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… woman and her three children, two of them infants, died. Hope said the group had received complaints from Arab students who were offended by the "Stop Arab Terrorism" statement that was origi- nally…

… the group with "discriminatory harassment" against Arab and Arab-American students on ,campus, according to University In- terim Student Policy Administrator Cindy Straub. Rackham graduate student…

…The Michigan Dily-- Tuesday, November 15, 1988-- Page 5 LSA student gov't candidates offer variety BY ED KRACHMER AND DAVID SCHWARTZ LSA Student Government has gone widely unnoticed in the past…

…, but making LSA students aware of its government's activities is high on each LSA-SG candidate's agenda in today's election. "There's a lot of people who don't know we're around, and that's a serious…

… problem," said Students for Academic Institutional Development (SAID) presidential candidate David Boris, a sopho- more. However, similarities between parties and candidates end there. As in the past, SAID…

… because they said LSA-SG should not be involved in campus politics, but should only deal with LSA students' academic concerns. "Our purpose is to work with students on an academic level," Boris said. "We…

… leave the political stuff to (the Michigan Student Assembly)." Independent Ben Weinberger, the only other presidential candi- date, criticized the current govern- ment for not doing more. "I don't think…

… be major concerns of LSA-SG. In addition, Weinberger said LSA students should vote on whether the proposed mandatory class on racism should be part of the LSA curriculum. SAID members disagreed, say…

… a middle ground, which he said other candidates are not willing to do. - Unlike SAID, the Meadow Party believes LSA-SG should ad- dress non-academic student con- cerns. "Something like the code should…

… be addressed because it af- fects all of the LSA students," Mullock said. Six independent candidates for executive council offer an alterna- tive to SAID and the Meadow Party. Gary Weisserman, a sopho…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

… because it offended local Arab students, but the fact remains that virtu- ally the en'tire Arab world is united by its desire to destroy Israel. Thus the slogan accu- rately depicts the position which many…

…OPINION Tuesday, November 22, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily 6 re irbiwgAn A &d Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Open doors to students Vol. Ic, No. 54 420 Maynard…

… receive benefits. By Puerto Rican Solidarity Organization, SALSA, Puerto Rican Association, LANAMA, HLSA Last Friday, November 11, approxi- mately 50 minority students, representa- tives of the Socially…

… Active Latino Stu- dents Association (SALSA), Puerto Rican Association, Puerto Rican Solidarity Or- ganization, University of Michigan Asian Student Coalition, Hispanic Law Student Association, and other…

… have much sup- port from the minority student commu- nity. Friday, November 11, we felt more like we were in Johannesberg, South Africa than in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We were met at the door by non…

… this blatant conspiracy to deny us our constitutional right of free expression. This reprehensible incident bears witness for several reasons: 1) A number of students were locked in a stairwell against…

… their will and at risk to their lives, not to mention this was a serious violation of Fire Code regulations by "safety" officers supposedly trained to protect students. 2) This is yet another example of…

… the university's unofficial "closed door" pol- icy, where students in reality have no re- course in disputing claims that this is a "free" or "open" institution. As taxpaying Michigan citizens or…

…, as this university so prides itself as preparing students for? Certainly one can imply that, as a student and henceforth as a citizen, one is disempow- ered to the point where he/she must al- ways…

… acquiesce to police authority and the system without question, regardless of whether or not one has a legitimate grievance. The fact that nearly ten percent of the Latino student community publicly protested…

…1£ rrrau tz Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, April 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Israelis expel eight Arabs charged with…

… 12 others. Hospital officials said soldiers shot a 20-year-old Arab to death in the West Bank. That brought to 142 the number of Palestinians killed since riots began Dec. 8 in the occupied West Bank…

… and Gaza Strip, which Israel captured from Jordan and Egypt in the 1967 Middle East war. The eight Arabs were taken to south Lebanon in two helicopters. The United States condemned the de- portations…

…. Six Palestinians from Beita, a West Bank village where an Israeli settler girl and two Arabs were killed in a clash last week, were among the 12 against whom the army issued deportation orders…

… only further inflame pas- sions." See Israel, Page 2 Hijackers kill second hostage on Kuwaiti jet LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) - Arab hijackers yesterday killed a second hostage, tossed his bloody body…

… said there are at least eight hijackers, all of them Arabs, carrying forged passports. Four of the hijackers have Bahraini passports, three have Iraqi passports and one has a Columbian passport, he said…

… is rising ple looked at as people. Whether numbers and more they are qualified for the job or not, udes of men. senior administra- See ROTC, Page 2 1 No input Student voice absent on honorary degree…

… panel By LAWRENCE ROSENBERG Students had no input in selecting the honorary degree recipients for spring com- mencement ceremonies because the Michigan Student Assembly failed to appoint students to the…

… would be named yesterday or today. The Honorary Degree Committee is usu- ally comprised of six to eight faculty mem- bers, four administrators, and two students, said Vice President for Government…

… the college's computer system. Vandals deface shanty ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily A board erected by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Arab Student League is defaced with Nazi swastikas. 0. rep…

… about the incident. Public Safety refused comment last night. Four large red swastikas were painted on the board, which was built Sunday by the PSC and the Arab Student League. There were also statements…

… repainted and replaced on the Diag. Students, faculty and administra- tors have all expressed indignation at yesterday's defacement. Straub said that more than 25 people have lodged complaints with her office…

…. Despite complaints and angry phone calls, however, the University will not change its policy toward shanties according to Vice President of Student Services Henry Johnson. "This is a very serious incident…

… night at the Rackham Amphitheater. See PLO, Page 3 extremist Arab groups who do not International body debates democracy BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN Participants in the second day of the All- Democracies…

… Switzerland, suggested scholarships for students in "awakening" democ- racies to study in more established ones. Many participants stressed that democratically- oriented groups within non-democratic nations…

… Gerald Ford yesterday during the All-Democracies Conference at the Ford Library on North Campus. Gorbachev arrives MSA retains power to derecognize groups BY KRISTINE LALONDE The Michigan Student…

… The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, October 19, 1988- Page 5 Pre-law caravan rolls into Union BY MARK MENDELIS Perry Mason step aside. These are the '80s and law students have changed, as have their…

… options. For one thing, it's becoming in- creasingly difficult to get into law school. Also, women and minority students are gaining more acceptances to law schools than ever before. And lastly, alternative…

… occupied West Bank, Arab hospital officials said. An army spokesperson confirmed the deaths and said five people had plastic bullet wounds, including American photographer Neal Cas- sidy, the first foreign…

… Arabs launched the uprising Dec. 8. Six Israelis also have died. The 5-year-old boy died after he was hit with plastic bullets in the chest, stomach, and left hand as he played in a schoolyard near his…

… home, according to officials at Al Ittihad Hospital. The child, identified as Deyaa Fayez, was shot when Israeli soldiers opened fire on a nearby group of stone-throwing Palestinians, Arab reporters said…

… published in Oakland. Also yesterday, the Israeli Supreme Court barred U.S.-born Rabbi Meir Kahane from running in the Nov. 1 election saying his anti- Arab Kach movement is racist. Panel talks about racism…

…OPINION 'Page 4 Wednesday, January 20, 1988 The Michigan Daily LETTERS: 4 E0e mtu atTenity Mil Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Israel's rights violated Vol…

… will also consist of two students appointed from a list compiled by the Michigan Student Assembly. This should create a pool of potential honorees that will more closely resemble the sympathies of the…

… following logos: it takestwo to tango; there are two sides to every story, and(even in the West Bank) it is ta two-way street. The Daily has failed to provide its readers with an accurate history of the Arab…

… is. still determined to silence the oppressed with gunfire and more oppression. What the Israelis fail to realize is the fact that their occupation of Arab territories has reached its end. The fact of…

… twenty years ago remain the saihe despite Israel's attempts to slowly expel indigenous Arab populations while confiscating their lands. In the case of the Palestinian people, their struggle has been…

… aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict do not exist. These distortions are preposterous and irritating. Reading the Daily has become analogous to having a single eye: one is only able to see half of his…

… Member of Tager January 19 one too far of hundreds of Arab youths and the deportation of Palestinians in defiance to the Geneva convention accords. At this critical stage in the Palestinian struggle we…

… each occasion. In 1948, and 1956, the surrounding Arab nations attacked Israel with the intent of "driving the Jews into the sea." Then, in 1967, when Israel saw its sea lanes illegally blockaded and the…

… their Arab allies and attacked Israel. Then and only then did Israel retaliate against Jordan and gain control of what today known as the West Bank. Between 1947 and 1967 Jordan had control of the West…

… Bank region which was part of the land designated as a Palestinian homeland. Why didn't Jordan give control of the land to the Palestinians during those twenty years? How can the Arabs now turn around…

… some condi- tions the United States has set for dealing with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Arab League formed the council in 1964, but it has assumed the role of PLO legislature. Behind the…

… to make a "tremendous effort" to achieve dialogue with the Arabs. In parliamentary elections Nov. 1, nei- ther Likud nor its rival, the center-left Labor party, won enough parliament seats to gain a…

… activities and courses at the University, but the student groups want the report recalled. Groups BY LISA POLLAK The University's 1987-88 minority af- fairs report will be removed from circula- tion until its…

…-five students, representing 10 student groups, met with Duderstadt yes- terday to demand a recall of the 96-page annual report. The meeting was scheduled after some 50 students protested the docu- ment at the…

… Fleming Administration Building Friday. Duderstadt apologized for the errors, and demand recall repeatedly called for increased student input to help avoid such mistakes. But he re- fused to recall the…

… report; instead, he said, it will be distributed again with an "errata sheet" of corrections - as soon as the students submit such a sheet. The students, however, said they were frustrated and dissatisfied…

… done with an errata sheet... The report is so bad that the errata sheet could be longer than the report," said Anne Martinez, a member of the Socially Active Latino Student Association and the Chicano…

… Graduate Students Association. "We're also not satisfied that we're re- sponsible for any change that has to hap- pen. We're paying tuition for the Office of Minority Affairs to find out these things," said…

… Martinez, who represented the students during the meeting. Duderstadt agreed that the burden of the corrections shouldn't rest on the students. But he would not grant their repeated re- quest for another…

… meeting to discuss er- See Report, Page 5 .College GOP calls for Phillips to quit BY NOAH FINKEL The resignation of Michigan Student Assembly President Mi- chael Phillips will be demanded at tonight…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

…4 OPINION Thursday, September 29, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily 4 Eie m dtgan t t Mi Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Abolish capital punishment Vol. I C No. 16…

…- termines whether you live or die, but how much you are worth and what color your skin happens to be. In talking to people about what I did Kenneth Wittenberg is a second-year law student at the University…

… Israel is currently living in Warren, Michigan and the author of the editorial. Golden for the most part, contends that Israel is not to blame for the Arab refugee - problem and that the Arab countries are…

…* the ones responsible for creating the prob- lem in the beginning. He specifically states, "...historically the Arab refugee problem cannot be blamed on Israel." He later says,"Why is it that the Arab…

… suggests that the Arab refugee problem is a direct result of the Israelis hostile takeover of hundreds of thousands of homes and villages since 1948. Men, women and children were forced to leave their homes…

… Palestinian Arabs were uprooted from their homes and sought refuge in the pallid "refugee" camps in the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. These were the lucky ones; on April 8, ; 1948 the Irgan, terrorist…

…- tinian Arabs to seek refuge. History embedded in 1967 also substan- tiates the argument that it is Israel's ag- gressive actions and not the Arabs them- selves that are creating the refugee prob- lem. In…

… 1967, the Jordan West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Syrian Heights, and Sinai fell to Israeli strongholds. As a result, 410,000 new Palestinian Arabs were forced to leave their homes in the Jordan West Bank…

… Arabs were needlessly evicted from their homes when the death of a 15 year-old Jewish girl was blamed on a group of Palestinian Arabs. In reality, the girl was shot accidentally by an Israeli soldier…

…. Immediately after the shooting, Israeli forces moved in and bombed 13 homes randomly so as to intimidate any opposing brute forces the Arabs might conjure. These homes supposedly have belonged to the girl…

…6 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, November 16, 1988 The Michigan Daily &be id igaut aigW Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Aid provides Israeli security Vol. IC, No.50…

… mandated that all state funded agencies divest) or students, faculty, and staff. The regents could have made a principled statement that the University would not accept state interference in its curriculum…

… regents routinely make belligerent anti-student and anti- education remarks at their meetings. Baker has said he cannot tolerate the lesbian and gay male students on campus and claimed that students…

… of limitations on student protest at University events. Moreover, all of the regents have ac- cepted without comment brutality on the part of University of Michigan Public Safety officers. Harold…

… Marcuse was attacked last year; students were reprise brutalized at President James Duderstadt's inauguration; and, last Friday, Public Safety locked people in the stairwell of the Fleming building…

… attacks on Kuwait, Arab Crfrdiplomatic sources said yesterday. The Syrian initiative could mark a breakthrough in attempts to end the seven-year Iran-Iraq war, which has threatened to engulf other na- tions…

… in the strategic, oil-rich region. As Iran's main Arab friend and only significant ally, Syria is uniquely placed to mediate between Tehran and the Arab states, most of whom support Iraq. There was no…

… off mom's home dication how long the Iranians might hold off unleashing a new push. Lighter safety examined New Year's resolutions Students crowd the Central Campus Recreation Building's indoor track…

…-shirts for 1988 and worn by U of M Seniors everywerel Be creative and turn in your design to the Student Alumni % . Council, 200 Fletcher St., by January 25, before 5pm. ytX fWinner will be announced on…

… violence erupts RAMALLAH, Israeli occupied West Bank - A fight with rocks and tear gas between young Arabs and Israeli troops drove a visiting U.S. senator from a refugee camp yesterday, the end of a month…

… of rioting that cost at least 24 Arab lives. Seven Palestinians were reported wounded Thursday. Soldiers used rubber bullets and tear gas, some of it dropped from helicopters, against protesters in the…

… October through De- cember, a traditionally slow auto sales season. EXTRAS' Sprinkler surprises bookstore Some students at the semi-annual book rush at the Michigan Book and Supply store had to wade through…

… - No. 68 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April - $15…

… in Ann Arbor, $22 outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in…

… talent beams vi- brantly from the design workshop housed there. The University School of Art's Graphic Design Production Work- shop is a "unique" course which pro- vides art students with the opportu- nity…

… to explore the professional world "while gaining experience in the de- sign field. The class enables students to ven- ture into the business world where they create posters, business cards, logos, and…

… Musical Society, said a student-de- signed poster last semester for Han- del's Messiah was a "great design" which was done "in a timely fash- ion." SHE SAID Robin McCormick, a senior who designed the poster…

…-Israel" student activist group - constructed a wooden Israeli school "bus on the Diag. On the side of the bus 'Tagar painted a racist statement: "STOP ARAB TERRORISM." The bus symbolizes an attack last month on the…

…OPINION Page 4 Tiursday, November 17, 1988 The Michigan Daily 0 E 3ibah i t yianU Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Fasting for the poor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

… regard Asians as an underrepresented mi- + nority. Many Asian student groups feel that their representation is not adequate because the distribution of Asians1 among various schools is not represen- tative…

… million people with terrorism. This is not a political statement but a racial one. Arabs aresnot a political en- tity, such as a state or political *organization. The statement "STOP ISRAELI TERRORISM" on…

…. Recently, several Asian students were called "chinks" at a Kappa Sigma party. The incident was disturbing but the response to it was even more in- dicative of the trivialization of Asian issues on this…

… campus. Several Asian student groups told the Daily that they believe that the fraternity did not expect them to respond because Asians are perceived as politically inactive and are not expected to be…

… girls and prostitutes. Other issues which Asian student groups hope to address are: the need for a Center for Asian American stud- ies, Asian faculty in the liberal arts, and a Korean language program…

… condemnation. The stereotype of Arabs as terrorists is common. For example, just last year the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization Services arrested eight Palestinians…

… declared them terror- ists. All charges against them were eventually thrown out of federal court. These government actions perpetuate the myth that Arabs are dangerous. Several Arab and anti-racist groups…

… presented a resolution asking the Michigan Student Assembly to con- demn Tagar, to withdraw recognition of the group, and to demand that Tagar offer a public apology. MSA tabled the resolution presented by…

… Israeli victims of a terrorist attack. Although "Stop Arab terrorism" initially appeared on the bus, Tagar changed the wording that day to "Stop All Terrorism" after repeated complaints from students…

… Africa-involved companies if the res ty: Supreme dismiss th "IT'S than to h with this sion," Mc decision o Most r not intend "I don' sion to re student B Free Sout althoughs Severa that after to strike…

… decides to do." h Africa Coordinating Committee, Bullard filed the motion along with the she said it was a "possibility." University's Black Student Union, the Na- 1 regents were concerned yesterday tional…

… country. General Assembly President Dante Caputo said he had received and granted a request from Arab nations to postpone the debate, which had been scheduled fro tomorrow, Friday, and Dec. 6. Earlier…

…, Caputo had said that once he received a request from Arab nations, the assembly would move swiftly to provide Arafat another forum. Arab diplomats said they would seek to move the debate to Geneva on or…

… international terrorism is. Arab nations on Thursday drafted a resolution expressing regret over the U.S. action and asking the State Department to reconsider. Pres. picks iI Vest as new SUprovost BY STEVE…

… the Michigan Student Assembly last week was a violation of the first amendment. Last week the assembly voted to derecognize the pro- Israeli student group for committing acts the assembly considers…

… racist unless the group meets certain require- ments. The Central Student Judiciary will hear Tagar's appeal of the decision tonight at 7 p.m. "Were CSJ not to strike down MSA's action we will definitely…

… consider taking it to a federal court," said third-year law student David Carney, Tagar's co-counsel. The complaint against Tagar centered around a bus they constructed on the Diag Nov. 14 to commemorate the…

…. Following demands from the Ad Hoc Committee Against Anti-Arab Racism, the assembly resolved to derecognize Tagar unless it meets the following require- ments: See MSA, Page 5 his general goals as Provost and…

…0 OPINION Friday, November 4, 1988 ,*- Page 4 The Michigan Daily EieanensaUdenlg Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Health school opposes 'A' Vol. IC, No. 42 420…

… and ignored. Perhaps one day the government will take preventative measures instead of relying ' on its ability to hide the mistakes it has made. - By The Public Health Student Association Executive…

… Committee The Public Health Student Association of the University of Michigan joins the Michigan Public Health Association in opposition to Proposal A. This proposal, which advocates the elimination ofmedi…

… universal access to health care. The emotion surrounding abortion often obscures the issue. We, as officers of the Public Health Student Association, do not purport to speak for every student in the School of…

…~NNEVADA T'EXA ~ "c>.ONO " ' % ' .. \r~ . t t . " -i 'SPA' wants salary, too To the Daily: As members of the Student Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC-The School of Natural Resources' Student Govern- ment…

… present agreed that we, too, would like $1000 per semester. All of us at last night's meeting hold jobs. This time commitment greatly limits the amount of time we can devote to repre- senting our student…

… student in the School is automatically a member and the role of presi- dent is rotated each week. That means every student in the School is president. We sug- gest you contact Dean Harrison Morton for the…

… exact student enrollment number. Thank you again, Mike, for this, perhaps your best pro- posal so far. You have the en- tire SNR (that's slang for School of Natural Resources) behind you. After all, how…

… States. America's prestige is fre- quently undermined by its con- fidence in the stability and reliability of Arab govern- ments. Iran's holding of American hostages following the Iranian revolution was ex…

… refusal of "moderate" Arab states (such as Saudi Arabia) to grant the U.S. landing rights at their air bases while the U.S. was en- suring the unimpeded passage of the Arabs' oil through the Gulf, and the…

… CRUZ Against Tagar," a reaction to wording offended Arab students. Price IndeX The Michigan Student Assembly on the wooden school bus built by The resolution passed by MSA l 1 t { l t last night passed…

… Palestinian demands. However, "at some point Palestinian aspirations will have to be satisfied," he said. "The problem is not going to disappear." Wald disagreed, instead calling the "anti-Arab nature of the U…

… a resolution that Tagar last week on the Diag. The includes t will revoke their recognition of the proposal was tabled at last Tuesday's formal ap pro-Israel student group Tagar if it meeting. of…

… Tagar does not make amends for actions the The bus, erected last Monday to workshop assembly considers discriminatory commemorate Israeli victims of a Tagar con against Arab-Americans. recent terrorist…

… attack, originally had benefit the Both Tagar and the Ad Hoc the words "Stop Arab Terrorism" Crescent's Committee Against Anti-Arab painted on its side. Later that that Tagar Racism rallied at MSA last…

… than a month in advance. Some errors are rather minor ones, such as Another registration problem this term is that Student Verification Forms, which stu- dents need to go through CRISP, are being mailed…

… late for juniors and seniors. The Registrar's Office began sending SVFs in the mail last year, rather than having students wait in often long lines. But this year, a conflict with the firm that was sup- ____________________________ ~ …

… Palestinian Solidarity Committee (PSC), formerly called The Nov. 29th Committee for Palestine; the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS); and the Association of Arab-American University Graduates (AAUG…

…Council opposes PIRGIM fee) (Connedrom PageD ) Engineering students support the idea of a group like PIRGIM, but do not respect the fact that PIRGIM wants to rely on student apathy to get money." But…

… Judy Hyslop, LSA senior and chair of PIRGIM's Board of dir- ectors, maintains that students over- whelmingly supported the fee. "We, as students, put it on the ballot and over 69 percent (of the students…

… who voted) wanted the fee," Hyslop said. L. J. Stock, a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering and exe- cutive vice-president of the council, said, the Engineering students passed the resolution for…

… two reasons. } First, several Engineering stu- dents feel they were tricked intc signing petitions last year that 34 helped support the present PIRGIM x" fee. Many students thought they I were…

… supporting a positive checkoff .! system for the fee, which means that F- a student has the option on the . student verification form of giving s money to PIRGIM. Under the new system, students automatically…

… have the 75 cent PIRGIM fee tacked onto their tuition t unless they fill out a form at the end of CRISP and put it in a drop box at v the exit. PIRGIM then sends the i+ students a check for the 75 cents…

…. +n The council also supports the petition because its members feel that PIRGIM has an unfair oppor- 'v tunity over other student organ- ,t..izations. Stock said that no other P student group can tack a…

… fee on to students' tuition The resolution calls for the present funding contract between the student government and PIRGIM to be ended immediately. However, it 6 states that the termination shall in no…

… way affect PIRGIM's right to apply for money from MSA's General Fund. Students can also give PIRGIM money on their own, the council notes in the resolution. The petition, co-sponsored by Steve Angelotti…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 7, 1988 Most students find dorm food OK IN BRIEF R tt 1 4 5 { M !_ By KATHRYN SWEENEY Dorm food is not home cooking, but then again, Mom and Dad didn…

…'t have thousands of kids to feed. And many students acknowledge the En- tree Office does a pretty good job, considering the University's limited budget and regulated menu. Students often have preconceived…

… notions -- ranging from horror to contempt - about the food they'll receive once they enter college, said LSA first-year student Laura Shi- nozaki, who lives in Mary Markley Residence Hall. BUT SOME feel…

… these pre- sumptions are justified, like Jerry Miller, a graduate student in the School of Information and Library Studies, who is currently on the meal plan and dines regularly at WEEKEND MAGAZINE…

… always served with dinner, along with four salads and various desserts," Hawkins said. Food Services has a regulated budget of $2.44 per person, per day for the food it provides to students, said Lynne…

…/Dally Pharmacy graduate student Suha Hamid is one of the founding members of "Sa'lam Shalom - The Arab Jewish Peace Project." "There is a need for a dialogue between Arab-Americans and American Jews to dispel the…

… the Middle East. Although many of the students at the meeting are members of other student groups, they stressed that they are representing only their own individual interests. The most prevalent…

… reason that students had come to the meeting was to dispel many of their stereo- types. Students expressed the need to come into face-to-face contact with, rather than just read about, people who have…

… ideas for future discus- sions. Topics the group plans to ad- dress include Arab-Jewish relations on campus, stereotypes and prejudice, the history of both Arabs and Jews, and political lobbying groups…

…. Leaders also want to establish the group as a model for other joint-ac- tion groups around the country. They are presently trying to obtain recog- nition from the Michigan Student Assembly, which would…

… Corporate Finance Department Presentation for Financial Analyst Position Tonight at 7:00 p.m. Michigan Union Pendleton Room Interested students are encouraged to attend and to speak with representatives of…

… ri hts board hears 'U testimony By JIM PONIEWOZIK Several students criticized Uni- versity efforts to fight discrimination on campus, while administrators de- fended the programs as among the strongest…

… students at the in- quiry, who criticized the policy for not including faculty and administration within its jurisdic- tion. "This code is inherently discrimi- natory because it discriminates against young…

… people because of their age," said MSA representative Henry Hardy. He said the policy should include more student input. LSA SENIOR Lannis Hall of the United Coalition Against Racism criticized the anti…

…- discrimination policies currently in existence - particularly the Affir- mative Action Office's "Tell Some- one" program -as being ineffective. The program encourages University students and staff to report harass…

… that the state Civil Rights Commission will use to rec- ommend measures state colleges and universities can take to combat dis- crimination. Over 20 students and staff members addressed the inquiry…

…- gested by several students at the in- quiry, was a possibility. "We intend to become better in- formed about the dimensions of the problem and the effectiveness of any efforts being made to combat it…

… Fleming. Code approval prompts protest Regents criticize MSA's actions By STEVE KNOPPER Members of the University's Board of Regents criticized the Michigan Student Assembly Friday for actions they called…

…- Brighton) said he would be "inclined" to vote against continued funds. "If they don't represent students, they can go out and generate dona- tions, as opposed to taxing stu- dents," Nielsen said. "Maybe that…

… newspaper ads would deter minority students from coming to the University, which would contra- dict MSA's demands for higher mi- nority enrollment. Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit) said, "I certainly would…

… for Libyan Students of McLean, Va., was formed in 1981 after the Reagan administration closed the Libyan embassy because of the nation's alleged support of terrorist activities. A member of the Arab…

… watched students of Arab descent on campus closely. Affi rma t i ve action spot still open BY JIM PONIEWOZIK The committee is composed of The search to replace outgoing nine members, including representa…

… students to pay travel expenses of non-Libyans so they could attend anti-Reagan administration protests in the U.S. Also, Anthony said, PCLS illegally provided the non-Libyans money to allow them to travel…

… of student status to carry out activities of a pariah state." said Political Science Prof. Raymond Tanter, who worked on the NSC staff from 1981-1982. Tanter worked with North, who is presently under…

… indictment for the Iran-contra affair. "But, like any individual, (Zubeidy) has the right to a fair hearing and trial," Tanter said. "It would be a human tragedy if he were arrested because he was a student at…

… diversions while a student at the University. "He just happened to be going to school there," said Anthony, "there is no complicity with (Zubeidy) going to the University of Michigan." The People's Committee…

…-American University Graduate Student Association, who asked not to be identified, criticized the FBI for arresting Zubeidy, saying the evidence against him was insufficient. "Just because you're Libyan and protesting…

…- University Affirmative Action D- tives from University faculty, staff, irector Virginia Nordby may take and administration. The Michigan longer than planned, now that the Student Assembly will name a stu…

…..............Lisa Magnlno- Adam Schrager MANAGING EDITOR.........Jim PoniewozIk NEW STUDENT EDITION EDITOR .... .............Lisa Pollak NEWS STAFF: Donna Idipaco, Ala Senkvitch. Patrick Staiger, Ryan Tutak- OPINION PAGE…

…-Plymouth-Dodge SERmCE 1295 E. M-36, Pinckney PROFESIO4ALS Troupe Students depict common forms of sexual harassment Continued from Page 1 "This happens to me all the time," said LSA senior Brenda Dater, playing the…

… part of the woman student. "I'm not listened to. I don't give a shit how I'm looking. I want to be listened to!" she said. One of the participants' main concerns was how to handle verbal harassment when…

… than having one woman acting as the spokesperson. Haberman said it is also up to men to challenge the attitudes of their friends. Many of the students debated the use of the terms "women" and "girls…

… Us," made up of University students and community members, performs weekly on and off campus addressing the issues of racism, homophobia, and anti- Semitism, said Assistant Director Christopher Moore…

… 100 senators are present and voting. Violence mars Arab protest BEIT SAHUR, Occupied West Bank - Hundreds of Arabs defied a massive security crackdown and battled Israeli troops in the West Bank…

… yesterday to mark a Palestinian anniversary. Soldiers killed four Arabs and wounded 39 other, officials said. The army's toughest restrictions in more than 20 years of occupation failed to contain the…

… Day was quiet. It was not." said West Bank commander Maj. Gen. Avraham Mitzna. The day commemorates a confrontation on March 30, 1976, when Israeli Arabs protested the forced sale of 1,600 acres of…

… their land for Jewish settlement. Six Arabs were killed. Ariz. Senate dismisses one of three charges against Mecham PHOENIX - The Arizona Senate dismissed the third, most serious, impeachment charge…

… building key, and often happened af- ter all the TAs and grad students left the building," Weisbrot said. "It was clearly not his first time since he did not stop to read the cartoon, but rather looked all…

… because he showed the secu- rity officers a key to the.MES office. MSA Continued from Page 1 Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) said MSA's plan is "extremely unwise... A minority student is going to be…

… LUSTIG An extensive study by a Univer- sity health sciences faculty task force is focusing on how schools related to the field can improve their minority student representation. The Minority Student…

… Hollingsworth. The task force intends to "increase the number of minority students en- rolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs so that mi- nority student enrollment is propor- tionate to the…

… the See HEALTH, Page 5 MSA ratifies own code proposal By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly voted last night to support a n alternative proposal to Interim President Robben Fleming's proposed…

… students not be punished with academic sanctions for non-academic behavior. Fleming's proposed "Discriminatoy Acts on the Part of Students," would permit probation or expulsion if a student was found guilty…

…A OPINION .Yoge 4 Friday, December 2, 1988 The Michigan Daily 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan .. . . . . . . . ..r. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . , . . r L…

….S. government supplies the arms, weapons of torture, and economic force which are breaking El Salvador. Tagar careless, not racist To the Daily; The Michigan Student As- sembly has exhibited a pro- found…

… can effectively publicize its views. In that the members of Tagar are students at this university, the have a right to voice their opinions regardless of who is offended. Originally, the slogan "Stop…

… Arab Terrorism" was painted on the bus. Some Arabs on campus took offense at this statement, and Tagar voluntar- ily complied with their wishes, changing the demonstration so that it read "Stop All…

… not racist. It is a fact that the terrorists who have been attacking Israel for years are Arabs. But per- haps, as some on campus feel, it is wrong to use such a broad term, since admittedly not all…

… Arabs are terrorists. Shall we then call the terrorists Pales- tinians? Well, not all Pales- tinians are terrorists, either. Tagar had to find some name to use, and "Arab" was the term they came up with…

… care into their wording. This does not mean that Tagar and its doctrines are racist. Those few Arabs who do kill Israelis, Americans and other people have given all other Arabs a bad name. It is the…

… fault of those Arabs that in to- day's society the word "Arab" is too frequently associated with terrorism. Tagar should not be punished for using a generalization which, though wrong and offensive to…

… some, was not intended to harm or discredit all Arabs. Racism is wrong and should be dealt with; Tagar's insensi- tivity is merely regrettable. The whole situation, unfortu- nately, has gotten out of…

… (Daily, 11/10/88) reads: "Such was the case of Grif- fith Neal, the student accused of raping a woman last year." I am sorry that I accused the Daily of calling him an accused rapist, I must have read it…

… measure, the 650,000 Arabs in Gaza will be banned from leaving their homes, while the 850,000 Palestinians on the West Bank will be confined to their vil- lages and towns, the army said. The restrictions…

… also forbid Palestinians living in the territories from entering Israel, affecting about 110,000 Arab workers. The 65,000 Jewish settlers who live in the occupied territories will be permitted to move…

… anniversary of a 1976 clash between soldiers and Arabs over the confiscation of Arab land. S ix Palestinians were killed. Israel's ability to deal with ex- pected unrest on Land Day is viewed as a major test of…

… ventilation and the plumbing neces- sary for a restaurant. They also saved money by doing some of the work See Project, Page 3 Students, staff rally for gay, lesbian rights By JIM PONIEWOZIK Speakers overcame…

… rain and a malfunctioning speaker system at a noontime Diag rally yesterday to charge the University with neglecting the rights of gays and les- bians on campus. Addressing about 40 students, who crowded…

… most other forms of dis- crimination. They also urged student groups -to unite in pressing the University to combat all types of discrimination. "We can't get the bylaw by ourselves... we need to seek…

… of Regents has consistently op- posed the bylaw change, which students have pushed for during the past decade. Edwards also criticized the administration's support for her office, saying that its…

… currently starting a janitorial business. His opponent, Krebaum, is a land-use planning graduate student at Eastern Michigan University. Like his Libertarian cohorts, Krebaum to make whatever problem they…

… STEVE KNOPPER Interim University President Robben Fleming has recommended that the admin- istration fight racist speech and actions with academic sanctions. Many student ac- tivists counter that…

… administrative sanc- tions would threaten freedom of speech. Even the United Coalition Against Racism - a student group that has de- manded University action against racial ha- rassment - has consistently…

… "community review," out- lines sanctions such as academic probation or suspension against students who ver- bally or physically harass others. PANELS set up by the University's 17 schools and colleges would…

… judge whether students are guilty, the document said, and deans would be granted power to enforce the guidelines. Faculty and staff members, under current Bylaws of the University's Board of Re- gents…

… "first step" toward combatting discriminatory behavior on campus. But UCAR has joined the Michigan Student Assembly in opposition to the draft. "We're really happy with the stances that UCAR and La…

… Palestinians and one quoted a trooper as saying he was or- dered to club Arabs at random, not just rioters as Defense Minister Yitshak Rabin has declared. Soldiers in the occupied Gaza Strip hit and kicked…

… members of a CBS - TV crew who filmed other troopers arresting and striking a Palestinian. The army apologized. In an Arab neighborhood o f Jerusalem, police armed with assault rifles and clubs fired tear…

… gas and. rubber bullets at about 75 young Arab protesters. "Somebody there will get his head smashed. We'll break their bones," Associated Press reporterSergei Shargorodsky heard a policeman say. The…

… did not identify as saying soldiers vied for the "privilege" of leading detainees into a detention camp. The liberal daily said the op- portunity was used to beat Arabs despite orders that forbid…

…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, March 3, 1988- Page 3 MSA rejects campus-wide vote on Steiner By ROSE MARY WUMMEL The Michigan Student Assembly Tues- day night voted not to ask students whether 4SA…

… specific wording of the question and concern that students wouldn't be informed enough about the issue to vote were also discussed. Graduate student Bruce Belcher, a non- voting MSA member, said the…

… question should not be put on the ballot because UCAR is already working to facilitate Steiner's dismissal. He also said MSA should not survey student attitudes toward Steiner because many have not…

… send a message that it does not ap- prove of racism. "We just can't keep having these kinds of actions in a climate where there are no conse- quences for this kind of behavior," he said. BLACK Student…

… Timothy Jacobs had been taken into custody by FBI agents and would be transported to a jail outside Robeson County. Trapped Israelis attack Arabs ANABTA, Israeli-occupied West Bank - Israelis killed two…

… Arabs and wounded three others yesterday when they opened fire on a crowd of stone- throwing Palestinians who had trapped a convoy of soldiers and civilians, the Israeli army said. Soldiers wounded four…

… Arabs in two other clashes, a military spokes- person said. The Arab-owned Palestinian Press Service put the number of Arabs wounded by gunfire at 22. Troops battled Palestinians in protests throughout…

… the West Bank and Gaza Strip, leaving more than a dozen Arabs hospitalized with beating injuries and three soldiers injured by stones. The renewed violence caused the first deaths from gunfire since Jan…

…. 15 and brought to 41 the confirmed Arab death toll in the rioting that began Dec. 8. It came as the United States was exploring ways to revive the stalled Middle East peace process. Defense Minister…

… alumni network I 01Ibe Alirljtgan i t Vol. XCVIII- No.85 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan…

… National Student News Service. liditor in Chief...................REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Photo Editors............KAREN HANDELMAN Managing Editor........................MARTHA SEVETSON JOHN MUNSON News Editor…

… two frigates that fired missiles at American planes, U.S. officials reported. Iranian naval forces responded with attacks on Arab oil facilities: U.S., British and Cypriot commercial vessels, and on a…

…- ties and commercial vessels at the Mubarak oil field off the Sharjah emirate, and hours later assaulted a Cypriot freighter leaving the United Arab Emirates with a load of fertilizer. Carlucci said a…

… international waters as well as its continued military Daily rnoto Dy DNIEL SIEEL University students hold a "Peaceful Palestinian Protest" outside the Michigan Union yesterday. The studen- ts are protesting the…

… Bank and Gaza in which 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded. It was the blood- iest day in the territories since the rebellion began. In a message to Arabs in the oc- cupied lands…

… MARINA SWAIN Members of the Campus Broadcasting Network formed a committee to communicate with the Univer- 4 sity administration - which said it may consider cut- ting the student-run radio station…

…'s funding - in an emotionally charged meeting last night. Board members argued about steps they shouli ake to respond to Interim University President Robben Fleming's statement that the Office of Student…

… station may not be here next year," he said. "They (the administration) want to hear real solid rea- sons why this place should stay a student-run radio station." Fleming has questioned the value of having…

… both CBN and the University-operated WUOM. He said the Office of Student Services may decide to channel the money into other areas, such as handicapped services. The decision, however, will be left to…

… Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson. Instead of having a student as general manger of the station, Johnson told LaZebnik he may consider appointing a professional for the position. "We…

… would like to find out specifically what their grievances are against us," said Emily Burns, an LSA junior and incoming WCBN general manager. "They say they don't feel a student general manager can…

…, 1988-Page 5 LaGROC showcases gender stereotypes By JIM PONIEWOZIK Most mornings, a student walk- ing through the Fishbowl can expect to pass by groups selling coffee and doughnuts. But the tables…

… usually aren't run by students dressed up as middle-aged women, shouting right- wing slogans. That was the case yesterday morning as several members of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee (La…

…GROC) posed as the fictitious group Ladies Against Women in a tongue-in-cheek effort to raise money and social consciousnesses. The students satirized conserva- tive groups - which they say have opposed women…

… puzzled student. The student would not give his. opinion of the event, but said "I'll show (the fliers) to my roommates.. They'll get a laugh out of it." The fliers that the group dis- tributed included a…

… made a full-length film. The proceeds from the doughnut sale will go to LaGROC. P olis h pianist Daily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN Kazimierz, a Polish doctoral student in the Music School, performs…

… conflicts in Israel. "History and a good look at reality can improve this," he said. To emphasize the importance of history, Poker outlined the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Arabs have initiated…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Thursday, December 8, 1988 The Michigan Daily be biiofig Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan U.S. sustains conflict 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… reality is that the United States is deeply involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and both Israelis and Palestinians understand this. But it is only Americans who can silence the guns and help the Mohammed…

…, 12/2/88) I am not Palestinian, nor am I an Arab. Yet somehow read- ing "Those few Arabs who do kill Israelis, Americans and other people have given all other Arabs a bad name" struck me as being…

… that I get . the impression you do not simi- larly view murderers of your own race of equal discredit to you? The fault of frequent as- sociation with "Arab" to "terrorism" (which you blamed upon Arab…

… situation so that wrongdoings can be justified, and suddenly become right. While slurring the Arab race may be merely regrettable for you, the "regrettable insen- sitivity" is hitting some other person one…

…, when I read such trivialities and hate-mongering words as yours I wonder if perhaps they've better judgement than I. -Sharon Brookins December 2 LSA-SG ad serves students To the Daily: It's a shame to…

… see that when the student government of the largest college on campus fi- nally receives some press, it is of a negative nature. On De- cember 1, the Daily printed "Misguided Evidence," a poorly written…

… and insufficiently re- searched editorial criticizing a purely informative advertise- ment published by the LSA Student Government. LSA-SG created the ad in question to accomplish one goal - to inform…

… the LSA students of the options avail- able to them should an aca- demic or discriminatory prob- lem arise. We simply pub- lished the phone numbers of several worthwhile offices that student tuition…

… the lives of students academically, conflicts the ad to notice that we listed those organizations in the lower half of the advertisement. Finally, if informing our students of services can be construed…

… from Page 1 MSA has no direct power to enforce these demands. If they are not met, however, the resolution calls for tie assembly to revoke Tagar's 'standing as a recognized student group. If Tagar loses…

… MSA's recognition, it will no longer be eligible for MSA funding, listing in MSA's student activity booklet, and use of Union facilities. Cornerstone Christian Fellowship lost its student group…

… recognition earlier this year when a performer hired by the fellowship fang a song offensive to gay men and lesbians on the Diag. ya Ad Hoc Committee Against Anti- Arab Racism member Hilary Shadroui, a Rackham…

… graduate student, spoke for the proposal, demanding "an apology that recognizes the racism of the incident, not an apology that just says 'we're sorry, we hurt someone's feelings.' She also stressed that the…

… peaceful negotiation." She pointed out that "Ms. Cindy Straub, the University Interim Student Policy Administrator... has already publicly stated that Tagar's conduct was not discriminatory under the policy…

… would have been to have an open dialogue between the two groups," Fliegel said. She said Tagar will appeal this decision to the Central Student Judiciary. "Although MSA doesn't call itself a courtroom, we…

… racism at the University of Michigan," Shadroui said. "MSA has shown that anti-Arab racism is no more acceptable than any other form of racism. Arabs, Americans, and others who were offended by the racism…

… in Tagar's actions celebrate MSA's just resolution but acknowledge that we have much more work to do in educating the University of Michigan community not only on anti-arab racism but all forms of…

… reproductive health class, Spring Lake High School turned into a house of horror. Older students kidnapped the "babies" from Lobbezoo's first year students, and stabbed the sacks with pencils. The experiment…

… students told Lobbezoo they were harassed and their sacks - some decorated with tiny faces and hair and dressed in doll clothes - were punctured by upperclass students. "Some of these kids came to class just…

… deals to ICBM launches: 'Guerrilla'and 'diplomats' thize with the Arabs. What Eastern European country motivates students to become during the Solidarity move- so involved? "On one level the ment…

…. During the final three weeks of the fall term, political-sci- ence professor Richard Cot- tam-who's been playing war games with his students for more than 25 years-divides the 30 or so upperclassmen into…

… eight delegations. At a cock- tail party in his home, Cottam impersonates the secretary- general of the United Nations and distributes a complex geo- political scenario. The power- ful "student…

…-nations" are not limited in their possible ac- tions: they can launch inva- sions, plan assassinations, sign treaties or initiate nuclear war. At this year's opening session, a student dressed as a terrorist…

…. "Students acquire an game is a struggle between appetite for power." Machia- countries. At another it's a velli would have wholeheart- struggle between personal- edly approved. ities," says grad student Arie…

… Saferide director Shannon Meehan. But the shuttle, which is funded from fees paid by all students, has come under some fire for its women-riders-and-women- drivers-only policy. (Men may work as dispatchers…

…- dents gambled on the system. One freshman anthropology student cheerfully confides that she enjoys sleeping late and says that paying for notes "makes it so you don't have to go to class.' But majority…

… to the stu- dent-government associa- tion, students in five classes at Northwestern can hire fellow students or teach- ing assistants to take notes for them. Says Gary Rintel, who suggested the service…

… Soviet Union could not see their candles or hear their prayers, but the students who kept vigil all night on the Diag made all passersby immediately aware of the hardships Jews endure behind the Iron…

… Curtain. The all-night candlelight vigil, sponsored by the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, was the second annual event to honor the struggle for emigration and "increase student awareness in human…

… rights," said member Jerry Wish, an LSA senior. Throughout the night, students read the names of 11,000 "Refuseniks," Soviet Jews who have been denied a visa to the leave the Soviet Union. Phyllis Glink…

…, co- chair of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, said 250,000 Soviet Jews have applied to emigrate, and she estimates that another one million want to leave. After each student read 50 names, the…

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… student body. CBN Continued from Page 1 Mammel. "He's paid his dues to get back on the air." LSA sophomore Jeanne Gilliland, a CBN Board member, said, "The incident was offensive to many people in our…

… community. The effect was inflammatory even though the intent was not." Board members Fred Remley and Kevin Gilmartin, the two representatives chosen by Johnson to represent the Office of Student Services…

…, voted against the proposal. Coe Student comments sparse on proposal Continued from Page 1 Fleming in January, will set up a hearing panel of four students and a faculty member to judge student harassment…

… complaints and apply sanctions. Cases can be appealed to another panel of one student and one faculty member, chosen randomly from a list of eligible students and faculty. If a student is found guilty, the…

… Arab Student League. The work is somewhat in re- sponse to a bus erected Nov. 14 by Tagar, a pro-Israeli student group, but is primarily a call for "peaceful co-existence," and an international peace…

…. A symbolic painting showing the, destruction caused by the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the opportunity for peace, is on the board. But shanties, which have captured students' attention on political is…

… of like the buildings here," Hamilton said. But for some students, including members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Arab Student League, and Tagar, shanties and boards are still "an…

…- sues since 1986, are losing appeal for many University students as they gain a standard place in campus politics. They have simply become a part of the scenery, some students say. "There are so many of…

… Palestinian must live in a shanty. All (Palestinian) attempts to come to the peace table have actually been smoke screens,' he said. Despite the disillusionment some students express toward the Diag See Shanty…

… Friday's decision by the University's Board of Regents to approve a discrimina- tory acts proposal drafted by Interim Uni- versity President Robben Fleming drew a variety of reactions from student…

… activists, who consistently criticized the decision but for differing reasons. While some students remained vehe- mently opposed to any system of academic } sanctions for non-academic acts, others, including…

…'s draft. Approved by a 5-2 margin, the policy outlines a system of academic punishments up to and including expulsion, to deter racist and sexist acts by students.. UNDER the policy, cases would be heard…

… and sanctions administered by a panel composed of four students and one faculty member. Students found guilty by the panel could appeal to a panel of one student and one faculty member. "As we've always…

… specific definition of racism, not including faculty members and admin- istrators under its jurisdiction, and not guaranteeing the participation of minority students in the hearing and appeals pro- cesses…

… the policy for consideration at their April meeting. Other students supported the policy in principle, but maintained some reser- vations. "We would have liked for the re- gents to have voted to wait…

…'s Jewish- and Arab- Americans whose heritage ties them to the re- gion. The recent upsurge of violence in the Israeli- occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip troubles mapy area Jews, torn between anger at…

… than beat- ing them. He said area Jews are unanimous in their sup- port for negotiations to end the conflict. Many local Arab-Americans say that their work on Mideast issues has led to contact from the…

… out the window" if he had been. Arabs riot near holy shrine JERUSALEM - Dozens of Arabs were hurt in clashes and a Jewish settler was badly burned in a car firebombing in the occupied territories…

… yesterday. In Jerusalem, riot police fought Arabs near one of Christianity's holiest shrines. The army clamped a curfew on Nablus, the West Bank's largest city with 100,000 people, after lengthy street…

… Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: January through April -$15 in Ann Arbor, $22…

… outside the city. 1988 spring, summer, and fall term rates not yet available. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the National Student News Service. Editor in Chief…

… that events sponsored by either the Arab or Jewish handicapped education. Only a handful of U of M students are wheel-chair users. Why? Because prospec- tive students handicapped stu- dents learn quickly…

… and managed by situdents at The University of Michigan LETTERS: Group supports Arab- American Week 4 Vol. XCVIII, No. 115 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a…

… Is- rael currently occupies: the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. One of the largest obstacles to solving the conflict in the CU, unfair to To the Daily: As a "physically challenged" student, I found…

… student association. MCC rep- resents the 200,000 students from Michigan's 15 state uni- versities on the state and federal level. MCC has done signifi- cant work, but also has big plans. State student…

… lobby organi- zations from around the nation have had tremendous success. For instance, United Council, Wisconsin's student associa- tion, saved its 200,000 con- Middle East peacefully lies in the…

… misconception each side has about the other: Jews think of Arabs as terrorists; Arabs think of Jews as occupiers. Both within Israel and around the world, these views must be changed. Governor Blanchard has de…

…- clared the week of March 21-25 to be Arab-American Aware- ness Week. Look for posters around campus and in the List for more information regarding this week's events. This week's events afford the Uni…

…- versity of Michigan commu- nity the opportunity to increase our knowledge of the Arab- American community as well as to increase understanding between the Arab and Jewish communities. In the future, we hope…

… terminology to discuss the issue. Maybe the Daily staff could use some sensitivity training of their own. -Blame Waterman March 7 Question 5 Berkeley, saving students al- most $ 50,000. MCC's most successful ef…

… to higher education. Every one percent saved from a proposed tuition increase, saves the students of the University of Michigan about 2 million dollars. The way to ensure a strong, pro-student voice in…

… UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Arab nations said yesterday the General Assembly session will move to Geneva so PLO chief Yasser Arafat can address it, unless the United States reverses itself within 48 hours and…

… committee took no action. Arab diplomats called the U.S. visa denial a "slap in the face." The Soviet Union and China, and U.S. allies Britain and France, said Arafat should be allowed to speak. Most nations…

…-trial hearing was scheduled for Dec. 7. MSA resurrects student court BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN The Central Student Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Michigan Student Assembly, is a little-known campus entity…

… out, until virtually no one knew of its existence. Sotiroff said the administration was ignor- ing students' complaints, and that a strong CSJ was needed to give legitimacy to student decisions. "If the…

…. Current MSA Parliamentarian Jeff Gau- thier, a Rackham graduate student, took charge of resurrecting CSJ last spring. He and Lauren Isenberg, a former CSJ member, in- terviewed students for the 10 open…

… positions. Sotiroff, who was appointed last spring, was the only student still interested in serving this fall. Nine new members were interviewed and approved by MSA. The court is composed of five women and…

… five men. The student court, which encompasses two other judicial panels, does not normally re- view decisions made by University officials, but will hear a case if students claim their right to due…

…-aca- demic student disputes, conflicts between student groups, as well as student complaints with MSA. This body is currently defunct, but CSJ members are conducting a search for the five open seats. The most…

… little the DAVID LUBLINER/Dolly Opening d ay CRISP worker Larry McBride hands out a computer printout to a newly-registered student. Registration for winter term classes began yesterday. SACUA debates…

… student governments have passed a proposal to reconvene the panel that writes student conduct rules. The faculty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs voted unanimously yesterday to reconvene…

… the University Council, a nine-member committee of students, faculty, and administrators. The Michigan Student Assembly, during its meeting last week, passed the proposal which will now head to the…

… have called the council ineffective because students would not compromise their position against a code of non-academic conduct. But student activists criticized the administration for not listening to…

… the student body, which has consistently voted against the code in MSA-conducted polls. In the past, council members have left meetings in frustration because neither side was willing to compromise. But…

… against the Arab uprising in the occupied lands. "There's no question it will help Likud," said Daniel Elazar, a political analyst of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. "For most voters this will only…

… Arab-oriented parties whose strong support of the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization make them unacceptable in either major party's coalitions. The recent killings have prompted calls for revenge by…

… piece of legislation the University and its graduate student teaching assistants had waited ten months to see. But there was one problem. Nobody at the University was quite sure what it meant. This…

… morning, after almost a week of deliberations, University lawyers and top ad- ministrators plan to answer publicly the ques- tion that some say last week's federal tax bill didn't: do graduate student…

… on many issues, but disagree on the priority of the issues. Common Sense party members say the as- sembly must listen to "ordinary" student interests before focusing on controversial and national is…

… parties are opposed to Interim President Robben Fleming's code for discriminatory acts. But Nemeroff said he would inform students about the positive and negative parts of Flem- ing's policy before he…

… decides to make a state- ment about it. Phillips said Students First will plan on organizing student opposition to the code when elections are over. STUDENTS FIRST party members want to steer the assembly…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, October 4, 1988 The Michigan Daily Ube Midiga I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Baker plays last card 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… took his place at the long wooden table in the Fleming build- ing. He has been in the same seat setting priorities and establishing rules since be- fore most students arrived at the Univer- sity. He has…

… stum- bling block for lower income and student representation on the regental board. Also, some regents are nominated based on cronyism within their respective political parties. And there are no real…

…,000 students and a slightly smaller number of faculty and staff. (However, pork barreling and nepo- tism also occur.) While estimating the in- come of the regents is difficult, one also should note that three…

… there was a stumbling block. In 1972, during the Vietnam War, student and community outrage over weapons re- search conducted at Michigan led to the creation of the End Use Clause. The clause prohibited…

… Information (ACSI), appeared on the last page accusing Arabs and Muslims of anti-Semitism. The ad also claimed that "the traditional attitudes of Islam toward Jews, not territorial disputes, are the real roots…

… of the Arab-Israeli conflict." First, it is very important to note that anti-Semitism is an entirely European phenomenon that goes back to the period of the Roman Empire, and that Arabs and Islam has…

… nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, Arabs are themselves Semites. Historic- ally, the term "semitic" refers to the language group which includes Hebrew, Arabic, As- syrian, Babylonian and Phoen…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 26, 1988 - Page 51 Interns r summer BY NOELLE SHAD WICK Tensions were high on the fourth floor of Rackham yesterday as one student after another remarked: "Do…

… important to you and your mentors," he said. The students were gathered to share the results of their summer internships as participants in the Sum- mer Opportunity Research Program for minority stu- dents…

… have a bridge," she said. "As an art student, I wanted to express my culture which hasn't been done before." Her project included many large paintings and sketches of Asian-American woman doing unusual…

… does... well," he shrugged. The program works, he said. "It opened my eyes up; I'm now considering a joint degree," said LSA junior Antoinette Hall. The program has 250 students on 13 campuses, in…

…- cluding the 55 from the University. Rackham received over 100 applications for the program. To apply, students must submit a preliminary pro- posal, then find a sponsoring professor. Sophomore and junior…

… Palestinians in the region. Israel has occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the 1967 war with the United Arab Republic. Hauert, a human rights activist, lived for three weeks with Pales- tinian families…

… as part of a program sponsored by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. The Israeli Army regularly im- poses 24-hour curfews for entire refugee camps and in many cases they have shut off…

… Internships Business Government Non-Profit Organizations Applications Available: LS&A Counseling Office R oam 1 1.2 nn - Nal TIM HARROD JIM McCLAIN and BRENT CUSHMAN With Student Comedians Jeff Goad and Tom…

…q4 OPINIoN Thursday, October 6, 1988 Page 4 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. ILo ter i IIL2 Mazrui's views challenged Vol. !C…

… is likely that Arab oil exports to South Africa are even more extensive than these statistics show. In fact, if we assume that the proportions of untraced oil corresponds to those of the known amounts…

…, then Arab oil exports to South Africa would reach almost 2.5 Billion a year. These figures would make Arab trade with South Africa larger than that of Germany 2.0 Bil- lion, Japan 1.4 Billion, Britain 1…

… in Israeli-occupied territory. It is difficult to figure out whether Dr. Mazrui wishes to belittle the plight of the South African Blacks, or if he simply does not understand the Arab- Israeli conflict…

…. Under apartheid, South African Blacks are denied the basic human rights which are guaranteed to whites. Mazrui seems familiar with the fact that Arabs living within Israel have the same rights as Israeli…

… Jews (except that Arabs cannot fight in Israel's military). But instead of using this fact as evidence that unlike South Africa, Israel is fair and demo- cratic, Mazrui suggests that Arabs only have…

… or a combination of Islamic law and Arab nationalism (NYT May 6, 1988). Mazrui's most appalling suggestion, however, was that Israel is comparable toNazi Germany. The precise term in the September 23…

… Report: "Israel has never acted to negate the very existence of the Palestinian people - while the Palestini- ans and many other Arabs have sworn death to Israel." -William R. Horwitz September 25 Mazrui…

… prejudice or he wouldn't have resorted to using the Daily to defend himself against students and then lying to make his points. It's absurd that a man who has kept close company with notorious killer, Idi…

…Page 2-The Michigan.Daily-Friday, February 5, 1988 Pollack criticizes Pursell's vote IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports funding. Several students, including LSA senior Debbie Buchholtz…

… and did not back down to local pressures for certain groups," Klukoff said. However, a Democratic candidate for Pursell's seat in November's elections and several University students criticized his…

… interest in supporting the war in Nicaragua." Rackham graduate student Dean Baker, who unsuccesfully ran for Pursell's seat in 1986, was unavailable for comment. Baker has participated in protests against…

… run against Pursell. A spokesperson for Pursell yesterday refused to comment. Thea Lee, a member of the Latin American Solidarity Committee and a Rackham graduate student, stresses that" it's a…

… :':.:: " ::'.::: :"::" : :".::::::: ::L ::"..::: :".L :::::.::::" :".".:::: : S : . Prof. calls the term ;JAP ' sexist anti-Semitic ,Continued from Page 1) Spencer said most students told him that being a "JAP" had nothing to do with…

… being Jewish. But when he asked them to rank the dorms or sorority/fraternity houses in order of "JAPpiness", students consistantly ranked the dorm or sorority/fraternity with the highest Jewish…

… population as number one. When he asked students where to find a "JAP", they told him "JAP havens", or places where "JAPS" supposedly hung out. Spencer also described "anti-JAP zones" on the Syracuse campus…

… where you are not supposed go if you are a "JAP" because you may be harassed. One of these "zones" was a retaining wall where students would sit and study - the words "ANTI-JAP ZONE" were sprayed across…

… the 1967, it implicitly recognizes Israel by refer- ring to the right of all states in the area to live within secure and recog- nized borders. Resolution 338, passed in 1973 during the Arab-Israeli war…

… Resolution 242 and, most importnant, calls for negotiations between Arabs and Israel toward "a just and durable peace in the Middle East." In the closed-door committee meetings among PLO leaders, there was…

…. Messner jumped and paced the sidelines ecting father. The rest of See Roses, Page 12 Students protest minority report DAVID LUBLINt Senior flanker John Kolesar strikes a classic pose every Wolverine…

… playing without four and two reserve running backs, the See illin', Page 12 BY ANNA SENKEVITCH An aide to University President James Duderstadt promised minority student group representatives a meet- ing…

… today with Duderstadt, following a protest Friday in which they de- manded the 1987-88 minority affairs report be recalled for factual inaccuracies. Students gathered on Regents Plaza Friday at noon to…

… protest the report, released in August by the of- fices of the President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice Provost for Minority Af- fairs. Student protesters said they only became…

… aware of the report last week. Duderstadt was in Detroit Friday during the protest, but his assistant Robin Jacoby arranged the meeting for 11:30 today. The document has been attacked by student groups…

…-Bailey; -No mention of programs or groups available on campus to Na- tive American students, and further omissions of events and scholarships given by Latino student organiza- tions; -No mention of the…

… the So- cially Active Latino Student Association, met last Monday with Charles Moody, vice provost for mi- nority affairs, to discuss their com- plaints with the report. At that time, Moody told them he…

… would take their concerns to Duder- stadt. The students have filed com- plaints about the report with Duder- stadt's office for about a week. Moody, who said he will attend today's meeting, has promised…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 4, 1988 -Page 3 Students Write to aid ,prisoners IY TARA GRUZEN It began at noon yesterday, and when noon comes . pfround today, students will still be sitting…

… Arbor bubble," she said. "Everyone has the right to their basic human rights. % This has got to stop," said Cathy Markle, a first-year LSA student, who was writing a letter to the president of Burma…

… of Arabs living in the occupied territories to other Arab lands. The meeting was part of coalition talks in Jerusalem yesterday. i re demands JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir refused de…

… settle- ments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip an obstacle to peace between Israel and its Arab neigh-bors. Israeli soldiers blew up four houses yester- day and nine Pal-estinians were reported wounded by…

… Labor campaign focused too closely on the leader's personality and his support for an international conference on Middle East peace, an Arab demand that stirs controversy in Israel. Shamir's right…

…?. Get it checked out J' protesters to face' Y DAVID SCHWARTZ Three of four University students who were Arrested at a protest during the Oct. 6 inaugura- 2ipn of University President James Duderstadt…

… Appeared in 15th District Court yesterday for a pre-trial examination. A jury trial was set for Jan. 5. - LSA senior Rollie Hudson and Rackham raduate student Sandra Steingraber have each een charged with…

… Judge Pieter Thomassen. Standing nute results in a not guilty plea. Rackham graduate student Michael Fischer, ;the fourth defendant in the case, was delivering a lcture in St. Louis and will face his pre…

… have or- jury trial ganized this to discourage student protest," he said. Student Legal Services attorney Gary Roth- berger, who is representing all four defendants, called the inauguration "a…

… being heard." Rackham Student Government has offered a $1,000 reward to any police or campus security officer who provides information leading to the conviction of a co-officer. Steingraber defended the…

… most vital to one's dental welfare.- But while teachers fight tooth and nail to get their students to the dentist, they do not realize that drinking fluoridated water and using sealants are more…

… University of Minnesota. Lang's study is only a beginning step to help people brush up on dental health awareness, he said. The research team plans on interviewing elementary school students about their…

… run some tests on it," Faja said. Student (Contnued fropPage 1) read at a "ridiculously young age," though Davis will not reveal the ex- act age. When Davis was four years old, she was a member of…

… - Israeli border police in the West Bank opened fire on Palestinian protesters yesterday, wounding one, and Arabs hurled firebombs at soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Yitzhak Shamir said the…

… policy of using beatings to quell protest applies only during violent demonstrations. Border policemen shot a Palestinian in the leg when dozens of protesters, many covering their faces with checkered Arab…

… headdresses, surrounded a patrol in the Jenin refugee camp, an army spokesman said. He said the patrol used tear gas and rubber bullets first, then fired because their lives were in danger. The Arab…

…-run Palestine Press Service said Israeli gunfire wounded two Arabs, one 12 years old, during protests at the West Bank town of El Bireh and the Jalazoon refugee camp near Nablus. Photographers saw 15 Arabs…

… her office have reflected subtle forms of bias against other Black staff members and Ferris State students, she claimed. 4 What's )h( Happening Recreational Sports " FOUL SHOOTING TOURNAMENT ENTRIES…

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