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… Metinko Daily Staff Reporter A poll released last week by the Center for Women Policy Studies claims that the Scholastic Assessment Test is biased against women, depriving worthy female students of…

… that only about 40 percent of those scholarships go to female students "Men still take more rigorous math and science The College Board denied the charges of bias courses," Penn said. against girls…

…. said there is a possible bias because the SAT is supposed to predict how well a student will do in the first year of col- lege. "The reason this is important is that that is what SAT is supposed to do…

…,' Stewart said. "If it is incor- rect it is bias." Stewart also said it is not shocking for a test to have a bias but that ETS should do something to eliminate the bias. Some students agreed that the SAT does…

… not truly reflect how students will fare at school." "I think that if you only look at a student's SAT score, it is not an accurate indication of how a stu- dent will do," said LSA first-year student…

… students and groups of students. "They want the College Board and (the Educational Testing Service) to find a better balance between the questions that are asked," Schneider said. Arafat plans to visit…

….C. earlier this month. "His relations with the United States have been warmer in the past few months," Levey said. But Levey said the visit does not mean Arabs are closer to peace with Israel. a "It has…

… nothing to do with Arab- Israeli relations," Levey said. While Arabs make up 16 percent of Dearborn's population, Guido said 'the th t number of Pal es t in ia n~s pile keep wso plO OOPwas not a major each…

… the People's Food Co-op on Packard Road to cele- brate the store's last day of business. After providing the mostly student- populated neighborhood with natural foods for more than 25 years, the store…

… source probed I .i SAGINAW - Health officials in two Michigan counties yesterday still were trying to determine the source of a recent outbreak of hepatitis A that struck at least five dozen students…

… of See LECTURE, Page 3A Finances a pnoity in By Katie Piona Daily Staff Reporter Upon the completion of the Michigan Student Assembly elections this Wednesday and Thursday, two stu- dents will begin…

… their reign as the embly's new president and vice sident. Among the many responsibilities the new administration will face is the han- dling of MSA student fees, especially since students voted to…

… increase MSA fees by $1 per-student per- semester starting next fall. Many MSA execu- tive office candidates d they plan to raise the amount of rnds funneled to student groups each year by cutting the amount…

… of money directed toward the assembly's internal operations. Students' Party presidential candi- date Mike Nagrant said his party iden- tified at least $2,000 used internally by the assembly last…

… semester that could have.been better used to fund student .groups. He said that, if elected, the adents' Party members will focus on streamlining MSA. Nagrant said that as an executive officer, he would ask…

… a child," Hussein replied. At one point Alia passed out for about a minute while Hussein spoke to her husband. The king hugged the father and gave him a traditional Arab kiss on both cheeks, Later…

… his son, Faisal, and daugh- ter, Aisha. Hussein, making only his second visit to Jerusalem since the city came under Israeli control in 1967, risks censure in the Arab world for visit- AP PHOTO Jordan…

… from Yemen in 1949, blessed the king in Arabic. "Welcome, welcome, king of peace,' he said. "God bless you and your family. JEANNIE SERVAAS/Daily Generation APA, sponsored by the United Asian American…

… American Organizations-sponsored event kicked off Asian American Heritage month by featuring more than 200 student performers acting, singing and dancing in the 18 act show. As guests filled the lobby of the…

… Lambda Phi Epsilon. "We felt our fraternity represented diversity on campus. In several acts, students performed dance routines that combined hip-hop, techno and gospel with traditional dancing and…

… SACUA, Page 2 PROTEST OF THE MONT H ' study finds students feel Safer on By Ajit K. Thavarajah Daily Staff Reporter Members of the University community feel safer on campus now than they did in 1989…

…. Ronald Inglehart, who conducted the study, said that while campus secu- rity has been seen as a significant problem for awhile, University students and faculty have seen improvements in the last eight…

…) differences are not great:' he said. "One exception is attitudes toward racial harass- ment where African-Americans show more con- cern than whites." LSA first-year student Nancy Denner said she doesn't think…

… should also try to get more students involved in programs such as Safewalk." After 1989's survey was made public, University officials decided to expand the Department of Public Safety - adding officers…

… Sugar has been waiting for many years to pose for Playboy. But other women on campus aren't ready to take their clothes off in the presence of Playboy photographers on campus. Playboy looked for student…

…," said Sugar, who is among the 40 University students vying for one of three open spots. "I feel no embarrassment at all." But while photographers interviewed possible playmates, protesters outside the…

… historically Arab East Jerusalem. Palestinians say the con- struction of 6,500 homes for Jews can- not help but impede talks on the future status of the Holy City. Despite warnings of violence, work proceeded…

… peacefully yesterday. The Israeli Supreme Court turned down requests by Israeli peace activists and Arab landowners to halt the construc- tion. And demonstrations in two West Bank communities were quiet…

… March Madn CI I: ., miik i M i s Dear Fellow Students, Ins, ess. all. Daily. < . Today is the last day to vote in MSA elections. Here's why you should vote for the Michigan Party: We cover it The…

… Michigan icreased Student Pilgh a~ ; a 0I c u . S Improving Campus Safely Group Funding on an average of $20,000 a year ting to lower the cost of education Setting a student on city council .. …

… shrines. Scores of protesters were treated for rub- ber-bullet wounds and tear-gas inhalation, but there *waenone of the feared fatalities. dWith Israeli tanks positioned on the edge of town, Arab police in…

… coincide with Palestinian demonstrations in Israel marking Land Day. The day commemorates a 1976 protest over the expropriation of Arab-owned land in northern Israel in which six Palestinians were killed by…

… Israeli troops. Sunday's protests began in the village of Beit Sahur, near Bethlehem, when thousands of mourners marched behind the Palestinian-flag-draped body of a 20-year-old university student shot dead…

… in clashes with Israeli troops the night before. Fatah distributed color photographs of the engineering student to honor "the martyr, the hero, Abdullah Salah." Oklahoma bombing trial begins today…

…, we care, PROBLEM PREGNANCY HELP 769-7283 Any time, any day, 24 hours. fully confidential. Serving Students since 197. Gingrich concludes 3-day visit to ChiOna House speaker expresses enthusiasm for…

… movement. "(For some) it seems to be a festival of animals and, Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, and for others it is a day of deep spiritual meditation," Williams said. Many students who live close enough to…

… really a deeply religious person." Art first-year student Stephen McKenna said he went with his girl- friend to her aunt's house in Ann Arbor. "We spent the night at her house and then we got up and got…

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…'s plan to construct new housing for Jewish residents in 'mostly-Arab East Jerusalem, and he appealed to "the people in the Arab world" to understand why the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council…

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… said. Rivet said doctors shouldn't be put in the position to influence ethical deci- sions reserved for patients. "At the University of Michigan Medical School, they might teach the students biology and…

… bulldozer that went up on Jabal Abu Ghneim," said West Bank security chief Jibril Rajoub, using the Arab name for the hill where Israel is building a Jewish neighbor- hood in disputed east Jerusalem…

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… Arabs, but successive Likud and Labor governments deemed it too provocative to begin construction until now. Netanyahu and his officials said the project is meant to demonstrate Israel's commitment, as…

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… established to promote the ideals he lived by. STUDY Continued from Page 1A cent of those surveyed plan to get a part-time job. LSA first-year student Katie Darner said she needed to work in the summer to help…

…-service-minded students. More than 85 percent of respondents had participated in volun- teer work in the past year, while 76.8 percent of students at other public uni- versities did community service. Darner said…

… volunteering was' a helpful experience. "It made me thankful for what I have," Darner said. "It gave me a new perspective on things." In alcohol statistics, more University incoming first-year students reported…

… having drunk hard liquor and wine, 59.8 percent, than beer, 53 percent. However, Mary Lou Antieau, assis- tant to the vice-president for student affairs, said students only had to drink once in the…

… previous year to answer yes. Also, Antieau said many students drink very lightly to celebrate gradua- tion. "How many students had a glass of champagne after graduation?" Antieau said. These alcohol…

… statistics fall in line with other public universities that par- ticipated in the study. These institutions reported that slightly more students, 56.1 percent of respondents, reported drinking beer while 58…