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… doubts about the ability of Central Student Government to accomplish anything meaningful or substantial, or if it could, then I had doubts as to whether Arab and Muslim voices would matter at all…

… student experiences whether we are aware or not, so it’s important that we understand the consequences of our votes. It’s time for Arabs and Muslims to keep the MomentUM going. The importance of…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, March 21, 2018 To the Arabs and Muslims on campus, keep the MomentUM going REEMA KAAKARLI | OP-ED I wasn’t able to put a name to…

… can stay just where I am. I f you’re anything like me, you think Central Student Government election season at the University of Michigan is a nuisance at best. As a freshman, I had serious…

… in that setting. Just a few years ago, the Arab community on campus seemed fractured and invisible with no clear central authority to which we could address our concerns and aspirations, and…

… no clear institutional support for improving student life in ways that narrowly affected our community. The Muslim community seemed only slightly better in these regards but was still…

… conversations, as so few Arabs or Muslims were represented in CSG, and the ones that were present were known to have faced discriminatory remarks and subtle racism to get there. Now, as a graduating senior…

… that administrations, including CSG, have begun to take our collective concerns seriously. In the past two years, CSG has uplifted the voices of historically marginalized Palestinian students…

…, responded to ugly incidences of Islamophobia in reflection rooms, administered reforms and, crucially, has made the broader Arab community on campus more visible with the support for the implementation…

… moment of silence, and then proceeded to silence all debate on gun reform. Finally, after last month’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 high school students were murdered in one of…

… actors who are not part of the gun industry, including themselves. Republican leaders blamed the police, the FBI, the school’s administration and even the students in Parkland, Fla. To a certain…

… Authority’s Bureau of Statistics. According to numerous scholars, including Yoram Ettinger and Caroline Glick, the population of Arabs living in the Palestinian territories has been greatly…

… inflated. In particular, Ettinger identifies almost 400,000 Palestinians living abroad, 300,000 Jerusalem Arabs with dual ID cards who have been double counted by Israelis and…

… Palestinians, and an overexaggerated Arab birth rate. This, among other disparities, contributes to a total of almost 1.15 million “invisible” Arabs who aren’t counted in the census. The importance of…

… this apparent miscalculation cannot be overstated. This existence or absence of 1.15 million Arabs can very well determine which group (Jews or Arabs) will be the majority demographic in the…

… Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY…

… all students affected by Islamophobia — most of the panelists focused on issues faced by Arab students. Alsultany then shifted the event to a panel of four current and former members of the…

… two original songs from School of Music, Theatre & Dance students, which were written after talking to families that had been directly affected by the opioid crisis. After the performance…

… their overdose rates … How’d they do it? They did it through collaboration and partnerships.” supervisors at Victors cafe, University Housing and the Dean of Students Office’s BRT. The University…

… representatives from Counseling and Psychological Services, who provided information about CAPS availability to all students, and the importance of utilizing these mental health resources in any situation…

… in which a student feels necessary. Brooke Harris, a BRT coordinator, first distinguished bias incidents from hate crimes. Harris outlined how the Division of Public Safety and…

… Quad Residence Hall rooms of LSA sophomore Travon Stearns and other students last fall as an example of an occurrence handled by the BRT. Evelyn Galvan, a BRT coordinator, explained the…

… logistical case management of bias incidents and the hands- on role of the team to help students feel that they are part of a supportive community on campus. Galvan highlighted the team’s goal to talk to…

… ensure transparency, the bias response team updates a weekly log of incidents and response actions. “We want U-M to be a place for students to grow and thrive where they are,” Galvan said. Later…

…, Thomas Dickens, manager for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan program, highlighted CAPS and bias incident data, citing the fact that 39.5 percent of the 4,446 student CAPS requests were…

… submitted by students of color in relation to bias incidents. He explained how students have an expressed need to have a safe space to learn without being targeted for having visible…

… every summer to visit family. These visits ceased in 2011 when the area became too dangerous due to the violence and riots of the Arab Spring against the Bashar al-Assad regime. “After the summer of…

… Yusuf Ahmed saw how perceptions of safety and the Syrian crisis overall command a very large presence in the news. Since the conflict’s inception during the 2011 Arab Spring in response to…

… in the death of one woman. This rejection was met with a lawsuit against MSU by Cameron Padgett, a Georgia State University student and Spencer’s booking agent and legal advocate. Padgett…

… speak was organized during the school’s spring break in order to ensure the safety of the student’s on campus. “This agreement was based on the university’s requirement that the event occur on a…

… enforcement officers to the Afro-American Lounge in South Quad Residence Hall Monday evening to discuss prominent social and legal issues facing African Americans on campus. Students…

… non-minorities aren’t subjected to. LSA senior Isaiah Land, president of the University’s chapter of the NAACP, felt it was important to give students a chance to educate themselves and have…

… impart to their children on dealing with law enforcement. Students agreed they were implored to be extra respectful and extra careful in order to avoid ending up another fatal statistic. Eddie…

… reported in the state of Michigan in 2016. However, 82,000 African Americans were arrested in Michigan during the same year. Students told stories of being pulled over by police and having a…

… on community partnership, students worry knowing rights isn’t enough CHETALI JAIN Daily Staff Reporter See NAACP, Page 3 See COUNCIL, Page 3 See SYRIA, Page 3 See MICHIGAN, Page 7A See SCHLISSEL…

… Through Better Partnerships” — a nod to what Adams has called his top priority as surgeon general. Before the talk, Adams met with University students for a roundtable discussion. Medical…

… student Raymond Strobel told The Daily in an email interview he enjoyed the opportunity to talk with Adams. The surgeon general’s thoughts resonated with him. “The roundtable was a terrific…

… inclusive and diplomatic when seeking common ground on health priorities with others – and remember our role as servant leaders in healthcare. His thoughts on students’ roles in advocacy were also…

… timely; he urged not to think of ourselves (students) as the future, but the now.” Following a morning of meetings and discussions with campus leaders, Adams began his lecture in conversation…

… community, students see gradual progress on certain demands but encounter an overall lack of urgency in support of institutional change. The Latinx community is the University’s fastest- growing…

… student minority group, growing from 4.75 percent to 6 percent between 2012 and 2016. The majority of La Casa’s demands called for more Latinx representation in University staff, faculty and…

… Ibrahim Ijaz on Arab calligraphy, as well as multiple vocal and spoken-word performances. LSA sophomore Ceren Ege presented a spoken-word poem titled, “By Blood,” which illustrated experiences…

….” LSA junior Mariam Reda, co-founder of Redefine, helped organize the event and highlighted her excitement promoting social acceptance through creative, student-led presentations and…

… performances. “The purpose of Redefine itself is to promote social acceptance through the creation and exhibition of original student talent,” Reda said. “(Looking around) I see so many different…

…-stigmatize the event that’s happening.” Additionally, numerous representatives in the assembly commented on the pervasiveness of the upcoming CSG election, in which students can begin voting on Wednesday…

… open to students. LSA junior Seth Schostak informed the assembly of his efforts to determine what the students want to see in terms of changes made by CSG. Schostak told fellow representatives of…

… the importance of listening to student concerns instead of simply counting them as a signature on a petition, which was met with applause and snaps from the assembly. “Ask for input if you guys…

…Daily.com determined that adjusting the timeline to winter semester supports first-year student success by providing the opportunity to fully engage in curriculum and communities,” Harper said. Dean of…

… Students Laura Blake Jones and a team representing the Greek life community will monitor the transition. “In partnership with our Greek Life community student leaders, we are committed to working…

…, administrators from University President Mark Schlissel to E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, to the Board of Regents repeatedly emphasized the council’s self-regulated efforts. “I want…

… to applaud you for all the work that you’re doing along with other students to provide a safer environment in our fraternities and sororities,” Regent Denise Ilitch, D, told IFC president Sam…

… a member of MiC, my rosy view of the journalism industry began to dim. MiC was founded because The Daily lacked the voices of students of color, which led to the mischaracterization and…

… oftentimes racist depictions of students of color. The founders of MiC felt they couldn’t trust journalists to properly convey the real experiences of people of color, so they created a section where we…

… after months of talking. I was brought back to elementary school, introducing myself by my American pronunciation, Nah-dah; to my own sister not pronouncing my Arabic name until middle school…

… two Black students (the only Black female) in a class of 60. The oversaturation of whiteness emanating from my television screen felt normal — I felt as though I was the thing that needed to be…

…, one, in particular, caught my eye. It looked like Arabic calligraphy. I took a step closer and realized that it was a verse from the Quran. In fact, it was one that I had learned as a small child…

… and I said it out loud to myself as I read the description — a slave had written this Surah and their Arabic-illiterate owner thought it was a sign they had successfully converted the slave out…

… failed to fulfil their due diligence and protect their students of color from anti- Blackness and racist acts that occur on their campus. And just this weekend, a picture of a white girl…