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… college's Arab student groups unite in cultural show Show includes spoken- word poetry, fashion show, stand-up comedy By Andrew Klein Daily Fine Arts Editor This Saturday, ArabOrgs - the stu- dent…

… groups include the Arab Student Association, the Egyptian Stu- dent Association, the Lebanese Student Association, Students Allied for Free- dom and Economic Equality and Medi- cal Students of Middle…

… culture," Jawad said. "We're trying to bring everyone together - Arab and non-Arab students alike." The show will begin Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Michigan Union Ballroom. It is free and open to the public…

… numbers. The event will take place at Rackham Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tick- ets are $6. Astronomical Society to give free look at the stars The Student Astronomical Soci- ety will allow the public to use its…

… a speech in the Modern Language Building. He said the U.S. government can either alienate Arabs by constantly siding with Israel or change course and work with both sides to achieve peace. Afif…

… depart- ment held the event in hopes of changing the preconceptions of Arabs and Arab-Americans, said Prof Nadine Naber, who arranged the event. She said anti-Arab racism tends to intensify during times of…

… war in the Middle East. "It's important to support the participation of Arab and Arab- American voices in discussions about peaceful solutions and pos- sibilities for change in the Middle East," Naber…

… said. Safieh lamented what he calls the intolerant way many Western- ers view Arabs. "In today's world, the only pho- bia is Islam-phobia," Safieh said. "But there is no different kind of man or woman…

… schematic designs at Fri- Ann Arbor, lost his seat on day's meeting after consulting chair ard to Democratic candidate See REGENTS, page 7A A NEW CROP OF STUDENT LEADERS POLLS OPENED AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT…

…. TOMORROW NIGHT, THEY'LL CLOSE. IN BETWEEN, IT'S UP TO YOU TO VOTE Arrington's troubles deepen MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY LSA STUDENT GOVERNMENT Trial moves closer for sophomore wide receiver By…

… Despite some chalking, only to the individual, b flyering and the usual poli- the whole party as wel ticking, thisyear's Michigan said. "I don't think as Student Assembly campaign wants to see a repeat of…

… erring 4nrh witn ast spring's no-noias- barred battle for the student government throne. Voting kicked off at mid- night this morning and will continue until midnight Fri- day. Students can vote for…

… As many spots as candidates in LSA-SG By JAKE HOLMES Daily StaffReporter Just as students are recovering from the onslaught of campaigning leading up to last week's national election, they've got…

… another brand of cam- pus politicos to deal with. The LSA Student Gov- ernment will hold its elec- tions today and tomorrow online. Any LSA student is eli- gible to vote. But voters won't have many choices…

… anxiety adds up to problems for some students Jan. 31, 1981 - Mathematics may not be as easy as "1-2-3." Some students, especially women, suffer from what psychologists call "math anxiety." One female…

… self-fulfilling prophecy" that stems from problems students face when they are forced to take math in college and perform poorly, giving them a sense of apprehension. In hope of remedying the problem…

… and group restriction features. Archivists at the Bentley Library hope to preserve some of the postings in order to document student and academic life for future generations. Students may opt to put…

… chance to talk more informally," she said. While students may be well aware of blogging , Folger said she hopes the blog service will open up more lines of communication between students and professors…

…. Other users include LSA's academic advising office, which often posts announcements and reminders for students. The popularity of the site among the student population still needs to be tested, Hollar…

… said. She added that the site's success depends heavily on students' first impres- sions and word-of-mouth advertising. Education senior Trevor Angood, who began a Face- book.com group for students with…

… over 500 Facebook friends, said he would use the site as another way of pass- ing on information about the University, but added that many students may still find other existing sites such as Xanga…

… Arbor native, weeping and veiled, appeared on a new videotape aired yesterday by Al-Jazeera, and the Arab television station said she appealed for the release of all Iraqi women prisoners. The video was…

… what could be done to ease this tension and inform students of what they may not know involving Israel's attempts to aid Arab-Israeli citizens. This past summer I worked on a task force whose aim was to…

…4A - Thursday, November 9, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily…

…-century version of past University President James Angell's vision of providing an "uncommon education for the common man." JACK DOEHRING Every student at Michigan is highly qualified, and has rightfully earned…

… University's commitment to increasing acces- sibility by announcing the cre- ation of the President's Challenge Fund. The initiative alone may not be enough to ensure no student is turned away for lack of…

… impossible for many. Students from middle-and low-income families simply cannot afford soaring tuition costs without substantial finan- cial assistance. The University is com- mitted to meeting the financial…

… need of all its in-state students, and it tries to cover a good share for out-of-state students. It has also increased finan- cial aid to match tuition increases. But the sticker price remains high and…

… financial aid packages are often heav- ily composed of loans, which can deter students from even applying and leave those who rack up four years of loans paying back debt for decades. The initiative will use…

… further giving. Increasing need-based financial aid will attract students from middle -and lower-class backgrounds, giving them the opportunity to afford a col- lege education, something that may University…

…- ect, but it would make a big difference to needy students. White's idea also could be revised to incentivize donations to need-based aid by encouraging donors to endow specific need-based scholarships…

… significantly any time soon, and the question isn't whether tuition will increase again, it's by how much. In her speech last week, Coleman said "Family finances should not keep qualified students from enrolling…

…, Bridge the Gap aims to week in the Michigan find a mutual understanding ue. On Monday, a pro- between Arab and Jewish 1 group hosted a speak- students on campus through controversial that the moderate…

… dialogue and events. rtment of Public Safety Members of the group's exec- utive board, which is made up of half Arab and half Jew- ish students, said they hope students will eventually be able to debate the…

… seemed little differ- ent than any other. "Welcome" was written on the chalkboard - albeit in Hebrew and Arabic as well as English. During an icebreaker, students talked about their favorite meals, road…

…~ hpa hug Ann Arbor, Mi. www.michigandaily.com "I trust (my students) to really think about the issues and to talk to each other. Out of this emerges people who take charge." - ENGLISH PROF. BUZZ…

… the past, the new system will guaran- tee admission to any student with a certain GPA and LSAT score. It will also make special exceptions for students who fall below the threshold but meet certain…

… criteria. One of the more controversial excep- tions is for students who live in a geographic area centered on the city of Detroit, which is over 80 percentblack. There will also be an excep- tion for…

… students who have lived abroad or on a Native American reservation, a rough substitute for explicitly granting preference to Native American students. The new admissions policy also includes exceptions those…

… for students who were dis- criminated against, overcame adversity and attended disad- vantaged high schools. But the new admissions policy did not come with- out controversy. The initial plan presented…

… to the faculty proposed maintaining racial preferences for Native Ameri- can applicants and granting exceptions only to students who live in Detroit. Wayne State Law Professor Laura Bartell told The…

… handcuffed to other students in the middle of the Diag atla demonstration for prison reform yesterday afternoon. She is wearing a tally of the number of days she has spent fasting in solidarity with a hunger…

… Susan Botti. Student tick- ets cost $9. Contra dancing to be taught at Union The Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance will sponsor a contra dance today in the Michigan Union from 8 to 11 p…

….m. This traditional folk dance will include live music and fun. Tickets are $5 for students. Big Ten out for blood today Blood will be taken for the Big Ten Blood Battle between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today in…

… Society. The results of the study show black and Hispanic men are most accepting of assisted suicide, although Hispanic men prefer to call it "assisted dying." The study also showed that Arab Mus- lims and…

… Arab Christians are against going to nursing homes. One Arab participant said it was the "most awful thing that can happen'" adding that there are no nurs- ing homes in Baghdad. Arab participants said…

…. Whites were open to most types of end-of-life care, such as feeding tubes and dialysis, but not life support. Arabs indicated that they would not want doctors to tell a family member if he or she had a…

… student Charles Draznin said he has not been taught about cultural sensitivity toward end-of- life treatments, but that the results from the study would be useful. "I think I would have a better under…

… ethnicities including Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Hispan- ics, blacks and whites. They were all 50 or older. Jackson said other ethnic groups such as Native Americans and Asians were not included because…

… wished the representation the Palestinian Student Associa- was more even. There were many tion, said she wouldn't work with more Jewish students than Arab Bridge the Gap. students at the meeting. "I find…

… bombed on a daily basis," she said. .from both sides, but there are many Foty said dialogue does not work more Jewish students at the Univer- in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict sity than students of Arab…

…. ian Student Association. Bridge "We're trying to keep in mind the Gap members include Fatima that there are going to be people Makhzoum, president of the Arab against it and try to stay away from…

… takes students into Michigan pris- ons to work with inmates on art projects. Demonstration organizerAdrian Griffin said the group on the Diag orchestrated the display to draw students' attention to an…

… issue often ignored in Michigan because the state does not use capital punish- ment. Alexander's students organized another demonstration on the Diag yesterday in which they hand- cuffed themselves…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Union will host discussion on low-cost insurance for students A discussion will be held today on low-cost insurance plans for…

… college students. The panel will feature repre- sentatives from the University Health Service, the UMHS Program for Mul- ticultural Health and the Washtenaw County Health Department. The event, sponsored by…

… the Center for the Educa- tion of Women, will take place today from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Pond Room of the Michigan Union. Ford School to host Arab-Israeli relations lecture Aaron David Miller, who…

… was an advi- sor on Arab-Israeli negotiations to six American secretaries of state, will deliver a lecture titled "Is Arab-Israeli Peace Pos- sible? Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Negotiation" today…

… that librarians say will help students conduct research. The University paid $4,332 for each Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) system. The systems have a searchable version of the Social Science…

… Index, the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature and Psych-lit. The systems are intended to make term paper research easier and faster for students. The CD-ROM system is similar to a compact disc player…

…, but it is hooked up to a computer rather then a stereo sys- tem. By simply entering a title, subject or author, a student will be able to find peri- odicals from the last five years. "The microcomputer…

… decisions of students on where to apply for college. Though it is unknown how many scores will be changed from the latest group rther of 1,600, the latest revelation will likely boutintensify criticism e know…

… yesterday she became aware of the latest problem late Monday. The sheets will be rescanned over the next few days and colleges and students notified of any changes as soon as possible. She said she expected…

… students who received higher scores than they should have. I ---- - -------------------------------- i a Think you know it all? The Campus Information Centers are hiring! Applications are available…

…- dreds. He said few admit their faith because of n and there are no NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FRO AROUND THE WORLD PARISr Activists, students protest jobs law Police loosed water cannons and tear gas on…

… rioting students and activists rampaged through a McDonald's and attacked store fronts in the capital Saturday as demonstra- tions against a plan to relax job protections spread in a widening arc across…

… about foreign ownership of America WASHINGTON (AP) - The furor over efforts by an Arab company to buy U.S. port operations has focused attention on a little noticed economic fact of life: America…

… serving Arab investors, foreigners are buying bigger and bigger chunks of the country. The U.S. must borrow more than $2 billion per day from foreigners to finance its huge trade deficits. In 2005, for…

… incidents in recent years. It is useful to point out a few episodes that high- light the trend. Take the case of Arab students. For all admissions to the University, the checkbox for white students reads as…

…-simplistic, this categorization of Arab students leaves them powerless to even check the "Other" category, making invisible an entire community to counseling services and ethnicity-spe- cific scholarships and…

…,000 unsolicited campaign emails. Did this attack on your inbox make you feel better about student government or encour- age you to vote? The Michigan Progres- sive Party realizes that no one likes being besieged by…

… election spam." Now, I appre- ciate that the MPP realizes that people are sick of elections and sick of spam, but what I can't understand is why they would send me an unsolicited email accusing Students 4…

…- istration and the student body. Students of color, along with staff and faculty, have long been the casualties of discriminatory policies and - more informally but arguably more rampantly - the targets of…

…, there have been numer- ous amateur-style cartoons and articles published in the Daily essentializing all Arabs and Muslims, per- petuating the "camel jockey" and "terrorist" image. On April 8, in the…

….m. today. The show will feature tradi- tional and contemporary Arabic music. CRIME NOTES Racist graffiti found in Herbert H. Dow building Racial slurs targeting students of Asian descent were found at about…

… The Hellenic Student Association will host its first annual talent show and Tavli tournament today from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Michigan Union's Uni- versity Club. The cost is free and any- one is…

… eligible to enter. Refreshments will be provided. Ensemble to play contemporary Arabic music The Arabic Music Ensemble will present a concert in the Britton Recital Hall of the E.V Moore building at 8 p…

…- cials are investigating Associate Housing Director John Finn after the adminis- tration discovered he was holding an apartment reserved for underprivileged students on North Campus last year. The…

… offers the residence rent- free to underprivileged students until they gain financial stability. He also claimed the arrangement was made so he could demonstrate a "model" apart- ment for potential renters…

…. Housing Director Robert Hughes described Finn's actions as a "mis- judgment." Finn replied, "I'm not saying it was right. But there were minority students who were in a very critical time and I helped them…

…' chairwoman Katherine DeGrow, an Eaton Rapids Republican, and O'Connor, the board's vice chairman. Deadline tonight for A2 journalist held hostage Study: College students lack vital literacy skills…

… Iraqi women were due to be freed by the U.S. military. But the White House said no pris- oner release appeared imminent, and a major Sunni Arab clerical group said it could do little to help because it…

… Journal before moving to Jordan and launching her freelance career in 2002, learning Arabic along the way. Her newspaper's Washington bureau chief, David Cook, also urged the cap- tors to contact the paper…

… hopes to reach Arab television audiences and per- suade Carroll's captors to free her. The Bloomfield Hills-based Islamic Shura Council of Michigan, which rep- resents about 20 Muslim groups in the state…

… and discussion in the Wolverine Room of the Michigan Union today at noon- There will be a panel with students and staff from the LGBT community, and various minority groups. After the lecture…

…, discussion will focus on the challenges people in diverse identity groups face when speaking out about sexual violence. Mass meeting for mentors to be held in Union The Office of New Student Pro- grams is…

… holding a mass meeting for its Peer mentor program today in Anderson Rooms A and B of the Michigan Union from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Peer Mentors will work with a group of first-year students and one faculty…

… member in the fall. Students find an excuse to play video games in Pierpont Commons A video game tournament will take place in the recreation room at Pierpont Commons from 6:30 to 9:00 p m. today. The…

… tournament, sponsored by the Univer- sity Unions Arts and Programs, will fea- ture the Game Cube console. Students can sign up at 6:30 pm. Winners will receive a $75 gift certificate from Best Buy. CRIME NOTES…

… Student injured in weight room A person was injured in the Central Campus Recreation Building weight room at about 6 p.m. on Monday, the Department of Public Safety reported. The subject was taken to the…

… Staff Reporter For many international students, visa complications are irritating at best. At worst, they can alter the course of someone's life. During winter break, Marta Cruz-Sojo, graduate student and…

… entry in a database of foreigners considered to be a security threat to the United States. The embassy refused to grant her a student visa, and instead, revoked her passport and visa, under which she was…

… Graduate Employees' Organization, the Uni- versity told Cruz-Sojo that it would only secure her position as a gradu- ate student instructor until Jan. 23 - a deadline that was later extend- ed to Jan. 27…

… consequenc- es of crises like Cruz-Sojo's, GEO is forming a group called the Inter- national Workers' Caucus to offer support and advocacy for interna- tional students. The group held its first meet- ing…

… Tuesday and plans to urge the University to adopt policies that guarantee job security and student status in cases of visa delays. "A request for intervention made by GEO to University President Mary Sue…

… of the Arab Student Association's executive board and is writing on behalf of the organization. A2 community unites to fight abuse of restaurant workers To THE DAILY: More than 120 students and…

… DINGES Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE ' ' If you're thinking…

… the campus community togeth- er in hopes of celebrating artistic expression at the University. It is with great regret, how- ever, that this letter is written not to applaud the efforts of the students…

… the insular view that killing "towel heads" is comical or even sym- bolic of the war on terror. The towels allude to an unnecessary stereotype that encourages racial insensitivity towards Arabs. This…

… depic- tion is hurtful and painful to this community due to recent scrutiny post-Sept. 11. Arabs at the University find themselves struggling to defend an often misrepresented culture. This short film…

… further assailed this culture by falsely depicting Arabs as anti-American, thus perpetuating another destructive stereo- type. In the future, it may be in the best interest of M-agination Films, the…

… University Activi- ties Center and the Arabs on campus if a con- scious effort were made to avoid alienating anyone at a University-sponsored event. Sirene Abou-Chakra LSA junior The letter writer is a member…

… restaurants that do not. And we are just beginning. We, the Restaurant Workplace Project of Ann Arbor, are a coalition of students, res- taurant workers, progressive owners and the broader community. Together…

…- tion program for incoming Latino students. But Acosta has said he wants to expand the orientation to include members of other eth- nic communities, including black, Native American and Arab stu- dents…

…, iPod By BRIAN TENGEL Daily StaffReporter Students across campus are get- ting ready for the winter holidays. They're hanging lights, dusting off menorahs and writing wish lists. There's one winter…

… tradition, though, that students probably aren't looking forward to - the annual winter break crime wave. Year after year, students return from break to find a slashed win- dow screen or a broken dorm room…

… lock. Electronics like computers and iPods are often stolen, forcing some students to trek to the Fish- bowl in silence for the rest of the year. Many break-ins result from stu- dents failing to lock…

… an estimated $10,500. Thieves were also on top of their game during winter break in 2004. While most students were home celebrating, 24 homes were invaded and $55,000 in cash and property was reported…

… stolen. Minutes after some students returned to campus, they were already adding a new Xbox to next year's wish list. Although winter recess is a par- ticularly bad time for break-ins, this year…

…'s Thanksgiving Break also saw an onslaught of dorm invasions. Over the four-day-long break, 16 rooms in Couzens Residence Hall and one in Alice Lloyd Hall were broken into. Luckily for students, the thieves only…

… stole two iPods and several rolls of quarters. In hopes of preventing break-ins, the Department of Public Safety issued a list of precautionary mea- sures that students and staff should take before they…

… head home for the holidays. In an e-mail, police said stu- dents should lock windows, doors, desks and closets to deter thieves. To prevent fire and save electricity, students should turn off appliances…

… that might drain power. Ann Arbor Police Detective Sgt. Richard Kinsey also offered some tips to University students. He said students should have some- body check up regularly on their house, and…

… her hope that the lecture would help students to understand that the conflict is real- ly best explained in shades of gray, not black and white. "The reality is that there are multiple Arab…

…- estinians by traveling to the Mid- dle East in May. The group, called Zeitouna, is made up of Arab and Jewish women from Ann Arbor. "I appreciated the ambassador's intelligence and positive energy because it…

…, however." Aida McGugan, an Arab member of the Zeitouna, said she appreci- ated the way Safieh expressed sym- pathy for the pain the conflict has wrought on both sides. "He articulated the thoughts of the…

… perspectives and there are multiple Israeli per- spectives," Naber said. "There are not just two sides. It is useful to hear differing views because we may even find some common- alities between Arab and Israeli…

… thought." Safieh's stop at the Univer- sity came amid a three-day trip to Southeast Michigan, which is home to one of the nation's largest Arab- American populations. Safieh previously served as Pal…

…- estinian ambassador to the United Kingdom. LSA-SG From page IA to change LSA. LSA-SG already has an e-mail address to which students can send complaints about problems with the college: thissucks@ umich…

… students about Proposal 2, given$16,000 to student groups and worked with LSA administrators to create a new minor in classical civiliza- tions. And LSA-SG has more plans for the rest of the school year…

…. Vice President Justin Benson said one of the key plans is making revi- sions to the current course regis- tration system. He said the current system, which places students in brack- ets for registration…

… dates based on credits, is unfair to those who are near the top of one of those groups. Because registration appoint- ments are assigned randomly within the groups, a student with 39 credits could end up…

…4 - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74 ittcid'&gan4:atily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI…

… use of a Taser on University of California at Los Angeles student Mostafa Tabatabainejad last week in the Powell Library on the UCLA campus has created an uproar over police brutality, not only in Los…

…- ranted. Eyewitness testimony suggests that even though Tabatabainejad failed to pro- duce student identification to the library staff, he was on his way out the door when a police officer grabbed his arm…

… Tabatabainejad several times with a Taser was excessive and avoidable, the officers responsible should be fired. The school can- not seta precedent that unwarranted police brutality against its students is…

… UCLA students, faculty and staff during that time of night. Nev- ertheless, Tabatabainejad alleges that he was targeted for an ID check because of his appearance. The independent investigation needs to…

…- ies in Arab and Islamic countries like Egypt, Iran, Jordan and Palestine on the correlation between religiosity and attitudes toward democracy. But wait a moment. Was Palestine just included in that…

… very own bar graph, seeming yet again to refer to it as a "country." The truth is, the presentation had nothing to with the Arab-Israeli con- flict or even Arab sentiment toward Israel, and Tessler made…

… "Arab stu- dents" askingthem to "give Gabriel a proper welcome." Shimaa Abdelfadeel, co-chair of the pro-Palestinian group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality and political chair of the Muslim…

… member O MIo IN/Daily Students board a bus to Washington D.C., where they planned to march in front of the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. 'U' students head to steps of high court A campus police officer…

… night. Police used a canine unit to search the auditorium before allowing students and commu- nity members to enter at 7:45 p.m., 15 minutes before the event was scheduled to begin. DPS spokeswoman Diane…

… Students' Association, said she had not heard of or seen such an e-mail. Except for frequent applause See LECTURE, page 7 K-12 integration cases draw busload of protesters By BRIAN TENGEL Daily…

…StaffReporter University students are once again delving into the debate about race in public education. This time, though, it's not affir- mative action that's mobilizing them. It's voluntary integration of K-12 schools…

…. Just fewer than 40 students and other activists loaded a bus on South University Ave- nue on Sunday night bound for Washington. There, they joined others from across the country to protest in front of…

… in Louisville and Seattle. The programs allow school districts to consider race in assigning students to district schools as a way to ensure that each school's racial makeup reflects that of the…

… programs could have See COURT, page 7 Activists . revisit war on Coke Students, staff revisit debate with forum By ALESE BAGDOL Daily StaffReporter Ever since the University reinstated its purchasing con…

…- tract with Coca-Cola in April, the once-contentious debate over the soda giant's labor practices has been remark- ably quiet. At a student-organized forum last week, the issue bubbled up once more. It…

… StaffReporter It's not the strange smells that pervade University resi- dence halls that will soon have students wearing masks around campus this winter. Students will don the masks for cash. The masks…

…. f there's any university in this country where you'd expect to find students engaged in a productive discussion about the Arab-Israeli con- flict, it would be here. Our university has a large Jewish…

…'s Arab-I population, the largest in the nation, ensures that a sizable con- tingent of- students will CHRISTOPHER be concerned with advanc- ZBROZEK ing Palestin- ian causes. Yet listening to what passes…

… schools received options cot failing grades in at least one of the study's stand that three key categories: minority student be much lox access, minority student success and low- need. As tl income student…

… methods it long trend used, though, are less than perfect. state gover For starters, the study's method for this institut determining accessibility to low-income accessibilit students was comparing the…

… number of Pell Proposal 2, grants distributed to students at a specific versity to r school to the number distributed through- ties, will m out the entire state where the school is The Univer located. This…

… Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NoTABLE QUOTABLE 44 Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes…

…. And last year, when U.S.-backed local elections elevated militant Islamist groups in Egypt, the White House was caught back- pedaling again. Bush marketed democracy to the Arab masses as a mouthpiece…

…@umich.edu VIEWPOINT Students 4 Michigan outlines accomplishments BY NICOLE STALLINGS AND JOANNA SLOTT The members of the Students 4 Michigan Party would like to applaud other parties who have demonstrated an interest…

… elected to represent all students, as well as to increase voter turnout. While we appreciate the increased involvement in Michigan Student Assembly, S4M will enjoy the opportunity to defend both our genuine…

… commitment to campus and our track record of real results. While the Michigan Progressive Party has been very good at saying what needs to be done, Students 4 Michigan members of the MSA and LSA Student…

… to improve the lives of students each and every day. We have made great strides in the realm of academics - creating an international studies minor and an LSAT familiarization course through the Career…

… Center, increasing students' study abroad options, improving the course design of Engineering 101, improv- ing graduate student instructor consistency in various departments and increasing the hours of the…

… undergraduate and graduate libraries during exams. Additionally, S4M members are single-handedly the reason that Advice Online is operational today, and they are continuing to improve it. Students 4 Michigan has…

… worked hard to reach out to student organizations and help them as much as possible. We have allocated more than $200,000 per semester to student groups across the spectrum and continue to do so. In…

… addition, we have reached out to individual students through an application process to join MSA's committees and com- missions and gotten hundreds more students involved in helping improve student life…

… Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE In truth, it is a…

… care much for economic equality. A plan the Macki- nac Center recently proposed, how- ever, seeks to equalize state funding per student at all public universities in Michigan. The legislation is…

… Appropriations Subcommittee for Higher Education, is said to favor the change. So does Central Michigan University President Michael Rao, whose institution receives a third of the per-student spending that this…

… the cover that region's clashes, never the sole cause in modern history - with leaders like Moammar Gad- dafi of Libya and Yasser Arafat of Palestine leading the Arab world's assertion of political…

… Hezbollah is in the best interests of both Lebanon and Israel, but the war Israel con- ducted reflected a failure to under- stand the changed stakes. Arab nationalism is dead; Hezbollah fights not for Lebanon…

…, not for the Arabs (Arab nations have actually condemned Hezbollah), but simply for its own political legitimacy. Five years is much too long for America to childishly cling to the "us vs. them…

… based upon the number of students that attend each university, with a set value for each student. Currently, the Uni- versity receives a disproportionate amount of money per pupil from the state - in fact…

… many reasons a Wolverine should oppose this plan, but before anyone jumps at a cut to our funding, students must put aside our alle- giance to this great school and realize that the cur- rent system is…

… programs that they lack and the programs that Michigan residents will need to compete in the new global economy, to a student base that cannot be reached under the current sys- tem of funding. If we simply…

…'s students is the only way to bring about an economic revival in the state, and those institutions can only be built if we go ahead with McHugh's plan for a drastically dif- ferent higher-level educational…

… is important," Kazanjian said. "Everybody in the Housing office knows me." There's another reason why a local company may be better. Unlike Collegeboxes, if students have a problem with storage or…

… Emily Beam and Christopher Zbrozek. Syed said he wants to bring in more diverse voices from the student commu- nity. He also held the position over the summer. Scott Bell will fill the manag- ing sports…

… major sports on the web- site earlier. Managing Arts Editor Andrew Sargus Klein will keep his position next year. The arts section will continue shifting its focus onto student musicians and artists, he…

… From page IA The increase goes against what many were bracing for: a drop in minority applications due to worry that the ban could paint the Uni- versity as an unwelcoming place for minority students…

…. After California voters passed a similar measure in 1996, minority applications to the UC system's flag- ship campuses dropped substan- tially. As of Dec. 4, 3,133 students had been admitted to the…

… and Asian applicants have been accepted. Lucier said the University has been trying to encourage students to apply earlier in the cycle. Typi- cally, underrepresented minority students tend to apply…

… later in the application cycle than white and Asian students. "We are pleased that our overall message has gotten out to all stu- dents," Lucier said. In late November, University Provost Teresa Sullivan…

… earlier this year. Administrators have been aggressively recruiting minority students in recent years. Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman regularly speaks at black churches to encourage potential…

… students to apply. In April 2005, the University opened a facility in Detroit to house outreach programs both in the city and around the nation. So far this fall, the University has received 3.5 percent more…

… by escalating conflicts around the region, from spiraling sectarian violence in Iraq to ris- ing tensions-in Lebanon to fighting among Palestinians. "Our Arab region is surrounded by dangers," King…

…, Jor- danandSyria,the University became apolit- ical battleground for students campaigning for either Israel or the Arab states. Just like today, students took their arguments from the Diag to the pages…

… of the Daily. When the staff printed an article sympathetic toIsrael, students on the opposite side protested, call- ing the paper a propaganda piece for Israel. Likewise, when an article appeared…

… which criticized the Israeli position, pro-Israel stu- dents hurled similar accusations. The childish back-and-forth allegations led one student to an interesting conclusion. Joel Hencken, an alum from…

… protests were held against the paper by the Jewish community of south- eastern Michigan. Several years ago, many student groups took offense to errors made by the staff, attributing them to the lack of…

… that grossly oversimplified affirmative action, depicting a single white student being told that all of his classmates will have the benefit of affirmative action in admission to the University except…

… him. Despite a full column by then-Editor in Chief Jason Pesick arguing the rationale behind the decision to publish the cartoon, the result once again was charges of bias leveled by various student…

… that even though the news agency is committed to being fair, it has often failed - specifically in the Arab-Israeli conflict - to provide "a full and fair account" Whether or not President Bush can be…

… effects of the program will not be seen until the 2009-10 school year, the agreement reached between the nation's biggest soda producers and schools aims to make it difficult for 35 million students to…

… the only beverage choices available for younger students.The objective - developedby the WilliamJ. Clinton Foundation - is that by encouraging children to make smarter drink choices at school and…

… machines atschool will no longer carry their beloved bever- ages will only result in students buying their unhealthy drinks somewhere else. The agreement with soda companies and schools will have almost no…

… EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily…

… labeled as a fight between Arabs and black Afri- cans. Yet the truth is more complicated because African and Arab identities are often indistin- guishable in Sudan. In fact, the true division in Darfur is…

… "African" or "Arab." Despite impossibility in any real distinctions between bloodlines, this three-year-old conflict is responsible for the deaths of at least 200,000 people and for causing more than 2…

… divested from the tobacco industry in 2000. Locally, the rally was sponsored by the Muslim Students' Associa- tion, SAFE, the Michigan Congress of Arab American Organizations and the Muslim Community…

… from Page 3 push for divestment in the fall. The Muslim Students' Associa- tion has signed a resolution created by SAFE in support of divestment. This past March, about 140 faculty and students…

…-hundred-sixteen years of edtorialfreedom www. miwh zandaz~y corn Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 9 fA 2006 The Michigan Daily _. -o - - -! f Welcome to the president's house Coleman invites students inside…

… 815 S. Uni- versity Ave. Well, she does. Yesterday afternoon, Coleman welcomed students into her home for her annual open house. Lured by the promise of donuts, cookies, apple cider and the opportunity…

… the University only grants 15 days for winter break, half of what many schools offer. Megchiani, who lives in the United Arab Emirates, said she's sad to return to the University after such a short time…

…. "The faculty really likes it." After a pause, the president invited Megchiani to "go get some goodies." Although some students took the open house See HOUSE, page 7A History of a house Built in 1839 and…

… President Coleman is the first to hold an annual open house for students, past University presidents have welcomed students onto the property. While Robben Fleming was president in the 1960s, students often…

… assembled on his front yard to discuss political issues. And in 1997, after the Michi- gan football team defeated Penn State, thou sands of students celebrated in the home of then University President Lee…

… Bollinger. "You can stay here as long as you want and come inside," Bollinger told students in what many students consider one of the defining acts of his presidency. LSA sophomore Kenneth Human poses in…

… "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day," where students would try and find a volunteer hidden on campus wearing a shirt that said "illegal immigrant" on it. "We would never do those types of events or support…

… his column, The worst debate on campus (11/28/2006). While the Daily effectively promotes students' freedoms to dis- cuss the Arab-Israeli conflict, the continuous back-and- forth articles from students…

…4A - Wednesday, November 29, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 e Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily…

… other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. Let the students go home 'U' should cut class the day before Thanksgiving ast Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving…

…, was a lonely day on campus. Although classes were technically in ses- sion until 5 p.m., many students took off early to make their holiday travel easier - and understandably so. As a result, many…

… professors can- Students and professors alike have real- celled class. With about one-third ized the need for change. The fact of the of the student population coming matter is that many, if not most, students…

… heavily traveled time of the year. term when students have already bought Analysts expected 25 million people to tickets and made reservations. jump on a plane this year in the week of The flagship state…

…. That is from the academic calendar would be a tough advice to follow for students who simple action that would make a real dif- cannot miss class. ference to students. Zip -ping around A2 Zipcar a useful…

… students in Ann Arbor can function fine without a car. But for those who bring cars to campus to make the occasional trip to the grocery store or to an event out of town - car-sharing is a Sorry, haters…

…, an hourly rental car service, recently teamed up with the Uni- versity to offer discount short-term rentals to the University community. Car- sharing efforts like Zipcar can provide University students…

…-term rental service here in Ann Arbor. After a $30 sign-up fee, students pay $8 an hour or $60 a day to rent a car - gas is included. Everything is done online, and the cars are stored on University lots near…

… views of all Michigan students. Salhi said by using the word "Israel" in the title, the journal acknowledges Israel's rights to exist, a key contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict. "It lacks a sense of…

…. The U But friends of the players said the Student R rap was created, in part, as a response which all to Xanga.com journal posts that follow, pi some have construed as threats by ing anoth the woman who…

… one player student. The 7th The group calls itself the "Mean tained mu Team." about wor Jackson is a three-year letter as referen winner for the team. He scored demeanin the ,game-winning touchdown in…

…'s Statement of ights and Responsibilities, students are expected to rohibits "sexually harass- er person" and "stalking, ng another person." ilar incident at the Uni- f Miami grabbed national last fall…

… men and minorities, as well ces to group sex and other g topics. k Herman and Karl Stampfl contributed to this report. APPLE Continued from page 1 Rubadeau last year. Students in Rabkin's class applaud…

… because he thought that as the age gap between him- self and his students grew, winning became less of a possibility. "Of course it's an enormous honor," Rabkin said. "It's the stu- dents you teach for, not…

…'s treatment of .his students, both in research and the classroom, which helps to engage them in learning. "I think that Eric is motivated by a profound respect for students as inquirers and scholars," she said…

… his first focus when teaching a course is the specific material, he also works to give students universal tools for learning. "It would be wrong to say that I design my courses so that people will…

… homework and "real work" to engage his students in collaborative projects. His efforts include a research project on the evolution of literary genres with economics Prof. Carl Simon. VISAS' Continued from…

… stu- dents and GSIs. The International Center works with other University offices to provide advice and sup- port for international students. Other international . students expressed satisfaction with…

… baseless rumors of many rumors. that often sweep this city of about Earlier this year, Marines acci- 50,000 people, most of them dentally started fires in two fields Sunni Arabs wary of U.S. inten- in…

… life in the embattled, much different. isolated cities of Anbar province, "The people were talking about a region that is a center of the how the Marines were going and Sunni Arab-led insurgency and…

… death squads. is dominated by Sunni Arabs, In their isolation, most people whose minority was long domi- rely on Arab television networks nant in Iraq but fell from power such as Al-Jazeera for news with…

… adjacent park. when we get calls like this. Obvi- Police said they were called afte ously when we talk about weapons some students claimed they saw e or possible weapons, no chances man in the city's west…

… their Frisbee. The chase only ended after the disc lodged in the machine, jamming it to a halt. 10 P.M. A student's faith in humanity is restored. After leaving his bicycle unlocked for two days, he…

…. Groups of students filter through the Diag. Many say they are headed for Necto. Most are wearing cowboy boots. 4 A.M. The temperature has dipped below freezing. The Diag is empty. Across the street at…

… philosophy paper. It's one of three he plans to write during his all-nighter. He wears dog tags that say "BALLS ON THE TABLE." 5:22 A.M. Alex Demidov, a physics gradu- ate student, passes through on his way to…

… of light spill out from behind the UGLi. 7:16 A.M. Demidov returns from his spin- ning class. 7:22 A.M. Three students loaded down with camping gear walk toward the C.C. Little Science Building to meet…

… prospec- tive students centers around the "M." Colledge stops singing. She resumes once the tour wan- ders off. NOON A game of Frisbee starts up. This article was reported by Daily staff reporters Anne…

… collapse of minority enroll- ment in Texas and California had a negative effect on the campus envi- ronment, panelists said. "The few students of color feel like they have been put on the spot, and other…

… Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com It's an energy eS drink and it's a…

… students who plan to work high-tech jobs in Michigan upon graduation. To all appearances, however, both sets of bills have little chance of passing through the state Senate. This is an election year, after…

… session, making it seem more likely that the legisla- ture will drop the issues after the election. It is unfortunate that these student loan bills are not getting the attention and real support in the…

… Legislature they deserve. Giving financial assistance to students who intend to stay in Michigan after col- lege will only help the state's economy by retaining a more educated workforce. Similarly, the…

…. As a propaganda worker at our own student newspaper,The Michi- gan Daily (we wanted to title it the Worker's Vanguard, but that was already taken), I will try to acclimate you to life as a comrade…

… AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIDAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 4 4 I got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten…

… reinforce Michigan's tainted image as an undereducated industrial state. The new requirements are aimed at send- ing more Michigan students to college and creating a more educated workforce - thus weaning the…

… likes to skewer. attracted even the focus of the Michigan But if YAF's goal really is to create dia- Student Assembly, which passed a resolu- logue, it's hard to see how holding an event tion condemning…

…'s gration policy. It may be easy for privileged antics - and the College Democrats should college students to make light of issues that seize the opportunity for facilitating con- they read about in the…

… unnecessary in the already conten- that may alienate students who are interna- tious debate over immigration. Catch an tional, from immigrant families or from an Illegal Immigrant Day is offensive for many…

… leaves students guessing VIEWPOINT Hezbollah's roadblock to peace 4 4 4 By JosH BERMAN, BRAD STULBERG AND AARON ELuAS If on July 12, 2006 Hezbollah militants had not crossed the Israeli border…

… was forced to do what any other sover- eign state would and should do - defend its people, Jews and Arabs alike. If Hezbollah had not launched rockets from schools, hospitals and neighborhoods, how many…

… Palestinian Authority and Hezbolah media, Jews are portrayed as evil people who drink the blood of Arab children. This hateful propaganda may cause even more damage to the peace process than any rocket or…

… this campus. It's time to be blunt. With thousands of Jews and Arabs on this campus, we have two options. Either we contrib- ute to a deteriorating peace process through irresponsibly inaccurate and…

… Dearborn-based American- Arab Chamber of Commerce. The visitors are touring areas of Lebanon hurt by the 34-day war with Israel that ended Aug. 14. They planned to meet with Lebanese leaders to study the…

… with roots in the Arab world. Bint Jbail was the scene of fierce ground fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas, and large parts of the town are in ruins. "I'm nervous, very nervous…

… to Lebanon. "But I don't think anything can compare to the reality of seeing it on the ground." poisoning puts s1lt on. woman in ER 'V" A student was taken from South Quad to the University Hospital…

… for possible alcohol poisoning Satur- day night, DPS reported. The stu- dent is over 21. THIs DAY In 'U' History Student Council solidifies rules for fall rush October 2, 1907 - At the first meeting of…

… the Student Council last night, class representatives defined the regulations for freshmen and sophomore rush. The captain of the football team, Paul Magoffin, will referee the rush. To give freshmen…

… Celebration today from 7 to 9 p.m. in honor of the social activist and former University student, who died in a car accident in Jalisco, Mexico in July 2004. Ivette Perfecto, a professor in the School of…

… Jan. 7 in western Baghdad by gunmen who killed her Iraqi translator while the two were on their way to meet a Sunni Arab official in one of the city's most dan- gerous neighborhoods. Carroll left the…

… the Vietnam War," McCain said. Carroll, who has studied Arabic, attracted a huge amount of sympathy during her ordeal, and a wide variety of groups in the Middle East, includ- ing the Islamic militant…

… at the time, but said it had nothing to do with the demands. In the statement, Carroll also dis- avowed an interview she gave to the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni Arab organiza- tion in whose offices…

… language, -July 30, 2006 theliest yle and the land The Program Modern Language Studies Abroad University of Costa Rica in San Jose For students with at least one semester of Spanish, Earn up to six hours of…

… opporunities for University of Michigan-Ann Arbor students to advance their business education - fcwm flexible course waivers and prograns to spcal oarship, For more information on how to complete yeur b uiness…

… appropriately. Sunday, I was part of the How, then, can someone over- Community Council's del- come the two greatest barriers to of high school students, understanding genocide - prop- students and Detroit…

…? ich lies in western Sudan, Addressing the problem of quan- e local Arab and non-Arab tifying large numbers was docu- vith the aid of the Sudanese mented in the 2004 film "Paper nent have collaborated in…

… of my parents' generation, but when I tried to think of similar assemblies in my years, I came up short. These days, it takes a great deal more to motivate a college student to march in pro- test…

….Political activismis no longer sexy. Even with the recent bout of nationwide marches, students have largely stayed home. For the 21st century's 20-somethings, the passion for political activism has been usurped by the…

… 2005 said they had done community service at least once a week in high school, according to an annual sur- vey by the University of California at Los Angeles. College students do everything from cleaning…

… step instead into service, will this help our generation make a bigger mark on the world than our parents? Don't get me wrong - the service efforts of students are much needed, and the new wave of…

… of concerned citizens. This is precisely why students' conspicu- ous absence from recent rallies is troubling. Political movements need young adultseto be loud,to prove to those in power that the resis…

…- tance won't go away in future generations. But it seems we students aren't even slightly interested. The same UCLA sur- vey showed that only one-third of entering freshmen feel it's important to even keep…

… students who dedi- cate their college careers to service are cer- tainly not wasting their time. But we cannot divorce ourselves from our political respon- sibilities, and we must not be naive when it comes…

… together. Final election results have been delayed by fraud complaints mainly lodged by the Sunni Arab minor- ity, and groups looking for a political edge in dealing with the Shiite Muslim majority could…

… affect on the pre- liminary results that we issued last month," said Adel al-Lami, general director of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq. Complaints by Sunni Arab and secular Shiite parties…

… results announced after the election. But with an estimated 130 seats, based on those results, it wouldn't have enough to control parliament and will have to form a coali- tion with Sunni Arabs and Kurds…

…. Sunni Arab and secular Shiite parties claimed there was widespread fraud and intimidation of voters in the Dec. 15 election, and they demanded that voting be rerun in some provinces, including Baghdad…

… Seville, Spain and the Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville began a relationship that has now lasted for over 21 years and created one of the finest study abroad programs in the world according to The Student…

… patrols around the student areas south of campus because of the thefts. Police arrested a suspect Sunday on the 1100 block of Packard Street who was acting suspiciously. The man was found near a house and…

… presence of police in her area. "They always sit in the park across the street to try and catch people turning left," she said. See CRIME, Page 7 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RODRIGO GAYA/Daily A student stands…

… policy degree 'U' students vote in Iraqi national election 'U' will admit first class of 50 sophomores in 2007 to new program By Joolle Dodge Daily StaffReporter Prof. John Chamberlin and other…

… field, including Princeton University, Duke University and Stanford Uni- versity. The school will admit its first class of students a year from now to begin the two-year program in fall of 2007. Each year…

… change, but students applying to the program will need Economics 101 and 102 and another introductory social science class, Chamberlin said. There will be core courses and some optional courses with a…

… "strong application of domestic and international issues," Blank said.' The center of the program will be a required seminar made up of a maximum of 25 students assigned a public policy problem to solve…

…, such as social security or small arms trade. Students will apply what they learned in their courses to a real-world problem in their semi- nar. There will also be speakers' who have worked on public…

… well as a new learning facility. The Students cast votes in election for four-year, 275- member National Assembly. By Mariem Qamruzzaman Daily Staff Reporter As some students fretted over studying for…

… National Assembly. "It's sending a message to the Arab world that democracy can work," Pattah said. Pattah, who is Chaldean, a kind of Chris- tian, said he wanted to diversify represen- tation in the…

…, and offense to the University's Arab and Muslim fac- The problems in Iraq, Iran and the rest of the with tobacco stocks in 2000. In both cases, divest- ulty, staff and students. It is an offense to Arab…

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… many years, peace advocates around the questions" with regard to our investments, and bution by colleagues and students within the world have been pressing for Israel to leave Pal- they are of concern to…

… will be seen by the Muslim The formation of such a committee repre- intolerable in a free and open university and and Arab world as accomplices to crimes against sents a minimal first step toward taking…

…. will investigate the matter and make recommen- occupation. This is a grave insult to Palestin- A longer version of this piece is dation to the regents for or against divestment. ians, Arabs and…

… companies have lots of smart lawyers who get paid plenty of money. On the other hand, BTB has lots of eager law students who are willing to work pro bono. Even with our stellar law school, the Big Ten…

… our kids the full tale of Big Ten Burrito - its rise, fall and eventual resurrection beneath Goliath's feet. Go can be reached at aligo@umich.edu. Coke dispute misguided, student activists misled TO…

… and elaboration - inherently rendering heavier the DRB's burden of proof, which has by no means been satisfied. In a letter to the Daily (Student Conservative Party is 'misguided and radical,' 03…

… and stands to benefit (reputably and finan- cially) for its role in the lawsuit, estimated at $500 million. This corporate profiteer has bamboozled thousands of well-intentioned col- lege students into…

… Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 44'Take that hammer and knock it on…

… change. As students, we can work to utilize the resources and social capital of our universities to respect and cultivate the observation of all human rights, including the right to health. We can call…

… be the partner the University needs to guide our education. Polcyn, Yu and Barstad are LSA juniors and members of Human Rights Through Education, a student group that is hosting a free and open…

… Reserve Officer Training Corps (War Games, 02/10/2006) in which soldiers-in-training simulate experiences of discerning ostensibly good "Arabs" from bad ones in simulated Iraqi village settings. the…

… Daily's coverage of the war games itself promotes the fatal stereotype between good and bad Arab that Bush and com- pany push. Or is it the case, perhaps, that the Daily does accept that view of the world…

…." Pan-Arab satellite television broad- casters beamed out largely straightfor- ward, nonstop live coverage from outside the hospital where Sharon - a particu- larly despised figure among many Arabs…

…'s Chief Finan- cial Officer Timothy Slottow determined that the company's letter was written in "good faith." Many student activists felt that Coke had avoided the issue. Missing the Dec. 31 deadline has…

… with Coca-Cola, a group of student organizations that has led the effort to have the University cut its contracts with Coke, applauded the University's decision in a written statement last week. But the…

…, if Coke is involved in things like child labor, I won't drink Coke." Students debate decision Coke activists say suspension step in right direction; general student body indifferent By Kelly Fraser…

… Daily Staff Reporter While student activist groups on campus are cel- ebrating the University's decision to temporarily suspend its contracts with Coca-Cola, many stu- dents consider it a flat issue. The…

… University's Dec.29 decision to cut contracts affects most of the University's 13 contracts with Coke, which have a net value of $14 million, lead- ing some students to question the significance of the…

… Rogers said she hopes machine restocking will bring more variety in products, adding that the mes- sage the University is sending far outweighs pos- sible student inconveniences. "The statement and…

… try to make things right (between Arabs and Israelis)," he said. Berman's goals also include setting up a study abroad program in Israel sponsored by the University, which many students have worked…

… Tel Aviv yesterday. FACEBOOK Continued from page 1. Facebook users can edit their privacy settings so that alumni and staff are pro- hibited from viewing their profiles. Students had mixed reactions…

… theater major and plans to seek employment as a freelance lighting designer. Sebille-White said students should approach their Facebook profiles in the same way they would approach an inter- view. "It's a…

… matter of how you want to be seen and how you manage your image," she said. "It's sort of like being your own PR agent." Many students have posted on the site pictures of themselves pole-dancing, under…

…- age drinking or doing illegal drugs. Even Facebook walls, where other members post public messages on their friends' profiles, often contain objectionable content. Sebille-White also cautioned students…

… Mountain News, like The Times-Picayune won two. - Compiled from Daily wire reports CORRECTIONS A story on yesterday's front page (MBA grad aims to educate students in personalfinance) incorrectly referred to…

… student lender Sallie Mae as Nellie Mae. A story on yesterday's front page (Alum got her start in 'U' writing program) misspelled the name of film producer Douglas Wick. Please report any error in the Daily…

…- flict between Israel and Palestine in the fall. Because of the large Jewish and Arab populations on campus, one of Berman's goals is to provide a model for coexistence. "There's a huge potential here to…

… more closely with the Michigan Student Assembly's Minority Affairs Commission and the LSA Student Government's Multicultural Affairs Task Force. Muslim Students' Association: Nura Sediqe, president Nura…

… Sediqe had such an interest in being part of the Muslim Students' Association that she e-mailed mem- bers about joining it even before she came to campus. At orientation, she socialized with current…

… Rackbam, Arab Students Association, Black Student Union, Inter- Cooperative Council, Abeng Multicultural Council, South Asian ProgressiviAlliance. " This event runs throughJanuay 29. k -l THE ACHIEVEMENT…

… Building " Sponsored by the Kinesiology Student Government. INTERGROUP RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: OUR CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE 3:30 PM '"6050 Conference Room, Institute for Social Research - Sponsored…

… * Residential College, East Quad I 26 - Sponsored by the Residential College and ST AND (Students 1"king Action Now in Darfir). ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL CONCERT: TAKE 8 7:30 PM e Hill Auditorium…

… STUDENT DESIGN CHARRETTE 4:00 PM " 3rd Floor Studio, Art and Architecture Building'" Sponsored by NOMAS. COLOR SPLASH 4:00 PM * Koessler Room, Michigan League - Sponsored by the Office of Multi- Ethnic…

… Student Afflirs and the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs. NEy ORLEANS MUSIC: HISTORY AND CULTURE. 5:00 PM' -Room TBA'" Sponsored by Arts at Michigan, Center for African and African…

…, Undergraduate Education. 'Donations are suggested. Please visit http://miksymposium.umich. edu for more information. I FIRST ANNUAL CENTRAL CAMPUS SPIRIT OF MLK STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM Time to be announced…

… Skillman Foundation. FR IDAY EI II UAI RYI 17 TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE 2:00 PM'" Rackham Ampitheater" Sponsored by the Black Student Psychological Association. SCOR BUCK HISTORY TRIBUTE: DINNER…

…-MOVIE DISCUSSION 6:00 PM -'Location to be announced'" Sponsored by Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR): African Atmerican Black Caucus (AABC HEAD START TURNS 40: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND RECENT RESEARCH 4:00 PM…

… Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Committee, the Office ofAcademic Multicultural Initiativ^. the T antolle e ofP MAKING LINKS AND BREAKING CHAINS 9:00 AM ' Michigan League " Sponsored by Students Allied…

… for Freedom and Equality, the Native American Students Association, American Civil Liberties Union-UM Chapter, Muslim Students Association, Students Supporting Affirmative Action, Students of Color of…

… surrounding Arab states, including the Palestinian Authority,this is how it will remain. Don't get me wrong: I salute student activists on both sides. Any time a student becomes politi- cally active in a cause…

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… discussion. Except during last week Wednes- day's Solidarity Day. Various student groups representing Pales- tinian, Iraqi and Lebanese students came together to protest and hand out information on American…

… and Israeli foreign policy in the Middle East. Pro-Israel students came over to discuss the content and theme of the protest. When I arrived, students on one side were yelling at students on the other…

… side, who answered such "discussion" with even more yelling. When it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict, normal Diag dialogue eti- quette flies out the window. Not only do members of both sides scream at…

… on the Arab-Israeli con- flict, depending on whom you ask, range from moderate to left-wing. I see errors and legitimate claims on both sides, and I'm not ashamed to call out the appropriate…

… Bolivia was a Spanish colony hundreds of years ago. They stood alongside miners, students and leftist sympathizers waving Cuban and Venezuelan flags on the cobblestone plaza outside the colonial…

…-era Congress building. "Power is in the hands of the Bolivian people for the first time," said Walter Villarro, among 2,000 miners who turned out dressed in their trademark hel- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates U…

… government that U.S. officials hope will win the confidence of disaffected Sunni Arabs and undermine support for the insurgency. That would hasten the time when U.S. and other foreign troops can go home…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD Students arrested for church fires GUANTANAMO BAY Volunteer lawyers represent prisoners Fires struck nine Alabama churches last…

… month; suspects say it started as a joke BIRMINGHAM Ala. (AP) - Three college students, including two aspiring actors known around campus as pranksters, were arrested yesterday in a string of nine church…

… World, run by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, from holding leases or contracts at U.S. ports. Bush has promised to veto any such measure passed by Congress, but there is widespread…

…. Before 1890, the sopho- more class annually chal- lenged the freshman class to a football game during the fall Greek rush. But the student council deemed the activity too hostile, and the sophomore council…

… the couch, DPS reported. When officers arrived, the man had already fled. Kenyan music and dance WHAT: A concert featuring Kenyan music and dance. Tickets are $5 with a valid student ID and $10 without…

… violation of the fesival's guidelines. >>FOR MORE, SEE PAGE 5A Even though no Ameri- can cable networks have picked up Al Jazeera English, the Eng- lish-language version of the Arab news network, it will be…

… were very, very goal-ori- ented,' she said. For them, finding a mate often took a backseat to their studies and careers, Rab said. As today's students relax about their futures, they are able to…

… socialize more and find partners earlier, Rab said. "People now are more like, it's OK to get married," she said. "I don't know what I'm doing (as a career), but it's OK to get mar- ried." A MODEL STUDENT…

… band on her right ring fin- ger. She is not a typical student, but she is happy that way - being both Muslim and married means thinking about her actions in a new way. "I always have to think," she said…

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