation of the 1949 regulation re- quiring student organizations to 'be without restrictive membership clauses…

… not.want to see the com- mittee get into the area of the student regulations booklet. +City rCouncil Allows Change By JOHN DeMOTT The Ann Arbor City Council approved a change in its annexa- tion…

… possibility of a Student- Faculty Conference on counseling is "pretty much definite," Roger Seasonwein, '61, one of the two student members of the Univer- sity Counseling Study Committee, said yesterday…

…. Although no specific plans have been made for the event, which will "probably be held just before or just after spring vacation," it has been endorsed by Vice-Presi- dent for Student Affairs James A. Lewis…

… open to students from all Arab countries, says club president Ali Mahgoub, Grad., because nation- al feeling in the Near East trans- cends national boundaries. At present, explains Mahgoub, the members…

… is informing Ameri- can students and those from oth- er non-Arab countries about the social life, living conditions; cus- toms and aspirations of the Arab lands. Better Contact Needed Knowledge of the…

… homelands of the Arab student is sadly lack- ing among Americans, according to Mahgoub. He illustrated with a story of a girl who sat next to him his first semester at the University. Oan'successive days…

…ies oven TOWARDS BETTER UNITY: 'U' Arab Club To Sponsor Dinner, Movies This Year I'l .,- :.~ .; A' I . ._ , o Pattern 11 I1 11 ' "/ (.) By THOMAS TURNER Membership in the Arab Club is…

… include all Arab std- dents on campus. There are 75 members, coming from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. The club considers "Arab" an ethnic term. Arabs speak Arabic and share a common "cultural…

… background." Almost all have the same religion, Mahgoub said, though there are Christian and Jewish Arabs. To illustrate his* point that Is- lam wasn't necessary to geing an lam wasn't necessary to being an…

…. He indicated he feels the club has appeared too, poli- tically inclined in the past. The Arab Club has four com- mittees which handle its activi-" ties First is the cultural committee.: Its function…

… of one and one-half mnil- lion. 'Activities to be stressed in the coming semester are the Arab din- ner and Arab night, both of which were very popular last year, as were movies of Arab countries…

… sleeves and trousers' losing their cuffs alto- gether. Spring Rites Panned, WHY PAY MORE?- When CAMPUS RADIO & T.V. offers lowest service rates and parts dia- counts to students and University personnel…

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… sign between the Arab and Israeli that threatened to spark fights between Israeli and Arab students. students. among the Mid-Eastern students. Quebec libre?'° prompted an ex- "'There was no reason for…

… explained, "be- and neither would they." "The Arab Students Palestinian the only ones who capitalized on cause Quebec is a French-speak- Her thoughts were echoed by Revolution.' the new rules. Students from…

… war- ing province." members of the Arab exhibits.! Most of the Israeli literature torn Biafra distributed literature Contemporary French prints They said they felt there was was about student programs…

… 8, 1969 Ten Cents Eight Pages /' Overenrolimen t: ' win some, U, lose $um By HENRY GRIX There's a touch of Las Vegas in the Student Activities Building. The admissions office in 1220 SAB…

… has become the headquart- ers for the University's own .ver- sion of the numbers game. While administrators and faculty a r e estimating how many students the literary college can accommodate, the…

… admissions office is busy gambling on how many students will accept admission from t h e 14 000 applications received for 3,100 available positions. And if anybody gambles wrong, the University ends up with t…

… o o many students and not enough funds and facilities to educate them. Meanwhile the State-Legisla- ture insists that the University educate all qualified in-state stu- dents who apply. Legislators…

… press their demand by appropriating state funds on the basis of "fiscal year equated students"--the number of stu- dents educated multiplied by the cost of educating them. The more students, the more…

… University from increasing either the number or percentage of out- of-state students. This year the problem has been further complicated by an unex- pected, unprecedented leap in the number of in…

… and literary college insists enrollment must "freeze" in order for the faculty to main- tain quality education. Literary college Dean William Hays ex- plains -it would be a "disservice" to students to…

… =work of LSA graduate Mary Berridge, .a former Residential College student. The display will feature photographs of women with HIV, appearing in the book "'A Positive Life: Portraits of Women Living with…

… international graduate student instructors. "This is our membership's No. 1 issue, maybe second only to the wage proposal," Smith said. "We will not sign a contract until we are satisfied with the way…

… international GSI training is addressed." All international graduate students must pass a three-week training course before the University will grant instructor appointments. Smith said the University currently…

… only compensates students who have never been in the United States before their training. GEO representatives said they believe all international graduate students should be com- pensated for English…

… language and teaching training, not just those who are in the United States for the first time. University Chief Negotiator Dan Gamble said because interna- tional graduate students are not employees until…

… they don't pass." Gamble said since these international graduate students are not GEO employees, the University cannot discuss their training in GEO's contract negotiations. The IUniversity is planning…

… to introduce a new program for all international graduate students who take the three-week training session at tonight's negotiation meeting with GEO, Gamble said. While he said it would be a definite…

…-related train- ing," Westland said. "This is clearly job-related training, so it's clearly something that should be talked about at the bargaining table." Westland said since many international graduate students…

…Page 2-Sunday; February 5, 1978-The Michigan Daily Hey Baby.. going my way? find outI Advertise in the Daily Classifieds ,under Transportation. Call 764-0557 Arab hardliners blast Sadat at summit…

… ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Hard- line Arab leaders adjourned their summit meeting late last night with no sign they had agreed on a plan to scuttle Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's peace negotiations with Is…

… make Egypt an agent to prevent Arabs and Africans from "safeguarding their freedom, obtaining their liberty and choosing their options toward prog- ress." The conference ended more than 24 hours late as…

… working with the Zionist enemy and in virtue of which he is consent- ing to concessions which attack the basic essence of the national and historic rights of the Arab nation." THE MEETING was similar to one…

… held in Tripoli, Libya, shortly after Sadat made the historic visit to Jerusalem in November that isolated him from most of the rest of the Arab world. Algerian Foreign Minister Abdel- aziz Bouteflika…

…, who hosted the summit, said earlier the participants did not want to exclude Sadat from the Arab community, but said "the Egyptian leaders cannot continue to regard themselves as omnipotent and carry…

… out a policy of capitulation in the name of the entire Arab world, meaning in the name of our own countries.' The summit called for the Arab world to reinforce links with Third World and Communist…

… nations, led by the Soviet Union, to win the widest international support for the Arab cause. It instructed Arafat to tell mem- bers of the U.N. Security Council and U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Wald- heim…

… in the name of the entire Arab world.". .' - Algerian Foreign Minister A bdelaziz Bouteflika Hash charge costs MSA Veep R.A. job (Continued from Page 1) has since resigned, heard reports of the…

…. UNIVERSITY Housing Director Robert Hughes refused to discuss the Arnson dismissal. Students on Arnson's former hall and Although, the earth is shaken by tens of thousands of earthquakes each year, it is…

…- tinue. Cliffford Brown February 13, 1976 Mideast To The Daily: The calumny of the Arab big lie has seen print in the pages of the Michigan Daily. Interest- ingly, the Organization of Arab Students now…

… Students is rot. Although Jews dwelt in Iraq and other Arab states a full thousand years before the advent of Arab hegemony in the region, they were subjected to constant ha- rassment, taxed prejudicially…

… the words cannot be underestimated Just ask any student toting an arm-load of books on the psy- cho-sexual implications of Moby Dick up those very stairs. Perhaps the greatest testimony to Rock's motto…

… student at the big U', I recognize that we cannot forget Sgt. Rock or we'll come to take our tasks too seriously. A lot of people - all gronks with four points and designs on Harvard law - probably dismiss…

… Central Intelligence Agency and major American corpora- tions. One gets a sense from this righteous indignation that If only university students could somehow be in the right places (always far-off), this…

… vocations, rather than placing its students in a position where they must become parties to murder and bribery. For in the final analysis, hasn't the univesrity, and per- haps this one more than most, always…

… resorts to the plaintive cry that the Arab peo- pIe are being falsely pilloried by the Zionists. To hear the Arab spokesman put it, Jews never had it so good in the Arab countries wherein they had resided…

… for several millennia before emigrating to Israel. In fact, Iraq recently invited all her erstwhile Jewish coun- trymen to return to their for- mer homeland. This plea by the Organization of Arab…

… vacation student guide around." areas in 26 countries. - Saturday Review GET YOURS TODAY FODOR'S MODERN GUIDES, INC. No. UM-2-74 750 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017 Europe Under 25 sounds great to me, so…

… constructed. The proposed structure will be three stories high, with Burger King occupying 5,000 sq. feet in the basement. The remainder of the building would be offices. THE FIRST speaker, A student, set the…

… the commission particular campus organization, "never listens to the public any- but was merely "echoing the sen- way." He argued that the only sup- timents of other students." porters of the Mc…

…. French disagree with conference proposalrs (continued from Page 1) American oil companies operating quoted sources who said Saudi in the Arab world and for a with- Arabia, the largest Arab oil pro- drawal…

… of Arab deposits from U.S. ducer, will demand soon that four banks. American companies give up their IN OTHER developments yes- shares in the Arabian American terday: Oil Co.-Armaco. 0 The Guit Oil…

… Corp. announced IRAQ HAS been one of the most that it earned a record $800 mil- vociferous opponents of U.S. Mid- lion in 1973, a 55.8 per cent in- dle East policies since the Arab- crease over the year…

… said. customers are violating federal Arab oil ministers gather in Tri- law. poli tomorrow. The Internal Revenue Service Iraq cut off oil to the United began notifying its field offices to States last…

… fall, but was the only urge consumers to complain if Arab country that refused to cut they are barred from buying gas- x back the amount of oil going to oline or diesel fuel in favor of a Western Europe…

… Shuttarl (left), member of the executive board of Muslim Student Association and LSA senior Salah Husseini, President of the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee and Vice Chair of Students Allied for…

…, tapping of phone lines and access to personal records to better protect against future terrorist attacks. Many Muslim and Arab students claim the Patriot Act comes at the cost of every- one's civil rights…

… Freedom and Equality, have changed their views on President Bush. Renewal ofPatrot Act may cost Bush Arab, Muslim vote have been expanded under the new budget. Bush requested that the maxi- mum amount for…

… individual Federal Family Education Loans rises from $2,625 to $3,000, according to the White House website. Additionally, students would see increases over 2004 in the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program, an…

… initiative Bush proposed in 2002 that pardons college loans for students entering the teaching profession. More than $170 million "(Bush) is making a lot of Republicans angry; however, I think he's making do…

… the election. "The fact that he has spent so much in the past term will definitely harm By Farayha Arrine and Michael Kan Daily Staff Reporters As the election year begins, the Arab and Muslim…

… and particularly their own. Because the Sept. 11 attackers were of the Islamic faith, many Muslim students said they feel that U.S. officials have used the Patriot act to target Muslims. Last week…

…'s State of the Union address has only caused more frustration as Bush told Americans they must renew the Patriot act, alarming some Muslim student groups who were awaiting the expiration of certain parts…

… faces today," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a leading presidential con- See BUDGET, Page 7 Students meet to discuss, oppose SAPAC changes By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter As Southern primary…

… approaches, activist " stresses civil rights Responding to recently announced changes in the administration of sexual assault services, students and advo- cates met yesterday to voice opposition to the plan…

…, unfair to Arabs Graduate student instructors, holding white picket signs and wearing yellow buttons, protested across campus Thursday for higher wages, more benefits and better treatment from the…

… well-re- searched article on the Near East. RAMI KISHEK RACKHAM STUDENT Arabs are victims of racism To THE DAILY, In a recent edition of your newspaper, you decided to print a biased, misinformative…

… LSA SOPHOMORE M ideast article inaccurate TO THE DAILY: - I am an officer with the Arab-American Students Association. The campus Arab community is shocked by the Daily's printing of an editorial last…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 5, 1996 e £ibtwigdiHE ltl 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in…

…, the sooner it'll be over.' - GEO member Monika Cassel, explaining why graduate students were protesting Thursday JIM LASSER SHARP AS TOAST P4ARLBO KO COUNTR -i1_ -- - -- LETTERS To THE EDITOR Viewpoint…

… University. By meeting the demands of the graduate students, the administration will create a better environ- ment for both graduate and undergraduate students. Since the University is primarily a re- search…

… institution, graduate students are re- sponsible for most of the actual teaching. Many undergraduate classes - such as low-level language, math and writing courses - are taught entirely by GSIs. They also lead…

…; part of the cost. Graduate students, most of whom face big debts, do not have readily available alternate sources of income. Thus, if they cannot earn a decent living by teaching, they are forced to take…

… students tends toattractthe best applicantstotheUniversity's programs - and the best teachers. In light ofthese facts, GEO's demands are more than reasonable. The union's request for a 15-percent wage…

…, especially for international, non-English speaking students. Currently, these graduate students are given three weeks of English language training over the sum- mer. However, the University fails to provide…

… was spon- sored by the pro-Palestinian cam- pus group, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, Finkelstein strayed from his planned lecture, "The Israel-Palestine Conflict: What We Can Learn From…

… arguing with one another and Finkelstein. Finkelstein said the most recent conflict in Gaza was a continuation of Israeli military policy that has been in place since the 1967 Arab- Israeli War. He added…

… that the policy is centered on Israelis ability to prevent Hamas, Hezbollah and its Arab neighbors from perpetrat- ing attacks on Israel and its settle- ments. "The Arabs and Arab states are supposed to…

…- Regents will consider proposal for three new building projects at monthly meeting Karen Boyd, a dean of students candidate,inthe MichiganUnion yesterday Student relations top Boyd 'S rsume First of three…

… candidates for dean of students visited campus yesterday By HAVEN BASSETT For theDaily Karen Boyd's resum6 has some items one might not expect from a candidate interviewing to be the University's new dean of…

… stu- dents. She has performed as the lead singer for a Pink Floyd cover band and played Eve Ensler in a production of "The Vagina Monologues." But Boyd, who has 20 years of student leadership experience…

…, is one of three finalists to take on that job on campus. Yesterday all University students were invited to a meet-and-greet with the potential dean to voice their opin- ions and play an active role in…

… the evaluation process. During the informal lunch, students were invited to discuss campus issues with Boyd. After, students were encouraged to submit comments and feedback online to have a say in the…

… nar- rowing of finalists from three to one, according to an article in the University Record. If Boyd gets the job, it won't be the first time she has worked closely with students. As the senior…

… associate dean of student life at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she influenced stu- dent ethical development and provided leadership to student activities, including Greek Life and media services…

…4 -The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 7, 1996 47h i je lCrtl tgtttt tt lg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG…

… JIM LASSER SHAR As TOAST STEVE FORBEE SAYS HEREH THAT "AMERICA ISN' T FOR~ SA LE1" RIGHT' ON. - jA LETFERS TO THE EDITOR T he number of University students who participate in community service has…

…) - Leaders of the Arab "Big Four" assembl- ed here yesterday to discuss progress towards a Middle East peace settlement and the use of the oil weapon since the Israeli- Egyptian disengagement agree- ment. The…

… oil question was expected to dominate the two-day Arab summit meeting being held at the white-domed people's palace here. THE HURRIEDLY convened summit coincided with an an- nouncement by United Nations…

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…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…

… significant change in the Palestinian mentality, until we see a significant change in the Palestinian leadership, I don’t think they deserve a state at this point.” The Arab Student Association and…

…-Islamophobia training for CSG members. The statement said the community needs public acknowledgment and administrative action in order to heal. “Ben Gerstein sat across the executive board of the Arab Student…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 20, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM University of Michigan students are opting to take math classes at other…

… schools because of the reputation of the department’s classes being more difficult, students told The Daily. Students interviewed by The Daily said the University’s math classes pose a significant…

… at community colleges can be transferred for credit to fulfill graduation requirements or major prerequisites. Students need to receive a C or higher in the course for the credits to…

… transfer. The catch: the grade does not affect students’ GPA. Engineering sophomore Lauren McNamee, a prospective mechanical engineering major, opted to take the equivalent of Math 215: Multivariable…

… and Vector Calculus the summer after her freshman year at Pennsylvania State University’s Abington campus in Abington, Pennsylvania. Like McNamee, many students choose to take classes in the…

…, Michigan math is just the worst.” The College of Engineering Peer Mentor Program offers incoming students resources to encourage student involvement and development of academic, social and personal…

… interests. As an Engineering peer mentor, McNamee helps incoming College of Engineering students transition to college life. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let…

… Athreya See STEM, Page 3 See EXXON, Page 3 JULIA SCHACHINGER/Daily University of Michigan Law students protest against the law firm that represents ExxonMobil at a recruitment event at Pizza House…

… Catastrophe Committee, as a group of students and faculty discussed issues pertaining to Palestinian refugees in Israel and surrounding Arab countries. "These people's sufferings can not be sold or exchanged…

… students interested in the prob- lem of Palestinian refugees. The purpose is to "discuss current issues perti- nent to political issues in Palestine and Israel," Abdulrahim said. "We'd like to have more Arab…

… could have been the first large licensing school to join *he student developed Worker Rights Consortium anti-sweatshop code, has decided not to join the WRC and continue its affiliation with the Fair…

… decision to not join- the WRC based on feedback he received from members of the task force. student applications rose 3.6 percent m 2 udents 1c 714 sudents erall, the ystem received 54. 46fresh- n…

…'n pplations from students in California. Asian American applications increased slight- ly, but American Indians, whites and other racial groups saw a slight decrease in numbers. UC Regents voted in 1995 to ban…

… 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…

… activism among the Arab community and fighting ethnic stereotypes. Experts traveled from all over the country to address sev- eral issues including student activism, issues of identity, women's issues and…

… Gamble said his team is also prepared to settle GEO's contract at tonight's meeting. "We have all the ingredients for a settlement," Gamble said. The contract affects the jobs of 1,600 Graduate Student…

… GSls' salaries and an adjustment of the way their wages are calculated. He 41so said the University may present information on compensated training programs for international graduate students and affir…

…Reprter rking on his third year as University president, Lee r continues to look for ways to improve the University as, from research to architecture to student affairs. riday, Bollinger took a few moments to…

… the lawsuits, Bollinger said he is pleased with ount of student discussion on campus, although the ity has not taken an official position on the interven- ng pursued by dozens of University studentsin…

… simulated cases, more then 40 students and faculty members began annual training this weekend for Code of Student Conduct arbi- tration proceedings. Saturday marked the first part of the three- tiered…

… resolution coordina- tor for the Office of Student Conflict Resolution. A panel of five students or a fac- ulty or staff member decides whether a student violated the Code, the University's internal discipline…

… policy. Student panelists are nominated by their respective student govern- nts and faculty members are her nominated by Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford, by a school or college dean or…

… by the faculty Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, Hulswit said. The College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts has the largest number of Code student panelists with 24 mem- See CODE…

… students con- cerned with the future of the state of Israel gathered yesterday for a conference hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The all-day conference, "From the Great Lakes to the…

…S&xty-Eighth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2…

… Help Channel Arab Nationalism By WILLIAM L. RYAN Associated Press Foreign News Analyst FEDERATION of Iran and Jordan probably means that eventually -and possibly before too long-Gamal Abdel Nasser of…

… Egypt will be the master of 40 million Arabs in the Middle East. American policy, if it is to get anywhere at all in the area, must soon make up its mind to live with this probability and plan for it…

… WASINGTON MER1{Y-GU-RUID DURING REGISTRATION for the present semester, a student was told by a counselor not to take a humanities course "because it only covers work you've had before. Take some- thing…

…, the student was greatly interested in continuint study of this literature, but was not permitted to do so by a faculty member. This is in direct violation of one of the cardinal tenets of modern…

… doctoral dissertations will indicate that such "narrow, but deep" study is essential to gradu- ate students and future professors. Why then should an undergraduate not be permitted to take a "repetitious…

… discovered in it." Thus speak the professors in numerous classes. In introductory courses, the student is often told, "We could go into this much further, but we have to cover more ground." This may be true…

… in such classes, where a general introduction is valu- able. However, an interested student should have the chance to go further, and courses are therefore often provided for such students. Then a…

… counselor steps in and says not to take the course because the student "had" the material before. WHY OFFER Shakespeare's Complete Works, when English 50 "covers the same mater- ial?" Why teach Tudor, Stuart…

… students than intensive analysis of one small segment. But surely by the close of college, the student can judge for himself which is better for him. The "anti-intellectual" attitude is probably not…

… 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…

… include members of the university administration and faculty, two members of the Con- gress of Racial Equality, two members of student Government, representatives of the Hyde Park Council of Churches and…

…'s real estate policy. Members of CORE and student government presented the results of six notarized test cases on apartment discrimination to the administration on January 16. In each case, Negro and white…

… students applied for apartments in university owned buildings. The Negro students were allegedly re- fused apartments that white ap- plicants were subsequently offer- ed. An official statement of policy was…

… decided to protest publicly until the admin- istration agreed to implement a program of non-discrimination. The sit-ins ended February 3 aft- er the administration threatened suspension for the students in…

… delegation of powers, and thus make it possible for Student Government Council to renew its demands for membership statements from student organizations is currently being undertaken by Prof. Robert G. Harris…

… dis- criminatory clauses. If plans proceed as currently outlined, Council should be able to make authori- hU se tative demands for those state- S hools se ments in the early spring. According to Student…

… on Membership. nal. Consultations have been held The teacher aides grade compo- with. Harisafubtentsd sitions, take attendance and w Harris, and four students, handle general clerical work. The who are…

… 73 of 357 junior highs on its power to recognize studen't were doing so and the practice is organizations, and on Regents by- wereding"oadte.ract law 2.14 which forbids discrimina- spreading," he added…

… brotherhood and privacy can be honored,' Newnan con- tinued. Students and alumni members of Sigma Phi are analyzing the purposes and functions of a mod- ern university fraternity, Newnan said, before submitting…

… math- ematically talented students must be encouraged to pursue this tal- ent." "Many more able students are bored out of" mathematics than frightened out of it,' he said in a speech. He listed the three…

… main causes of losing talented mathe- matics students as "boredom, poor instruction and an outdated cur- riculum." The situation has improved in recent years, Kemeny said, but as recently as 1950…

… the way, you can have some fun. Go do some extra reading'." Kemeny said there should be special classes for talented mathe- matics students, especially at the high school level. In the average classroom…

…, he said, the teacher must spend so much time with poor students he has no time for those with special talents. And, he added, the teacher must expect mathematically tal- ented students to do better…

… Middle East. State department officials here concede the seizure of power by military men friendly to President Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United BUILDING-This is the] Arab Republic poses serious prob- dad…

….fir L Ifpiga D Eighty-four years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Wednesday, February 12, 1975 News Phone: 764-0552 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mi…

… change this attitude and see that such a "mistake" never happens again. -THE DAILY STAFF Ask By PATRICIA FLYNN INSTEAD OF depositing their money in U.S. banks, oil rich Arabs are now buying the banks - or…

… enthusiastically wel- comes his capital. THE PUBLIC outcry against the in- flux of Arab money and the influence that goes with it has certainly not gone unnoticed by other Arab investors, who are already wary of…

… the shareholder's best interest, the ;ques- tion of Arab control of the city's largest and oldest local bank was clearly on everyone's mind. In the midst of the heated controversy, one bank director…

… about coming into U.S. busi- ness. They fear their holdings could be targets for retaliation against oil pricing policies. And, although anxious to convert their dollars into real assets, the Arabs are…

… abroad. And as one administration official put it, a growing Arab investment stake in this country is likely to make them more "responsible" in their behavior. THE CURRENT domestic credit crunch is another…

… reason to welcome Arab capitalists - both government and business would like to see some of the aproximately $9 billion the Arabs de- posited in U.S. banks and Treasury bonds last year channeled instead…

… into direct 'SCOtS investments. Arab investments, says As- sistant Treasury Secretary Gerald Par- sky, should be seen "not as a threat but, to the contrary, an important oppor- tunity." This point has…

… not been missed by U.S. businessmen, such as Henry Ford II, who is known to be seeking Arab financing for a huge apartment-hotel-of- fice complex planned for the center of Detroit. Ford, in fact, was…

… the deal. Pharaon has said that he would like to use the bank to channel Arab money into this country, Q ; > s U.S. investments in the Mid- dle East. "Khashoggi does a lucra- tive business in the Middle…

… States have guaran- teed that the borders of Israel will remain the same, the Arabs "aren't sure we mean it." Prof. Penrose also related how the college student plays a major role in political activity in…

… the Near East. "Every student in the Arab world is a politician," and politi- cal leaders try to get students on their side as a sort of "spearhead" to their activities and to lend in- tellectual status…

… students and townspeople at an off-campus meeting in conjunction with Negro History week, the 37-year-old au- thor of various books on the Negro in America said that writers either eliminated necessary…

… ideological concept. The professor is currently tour- ing the United States to raise fi- nancial support for his university. * *~ * HE SAID THAT the Near East- ern student would never seriously discuss Marxism…

… because of the repugnance of its doctrines to him, but that he would listen to Rus- sian proposals from a sense of po- litical expediency. Russia can promise the people of the Arab nations almost any- rry…

… Wtlk thing without fear of contradic- of the tion because the Soviets do not of the have any responsibilities in the esident Near East at the present, he ex- plained. The Arabs do not think that ac…

… to it. SL To Open Petitioning For Movies Petitioning opens tomorrow for sponsorship of Student Legislature Cinema Guild movies to be shown the last half of this semester and the first half of the fall…

… cent is taken out for an insurance fund. ISA Balloting Marks Start Of New Representative Body Novelty might well be the key- word of the current elections for the International Students' Asso- ciation…

… advisor of the University's UNESCO chapter, is helping to organize a Pontiac council. time include all of the 900 foreign students on campus. This scheme resulted in a grossly incomplete body, how- ever…

… countries which have 10 to 35 natives at the University are to be allotted one re- presentative, 36 to 75, two and 76 and above, three. * * * NATIONS WITH fewer than ten students fall automatically into one…

… 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…

… Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

…@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Editor in Chief EMILY CONSIDINE AND MILES STEPHENSON Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the…

… administration’s framework to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the deal finally published in detail, a wide spectrum of responses arose into the discourse. Overall, there appeared to be approval from…

… no’s.” The use of the term “Arab-Israeli conflict” to refer to the tension that has lasted — in one way or another — for over a century, is purposeful. Arab states and their leaders have always…

… consequential 1967 Six-Day War into motion and the 2002 Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative that conditioned the establishment of formal ties between Israel and Arab states on the premise that Israel withdraw…

… to the 1949 armistice lines, or as they have often been called, the “1967 Lines.” It is clear that the position taken by Arab leaders has proved influential in determining much of the discourse…

… surrounding the conflict, if not the facts on the ground themselves. With such context in mind, the response of many important Arab figures to the release of the Trump plan is quite notable. On Jan. 28…

…, when the details of the plan were put out in full, dignitaries from many Arab countries either came to Washington to show support for the deal or released statements encouraging the diplomatic…

… efforts and urging acceptance of the plan as a basis for ongoing talks. Such countries include Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Their support for the plan as a start…

… to future negotiations, and even support for the plan itself, is telling because it reveals the beginnings of a shift in the attitude of the Arab world towards the plight of Palestinian…

…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…

…The Trimester Experiment: Student Reactions (Third of four articles) By H. NEIL BERKSON and KENNETH WINTER Though it occasionally proved hectic, students like the new calendar. After one term…

… respondents "strongly prefer the trimester." Questionnaires, including both multiple-choice questions and space for written commentaries, were mailed to a random sample of University students, most of whom have…

… been here under the old semester system as well. From the responses, several other generalizations seem reasonable: Student Conclusions -By far the most popular feature of the new calendar is the…

… elimination of the January "lame duck" session of the fall term. Students don't seem dismayed over the loss of Christmas vacation as a period for writing papers and studying for finals. Students had expected…

…-exam period. -Aside from the last-minute rush, students' major complaint is that instructors failed to adjust their courses to the stepped-up trimester pace. -Students don't mind the curtailed exam period, but…

… would like a few free days before finals to use as a "reading period." -They feel they mastered their courses as well as usual last fall, and their grades remained about the same. Numerous students…

… applauded the long Christmas vacation similar observation, Martin E. Obed, '66M, said the nearly month- long break lets students "look forward to returning to school with a new semester and a fresh outlook on…