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…Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 5B A t a small ceremony on Feb. 26, students from the Arab- American community on campus gathered to dedi…

… Multicultural Initiatives and Muslim Students’ Association were document- ed in the weeks following the attack. “Arab-Americans are facing a dual challenge as Americans they suffer from the same grief as…

… wanted to maintain close ties while their children were attending school. At present, it is estimated that the student body at the Dearborn campus is at least 25 percent of Arab descent, if not more…

… much more diverse learning environment.” By contrast, Arab-American enrollment in Ann Arbor has only recently seen increases — again, evidenced anecdotally. Twenty years ago, a hand- ful of students…

…, The Brehm Scholars, is credited with a significant increase in Arab- American enrollment in Ann Arbor. This pro- gram offers full-ride, four-year scholarships to a select group of graduating students…

… when compared to those of others. Many prejudice Arab-Americans are continually questioned by the FBI. In Los Angeles, immigration authorities have illegally rounded-up Arabs with both student visas and…

…OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, March 30, 1988 The Michigan Daily I I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Indian-Americans misrepresented Vol. XCVIII, No. 121 420 Maynard St…

…" that graduate ployeel students have been singled out for an expired excessive tax burden. This is little The C comfort to those students whose tax bill (GEO)i alone exceeds their entire month's pay- of…

… has been done except to create loan nancial programs at the University Credit kind of Union and Rackham Graduate School this urn whereby students have the privilege of Thus fa falling into debt in order…

… graduate students. Alternatives em- Porr ployed by other universities such as w ed Michigan State or Illinois include: rais- meaninj ing salaries to cover the tax, granting Stude state residency status to…

… out-of-state show th students, or reclassifying tuition 12:30 tc students as scholarships. D'Arms dis- such solutions for University of gan students by saying ses appropriate for one univer- rarely…

… right to call for a mass boycott March tax bill and a public Undergraduate students have for concern as their education fer if their TAs will are forced to ght in order to pay unjust taxes. te students…

… administrators 3 that graduate students denied a wage might not give a favorable >sion of the University to ctive students should be very d. And should do something gful to rectify the situation. ents, faculty…

… tendency of individuals to stereo- type and label whole classes of people based on the achievements or failures of a few individuals. Although many Indian students do well in school, just as many do not…

…. There are also many individuals on this campus who have turned to face those , issues. The University of Michigan Asian Student Coalition (UMASC) and the In- dian-American Student Association (IASA) will…

… Arab armies. Now, with the whole top echelon of British commanders recalled, the Legion could become a tool of Arab leaders aiming to' A Student Debate The world's most crucial area - the Middle East…

…- currence. What are the big issues? Why are they so irreconcilable? Daily readers can judge for themselves in this debate be- tween representatives of the Is- raeli and Arab Student organi- zations on campus…

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… must be noted in all reprints. Y, MARCH 25, 1956 NIGHT EDITOR: ERNEST THEODOSSIN Minimum Membership Rule Limits New Groups Israeli View- Israelis Withdraw from Arab Land By LILY LAHAV ONCE AGAIN…

… of Lt. Gen. John Baggot Glubb, the British commander of the Arab Legion. Since the armistice treaties, attacks from across the borders on settlements and on fishermen on the Sea of Galilee have…

… happened continually. Hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands wounded in so-called border incidents. In addition to this, the continu- ous announcements of Arab statesmen and leaders, calling…

… for vengeance and threatening with a "Second round," the aggressive intentions of the Arab States have been obvious. Nevertheless, it seems that the Western powers realized this fact only through the…

… danger of war in the Middle East lies in possible Arab aggres- sion. Although Gen. Glubb was considered anti-Israel, the Legion under British command was considered as a possible restraining factor on the…

… in law. He is for- mer president of the Arab club. Arab View- Peace Pact Would Relieve Tensions By KHALID A. AL-SHAWI THE TRAGEDY or Palestine started in 1947 when the United Nations created Israel…

… consequence; what matters is that Israel is now in existence and must remain. Even though this attitude forms a bad precedent in interna- tional relations and world morality, the Arabs recently showed their…

… be The debate was sponsored by, UAC as part of International Em- phasis Week. The Arab students originally chose Prof. Harold Wals* of Mich- igan State and an Ann Arbor Arab, Mohammed Shokeir. But the…

…." possible security problems, the the girls expressed a whole con- ivil Fouad Saleh, an Arab student, extra noise which might be as- Adlerrti of fears and anxieties," ciAdlerAexplained. "I wasn't im- krab…

…'cge Teri THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, March 23, 1969 ageMl TIIn 1 HiE MICHIGANIIII DAILY Friday,1 Ma.rc.h- - 28, 1--9-69- UJAC FORUM: Israeli expert debates Arab v-I-.1.1 ~hU/~3£~I '~'3 71!- A 4b…

… Israelis objected to an American debater, The Arabs then chose a member of the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization, political arm of the Arab resistance movements, to replace Walsh. Again the Israelis…

… objected. After involved negotiation which ended with cancellation of the de- bate, the Arabs chose Dr. Burn- hain Hammad, executive secretary of the Arab delegates at the United Nations. The Israelis then…

… of the "first moveme to operate on the assumption genocide of another people." He argued "Arab citizens Israel enjoy full rights and c liberties," and that the local A population doesn't support the…

… Fatahtin part because it "wa to avoid the terrorist subver that has occurred in nearly ev other Arab country." Dr. Hammad said "The Ar demonstrated their willingness a peaceful settlement by their s port for…

… the Security Councilp posals of November, 1967." He commented that Arabs " to establish a democratic state all groups and wish to huma Israel, not annihilate Jews." added "not all Jews are Zionis He…

…-open" now in ef- resident advisers, and voted to pro- Israeli student organization, said fect at Lloyd. seek the necessary funds to ac- "the debate should be between However. Dana Loomis '72 sup- complish…

… Gov- nize m Ben-Daksaid. We'd like to have that would be neat to try." ernors meeting. H-more discussion with Arab stu- -__ _______ _______ ___ He dents" and would like to see de- -_ sts. bates "between…

…OBH is not the first Arab fraternity in the nation. However, Elharake said the founders of OBH decided to create their own fraternity so they could build the traditions of the group…

…” in Arabic, each member then revealed his name and pledged to support his fellow brothers. Many of the members introduced themselves through rap. Ahmad Saad, Business senior and OBH brother, said…

… after the University’s first Arab sorority, Epsilon Alpha Sigma Empowered Arab Sisterhood, introduced its first pledge class in a reveal show held in Angell Hall. EAS, which has chapters at…

… several other universities, is the first Arab sorority in the nation. Silan Fadlallah, LSA junior and president of EAS, said it was important for her sorority to attend OBH’s reveal show because EAS…

… had received support from the University’s Arab community at their own debut performance. “We’re here to show solidarity and support them, because we were the first Arab sorority to come to the…

… applications for Fall 2019. Elharake said his work with this campaign and his decision to found OBH reflect his desire to bring awareness to the Arab identity on campus. “Every year, I see Arab men…

… create, with the founding fathers, a peer-to- peer structure for Arab men to mentor each other.” Fadlallah echoed Elharake’s statement and said organizations like EAS and OBH aim to draw attention…

… to the presence of a distinctly Arab identity at the University and around the country. “The Arab identity as a race is often unrecognized and goes unrecognized because we don’t have a checkbox…

… checkbox and, within that, the Arab identity.” Throughout the performance, the recruits referred to themselves as lions, the symbol of the fraternity. According to Elharake, the symbolism harkens…

… Daily, Elharake said the members of OBH and the Arab community at the University embody the history of the Asiatic lions. “Their story has become our story,” Elharake said. “For decades, most…

… distasteful to every Arab student on campus. Students, Iraqis as well as others from Arab States are disgusted at the falseness of the analogy of Mr. Essaid's statements.' For this we choose to mention the fact…

…Painting As A Hobby Sixty-Ninth Year -- EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN When OpiniOns Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Truth Will…

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… been raised ... caution sig- nals have flashed ... and still no substan- tial reason for the lack of American represen- tation at the Vienna Youth Festival has been offered. The National Students…

… has unfortunately obscured the advantages to be gained from at- tending the Festival. Better understanding of Communists and students from other cultures is one of the greatest benefits of the Festival…

…. One need not participate in radical Communist demonstra- Lions, but through meetings and discussions a student can begin to comprehend the vari- ous manifestations of the Marxist doctrine. The learning…

… real factor in men's actions at a festival in' Vienna. THE VIENNA MEETING offers a rare oppor- tunity to American students. It is not often one will be able to freely, and inexpensively meet those from…

… reasonably, diverting, but unfor. tunately, are stll'not much et." ter than the rest of theshow. -H. M. Lasky.. Oh, Help! By The Associated Press LONDON - Parental pressure on students to make good has been…

… national average. At Cambridge and London University College it was three times as great, he said. wHO ARE THE students who are affected by the University's paternalistic social regulations? Are they not…

… mature enough to conduct their personal affairs? Although age alone is no measure of ma- turity, it is a factor. So the Daily Cardinal yes- terday called the office of student statistics to find out just…

…14A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 28, 1996 NATION/WORLD Arabs call for end to Israel crackdown Los Angeles Times AMMAN, Jordan-Across the Arab world, anger is replacingthe initial sym…

… process. As a follow-up meeting to the "Sum- mit of the Peacemakers" gets under way today in Washington, Arab coun- tries are demanding that the agenda be broadened to bring an early end to what they call…

… the "collective punishment" of all Palestinians for the crimes of a few. "What Israel is doing every day is humiliating the Arabs - both the Pal- estinians who are our neighbors and the whole Arab world…

…," said Jordanian writer Mounes Razazz. "They deal with people as if they information about terrorist groups and have been defeated, and in this case they cannot make peace." Rising Arab outrage at the…

… them. But Egypt, the co-sponsor of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, is joined by the Palestinian Authority, most Arab states and France in trying to broaden the agenda. They say the current Is- already…

… Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. Governors pledge to set more rigorous goals for students 0 & & Olga Sara I I 4 9 I I 9 I h F I f FL L The Washington Post PALISADES, N.Y. - The nation…

…'s governors pledged yesterday to revive the campaign for higher academic stan- dards by setting more rigorous goals for theirown students in the nexttwo years. The governors said that attempts to create new…

… by the Michigan Student Assembly's Elec- tion Court Saturday for forging a fellow candidate's signature. The court fined Burks five dollars. The court also ruled Corey Mornon, whose signa- ture Burks…

… a nigger?" See BURKS, Page 2 Arab nations call for peace conference RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Eight Arab governments yester- day endorsed a proposal by Presi- dent Bush that calls on Israel to…

… re- linquish territory in exchange for peace in the region. But Secretary of State James Baker rejected an Arab request for a Mideast peace conference. "This is not the appropriate time," Baker said…

…, reiterating the administration's stance opposing such a meeting. Baker met with the foreign min- isters of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. Avi Pazner, a…

… advises Shamir on the land-for-peace ques- tion, said on state television that "if the Arabs come and tell us that territory is the primary objective of negotiations, it is a sign they're not really aiming…

… issue has violence between Israelis. caused renewed Palestinians and In Jerusalem yesterday, an Arab man who said he was sending a "message to Baker" fatally stabbed three Jewish women and wounded…

… another. After the attack, angry Israelis shouted, "Baker go home!" and anti-Arab slogans. Bush, pledging to move quickly toward a lasting peace in the Middle East, told Congress last week that any…

… "some very good progress," and emphasized the Arab acceptance of a proposal for a permanent security force to protect the oil fields in the Persian Gulf. But there was a clear difference between the…

… United States and the eight Arab nations on a Middle East peace conference. "Our objective is to convene an international conference under UlN auspices," Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa told…

… parties announce platforms S Common Sense party advocates both negotiation and activism by Jay Garcia Coalition leader would abolish Peace and Justice Commission Daily MSA Reporter As Michigan Student…

… plan to re-settle the refugees somewhere in Sinai. qTHE LAST accusation, that the Arashe neurae marauding. is Arab, Israeli Students' Views on Arab Refugees (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following two articles…

… by Israeli student Mordechal sap!s oMt juaasad vanu jvW TaV31 aAlIv uasasdai qnl; q3 v puS ululaiN on the problem of Arab refugees from Israel.) *1 …

… interest to the administration at East Lansing. THAT the students at the Pretty School on the Red Cedar river are blessed with more than their share of creative talent; this is something that no one-not even…

… doubt exists that talent such as this deserves to be channeled into more con- structive drives. As to just whether the students at "State" could come up with a Model-T cow on a fast assembly line-this is…

… instructed to indicate wheth- er or not specific chairmen of commit- tees are to be members of the Student Government Council or not. The com- mittee will report back as soon as pos- sible, Serving on the…

… be responsible to the Student Government Council. The following policy proposals were includ- ed in the report: 1) The name of the organization shall be "Cinema Guild." 2) The Cinema Guild Board, its…

… of disbursement of profits. 6) That Cinema Guild be the only student organization authorized to pre- sent a regular program of motion pic- tures for an admission fee. 8) That Cinema Guild Board be…

… Installation Night calendared for April 13. The April 15 meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. Student Government Council agenda for meeting to be held Fr., March 25 1955 at 3:00 p.m. in the Union. Homecoming Dance…

… Administrative Organization S.L. Recommendations to SGC National Students' Association SUMMER PLACEMENT .EQUESTS Camp Navarac, Upper Saranac Lake (28 miles from Lake Placid) New York requests applications from…

… upper class- men & grad students (either sex) for specialty counseling positions. Season of 8 weeks during July & Aug. months; salary ranges from $250-$500 per sea- son. Ratio of 3 children to everycoun…

… disabilities and to strengthen their legal rights. Arab stereotypes need to be fought. By Dina Khoury Suppose a survey were conducted of University of Michigan students to deter- mine their attitudes towards…

… community, such results should be met with alarm and despair. Such a survey was recently conducted on campus, but instead of testing student attitudes about Blacks, the survey was concerned with Arabs…

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…. Roughly 90 percent of those responding agreed that Arabs were both intelligent or competent and hard- working or diligent. And roughly 90 percent disagreed with the statement "Arabs are unclean." However, a…

… core group ranging from 20-35 percent of the respondents consistently agreed with negative statements such as "Arabs are terrorists," "Arabs are warlike," and "Arabs hate Jews." While these statements…

… might cause other ethnic groups to bristle, the Arab- American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the group conducting the poll, was somewhat encouraged by the results. Khoury is an LSA junior. The…

… racist stereotypes. This can only breed further tension on campus. The ADC conducted the survey to de- termine what stereotypes are most preva- lent among University students and there- fore in what ways…

… we must educate the community to help end these stereotypes. The survey was conducted by phone and the respondents were chosen at random from the University student directory. The students were…

… replies. Our goal is to humanize Arabs in the face of traditionally dehumanizing media portrayals. To have 20-35 percent of those polled holding such negative attitudes to- wards Arabs in an educated…

… community is unacceptable. In order for us to move for- ward to an atmosphere of greater tolerance, we must strive to understand one another rather than condemn in ignorance. Anti-Arab stereotyping is not a…

…, which shows that the number of both undergraduate and graduate students tak- ing Arabic courses more than doubled in the years between 1998 - when those students began their studies - and 2002, according…

… six, according to the 9/11 Commission Report released in July 2004. Many University students of Arabic said they view Arabic proficiency as a useful skill because of this recent demand for translators…

… in media focus on the Middle East has also led many students of Arab or Mus- lim descent to enroll in Arabic classes in order to learn more about their own cultures or the lan- guage of the Quran, said…

… Fawzia Bariun, a lec- turer for Arabic 102. However, media portrayals of Arabic culture have also had a negative effect on the participa- tion of some Arab students in the community, said Mahmoud Fadlallah…

…, LSA alum and interna- tional relations chair of the Arab Student Asso- ciation. Fadlallah said while many students of Arab or Muslim descent who may not have previous- ly affiliated themselves with Arab…

… culture have become interested in it, there are also many Arab students who have chosen to disassociate them- selves with the Arab community because of the negative media portrayals of the culture, creat…

… showings will be at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday. Grad student fair to " be held in Union The Michigan Union and the Michi- gan Union Bookstore will be holding a Grad Fair to provide a one-stop opportunity…

… for graduating seniors to find everything they need for gradua- tion. Students will be able to join the Alumni Association, buy their caps and gowns and order their class rings and graduation…

… for academic affairs in 1986, and was appointed presi- dent of the University in 1988. During his tenure, which lasted until 1996, Duderstadt crafted and enacted the Arabic courses gain popularity at…

… 'U' By Laura Frank For the Daily With the media's attention and career opportu- nities geared more than ever on the Middle East, enrollment in the University's Arabic language classes has increased by…

…. "Eliminating ignorance of the Arab political situation will also eliminate some of the stereotypes about Arab Americans," said Basil Salah, a senior LSA student and head of organization for the Arab American…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 25, 1988- Page 13 Minority politics addressed By TED POPELY As part of Arab American Awareness Week, more than 50 people attended a speech last night on the…

… introduction of increasing numbers of minority Americans in the national political system. The awareness week - which has featured Arab and Middle East cultural events - is sponsored by the two…

…-year-old University chapter of the Arab American University Graduates Youth Section. The events continues tonight with a display of Middle East handcrafts and finishes tomorrow with a fashion show in the Michigan Union…

… University Graduates Youth Section. The AAUG Youth Section is a campus organization dedicated to informing people about the Arab American community and about the Arab situation abroad. Salah said the…

… organization also performs an important social function for Arab Americans. In a place where it is often difficult for Arab Americans to adjust, "We create a bond with one another," said Salah. About 50 people…

… attended a talk given by Jim Zogby, founder of the nationally recognized Arab American Institute and national co-chair of the Jesse Jackson presidential campaign. His speech, entitled "Ethnic and Minority…

…," said Zogby in his argument that today's American foreign policy organization is not representative of the constituent members of American citizens. Zogby said that Arab Americans have made progress in…

… terms of governmental representation. "We've come a very long way in a short period of time." Zogby connected his wish fot Arab American and minority involvement in government with a call for support of…

… Council at the WQBN meeting yesterday evening. Stephen Wert, an LSA first-year student and Rumsey House representative, read a typed speech to other house council members citing the reasons for the…

…Seventieth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS or THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY Of BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS When opinions Are Free ThUth wn Preva" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS…

…: Blind Obedience, Watchism' AY, MARCH 11, 1960 NIGHT EDITOR: THOMAS HAYDEN Arab Unity May Result In, Increased Tensions Red tassels with glory are not as good as' sleeping in peace. -Chinese Proverb…

… Communists in China seem to have adapted this philosophy to fit their own needs. The mass conformity in appear- rHE RISE of Arab nationalism and its drive for Arab unity could, quite definitely, be a rive…

… toward peace. However, this drive may -ell backfire and could eventually cause in- reased friction in the Middle East. Arab unity is an expression of a desire of he Arabs to rectify the artificial…

… political ivisions of one people. A few decades ago, treat Britain and France, party in an effort i maintain their colonial policies, divided up he Arab world into small states under the ssumption that when…

… divided they would be asier to control. Today the Arab states want to unite ii an (fort to better their political, economic and illitary positions, and this plan is viewed by >me Arab leaders as a move…

… divisions between eoples who think of themselves as Arabs in- ead of, for example, Iraqis, would reduce msion in the area. It is easy to understand he annoyance of the people in one Arab state, hen their…

… externally. ?ab economic unity would eliminate the conomic conflicts, for example, trade barriers r customs disputes between Arab states. Fur- her, a rising standard of living, given impetus y economic unity…

…, would decrease the discon- nt of the Arab peoples and increase chances f world peace. Even militarily, there is considerable logic in the assumption that a more militarily se- cure Arab world, and hence…

… one less fearful of aggression and foreign expansion into Arab territory by Israel or imperialistic countries would be much more likely to promote peace. However; this is the point that could back- fire…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY - I ~ I 'acuity Concert Set for Wednesday UN Deputy To Discuss Campus UN To Discuss New Nations, Disarming Arab Unity Fayez A. Sayegh, former direc- tor of the Arab Ctates…

… delegation to the United Nations, will speak on "Arab Unity," a Force for Peace," at 8:30 p.n. tomorrow in Aud. A, Angell Hall. Sayegh is a career diplomat, and has served as director of the Arab States…

… COED-Aeronautical engineering students Carolyn Weiss, '63E, and Patricia Kidwell, '63E, take an Air Force ROTC course to learn about airplanes. Coeds Invade NAorth Hat For Courses in AFROT1C l i. 'i i…

… the few women engineering students - people are surprised but they like the idea of having us around." "Strictly out of curiosity," Pa- tricia says, explaining her unex- pected enrollment, "I wrote a…

… find there have been no special arrangements made for them however. They have at- tended a number of drill sessions and they are treated simply as one of the cadets. Carolyn, an honor student, and…

… Patricia, a Regents Alumni Schol- arship winner, seem quite satisfied with the arrangement. Both girls are ,Aeronautical En-' gineering students and the Air Science program gives them valu- able background…

… believed his successor next year would be equally as enthusiastic about it. PIC To Hold Open House The Political Issues Club will hold a discussion with candidates in the Student Government Coun- cil…

…Page 2-Wednesday, March 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily Egypt pulls out of Arab League; PLO bomb rips Israeli market By AP and Reuter CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt, unable to muster Arab support for its peace…

… treaty with Israel, announced yester- day it was withdrawing in all but name from the Arab League, of which it was a. founder in 1945. Egyptian sources said the move was designed to undercut the expected…

… people. And in Paris, a bomb exploded in a hostel for Jewish students, wounding 28 persons. The Palestine Liberation Organization claimed responsibility for both Israeli blasts, but said it was not…

… humane way the problem of the Palestinian Arabs." But he warned Israel would not give up its security, saying, "The word security means to Israel life itself." SABRE party stresses political (Continued…

…. Arab nations dividedover how to deal with Syrians Lawyer: traumatic incident in Iraq triggered anxiety OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians suffered a traumatic…

… deadly mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The jury awarded the families of two slain students $4 million each, but the state asked the trial judge to enforce the $100,000 cap on claimsxgainst the sta a…

… shops that have been pillaged and looted. * The reports of 40 people dead in Saraqeb since Sunday come as Arab leaders meeting in Bagh- dad remain deeply divided over how to help solve Syria's year- long…

… Daily wire reports BAGHDAD (AP) - Arab lead- ers gathering here today will call for Syria to implement a cease- fire, but there's little faith that President Bashar Assad will do anything to halt his…

… crackdown on the year-old uprising. That could set the stage for Gulf Arab nations, eager to see Assad's downfall, to take stron- ger action on their own. Arab governments are divided over how strongly to…

… intervene to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and' their divisions illustrate how the conflict has become a proxy in the region's wider rivalry - the one between Arabs and power- house Iran. Sunni-led nations of…

… other Arab nations are reluctant to openly call for that step yet. Iraq, the host of the one-day Arab League summit, is in a par- ticularly tight spot because its Shiite-led government has close ties to…

…. It also supports the mission of joint U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, who has put forward a peace plan to end the regime's crackdown that the U.N. esti- mates has killed more than 9,000 people since…

… the uprising began in March 2011 as part of the Arab Spring. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshy- ar Zebari acknowledged to the media that the summit will offer "nothing new" on Syria, but will complement…

… Council. "We have no trust in the current regime. ... We have to see that they have stopped killing civilians." The Assad regime has pre- emptively rejected anything coming out of the Arab League summit, a…

….com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 25, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Students, faculty reflect on political climate, law First Arab fraternity on campus hosts show…

…’s first Arab sorority, and the Multi- Ethnic Student Association held a banquet to raise money for Syrian refugees through Friends of Kayany, a non-profit that supports education for Syrian children…

…In late February, Kaplan Test Prep released their annual law school admissions officers survey, an analysis that attempts to measure student interest in attending law school. After years…

… decision to attend law school. Anthony Coloca, Kaplan’s director of pre-law programs, was confident their findings were more than circumstantial. In a second survey of law school students…

… Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association and Michigan Taiwanese Student Associations, the event featured a variety of Taiwanese food and street games from the streets of Taiwan’s famous…

… Keelung Miaokou Night Market. Elton Lin, an Engineering freshman who helped organize the event, said the event aimed to celebrate Taiwanese culture as well as to bring different Taiwanese student…

… organization’s first student loan ombudsman — helping to establish federal guidelines that dictate policy and management of student loans and for-profit colleges. He was confirmed as an FTC commissioner…

…, provide mentors with common experiences Friday night, the founding line of Omega Beta Eta, the University of Michigan’s first Arab fraternity, revealed their pledge class with a performance on…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 18, 1994 Israelis admit to fing on Arabs in massacre JERUSALEM -Two Israeli sol- diers admitted yesterday that they fired at Arabs fleeing the Feb. 25 mosque…

…-made Galilrifle the Army said was used in the shooting. A few min- utes later, they said, another settler came in with a Galil. Both Jews and Arabs pray at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, and Jewish settlers carried…

… feasible if you don't give a damn aboutquality," Kennedy said. Michigan Student Assembly Vice President Brian Kight disagreed. "If we continue increasing tuition, the quality of students will decline," Kight…

… explained. "Good students with limited resources are going to say it's not worth coming to the University." Ralph Loomis, English professor emeritus and AAUP member, urged the University to seriously consider…

… that as tuition rises, the amount and number of financial awards to students similarly increase. Kaplan agreed that the University should continue shifting funds to finan- cial aid. "The increase in…

… fi- nances that affect its students. "Higher education is going to have to address the issue of cost, restructur- ing and the financial needs of students soon," Baker said. A group of bagpipers…

… Seventy-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS HowTo Humanze The Multiversiy v Occurrences b rc asrIi by…

… in all reprints. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1966 NIGHT EDITOR: NEIL SHISTER Arab-Israeli Cooperatio: The Key ToN A Middle East Renaissance THE PROLONGED situation of hatred, fear, and non-cooperation in the…

… by supplying the Arabs with vast quantities of materiel. THE POSITION of the Arab leaders is totally unrealistic. They refuse to rec- ognize Israel, consistently harass her bor- ders, maintain an…

… economic boycott against her, and refuse to allow Israeli merchant ships to use the Suez Canal- in direct violation of international agree- ments.; The Arab-Israeli hatred has been per- petuated and caused…

… mainly by demagogic Arab leaders who need a scapegoat for their failures, and a rallying point for the masses. Leaders with more of la de- sire to help their people would not have instilled hatred of…

… Israel, but rather would have emphasized the need for cooperation. ONE ISSUE that Arab leaders continual- ly point to in their attacks on Israel is the situation of the Arab refugees from Israel. During…

… Israel's War for Independ- ence, Israel asked the Palestinian Arabs to remain in Israel and build the coun- try together with the Jews. The half mil- lion, and not one million as the Arabs claim, who left…

…, did so out of their own free will. Therefore, the refugee situation is the fault of the refugees themselves, and of the Arab governments who are using them as pawns to discredit Israel. The Arab…

… against Israel. Everything is be- ing done without concern for the well- being of the refugees involved. IN SPITE of Israel's many calls to Nas- ser and many other Arab leaders to meet and iron out their…

… differences, the Arabs have constantly refused. Yet more fervent and continuous appeals by Is- rael may finally be taken seriously, and should be continued. The people of all the countries concerned must…

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… than water of higher temperature," the instructor said. "The needs of the students should come first," the source continued. "The depart- ment is definitely too weak if a few men in influential places…

… more intel- lectual meaning to the average student's university experience. Several major universities, in- cluding Princeton and Stanford, have already considered adopting partial pass-fail grading…

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…4 OPINION Page4 Tuesday, March 18, 1986 The Michigan Daily A Edite andmnaged bstudntst nstichigan Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan An Israel Vol. XCVI, No. 113 420…

… our lesson. Muhammaed Darawashi is a 22-year-old Israeli Arab who lives in the village of Iksal, near Nazareth in the Central Galilee of Israel. Last week, while Darawashi was in Ann Arbor, he shared…

… his thought on topics ranging from his personal struggle as an Arab within Israel to the Middle East con- flict. Daily Opinion Page staffer Peter Ephross interviewed Darawashi in Darawashi's third…

… The Institute for Education for Co-existence between Arabs and Jews. I worked in a program called Perach which is like the Big Brother program here. I was coordinator for the Arabrsection, which…

… included about 265 students. I worled the last year and a half in the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) as a Parliamentary Assistant... "When I got to Hebrew U. (in Jerusalem), I was a very radical, right…

… is that we have to go for war, that we have to fight for these things. There I had the chance to know that my struggle is not only an Arab struggle, Jewis can pass the same struggle also... My fight…

… for democracy is not only an Arab fight; it's a fight that both Jews and Arabs can live with. I didn't realize the misassumption I was putting myself in. I was relying on the historical basis the…

… Palestinians have there and at the same time denying the same right for Jews." ON HIS STAY IN AMERICA: "I'm here until the end of September this year, working and bettering Jewish-Arab relations here first of…

… and within the American community is Palestianian-Terrorist. That's not true. Within the Palestianian community and the Arab world and all kinds of other places, a Jew-Invader. And that's not true." My…

… struggle personally is for civil rights 1 Arab speaks inside Israel but in the other direction ... establishing a Palestinian state for Palestinians outside of Israel. My problem inside Israel is fighting…

… story: a few cliché sentiments about being down on his luck and needing students to stop by so he can pay the bills. What I got instead was a chance to gain new insights on laissez-faire parenting…

…’s it.” The restaurant is a two- person operation. Last year, they employed a couple U-M students part-time, but now, since business is slower than usual, it’s just Choe and his wife, Yoon, running the…

… small business, we feel inspired by that.” Choe tells me he hopes that students will be smart and healthy during the pandemic, and empathize with one another. “Every student must… think (of) other…

… person first. Not ‘me,’” he says. *** When Choe describes his love of connecting with the students who eat at his restaurant, the skeptic in me thinks he might be trying to score some good press…

… for my story. But the student testimonies I’ve heard are enough to quell any suspicions I may have had. Engineering sophomore Webber Qu says, “Korean cuisine has always been one of my favorites so…

… Arabs and Muslims. The Bush Administration signed the Patriot Act, enabling heavy surveillance of Arab and Muslim populations in America. The Obama administration aided in the Yemen Civil War, which…

… the well- being of Arab and Muslims communities both in America and the Middle East. On Thursday, Feb. 25 the Biden administration ordered a military air- strike on Syria in retaliation for a recent…

…’ relentless and bipartisan militant involvement. Before a new COVID-19 relief bill was passed, before student loan forgiveness was issued, before minimum wage legislation, the United States made an attack…

… active member of Al-Qaws, an organization that promotes LGBTQ rights in Palestinian society. Sponsored by the Trotter Multicultural Center, Arab Her- itage Month provides a platform for students to…

… students consider #BlackLivesMatter movement By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter Though demonstrators call- ing for an end to police brutality covered the Diag in December and marched to Ann Arbor…

… students a space to share their concerns and frustrations over recent incidents of police violence. Charlie Bright, acting direc- tor of the Residential College, said the program originated during a…

… meeting of faculty in the Residential College’s Social Theory and Practice major. Sev- eral of the faculty noted the sig- nificant amount of emotion their students expressed incidents related to police…

… brutality . Following a grand jury’s decision not to press charges against the Ferguson offi- cer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, students held a vigil on the Diag and later organized a…

… on the issues raised, and the learning community of the RC had the framework to foster a thoughtful conversa- tion about the concerns students shared,” Bright said. LSA freshman Darian Raz- dar…

…, a student in the class, said Former fraternity members must vacate chapter house by May 3 By EMMA KERR Daily News Editor The University’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu was suspended and…

…-year period,” the release read. “Sigma Alpha Mu Arab Heritage Month event embraces unique identities By SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter In honor of the University’s second annual Arab Heritage…

… Month, about 70 students gath- ered in Rackham Amphitheater Tuesday evening for a keynote address by Sa’ed Atshan, a post- doctoral fellow at Brown Uni- versity, about coming out as a gay Palestinian…

… embrace their Arab identities. This year’s theme, “Arabiyon Ana: I am Arab,” was chosen to explore multiple aspects of Arab identities and their impacts and influences in the world. Daily reporters…

… without hesitation, referring to the shooting of four Jewish students in Brooklyn not as an act of "one madman" or a single lunatic, but as an attack by the proverbial "Arab terrorist." How convenient…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 22, 1994 ~be lfi bigrtOilg 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JEsSIE HALLADAY Editor in Chief SAM…

… for the Michigan Student As- sembly and students, as elections are being held for president/vice president as well as 24 open representative seats on the assembly. We urge students to vote for the…

…- pus, fighting the Diag policy and implement- ing the proposed All-Campus Constitution, but they also are the most qualified candidates to fight the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, or…

… pragmatic plan to work with students, admin- istrators and the regents to amend the code - to lessen its infringements on students' rights in the short term. The Michigan Party is also a strong advocate of a…

… non-voting student regent - a pivotal issue regarding student representation on campus. Regents easily dis- card student concerns, and a non-voting stu- dent regent would empower students with a needed…

… mostquali- fied candidates, there is one major concern: their plans for the Ann Arbor Tenants Union (AATU). Neenan and Stern believe that AATU should be regarded as just another student group - a move which…

… experienced staff in such situations. AATU does more for students than the average stu- dent group and must be funded accordingly. While we differ with the Michigan Party on its stance toward AATU, this does…

… not erode our support for the party. They still offer experience, professionalism and dedi- cation to lead MSA into next year. The Students' Party also showed promise throughout much of the campaign…

…. They have experience with MSA and are knowledge- able about important student issues. How- ever, they showed inconsistency and a total lack of judgment in their stance on the code. Claiming that they…

… march. ANALYSIS: Arab-Israeli^Tension Endangers Peace EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first, of a two-part series aalyz- ing the current Arab-Israeli crisis. By JOSHUA BARLEV The Middle East is again the…

… scene of a tense situation which threatens to explode into a ma- jor conflict with significant bear- ing on world peace. The opponents, as before, are Israel and the Arab nations, back- ed by support from…

… who established per- manent residence in the new stat after the independence war of 1948. The Arabs have always main- tained that they were the first ones there, and therefore have the right to exclude…

… Nations decided that the best way to prevent the imending' conflict between the Arabs and Israelis, and (at the same time) give the Jews their own home- land, was to partition Palestine into two areas, and…

… recognize the Jewish part as Israel. Readily Accepted While the plan was readily ac- cepted by the Israelis, it was com- pletely rejected by the Arab na- tions, who threatened war if the plan was carried out…

… Berkeley, California 94701 ready been given them by the United Nations. After more than a year, the Arab nations of Egypt, Syria, Jor- dan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Lebanon, driven back and defeated…

… rage Three i-oae Th.: Libya refuses to end oil ban, calls U.S. policy anti-Arab' By AP and Reuter October's wa TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya will Libya reject not reconsider its oil ban on the…

… adhered to a United States unless the U. S. in Kuwait. changes its anti-Arab policy, the DECIDING Libyan news agency Arna said go at a time yesterday. on the Syrian Commenting on a decision tak- ating was a…

… enough ration program for s, he said. ICHIGAN PALLY XXXIV, Number 134 day, March 20, 1974 managed by students at of Michigan. News phone !! A class postage paid at chigan 48106. Published hrough Sunday…

…; cal mail (Michigan and non-local mail ;othey' sgn ), its hostile policy towards the Arabs," the agency said. The government newspaper Al- Fajr Al-Jadid, in a similar vein, said the decision against the…

… oil ban was completely unjustified and "all signs indicate that the enemy is preparing for another round to destroy Arab pride." THERE WAS NO immediate word from the Middle East whe- ther oil had…

… Randy or Andy Young Apt. 211,769-6374 rrer =MEMO AP Photo LIBYAN OIL MINISTER Ezzedin Mabruk leaves Monday's Arab oil minister's meeting. Libya and Syria were the only two countries present refusing to…

… lift their embargo against the U.S. STUDENT PROTEST: Food riots plagu NEW DELHI,. (Reuter - At to Patna to make an on-the-spot least 10 people, were killed and assessment. 31 injured as police opened…

…. reported. COMPARATIVE calm returned At least 22 people have now died to the western state of Gujarat since student - led anti-govern- only last Sunday after seven ment demonstrations erupted last weeks of…

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… praying out loud in Arabic while "ter- rorists" are carrying out a bombing attack. The implications are clear. Muslim = Arab = savage = terrorist = hate. We need to have a discourse about this type of…

… the Japanese-Americans is probably the one instance that most parallels the current situ- ation of Arab-Americans. Surely, Japanese- Americans would not have been hauled off into concentration camps had…

… not we been at war with Japan. And perhaps we would not be witnessing such discrimination against Arab-Americans if our country did not have such a dubious relationship with the Arab people. There is no…

… a "terrorist" group (a term only defined by the State Department and not review- able by a judge or anyone else), have resulted in 23 of the 25 defendants held under the law being Arab and/or Muslim…

…. Only an environ- ment of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment propagated in the mass media could justify such actions. The parallel with Japanese internment camps is clear. More stories need to be told…

… "Aladdin"? Compare him with Aladdin, our hero. Aladdin speaks with no accent in the film, while Jafar speaks in an Arab accent. Aladdin's skin color is fair, alm "American." On the other hand, our villai…

… most times depicted as owners of dry cleaning establishments who rant rave and yell and shout. Incidental , according to our 1990 Census, both Chi- nese-Americans and Arab-Americans had higher rates of…

… high school graduation than the population at large. Still, however, we see no Arab-American or Chinese-American protagonists in our television media and there don't appear to be any on the horizon…

…'s Studies" box of thinking which imprisons her. FRANK GIANCOLA LSA senior Hideki: Thanks for the MSA memories TO THE DAILY: As my term as Michigan Student Assembly President ends, I would like to the thank 3…

… minister period," replacing Aziz Sidky, who ue to stand by the Palestinians and of Egypt yesterday night, declar- has been Prime Minister for the not forfeit an inch of Arab land. ing "there is a continuous…

… that the confrontation1 "On the contrary, we have to in- Arab Socialist Union (A.S.U.), the with Israel "should continue and1 crease and intensify our engage- country's only political party. be escalated…

…, edited and man- rfre oysedya svg ter. And a California legislator aged by students at the University of attempts to break our i n t e r n a 1 ter. A eansalfori lsuper Michigan. News phone: 764-0562. Second…

… after8 - hdeaten to tel thimd whawt henU~ie hdeaetotlhi whttem e tacos contained, but said he want- I.!I 1 1NI ed more even when he knew the!- recipe. uI , -M ership some students to undermine Egypt…

…'s position. "There are some people who do not like Egypt to be strong with the support of the Arab nation, nor did they want the Arab nation to be strong with Egypt's support," he said. Sadat criticized…

… Washington' ap- parent decision to give Israel even more warplanes after Preimer Gol- da Meir's visit, "to frighten the Arabs." "I think the United States posi- tion is very clear, she wants us to accept a…

… partial settlement and concessions which would lead to a phased Arab capitulation to Is- roel," instead of a phased Israel withdrawal from lands seized in 1967, as called for by the United Nations, he said…

… Eastern By WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Foreign News Analyst War in the Middle East between Israel and her Arab neighbors can benefit only world communism. The Arabs, the Israelis and West- ern nations stand to lose…

… by it. Neither the statesmen at the heads of the present Arab govern- ments, nor the responsible leaders of Israel seem to want the war that nevertheless has been becom- ing more and more a possibility…

…. Egypt, the leader of the Arab world, is on the edge of what might be a flourishing economic era for the country-a 15-year program of economic development tied to the high Aswan dam proj- ect to make…

… parched lands flower and to provide the power for in- dustrial expansion. A ,war would seriously -perhaps irreparably - damage the chances of this pro- gram. The other Arab nations, strug- gling with their…

… encircling Arab nations a tiny country, has been engrossed in her own program of internal building which has enjoyed sig- nificant success. Much of this would be destroyed by war. The last available estimates…

… placed the effective Israeli fight- ing force at 250,000 men guarding frontiers against forces of nearly 200,000 in the encircling Arab na- tions. However, Israeli sources in- sist the Arabs actually are…

… advan- tage. If there is a full-scale war, both sides will protest, in all sincerity, that it was forced upon them. Ex- treme Arab nationalism, wounded pride, hatred of Zionism and the involved intrigues…

…. Diplomats daily Organization Notices Episcopal Student Foundation: Holy Communion and Breakfast Mon.-Thurs. at 7 a.ni. and 10:15 a.m. Cabinet and ClubMeeting, 7:00 p.m. March 28th at Canterbury House…

…-Monthly Paper Appearing every two weeks on Monday is the Monroe Streeg Journal, the School of Business" Administration students' publica- tion. Along with regular biz ad news, 1 the paper carries cartoons, jokes…

…4 OPINION The Michigan Daily Paae 4 Thursday, March 21, 1985 . _, Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan ,1 MSA: Skewed priorities Vol. XCV No. 134 420 Maynard St…

… MX, write to Rep. Purcell. By Kevin P. Michaels A great deal has been written and said about the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) over the last number of years. One point is painfully clear: MSA has a…

… poor image on campus which promotes student apathy towards the Assembly and lack of respect from the University administration. Why does MSA have a public relations problem? There are many reasons, but…

… the main reason is that a great deal of students view MSA as being too radical and unrepresentative of student views. They see a student government that sometimes is more interested in Central America…

… than Central Campus. They see a student government whose publication, the MSA News, has the gall to endorse national and state political candidates in its "Voter Education Issue," has tainted the picture…

… Students Assoc. IMPAC Citizens Action Group Environmental Theme Semester A'subuhi Multicultural Council Tau Beta Pi Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Skull and Obelisk Arab Jewish Cult…

…18A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 19, 1998 PAID ADVERTISEMENT http://www.umich.edu/~vote o for a teYes!Y tiuden 9 w w' es:e R Reen 1. A . We're this close to having a Student…

… Regent at UofM. We need your help. A Student Regent is not a new idea; UofM is the only public school in the Big Ten without a Student Regent. For thirty years Michigan students have struggled to change…

… that. Now we can. Voting Yes! Yes! Yes! on the Student Regent ballot question will supply the funds necessary to put the Student Regent question to Michigan vot- ers. A recent poll conducted by the…

… Governor's Office reported 73% of Michigan residents support the drive for a Student Regent at UofM. All we have to do is let them vote. All you have to do is vote Yes! Yes! Yes! 0 y 4 ; J ,t, ,0 6…

… Hillel Project SERVE Inter-Fraternity Council United Asian American Org. (UAAO) EnAct The Friars Student Dispute Resolution Process (SDRP) Singapore Students Association Student Book Exchange Taiwanese…

….Awareness Anti-Daily Arab American Anti-Discrim. Committee Rainforest Action Movement Jewish Feminist Group Michigan Biodiversity Project Jewish LGBT and Friends Collective (AHAVA) Recycled Notebook Project…

… Environmental Issues Comm. Women's Issues Comm. Students' Party Michigan Party College Democrats Al 1. 5. 9. 1f aL 1C 2( 2 2 2 2 2C 3 3d S 3 3 4 U 4 al 4j S 4 4 YeYes!Yees! Cross dPuz> by Andrew Wright and Bram…

…Yes! Yes! Yes! Drive for a Student Regent... Matthew Shultz MSA Rep. - MSA President - Erin Carey Pharmacy Vice President Heidi Lubin Matt Curin Trent Thompson Ozell Xiante & Sarah Chopp Mark Sherer MSA Rep…

… 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…

…-occupied lands. Israelis shot and killed three more Arabs and wounded 10 yesterday in the worst day of violence in week-long *rioting in the occupied West Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza Strip. It raised the…

… casualty toll to five Arabs dead and 21 wounded in six days. An Israeli border patrol also cap- tured three Arb guerrillas en route from Lebanon to Israel's northern bor- der, the military command said. A…

… occupied Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis, troops shot and killed an Arab demonstrator, the military said. Two other Arabs were wounded in the Gaza Strip village of Abasan and six more in Rafah when troops…

… fired at rioters' legs after they ignored orders to stop throwing rocks, the military said. An Arab reporter said two other demonstrators were wounded by gun- fire. increases tuition By ABBY TABB…

… to do with the remaining, colleges in the state. unstable walls. Inset shows a Another WCC trustee, Richtrd handrail which survived blaze. Bailey, said that few students would be forced out of school…

… by the tuition in- crease. Tuesday's vote by the trustees will bring tuition for in-district students from $18.50 to $24 per credit hour; for out-of-district students, the rate will See WASHTENAW, Page…

… 2 Guatemala junta Voids eonstitutiO Sharon ... angers Palestinians In the West Bank, where two Palestinian rioters were shot and killed earlier this week, Israeli civilians opened fire on Arab…

… Bankers think and say what they like is dead. The Israelis have set out to uproot PLO influence in the West Bank and promote a new, moderate Arab force. In his eight months in office, Defense Minister Ariel…

… Arab states and the superpowers will get out of Geneva," a Palestinian student at Bethlehem University recently said. "But what's in it for us?" The Palestinians - who see themselves as the greatest…

… response to criticisms of its treatment of the Pal- estinians. It is that the Arabs have treated the Palestinians even worse. There 'are no mass graves of slaughtered Palestinians in the Gaza, as in Beirut…

…- ceded in his report critical of the Palestinians, "the lack of tolerance shown by the middle-class Jew toward the Arab citi-. zen ... can amount to real hatred." But that hatred is muted in contrast to…

…-, ecutive Committee Secretary-General Mohammed Nashashibi said, "There are two kinds of Palestinians, those ruled by Israel and those ruled by Arabs. Why do you think we (the PLO) get such support from both…

… strategist and one of the founders of Fateh, the Palestine National Liberation Move- ment. "The struggle against the Israelis gets the most atten- tion. But the struggle for Arab recognition of our rights has…

… been much more costly." . PLO officials in Beirut say twice as many Palestinians have been killed by Arabs as by Israelis since their struggle began. And AI-Wazi points out that the first casualty of the…

… Palestinians as the beginning of their struggle for emancipation. Arab opposition to independent Palestinian action has had another important effect. "Israel destroyed our national rights," one PLO official said…

… disenchantment with the Arab states. Yet Lebanon does not appear to have been as devastating a$ Black September. "The Palestinians still have a force in being," one high- ranking U.S. diplomat recently observed…

… certainly without liking it very much, both Israel and the Arabs long have found themselves drifting toward accord on the Pales- tinian problem, and toward similar policies of repression against the…

… which they have little remaining sympathy and even less national interest. Yet Israel continues to predicate its security requirements on the assumption that it faces a unitary Arab menance, not separate…

… See MICHIGAN, Page 11 Israeli heads debate peace offering Peres: Land should Doily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN University employee Carl Levine addresses a group of students and workers picketing the…

…( Soldiers shot an Arab protester in Badah in the c the shoulder at Sebastiva, a West slammed him ag Bank town near Nablus, hospital of- wall. ficials in Nablus reported. A leaflet distributed by leaders of…

… -Dr. Yas what Arabs call "the uprising" - the violence that began Dec. 8 - urged Palestinians to intensify an economic Arab protesters hav boycott of Israel through strikes and tals as hiding places dui…

… back of aid, "get e hit D r. hest an d gainst the ssir Obeid e used hospi- ring 12 weeks d West Bank -e 1.5 million east 76 Arabs violence, ac- and hundreds e broken into times. Some bs stay away…

… [. ,Page 2 He said they d 10 and 11, other at the on confirmed Palestinians, showed both al's entrance. were beaten, By JIM PONIEWOZIK Thirty workers and students picketed yesterday in front of the…

…, as well as another supervisor who they claim prevented the worker from filing a grievance. The group, which called itself the Ad Hoc Worker and Student Committee Against Racism, also accused the…

… privately told two student officials three weeks ago that he would send the first draft of his anti-discrimination policy to the University Council for review. But when he released a second draft on Monday, a…

… proposal that might be adopted by the University's Board of Regents later this month, the council had not seen the document. Michigan Student Assembly President Ken Weine and Vice President Wendy Sharp said…

… Fleming told them three weeks ago that he Minority ~leadrs c larify stance By STEVE KNOPPER Several minority leaders on campus said yesterday they favor an anti-racism policy with sanctions for students…

… stance is still at odds with those of others students opposed to a code of non-academic conduct. Those would reconvene the council with a one-month deadlineto create a new policy that would deter student…

… important it was to connect it to my personal identity." Founas is a member of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality - a campus organization thatpromotes activismregardingissues related to Palestinian…

… social justice and human rights. She said her experiences with identity politics and Arab- and Muslim-American issues at the University pushed her to get involved in the Arab-Israeli debate on campus. For…

… many students, the history and politics of the conflict between Palestine and Israel might have been issues that were made familiar to them by their upbringing. But for others, these topics may be…

… and challenges faced by Arabs and Arab-Americans. Kherallah, SAFE's Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions chair, became motivated to engage in issues related to the conflict as a freshman in response to the…

… Arab Spring, a wave of government-topplingcivil protests that started in Middle Eastern countries in 2010. As a Syrian, Kherallah said he wanted to learn more about the region and even his own identity…

…. "The Arab Spring, what it really spurred me to do is just to engage with things and figure out what can you do on a concrete basis to improve situations, and stand up for my rights and other people…

… it starting in high school and then growing in Israel because I was able to explore it firsthand as much as I could." Other students did not become involved in the issues of the region until they came…

… where the funds of the University are going to these companies, there's a much more direct link." However, for most University students, what's going on in the Middle East or how it may factor into their…

… lives as students isn't something that they're often exposed to. In the early hours of Dec. 10, SAFE members and supporters went to six residential dorms and slipped mock eviction notices under the doors…

… evicted in order to make room for the Israeli civilians who inhabit the settlements, and asked students to imagine themselves going through the same experience. Overall, the goal of SAFE's Boycott…

…Racism pervades black student life By EUGENE PAK First in a five-part series In dormitory cafeterias the separation is visually striking: Black students sit with black students; white students…

… sit with white students. Laws relegating blacks to separate, often inferior, public facilities and institutions were repealed more than 20 years ago, but a separation along racial lines is still evident…

… today - both nationwide and at the University. Many say the separation occurs not because of racism, but merely because students stick with friends who share common interests. Marvin Woods, president of…

… the Black Student Union, said, "People get together based on their common interests and not so much physical similarity, even though that does play a part in it." The separation of black and white…

… students "is a combination of a little bit of negative feeling against the other group and each group having its own set of interests and cultural values," Woods said. "It's more cultural interest than…

… racial animosity." Nevertheless, it is clear that many black students feel alienated from the rest of the University community, both socially and academically. Both minority and majority students must…

… students. She added, however, that it may be necessary for white students to take the initiative. "It's very hard for you to be black in this world and not know about white (culture), but you can be white in…

… this world and not know about blacks," Royster said. Part of the problem stems from a cultural clash. Many of the black undergraduate students on campus are from Detroit, while many white students are…

… from the surrounding suburbs or northern areas of Michigan where few blacks live. In 1985, 81.1 percent of black undergraduates were from Michigan (compared to 71.1 percent for white students), and a…

… great majority of these students came from the southeastern part of the state. Of the 176 black Michigan freshmen in 1985, 109 came from Wayne County. Thus, even before they arrive on campus, many white…

… but said from the United Arab Republic, at the same time Moscow would be said last night there is no real agreeable to a meeting of foreign conflict between the interests of ministers if it was not…

… possible to the United States and the goals set up a summit session. Yester- of Arab nationalism. day's communique called for both. FOUR YEARS: Senators Pass Draft WASHINGTON MP)-The Senate voted 90…

…'s resolgtions, dennounces war and stops the large scale immigration into their country. Expect Neutral Position The Arabs expect the United States to maintain at least a neu- tral position between the Arab world…

… rate of almost a million dollars a day. "Another sign would be for polit- ical leaders to take the issue of Israel out of domestic partisan platforms," he added. Want Friendship "The aim of the Arab…

… na- tions," he said. He- added that it is in the interest of the United States and the West to support r these aims. Nothing but friendship and un- derstanding Is wanted by the Arabs, Kamel claimed. He…

… Re-. publicans voted against taking up the bill., -Daily-Len Brunette IN FAVOR-Panhellenic President Mary Tower, flanked by other Student Government Council mem- bers, spoke in favor of fall rushing…

…Wednesday & Thursday March 10th & 11 th Department of Speech-Student Laboratory Theatre presents GEORGE WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE- by KENNETH KOCH AND THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX by ISRAEL…

… term "blatantly racialist." CEASE FIRE ENDED: ySyrian leader calls on Arabs to mobilize By The Associat-ed Press I Ls ye r as Lffy were ast yed. Syria's strong man, Lt. Gen. Hafez Assad, called on the…

… Arab world yesterday to mobilize for a "war of liberation" against Israel. A BOMB THREAT closed the State Office Building in Columbus, Hours after he issued the call, Israeli sources ig Tiberias said a…

… five complaints including charges of ra- fired by Palestinian guerrillas. No casualties were reported. cism in the schools, charges of unfair punishment of black students, Hafez addressed a mass rally in…

… Damascus as guerrilla leaders and and a demand for black administrators in predominately black schools.: Arab newspapers throughout the Middle East expressed jubilation over The protest ended after…

… Sunday. -- -------- - - "The only way 'left open for the Arabs to recover their occupied 7-WEEK STRIKE ENDS land is that of armed combat," As- sad told cheering thousands in the Syrian capital. British…

… started Jan. 20. to dictate surrender on the Arab their rounds yesterday after a seven-week strike Post Office officials maintained an international countries under the pretext of that left 71 million…

… entire recovery operation was complicated "asdeadly an enemy of the Arabs on basic wages of $36 to $65 a week. Now they by Britain's new decimal currency and by higher as Israel." are at the mercy of a…

… cent forces of the Arabs in the coming While the returnees were sorting 11 million pieces ceiling on wage increases. liberation battle," he said. assaulted the tiny Vietnamese village during an infantry…

… Vietnamese rice farmer was thrown into a well and shot- either by Calley or one of his men. The Michigan Daily, edited and man- aged by students at the University of Michigan.News phone: 764-0552. Second Class…

…Seventy-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIvERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Where Opinions Are Free. 420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ABOR, MICH…

… decisions of the Board except in the sense that an assistant to Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard Cutler sits on the Board in an ex-officio capacity. BIG TEN RULES state that athletics must be under…

… "student-athletes" is no longer the exception but rather the rule in inter- collegiate athletics. And the fact also re- mains that intercollegiate athletics, al- though they serve no more than a sub- sidiary…

…-collegiate athletics, how does it stack up for the average student who pays $10 a year athletic fees from his tuition, $12 for football tickets which at many other schools are free to stu- dents, and a dollar a game for…

… basket- ball, swimming and hockey? Further, intramural facilities at the University are grossly inadequate, as even Crisler himself admits. The IM building was designed for a student body about half the…

… size of the current one. It is also worthwhile to note that there is no place on campus, with the exception of a small parking lot behind South Quad, where students can play basketball out- side. Vice…

… is paid off, which will be a period of many years. THUS THE STUDENT is supporting the brunt of the athletic program, and he seems to be only benefiting slightly from it except in the sense that there…

…6 4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 18, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET U0ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 t dopinion.michigandaily. comr tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS…

… regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict, but lack a sophisticated understand- ing of the situation. Rabbis need to educate their congregations on the conflict, as they encouraged their congregations to embrace…

… the civil rights movement and not harass black families trying to move into predomi- nately white neighborhoods decades ago. In this year's campaign, Kerry will have additional support from Arab…

…-Americans, as they have become disenchanted with a presi- dent that had significant Arab-American support in 2000. American Jewish and Arab- American interests have converged approaching the election. A…

…-Israeli conflict has support in both communities as well. Jews and Arabs have had a contentious relationship for centuries. But in this year's elections, they will vote together. Pesick can be reached at jzpesick…

…@umich.edu. 6 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 6 LSA-SG presidential elections need to remain democratic, not insulated TO THE DAILY: As a former elected representative of the Michigan Student Assembly, three-term MSA…

… Student Rights Commission chair and Central Student Judiciary justice, I am deeply trou- bled by the ballot initiative appearing on the ballot of the LSA Student Government elec- tions this week. If…

… Monday (Reforming Government 03/15/04) that the proposal would "ensure that executives are elected based on compe- tence, not charisma," I think the real effect would further insulate student government…

… from the student body. I view the proposal as a thinly-veiled reac- tion to the election of Monique Luse and Tim Whalen as LSA-SG president and vice presi- dent in winter 2002, both student government…

… Whalen won the votes they received. As long as we profess democratic princi- pals, electoral upsets will happen. The proper reaction of the other members of student gov- ernment should be to educate and…

… P oo rc. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Student Defends A cademirc'Grind" ONLY SURFACE CORDIALITY: Nasser. Arab Col By The Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria - Six potent words repeated over and over by…

…Sixty-Ninth Year - EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ni Opiniona Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS nth Will Preva]Il STUDENT PUBLICATIONS…

… audience for the candi- dates. The council rejected the plan for the open house, unanimously. THE LACK of interest in listening to the candidates is mirrored by the low percent- age of students voting…

… an interest in campus-wide affairs, and they must attempt to pass on this interest to their con- stituents. Then there is the individual student. So many of they view student 'government as "Mickey…

…-Mouse." In part this is the fault of student government, but some must rest with the students. Student government does have a function, and its ability to carry this out depends upon the interest of its…

… President Gamal Abdel Nasser spell out the main lines of his attack against Arab Communists. Nasser has talked himself hoarse in marathon speeches since Pre- mier Abdel Karim Kassem's Iraqi government…

… image which the Arab student projects. In discussing the American idea of the Arab world, Prof. Davis said that the American was fas- School Elects Unit Members William Dickens, '63, and Vicki Larson, '64…

… tribesman and lux- ourious palaces. Prof. Davis stressed the rare opportunity that Arab students in the United States possess in cor- recting the wrong image Ameri- cans have of the Arab nation. Stu- dents…

… Americans do not understand the events which are taking place to- day in Arab countries. Another member commented on the Arab student's reaction to the United States. He said that a stu- dent may become very…

… abstract international po- litical system which will "provide the student with a theoretical framework to help him organize the multitude of data which comes Gainson To Give Coalition Theory Prof. William A…

… crises which allow them several courses of action. Decision Makers "The object is to have students assume the roles of real decision makers in an international arena and interact on the basis of cer- tain…

… killed when a Hamas suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a Tel Aviv disco last June. As Israel mulled its response to the bombing, Arab leaders gathered at a summit in Beirut agreed on a new…

… capital and a fair solution for Palestinian refugees. Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minis- ter Ariel Sharon, said the Arab offer was "a very interesting development, something that should be…

… Wheeler Park. Baker continues tour of Middle East to promote peace initiative by Sarah Schweitzer Daily Administration Reporter University President James Duderstadt, in a letter sent to Black student…

… go in order to create.a safe campus and reveals the inade- quacy of University policies, facil- ities, and services to meet the needs of students of color. To address this inadequacy, Duderstadt listed…

… you and to all students as it should.' functions by Student Services, and; standardizing of security training, policies, and accountabil- ity for Department of Public Safety personnel. Duderstadt also…

… with the proposed times and meeting places, JERUSALEM (AP) - Secre- tary of State James Baker opened new talks with Palestinian Arabs yesterday, overlooking their asser- tion they represent the…

… Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that the Bush administration has shunned for the past year. Baker discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir demands from Arab nations that Shamir prove he is…

… willing to make concessions in their direction. A senior U.S. official said Shamir took the request under con- sideration. Baker is touring the Middle East trying to sell Arabs and Israel on President Bush…

…'s Mideast set- tlement formula: that Israel relin- quish occupied land in order to gain the acceptance of its Arab neighbors. Shamir and Baker met for 75 minutes and excluded even note- takers from most of…

… Baker was not See BAKER, Page 2 An attached report, compiled by Assistant Vice President for Student Services Eunice Royster- Harper, addressed various concerns raised by members of the Black Student…

… racial slurs were made by "someone on the scene; the determination of who used them is still open." Some Black students contended Ann Arbor po- lice involved in breaking up the See LETTER, Page 2…

… Jernigan finds mayoral position ' by Lynne Cohn and David Rheingold Daily City Reporters How many students know that Ann Arbor's Republican Mayor Gerald Jernigan served for four years in the United States…

… peace initiative at the Arab sum- mit in Beirut, offering Israel normal relations with the Arab world in exchange for a complete withdrawal from the territories it occupied in the 1967 Mideast war. Arafat…

… * peace BEIRUT, Lebanon - Saudi Ara- bia's Crown Prince Abdullah yester- day made a broad appeal to the Israeli public for a regional peace agreement, but his words were offset by calls from other Arab…

… Egypt By LEWIS GULICKF Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON-United States experts assessed the new Syrian regime as oriented toward Arab1 unity in general, rather than to Egypt and Egyptian President…

…- tional commitments. Jordan, which has close ties with Washington, is one of the Arab states that already have ex-s tended recognition to the new gov- ernment headed by Salah Bitar. The coup is regarded…

… votes in unofficial figuring over Repub- lican Gov. Elmer L. Andersen. STUDENT IR CHAR TERS on 14/ted j* /ite4. "SPRING VACATION" Leave April5 . . . . . . . Return AprilJ4 NEW YORK . . . . . $4900 round…

… proposal to alleviate overcrowding at Huron High by busing high school students living on North Campus. The. board is considering seven alternatives to the bus- ing plan, and School Superintendent Harry…

… Howard claims it must take action quickly to avoid scheduling difficulties for the students. 0 'Uncle' killers sought Southfield police said yesterday they have no clues or suspects in the apparent slaying…

… Kahler reviews last week's basketball action in Tusca- loosa. r. Arabs retain By AP and Reuter The five month old Arab oil boycott, imposed on the U.S. as a political weapon to win favorable peace terms…

… in the Mideast, ends today in the wake of yesterday's meeting of major Arab oil pro- ducers. A spokesman for nine key Arab states said the oil ministers of the Arab countries would review their…

… decision at a June 1 meeting in Cairo. The United States was getting about 10 to 14 per cent of its oil from Arab producers before the boycott was imposed. Oil experts said it would take between six and…

… eight weeks for Arab oil to reach the United States. SPEAKING AFTER the minis- ters' meeting, Saudi Arabian oil minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yam- ani said the United States will get enough oil for its…

… requirements. He said the United States will be getting at least one million barrels a day from Saudi Arabia alone and more supplies from other countries. He indicated the totalArab ex- ports to the United…

… and how much." The Arab oil ministers had said they intended to keep their crude- oil prices at the present inflated levels for at least three months, but no word was forthcoming on whether production…

… 85 per cent of September levels. THE LIFTING of the embargo would not have any effect on the U.S. supply at least "until early See ARABS, Page 8 lift oil embargo* pressure pri°ces, proper and…

…. Onlyca small audience of concerned city resi- dents attended, with few students to be seen. The Human Rights Party (HRP) First Ward candidate Beth Brunton addressed the crucial issues of the city's budget…

… __ __ _ Become Uac a I ,-i.wirs+..ar Page 12-Tuesday, March 20, 1979-The Michigan Daily House probes alleged South African bribes U.S., Arabs split over Mideast peace treaty Committee…

… in the past on U.S. support, has split with Washington over the Egyptian-Israeli peace issue. Observers here believe he has little choice now but to stand firm with Arab critics of the pact. HUSSEIN…

…'S SURVIVAL now depends more on the Arabs than on the Americans or other Western allies. In a post-treaty era, the 44-year-old monar- ch cannot afford to offend the Palestinians, Islam or the Arab left…

… step" toward an overall peace, and that communism represents the greatest threat to the moderate Arab world. The Jordanians believe Israel's at- titude throughout the 16-month peace process, particularly…

… resolutions 242 and 338, which call for Israeli withdrawal from war-won lands as a pre-condition for Arab recognition of the Jewish state. THE GOVERNMENT believes U.S refusal to support Jordan in continuing U…

… Convention on oc- cupied territory. That debate was in its seventh day Monday. Jordan has problems unique among the Arab qonfrontation states. It has more Palestinians than Jor- danians-1.2 million to 800…

… towns of Nablus and Kalandia, and high school students in Hebron burned tires and blocked a road before being disper- sed by troops. [" Save 12' 33.8 fl. oz. (1 liter) returnable bottle OGRT'Sve 1t…