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… utmost importance at against Arab and Muslim students nt is respect for the lost and trickled in yesterday. The harass- ate action to aid the living. ment caused enough unease in the a natural human…

… instinct to Arab/Muslim student population swers to the multitude of that the Muslim Student Associa- ns involving who is guilty tion distributed an e-mail cautioning crime. However, the back- Arab…

…4 4A - Friday, September 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

… West to lament the death of John Lennon and the multi-mile line to view the body of fallen President John F. Kennedy lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. For University students, one of the many images…

… must remain united in the days, weeks, months and years to come. Quiet, solemn and respectful, students, faculty, staff and administrators still in shock and quite unsure of what the future holds…

… gathered to comfort one another. Since most students are away from home, it is the University community that must serve as one large family. Although Tuesday"s attacks on the United States occurred hundreds…

… that evening on the Diag. As Michi- gan Student Assembly Vice President Jessica Cash said, the University "seemed a whole lot smaller" Tuesday night. The University has offered its resourc- es for…

… students to deal with the stress and uncertainty of terrorist attacks. Student should take advantage of counseling services in the residence halls and in the University unions. Thesother promising sign that…

… came out of Tuesday's events was the fact that so many student groups of differing backgrounds and viewpoints came together to organize the vigil. The organizers, from MSA to Students Organizing for…

… Labor and Economic Equal- ity to the Black Student Union to Hillel and so many others, should be thanked for their commitment to the University and to the stu- dent population. The heated Palestinian…

…IM FiaSe br9 21 /1SpeilCo m mraieEdt w W, -w w BEYOND OUR SHORES International students strive to find peace in a severed post 9/11 world. BY BRIENNE PRUSAK Like many children around the…

… challenges attaining jobs in the U.S. because of their immigration status, international students have - like many people around the world - experienced the effects of that day that changed not only the U…

… clearly arose between Arabs and non-Arabs LSA senior Wan Aisyah cameto the United States from Malaysia in 2008 to attend the University. Aisyah said he first saw the impact Sept.11 had on people…

… graduate student the middle of the night and told him about who began studying at the University three the attacks, said he immediately noticed a weeks before 9/11, said the attacks limited higher level of…

… brought negative attention upon Pakistan, currently trying to find an academic posi- she added. tion that doesn't require clearance. "(9/11) has had a huge impact on the gen- Engineering graduate student…

… a di said of'his employment situation in the positive career path to create change, other U.S."My problemis thatI can't contact any- students have seen firsthand the effects of one about the reason…

… American," for example, was sent to multiple Arab- American students. Other e-mails the community and spread aware- vinist war hysteria in response to included threats like "your life will ness of the…

… grew following a vigil held the the external relations chair of the brief time of intolerance. day after the attacks, Asad Tarsin, Arab Student Association, told The On Sept. 13, 2001, the Defend then…

…- gan State Police Bomb Squad and Eric Fretz Student Veteran By Sept. 11, 2001, Eric Fretz, a lieu- Detroit area would be a major target. where he served in the U.S. Army. tenant commander in the U…

… students marish," Coleman wrote. "My first It was sunny in New York City, to attend Iowa. concern was our students, who sunny in Washington D.C. and on "The teachers were very intent were distraught. It…

… first pal stopped me and reported that so students could share their feel- heard that a plane hit the World something terrible had happened. I ings about the day. Trade Center in Manhattan. rushed to the…

… car and listened to NPR "It gave students a shared place In an e-mail to The Michigan all the way back to Iowa City, horri- to express their emotions and be Daily, Coleman wrote that she was fied by…

… with students to important. I will never forget that Iowa's Iowa City campus - to meet reassure the university community. terrible day." with a group of high school teach- "The rest of the day was night…

… wake of attacks, Muslim students unify to educate 'U' community BySuzanne Jacobs Ten years ago, Muslim students at the University did not feel at ease walking by themselves. Some even went home to their…

… religion of Islam. As a these attacks." be a living hell" and "this is war," result, the association and campus Support for Muslim students then-LSA junior Brenda Abdelall, as a whole grew and moved past the…

… support, acceptance on campus, members of California at Berkeley issued a joint Muslim students still did not feel the Muslim Students' Association statement calling for opposition to "comfortable or proud…

…' groups talk DADT elimiation ALLISON KRUSKE/Daily Second-year graduate student Amber Kao and junior Tehillah Frederick, both in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, perform an improvisational piece at the…

… ________________ Students nominate Mark Zuckerberg as grad. speaker 200 students sign petition in support of Facebook founder By K.C.WASSMAN Daily StaffReporter After protests erupted follow- ing announcement that Repub…

…-Qassemi, who is also founder and chair of Barjeel Securities - a financial interme- diary based in the United Arab Emirates - delivered the Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lec- ture to a crowd of about 75 people…

… not open to students of all sexu- al orientations. Additionally, Halperin said many military leaders have supported the repeal for years. Because of this, Halperin said he does not foresee any problems…

… countries, Al-Qassemi said, because mobile devices help people who are geographically spread-apart contact each other. Social media tools also cre- ate distinct problems in Arab countries because many dicta…

…." While Batiste-Johnson said the recent lack of foot traffic on East Liberty has affected her boutique, she noted that the support of locals and University students has allowed her to stay in business. "We…

… even in times of unrest, he is optimistic about the future of Arab countries. "Not everything will go the way we want it to go, but the vehicle communication and safety. His project was recently awarded…

… and two student representatives. The committee typically meets twice a year - once in November and once in April - and selects people the committee members believe meet a set criteria. Their selections…

… and honorarydegree recipientsto Cole- man, Coleman likes to hear feed- back from students about who they want as a commencement speaker - whether it be in the form of a petition with hundreds of signa…

…- tures or justone student's opinion. "I don't think there's a magic number as far as signatures (on the petition)," Connolly said. "She takes all requests she gets from stu- dents very seriously. Even if…

… it just came in an e-mail from a student saying'itwouldbegreatifwe could get this person to be a commence- ment speaker."' According to Connolly, another way students can contribute to the selection…

… processis to bringdesired commencement speaker names to the attention of the student repre- sentatives on the HonoraryDegree Committee. This year the student representatives are LSA senior Carly Goldberg and…

… Rackham stu- dent Neal Rakesh. Goldberg said she is very open to hearing students' ideas for the commencement speakers. "I really encourage students to contact me ..." Goldberg said. "I'm sure there are a…

… and students in the crowd," Fischer said. "Scholars and students Wynton Marsalis is one-of the noted artists who have been presented by UMS. come together to make what's on stage understandable." From…

… contemporary music of the Arab world, UMS inhabits a large niche of the per- forming arts. It is not, however, one that caters to what Fischer terms "bus and truck shows." With UMS specializing in its own brand…

… of the performing arts and University Productions and the School of MT&D focus- ing on student shows, it used to fall to the Major Events Office to produce large-scale commer- cial concerts. For a…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 3B A head for fashion Manufacturing nostalgia 'U' students are making an age-old tradition their own By ERIN STEELE Daily Arts…

…, dressing according to a rel- atively conservative set of rules may be thought to stifle one's cre- ativity. But Muslim students at the University are demonstrating the exact opposite. Verse 33:59 in the…

…- tries. Generally, women in the Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait) tend to wear long black dresses and cover everything but their eyes, while women in Egypt…