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December 06, 1980 (vol. 91, iss. 77) • Page Image 1

… shoppers, it's Christmas shopping as usual, despite economic conditions. JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government yesterday expelled to Lebanon two Arab mayors from the oc- cupied West Bank of the Jordan…

… and Palestinians warned the expulsion would "heighten tension." Israeli troops shot and wounded 11 Arab youths in the last two weeks when dispersing Palestinian demonstrations. "The gulf that separates…

Arabs and Jews will widen," said Bethlehem mayor Elias Freij. Jewish residents of the West Bank welcomed the move. The expulsion ended a seven-month fight by the mayors, who were initially exiled to…

… Lebanon in May,.hours after Arab terrorists attacked Jewish set- tlers in Hebron, killing six. Daily Photos by MAUREEN O'MALLEY SHOPPERS (ABOVE) GET in some early Christmas shopping at Kiddieland on Main…

… See MOSCOW, Page 2 By PAM KRAMER' Some 500 students were rather skeptical of the "new, improved" CRISP yesterday morning when the class registration system was shut down for two hours due to an…

… equipment failure. But by 3:30 p.m., students with 3 p.m. appointments were going through the com- puterized registration, and University Associate Registrar Tom Karunas said he did not anticipate any…

… problems in catching up com- pletely. CRISP workers told studen- ts who had to leave before the system was repaired to leave an envelope with their course requests or to have their Student Verification…

… Forms stamped-allowing them to register later without having to reschedule an appointment. ABOUT 100 students left en- velopes, Karunas said, and CRISP workers estimated about 200 people opted for the…

… Engineering, waited an hour to register for classes. "It really went fast (CRISP) once they opened the system back up," he said. "They're catching up really fast. "THE students who left may hold us up a little…

… when they come back to CRISP next week, but I think we'll be able to handle it," Karunas said. The new computer ter- minals, wired directly to a Data Systems Center central computer, process students

March 26, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 138) • Page Image 5

….' HEBRON, Occupied West Bank (AP) - Palestinian Arabs staged a general strike yesterday throughout the oc- cupied West Bank of the Jordan River to protest Israel's plan to- settle Jews here, and there were…

…." AP Photo; THE DECISION prompted an almost total shutdown of businesses and r second schools in the Israeli-occupied Arab cities of Hebron, Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jericho, and Halhoul on the West…

… threw stones at Israeli vehicles. The Army Radio station reported that troops fired into the air to disperse the group. On Monday, Hebron Mayor Fahah Qawasmeh had urged Arabs to resist the Israeli move…

… tlement activity in occupied Arab territories during the weeks leading up condemned to the May 26 deadline for an Israeli- emnedact o Egyptian agreement on the Palestinian ef Aecan fissue. A American 11…

…:00 $1.50 47 ..a Aids for handicapped planned them. (continued from Page 1 ) Andrews said he hopes the new facilities will attract more handicapped students to the University. "I think a lot of them…

… accommodate not only the mobility-impaired, but also visual- and hearing-impaired student. Braille ,markings have already been installed -in several units, and an alarm system to warn the deaf is being…

… considered. ALSO, CLOSET and towel racks will be lowered and lever doorknobs" installed to replace the present round knobs. Some rooms may be, provided with air conditioners for students with allergies. One of…

students in a particular academic program must be converted so that handicapped students may participate. Mosher Jordan and Couzens halls are not being converted because handicapped students can get the same…

October 02, 1982 (vol. 93, iss. 21) • Page Image 4

… it wants to weaken all the nationalist forces which are dedicated to democratic and egalitarian government in the Middle East, and to thus strengthen the rule of the authoritarian regimes in the Arab

… people. Does the above statement mean that Israel has become a fascist state? I do not think so, at least not yet. That large segments of Israeli society have rabidly racist and arrogant views toward Arabs

…-that these Israelis would like to expand the borders of Israel and dominate the Arab countries neighboring them-is evident by the fact that a majority of Israelis still sup- ports Begin's policies. Yet it is…

…. "Peace now," unlike the Labor or Likud parties, recognizes that it is only when Arabs and Jews rise above their prejudices that many common human values can be seen. They are helping to pave the long and…

… arduous road for peace in the Mid- dle East. Elmassian is a doctoral student in the School of Education. Wasserman ' diedatudetgatT et yhi Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan…

… acquire a sense of the students' mood. What struck me this year is how quiet young people are. At first I thought this un- precedented absense of talk could be a sign of self-concern or apathy or persisting…

… noise came from the incessant loud talk of students eager to climb onto the ladder of success. Every student knew that rank order of achievement as measured by grades was where it was at. Then came the…

… Kennedy years. Students and younger faculty were enormously excited by the new prospects for doing good at home and abroad with America's most powerful weapon: its technological and organizational know…

… nature, preachers telling of old and new religions-and all over the cam- pus the sound of music. Why are college studen ts so quiet.? By Franz Schurmnn t~il<V1 / 1970s, students decided while the system…

… was pretty big and productive, it wasn't really for them. WHATEVER the changes in at- titude, however, students believed there was a pretty im- pressive system out there, and that it really did control…

April 18, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 134) • Page Image 1

… 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…

October 24, 1982 (vol. 93, iss. 40) • Page Image 2

… the actress, who remained in stable con- dition under intensive care after surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital Center. Arab king lists peace demands WASHINGTON- Morocco's King Hassan said yesterday…

… the Arab world will recognize Israel, if certain conditions are met, including Israeli sur- der of the territories occupied in the 1967 war. Hassan also said the Arab-Israeli conflict has "entered a new…

… Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan, Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109…

…-in-chief .......................DAVID MEYER Managing Editor ................. PAMELA KRAMER News Editor .................. ANDREW CHAPMAN Student Affairs Editor ...........ANN MARIE FAZIO University Editor .................... MARK…

July 09, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 36) • Page Image 5

… forces after they suffered huge losses to the Israelis in the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars. The latest Israeli defeats of Syrian ground and air units in Lebanon have raised questions about how Soviet…

…. After the Syrian defeats inJu hands of the Israelis in Leh Soviet general was reported been sent to Syria to assess the that Arab country's forces, a:c to bear down onSoviet advisers In his review of the…

…:15 6 15, 8:151015 (R) SYLVESTER STALLONE FOR a IT FRI-6:00, 7:55, 9:50 SAT, SUN-12, 2, 4, 6, 7:55, 9:50 (PG) ANN ARBOR LATE SHOWS FRI & SAT all seats,$3.00 FRI with Student I.. $2.00 AT 12:15 (xxx HOTTER…

June 07, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 22) • Page Image 13

… rejected an appeal for freedom by extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, in jail without formal charges since mid-May on suspicion of engineering terrorist attacks against Arabs. The U.S.-born rabbi derided as "non…

…- sense" reports linking him to a plot to blow up Moslem holy sites. But he also hailed the car bombings that maimed two West Bank Arab mayors Monday, saying they appeared to be the work of "good and…

… "evidence points to a plot so serious" he could not consider freeing the rabbi, according to tran- script excerpts later made public. THE JUDGE said he could not release details of the alleged anti-Arab plot…

… them to put me on trial. I say it is nonsense. My arrest is to stop me from getting power. But soon I'll be in the Knesset (parliament)." I UWir 1Wdhigrn BaiQ- 1 Student Newspaper at The University of…

July 22, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 10) • Page Image 2

… 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…

October 08, 1981 (vol. 92, iss. 25) • Page Image 4

… other Arab leaders but also his life. Anwar Sadat was no saint. Although known in recent years as a man of peace, he was never unwilling to em- ploy violence for political purposes. He attacked Israel on…

… perspective of history. He should be remembered as the first Arab leader to recognize the right of the es a rare, gi v/ \, 1_K t , ~ Q N C N1-AN pAwt fted leader life to fulfill this vision. Few leaders…

student in the University 's Institute of Public Policy Studies. 0 State of Israel to exist and thrive. He should be remembered as the man of vision who saw the need to break out of the cycle of warfare…

students at The University of Michigan Weasel By Robert Lence Vol. XCII, No. 25 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials'represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board The beginnings…

… the Michigan Student Assembly Tuesday night, University President Harold Shapiro has demonstrated some interest in student concerns. In his first appearance as president ever before the student

… government, Shapiro fielded questions from MSA members about military research con- tracts, financial aid for minority students, and the University's affir- mkive action programs. Too often, University…

November 11, 1985 (vol. 96, iss. 48) • Page Image 2

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday,.November 11, 1985 Student leaders honor Blanchard (Continued from Page 1) student was caught embezzling university funds while serving on the school's board of…

… trustees in 1983. He said that, as a result of that incident, State Attorney General Frank Kelley ruled it a conflict of interest for students, staff, and faculty to serve on the boards. Kelley would have to…

… reverse his decision in order for any change to be made. University of Michigan adminstrators have also opposed several attempts to have a student on the board, saying it woulk be a conflict of interest…

…, saying it would give students a greater influence in Univer- sity decision-making. Currently students can push ideas - such as a campus rape crisis center - to the administration through MSA, but Josephson…

March 31, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 122) • Page Image 2

…-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…

February 10, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 91) • Page Image 1

… 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…

April 07, 1989 (vol. 99, iss. 129) • Page Image 4

… groups in Israel: 1) the distribution of funds should not discriminate between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel, and 2) the money should not support Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The JNF…

… over 90% of all "public" land in Israel. Most of the lands acquired by the JNF since 1948 are lands which belonged to refugees forced to flee in 1948 or lands expropriated by the gov- ernment from Arab

students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No. 129 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and…

… and carrying out the forced evacuation of Palestinians from their villages in 1948, and the subsequent bulldozing of many of the villages to erase all traces of Arab presence. The JNF claims that since…

… about 220,000 and that of this 65 per- cent are Arabs? Do you know that in some areas of the Galilee the Arab population has a numerical majority of as much as eight-to-one? "The Jewish National Fund is…

…/21/82). Economic violence In 1974, Yitzhak Efron of the JNF said, "The economic impact of our land purchases and our activities on Arabs is not considered.... The government would have to look after all citizens if…

… national home for the Jewish people. Toward this end, the JNF pur- chased land, mostly desert and swamp, from absentee Arab land owners all too anxious to rid themselves of what they considered to be…

… worthless terrain. With the establishment of a Jewish state, the JNF shifted its priorities from land purchase to development and af- forestation. The Arab population believed that the combined forces of…

… seven Arab armies would defeat the outnumbered and out- flanked Jewish community and conquer the entire land. The Arabs rejected the Parti- tion Plan and invaded the newly declared state of Israel. Mr…

… raise money exclusively for land develop- ment. There are no biases in the JNF's work as proven by the recent approval of the planting of a forest requested by mem- bers of an Arab village. Mr. Jackson…

August 04, 1989 (vol. 99, iss. 11) • Page Image 4

… pursuit." Two Israeli villager" substituted for "a dizing in its reporting of the Arab- U.S. senators, Dodd of Connecticut Lebanese villager," "Libya" substi- Israeli conflict, most people simply and Lugar…

… of Indiana, expressed their tuted for "the United States," etc.. cannot believe that any Israeli attack agreement with the "hot pursuit" The circumstances and brutality of against Arab civilians is…

… chose between either work or jail has more in common with slavery than the human rights that President Duderstadt claims to be concerned about. Edited and managed by students of the University of…

November 02, 1980 (vol. 91, iss. 52) • Page Image 2

….S. military presence in flation and put millions more the strategic Persian Gulf region, pur- Americans to work in new jobs, in new sue Arab-Israeli peace and build on the industries, and in newly modernized in…

…. Official reports from both nations listed skirmishes and engagements all along the 300-mile war front that divides Persian Iran and Arab Iraq, but none of the reports could be independently confirmed. Iraqi…

… 11 I 3hz Athbzgan Uailg Volume XCI, No. 52 Sunday, November 2, 1980 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday…

September 11, 1980 (vol. 91, iss. 7) • Page Image 1

…-2 a.m. service By STEVE HOOK After a week of meeting with angry North Campus residents and student leaders, University administrators an- nounced yesterday that late night bus service to North Campus…

… Apartments. For two hours after midnight, campus buses will pick up students every 40 minutes. This revised structure meets a proposal that 13 North Campus residen- ts brought to President Harold Shapiro…

students who don't live on North Campus, as well as those who do. They see yesterday's agreement as a shot in the arm for student activism. "I'M JUBILANT," exclaimed Jim Gold, a resident advisor at Bursley…

…, Syria declare merger From AP and UPI DAMASCUS, Syria-Libya and Syria, separated by 700 miles, proclaimed their merger into a single Arab nation yesterday and vowed to "liberate Palestine" and oppose…

… economic, political and military" merger aimed at uniting Syria's 9 million people with Libya's 3 million in an anti-Israeli front dedicated to "Arab revolution." BUT GIVEN THE failure of previous Arab unity…

December 02, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 60) • Page Image 4

…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…

March 29, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 120) • Page Image 1

… 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…

January 28, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 82) • Page Image 1

… 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…

February 12, 1985 (vol. 95, iss. 110) • Page Image 3

… the group doesn't have the time to explain their activities. Many students, he said, are suspicious of PIRGIM. "A new way of funding would be to verybody's advantage," Horovitz said. In 1981 and again…

… in 1983, PIRGIM proposed the reinstatement of the refusable/refundable assessment for all students that had been in effect from 1974 through 1978. "UNDER THAT system, PIRGIM's $2 was billed directly to…

… each student's tuition payment unless he or she requested otherwise. Horovitz said this system is in use with about 90 percent of the PIRGs in le country. .Though PIRGIM members collected 5,000 student

… signatures in support of the organization in 1983, anothe group, SWRAP, the Student Committee for Perform and Progress gathered almost 7,000 signatures asking the regents to take PIRGIM off the form. THE…

…) voted to discontinue the contract, and Nellie Varner (D- Detroit), who voted to renew it, warned PIRGIM that if it did not succeed in gaining more student support by the next renewal, she would not…

… support the group. The consensus was that the regents were not against PIRGIM, the organization, but they questioned its legitimacy on the SVF without meeting the original requirement of student support…

… equal opportunity employer. Equitec Step Into The Winder's Circle An Experiment in Arab-Israeli Co-existence: NEVEI SHALOM Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7:30 P.M. Nevei Shalom is a unique Israeli settlement. Ten…

February 09, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 107) • Page Image 4

… stabilize the Middle East the United States should "force" Israel into solving the Palestinian problem. Such an American policy would supposedly win over the confidence of Arab and Muslim coun- tries and…

… world is faulty on a number of grounds: 1) IT IS DOUBTFUL just how much the Arab and Moslem countries care about the Palestinians; it has appeared that these coun- tries have used the Palestinian issue as…

March 08, 1984 (vol. 94, iss. 124) • Page Image 1

… University student. "Being a gay person on campus is like being a destitute bum at a 'fancy-schmantzy' party. Everyone's a snob about their heterosexuality. They see gayness as being uncouth," Mack says. MACK…

… mental illness and gay students say they hesitate to disagree with their professor in class or on a test. " I WOULD SPIT out any view they wanted me to because I'm not going to jeopardize my grade," says…

… the proposed student code of non-academic conduct may have resulted from students' vehement objections but even with the C O d e foes changes, code opponents aren't satisfied r Although Michigan Student

… said. Police said about 90 Arab suspects were rounded up for questioning, but most were released soon afterward. IN DAMASCUS, Syria, the Iraqi- backed Abu Nidal Palestinian guerrilla splinter took…

… responsibility for the at- tack. A witness told Armed Forces Radio that enraged Jews were set to attack Arab passersby and laborers in the Ashdod market place after the blast, but quick police action averted more…

… exploded killing 3 people. theft, vandalism, and some types of civil disobedien- ces acts that civil authorities currently enforce. STUDENT offenders would be tried by a University hearing officer and in…

… most cases, a Hearing Board. Initially, the University wanted three members to serve on the board - a student, faculty member, and administrator. Under the revised version printed yesterday the board…

… would consist of five members - two students, two faculty members, and one administrator. Rowland wants a four-member board of two students, only one faculty member and one ad- ministrator in addition to…

… to give See STUDENTS, Page 5 RSG calls for new election By JOHN ARNTZ cThe Rackham Student Government Executive council last night, voted to throw out the results of their Feb. 3 presidential…

… election, and conduct a new election in three weeks. Education school student Kodi Abili won the election 107-74, but debate has surrounded the results. ABILI'S opponent, Angela Gantner, charged that he…

November 17, 1983 (vol. 94, iss. 62) • Page Image 3

…. _ CRLT Faculty Workshop - "Instructional Uses of Microcomputers: Compilation of Bibliographies Using Microcomputer software," 3:15-5 p.m. For info. call 763-2396. Hillel - Avri Fisher, "Arab

…-Jewish Coexistence in Israel," 7 p.m., 1429 Hill; brown bag with Avri Fisher, "The Project in Givat Haviva: Arab- Jewish Relations (in Hebrew)," noon, Rooms 1 & 2, Michigan League. Museum of Art - Art break with Maria…

…. Latin American Solidarity Committee - Central American students, 8 p.m., International Center. School of Education - Shelley Kovacs and Deborah Nystrom, "Teacher Certification Information Meeting," 2:30 p…

…League Internation Night - Spain and Portugal, 5-7:15 p.m., Michigan League Cafeteria. Student Alumni Council - "Play-by Play" contest preliminaries, 4-6 p.m., University Club. Eclipse Jazz - Jam session, 9:30 p…

….m., University Club, Michigan Union. Student Wood & Crafts Shop - Advanced power tools safety, 6-8 p.m., 537 SAB. Red Cross - Blood drive, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Michigan Union. Straight Shooters - Turkey shoot, 10 a…

… by hand to studen- ts who are interested in enrolling at the University. "I CAN ONLY hope that by providing this personalized attention, students will begin to feel that the University is a human place…

….. . and that they can be a part of the student life here," said Washington. LSA Junior Maria Torres and Millicent Newhouse, an LSA sophomore, have written more than 100 letters to students, most of whom…

… have sent the University their college en- trance test scores. Torres and Newhouse, who are minority students, introduce them- selves in their handwritten letters and tell how the letter recipients can…

… con- tact them. "I THINK minorities have this idea that Michigan isn't for them. Having students that are actually here talking to them will help, instead of just talking to a counselor," Newhouse said…

…. "It adds that personal touch," said Torres. the women also greet minority students who come to visit the Univer- sity from Detroit high schools, and Torres said that many of the students SAID defeats…

March 03, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 102) • Page Image 3

…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…

January 26, 1983 (vol. 93, iss. 95) • Page Image 3

…. MSA okays funds for Mideast seminar By LAURIE DELATER Despite objections by a pro-Israel student group, the Michigan Student Assembly voted last night to allocate $1,000 to the Organization of Arab

…. SEVERAL STUDENTS who were not affiliated with any organization also turned out to protest the funds. Jeff Colman, a public policy graduate student, said he thought t4e Organization of Arab Students had…

… organization of Arab students, said a variety of Israeli speakers were invited but that several were unable to attend. "I invite whoever I think will fit the See MSA, Page 7 Doily Photo by JON SNOW Student Mary…

February 02, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 85) • Page Image 2

… 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…

October 27, 1982 (vol. 93, iss. 42) • Page Image 2

… emergency room supervisor, said the man was not a University student and was suffering from serious head in- juries. Police and hospital officials refused to give further information regarding the identity of…

… of irrationality and lawlessness." Egypt, the only Arab nation to make peace with Israel, voted for the Fin- nish . motion, while hard-line Algeria and Libya were among those voting against it. But…

… some Arab delegates were attending an Arab working group meeting in a basement conference hall, and Arab states that did not par- ticipate in the vote included Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco…

…; Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates. The Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies abstained. On Monday, they had supportrd a compromise worked out by Arab and other Islamic coun- tries…

…- perialistic, brutal toward Arabs and crassly greedy in his fondness for American luxuries. Levin is an acclaimed playwright you has won the prestigious Israel Prize. His plays are dark, despairing visions of a…

…. XCIII, No. 42 Wednesday, October 27, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at…

…- gree, you can join Editor-in-chief .....................DAVID MEYER Managing Editor...............PAMELA KRAMER News Editor ................. ANDREW CHAPMAN Student Affairs Editor..........ANN MARIE…

April 19, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 135) • Page Image 1

… 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…

July 20, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 43) • Page Image 4

… President Reagan and two Arab envoys-for away out. LEBANESE police said the morning duels between the Israeli siege force and Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas "strained but did not collap- se" an…

…. REAGAN IS scheduled to meet in Washington today with an Arab League delegation consisting of Foreign Ministers Abdul Halim Khaddam of Syria and Prince Saud al-Faisal of Reagan ... to meet with Arabs

… witnessed the abduction, said a woman student told him Dodge's kidnappers shouted as they sped away that they belonged to "Amal," the paramilitary arm of Lebanon's pro-Iranian Moslem Shiite sect. Abdul Latif…

…, a former student at the university, reported that one of the gunmen struck the 60-year-old Dodge in the head with a pistol butt before shoving him into an automobile and speeding away. University…

…, according to Dodge County Extension Agent Russ Lange. 4 4 4 4 HOUSING DIVISION/LSA FOR 1982-83 ACADEMIC YEAR RESIDENT ADVISOR AND GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE in the PILOT PROGRAM…

March 31, 1986 (vol. 96, iss. 122) • Page Image 1

… disrupt traffic. See DEVARTI, Page 7 TODAY- 82 students sign complaint letter against Prof Tanter By NANCY DRISCOLL Eighty-two students in political science Prof. Raymond Tanter's class, "The Arab

…E Nityaa t Ninety-six years of editorial freedom 1Et1i Vol. XCVI - 'No. 122 Copyright 1986, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, March 31, 1986 Ten Pages Students look for summer…

… subletters By EVE BECKER With just under five weeks left before final exams end, students trying to sublet their apartments for the summer terms are getting desperate and settling for low prices and loose…

… contracts. The Daily's annual summer sublet sup- plement begins on Page 5. 'Students are looking for sublets later than usual this year, said Joe Rumsey, assistant director of the Housing Information Office…

…, but the number of students seeking summer lodging has remained constant. RUMSEY said her office has posted about 300 notices advertising sublets, although many more locations are subletted through word…

…-of-mouth. In addition, some students simply give up looking for subletters because it's such a buyer's market. Because there are about one-third as many students enrolled during spring and summer terms as during…

… fall and winter terms, it's possible to get a room for less than $100 a month;, "Everything gets more negotiable the closer we get to the end of winter semester," Rumsey said. Rumsey said students hoping…

… to sublet their apartments should make careful arrangements with both the See TENANTS, Page 7 Students may sue Meadow over election By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC Three members of the Michigan Student

… Assembly, including former Student Rights party presidential candidate Jen Faigel, said yesterday they plan to sue members of the Meadow party, the Michigan Review, Students Proud of Campus Knowledge (SPOCK…

…), and possibly the assembly itself. The students say their names and social security numbers were illegally revealed when Meadow party members displayed assembly documents to the Engineering Coun- cil…

March 25, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 118) • Page Image 5

…, 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…

November 25, 1980 (vol. 91, iss. 71) • Page Image 2

… finished pumping water out of the area, which housed an underground parking garage. Pasadena trip tugs at 'U'student space to be avail (Continued from Page 1) c a offers house Hotel, round-trip air…

… Thongchbi Sonteperkswong, graduate student from Thailand. at the Inriarr - in- . - I N - '. a available, howev fers air-only pa include tickets- Burns said hero AATA official fired after releasing budget…

… robbery case MOUNT PLEASASNT-Bond was set at $100,000 each yesterday for three college students accused of stealing $25,000 from a bank in an armed robbery that a prosecuter described as "a professionally…

… executed job." Suspects Gregory Cowles and Jonathan Roberts are students at Central Michigan University, and the third man, Todd Avery, goes to Wayne State University. Cowles had been fired the day before…

… demands unconditional Iraqi with- drawal from Iranian territory and Iraq says it will not pull out until Iran recognizes Iraqi sovereignty over disputed border lands and the 12-mile-long Shatt al-Arab

… waterway to the Persian Gulf. Arab League meets; Syrians engineer boycott AMMAN, Jordan-With Arab ranks in serious disarray over the Iraq-Iran war, Mideast leaders yesterday faced three days of sensitive…

December 08, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 64) • Page Image 4

…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…

February 21, 1989 (vol. 99, iss. 101) • Page Image 4

… social impact Arab students or profes- sors may have on American campuses. Third, Arabs are equated with legiti- mate threats such as anti-Semitism, cults, and the "dissolution of Jewish tradition and…

…'s statement: "Only through such a movement can we bring true liberation and stop the deaths of all people with AIDS." Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No…

… "the Arab presence on the college campus is poisoning the minds of our young people" appeared in a B'nai B'rith International fund- raising letter. It went on to mention "Arab money.. .pouring into…

… are at work here. First, the letter dehumanizes Arabs by reducing them to an "evil," poisoning innocent minds. Second, Arab "influence" is decried in order to delegitimize any political, cultural or…

…, preferring to consider the incident closed. But this growing trend of racism against Arabs motivated by political interests must be examined. One ex- ample of this trend is the Tagar bus on the Diag that…

… originally condemned "Arab Terrorism." Also, comments by Israeli officials defending governmental policy have slandered Arabs by label- ing them as naturally violent and untrustworthy. This type of racism…

… discredit honest criticism of Israel), so too is anti-Arab racism in support of Israel. The Daily urges you to tell Seymour D. Reich, president of B'nai B'rith In- ternational, that you won't stand for racist…

… attacks on Arabs. His address is 1640 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., Wash- ington, D.C. 20036. We also urge you to consider further the relation between politics and racism - an unfortunate reality that…

… receive a phone call shortly thereafter, but the caller declined to identify herself except as an economics graduate student). The revised version of the letter, which appears below, was brought to the…

… Daily on Sunday, Feb. 19. In defense of the econ. department To the Daily: The recent article citing anonymous economics students complements two letters last Fall criticizing the Economics Department at…

November 23, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 55) • Page Image 2

… 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…

September 27, 1980 (vol. 91, iss. 21) • Page Image 1

… fierce tank and air attacks on the vital Iranian port of Khorramshahr but both sides agreed to accept an offer by Moslem nations to mediate a cease-fire in the five-day-old war. Iranian students aren't in…

… reiteratedIraq's conditions, which include Iranian recognition of Iraqi sovereignty over the entire Shatt al-Arab waterway and return of the Persian Gulf islands of Abu Mousa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs…

… to "Arab sovereignty." A high Iraqi official in Baghdad said "we refuse any mediation that does not recognize our national sovereignty over the Shatt al- Arab and the borderlands.! hd." TeU.N. Security…

…." PILLARS OF SMOKE rose from the burning Iranian al center of Abadan, and Iraq claimed the city's fall was J to imminent. But reporters who reached the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway on the Iraqi side…

… and frustrated," Kennedy said. Pakistani Foreign Minister Aga Shahi, above, is the head of a 40 nation Islamic council which will attempt to mediate an end to the five-day conflict. Students examine…

… Union." Masvuk ex- See SOVIET, Page 7 A Northern Michigan University student is worried that his peers might vote for the Tisch tax-cut plan. They believe, he said, that a reduction in property taxes…

… have to pay more in tuition than they gain through property tax cuts, suggested Marie Stevens, a student affairs adminstrator at Western Michigan University. Nystrom's problem and Stevens' response were…

… just part of the ex- change prompted yesterday by discussion of several tax reform plans at a statewide "student leader" conference. Almost 150 student government of- ficials, leaders of campus groups…

…, student newspaper editors, and student affairs administrators gathered for the conference, held yesterday at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. THEY CAME FROM each of the state's four-year colleges…

February 29, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 99) • Page Image 49

… 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…

October 10, 1984 (vol. 95, iss. 30) • Page Image 2

…," she said. MEMBERS OF FRIENDS pay dues ranging from $5 a year for students and senior citizens to $100 for patrons. Most of the group's activities are done by volunteers, although the gift shops have…

… President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt with an embrace, a red carpet, and a cannon salute yesterday, two weeks after Jordan broke ranks with Arab hardliners and restored diplomatic relations with Egypt. It is the…

… first trip to Jordan by an Egyptian president since the late Anwar Sadat signed a 1979 peace treaty with Israel and Mubarak's first official state visit to an Arab country since he became president three…

… years ago when Sadat was assassinated. The meeting is an attempt to seal a rapproachment between the desert kingdom of Jordan and the largest Arab state, and perhaps will include discussions on…

… negotiations toward a Middle East peace. Hard-line Arab countries such as Syria and Libya have assailed Jordan's decision to restore relations with Egypt. Jordan in 1979 followed 17 other Arab nations in…

… breaking ties to Egypt after the Egypt-Israeli peace treaty. But on Sept. 25 Hussein announced Jordan would resume relations. The action was considered a breakthrough in Egypt's efforts to rejoin the Arab

… Winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday during the Spring and Summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Sub- scription rates: September through April - $16.50 in Ann Arbor; $29.00 outside…

…- vestigating for possible violations of wiretapping and privacy laws, the state has decided not to prosecute a Dar- tmouth College student who secretly tape-recorded a meeting of gay studen- ts and published…

… college Monday refused to say whether the school would reopen the case. The Gay Students Association com- plained its members' rights to privacy were violated. The Department of Philosophy The University…

March 28, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 140) • Page Image 2

… Portraits," Aud. D, Angell, 8p.m. HONORS CONVOCATION The 57th Annual Honors Convocation recognizing undergraduate honor students will be held at 10:30 a.m. Fri., March 28, at Hill Auditorium. David V. Ragone…

… 9:45 a.m. until 12 noon for the Convocation. Seniors may be excused from clinics and seminars. The honor students will not wear caps and gowns. Doors of the Auditorium will be open at 10 a.m. The…

… of the Jordan River yesterday as tension mounted over Israel's decision to build two schools in the Arab city of Hebron. An Israeli military spokesperson said three 'masked Arab guerrillas blocked a…

… road near the village of Kfar Aboud, 15 miles east of Tel Aviv, and' ordered Arab drivers out of their vehicles, which were on the way to pick up Arab workers for jobs inside Israel. The three threw…

students at the Ufiversity of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Subscription rates: $12 September through…

February 27, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 122) • Page Image 10

… diplomatic relations for the first time yesterday, a day hailed in Cairo and Jerusalem as a major chapter in the history of peace but denounced in much of the Arab world as a day of betrayal. As ambassadors…

… from the former enemies presented their credentials in the two capitals, Palestinian Arabs protested by closing down businesses and schools in the Israeli-occupied territories, Moslems staged similar…

… his credentials to Israeli President Yitzhak Navon. "We can provide a good example of coexistence in peace between the Israeli people and the Arab people in the area," Murtada said, "something that will…

… reduce for the Arabs the threat to their security and will ensure a just and lasting peace." EGYPT'S MIDDLE East News Agency said Begin telephoned Sadat to congratulate him on the exchange of ambassadors…

…. 6 6 ABOUT FIFTY STUDENTS, carrying banners and chanting slogans, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi Tuesday to protest the exchange of ambassadors between Israel and Egypt. 't…

…. THURSDAY February 28, 1980 DR. EMILIO BIZZI MIT "Central and Peripheral Mechanisms in Motor Control" Student GOP candidate Burton challenges incumbent Dem Greene in 2nd Ward race (Continued from Page 1…

… concern for the level of taxation in the student segment," Greene said, "But it is reflected in their rent structure." Greene placed much of the blame for the Second Ward's housing problems on the…

… University's failure to build more student housing. "The council has to take a tough position with the Regen- ts," Greene said. "The University has social responsibilities and I don't feel they've met them…

January 31, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 99) • Page Image 4

… minorities do. Many Israelis look at the increasingly powerful Arab world around them and wonder if their ultimate security might not To the Daily: Once upon a time, believe it not; student money belonged to…

… Housing Office Student Rates Study Committee recommended a 13.2 per cent increase in room and board rates for University housing. This in- crease, the largest jump in University history, could have meant a…

… cost in- crease of nearly $300 per student in some cases. The Rate Study Committee calculated that 11.8 per cent of the proposed rate hike-about '$200-was directly attributable to increased costs…

… deconversion of converted (overcrowded) rooms. Chapter Two of the unfolding plot was written last Thursday night, when no students showed up at the Rate Study Committee's public hearing about the proposed…

students would have no opportunity to comment on the rate increase nrnnisal By Joel Beinin Union's actions in Afghanistan. Nothing in this analysis should be taken as an apology for the Soviet aggression…

… comprehensive solution to the Arab-Israeli dispute on the basis of cooperation with the Soviet Union. There was much talk about a "Palestinian homeland." Henry Kissinger's 'step by step' diplomacy, which was…

… so isolated in the Arab world as a result of Camp David that the U.S. has com- mitted $5 billion in aid to Egypt over the next three years. Sadat has visions of an additional $10-$15 billion. And…

Arab world there was a keen awareness of the underlying weakness of the new Middle Eastern Alliance. Israeli refusal to relinquish the territories oc- cupied in 1967 prevented Saudi Arabia, Jor- dan, and…

… other conservative Arab states from endorsing and joining the alliance. America's apparent unwillingness to press Israel for meaningful concessions on this issue and its unqualified support for Israel…

…'s refusal to recognize the right of the Palestine people to self-determination leaves the long range U.S. position in the Arab and Islamic world inherently weak and unstable. The peoples of the Middle East…

April 14, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 132) • Page Image 2

… 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…

…. Troops kill 3 Arab guerilas 01 a o e$ ...Just a Little Out of the Way from High Prices SALES HOURS SERVICE HOURS Mon. thru Fri. Mon. thru Fri. 9am-8pm6am -9pm Sat. 9 am -3 pm - ." Sat.9am-2pm Chrysler…

… minority Ph.D.'s." The gap in graduation rates be- tween white students and Black and THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET FAST RESULTS CALL 764-0557 Hispanic students has shown little sign of…

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…

December 05, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 61) • Page Image 1

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…

August 06, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 54) • Page Image 4

…Pane 4-Wednesday, August, 1980-The Michigan Daily Who needs a second Palestinian homeland? The Daily's July 30th editorial Edt ad managed by;students entitled "Israel must begin with- at the t…

… past Israeli Ambassador to the U.N.: If a declaration that the earth is flat would serve the purpose of 1 iythe Arab-Communist U.N. allian- ce, it would easily pass as a U.N. resolution. HAT JOHNNY and…

… 1967, tences which begin with "that" are awkward is following several agreements also not alarming. What is distressing is the fact with-Egypt and Syria. Israel is that University of Michigan students

… University students' incompetence. FACT- THE PLO existed and For instance, a student wanted to know if the was headed by Arafat several library could "update government pamplets." We years before the 1967 war…

… in don't know why not, though students would never which Israel occupied the West know unless they enquire. Bank and Gaza. The PLO even; Another began a message this way: "I know this then performed…

…, One student made mention of ". . . the number of virginia, there already exists a flys present ... " This appears to be a person who Palestinian state (called Jor- crys and whinnys about everything…

…. Another dan): All of Jordan is on the land student began her suggestion with the following: prisingin effe 7 stpe cent of "After a full nights sleep. . . " Now, this gram- the original British mandate, and…

… have decided to con- PLO will be fully dedicated" lude this: University students cannot write (N.Y. Times, May 29, 1980). So correctly, either in spelling or grammattically, don't expect the Palestinians…

… to either. "respect the right of Israel to maintain defensible borders." Also, is there any wonder why the Arab-sponsored U.N. resolution Editorial poicies omitted all mention of Isra's Euit ria po…

March 21, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 114) • Page Image 1

… 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…

June 22, 1985 (vol. 95, iss. 25) • Page Image 3

… year in the 15-year ago, he said "We expect a lot of } history of the student-run bookstore, growth, especially with the according to manager Bruce Wein- engieerig school moving to North berg. Campus "No…

students the store's move from the Union to the are expected to buy their books there Liberty Street location. "This is the when the College of Engineering first year we've had over $6 million in completes…

… and sought a home student textbook stores would affect elsewhere. Had it remained in the sales. Weinberg also said he hopes Union, Weinberg doubted that the students will be attracted to the U…

… negative vote, said the plan could cause conflict enough students to pay for the $1 jobs for college students. among workers who lose their jobs, but Meyers said there In addition to more favorable lease…

…,000 annual the state civil service commission, the commission would jobs would be opened to college students as other workers $7 per square foot instead of the $9 per lease. 1 examine state jobs as they opened…

… up to see if they could retired or resigned. foot the Union wanted and the roughly be divided into part-time jobs for college students. As a caveat, Roach said he didn't know how much $25 per square…

… foot the Barnes and "We expect to be solvent," Maloney THE PROPOSAL, still in its initial stages, is being cir- students in Ann Arbor would be helped because there are Noble bookstore now pays- sales…

… have said. He added, however, that "it's a culated among more than 1,000 university administrators, few state offices in the city. He said students at Michigan increased in other areas. unique situation…

…-state couldn't sell Michigan insignia items, said, "I suspect that this fall may be students and the University's high tuition have forced students and 8 percent for out-of-state students would Here we well $250…

…,000 in clothing an- more of a test." many college students to get part-time jobs. "This is a provide the $12 million. A 7% percent across-the-board in- nually." significant opportunity for students to work…

January 08, 1987 (vol. 97, iss. 70) • Page Image 4

…I OPINION Page 4 Thursday, January 8, 1987 The Michigan Daily ThMcignDol 4 46, 31d)4rz1 1aiIQ Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 70 420 Maynard St. Ann…

… restrict student housing in one Ann Arbor's off- campus-student neighborhoods, limiting group housing, the most effective use of housing in terms of density. The proposal changes the neighborhood's current R…

… reasonable in that it would allow at least seven more houses to become group houses. While it's understandable that families are reluctant to raise children in a neighborhood with a high student population…

…, the legitimate rights of students should be considered. The apathy and fatalism of the Greek system in this controversy is disturbing. The fraternities are unwilling or unable to put up a fight. Dennis…

… Fraternities, this is merely because the members of the fraternities, and students in general, have not organized effectively to oppose the proposal. If students showed at city hearings and voted in city…

students. To The Daily: In the 11/21/86 and the 11/24/86 issues of the Daily, a pro-Israel political action organization, IMPAC, ran ads which said that the Palestinians don't want peace with Israel…

… rights of the Arab people of Palestine must be secured up to and including, the estab - lishment of their own state. It is essential to ensure the security and sovereignty of all states of the region…

…. This one claims Israel wants peace and the Arab nations don't. By no means will I say that all Arab nations are peaceful, but all of the Arab states the United States considers "moderate" (and even some…

… sides of the Middle East crisis have and still do commit atrocities, and only after all this will we have made a significant step in finding the solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. -Muzammil Ahmed…

September 23, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 14) • Page Image 4

…, and secular chauvinism. D: Are there student groups today that are working to solve these problems? S: You have today Jewish-Arab groups, but they are small. What was unique in Haifa was the size of our…

… foundation here (at the University) in 1972, invited me to speak on the topic of student politics in Israel. The problems are the same; the degree is more severe. D: What are the problems ? S: The problems are…

… group and the fact that it was the only time that a left organization was victorious. It had never happened before. I don't know when it will happen again. The role of students can be important if the…

students will lead the struggle for humanistic and democratic values. They are not doing this today. They are moving in the mainstream of Israeli concensus. The right wing views are quite popular and…

students are more concerned with personal problems. They are accepting the basic values of their society. Most of them are committed, as they understand it, to the armed struggle. Because of economic…

… policy, they are advancing him. For instance, the Israeli government has decided that Arab kids will not receive the same social security payment as Israeli children. The first and second child get the…

… same money but for the third child, Arabs are getting less. This is official law. Kahane says, I like what you are doing, you should cut even the second and first child's allowance for the Arab. This…

… basic argument of Kahane, to encourage Israeli births and discourage Arab births, is a classic fascist argument. Yet the Israeli government has adopted a kind of Kahane policy. So you see the…

… takes place. Wasserman Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan - It Vol. XCVII, No. 14 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 -T T SAID .K. og EDESAA- E4M Unsigned editorials…

…. Purew's rsefusa t oifaehis Over 150 people, including t many University students and faculty, were arrested atl Pursell's Ann Arbor office i last year, protesting his votes for aid to the Contras. They…

April 21, 1986 (vol. 96, iss. 137) • Page Image 4

… Daily: We would like to protest the lfichigan Daily's handling of an internal problem in Dr. Raymond Tanter's Political Science 353 course, the Arab-Israeli Conflict. A group of students concerned with…

… implementation. Rather than brag about its accomplishment, the University Council had the in- tegrity to endorse its own report with qualifications. The year's worth of efforts of the faculty, student and…

… that there is no reason to circumvent the legal system and hand power over students to administrators. The code is not only unnecessary. It is positively a pernicious power grab by administrators, who…

… will happen to expand their functions and hence create more potential jobs for themselves. Students already live under an imposed code of non-academic conduct. The regents are the for- mal authority of…

… the University. None of the regents are students. Indeed, under the existing rules of the University, the regents or President Shapiro using the first clause of the regents' by-laws can change the rules…

… of the University. There is no incentive for students to even consider a code that does not grant them any final power in the amendment procedure. The University's position against granting Nelson…

… of rules. This in ad- dition to the University's threat to disband the University Council, the threat to by-pass student gover- nment completely by overturning regents by-law 7.02, the Univer- sity…

…'s handling of demonstrations this past year and its attempt to convict students of trespassing in the Student Activities Building do not give students any reason to trust the administration with final say over…

… a code of non-academic conduct for students. PROTECTING STUDENTS Whatever its flaws, the legal system for criminals does not ask defendants to trust their prosecutors. Under the University Council…

…'s proposed code accused students would not have the power to subpoena their prosecutors or anyone else and would face double- jeopardy and anti-legal rules for evidence. In essence, the ad- ministration wants…

October 13, 1986 (vol. 97, iss. 28) • Page Image 7

… process," he said. But Eilts did not advocate throwing money at the problem. "In trying to further the Arab-Israeli peace process we should be prepared to put on the table proposals which are fair and…

… responses to other survey questions: -Acceptance into the University community- 91 percent of white students were satisfied; 75 percent of black students were satisfied, 20 percent were dissatisfied; 81…

… percent of Asian American students were satisfied, 12 percent were dissatisfied; 862percent of Hispanic students were satisfied, 3 percent were dissatisfied. -Attitude of white students toward minority…

students-Over 50 percent of blacks, 18 percent of Asian Americans, and 7 percent of Hispanics were dissatisfied. -Friendships in one's own racial group- 84 percent of white students indicated that mbst f hei…

…Th friends were from their own racial group, compared with 63 percent for blacks,14 percent for Asian Americans, 30 percent for Hispanic students, and13 percent for Native American students GABORIT SAID that…

… he and others are currently analyzing the open-ended questions of the survey to determine why student opinions differ between different ethnic, groups. He said a full report should lbe completed by the…

… time Sudarkasa leaves in February to accept a post at Lincoln University. Questionnaries were sent to all minority students whose addresses were available, and to a random sample of majority students. Of…

… the 900 students who responded, 39 percent were minorities, 15 percent Black, 20 percent Asian American, three percent Hispanic, and about one percent Native American. Sudarkasa said her survey was the…

… first to examine the opinions of minority students at the University. "We do have a much better survey of the opinion of minority students now than before. Before we relied on the ad-hoc comments from…

… individualdminority students. This may be' aspringboard for future studies," she said. LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS... You're Needed All Over the World. Ask Peace Corps volunteers why their ingenuity and flexibility are as…

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