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…-w V V V O w w v ! 1cian' S rab etue wy w m z 0 z wU YU wU Recent turmoil in the Middle East has renewed 'Arab-bashing,' a problem students say won't go away until the Arab…

…-Israeli conflict is settled. 'I do eellike a minority. There's no slot on an application form for Arabs-Iget to say 'Caucasian or other.' I feel like an 'other.' -Lebanese graduate student Hilary Shadroui HEY…

… SHARE THE PROBLEMS of any other student group. But the University's approximately 300 Arab and By Rob Earle Recent turmoil in the Middle East has only made the "terrorist" label more appealing to Arab…

… four. But he added that other groups will often claim responsibility in the name of the JDL. All of the incidents remain under investigation; Arabs were not implicated in any of them. Students say "Arab…

…?' "Shadrot someone with lighter skin Ahwal said Arabs' Cat student financial aid and "An Arab can't get aid if Though the 1980s h against American-Arabs made toward a better und She said some media, lil…

… apology is in order from the editors to the Arab and Muslim communi- ties of Ann Arbor. Contact the Muslim Students Asso- at the Islamic Center. , . . …

… an LSA senior, majoring in English. Kalyn will be a Minority Peer Advisor at Mary Markley in the Fall. Prospect article is racist By the Muslim Students Association The latest in what seems to be…

… a series of attacks on the Muslim and Arab communities in Ann Arbor occured in the pages of the March/April 1989 issue of a cam- pus Jewish magazine, Prospect. In this last issue, the article, "The…

… Jews We Forgot," and the accom- panying box, "Jews in the Moslem, World," written by Sharon Parrott and Elissa Sard were racist and of- fensive to both Muslims and Arabs. They contained many inaccura…

…- cies, biases and insults which per- petuate stereotypes and hurt the credibility of this voice for Jewish students on campus. If the views in this magazine are reflective of Jewish students on this…

… largely of Arab coun- tries. In reality, Arab people consti- tute only about 12 percent of all Muslim peoples; the largest Muslim nation population-wise is Indonesia, followed by Pakistan, and then by…

… either China or Bangladesh. - mma 2. "As Arab fundamentalism grows in Iran, Jews fear what may come" (p. 5). Iranians are not Arab, they are Persians. They do not speak Arabic, but Farsi. A mistake like…

… this can only be made by a per- son who is either very ignorant, or who has a bigoted view of Arabs, Muslims and Iranians. What the au- thors probably meant to write was "As Islamic fundamentalism…

…...." This is an editorial mistake that has many implications. It once again reflects the misconception that all Arabs are Muslim (& vice versa), and therefore it is okay to use these words interchangeably…

…. More signif- icantly, it assumes that Arabs (and therefore Muslims) are de facto - )0' threats to Jews. Why else would Jews fear "Arab fundamentalism?" Considering that there is no ideology that can be…

… Israel. Ozery Staff fundamentalist movement in Iran as explains that Jews from Arab coun- The Muslim Student Association's "Arab fundamentalism." This was tries never considered themselves (MSA) article…

… article, that is a "relatively new phenomena "Arab and Jewish Students: which grew out of the process of Speaking about Speaking," in an ef- establishing the State of Israel." fort to help Jews and Arabs…

… stations broad- when Chinese students and workers cast little information which can took to the streets in Beijing, the mobilize the community or provide Chinese government used the state- political…

… (Daily 6/9/89) clearly a mistake. The MSA fur- "Arab." He adds that the Muslim W'Prospect Article is Racist" referred nished a valuable lesson about the Arabs living in countries such as to an article…

…, "The Jews We Forget: danger and prevalence of stereotypes Yemen never thought of the Jews as A look at the Communities of which make the terms "Arab" and members of the Arab community. Yemen and Syria…

…'s article offered with our use of the term "Arab" to culture and nationalism." The issue a historical account of the treatment describe members of the Muslim is not the racial differentiation be- of Jews in…

… Middle Eastern countries Arab community who committed tween Muslim Arabs and Jews, but in a subordinate article, "Jews of the violent acts against Jews living in whether Jews were treated as Arabs Moslem…

… World." While MSA's op- Arab countries. We recognize that and felt a part of the Arab states. ed did not focus on the main point of Arabs are not an homogeneous The authors of the op-ed fault us *the…

… article, they did point out places group, but we did not create "a non- for ignoring advances in Jewish cul- in the subordinate article where they existent dichotomy between Arabs ture during certain…

… periods of felt offensive wording was used. and Jews." As our article correctly Muslim rule. In fact, the article The op-ed argues that the term pointed out, most Muslim Arabs points out several periods in…

… expelled from the Arab world in 1948 f r _tD: W hyandhshortlytafterw ards. f D: Why hasn't the world recognized Keir Dullea: not on screen enough fortable, and only vaguely aware of just what it is they…

…' observations concerning the- Arab-Jewish conflict were both in- sightful and outspoken. This inter- view complements a review of From Time Immemorial which may be found on page 13. Daily: How did you obtain the…

… 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…

… residents of Dheisheh village, the Arab refugee town outside Bethlehem I mentioned in this space last week. The seven students and leaders I spoke with at Dheisheh are more negatively disposed toward Israel…

… its physical comfo Obliquity "By Joshua Peck votes for beautiful He has made a personal crusade of per- .d stately suading the Arabs to keep their ancient and d for its distinctive architectural styles…

… intact, even as houses a they begin to modernize their living and ts culture working places. He is concerned that the hosted a Arabs, in hopes of emulating the more attracted technologically advanced…

… societies of Europe, all over will abandon Arabic forms for the monotonous building styles adopted by the Jews of Tel Aviv, ut Dalya, for instance.. rts, or its . In pursuit of his quest, he spends much of…

… his time traveling to Arab towns around the coun- try, meeting with Arab civic and religious leaders, and explaining how modern roads, of- fices and homes can be designed around traditional Arab modes…

… of construction. THE PARTICULARS of Yom-tov's work are clearly unimportant from the point of view of establishing peace; who cares whether the en- trace to some little Arab town is bedecked with a…

… blocky underpass or a gracefully rounded Islamic-style arch? The important thing about hitheatre. the architect's efforts are his motivations, s unosten- especially as interpreted by his Arab vance the…

… colleagues. ny Israeli It is clear that he cares that the non-Jewish tov, which residents of the country sustain their rich He chose traditions. He has respect and deep under- Romania standing for Arab…

… conceptions of beauty, par- rfectly his ticularly (but not exclusively) with regard to architecture. His enthusiasm for things ture - a Islamic and Arab must sit well with the Arabs; ted with here is one…

… Zionist, at least, who clearly wants way he has a harmonious relationship with his Semitic and trust brothers, and not the dominator-and- l borders, dominated arrangement the Arabs generally lated Oc…

… miscalculation." S now available 11 U I Checking NOVEMBER 29: A TRAGIC DAY IN HISTORY FOR THE PALESTINIANS. The Arabs have rejected a British report call- interest may hurt a ing for dividing Palestine…

… into two states, one NOVEMBER 29, 1937 Jewish and one Arab. Arab revolts against the NOVEMBER 29, 1947 British continue, killing many Jews and Arab moderates. The U.N. Security Council votes to…

… divide Pales- tine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, but the Arabs reject partition and launch a war to claim all of Palestine. Jordan and Egypt annex much of proposed Palestinian homeland. After…

… higher balance in checking accounts, which would serve to increase banks' money supplies. Students and others who typically keep a relatively low balance in thei checking accounts are better off with…

… the interest, and may even lead to losses, she said. CHARLES LAHEY, an Ann Arbor Bank and Trust executive, said the in terest checking accounts would be best for "those students who have $1,000 to…

… deposit." But, he added, "experience has shown that the average student just doesn't keep that much in his account." Local credit unions have 'been allowed to offer interest on checking accounts for the…

… past five years. In- terest rates at the credit unions are lower than those of commercial banks' but restrictions are fewer. The Ann Arbor Co-op Credit Union open to all University students, offers a…

… checking service with interest called a "Share Draft Account" that has no minimum balance and no service charge. "Students shouldn't be penalized for withdrawing their own money," said Leo Murray, manager of…

… in regular checking," said Robert Hofmann, manager of the University of Michigan Employee's Credit Union. 'U' drafts housing plan' for foreign students tcontinued from Page NOVEMBER 29, 1980 of our…

… people." (Damascus) Intransigence still keeps the Palestinians out of the peace process. THE TRUE TRAGEDY OF THE PALESTINIANS: 43 YEARS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR A PALESTINIAN HOMELAND LOST THROUGH ARAB…

…: They'll say I'm paranoid and I say paranoid Jews live longer. Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan "We don't drive Arabs out. Not because I don't want to drive Arabs out, I…

…OPINION Page 4 Friday, January 30, 1987 The Michigan DoIu Kahane wants Arabs out of Israel This continues yesterday's interview of Rabbi Meir Kahane by Daily staffer Steve Blonder. Kahane…

… would love to drive Arabs out. But we can't do it yet." -Rabbi Meir Kahane Is Israel ready to take in the large number of American Jews? They have no choice. Israel wasn't made as a country which can…

…, dwarfs, small dwarfs. The, Arab population growth threatens the existence of a Jewish state within -ten to fifteen years. D: Do you have problems with controlled allotments of Arabs living in Israel? K: If…

… the Arabs of Israel are prepared to accept non-citizenship status, then they could live there. If they were willing to have personal rights, economic rights, social rights, cultural rights, and…

… voted in a law of return which allows the Jews in, they could do the same thing and invite the Arabs in. They can change the name of the country to Palestine. They can start calling them Palestine bonds…

…. We'll have the UAA- The United Arab Appeal. The Palestine National Fund will. be planting trees all over Palestine. That's what I don't want. D: How many Arab Knesset members are there now? K: Nine…

…, but don't kid yourself. Let me tell you the difference between now and what was. For twenty-five years, the Jews were able to deal with the heads of the Arab clans or villages. These "were old guys, who…

… for money, you could buy them. Today, there is a new Arab in Israel. He's an educated one and they are taking over now. Among the great mistakes Israel has made, has been the educating of Arabs. The…

… most dangerous Arab is the educated Arab because the revolution doesn't come from the numb and the dumb. It comes from the intellectual. We train the future leaders of the PLO at this moment at Hebrew…

… Middle East is full of dictatorships whose leaders use torture and terror to maintain power. Iraq is a perfect example. . UNTIL ITS WAR with Iran, Iraq was, to most. Americans, simply one of those Arab oil…

… Iraq's only legal political par- ty,. and its ideology is the only approved ideology. The Ba'ath raises Arab nationalism above all else in importance. Its narrow, xenophobic chauvinism is frightingly…

… who are Christian, non-Arab and, in fact, pre-date the Arabs in Iraq by over 2,500 years. But how did such a large number of non- Arabs end up living inside an Arab state? We must look back about 60…

… hopes of autonomy for the Kurds and Assyrian-Chaldeans were crushed. SINCE THAT TIME, it has been the policy of the Iraqi government to make "Arab Iraq" truly Arab; to suppress the national identity By…

… David Holzel of Kurds, Assyrian-Chaldeans, Jews; and other large non-Arab groups. Their progress towards this goal has met with stiff resistance. The Kurds rebelled against their Arab masters for most of…

… in Algiers. In return for withdra.wing support for the Kurds, the Shah was given the Shatt al-Arab waterway and three Persian Gulf islands. (Last September, Hussein reneged on the treaty and attacked…

… thousands who have reached America, show that oppression by the Ba'ath and forced Arabization of non-Arabs continues in Iraq today. ARABS ARE BEING settled in the north on lands where Kurds and Assyrian…

… two-dozen delegates before he spoke symbolizes the Arab refusal to come to terms with Israel's existence. All 21 members of the Arab League and about nine communist and non- Arab delegates left the…

… emergency session yesterday when Israel's Yehuda Blum rose to deliver an ad- dress. BLUM SAID THE walkout sym- bolized "the root cause of the Arab- Israeli conflict, that is, the refusal of the Arab world to…

…) 689-8980 Outside New York FE 1-800-223-7676 nter For Student Travel 1140 5roadway,N.Y.C, N.Y. 10001 r 8 46Year" WASHINGTON (AP) - Banks and other financial institutions are taking in millions of…

… book. We are not hard to find," he said. Iranian student steals a grp;faces trial From UPI and AP MONTGOMERY, W. Va. - An Iranian student has been charged with shoplifting one grape at a grocery store…

… of the Unknown Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. A L1' b e itbadat U i stij Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 a Vo Un car of t ON…

… ser pagan ospecifi area. school what t mind "Arab "terro almost p search of a sc 6ussto l. C, No. 64 signed editorials represent a majo toons, signed articles, and letters he Daily. rity of the Daily…

… legitimate y severe anti-Arab racism that has aspirations for self-determination. singly marked the U.S. political It is even more outrageous that The Calling for people to "beware of South End would choose to…

… Israel and the United 1 PLO policy is to bomb tourists, States from seeing Palestinians as put out by a group calling itself people with rights rather than terrorists onist Student Organization, used who…

… throw bombs. To reinforce such arged term terrorism to imply that myths is to practice the very terrorism abs were terrorists, and that all that groups such as the Zionist Student hinking people should…

… the PLO children were asked last year has accepted Israel's right to exist - he first word was that came to the Zionist Student Organization relies when they heard the word on the same propaganda which…

… has ," all forty of them answered prevented such dialogue for years. rist." And, just this past week, sixty Arab schoolchildren were When Palestinians and others here ed as a group for knives because…

… of fire and blood." The UN blamed the The rights of the Jewish community are for Palestine" (Daily, 11/15/89) we felt Arabs for the war. Husseini later told the guaranteed by Israeli law. In contrast…

…, compelled to reply, not to the intent of the UN Security Council, "... We told the nearly every Arab state proclaims Islam as editorial, but instead to the plethora of fac- whole world that we were going to…

… fight." the state religion and minority groups are tual misconceptions which are rife b) According to the UN Relief and harassed or oppressed. Other Arab states throughout the piece. Rather than assault…

…OPINION The Michigan Daily Ghe Otirbigan t tilg Vol. XCV, No. 12-S 95 Years of Editorial Freedom Managed and Edited by Students at The University of Michigan Editorials represent a majority opinion…

… discrimination on type of action do you advocate to help racist movement called "Kach", Arab-Israeli communities or in- correct it? meaning this way. The way he is dividuals. YERMIYA: I will tell you in brief…

… Arabs alike. even the establishment who tried to ject of education. Education for Now we, unlike the other ignore any such movement has coexistence and against racism in the movements, have started…

… together, acknowledged that we have a Jewish schools in the first place, and actually the Arabs were the ones who problem on our hands. certainly in the Arab schools in the called us to join such a movement…

… stage real it, a grass roots movement? behavior. It started in Nazareth provocation toward the Arab com- YERMIYA: Exactly, you helped where there is a Jewish Nazareth and munity of Israel. We have found…

… it me. It's a grass roots movement. I'm an Arab Nazareth. Citizens of upper necessary to stand-by our Arab frien- a grass roots activist. I'm not a Nazareth tried to prevent Arab ds and to drive back…

… those politician. I'm not running for the representatives of lower Nazareth provocations. In cases where Arabs Knesset. When I could farm and sow from renting or buying apartments. as a community or as…

… our Arab neighbors and to stop any and coexistence and that we give a heard this name, came to Israel ten provocation. chance for the peace to come. BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed CAAWC gre J ,ht, YWs…

… number of Arab students and University to recognize Arabic as an who held a high position as a interpretation. In Nazi Germany, Middle Eastern dictatorship. So I'm Jewish students from Central America…

… days representatives to student government. Opinion page editor Karen Klein te hing I rought 1 activities begin? a new Jewish-Arab student movement Whatawas unique about this student Oiincharacter…

… elected in 1971, to be the editor The court decided that I should be the aeemen first, I established to promote Jewish-Arab of the student paper. I transformed it to Spiro explains: I refused to serve h h…

… to space. Some of the Central American fight and die for your country. disturbing that a person who wrote to develop a peace initiatve . Instead of Arab students, so they had to have more students…

… screaming that the University was: peace between Israelis and mentioned. The judge who tried me violation of civil rights, and this is studies at 35, the age when most people giving too many rooms to Arab…

… student; Palestinians, spoke in Rackham widened the charges beyond the living proof that totalitarian norms in the United States are applying for but they neglected the fact that no one onhs govrn men's icy…

… in he prosecutor's demand. I was found don't stop with Arabs and that slice by tenure as professors. wanted to rent a room to Arabs. Occuied erritoris.iy Sir, e guilty in violation of the spirit of…

… of the law. There is no such safeguards of freedom and civil community. We had a high number fight for recognition that Arabs as a for writing letters critical of the interpretation in democratic…

… society. rights, to raise support for my case, of students who were Kibbutz group had the right to elect their own Israeli invasion of Lebanon. A Daily: When did your peace members. We established in those…

… witnesses who said what a group was that it succeeded in 1972 to interviewed him while he was wonderful person I am. If only half of . M which was a new phenomenon. You win election to the student government…

…OPINION Pn *6 The Michigan Daily I I vas v 0 ed and t nichigan Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan Trend growing in linking Palestinians to Nazis: Stop the political…

… Daily. cized Mitterand for meeting with Arafat, particularly on the day for commemorating the Holocaust. IS OR OreThat comment enraged Clovis Maksoud, the Arab League's Am- TOMORROW THE head of the Fed…

… an honorary de- Movement, the Student Non-violent viously, Palestinians had nothing to gree. Given the FBI's history of Coordinating Committee, and the do with Nazi atrocities. But a dis- violating the…

… continues to maintain files on Di A L5 1t! after numerous law students pres- LASC and the Coalition, but refuses '-j s R E sSlc sured the dean to respond to the FBI to release them to the organizations. - fl…

… who polls show would have voted claim because the debate is political. for Kahane in the last election, had But then Lewis lists anti-Jewish he been allowed to run. statements made by anti-Zionist Arabs…

…. He even claims that "some Then he would have to explain Arab countries... have become the how the conflict has fostered racist main centers of international anti- sentiments, and he would have to…

… Semitism," a term he uses despite disassociate the Arab-Israeli dispute its racist tone and lack of supporting from the history of European anti- ?& D ECCD. S - - - Y -- -k -"1,4M - - -- - - 0 r i s date…

… the Holocaust, no mention of how the Palestinians treated the Jews nor how Arabs treated the Palestinians. It's a pure propaganda piece that I'd compare to Leni Riefenstahl's 'Triumph of the Will"' [a…

… Nazi pro- paganda film]. Here again is a casual equation of Palestinians with Nazis. evidence. He concludes that his ex- amples are "representative of Arab and Muslim opinion and that a Eu- ropean…

…-style anti-Semitism is now widespread in the Arab and Muslim world." Lewis attempts to show a conflu- ence between European anti- Semitism and Arab anti-Semitism, without investigating the historical contexts…

… forced to pay Kelly Services $6.50 an hour per employee while it continued to pay its student employees $3.35 an hour, said Nick Sheath, general manager of the MUG. IN RESPONSE to the dearth of student…

… applications, the MUG raised its starting wage from $3.35 to $4.00 an hour, arnd the number of student applications increased. In addi * in to their pay, students who work at the MUG receive a 10 percent…

… Oz speaks to a crowd of several hundred at Rackham Auditorium last night. See story, Page 3. Arabs, Jews create Middle East dialogue By TIM DALY While diplomats search desperately for peace in the…

… Middle East, a Palestinian and a Jew are traveling across the country promoting dialogue between Arabs and Jews living in the United States. Walid Mula, a Palestinian living in Israel, and Ronny Brawer, a…

… member of the Progressive Zionist Caucus (PZC), will visit about 70 universities and 25 cities during their two-year national speaking tour, which began in September. At the University, Jews and Arabs have…

… already formed an informal discussion group, which met over the weekend. It offers Jews and Arabs a chance to get to know each other as people - not as members of an ethnic group. Mula and Brawer, who spoke…

… at the Law School last week, urged Jews and Arabs interested in the Middle East conflict to take part in the workshop, which was directed by Len Suransky, a former University faculty member, and Mula…

…. WORKSHOP participants discussed Jewish and Arab culture, group stereotypes, and how their identity as a Jew or Arab affects their lives. Miriam Roth, a PZC member, has been participating in an Arab…

… placed in smaller groups so they can get to know each other. "The small groups allow people to get to know each other as individuals instead of knowing each other as an Arab or a Jew," Roth said. The…

… dialogue group's main purpose is to emphasize the importance of personal relationships between Jews and Arabs, Roth said. Political issues are discussed, but only after the participants have gained a better…

…. "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…

… T N J 4 U L LETTERS: Arabs can overthrow Zionist apartheid To the Daily I have followed with great in- terest the debate over Israel and Palestine taking place in the pages of the Daily. I want…

… Arabs were forced off their land in order to create a "Zionist state in Palestine. 2) The expelled Palestinians and the Palestinians remaining in Israeli-controlled territory are oppressed by Zionist…

… Palestinians follow the PLO and Arab- leaders who support terrorism, the government is right to refuse to deal with them." Changing a few words, we get exactly Botha's argument for apartheid. "South Africa is…

… Jewish state of Israel is based on the nonexistence of an Arab state of Palestine. The national rights of the Palestinians cannot be realized without the abolition of Israel as a Zionist state. Abolition…

… student services offices for more information. Arab Student League The ASL is a social and cultural organization gathering students from the 23 Arab states. It aims to promote the cultural ties between its…

…0 Page 4 - The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 7, 1989 I The following is a list of student organizations aimed at, but not limited to, students of color, women, lesbian…

…, gay, and disabled University students. This list is not all- inclusive; you should consult the Michigan Student Assembly, individual schools and colleges, or the University's minority affairs and…

… members, and to address the public for a better cultural exchange. Asian American Association AAA is a student organization that promotes the social, cultural, and political interests of Asian Americans…

… serves the social, academic, professional, and cultural needs of Asian business students as well as other students interested in the Asian business markets. Black Business Students Association BBSA is…

… comprised of MBA and BBA candidates and others students interested in business-related careers. The group assists students in obtaining jobs, provides leadership training, and serves as a forum where…

… students can exchange ideas with each other and with the University. Black Greek Association BMSC was formed to coordinate the activities of the University's Black student organizations with respect to the…

… media. The group oversees the efforts of the Black Perspectives newspaper and the Black Affairs radio program.. Black Student Union BSU represents the University's Black student body, offering a source…

… of unified support for the concerns, needs, aspirations, and efforts of Black students and organizations here. The groups provide services and programs designed to enhance the academic, cultural, and…

… political experiences of Black students. BSU 'is open to all students who personally identify with and support the group's efforts and goals. Black Theatre Workshop The workshop formed out of the Black…

… 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…

… High demand aids fast food workers The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 10, 1986 - Page 5 Students discuss Arab-Israel conflict (Continued from Page 1) The number of temporary employees at the…

… MUG has dropped from 50 percent of the work force to less than 5 percent, Bob Leichow, personnel manager of the MUG, attributes the lack of student interest to students' improved financial status…

…. "Students who go here now have money. Their parents support them and they don't want or need to work," he said. MARK WOLOK, a business school junior and MUG employee, said the other employees did not object…

… Ann Arbor. Washtenaw County has the lowest unemployment rate in the state for people between the ages of 18 and 65, excluding full-time students. IN AN EFFORT to compensate for staff shortages, fast…

… the new dialogue group will have the same option. HILARY SHADROUI, a history graduate student and a member of last year's dialogue group, said the group helped break down stereotypes. "The exercises and…

… games helped us get to know each other as human beings instead of Arabs and Jews," Shadroui said. Mula, 28, was born in Northern Israel. His parents urged him not to speak out about the Arab…

… International Center for Peace in Tel Aviv. "I don't do this kind of work because I love Jews and I don't expect Jews to work for co- existence because they love Arabs," Mula said. "I want to exist and dialogue…

… the settlement, located in an area that is half Arab, will promote cooperation between Arabs and-Jews. Shultz may leave post, Daily Photo by LESLIE BOORSTEIN (Continued from Page 1) East. Senate…

…''s. Mo. 63108 5 Proof MONDAY 4:30-10:00 338 S. State 996-9191 REGISTRAR'S. BULLETIN BOARD **THE NEW REGISTRATION PRIORITY SYSTEM REQUESTED BY STUDENTS WHICH PERMITS JUNIORS TO FOLLOW SENIORS, FOLLOWED…

… BY FOUR ALPHABETIC GROUPS, WILL BE IN OPERATION FOR REGISTRATION.** **CRISP OPENS SATELLITE ON NORTH CAMPUS AT 153 CHRYSLER CENTER FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN…

… among his most vivid memories of the ir anxiety university is the shift in the mood of Arab and Israeli students as the war progressed. At the outset of the war, "there were no more than 15 or 40 Israeli…

… students on campus and there were probably ten or more times that amount of Arab students, from all Arab countries," he said. At first, the Arab students seemed confident that Isreal would lose the war, Ya…

… Student Assembly. The election duel between, can- didates from the Student Rights Party and the Meadow Party resulted in a draw. Meadow Party members, Kurt Muenchow and Darrell Thompson received the…

… -presidential and vice- presidential posts respectively. Yet the upcoming assembly consists of 25 Student Rights members, 15 Meadow Graduate student to run for Congress party members, and eight indepen- dents…

…a OPINION Page 4 Monday, January 27, 1986 The Michigan Daily 41 bre 3ui4jCian 4ai, Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Israel sets own parameters Vol. XCVI, No. 82…

… 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, M! 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board Student verification THE PUBLIC Interest Resear- ch Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) needs student…

… support. Beginning February 5, the group will be scattered around campus gathering signatures - about 17,000 they hope - to return their contribution plea to the student verification form. From 1972 to 1985…

…, the SVF carried a section which, when signed by the student, pledged a two dollar donation to be collected with tuition bills. The sec- tion was added when PIRGIM's popularity convinced the Regents that…

… the group merited special at- tention, and, after 13 years, it was dropped when student interest seemed to fizzle. Now PIRGIM is struggling to regain its position on the form by raising student…

… awareness and gathering signatures. Many students will wonder what PIRGIM is, what it does, and what makes -it different from any other student organization. PIRGIM is a state-wide student administered group…

…, however, has been criticized for its treatment of student workers. The real impact of its programs on the community has been questioned. PIRGIM isn't unique among student groups which have organized…

… successful and important measures over the years. But, PIRGIM is making an effort to clean up its act and reach the student population. When it has sufficiently demonstrated a con- tinued commitment to…

… Ger- man representative submitted one called "Introduction to the Methodology in the Study of the Dodo." The Arab League representative submitted "The Zionist Con- spiracy and the Dodo," and the Soviet…

…-apar- theid movement. The Arab League, Third World, and Soviet-bloc propensity to con- stantly denounce Zionism is not limited to international conferences. The anti-apar- theid movement in the United States…

… transfer of another to LSA, and the retention of a third-does not reflect any change in the college's commitment to a broad education for engineering students. "I've heard some concerns as to whether a…

… student can get a liberal education (solely) within the College of Engineering," said engineering Dean James Duderstadt. "We are very seriously committed to a broad and liberal education for our students…

…." Associate engineering Dean Charles Vest agreed, arguing that exposing engineering students to classes outside the college would promote a broader education. "It would be a healthier overall system if LSA and…

… engineering students mingled and took courses together," he said. Most engineering professors, however, said that while they didn't see the proposed move as abandonment of humanities, they did worry that it…

… curriculum dean James Cather agree that the college would have to pay the costs LSA would incur in teaching the 4,200 students who would be making the switch. Compiled from Associated Press and United Press…

… international reports Reagan tells Arab leaders to 'come out of the closet' WASHINGTON- President Reagan will tell Arab leaders that the road to peace in the Middle East requires them to "come out of the closet…

…" and openly recognize Israel, a senior State Department official said yesterday. Briefing reporters on a visit by a six-nation delegation from the Arab League, the official said there are some…

… "constructive elements" in an Arab peace plan adopted last month at Fez, Morocco. But he said it is essential that moderate Arab nations, especially Saudi Arabia, give Jordan a mandate to negotiate with Israel on…

… behalf of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. He said he thinks King Hussein of Jordan would negotiate if he has Arab backing. The delegation wants to explain the Arab plan to…

… Reagan in a meeting at the White House today. Reagan also will lobby for his own peace initiative, unveiled Sept. 1. The Arab nations want a separate Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip…

… force, striking shopkeepers and students shut down Arab East Jerusalem, which urlike the West Bank is under police rather than, army jurisdiction. The strike was in response to a call by West Bank unions…

… influential Palestinians, confined others to their towns and dispatched troops to patrol streets of this restive Arab city yesterday to quell a planned merchants strike. Military, authorities imposed a cur- few…

…. MEANWHILE, IN Riyade, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Price Saud' denounced Israel yesterday, accusing the Jewish state of violating Saudi air- space in "a new aggression against the Arab world." "It has…

… happened before, of course," said Saud. "It just reflects the nature of Israel-in its actions against the Arab countries. It is a new aggression again- st the Arab world. . Lawyer: (Continued from Page 1…

… official union. So in April 1974, graduate student assistants voted to form the Graduate Employees Organization. The election was san- ctioned by MERC and GEO became the official bargaining unit for graduate…

… student assistants. After GEO's official certification, the union - demanded wage increases, smaller class size, greater involvement in curriculum decisions and an end to alleged racial and sexual…

… the ad- )ninistration refused. After efforts to avert a strike failed, 700 union mem- bers walked out on February 12, 1975. CLASS ATTENDANCE was cut by one-half the first day of the strike. .Students…

… did not know which classes would be held and which would be can-. celed during the first week. Some un- dergraduate students supported their TAs and joined the picket lines. Others simply boycotted…

…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 Michigan Daily Vol. XCI, No. 28-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, June 13, 1981 Ten Cents Sixteen Pages Arab nations seek embargo aainst Israel From AP and UPI blind force," Hammadi said as the 15…

…- - UNITED NATIONS - Braced for a nation council opened debate on the clash with the United States and Israel, Iraqi complaint. foreign ministers from Iraq and other BEFORE THE council met, Iraq won S .Arab…

… now being considered in the adding that prospective grad students Eroding financial support for House committee. If approved, this sometimes choose to attend other graduate student programs from measure…

… would make many middle-in- universities that can offer better finan- . private foundations and federal gover- come grad students ineligible for aid, cial packages. nment agencies may lead to a future…

… University officials fear. FINANCIAL AID Officer Mary decline in graduate student enrollment, Looming federal cutbacks coupled Jarrett for the graduate school ad- according to Thomas Butts, assistant to with…

…4 OPINION Page4 Tuesday, March 18, 1986 The Michigan Daily A Edite andmnaged bstudntst nstichigan Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan An Israel Vol. XCVI, No. 113 420…

… our lesson. Muhammaed Darawashi is a 22-year-old Israeli Arab who lives in the village of Iksal, near Nazareth in the Central Galilee of Israel. Last week, while Darawashi was in Ann Arbor, he shared…

… his thought on topics ranging from his personal struggle as an Arab within Israel to the Middle East con- flict. Daily Opinion Page staffer Peter Ephross interviewed Darawashi in Darawashi's third…

… The Institute for Education for Co-existence between Arabs and Jews. I worked in a program called Perach which is like the Big Brother program here. I was coordinator for the Arabrsection, which…

… included about 265 students. I worled the last year and a half in the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) as a Parliamentary Assistant... "When I got to Hebrew U. (in Jerusalem), I was a very radical, right…

… is that we have to go for war, that we have to fight for these things. There I had the chance to know that my struggle is not only an Arab struggle, Jewis can pass the same struggle also... My fight…

… for democracy is not only an Arab fight; it's a fight that both Jews and Arabs can live with. I didn't realize the misassumption I was putting myself in. I was relying on the historical basis the…

… Palestinians have there and at the same time denying the same right for Jews." ON HIS STAY IN AMERICA: "I'm here until the end of September this year, working and bettering Jewish-Arab relations here first of…

… and within the American community is Palestianian-Terrorist. That's not true. Within the Palestianian community and the Arab world and all kinds of other places, a Jew-Invader. And that's not true." My…

… struggle personally is for civil rights 1 Arab speaks inside Israel but in the other direction ... establishing a Palestinian state for Palestinians outside of Israel. My problem inside Israel is fighting…

…OPINION Page 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 88 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial…

… foreign affairs PIRGIM has long been a voice for students and others concerned about issues related to the public interest. Tonight, MSA votes whether or not to endorse an effort to keep PIRGIM alive on…

….25 refusable fee for PIRGIM in addition to the mandatory fee each student already pays to MSA. The other report, supported by committee members Eric Schnaufer and MSA president Kurt Muenchow, rejects associating…

… promised to pay all of MSA's legal fees. Additionally, PIRGIM has said it will pay the salaries of any work- study students needed to provide the administrative help to allocate the money. The strongest…

… argument which can be made against the passage of the proposal is that a refusable fee takes advantage of students who may not support PIRGIM, but who do not take the time to refuse to pay. In the petition…

… to put PIRGIM on the SVF, the student majority endorsed a refusable fee in principle. It would be irresponsible for MSA not to add its voice to that of the majority of the students. MSA should support…

… the ballot proposal which allows students an opportunity to reject the MSA sponsored funding mechanism in the March election. If students have changed their minds either about PIRGIM or the concept of a…

… process.' -simulation co-director Edgar Taylor simulate a similar exercise for their class on the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the constitution exercise, students will spend three weeks preparing, seven weeks…

… ratified or rejected by the delegations, said project co- director Frederick Goodman. The convention exercise parallels a simulation of the Arab-Israeli conflict that sec- ondary students have participated…

… four-minute speech from See REAGAN, Page 2 Carlucci .. . will replace Poindexter MSA doesn't Iowe $19,000, Official says By WENDY SHARP The Michigan Student Assembly does not owe '$19,000 to Student…

… Legal Services, as some assembly members believed last week, according to John Forczak, director of Student Legal Services. "It is my understanding, after speaking to my staff, that we received our proper…

…-.. formation of human inheritance. Each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. Syria, Libya threaten Jordan Hard-line Syria and Libya yesterday threatened to punish Jordan for breaking the ranks of Arab…

… Palestinian problem. Syria's government-controlled press said the Jordanian decision, announ- ced Tuesday night, was "dangerous" and vowed that Syria would take "deterrent measures." Libya called for an Arab…

…," announced student Tony Primak, "It is ultimately up to us in using our best judgement . . . there will be a reevaluati i of the t-shirt." "I was v- y impressed with the way she mangey the meeting. Her point…

… alumni from the house, people who have, experienced family drinking problems, and student's who don't drink. "The representation of the house may have been too one dimensional," added Primak. The result…

… The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967X) is published Tuesday through Sunday during the Fall and Winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday during the Spring and Summer terms by students at the University of…

… look fairly peaceable at the Peaceable Kingdom on W. Liberty yesterday as a patron browses among the fare offered for sale. Shultz backs stronguer US. ies with Arabs By CHARLES THOMSON Officials of the…

… contains provisions for graduated salary increases, a training program for teaching assistants, an im- provement in tuition benefits for graduate students, and restrictions on class sizes for teaching…

… assistants. Sources also said the tentative agreement includes a promise from the University that it will review and modify its current affirmative action programs for graduate students. THE PROPOSED pact will…

… Univer- sity and the GEO, which represents more than 1,500 teaching assistants and student assistants. The TAs and SAs had no contract between 1976 and November 1981. In November, the Michigan Employment…

… Relations Commission ruled that most of the University's graduate student assistants were employees of the University and had the right to organize a union. That MERC decision forced the University to sign…

… passed," said Harris. Harris would only say that the tentative agreement pledges the University to revise its affirmative action guidelines for graduate students. A source within the union, however, said…

… increases for graduate students to the average increase received by University faculty mem- bers. The source said those increases are expected to be between 12 and 18 per- cent over the life of the new…

… contract. The contract also reportedly redefines "tuition grants" - the discounts on tuition given to graduate student assistants by the University - as "tuition waivers." The changes will mean that graduate…

… students will not have to pay income tax on the grants. HARRIS confirmed that the new agreement contains a provision for training programs for teaching assistants. He refused to say what the details of the…

… overall commitment to "wide and ever- strengthening ties with the Arabs." While Shultz repudiated none of the longstanding specific guideposts in American policy toward the Mideast, his testimony to the…

… sexual contact between Jewish women and Arabs: NO MENTION is made of sex bet- ween non-Jewish women and Jewish men. A possible reason is that accor- ding to rabbinical law, a child's religion is determined…

… only by his mother, and the child of a Jewish man and a non- Jewish woman is not considered a Jew. Also, Arab women are so sheltered that there is little chance of a marriage bet- ween an Arab woman and…

… Aharonoth over the weekend. "CAN YOU be sure she'll marry a Jew?" the ad asks. "You are invited to see the Arabs loitering in Jewish towns, courting the daughters of Israel, their pockets stuffed with money…

…." Some 150 Jewish women in Israel are known to be married to Arab men. The ad goes on to propose that a five-year mandatory prison sentence be imposed "on any non-Jew who has sexual relations with a Jewish…

… League in the United States, immigrated to Israel a decade ago and has campaigned for the expulsion of Arabs from Israel. He also is the only Jew-the others were Arabs-to be jailed under Israel…

…. MISCELLANEOUS HSO - Meeting of Lesbian/Gay Health Professions, 7:30 p.m., 802 Monroe. The Michigan Daily Vol. XCI, No. 19-S Tuesday, June 2, 1981 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the…

…Grenada action illegal, 'U' law profs claim The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 9, 1983 -Page 3 Former U.S. Rep. McClosliey tells, Arabs io unite By ALYSSA FIRST President Reagan's order to…

… of policy but to talk about the legal issues," said University law Prof. Alex Aleinikoff, a former Department of Justice attorney. Aleinikoff told the student audience that Reagan violated the War…

… returning black students. Films Classic Film Theater - Grease, 7 p.m.; Urban Cowboy, 9 p.m., Michigan Theater. Hill St. Cinema - Animal Crackers, 7 & 9 p.m., 1429 Hill St. Performances The Ark - DOA, 8 p…

…. Education, Office of Minority Student Affairs - Reception for Dean Carl Berger, noon, 1211 School of Education. American Red Cross - Blood Drive, 1-7 p.m., East Quad. Art - "Works in Progress," Slusser…

… American Conser- vation Corps? 2 p.m., 1201 East Engineering. Student Wood and Crafts Shop - Power tools safety class, 6 p.m., 537 SAB. WCBN 88.3 FM - Radio Free Lawyer, 6 p.m. UAC - Laughtrack, with Jerry…

….m. By MICHAEL ROLNICK "There are more than enough Arab- Americans to visit their congressmen and say, 'cut aid to Israel,' but the Arab-American is home bitching about the injustice of it and not…

… participating in the American political system," former Congressman Paul McCloskey said last night. McCloskey, speaking at a forum on Arab-Israeli-American issues, went on to say "The biggest problem with the…

… Arabs is the Arabs," and tha Arabs cannot decide between them what their own goals are. ON THE OTHER side of the coin, McCloskey said "Israel has become the bully in that part of the world ... but I…

… policies of South Africa. McCloskey focused his talk on the need for an Arab Lobby in Congress to counter the ever present Jewish Lobby, claiming that "the Jewish community views the preservation of Israel…

… Reassessment of Aid to Israel, a Palestinian Aid Society, and the American Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee. Daily Photo by DOUG McMAHON Former U.S. Congressman Pete McCloskey tell local Arabs that they must…

… 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…

…4 OPINION The Michigan Daily Paae 4 Thursday, March 21, 1985 . _, Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan ,1 MSA: Skewed priorities Vol. XCV No. 134 420 Maynard St…

… MX, write to Rep. Purcell. By Kevin P. Michaels A great deal has been written and said about the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) over the last number of years. One point is painfully clear: MSA has a…

… poor image on campus which promotes student apathy towards the Assembly and lack of respect from the University administration. Why does MSA have a public relations problem? There are many reasons, but…

… the main reason is that a great deal of students view MSA as being too radical and unrepresentative of student views. They see a student government that sometimes is more interested in Central America…

… than Central Campus. They see a student government whose publication, the MSA News, has the gall to endorse national and state political candidates in its "Voter Education Issue," has tainted the picture…

… 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…

…-occupied lands. Israelis shot and killed three more Arabs and wounded 10 yesterday in the worst day of violence in week-long *rioting in the occupied West Bank of the Jordan and the Gaza Strip. It raised the…

… casualty toll to five Arabs dead and 21 wounded in six days. An Israeli border patrol also cap- tured three Arb guerrillas en route from Lebanon to Israel's northern bor- der, the military command said. A…

… occupied Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis, troops shot and killed an Arab demonstrator, the military said. Two other Arabs were wounded in the Gaza Strip village of Abasan and six more in Rafah when troops…

… fired at rioters' legs after they ignored orders to stop throwing rocks, the military said. An Arab reporter said two other demonstrators were wounded by gun- fire. increases tuition By ABBY TABB…

… to do with the remaining, colleges in the state. unstable walls. Inset shows a Another WCC trustee, Richtrd handrail which survived blaze. Bailey, said that few students would be forced out of school…

… by the tuition in- crease. Tuesday's vote by the trustees will bring tuition for in-district students from $18.50 to $24 per credit hour; for out-of-district students, the rate will See WASHTENAW, Page…

… 2 Guatemala junta Voids eonstitutiO Sharon ... angers Palestinians In the West Bank, where two Palestinian rioters were shot and killed earlier this week, Israeli civilians opened fire on Arab…

… Bankers think and say what they like is dead. The Israelis have set out to uproot PLO influence in the West Bank and promote a new, moderate Arab force. In his eight months in office, Defense Minister Ariel…

… 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…

… last Tuesday. and hiring a full-time coordinator for The initial funds will go toward the fall term. Although directly under starting the office and hiring one full- the auspices of the Office of Student…

… for the first sodium vapor system which should six months," said Jennifer Faigel, an give off 25 percent more light. This LSA junior on the Michigan Student change "will probably take a couple Assembly…

… like to her what I have morals" Hillel that racism in Israel is a threat to say," Yermiya said. to the existance of Arabs as well as Jews. DAVID Weinstein, a junior Yermiya's movement for the co- Dov…

… Yermiya, a co-chairman of the majoring in Judaic studies and existence of Arabs and Jews in Israel Committee Against Racism in Israel, political science, came to hear Yer- aids the education of Israeli and…

… Arab is on a 19-city national tour sponsored miya's views on civil rights in Israel. youths, intervenes at the government N O TES by the New Jewish Agenda. "I came because as a Zionist and as a level to…

… fight racism, and mobilizes YERMIYA is trying to eliminate Jew, I am very interested in the against aggression directed towards racism and chauvinism against Arabs Israeli peace movement which he Arabs…

…. in Israel. "Jews should appreciate (Yermiya) is a part of, and because Home burglarized Arabs as a people, their language and what he is fighting for is what I Yermiya has branched out in his culture…

… Appropriations Com- (in building maintenance and lab as upperclassmen, the University students. Responding to state mittee early next week. equipment)." would gain $12.2 million. Currently, pressure, the regents…

…Racism pervades black student life By EUGENE PAK First in a five-part series In dormitory cafeterias the separation is visually striking: Black students sit with black students; white students…

… sit with white students. Laws relegating blacks to separate, often inferior, public facilities and institutions were repealed more than 20 years ago, but a separation along racial lines is still evident…

… today - both nationwide and at the University. Many say the separation occurs not because of racism, but merely because students stick with friends who share common interests. Marvin Woods, president of…

… the Black Student Union, said, "People get together based on their common interests and not so much physical similarity, even though that does play a part in it." The separation of black and white…

… students "is a combination of a little bit of negative feeling against the other group and each group having its own set of interests and cultural values," Woods said. "It's more cultural interest than…

… racial animosity." Nevertheless, it is clear that many black students feel alienated from the rest of the University community, both socially and academically. Both minority and majority students must…

… students. She added, however, that it may be necessary for white students to take the initiative. "It's very hard for you to be black in this world and not know about white (culture), but you can be white in…

… this world and not know about blacks," Royster said. Part of the problem stems from a cultural clash. Many of the black undergraduate students on campus are from Detroit, while many white students are…

… from the surrounding suburbs or northern areas of Michigan where few blacks live. In 1985, 81.1 percent of black undergraduates were from Michigan (compared to 71.1 percent for white students), and a…

… great majority of these students came from the southeastern part of the state. Of the 176 black Michigan freshmen in 1985, 109 came from Wayne County. Thus, even before they arrive on campus, many white…

… BY JOSHUA MITNICK AND ANNA SENKEVITCH Four University students were ar- raigned in 15th district court yester- day on charges of harassing two women on campus earlier this month. The women filed the…

…- fendant does not admit guilt. Ann Arbor Police Det. Mark Parin, who investigated the case, said each student will likely be placed on six-months probation, during which time they would serve 50 hours of…

… students have no further violations during the next six months and fulfill their probation requirements, the crime will be erased from their records. Senior Associate Athletic Direc- tor Jack Weidenbach said…

… 2 Report accuses Meese Former Attorney General's actions found unethical JESSICA GREENE/Daily Hands on LSA sophomore Heather Wolf and Vassar University student Zoey TV monitor at the Ann Arbor…

…-year students won Hopwood Awards, totalling $2925, in essay, fiction, and poetry categories. Three other awards were also presented yesterday by the English Department: The Academy of American Poets Prize, The…

… civilians and three of the 280 police officers called to the scene were injured. DETROIT (AP) - Yasser Arafat's acceptance of a Detroit at- torney's invitation to speak at a gathering of Arab-Americans in…

…, he supports throwing all Arabs out of Israel. For another, he condemns the Jewish leadership in- America. Kahane spoke with Daily staff writers Rob Frank and Kent Redding last month about his…

… certain that the Atab students were unhappy that I was ging to speak, but they don't have the land of clout to have me barred. "Daily: What about the bomb threats accompanying your appearance? Kahane…

… been taken out of context. What, for exam- ple, was your explanation for the Beirut massacre? Kahane: I don't have to explain anything. Arabs killed Arabs, let the Arabs explain why. What I said was…

… solution to the Palestinian problem? Kahane: I don't know. They can form their own state in any one of the 22 Arab countries. They can go to the West. There are any number of possible answers. I'm ready to…

… possession. Daily: Do you think then that all Arabs should be thrown out of Israel? Kahane: Yes. I think that the Arabs in Israel hate Israel, and if I were an Arab, I would hate Israel. I don't have contempt…

… for the Arabs as the liberals do. I don't call them bad, I call them proud and nationalistic. If they stay in Israel, they can never love Israel as a Jewish state, especially when they were once a…

… majority and now they are a minority. Daily: How do you suggest removing them? Kahane: We should offer them more than they offered the 700,000 Sephardic Jews who were thrown out of Arab countries. I wonder…

… why people don't weep about that. I say we should have an exchange of populations. In ex- change for the Sephardic Jews, we offer the Arabs, and give them full compen- sation for their property-if they…

… feature the Daily Opinion Page. of ,.. - T- ,.., Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Wasserman I Vol. XC1II, No. 69 420 Maynard St. An~n Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials…

…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…

…The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 7, 1989 - Page 7 :Coalition of Students with *Disabilities The coalition is an umbrella group for several organizations: 1. Learning…

… learning disabled student. 2. Sighs of -the Times, a sign language club for beginners and advanced signers. 3. The Barrier Free Computer Users Club, which explores the latest adaptive hardware and software…

… technology on campus. 4. Diabetic Network, a support group for students with or interested in diabetes. Committee for Campus Unity The committee's purpose is the promotion of a diverse and culturally…

… pluralistic campus environment at the University. They try to provide culturally diverse programs and financial assistance to encourage minority recruitment and retention. English Department Minority Student…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Monday, October 13, 1986 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan History behind By Daniel Blank Vol. XCVII, No. 28 420 Maynard St. Ann…

… Middle East EVERYBODY WANTS to blame divides them should be s somebody in the Arab-Israeli pragmatically and quickly. V conflict. The Israelis blame the hope, however, that all par Arabs. The Arabs blame…

… the the conflict understand two Israelis and the United States. The realities, even if they ,United States blames the Arabs, acknowledge them publicly: 2but it also takes a few jabs at the *Israel is…

… ;invoke their cause. states and what amounts to g Each of the above groups has warfare by the. PLO. Ini :their proponents in Ann Arbor. Arabs and Palestinians swo The Middle East wars are carried they would…

… that mu a back seat to ideology and dogma.- least recognize that Israe One student said Zionism is a continue to exist because it h "badge of honor and pride, while support of the United States. its…

… antithesis"-Palestinian *The Palestinians are mor nationalism-"is a badge of a propaganda tool for the shame." The writer condemned the states. That doesn't mea Palestinian nationalist movement as Arab…

… countries don't us nothing more than a front put up by. Palestinians as pawns i the Arab states to undermine Israel. conflict-the fact is that Jord The Daily also receives letters control over the West Bank…

… also clear tha the conflict. One letter called the Palestinian cause is n massacres at Sabra and Shatila in fabrication of the Arab states Lebanon "the logical outgrowth of Palestinians cannot be Zionist…

… the leadersd the Arabs, Israelis, and to deal with political reality i alestinians will suddenly realize of dogmatically rejecting the Gone day that the conflict that side. 2 PBS independence settled…

… We can ties in 3basic don't away. Israel against Arab uerilla tially, re that nto the now. those ast at l will has the e than Arab .n that e the n the an had from once stinian at the ot a . The dis- re…

…The'Michigoan Ddly--Tueadby, Jun6 2, 1981 ,Pae 8- " Student running for board End of high school marked byelection bid By MARK GINDIN Most people do not run for a seat on the city Board of Education…

… for city council in three years," Wolfe said. But he stressed he will concentrate on each political step as he comes to it. With the student council presidency and several committee positions on high…

… students city-wide - advises the Ann Arbor School Board on various policies from a student point of view. DRAFT LEGISLATION, school stan- dardization, and attendance policy were among the issues Wolfe…

… tackled in his high school years. While student council president at Pioneer, Wolfe organized a "late-in" to protest the newly tightened attendance policy. Students went to class late after hearing various…

…. A trustee said to him, "You have my vote," Wolfe said, adding that his decision to run was finalized after reading about another high school student on a school board. THE WOLFE family is Quaker…

… remove the missiles and threatened to move against them if Syria does not. Syria has refused and - with the backing of other Arab countries - threatened war against Israel if it attacks the missiles. Late…

… Belgium responded: "The fact that they blame us is a routine thing." The spokesman said Khader had an image in the Arab world as a moderate, adding: "This image of moderation has apparently cost him his…