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… transformation dress for Elsa’s “Let It Go” number, the “drama mamas” that helped along the way, the backstage crew, composed of Arab and Muslim students — that make the show. “Casting should be…

…, independent, fashion forward woman — an idea which consequently inflicts harm on society, because we can’t all be a cosmo girl. Meet Amani Badran, a trailblazer for Arab and Muslim women…

…. and the Importance of Representation HIBA DAGHER MiC Columnist In Reel Bad Arabs, Jack Shaheen explored the portrayals of Arab and Muslim characters in film. After analyzing a thousand…

… different films from 1896 to 2000, he found that 12 films had positive depictions of Arabs and Muslims, 52 neutral, and 936 negative. And representations of Arabs and Muslims haven’t gotten better…

… Arabs and Arab Americans outside of the Middle East, the Dearborn Youth Theater program, is trying to change all of that. Director Rashid Beydoun, musical director Vanessa El-Zein and assistant…

… director Lisa Cronin work to encourage and include students of all backgrounds in their productions. In January, I attended the Dearborn Youth Theater’s production of Frozen Jr. Sitting there, in…

… Michigan students are comparing the positions of front-runners former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. on issues relating to higher education. Affordability of four…

…-year colleges and universities has been an important topic throughout the primary. Both candidates’ platforms include measures to increase affordability and reduce student loan debt, focusing heavily…

… on the expansion of Pell grants, a federal subsidy provided to students from low-income families. According to Biden’s published positions on higher education, Biden thinks college should…

… specifically towards low-income and middle-class students. Biden’s platform also says he wants to further loan forgiveness for people working in public service and continue programs such as the Public…

… Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives debt to students entering public- service related careers. His platform also discusses promoting an income-based student loan repayment plan and…

… protecting GI benefits for veterans and their families. LSA freshman Andrew Schaeffler, co-founder of Students for Biden at U-M, believes Biden’s policies on increasing Pell Grants would directly…

… impact University students by increasing access to education. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 75 ©2020 The Michigan Daily N…

… JULIA FORREST Daily Staff Reporters Students compare 2020 candidates, policy positions on higher education ‘U’ political organizations discuss funding for public schools, community colleges…

… unable to vote.” EMMA RUBERG & FRANCESCA DUONG Daily Staff Reporters DESIGN BY HIBAH MIRZAl Bernie makes strong efforts to reach out among Muslim, Arab American communities EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff…

… extensive effort to reach out to the Muslim community, garnering large support. Arab American and Muslim groups on various social media platforms use #Muslims4Bernie and #InshallahBernie to show…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 10, 2020 — 3 BIDEN From Page 1 He also said Biden’s plan for loan forgiveness would affect many students, especially those hoping to…

… colleges, universities and trade schools, as well as to cancel all student loan debt, expand the Pell grant program and triple funding for work-study programs. Porter Hughes, LSA freshman and co…

…-founder of Students for Bernie 2020 at the University, views Sanders’ plans as a way to increase the amount of middle- and working-class people who are pursuing higher education. He said he thinks it…

….” According to the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 65 percent of current students identify as Caucasian. 15 percent identify as Asian American while a combined 12 percent identify as…

… on students with lower socioeconomic statuses. “I have a lot of friends who are only able to go to Michigan on financial aid,” Gordon said. “When it comes to paying rent in Ann Arbor and being…

… Student Aid processes and says the process is now easier to navigate, has better customer service and is more accessible to students. During his time as President, Trump has discussed making funding…

… never had. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, March 9, 2020 — 3A In the wake of the video of the student government president making anti-Palestinian, anti- Arab…

… executive would be the perfect place to test this theory. After all, CSG was meant to represent ALL the students of University of Michigan, and with a sizeable Arab and Palestinian population, I assumed…

… you are. I didn’t understand this as much until I was older, and I interacted with non-Arabs. Being asked “where you’re from” is already a stressor for most first- generation immigrants but every…

… I remained hopeful. I needed to remain hopeful. As a wide-eyed, freshman, student government intern, I decided a Central Student Government executive meeting between the interns and…

… inform me I had fucked up. You would think I said my favorite food was a Trump re-election. Later, I was told that if I wanted to talk about Palestine, the student government was not the place for me…