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…4 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, he WicbiganDailu KATE TRUESDELL An indiscriminate infection Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since…

… off 4 Dearborn was recently host to the Radius of Arab-American Writers, Inc., a seminar discuss- ing current issues pertaining to their community. One of the prominent guests at the event was Ray…

… that the Arab-American com- munity encounters increasing amounts of prejudice because the media portrays its populace through an Orientalist, pop-cul- ture approach. This same media also omits or down…

… plays its suf- fering in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the war in Iraq. The biased depiction of Arabs within the media places Arab- American writers in a delicate predicament - they are faced with…

… the dilemma that what they write willreflect their entire pop- ulace.Arab-Americanwriters are forced to evaluate how they seek to portray their community and if they should attempt to directly counter…

… the stereotypical image of Arabs in their works. But Hanania presents an interesting response to this phe- nomenon. He is on an Israeli- Palestinian comedy circuit that counters this image with the…

… seemingly disarming venue of humor. Using this approach, the group reaches an audience that would otherwise resist a cri- tique of the American media. Until Arab-American writers can write in a free stream of…

…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002- 21 Warning: Activism at large Amnesty 9nternational By Hiba Ghalib, Daily Staff Reporter Students Allied for 3reedom A mnesty International is a g ra s…

… helping these prisoners, The main objective of SAFE is to educate the Amnesty International helps by "gaining fair tri- Vastly diverse populations of students contribute to a wide variety of activist campus…

… community on the Arab-Israeli conflict als for political prisoners, ending torture, political while advocating for Palestine rights and protesting killings and "disappearances," and abolishing the groups…

…. Many students on campus have a direct stake in issues such as affirmative the Israeli violations of human rights and interna- death penalty throughout the world," she said. tional law, Kiblawi said. The…

… of rallies in support of peace in cia said. coalitions with student groups, Equatit Yf y Any Means Afghanistan, anti-sanctions in Iraq lectures, . unions, faith-based and human ecessary mock Israeli…

… undergraduate 1995, BAMN grew to expand to the University of Arbor) and ACLU Civil Liberties Union, students for the SOLE Gradu- Michigan in 1997. Agnes Aleobua, an Education Michigan Legal a century-old civil…

… ate Student Union. junior and BAMN member said BAMN was Director Michael rights advocacy group In early April, SOLE also founded "in response the start of the resegrega- Steinberg to sup- that focuses…

… in Ann Arbor Muslim rights. The University's a 360-foot banner as part of 1997 in response to lawsuit filed against the law leader Rabih Had- chapter, which consists National Student Labor Day school…

…. "Our main focus on campus is the defense of Fhe American Students Organizing for the rights of students. It Means Necessary leads a rally in February. "In both 1999 and 2000, affirmative action and…

… action as our Israel, found- earlier this year in an ing Michigan Student Assembly and social justice dent's Office and the second one in the dean's generation's opportunity to realize the promises of ed…

… appropriate way to achieve orchestrated the green armband campaign political goals, their ultimate vision of vio- to show solidarity with Arab-American lence and their present intimidation of students, but the…

… group failed to consult opponents is unacceptable. with or seek the support of any Arab- If BAMN were willing to thoroughly American student groups. These irrespon- reevaluate its methods and use its vast…

… STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect…

… committees president of the University had the sole Legislature's education budget cuts. uine student-athletes. Consistent inequality University must address chronic gender pay gap T he unsurprising findings…

… of the students from working with the most tal- Report on Faculty Salary and ented faculty and receiving the best pos- Composition released by the sible education. Committee on the Economic Status of…

… prevents University pay gap from continuing unabated. An opiate for the few Trotskyite group has yet to change its tactics 4 T he Coalition to Defend Affirmative actual University students. BAMN's go…

…-it- Action and Integration and Fight for alone attitude has prevented collaboration Equality By Any Means Necessary with student groups and drawn away popu- has not changed. The group, which has a lar support…

… from their causes. long history on campus of alienating would- The group's unwillingness to accept be allies, working against student groups contrary positions has been one of the pri- and usurping…

… issues, held its most recent mary causes for the stagnant debate on affir- event this weekend in Ann Arbor, the mative action at the University. Students on Student/Youth Conference of the New Civil both…

…, organized the confer- accept contrary University are extremely rare, ence which brought a large num- positions has been instead attempts at discussion bers of high school students from one of the primary…

… for students to express their often senting opinions are the lifeblood of a unpopular opinions, ranging from criti- robust educational institution. cisms of stereotypical Arab and Muslim These rights…

… BY STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect theopinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily…

… state legislatures court's decision rests fails to fully consider the members -- of which Detroit's population is system that serves over 180,000 students. The nationwide who are quick to strip local…

… students, teachers the Detroit Public School System's students are curiae briefs, most notably one from the In 1999, the Michigan legislature passed the and city residents. First, the plaintiffs contend…

… priority for the City of a figure that could reach $1 million. Ann Arbor.. The real thought police Students' expression is central to educational mission outh Lyon High School's under- District. In Tinker…

… publication earned the harsh Hazelwood, the court upheld the right of retribution of the school's administrators schools to limit content in a school-spon- who suspended four students for sored publication in…

… school students "cannot be punished in response to the punishments While the courts merely for expressing their which has chilled the students' will overturn the personal views on the school ability to…

… particularly troubling that the In South Lyon, students of its students. administrators sought to sup- began the newspaper partially press the opinions of its students. in response to faculty supervision and The…

… are especially relevant in 4 jokes to arguments against standardized high schools where many students shy tests, such as the Michigan Educational away from controversy and refrain from Assessment…

… Program. Without the expressing contrarian or provocative administration involved, writers and edi- views. Engagement with these ideas pro- tors were able to freely state and argue vides students with an…

…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Monday, June 3, 2002 - The Michigan Daily- An interview with one of the "White Faces" 5 0 Incoming University president will be strongly pro-student To THE DAILY: I was a…

… familiar with Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality in Ann Arbor, Students Against Sweatshops did get their way. The Daily article did not give the whole story. Coleman did agree to the…

… Committee, Laraine Nelson, the Nursing School Student Services director and the chairwoman of the Rights committee, and Marcella David, a Ut professor of law, would represent Ut. SAS found this unsatisfactory…

… with student groups. JASON GARDNER Student, University ofIowa Civil liberties are central to a robust democratic society To THE DAILY: Thank you to Daily staffer Megan Hayes for covering the…

… justify the existence of a slanted playing field for students seeking admission "60 Minutes" reported that the University awards a racial minority 20 points toward admission, while giving only 12 points for…

… Palestin- ian Christians of their rights. The highest flight rate from Israeli occupied lands, espe- cially Arab East Jerusalem, has been among the Palestinian Christian community. One would hope that…

… mainstream American Christians would not be duped by the Chris- tian Right and instead announce their sup- port for the Palestinians in the face of injustice and oppression. Zahr is a Rackham student. …

… Center sur- vey across the Arab world conducted last week, support for Osama bin Laden and suicide bombings has dropped in nearly every Arab country surveyed. Concurrently, we have seen a rise in the…

… infinitely beyond the horizon. Wagner is an LSA junior and co-chairof the Michigan Student Assembly's Campus Improvement Committee. My friend recently told me that her parents have a plan for her and her…

… from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be given priority over others. Letters should include the writer's name, col- lege and school year or…

…'s policy regarding its investments. The University's policy states that any investments which are the cause of "moral and ethical" concern to many students of the University should be investigated and if…

… military in his decision. All he should consider is whether many students find these investments to be of concern. If you have been keeping up on events around the University over the past two years, you…

…, Africans, Arabs, Muslims, Asians and many more people that I can name. The University should respond as it did when many stu- dents found the investments in South Africa and tobacco compa- nies of moral and…

… policies are, one would expect, remnants from another time. In fact Jews, while only 2 percent of the population, they account for 23 per- cent of the students at Ivy League schools. It would seem we have…

…. The reason? Because in order to maintain the "critical mass" of less qualified minority students, many of the best applicants are turned away. Apparently being a Jew- ish student is less valuable to the…

… their "allotment" and gained nearly a quarter of all spots at Ivy League schools - to the demise of the "underrepresented." Apparently the Law School will continue to deny admission to students simply…

… specified groups beyond racial classi- fications and some who even actively recruit certain categories. For exam- ple, Vanderbilt University recently announced an "elite strategy" to target Jewish students in…

… a strong presence in as many high schools as possible to ensure that students get the necessary information, but to claim that minorities somehow need extra per- suasion or reassurance that they real…

… irreparable harm that they them- selves have done by leaving out any- one of Arab descent. Do they also not matter in this discussion? Finally, what exactly typifies this supposed unsupportive, unwelcoming…

…@umich.edu. RNC in NYC ELLIOTT MALLEN IRRATIONAL ExUBERANCE LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters rom University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be…

…- antee that the police will justify them under the guise of terrorism prevention. I am encouraging my fellow students to join me in New York. True, it is a week before class starts. Yes, I understand New…

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