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… college's Arab student groups unite in cultural show Show includes spoken- word poetry, fashion show, stand-up comedy By Andrew Klein Daily Fine Arts Editor This Saturday, ArabOrgs - the stu- dent…

… groups include the Arab Student Association, the Egyptian Stu- dent Association, the Lebanese Student Association, Students Allied for Free- dom and Economic Equality and Medi- cal Students of Middle…

… culture," Jawad said. "We're trying to bring everyone together - Arab and non-Arab students alike." The show will begin Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Michigan Union Ballroom. It is free and open to the public…

… numbers. The event will take place at Rackham Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tick- ets are $6. Astronomical Society to give free look at the stars The Student Astronomical Soci- ety will allow the public to use its…

… Israel Experts, professors conflict on campus. One typically cited reason for and campus leaders this dynamic discourse is the large Jewish and Arab student discuss students' populations on campus and in…

… increasing campus here in Ann Arbor. population of students who are of Both Israeli and Arab groups Muslim background, and perhaps on campus have held demonstra- that's why it's such a big conflict tions…

… 6,000 Jewish students sity professors familiar with the on campus. topic and student leaders of Arab Kamelya Youssef, president and Israeli groups on campus, of the Arab Student Association, there are…

… many factors that con- said she is unsure of how many tribute to why there is such an Arab or Arab American students active dialogue surrounding the See CONFLICT, Page 7A Washtenaw County Community…

… large num- bers of incoming students because the University provides the groups with that contact information. Groups like the Arab Student Association, though, don't receive that information at the…

… Eastern or North African students enrolling at the University. "All of our contact is done by word of mouth andFestifall, and we have no contact with anybody sim- ply based on their status as an Arab or…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Speaking in the Modern Languages Building yesterday, controversial author David Horowitz called the Muslin Student Asso- ciation an "arm of…

… category would exemplify the University's commitment to creat- ing a more diverse campus. "If we're going to say we're a University that prides itself on diversity and welcoming students, then the University…

…'s application should reflect that," Abou-Chakra &aid. Abou-Chakra said larger cul- tural groups like the Black Stu- dent Union or the Latino Students Organization benefit from receiv- ing contact information at…

… the beginning of each year for students vho selected the "African-Ameri- can/Black" or "Hispanic/Latino" category on their application. She said this information makes it eas- ier for groups to recruit…

… beginning of each year, said LSA sophomore Kamelya Youssef, the external relations chair for the Arab Stu- dents' Association. Youssef said that makes it more difficult for groups like ASA to contact Middle…

… North African," Youssef said. "These students will have a better campus experience if they're more involved with ethnic groups." She said that by adding a check box, the University would be showing a…

… commitment to the Arab community on campus "Since the check boxes are real- ly all about regional and ethno- geographic origin, when anybody thinks of the Caucasian category they think of places from all over…

…- ernments add a racial or ethnic category similar to "North Afri- can/Middle Eastern" to their cen- sus surveys, the University will continue asking students for the same racial and ethnic informa- tion…

… Whitney ElIott Daily Staff Reporter June Gin is currently a graduate student instructor for Communication Studies 102 and a second-year SNRE doctoral student. Although she has been a Comm 102 GSI several…

… bottom line budgeting doesn't give the commu- nications department enough money to hire me." The new budget only gives departments enough money to hire LSA graduate students or graduate students whose…

… tuition is comparable to that of an LSA graduate student. Departments keep whatever money that remains after they fin- ish hiring GSIs. University officials are keeping tight-lipped about the new policy…

…- sion of LSA, said students have been hired from outside the department in the past, but the budget leaves little room for that next year. "We now have a budget only to provide a tuiti who an L M Emp…

… answered. See BUDGETING, Page 7A Arab American center opens at ~U' Dearborn By Efzabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter The newly-established Center for American Studies on the Universi- Dearborn campus seeks…

… to appeal to southeastern Michigan's sizeable Arab American population. "There's nothing like this," said the center's interim director, Robert Stock- ton. The center is unprecedented in its effort to…

… work with each other. Fliers for Arab students' event torn down Posted advertisements for the show have allegedly been destroyed for the past three years By Laura Van Hyfte Daily Staff Reporter In…

… what some call a malicious act, fliers announcing Arab Xpressions - a program held by the Arab Student Association - have been torn down across campus. It is still uncertain what prompted the destruction…

… of the fliers, said Sirene Abou-Chakra, a mem- ber of the Arab Student Association. "All the fliers and literature for this huge event ... have been taken down," Abou- Chakra said. "They're actually…

… by the ASA with the support of numerous other organizations. The fliers have been torn down every year that the performance has been held, said Dana Baki, president of the Arab Student Association…

… involving com- puter security breeches on college campuses has experts questioning the current security policies that universities nationwide have in place to protect the personal information of students and…

… occurred nearly a year ago when a student reported a bug in Wolverine Access. This glitch created the possibility for the dis- closure of personal information, said John Howell, the University's chief of…

… students are concerned about the situation in the Middle East, and are focused on rais- ing awareness for the Palestinian cause. Kamelya Youssef, chair of the Arab Student Association, said that while the…

… large Jewish, Arab and Muslim student populations do greatly impact the discourse on campus, she does not consider the conflict to be a religious matter, but rather a political issue. Youssef said the…

… other Arab student organization leaders and two Jewish students, and offi- cials from the Program on Inter- group Relations, are creating this dialogue course in order to create better understanding…

… at an opportune time, as student- targeted service programs like National Student Partnerships, a non-profit organization focused on combating poverty, begin run- ning into funding trouble. Addell…

…- ground. Sirene Abou-Chakra, a University alum, said she and Mahmoud Fadlallah, another alum, started the group because they didn't think Arab-Americans or students of North African descent could identify…

… with any of the existing choices on the University's applica- tion. She said adding a "North African/Middle Eastern" category would offer Arab and North African students - who often check the "Caucasian…

…mlIE Midigan Bail ONE.HND.ED.EIGT11 EEN A .YEAS O ITO dI \ I. I Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 10, 2008 COURSE REGISTRATION Faced with early class, B-schoolers get crafty Students have bribed…

… and begged classmates to swap for their morning classes By SUZY VULJEVIC Daily StaffReporter Most students will go to great lengths to avoid early- morning classes, but faced with a Ross School of Busi…

…- ness policy that automatically assigns students to the program's required courses, Business School students have grown particularly crafty. In order to avoid missing sleep for core courses like…

… students last week warned See REGISTRATION, Page SA A TANGO TO REMEMBER UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS Students push for new race option Students of North African, Middle Eastern descent ask for own check box on…

… applications By ANDY KROLL Daily NewsEditor Project: Check It, a group of current and former students, is pushing the University to add the category "North African/Middle Eastern" to the race and eth- nicity…

…- cation, won the unanimous support of the Michigan Student Assembly Tuesday night, recommending that "North African/Middle Eastern" be added to any application questions regarding racial or ethnic back…

…-American/Black," See APPLICATIONS, Page SA Aleric Soans and Rackham student Solveig Heinz tango at Indefnidos Pero Unidos, the 8th Annual Latin oC at the Mendelssohn Theater yesterday night. Both dancers are part of…

… the University's Argentine Tango Clk ACADEMIA'S LIBERAL SLANT Horowitz: Students not exposed to diverse viewpoints in college U' gymnast at the head of her class (of high schoolers) Small crowd, no…

…. Introduction to Arab Culture and Language has 85 students this semes- ter; compared to 63 last Winter. Modern Middle East History has 48 students, compared to 29 last Winter. Introduction to Arab Literature and…

… cave missions seem to have increased students' interests in Islamic and Judaic studies. Enrollment figures for Islamic and Judaic studies courses have increased, and in some cases doubled, since last…

… year. "We are excited for new students, but are also sad- dened because we felt the region was important far before recent events," said Alexander Knysh, chairman of the Near Eastern studies department…

… and professor of Islamic studies at the University. "We are saddened by the. fact that these interests are generated by such terri- ble events." This year is not the first in which students have shown…

… present for us for the rest of our lives," he added. In response to increased student interest, the depart- ment of Near Eastern studies created new courses and increased the number of seats in others…

… Translation had 26 students in Fall 2001, compared to 11 in Fall 2000. People of the Middle East had 73 students this Fall, compared to 65 last Fall. In addition to larger classes, the department has also…

… created new courses and altered the content of others. "A new course on classical Persian poetry will be offered next Fall in response to increased student inter- est," Knysh said. "Also, the contents of…

… minors for the field. "Our department now has more majors and more minors. The minor was just approved by the college so it is new to us and I think it will attract a fair amount of students," Knysh said…

…. "I think it will be attractive to students who cannot commit themselves to a double major, yet are interested in the subject." Islamic and Judaic studies have always attracted stu- dents. "During the…

… 1998-1999 school year, 144 BA degrees were awarded to students who had at least 15 credit hours of Middle East and North African studies, so many students come to the department and take a class or two…

… The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 2, 2001_- A &BUDGETING Continued from Page1A ,You feel like you re being ignored,' he said. 'No one told us' Sociology doctoral student ('edic deLeon said he is…

… experi- encing another problem related to LSA budgeting. The sociol- ogy department has decided to only give fellowships to raduate 'students who reach candidacy by the end of their third year, deLcon sad…

…. This will 110 into effect for current second-year graduate studetnts and all students after that group. "They're comingt up vv ith acompromise for third-year students for a half-year fellowship and a…

… half-year GSI-ship;" deLeon said. But deLeon said third-year students who were countingI on - a full fellowship are still worried. "The people in my year are terrified because they didn't know this would…

… happen. No one told us. It just came at us. We're scrambling," deLeon said. Gin said when she was hired in previous years, the depart- ments did not consider what collcge she was a student in. "Ihey were…

… doinut tuition-blind hiing back then. Now the * departments in LSA are constricted by this bottom line bud- cetinm, (il said. Gin said departments need to hire graduate students from schools outside of LSA…

… free talk will be held in the Art and Architecture auditorium on North Campus. U' students design, present exhibit A panel of University student cura- tors of the African Art of Dual Worlds e4iibit will…

… speak at "Gallery Talk," sponsored by the University Museum of Art at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The students will discuss their exhibit, which is a project of their African art class taught by University art…

… researcher Dana Rush. Student speakers include Rebecca George, Sandra Hockey, Jennifer Lamping, Jcn Pirch, Joanne Navaar and Steve Roach. -Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter * Whitney Elliott. Poet, author…

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… for students and members of the Muslim community at the Perspectives on the Muslim World conference held on Saturday. "Since the media is often one- sided we wanted to give students the opportunity to…

… educate on issues in the Muslim world that are often ignored," Abdelall said. The keynote speaker was Dr. James Zogby, the founder and president of the Arab American Institute, who gave a lecture on the…

… stereotypes of the Arab world created by the media. "The bottom line is that while we have come to view Jews as people like us we still do not view Arabs as people like us," Zogby said. "The failure to…

… understand this Arab experience is the problem." He presented examples of the media's coverage of attacks on refugee camps in Beirut where he said the Lebanese and Palestinian victims remained "faceless." "No…

… names were given. No personal stories where told. As a result, the deaths of so many were never under- stood as personal tragedies of people like us," Zogby said. He said students at the University could…

… overcome stereotypes of the Arab world by experiencing the diverse community surrounding them. "Take advantage of these four years that enable you to learn the world," Zogby said. "I think that one of the…

… is a group composed of people from vari- SAFE and to the University student body at ous backgrounds and religions, both Arab and large. Calls for the resignation of a leader of a E-MAIL JASON PESICK AT…

… non-Arab, with the mission of expanding dia- student group one doesn't agree with does logue on this campus so that University students nothing but stifle debate and cloud the impor- JZPESICK…

…@UMICHEDU. can avail themselves of the side of the Arab- tant issues with petty student politics. And VIEWPOINT Hey, hey, ho, ho. Where'd the real message go? 0 0 BY JOHN BEAULAURIER In observing responses to…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 8, 2003 OP/ED Ulbe AhdIwu Dau 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

…: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium Arab student talent show WHAT: An Arab Talent Show including singing, dancing, rapping, stand-up comedy and spoken word poetry, open to all students WHO: Arab…

… Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday throughFridayduring the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available freeof charge toall readers…

…:30 and 3 p.m., DPS reported. Student's credit Dorm dweller card stolen WHAT: The Roosevelt Relief Hurricane Katrina College Summit featuring Lt. General Russel Honore who com- manded the Joint Task Force…

… StudentAssocia- tion WHEN: Today at 9:30 p.m. WHERE: South Quad CORRECTIONS " An article on yesterday's front page (After arrests, SOLE presses on) gave the wrong year for RC sophomore Kate Barut. Please…

… report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. arrested on pot charges WHERE: EastQuad Residence Hall WHEN: Sunday at about 11 p.m. WHAT: A student was arrested for possession of…

… marijuana after an officer in the building responded to the from eatery WHERE: South Quad WHEN: Sunday at about 5:45 p.m. WHAT: A student called police to report her credit card stolen, DPS reported. The…

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…," Communications Committee Chair Courtney Skiles said. "People were arguing instead about the situation between Arab and Israeli students here on campus." Skiles said she hopes when repre- sentatives gather in the…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 5 Wanting to be discovered Students question definition of diversity of student body LISA OSHINSKY/Daily Comedian Shanie D. auditions…

… classes provide many opportunities to interact with students from different backgrounds and races, he said his group of friends is similar to those he has always had - upper- middle class white students who…

… self-segregation many students experience is only natural. "Once students find a group of people who they are comfortable with, students might not feel the sense of urgency to go out and meet new people…

…-dimensional." While Kline wishes he had interact- ed more with students of different races, LSA junior Ruben Duran, a His- panic from Arizona, said his race does not adequately characterize his person- ality. "The…

… University, by their own telling, sees me strictly as a Hispanic student. And they think because of that, and not where I'm from, I bring a unique experience," said Dura Many factors besides race< to a…

… student's way of thinkir said, adding that a person's family background, econor and political opinions add to sity of the student body. Diversity has been a hot campus since day one of collet rent students…

…, but the definiti word and the characteristics of student body remain contest students feel the University's of diversity relies too heavily o "The University, b their own telling, me strictly as a…

… Hispanic student. they think becaus that, ans not when from, I bring a un experience, - Rub( U "Diversity is just people together from all different cu social backgrounds, from p over the world, with differe…

… and ways of living," Kline sai But Kline added that racial is the most visible form of making it a big part of the con Engineering senior Clarenc said although students tend to segregate themselves, the…

… and underlined the growing power and cooperation of the Shiite Arab majority and Kurdish minority - groups that were long oppressed by Saddam's regime. There were stumbles, though. After his inaugural…

… minutes later and had to shout to a dwindling crowd that the President's Coun- cil - Talabani and his two vice presidents - had, as expected, selected Shiite Arab leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari as interim prime…

…-Jaafari spent more than two decades in exile help- ing to lead anti-Saddam opposition forces among Shiite Arabs, while Talabani was one of the most influential leaders in the resistance of ethnic Kurds to Saddam…

… as well as Arab domination. Sliiite Arabs and Kurds have worked together in put- ting the government together, and Talabani - whose post is largely ceremonial - reached out yesterday to Sunni Arabs…

… published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily…

… India." Princeton prof talks on the prevention of terrorism Students examine move-out options at term end By Michael Kan Daily Staff Reporter With the school year ending, most students are faced with…

… the dilemma of where they can store their belongings over the summer. Currently, the University recommends a variety of methods to help students either ship or store their possessions. John's Pack…

… unwanted student possessions on the Internet auction website eBay, York said. Stu- dents can leave their belongings for auction and the company will make preparations to sell it online. "We take the…

… QUOTABLE '4We were hoping a Hostess truck full of pretzels would come by, but no such luck." EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 SAM BUTLER THE So~vnox 0 420 MAYNARD…

… Roadblocks to peace DAN SHUSTER THE- VAST RICHT-WiNG CONs''RACY ecently, with the Michigan Student Assembly vot- ing against the infamous divestment resolution, there has been increased discussion of the…

…" - which could be taken as support for replacing the Jewish state with a Palestinian state rather than reaching a two- state solution. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, which proposed the divestment…

… "explode the Zionist presence in the Arab Homeland" and to "enter into a battle of annihilation." Yasser Arafat has preached to a cheering crowd, "We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a…

… the eradi- cation of the Jewish presence in the Middle East. After repelling the attack, Israel was poised to march on the capitals of the three Arab countries, but pulled back, eventually ceding the…

… Arafat had much more to gain if the Palestinians were kept in their squalid living conditions, so that worldwide sympathy towards a Palestinian state would be better achieved. Likewise, Arab leaders want…

… to retard Palestinian progress, thereby uniting the entire Arab world, through the plight of the Palestinians in hatred against Israel. Palestinian independence threatens this unity of purpose. Former…

… Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nass- er proclaimed, "The Palestinians are useful to the Arab states as they are. We will always see that they do not become too powerful." I urge SAFE to examine the situation…

… working with Israel instead of against it. Shuster can be reached at dshuster@umich.edu. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Central Student Judiciary slow to address appeal Thank you -for supporting our request for a…

… fair and prompt resolution of the recent Central Student Judiciary decision (A fair shot, 4/4/05). With only two Michigan Stu- dent Assembly meetings left this semester, all reasonable efforts must be…

… DAILY: RlAHlEL r vIEMA L/dualy Pro-Palestinian activists hold a rally outside the Federal Center in Ann Arbor last October. Simultaneously, the Arab student commu- nity will affirm that I am merely…

… same time I was standing in The Diag holding a pro-Israel flyer in my hand. A fellow student, who appeared to be of Arab descent, approached me. As he leaned down to view the flyer in my hand, he spit on…

… HORN HORNOGRAPHY EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIGHIAN SINCE 1890 GEOFFREY GAGNON Editor in Chief MICHAEL GRASS NICHOLAS WOOMER Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted…

…: The Arab-Israeli dialogue on campus is not a dialogue - it's a screaming match between two equally passionate, and neglectful, children. The voices are loud, the phrases are catchy, and the claims are…

… exaggerated. It makes me sick. However, more than making me sick, it makes me apathetic. I am a student who has spent time living and studying in the Middle East and I think that the dialogue on campus is not…

… under the impression that a university exists to facili- tate growth, perhaps I am wrong. Could we try to sit down together and talk, as opposed to rallying our fellow students against one another? What…

…-oriented program concerning the Middle East, I'll stay in my room. BRIAN LOBEL LSA first-year student exhibited the same type of disruptive behavior Wulwick accuses Palestinian sup- porters of, and indeed the same…

… establishment in 1948: That Zionists must cleanse "their" homeland of Arabs and non- Jews and that any opposition to the Zionist state is tantamount to anti-Semitism and must be put down by any means necessary…

… the flyer and my hand. While others around me were in outrage, I calmly questioned his motives. The Arab stu- dent responded with taunts and cusses, refus- ing to even tell me his first name…

… of the Arab Student Association's executive board and is writing on behalf of the organization. A2 community unites to fight abuse of restaurant workers To THE DAILY: More than 120 students and…

… DINGES Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE ' ' If you're thinking…

… the campus community togeth- er in hopes of celebrating artistic expression at the University. It is with great regret, how- ever, that this letter is written not to applaud the efforts of the students…

… the insular view that killing "towel heads" is comical or even sym- bolic of the war on terror. The towels allude to an unnecessary stereotype that encourages racial insensitivity towards Arabs. This…

… depic- tion is hurtful and painful to this community due to recent scrutiny post-Sept. 11. Arabs at the University find themselves struggling to defend an often misrepresented culture. This short film…

… further assailed this culture by falsely depicting Arabs as anti-American, thus perpetuating another destructive stereo- type. In the future, it may be in the best interest of M-agination Films, the…

… University Activi- ties Center and the Arabs on campus if a con- scious effort were made to avoid alienating anyone at a University-sponsored event. Sirene Abou-Chakra LSA junior The letter writer is a member…

… restaurants that do not. And we are just beginning. We, the Restaurant Workplace Project of Ann Arbor, are a coalition of students, res- taurant workers, progressive owners and the broader community. Together…

…40 4A - Monday, April 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fy iiigan Bat*1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… University must be proactive in creating a welcoming, progres- sive environment for transgender students. 've run out of columns. Here's what's left in my notebook: 1.The University adminis- tration still…

… (could invite dangerous legal scrutiny), or is there another reason administra- tors are lying? 2. Tony Vuljaj - who as a freshman was blamed for a denial-of-service attack on a rival student government…

…- ings are used as substitutes for real research into a college choice, and it's not enough to ask students and parents to use them as a supplement, because their indirect effect is stronger than their…

… request for trans- gender students, demonstrating its initial commitment to the cause. But nine schools across the country have decided that being welcoming requires more than minimal accommodations and are…

… now offering gen- der-neutral housing. The University's justification for hold- ing out is that there is not enough student demand for gender-neutral housingto merit a change in its policies. But it is…

… likely that incoming freshmen are not even aware that there could be such an option, and older students often opt to move out of the dorms instead of trying to change the system. To break out of this cycle…

…, the University must actively promote gender-neutral housing to give incoming students more - and bet- ter - options. The University already gives students options with its learning commu- nities like…

… the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, and this would be a change in that spirit. Naturally, taking gender out of the hous- ing equation offers transgender students an equal opportunity of finding a comfort…

… industry files lawsuits against college students for illegally downloading copyrighted music. Page 3 OP/ED Columnist John Honkala reflects on Saturday's commencement ceremony and the governor's remarks…

…. SPage 4 AR~TS By Andrew McCormack Daily News Editor DEARBORN --Amid screams of support, Pres- ident George W Bush addressed Iraqi-Americans, representatives from the Arab-American communi- ty, and the…

… nation, saying "The days of repression from any source are over. Iraq will be democratic." Bush spoke at the Ford Community and Per- forming Arts Center in Dearborn, which has the largest Arab…

… TO 'U' U'student ew film "Better ck Tomorrow tears down shooing sterotypes while highlighting the By Maria Sprow dark realities of DailyStaffReporter modern subur- teens. -age 11l Kelly Ryals helped…

… University student that week, fretting over a school project that would have been due soon. "She was telling me about something that had happened at work, and we were laughing at that, and we were laughing at…

… Michigan Stadium. Right: Students make their way to the field before commencement ceremonies began. (SETH LOWER/Daily) first job out is not the best, but hang on. It is not a question of whether we will get…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 10, 2003 OP/ED Ulb £Idt wu alig 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

…'s editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily. NOTABLE QUOTABLE He was the only Arab leader to stand up to the Americans. Look what…

… happened, no one else will dare try that again." - Adel, a lawyer in Beirut, Lebanon explaining how Saddam Hussein will be remembered and what the end of his rule means for other Arab states, as reported…

… unfair to judge a situation based solely on one-sided rhetoric. Following the tragic accident that caused the death of Rachel Corrie, pro-Palestinian groups are pushing for a new Michigan Student Assembly…

… articles the1 Daily printed and was disappointed they were 1 further down on the page, which seemed to i downplay their importance. As the University'si premiere student newspaper, it is the Daily's duty to…

… provide students with interpretive cover-+ age of the affirmative action lawsuits. I'm not talking about the oral arguments, I'm talking about the everyday articles leading up to and fol- lowing the…

… March 21, 2003 edition of the Daily) Students can follow war coverage or any other national or international news on television or online. But the Daily is the only place where students can find out what…

…, be innovative. Write stories that appeal to students. The war is being fought by people our own age, and tons of students have friends who are fighting in Iraq. Both of these issues affect students in…

… student apathy regarding the affirma- tive action cases (Skewed coverage, 04/09/03), its assertion that the student body is unified in its view of the cases is completely off-base. Specifically, the…

… editorial states that "it is obvious that the media is not convinced that a collective pro-affirmative action status exists among students." If this is the view that the media are illustrating, then it could…

… announced that Iraq would suspend oil exports starting yester- day for 30 days or until Israel withdraws from Palestinian territories. His unilateral cutoff could put more pressure on other Arab leaders to…

… Exchange yesterday, after oil prices surged when Iraq cut off crude exports. Arab leaders put pressure on Powell sCHICAGO rab eadrs pt pessue o Powll ndersen layoffs leave 7,000 without jobs U CASABLANCA…

… Mideast peace will require leadership by both sides, as Powell was urging Arabs to help him get a cease-fire and start Israel and the Palestinians toward peacemaking. "The United States is firmly com…

…- mitted to achieving peace," Bush said. "I meant what I said about withdrawal without delay, and I mean what I say when I call upon the Arab world to strongly condemn against terrorist activities." Also…

… published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. Winter term (January…

…, the Arab television net- work al-Jazeera reported that a U.S. warplane attacked its office on the banks of the Tigris' River, killing a reporter. On the city's northern side, Army forces set a…

… a series of discussions about the planning committee's various recommen- dations. See GREEKS, Page 7 Read my book Students voice concerns over campus integration By Ryan Vicko Daily Staff Reporter…

… University has engaged teams of resident advisors, minority peer advisors, multicultural ini- tiatives and students to promote interaction among races. But in most campus residence hall cafeterias, Asian…

… Americans, African Americans, Arab Ameri- cans and caucasian Americans often sit separately, but there's no all-Americans table. Derek Liu, who was involved in campus integra- tion efforts for three years…

… before graduating in December, said he feels that more students need to take the initiative and meet all kinds of people - not just those of their own race. "I don't feel this campus is integrated at all…

…. On one side there's white students, on the other there's minorities," he said. He said it is very hard to get people to step outside what he calls "their comfort zone." But students must still learn to…

… recalled another situation in which a white student who had previously assumed all minority stu- dents are under-qualified, lost that precon- ceived notion when a black peer articulated an intelligent…

… response in class. LSA senior Jonathan Jones, an R.A. at South "I don't feel this campus is integrated at all." - Derek Liu Former resident advisor Quad, said his job is geared toward student inter- ests…

… karaoke, as well as academic activ- ities, such as helping students find the right major. When asked about integration on campus, most students began by explaining where they are from. Business School…

… for him and University residence halls were not that big of a change. "It depends on the person. Most college students are open-minded," he added. But Hudson said the residence hall he lived in was one…

…, with strong winds from the northeast. R62 LOW: 30 Tomorrow: 461i32 wwwmichigandailycom -- - -- - ---- - -- --- Syrian students wary of 2nd war By Min Kyung Yoon Daily Staff Reporter Amid continuing…

… democracy. In response to the announcement, some area students of Syrian descent expressed concern over the Bush admin- istration's criticism of Syria and U.S. policies in the Middle East. "(The United States…

… understand the political function of how Arabs view America 3nd Israel," Hawasli said. "As much as Bush finds Saddam as the main issue at hand, the Arab world views Israel as a priority." U.S. officials also…

… advance of the See IRAQ, Page 2 U looks to increase cost of res hail living By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter As most students celebrate the last day of classes and buckle down to study for exams…

…, the Universi- ty Board of Regents will meet tomorrow to discuss residence hall rate increases among other issues. At the meeting, Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper will propose a 5…

… MOLOSHOK/Daily University Engineering sophomore Mike Affeldt takes off his sandals and puts down his textbooks in the Diag yesterday as he relaxes In the 80 degree weather that had students counting the…

… hours until the end of classes. Officials take hands-off approach to Naked Mile By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Naked Miles of times past brought students a slew of warnings - in the form of…

… taking a new preventative approach - ignore it, and it may just go away. Unlike in previous years, when then-University President Lee Bollinger sent the University com- munity e-mails asking students not…

… to run, students will not receive any form of communication prior to the event from President Mary Sue Coleman, University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said. In addition, University-sponsored ads which…

… previously ran in The Michigan Daily giving students rea- sons not to run - including the event's illegality, the danger of sexu- al assault and the potential for embarrassment for both runners and the…

… of vili- fying Arabs and Muslims on campus. Their purpose is not to open a dialog or to work to analyze the problems in the Middle East so that we can find solutions to them as many students and…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 3, 2003 OP/ED 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com * EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE…

… to members of the community including myself. They perpetuate a stereotype that Arabs and Muslims condone ter- rorism and this is not only false but also racist. These ads were made with the intention…

… websites such ascampus- watch.org which openly takes part in the spying on and blacklisting of professors and students. These organizations not only have no place here at the University, they are not even…

… associated with students at this University in any way. They are national organizations with the sole purpose of spreading hate-filled propaganda and rhetoric in an attempt to create more hate and more…

… promptly print a public apology for knowingly propagating messages of anti-Arab bigotry. Failure to do so will result in a renewed wave of protest against The Michigan Daily and its editors as racists. TED…

… MCTAGGART RCjunior Vice chair, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality Shiekh wrongly sees only two sides of the media To THE DAILY: In his column, Choking on the fog of war, (04/02/03) Kashif Sheikh…

… staff of the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning supports the University's affirmative action admissions policy. This policy creates a win-win situation for students, faculty and…

… Service and Learning RadiCal SAFE shoulddfollow lead of Michigan Student Zionists and re-evaluate itself To THE DAILY: I applaud Rick Dorfnan's resignation from the radical Zionist group Michigan Student…

… challenge to the leader of what can only be described as the radically pro- Palestinian group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. Either step down as Dorfman did, or begin encouraging debate with both…

…4 4A - Thursday, April 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l1 Mi~hd14an ~a4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… STECHSCHULTE The Ann Arbor complex STUDENTS ALLIED FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY Focusing on the core issue On behalf of the students of the University of Michigan at Flint (and also students at the Dearborn campus…

…'twantAnnArbor fresh- man sitting outside the student section in "no man's land" during football games. In a written response to a Facebook group created to protest the changes, Bodnar said, "A freshman student is…

…. But isn't part of beinga fresh- man having to work your way up before you are awarded privileges? And doesn't the Uni- versity care about "welcoming to campus" students from Flint and Dearborn? Bodnar…

… change. The University also decided to eliminate "partner tickets" to make room for its freshmen inside the student section, meaning that football fans who want to bring a spouse or child will now end up…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 2002 OP/ED (Tbe £i9jgiDaigV 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… 28-year-old graduate engineering student from Egypt and one of about 75 students at a University of Minnesota, pro-Palestine rally, as quoted by the Associated Press yesterday. SAM BUTLER TH SOAPBOX…

… from participating in the run. My conclusion is that there is plenty of nastiness surrounding the event, to be sure, but students should not let that spoil the fun. The Naked Mile is really a college stu…

…- dent's last chance to behave like a college student. Without letting the sap ooze from my keyboard, it's a sort of last hurrah before adulthood takes complete hold of us. It's old- fashioned college…

… debauchery at its finest and the University would do well to loosen its tie and direct its energy toward discouraging those not affiliated with the school from par- ticipating. Don't arrest students for…

… way to pro- tect students by keeping those types off the streets of Ann Arbor next week - B. Joe and the boys need to spend their time and energy figuring out how. The hypocrisy of the University's regu…

… CHRISTOPHER KOCH Every day, students at the University of Michigan are challenged to think critically about their course work and to challenge their professors by providing dissenting views on a myriad of…

… subjects. In that spirit I would like to challenge the students at the University to take the same critical approach to a recent editorial published about New Era Cap Com- pany (Cut the contract, 4…

… comforting reali- ty until recent weeks. French. Arabs have recently become frus- trated by some of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's actions. This anger has been trans- formed into irrational hate…

…. Despite efforts by the Palestinian representative in Paris urging French Arabs not to "translate their hatred for the Israeli government of Ariel Sharon into hatred of Jews of France," anti-Semitic acts in…

…- nese Studies, Li will address the significance of the Chinese compar- ative economics. Writers provide insight on Arab Americans As part of the Arab American Writers Series, Lisa Suhair Majaj will give a…

… talk titled "Understanding Arab Americans Through Poetry and Personal Essays" today in the LSA Building, room 1030, at 4 p.m. Majaj won the New England Poetry Club award for best published poem in 1995…

… "Springfest" on North Campus all day tomorrow. Outdoor activities, games and food will be available for students to enjoy. Simulator to study behavior when crossing streets University of Iowa psychology Prof…

… of the many University students to audition. "If I'm allowed to, I might sing something original," LoPatin said. "I'm not nervous. I'm just doing it for fun." Additionally, several University film and…

… replied and the next day fixed the heating problem," Essenmacher said. Mironov said MSA will be able to fund more student groups with the money it will save by not funding AATU. But Essenmacher said Student…

…4 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1,IO The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890, 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily…

… doesn't determine the number of sports available to high school students. Or at least it plays a lesser role than it did 30 years ago. But inequality has persisted in Michigan, with high schools required…

…" of the Arabs living in Israel. Yet Arabs living in Israel enjoy more rights than many of the Arabs living in the Arab world, including gender equality, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Had…

… through the Arab villages. I even had a con- versation with a young Muslim boy on the top of the Temple Mount. Those who accuse Israel of rac- ism must have not taken the time to learn about Israel. These…

… people don't understand the source of Israeli-Arab hardships. Instead of demonizing Israel for strip searches at checkpoints, people should hold accountable the men who try to pass the check- point with a…

… cell. A prominent Shiite Arab was expect- ed to be named today as prime minister, the most powerful post in what will be Iraq's first democratically elected gov- ernment in 50 years. That would open the…

… Arab, were elected vice presidents. Talabani's selection and the expected choice of Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister further consolidate the power shift in Iraq, where both the Shiite Arab majority…

… who are work- ing "to found a new Iraq, free of sec- tarian and ethnic persecution, free of hegemony and oppression." He also urged Iraqi insurgents, who are believed to be mostly Sunni Arabs, to sit…

… interim President Ghazi al-Yawer, a prime minister. Sunni Arab, were elected vice presidents. KABUL. Afghanistan Military helicopter crashes in desert A U.S. military helicopter returning from a mission…

…-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 OP/ED UI~e £cltija D40i 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… among administration officials who have tapped international crimi- nal Ahmed Chalabi for a leadership post in Iraq, to the chagrin of the Arab world. Sen- tenced in absentia by Jordan for his role in the…

… Sept. 11 to push initiatives that should never have flown: tax cuts for the wealthy, two PATRIOT Acts, two wars, a nation-building failure, profiteering in Iraq and dominance of the Arab world - all as…

…? One final note: Will Arab states be friendly to us because we just invaded another Arab state? That's pretty out there. Go check out what's going on with Israel and Palestine these days and you'll see…

… how much the other Arab countries like Israel. We're doing the same thing. EMILY GALOPIN Engineering sophomore Naysayer on Bush admin. apologizes for folly of ways TO THE DAILY: How do I feel about…

…. "It's not going to stop us - its just making it more personal." "It is clear that a lot of people have animosity towards the Arab community in general ... we all know there has been a lot of animosity…

… events being unsuccessful. ... It's kind of a malicious act," Abou-Chakra said. Arab Xpressions will take place this Saturday night at 9:00 in the Michigan Union. The show is free of charge. China opposes…

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… approximately 3,000 students mobbed the intersection of South University Avenue and Church Street, setting off fireworks and throwing objects. A rock hit the shoulder of University Vice Presi- dent for Student…

… would cost the University more than $2 mil- lion. In addition, the building would be renamed after Henry Frieze, a for- mer professor and interim president. April 8, 1983 Thirty-five students stormed into…

… the Fleming Administration Building and held a sit-in in the office of Provost Billy Frye. The students complained over the secret budgetary process, and demanded the end of closed adminis- trative…

… Naomi Braine said. Frye talked with the students for almost three hours, but made no promises in regard to their demands. April 9, 1970 The University announced that Oxford Housing would become a co…

… required to do 4-6 hours a week of housework in Oxford. April 9, 1977 In the Michigan Student Assem- bly election, independent candidates won six out of nine seats. Only 4.5 percent of the student body voted…

… Study investigates connection between caffeine and migraines By Eve Lieberman For the Daily As finals roll around, many University students prone to migraines could find that each cup of coffee they…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 NEWS. BUSH He added that most non-Iraqi Arab- Pae Ance=wamot Bolnger defends affirmative He also stressed how Iraqis living in of them are just…

…'s union replaced by other campus resources By VtoriaEdwards Daily News Editor After tomorrow there is a good chance that the Student Legal Services will be picking up a larger population. Instead of the…

… Ann Arbor Tenants Union, which is now defunct to students due to lack of funding, as a resource for dealing with their landlords; students will now be directed towards both the Student Legal Services…

… said he doesn't believe the increase in students seeking these services will be one that would seriously set the organization back. He said if there is a drastic increase in peo- ple, the attorneys will…

… either handle more cases or increase their staff. "I think MSA is trying to replace the AATU with Student Legal Services. We don't believe that is possible," Executive director of AATU alum Amy Ament said…

…. "There are not enough people (at Student Legal Services). Also there are a lot of problems that students come in with that don't need a lawyer. It's like going to an emergency room with a scraped elbow…

…" But Lewis said that the University has other resources than the Student Legal Services when there are problems between tenant and landlord that do not require the use of an attorney. "You could go to…

… Ann Arbor Housing for mediation. There is a University Housing mediation service for media- tion between students and landlords and students and roommates," Lewis said. Still, Ament said the AATU was…

… far more accessible and convenient to stu- dents, giving advice over the telephone, e-mail and in person. . LL Lewis agreed that the AATU has a more interactive site than Student Legal Offices, but…

…0 4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 14, 2003 OP/ED Ulje £htau ai1g 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

…. From bathroom stalls to Angell Hall, the campus is now fliered a la Michigan Student Assembly elections, and behind each of those fliers is the same level of selection insecurity advertised by any given…

… summer labor seems to corre- spond to dignity and nobility in the same way that the relative absurdity of a business school student's time pricetag corresponds to her own vision of success. I worked at the…

… Connecticut Civil Liber- ties Union alongside legal students who had received funding from their own universities to pursue non-profit work instead of corpo- rate law over the summer. I was happy to do it…

… land someone a job. But how many of the qualified and deserving college students in the country can afford to pick up and move to Washington for a summer of Metro riding and expensive everything, for a…

… making more money; it's about the value of opening up prestigious positions to students without the resources to take advantage of them right now. It's also about calling these "internships" what they…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 4, 2003 OP/ED urIje £IIIW DidU 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… enough to speed the process by taking down my statement in Arabic as I dictated - writ- ing it myself, dictionary in hand, could have taken all day. While we were there, Lebanese men passed in and out as…

… they signed up to go to Iraq as human shields, to fight against the American army or to serve as martyrs (their word, not mine). For persons traveling from other Arab countries, the visa approval is a…

… problem is not as simple as American- led aggression. It extends to Arab regimes that will allow massive protests against the United States, but will quickly and brutally quell protests against their own…

… what it says are U.S.-caused casualties in Iraq, she asks aloud why the Arab world now openly con- demns the murder of civilians by Ameri- cans when Saddam has been doing it for so long without reproach…

… to be an "elite" law student, necessary for an "elite" law school; they rely heavily upon LSAT and GPA to get there. Then, they use a separate process, under their affirmative action program, to get…

… programs? If the students who only get in through affirmative action are still "elite students," but are not getting cap- tured through the LSAT/GPA process, then the process is flawed. If diversity is so…

… constitutional- ly-protected classes, and are (or should be) irrele- vant to the court. Take those arguments (most of which I consider valid) to the regents. JASON KILLIPS Law student STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS…

… of the anti-Arab display as of late. The student who marked "Kill More" on the door of South Quad Resident Advisor Will Youmans is obviously someone who is ignorant of the world around them. Do people…

…10 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2000 Offensive people still have rights TO THE DAILY: School of Social Work student Cameron Shultz in his letter to the Daily ("SCC fights campus racism…

… freedom of speech and expression are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Your argument that privileges for certain student groups over others are unjust, I believe, is valid. Your argu- ment that any student…

… or student group should be silenced because of an unpopular opinion is simply wrong. While I don't believe the compari- son of Michigamua to violent hate groups a fair one, the "Tower Soci- eties…

…," the Aryan Nation, the Neo- Nazis, the KKK and the SCC all reap the benefits of free speech. If you try to take away their rights, who will pro- tect yours? MICHAEL SIMON MSA STUDENT RIGHTS COMMISSION…

…- ple to dictate what others chose to do when it wasn't harmful to others? GREG BUCZYNSKI ENGINEERING FIRST-YEAR STUDENT RA door defacing radiates ignorance TO THE DAILY: I am writing to address the issue…

… DAILY: I think there might have been some confusion about what two of this year's "Best of Ann Arbor" winners, Delta Gamma and AIESEC (Best Sorority to Party with and Best Student Organiza- tion on Campus…

… still has no clue about the nature of the organization. AIESEC provides students all over the world with an opportunity to work and live in a different country, thus promot- ing an international and…

… lines, rushed meetings and distant advisors were amongst the list of complaints. The main criticism is that there is a dearth of personal attention and rela- tionships between students and advi- sors…

….Academic advisors cannot and should not determine a student's course of study. Students also feel that LSA advisors don't have the time or resources to form close relationships with their advisees. We have not fou…

… Celebration today from 7 to 9 p.m. in honor of the social activist and former University student, who died in a car accident in Jalisco, Mexico in July 2004. Ivette Perfecto, a professor in the School of…

… Jan. 7 in western Baghdad by gunmen who killed her Iraqi translator while the two were on their way to meet a Sunni Arab official in one of the city's most dan- gerous neighborhoods. Carroll left the…

… the Vietnam War," McCain said. Carroll, who has studied Arabic, attracted a huge amount of sympathy during her ordeal, and a wide variety of groups in the Middle East, includ- ing the Islamic militant…

… at the time, but said it had nothing to do with the demands. In the statement, Carroll also dis- avowed an interview she gave to the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni Arab organiza- tion in whose offices…

… language, -July 30, 2006 theliest yle and the land The Program Modern Language Studies Abroad University of Costa Rica in San Jose For students with at least one semester of Spanish, Earn up to six hours of…

… opporunities for University of Michigan-Ann Arbor students to advance their business education - fcwm flexible course waivers and prograns to spcal oarship, For more information on how to complete yeur b uiness…

… AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE Stopping Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most…

…'t get we increasingly treat undergraduate education fields - basically, math, science and engi- good jobs without a col- as our weeder. (Our egalitarian spirit, curi- neering - require students to…

… might help a student explore than every industrialized nation except South States after graduation - or even to come here his interests or at least hone his skills at beer Korea. Our level of access to…

… bachelor's degree mainly as an assurance students spend some of the most active, pro- can higher education,.,it's that too few people that a potential hire was good enough at fol- ductive years of their…

… instead of TPS ber of college graduates, we would do well an undergraduate degree, there aren't that reports in a cubicle. to encourage more students to go into sci- many jobs out there that couldn't be…

… 'Street people' no worse than I'm sitting out on the street aggressively asking buy them a meal. messy University students people for whatever coins they can toss at me, it's It is unfortunate that, based…

… clients a 90- cumbersome. Yet Erin Buchko's description of Letter wnItef f 19 ?eS C rtflt day stay over which they work with a case manager these men (Students should refrain from paying city's £ffrt tof…

… clients not living at the shelter. Angell auditoriums, with Mountain Dew bottles as she walks around town (Students should refrain Because Buchko has had no interaction with the and Powerbar wrappers mixed…

… students from achieving an education. Schuster cites a poll which reports that 66 percent of Palestinians support suicide bomb- ing, and 51 percent favor the goal of the inti- fada as "liberating all of…

… May 1948, to the General Staff: "We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab popula- tion." The influential…

… time to be kind," promoted a new consideration of thoughtfulness among students. The celebration served to herald the com- ing of Spring, and event organizers couldn't have asked for better weather. "We…

… on he stressful and :ester. nities, sororities and cultural organizations, contributed to the event. Members of LSA Student Government dis- tributed free blue books and Hershey's Chocolate Kisses to…

… Day, the event cents how easy it is through the Diag. helped to draw the interest of many spectato it is to have fun," "Part of student government is serving the to sign a petition that encouraged the…

… student fees." Many students agreed the event encourag The Alpha Phi sorority organized a water kind acts among others throughout the day. buttons, the plan- toy game, rewarding participants with candy "I…

…." Steinberg referred to recent post-Sept. 11 events that have raised concerns about the civil liberties of Arab- Americans. The ACLU recently filed a suit to open the high-pro- file Rabih Haddad case to the…

… union also created the Know-Your-Rights Hot- line for people of Middle Eastern and Arab descent who received letters requesting interviews following the terrorists attacks. It is also investigating…

… potential lawsuits involving complaints against racial profiling people of Arabic descent. Rave said they tried to put together a program that would get more people to come to their annual meet- ing, where…

… program, a group that promotes injury prevention aware- ness to middle and high school stu- dents. Zang and Hammond gave stu- dents a glimpse into life with paral- ysis as part of a Students Take On…

… Paralysis event last night at the Michigan League. STOP is a non- profit student group that seeks to promote awareness of spinal cord injury prevention through campus events and community service. Zang…

… special edition on the steps of the Student Publications Building.The Daily was the first newspaper to report on the suc- cess of the vaccine. Daily reporter Lee Marks wrote,"There is no doubt that the…

… country, in addition to hiring a staff for these services. Mark Webster Reading Series draws to a close Students can join the Department of English and members of the Masters of Fine Arts community for the…

… final reading in the annual Mark Webster Reading Series. The event will feature works by second-year students in the Masters in Fine Arts Program in Cre- ative Writing. Irene Hahn will read her fiction…

… Palestinian Arab party advocating cultural autono- my and civil rights for Palestinians in Israel. Bishara has called for a bi- national Israel that would be a "state of all its citizens." Film celebrates…

…. North Campus urges students to dance night away Pierpont Commons Arts and Pro- grams will sponsor Salsa Night tonight at Pierpont Commons. Lessons will begin at 9 p.m. with open dancing until midnight…

… less student involvement, increased law enforcement efforts and in some years, bad weather. "The main problem is that they don't get enough serious speakers and there's a real disconnect between the…

… student body and those who attend the event," LSA senior Dan Sheill said. "What's interesting is this event is put under the microscope more than any other event on campus." A student organization must…

… reserve the Diag to hold an event there. Sheill was the student sponsor of Hash Bash last year as chairman of the College Libertarians, but this year it is spon- sored by the University's chapter of the…

… people arrested, only two have been University students. Still, Brook said the crowds at Hash Bash are bigger, but less rowdy than crowds that football games attract in fall. "(Hash Bash) is worse than any…

… policies. The University graduates 84.2 per- cent of its students in six years. In comparison, 69.1 percent of Michigan State University students graduate in six years, and the six-year graduation rates of…

… "There are a number of contributing factors," Monts explained. "A lot has to do with the cost and the level of prepara- tion." Minority students are not leaving the University because they are per- forming…

…." Ibish addressed how the war "fed into the already noxious environment between the Arabs and the Americans and their role in the Middle East." He said that the war strengthened the pre- conceived ideas…

… held by Arabs and Muslims of the "stereoscopic norms of predatory powers." The war also "plays in to the paranoid and hysteric voice of Bin Laden (or others like him)," he added. Ibish also spoke about…

… recipients of the 2003 Michigan Leadership Awards Outstanding Student Leader Chris Perpich Cathy Fanone Aundrea Johnson Christina Hollenback Mahshid Pirzadeh Brain Netter Konstantinos Ghirtis Thomas Vazquez…

… Programs of the Year BookMARK Americanos: Latino Life in the U.S. A Celebration of Unity Dance Marathon Bowl-A-Thon Outstanding Student Organizations Society of Women Engineers Muslim Student Association…

… The Detroit Project Graduate Student Community Organization College Democrats Outstanding New Member Lisa Slominski Amy Borer Michael Phillips Julia Farber The Tapestry Award Mahshid Pirzadeh Robbie…

… Menyah Jeanine Bessette Advisor of the Year Steven Abbott Lee Ann Benkert Chris Kulka Taryn Petryk Thomas Vazquez Student Legacy Award John Carter Please join us in honoring these outstanding…

… Middle East." But Sawsan Abdulrahim, a doctoral student in the School of Public Health, said the discussion was inter- esting but wished that Ibish "included the angle of the U.S. war in Afghanistan…

… don't think we'd be surprised to see additional cases given the ease of international travel," Lasher said. Rackham student Christine Wong said many of her friends from Hong Kong are reconsidering…

… people con- cerned that they might have contracted SARS. She recommended that students consult the CDC's website. WAR Continued from Page 1 government could be held in Iraq with- in a week, a senior…

… Korea's suspected nuclear weapons program. China expressed hope that the talks will lead to a political solution. HILISBORO, Oregon FBI det engineer suspected of terror ties An Arab-American software…

… of the nega- tive sentiments towards patients of the disease, a group of students and recent graduates at the School of Social Work have created a mul- timedia intervention tool for Uni- versity…

… students, faculty and Ann Arbor residents. The nonprofit University student group, Social Workers Advocating Wand Teaching (SWAT) has created a booklet and an informative skit to help facilitate discussion…

… Reporter Shabnam Daneshvar: Mich. senator proposes state tuition plan By Jeremy W. Peters Daily Staff Reporter Michigan parents and students looking for a way to finance the steadily rising cost of higher…

… life sciences and their implicatioins for our society, economy and thinking about the human condition," he added. KIMITSU YOGACHI/Daily Law first-year student Jenny Runkles dances with Javier Aguilar of…

… Hall. He is also the head of the University's Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and he is used to hearing all sorts of anti- Arab sentiments. That is why his first instinct was to ignore the racist…

… Department's) treatment of blacks, and it said 'Kill more,"' Youmans said. The Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident, but Youmans also reported it to the office of Multiethnic Student…

… incidents on campus, but did say the incidents reported are likely just a "fraction" of those that occur. "We have students complain quite often of anonymous intimidation tac- tics being leveled against them…

… confusion and shouting. The video was shot by Alhurra, a U.S. government-funded Arab-lan- guage channel. Iraqi officials later gave wildly varying accounts ofhow many peo- pie were killed and who they were…

… apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused," Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said. On Wednesday, Attorney Gen- eral Roy Cooper not only dropped all remaining charges against the…

… recent death occurred March 16 in an off-campus apart- ment at Boston University. Less than three weeks earlier, the col- lege had lost two more students in a similar apartment fire. The housemate was…

… 2004, a house at 924 Oakland Ave. caught fire in a simi- lar manner, injuring several student athletes who spent the summer term on campus. Perrin said the occupants with bedrooms above the porch had…

… left their windows open and smelled smoke. After realizing the porch was on fire, the students woke up everyone in the house except one occupant who later jumped out of a window. The student's room was…

… orientation isn't enough to ensure that students are pre- pared for fires. "It's not something you can do once. It's something that you do throughout the year in small incre- ments," he said. "The idea is to…

… cre- ate messages that stick." Comeau said fire safety education should start early so students will know what safety measures to look for when choosing off-campus hous- ing. "It's so important that the…

… train- ing starts in the residence halls so that when students move off-cam- pus, that training stays with them, and it also stays with them after they graduate," he said. Perrin said his experience dra…

… Arbor St. were covered by their parents' homeowners insurance. Not all stu- dents are covered by their parents' insurance policy, though. Perrin had advice for students living in or thinking about moving…

….com JOBS!!!61 Fall/Winter Term Apply now at the Law Library- * non-Law Students * Law Students * SI. Students Minimum pay is $9.00 per hour! ner. They received complimentary dinners in exchange for…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 19, 2004 - 5A Rhyme showcase Religious murals start of campus decoration plan for new student group By Genevieve Lampinen Daily Staff Reporter The Hillel…

… religious artwork of students. The pieces are only the beginning for the group, which consists of Hillel members and Art and Design students. The group plans to create secular art in the future and is also…

… the project was a good opportunity to have students showcase their art in public,and that she plans to work with Landau's group in the future. "This was a set commission by Hillel, (with) David as…

… FOREST CASEY/Daily the liaison, that I turned into a class assignment. We went to Hillel and the cafeteria and did research on Law student Yasser Museitif, also known as MC Locksmith, freestyles on the mic…

… opportunity for students to get their work in a permanent setting," Kerrycriticizes Bush on foreign,, policy, pro-mises to halve deficit "It's exciting now that they've finally put art here. (It) makes this…

… around can really help make a space more interesting," Silverstien said. Students said the paintings have made the room, which is used for celebratory activities such as Shabbat Dinner and Israeli folk…

… in it," Rose said. Hillel Program Director Ben Berger said the room typi- cally draws in between 100 and 200 people for Shabbat din- ner on Fridays, and between 40 and 60 students daily who are on…

… kosher meal plans. "We serve hundreds of meals to students on campus. The murals really liven up the room. Response by students has been overwhelmingly positive," Berger said. He added that funding secured…

… noted number of young voters, said is indicative of many or students turning out to Sixty-two percent of vot- yed were between 18 and old. ding to 2000 Census data, Asian descent make up 1.8 of the state…

…'s population. ramck, though, 10.4 per- eople say they are of Asian Just under 12 percent of or residents report Asian Dearborn, meanwhile, is nt Asian. udy also claims that Asian and Arab American voters faced…

… dif- ficulty when voting in last fall's elec- tion. In Dearborn and Hamtramck, Arab American voters struggled to find interpreters and bilingual infor- mation and poll workers refused to help, the study…

… says. Asian Ameri- can voters also reported a lack of adequately translated materials. The study says about 57 percent of Arab and Asian American voters were required to show indentifica- tion in order…

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… try to make things right (between Arabs and Israelis)," he said. Berman's goals also include setting up a study abroad program in Israel sponsored by the University, which many students have worked…

… Tel Aviv yesterday. FACEBOOK Continued from page 1. Facebook users can edit their privacy settings so that alumni and staff are pro- hibited from viewing their profiles. Students had mixed reactions…

… theater major and plans to seek employment as a freelance lighting designer. Sebille-White said students should approach their Facebook profiles in the same way they would approach an inter- view. "It's a…

… matter of how you want to be seen and how you manage your image," she said. "It's sort of like being your own PR agent." Many students have posted on the site pictures of themselves pole-dancing, under…

…- age drinking or doing illegal drugs. Even Facebook walls, where other members post public messages on their friends' profiles, often contain objectionable content. Sebille-White also cautioned students…

… Mountain News, like The Times-Picayune won two. - Compiled from Daily wire reports CORRECTIONS A story on yesterday's front page (MBA grad aims to educate students in personalfinance) incorrectly referred to…

… student lender Sallie Mae as Nellie Mae. A story on yesterday's front page (Alum got her start in 'U' writing program) misspelled the name of film producer Douglas Wick. Please report any error in the Daily…

…- flict between Israel and Palestine in the fall. Because of the large Jewish and Arab populations on campus, one of Berman's goals is to provide a model for coexistence. "There's a huge potential here to…

… more closely with the Michigan Student Assembly's Minority Affairs Commission and the LSA Student Government's Multicultural Affairs Task Force. Muslim Students' Association: Nura Sediqe, president Nura…

… Sediqe had such an interest in being part of the Muslim Students' Association that she e-mailed mem- bers about joining it even before she came to campus. At orientation, she socialized with current…

… men and treat it as phenomenon. Lay people write it off as women seek more help and are more willing to admit it," Nolen-Hoeksema said. She said two-thirds of students who possess symptoms of depression…

… and would benefit from mental health serv- ices don't seek help, the majority of this population being women. "A very large population of Univer- sity students is depressed. The Univer- sity of Michigan…

… Bush's remarks was Iraqi democracy as an important precedent in the Arab world. "The Iraqi Constitution will include a bill of rights that is unprecedented in the Arab world," he said. Establishing…

… look out over the rooftops of homes at sunrise yesterday at a post their regiment has been occupying in Fallujah, Iraq. Din gel attacks Bush s policies By Melissa Benton Daiy Staff Reporter Students in…

… Democratic See DINGELL, Page 3 SAPAC volunteers defend new changes By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter For more than two months, students have open- ly resisted the University's proposed changes to sexual…

… assault services, but during those months, a group of students working inside the Sexual Assault Preven- tion and Awareness Center have "We're al] agreed with the University's plan. While opponents see…

… these tiC same changes as a fragmentation of provide g services that will only harm sur- vivors, some students who work ServmceS t at SAPAC - speaking on their SurvivorS own behalf and not for all the…

… American troops took Baghdad yesterday, the day became an impromptu holiday for many Iraqi Americans. Hundreds of people celebrated in the streets of Dearborn, a predominantly Arab Michigan city - people…

… honked car horns, waved American and Iraqi flags and held celebratory signs. Iraqi American students on campus expressed relief and happiness at the news. Laith Alattar, an LSA and Music senior, drove to…

…." "Beautiful" was the word LSA senior Paul Gabrail used to describe the sight of American troops entering Baghdad. "All the things we See STUDENTS, Page 8A Also yesterday, Iraqi U.N. Ambassador Mohammed AI…

…-Douri declared "the game is over" for Saddam. Students write loved td Ia ones S -tone in raq By Emiy Kraack Daily Staff Reporer Some students on campus who have friends or relatives serving in the military in…

… the gov- ernor not only lacks clear stances on policies, but also has See GRANHOLM, Page 8A JASON COOPER/Daily Students protest outside the Michigan Union to support divestment from the Caterpillar…

… Corporation yesterday. Studentsdemand new 'U' di*.vestment By Carmen Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Students shouting, "divest from Cater-killer" - referring to the Cater- pillar Corp. bulldozers used by the…

… Israeli army - rallied on the steps of the Michigan Union yesterday. Pro- moting awareness of their campaign for the withdrawal of University invest- ments in Caterpillar, Students Allied for Freedom and…

… Equality members marched to the Diag holdinga banner reading "Free Palestine." Focus on Caterpillar's bulldozers which students say are used as weapons and tools for home demolition in the occupied…

… territories - increased after American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by a bulldozer last month. SAFE encouraged students to write University President Mary Sue Cole- man, asking her to use the school…

… Yumm Elkhoja said she joined the rally because she does not want students to forget the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the war in Iraq. "By divesting, it's symbolic that we are not going to support…

…," Monto said. "We've not seen something like this in a while," he added. See SARS, Page 3 . scusses -m-uV isoiay Christopher Hayward is one of two University students being honored with the Barry M…

…. Goldwater Scholarship. Hayward plans to pursue a career in astrophysics. Inside: More on the winners. Page 3. Students: Campus storeS overprced, but necessary House OKs billto keep scholarship funding Daily…

… problems than it is solving," said Hus- sain Ibish, referring to America's poli- cies on the war. Speaking to a packed crowd in Hutchins Hall, Ibish, commu- nications director of the American- Arab Anti…

…." Ibish also said it was naive for Arabs and Muslims to dismiss the American political agenda as a Jewish plot, see- ing that the main actors in the neo-con- See ADC, Page 2 By Ryan Vicko For the Daily…

… School is expensive. Housing is expensive. Books are expensive. But does food also have to be expensive? Some students believe there exists a culture of overcharging in the Uni- versity area which exploits…

… not going to dinner (in the residence halls). I'm glad we have it." - Kavin Chung LSA freshman selection ... it's mostly junk food." On the other hand, some students are just happy the store is there…

… the season when students have the most trouble getting gro- See PRICES, Page 7 A prepares for Hash Bash events By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter In the midst of a war abroad, some are attempting to…