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… students from the University of Mryland. Performance Chaos or Community Pursuing MLK 3 pm, Michigan League, Lydia Mendelsohn Theater For more information contact Faye Burton, 734.615.3734, fayeb…

…@umich.edu Sponsored by School of l\usic The School of Music will present a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The trib- ute will feature Marietta Simpson and other faculty and students from the School…

…@umich.edu Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership During Winterfest SAL will offer programs that will help you and your student organization learn more about community and collaboration across…

… cultures, and making your student organization more inclusive. Panel Discussion Movement Makers featuring Don Nakanishi and Mori Nashida 7:00 pm, Michigan League, Koessler For more information contact Ijun…

… Lai, 734.623.8471, ilai@umich.edu Sponsored by the United Asian American Organizations and the MLK Symposium Plan- ning Committee Ever think that students do not have the power to make monumental change…

… included peer mediation, diver- sity workshops, violence prevention and gender sensitivity training. January 28 Lecture 9-11.: An Exploration of Hate Crimes Against the Arab-American and South Asin…

… Communitess 4 pm, UM Business School, Hale Auditorium For more information contact Howard Liu, 734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu Sponsored by Hate Crime Symposium and the IASA (Indian American Students Association…

…) In the days after 9-11, there was a second tragedy, a wave of hate crimes against the South Asian and Arab American community. Deepa lyer, a lawyer and community activist, will show a new video about…

… doctoral students from the Universitjof Maryland. Performance Chaos or Community: Pursuing MLK 3 pm, Michigan League, Lydia Mendelsohn Theater For more information contact Faye Burton, 734.615.3734, fayeb…

…@umich.edu Sponsored by School of Music The School of Music will present a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The trib- ute will feature Marietta Simpson and other faculty and students from the School…

…@umich.edu Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership During Winterfest SAL will offer programs that will help you and your student organization learn more about community and collaboration across…

… cultures, and making your student organization more inclusive. Panel Discussion Movement Makers featuring Don Nakanishi and Mori Nashida 7:00 pm, -Michigan League, Koessler For more information contact Ijun…

… Lai, 734.623.8471, ilai@umich.edu Sponsored by the United Asian American Organizations and the MLK Symposium Plan- ning Committee Ever think that students do not have the power to make monumental change…

… included peer mediation, diver- sity workshops, violence prevention and gender sensitivity training. January 28 Lecture 9-77: An Exploration of Hate Crimes Against the Arab-American and South Asian…

… Communities 4 pm, UM Business School, Hale Auditorium For more information contact Howard Liu, 734.663.5179, hyliu@umich.edu Sponsored by Hate Crime Symposium and the IASA (Indian American Students Association…

…) In the days after 9-11, there was a second tragedy, a wave of hate crimes against the South Asian and Arab American community. Deepa Iyer, a lawyer and community activist, will show a new video about…

…-finding delegation to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, late Oct. 2000 When: Thurs, Dec. 7, 7:30pm Where: Angell Hall Aud. C Lvent sponsors: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee; Arab Students Association…

…. International Action Center. Muslim Students Association. Palestine Committee P C 3 y . sr Badgers' Nick Davis 9trested for theft MADISON {U-WIRL) _ Wisconsina football player Nick Davis and a female friend…

…" IFC President Adam Silver said he does not believe that dry chapter houses will dissuade students from rushing and pledging the fraternities. "People look to join a brotherhood for the people who they…

… institutions dur- ing his administration. "When you've turned your jails into mental hospitals, the state of the state 1 isn't good," Brater said. Arab-Americans spurn airport survey WASHINGTON - An Arab…

… start down the road of ask- ing people to provide this kind of infor- mation, where does it take us?" asked James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, a Washington- based Arab…

… offi- cials for no good reason. In light of the concerns voiced by the Arab American Institute, department spokesperson Bill Mosley said yester- day that no final decision has been reached on whether the…

…,000 worth of property to compensate its victims. Twelve people died in the satin gas attack. - Compiled from Daily wire repo Top students take notes in your classes and provide them in typed paragraph format…

… confusion and shouting. The video was shot by Alhurra, a U.S. government-funded Arab-lan- guage channel. Iraqi officials later gave wildly varying accounts ofhow many peo- pie were killed and who they were…

… apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused," Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said. On Wednesday, Attorney Gen- eral Roy Cooper not only dropped all remaining charges against the…

… recent death occurred March 16 in an off-campus apart- ment at Boston University. Less than three weeks earlier, the col- lege had lost two more students in a similar apartment fire. The housemate was…

… 2004, a house at 924 Oakland Ave. caught fire in a simi- lar manner, injuring several student athletes who spent the summer term on campus. Perrin said the occupants with bedrooms above the porch had…

… left their windows open and smelled smoke. After realizing the porch was on fire, the students woke up everyone in the house except one occupant who later jumped out of a window. The student's room was…

… orientation isn't enough to ensure that students are pre- pared for fires. "It's not something you can do once. It's something that you do throughout the year in small incre- ments," he said. "The idea is to…

… cre- ate messages that stick." Comeau said fire safety education should start early so students will know what safety measures to look for when choosing off-campus hous- ing. "It's so important that the…

… train- ing starts in the residence halls so that when students move off-cam- pus, that training stays with them, and it also stays with them after they graduate," he said. Perrin said his experience dra…

… Arbor St. were covered by their parents' homeowners insurance. Not all stu- dents are covered by their parents' insurance policy, though. Perrin had advice for students living in or thinking about moving…

….com JOBS!!!61 Fall/Winter Term Apply now at the Law Library- * non-Law Students * Law Students * SI. Students Minimum pay is $9.00 per hour! ner. They received complimentary dinners in exchange for…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 29, 2004 OPINION 0 + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, Ml 48109 La a u tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… < t d c ar d - tn Sso gceoo C M 3 a 4 Mindless hatred, from one so young and privileged D.C. LEE BLACK DIAMONDS AND PEARLS f a liberal arts col- lege is supposed to prepare its students for…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 19, 2004 - 5A Rhyme showcase Religious murals start of campus decoration plan for new student group By Genevieve Lampinen Daily Staff Reporter The Hillel…

… religious artwork of students. The pieces are only the beginning for the group, which consists of Hillel members and Art and Design students. The group plans to create secular art in the future and is also…

… the project was a good opportunity to have students showcase their art in public,and that she plans to work with Landau's group in the future. "This was a set commission by Hillel, (with) David as…

… FOREST CASEY/Daily the liaison, that I turned into a class assignment. We went to Hillel and the cafeteria and did research on Law student Yasser Museitif, also known as MC Locksmith, freestyles on the mic…

… opportunity for students to get their work in a permanent setting," Kerrycriticizes Bush on foreign,, policy, pro-mises to halve deficit "It's exciting now that they've finally put art here. (It) makes this…

… around can really help make a space more interesting," Silverstien said. Students said the paintings have made the room, which is used for celebratory activities such as Shabbat Dinner and Israeli folk…

… in it," Rose said. Hillel Program Director Ben Berger said the room typi- cally draws in between 100 and 200 people for Shabbat din- ner on Fridays, and between 40 and 60 students daily who are on…

… kosher meal plans. "We serve hundreds of meals to students on campus. The murals really liven up the room. Response by students has been overwhelmingly positive," Berger said. He added that funding secured…

…, treatment and new research, among other topics. Celebrate spring at Indian festival The Indian Students Association will hold a Holi celebration at the University Club of the Michigan Union tomorrow from 7 p…

… kick off at the Cube Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Various student groups, including Net Aid @ Michigan, the University Party, the Euro- pean Student Association and several fra- ternities, will distribute…

….m. Selections include works by Grainger, Chance, Press and Per- sichetti. African, Western . .. . By Cannon Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Students feeling powerless to change the Bush administration's position…

… on affirmative action and the war turned to professors of color for a different perspective a few weeks ago. Faculty responded to the students' request by forming a new organization - University…

… Faculty of Color for Peace and Racial Justice --and held their first teach-in yesterday. Professors and a graduate student encouraged students at the teach-in to advocate affirmative action and to organize…

… against the war in Iraq. Speakers addressed two major frustrations held by minority students - the Bush administration's opposition to the University's race-conscious admissions, and the nation's policies…

… minorities in the Army."On one hand, Bush is against affirmative action but people of color are dying on the front line and we are supposed to trust him," Haniff said. Addressing the need for students to…

… organize, women's studies and American culture Prof. Maria Cotera said the apathy of Latino students on cam- pus arises from the feelings of shame and disem- powerment they feel toward the government, which…

… in turn blocks students from organizing. "Students become pessimistic and if they speak out they are told they are betraying their country, Cotera said. "But remember that the power of the government…

… aired by the Al-Jazeera satellite television station throughout the Arab world and believed by U.S. officials to be authentic. It was broadcast as U.S. officials warned of devastating attacks within the…

…," said Kenan Basha, presi- dent of the Muslim Students Association, "It's not a celebration time MSA bans campaign flyers fro-m S 0n S buildingrs By Afrew Kaplan Daily Staff Reporter - it's a time to…

… to the University's right general supports diversity, a se to determine the diversity of its arate brief would do little good. student body," said Elizabeth "The attorney general look Boyd, spokeswoman…

… of the brief, Boyd said Eastman said while the attorney See GRANHOLM, Page keep funding Cp- 1. ed ted, ew an ion en me ke ce he it e3 AATU By Christopher Johnson Daily Staff Reporter I Students…

… Student Assembly on Feb. 7, threatening to dis- continue its services if the assembly does not pay the funds in full by Friday. The AATU is also concerned with MSA's continued reluctance to negotiate a…

… added that AATU continues to advise students in expectation that MSA will eventually supply compensation. "We have fulfilled every part of the contract and they have not fulfilled their part," she said…

…. "We continue to serve in a good-faith effort. And now they have stalled negotations with the service contract for Winter 2003." Joe Bernstein, MSA student general counsel, said the assembly has not…

… has dwindled to 4 to See AATU, Page 3 Walls usually covered twice a year with colorful flyers advertising Michi- gan Student Assembly candidates will be bare during the election campaign this March…

…. Responding to student complaints about flyering, MSA passed a resolution last night banning the posting of cam- paign flyers on all campus walls except those in residence halls. "I'm just excited to see that…

… people will be on the Diag meeting students and hearing concerns, rather than killing trees and littering hallways," MSA Rules and Elections Committee Chair Jason Mironov said. The resolution "increases…

…." Hundreds of onlookers clogged the streets as policemen pushed the crowd back. Some young Israelis chanted, "Death to Arabs" and "We want revenge." ISRAEL Continued from Page 1 The University of California…

… system, which will not disclose the number of its students studying in Israel, is not bringing their students home. Participants in the school's one-year program are all being accounted for on a daily…

… basis, said Gloria Blakemore, University of California regional direc- tor of the Middle East for Study Abroad Programs. "We are making sure all students are safe and accounted for and are in close…

… counter with the director in Israel," Blakemore said. University of California students "know all security precautions and are taking them, and until we decide that we can no longer provide a program there…

…, which allows students to pursue a nor- mal academic program, the students will remain in Israel," Blakemore said. Blakemore said having an on-site director available for daily contact keeps the program…

… recommended students cone home, but two out of the three remained in Israel," said Cindy Chalou, assistant director of Michigan State's Study Abroad office. The student who returned home was studying in…

… Jerusalem, while the other two students are in Be'ersheva and Tel Aviv, Chalou said. "We are not cancel- ing the program because the universities the students are enrolled in are continu- ing to hold classes…

…," he said. Michigan State students who choose to stay in Israel will not be penalized, and the office is willing to work with students who choose to go next semes- ter, Chalou said. "We do not recommend…

… students to study there now or next semester," Chalou said. The University of Illinois advised their students as well to come home. One returned, and one is still in Israel, said Barbara Hancin…

… tuition," she said. The University of Illinois is not refus- ing to pennit students to enroll in Israeli universities for the coming semester, said Hancin-Bhatt, but "we told them to make alternate plans…

… and bronchial cancer rates had fell another 4.2 perce from 1998 to 1997. Arab nations call for goods boycott RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- With appeals to boycott McDonald's and other U.S. products…

…, Gulf Arabs are urging consumers to punish Amer- ica for supposedly favoring Israel over the Palestinians. The appeals, circulated in e-mails, made from mosque minarets and scribbled on college walls…

… Jewish products.' it said. Calling Pepsi a "Jewish product" is ironic, given that Pepsi was one of many multinationals that wouldn't do business in Israel during the 40-year Arab commercial boycott of the…

… a speech during preparations for the Arab summit in Cairo in October. The Israeli government, which con- sidered lifting the boycott a critical test of Arab intentions as peace efforts accelerated in…

… the 1990s, declined to comment Wednesday on calls for its revival. Despite tough language denouncing Israel and demanding more U.S. sym- pathy for the Arab case, Gulf govern- ments have distanced…

… through Fday during the fall and winter terti by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term. starting in September. via US. mail are " $100. Winter term (January through April) is…

… currently in Beijing on a Fulbright Scholarship, studying Chinese society and working at legal aid centers. She was one of five students nominated by the University for the Rhodes and Marshall schol- arships…

… this year and was the only University student who won either award. This was the second time the University has nominat- ed Chen for the Rhodes andMar- shall scholarships. Gretchen Weir, assistant vice…

… felt rushed." Several students said they used the extra time to research proper- ties on the Internet before going to the fair. But student reliance on the Web created a problem for some smaller rental…

… ordinance has been a disservice to students and land- lords," he said. "It just limits the choice of students." Other rental companies said leasing is goingsmoothly. "Ourhousingmarketisfine,"said Doug Turner…

… yesterday, supporting Iraqi and American troops in a daylong fight that officials said killed 50 insurgents in a militant Sunni Arab stronghold. The battle raged on Haifa Street about 11/2 miles north of the…

… Iraqi army, al-Maliki again vowed to strike at the Shiite Muslim and Sunni Arab extremists behind the sectarian warfare that has bloodied the country over the past year.4 . Islamic group calls for…

… not confirm if the incidents the Arab American and Chaldean were hate crimes. She said police Council of Metropolitan Detroit will review security tapes to try to and publisher of the Arab Ameni…

… noted number of young voters, said is indicative of many or students turning out to Sixty-two percent of vot- yed were between 18 and old. ding to 2000 Census data, Asian descent make up 1.8 of the state…

…'s population. ramck, though, 10.4 per- eople say they are of Asian Just under 12 percent of or residents report Asian Dearborn, meanwhile, is nt Asian. udy also claims that Asian and Arab American voters faced…

… dif- ficulty when voting in last fall's elec- tion. In Dearborn and Hamtramck, Arab American voters struggled to find interpreters and bilingual infor- mation and poll workers refused to help, the study…

… says. Asian Ameri- can voters also reported a lack of adequately translated materials. The study says about 57 percent of Arab and Asian American voters were required to show indentifica- tion in order…

… page 1 that. Amaker's wife, Stephanie Pin- der-Amaker, is expected to be part of the Harvard faculty as well, according to the Globe. Pinder- Amaker is the associate dean of students at the University…

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… 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…

… authorized to discuss the strike publicly. An estimated 12 people were killed in the strike late Monday or early Tuesday, including Arabs, Turkeman from central Asia and local Taliban members, according to an…

… middle and high school students. At the Florida Virtual School, the largest Internet public school in the country, more than 50,000 students are taking courses this year. School authorities in Traverse…

… City, Mich., hope to use online courses provided by the Michigan Virtual School next fall to educate several hun- dred students in their homes, alleviating a class- room shortage. The other model is a…

… prairie district running an online including Weldie. Her children, Isabel, Harry school had in recent years given 130 students, and Eleanor -- all in elementary school -- down- and with them $106,000 in per…

…-pupil payments, load assignments and communicate intermit- to neighboring districts that used the students' tently with their certified teachers over the names to pad enrollment counts. The auditor Internet, but…

… are considered public tricts for not opening their own online schools. school students, not home-schoolers, because In Colorado, school districts have lost thou- their online schools are taxpayer…

…-financed and sands of students to virtual schools, and, in 2006, subject to federal testing requirements. a state audit found that one school, run by a rural Despite enthusiastic support from parents, district…

…, was using four licensed teachers to teach the schools have met with opposition from some 1,500 students across the state. The legislature educators, who say elementary students may be responded last…

… online schools. they divert state payments from the online stu- The Wiscosin Virtual Academy has 20 certi- dent's home district. fied, unionized teachers, and 800 students who Other opposition has arisen…

… district receives annual state payments take account of slower students. Isabel Weldie, of $6,050 for each of its 800 students, which it 5, is in kindergarten, "But in math I'm in first uses to pay teachers…

… 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…

… MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE ''They couldn't conceive of the notion that (inner…

… students are dismayed to find that the terrorist label has become broad enough in the aftermath of Sept. 11 to apply to both Hamas and a handful of students who get miffed when Maybelline gets smeared in the…

… of misconception about what we do out there." However, when it comes to investigating student groups, the bureau's less-than-perfect track record shows that it lost any claim to the benefit of the…

… investigate (and subsequently destroy) the Communist Party USA, but soon set its sights on the much more formidable growing student movement. Accord- ing to internal FBI documents, COINTELPRO's explicit purpose…

…,500 "domestic security" memos and 3,000 "action items" that it sent to the FBI. COINTELPRO's efforts hit uncomfort- ably close to home when former Michigan Daily editor and Students for a Democratic Society co…

… for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Ameri- can-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Muslim Public Affairs Council. The ACLU has found other examples of the FBI working in conjunction with…

… without a full picture of the FBI's involvement with student political organizations. Although unsettled by the investigation, Direct Action is not letting it interfere with its plans for the year. The…

… MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE They're still, in a number of instances, still active…

… divestment, students instance of racism on campus was I able to divisions as well. During the '60s, Jews and have much larger beasts to spear. However, completely understand why race has always blacks worked…

… Burnings, were woven into' sity elections. complexion. Blackness also absorbs a col- America's collective memory as a defining Student e-mail accounts should be the lective consciousness of the pain that my…

… example of racism. Yet recognizing it as personal space of students to conduct their people endured simply because they had such ignores the crucial role of the two Jew- personal business. It's not…

… intimidation is something Arabs are all people of color who've expe- Our university recently had a similar that America is willing to tolerate - espe- rienced large-scale racism in America. Yet, problem on…

… campus. Attempting to sabo- cially because minority communities are their stories are rarely told in dialogues tage Michigan Student Assembly elections, divided. concerning racism, which creates a double…

…- fellow University students hid behind the edged sword that slices and divides minori- anonymity of e-mails to intimidate Jew- ties' groups. ish and black students into not voting for tliehd On one hand we…

… have animosity brewing a particular candidate. Essentially, these LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 01 Divestment opponents wrong to prefer ideology TO THE DAILY: During last week's Michigan Student Assembly…

…' content, but where will that take us? Last week's resolution was a very moderate and reasonable resolution by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. It was a large com- promise from previous calls for…

… American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said Jewish students are scared because they are uneducated about the facts. "The only thing for them to be afraid of is the people who scare them with lies. Our…

… that its incoming fresh- man class was the largest in the nation with 204 students. Oct. 16, 1973 Actress Olivia de Havilland told an audience of 600 people at Lydia Mendelsohn Theatre that during the…

… in response to Universi- ty compliance with a subpoena issued by the House Un-American Activities Committee demanding lists of members of student organi- zations. Oct. 17, 1970 In rifling through ROTC…

… files during a 33-hour takeover of North Hall, some demonstrators found a file containing information about themselves. It was mostly filled with newspaper clippings on the activities of Students for a…

… permission to operate the stand, but O'Brien denied ever sanctioning the table. Oct. 20, 1942 Seven University students relin- quished all other extra-curricular posts to accept positions on the war- time…

… several students to the Dean's Office. Oct. 21, 1970 The Office of Student Services set guidelines to bar companies with offices in South Africa from using the University placement - uO N ING/Daiy LSA…

… violence and promote peace in Israel. Attendees commenced the rally, which was organized by the Michigan Student Zionists, in response to the Sec- ond National Student Conference on the Palestinian Movement…

… conference, said college campuses across the nation have progressively become more intol- erant of students who speak out in favor of Israel. "We are here to fight hate speech on campus that intimidates…

… students to speak their views because they're afraid. This campus is one of the most danger- ous campuses in the world," he said. But Hussein Ibish, conference speak- er and communications director of the…

…," Schlussel said. "And now Americans understand what the people of Israel are going through. Students on this campus live in fear. The lawsuit was a very brave lawsuit and even though we didn't stop the con…

… by Daily Staff Reporter Kristen Beaumont. By Michael Gazdecki For the Daily While University officials report few instances of hackers breaking into students' e-mail and other online accounts…

…, numerous precautionary steps are taken to prevent abuses of this sort. Every year, students are reminded to keep their unigname information and password a secret. Anyone who obtains another person's kerberos…

… someone sent a message to all LSA honors students under the guise of Student Ser- vices Assistant John Morgan. The e-mail contained explicit references to sexual acts and caused an uproar at the Honors…

… office, where co-workers were appalled by the defamation of a well-respected peer. Morgan sent an apology to the students, assur- ing them he was in no way responsible for the e- mail and expressing his…

… disgust with whoever was responsible. The students were very understanding through- out the incident, said Liina Wallin, associate director of the Honors Program. Investigators at the Information Technology…

… no sus- students forget to log off. pects. "One of the very most important things is Despite this incident the University's policy don't share your passwords," said User Advo- remains one of promoting…

… to download "keystroke capture" pro- regulate content or senders. grams onto public computers. Students are "Our basic blocking policy is not to block," warned to avoid programs such as telnet or FTP…

… good shape." Sweet said. effective tools the University uses to protect per- Students who feel they have a security issue sonal privacy, Knox said. On kerberos-protected are encouraged to e-mail User…

… student and alumni posts also remain vacant. "If the president hasn't appointed representatives to either (students) or alumni positions then he is just a busy man," said SACUA Vice Chair and Dentistry Prof…

…, "Exploring the Dynamic U.S.-Israeli Relation- ship," Kedar spoke to about 60 attendees on a variety of topics relating to the Middle East includ- ing the extremism of Arab-Israeli conflict to the possibility…

… negative effects of Iran's influ- ence in the region on the Middle East peace process. "Iran's nuclear umbrella will ... make (Arab countries') regimes that much more unstable," he said. Kedar lectured for…

… education compromise law- makers passed. Wednesday elimi- nated the pepular Premise Grant' scholarship, which gave college studentsupto$4,000, andcutother student financial aid to the bone. The lack of a…

… begin- Kallus said. "I would like to know more ning states that Israel is guilty, that LSAjunior Kimberly Lemkin, who about the history of U.S.-Arab rela- we just have to figure out what the attended the…

… second- year University Law student and political action chair of the Out- Laws group, an LGBT organization in the Law School, said the claim that the protest is an attempt to stifle Banton's First…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 26, 2003 OP/ED Ulbe L wchigmi k 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY . STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… speech in advertisements simply because the message may not be in accordance with our own. Furthermore, there is a constituency of students on this campus who agree with the advertisements, and Valuck has…

…- mate Israeli acts of self defense, and the wan- ton, murderous acts of Arab terrorists. How ironic that under the guise of "academic free- dom," these same people invited Islamic Jihad terrorist Sami Al…

… of campustruth to tell it like it is: The Palestinian Arabs celebrated Sept. 11, and make national heroes out of murderers of Jews. The root of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the concerted, organized and…

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… critique." I have just one question: You promise? JESS WHITE LSA senior LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and…

… together, and put behind us a dark chapter in our history in which Arabs were arrested, detained and incarcerated with- out charge for sometimes years, their only crime being the land they descended from. On…

… our country would be used as an excuse to erode the very principals that keep our soci- ety free and great. One year later, we embark on a time of iiit a-nd nrnvr 2,000 Arabs and Muslims that were…

… confinement many Arab-Americans, I will feel both the immense grief due to the losses of our country and the anger of injustice that has intensified since Sept. 11. . The message that I would like to get…

… what the friend wants even if you have another opinion. - Gerhard Schroeder German chancellor have any previously unpublished information. In Cairo, Arab foreign ministers opened a meeting yesterday at…

… which the U.S. threats on Iraq were high on the agenda. Baghdad has been seeking Arab sup- port, but some Arab governments have been pressing for Iraq to accept U.N. weapons inspectors. In his talks with…

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… community tends to either feel very passionate about the Arab-Isreali conflict or they are generally apathetic. The Daily reported yesterday in Palestinian protesters call for end to fighting that over 100…

… fails to address how the land became "occupied" in the first place. The fact is that after the United Nations partition Israel was immediately attacked by the sur- rounding Arab nations, in an effort to…

… erad- icate the entire nation. Israel won and tried to build a country only to be attacked again by the surrounding Arab nations again in 1967. It was during the 1967 war that Israel was forced to defend…

… sophomore LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be given priority over others. Letters should…

… forces from Jenin - less then 72 hours later a suicide bomber originating from Jenin killed 16 inno- cent people. It is obvious that the Arab-Israeli conflict will not be resolved through violence. How…

… represent, and we would need to profile all members of that group to secure the safety of the Amen- can people. Those who follow this logic will soon realize Muslims and Arabs need not be profiled any more…

… than any other group or religion. One may recall only a few months ago, the perpetrator of the worst terrorist act against the United States (pre- Sept. I1) was not Muslim or Arab, but in fact a white…

… DAILY: I'd like to thank the people who worked so hard last week among a lot of student grumbling and fixed the prob- lem with Wolverine Access. Right after the backpack option was announced several weeks…

… standing in line. LAURA DELFELD Pharmacy student Salvation Army discriminatory TO THF, DAILY: I would like to urge all readers of the Daily to twink twice before giving money to the Salvation Army this holi…

… focused on the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. The 20 leaders approved a statement con- demning the "murderous deeds" of the Sept. 11 0 'U' graduate student feels he was unfairly detained, questioned "P' OP…

…-security areas. When University paleontology graduate student Iyad Zalmout went to Detroit Metropolitan Air- port early in the morning of Oct. 2 to catch a Delta Airlines flight to Cincinnati, he left his house…

… public, she said. Clenney said the Watch List might have been the reason some Muslims and Arab Americans have been complaining about harassment in public places, though she stressed that the Watch List is…

… and Arab Americans already have. "We take those complaints very seriously. This is certainly not the time for Arab Americans to be harassed, or intimidated by other WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. com- mandos…

… Chemistry students in Chem Lab 125/126 work on a redox reaction lab inside of the Chemistry Building. These students investiagte the reactivity of metals and metal ions. (Chanel Von Habsburg…

… hosted by Students for Objectivism. Brook, who is a regular commentator on CNN and Fox News Channel, told the packed room that it was the government, not the free market, that caused the economic downturn…

…ColleaePres. CRIME NOTES Baseball bag Student gets lifted from field cut in lab WHERE: Mitchell Field WHEN: Wednesday at about 7:10 p.m. WHAT: A bag containing baseball equipment was stolen from the lower field…

… ripped while moving a shelf, Univer- sity Police reported. The shirt was valued at $40. WHERE: Herbert H. Dow Building WHEN: Wednesday at about 8:18 p.m. WHAT: A student received minor cuts from a class…

… criticism, including angry ian Authority, between Fatah and reporters at U.N. headquarters protests at home and condemna- Hamas, and that's why everybody that the militant Islamist group tion around the Arab…

… discover it, to its own favor, trying to take Middle East a week earlier than we are very far apart," he added. Make sure students into the rig'ht cri.. Fall RalyPa,.e The Ann Arbor Ordinance doesn…

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…, Bawcom has witnessed numerous late-night antics, like finding drunk students lying on the library's bathroom floors. But in a recent interview he did not want to tell more stories lest they give the…

…, the Department of Public Safety reported. The banner was val- ued at $150. Bike, lock stolen from West Quad WHERE: West Quadrangle WHEN: Tuesday at about 11:30 p.m. WHAT: A student reported her bike and…

… bike lock stolen FromThe blikevracls outside of the building, DPS reported. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES 6 I 6 I Student falls out Lecture on U.S. of chair, injures policy in the knee Middle East WHERE…

….S. ambassador to Israel, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, will discuss American foreign policy in the Middle East. WHO: Ford School of Public Policy WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Annenberg Audito- rium, Weill…

… the Tehranregime saying it had proof they were in Ira- nian territory. Britain's Defense Ministry said they were seized in the Shatt al- Arab, a waterway flowing into the Persian Gulf that marks the bor…

… public financing system. Engineering graduate student Cassie Walls places plastic bowls with bread, olive oil and other Italian fare on atable representing travel to Italy as part of the Martin Lther King…

… never unlocked," she said. O'Dell said the AAPD began sending e-mails to the student body as reminders before breaks to remind them to secure their homes. Keeping students informed is always a struggle…

… para- noid." Shingwani raised her concern regarding lighting for students who live off-campus. She said that although she thinks Elm Street is well-lit, the area she will be mov- ing to next year near…

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… UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Register today umaumni.com/students. Number of American service members who have died in the War in Iraq, according to the Depart- ment of Defense. The following were identified…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 OPINION UP420 MAYNARD STREET 'AbEl HillaANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… Arab people along with actions justified through the Patriot Act are two more of the many other instances of democratic tyranny. Therefore, democratic governments also display inhumane and unjust…

… Statement of Stu- dent Rights and Responsibilities. However, I need to correct some inaccuracies that were reported (Committee will vote on student code, 01/13/2005). Please note that the Office of Student…

… Conflict Resolution does not serve as the first stage of approval for any proposed changes to the Statement as was reported yesterday. Nor does the Student Relations Advisory Committee only consider pro…

…- posals "accepted" by OSCR. According to the procedure established by the University Board of Regents, the Michigan Student Assembly, the Senate Advisory Com- mittee on University Affairs and the Executive…

… director of the Office of Student Conflict Resolution. WAN NA WRITE? SHARE YOUR OP' INIO MASS MEETING WEDNESDAY JAN AT 6 P.M. 420 MAY AW ST 01 VIEWPOINT Democracy comes to Iraq - what about D.C.? BY EMMA…

… the student body is largely uniformed about the political inequalities faced by Washington residents. Many hold misconceptions about Washing- ton, imagining it as a city simply composed of government…

… pre- scription drugs to financial aid for students, but its efforts focus mainly on money for research grants. "The University has a big research portfo- lio with the federal government. We apply for…

… power outage By Melissa Benton Daily Staff Reporter Many students' plans were ruined last night when they suddenly lost electric- ity from around 6 p.m. until about 9:10 p.m. A power line failure knocked…

…- erties off campus seemed to be most affected. Business School student David Bick- el said at first he thought that only his house lost power, but when he went to check the fuse box, he couldn't find any…

… European and Arab nations would help convince them to augment the coalition. He would also invite NATO to assist in the training of Iraqi security forces within Iraq as well as in NATO countries. "We can do…

… today from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Various landlord and housing advocacy groups will be represented. However, some students said they have not found the fair to be beneficial in the past. "The housing fair was not…

… they plan on staying on North Campus in order to be closer to their classes. Regardless of where students want to live, they need to start looking early if they want their top housing choice, and there…

… are many resources avail- able to students looking for housing information. Rent.com, an independent nation-wide housing website, holds advertisements for those seeking to lease property. Another site…

… Staff Reporter School of Social Work graduate student Souzan Naser could have slept in on Saturday morning, but instead she was standing on the Diag. Naser and about a dozen others came together at a…

… Students Allied for Freedom and Equality event to hear speakers and show their backing for the divest- ment campaign, and also as part of a walk organized to support Palestinians living in areas where there…

… the discussion taking place on campus about the issue of divestment. Husseini said Coleman "refused to acknowledge that SAFE was not responsible for the e-mails sent out to faculty and students." "We…

… that is incompatible with our principles and beliefs." People gathered at Wheeler Park at 9 a.m. for a walk-a-thon sponsored by the Palestinian Aid Society and the campus chapter of the Arab…

… directly," Markus stated, because of the population of Michigan students who are the chil- dren of immigrants. Markus also pointed out that there was an espe- cially large representation of His- panic…

… students in the group coming from the University. The Detroit Project also helped organize the event, Markus said. The rally was a mixture of faith, politics and community restoration, all sponsored by the…

… politicians for promises of political support. Political leaders included Democratic gubernatorial candidate See MOSES, Page 7A Saying ono' Dingell listens to student concerns over Iraq question By Louie…

… so, and Dingell expects such a vote to be held within the next week to 10 days. But immediately after taking questions from community members and Universi- ty students, Dingell said, "the president…

… men and treat it as phenomenon. Lay people write it off as women seek more help and are more willing to admit it," Nolen-Hoeksema said. She said two-thirds of students who possess symptoms of depression…

… and would benefit from mental health serv- ices don't seek help, the majority of this population being women. "A very large population of Univer- sity students is depressed. The Univer- sity of Michigan…

… Bush's remarks was Iraqi democracy as an important precedent in the Arab world. "The Iraqi Constitution will include a bill of rights that is unprecedented in the Arab world," he said. Establishing…

… look out over the rooftops of homes at sunrise yesterday at a post their regiment has been occupying in Fallujah, Iraq. Din gel attacks Bush s policies By Melissa Benton Daiy Staff Reporter Students in…

… Democratic See DINGELL, Page 3 SAPAC volunteers defend new changes By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter For more than two months, students have open- ly resisted the University's proposed changes to sexual…

… assault services, but during those months, a group of students working inside the Sexual Assault Preven- tion and Awareness Center have "We're al] agreed with the University's plan. While opponents see…

… these tiC same changes as a fragmentation of provide g services that will only harm sur- vivors, some students who work ServmceS t at SAPAC - speaking on their SurvivorS own behalf and not for all the…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 11, 2002 OP/ED 0 c be IItr4jun ljailig 420'MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… of color: Indians, blacks, Latinos, Asians and some Arabs (I can account for myself and my friends that I attended with). It was a wonder to me as to how this event, which had nothing to do with Amer…

… when our government has incarcerated hundreds of men with no charge simply because they have Arab and/or Muslim heritage, detained hundreds of prisoners in Cuba while blatantly violat- ing international…

… students legally in the United States is to deny their rights to equal pro- tection (under the Constitution)." The latter is factually correct, non-citi- zens receive the same protection as citizens under…

… the Constitution. As I am not a pre- law student, I do not know which precedent says this, but it is in the case law. Regarding the deportation of Haddad, I don't know the particulars of his case, but…

… would be likely for elected leaders to reward religious loyalty and pro- mote one religion over another. Again, not a good idea. JOE LANGENDERFER Engineering graduate student University technological…

… jolly well wants' (2/6/02) and Cunniffe's column offensive, out of touch with students (2/6/02). It seems that both students missed the point of Cunniffe's article. Yes, Mon- aghan has owned the land on…

… have a stable envi- ronment, where probably 100 freshmein were accepted each year. There would be about 400 total students in the pro gram," Diana said. "Now, it's at 32) which is about a 20 percent…

… stone is equal to on submachine gun," Klcimai adding that "pain is pain." But a Palestinian student audience quickly retorted, "Wh Israeli Mother mourns, 100 Pa ans mothers mourn." In response to the…

… tension Muslim and Jewish students event, LSA sophomore Rania, executive board member of th lim Student Association sai came here tonight to see the oti and just to make sure that the n are put out clearly…

…." "We're not asking people to us, we asked to come here, sai Mamou, LSA senior and repress of the Arab-American Anti-Di nation Committee. "but we feel tinians are suffering a lot mo Israelis." JERUSALEM…

… hurled stones and smashed car wind- shields in several Arab villages. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been trying since Mon- day to mediate an end to the vio- lence. Yesterday, Annan was to head to…

… the Center for mo-Ethical Reform's Genocide Awareness Project, which featured photographs of aborted fetuses jux- taposed with scenes of genocide. Student groups with abortion as their focus understand…

… overturning Roe v. Wade is important. In that regard we hope a president would be elected who would choose pro-life judges," said Andrew Schrivell, president of Stu- dents for Life. By contrast, Students for…

… this a total waste is to change students' behavior," Harper said. Park said that in addition to honor- ing the memory of her son, the orga- nizers of the memorial also hoped to prevent such a tragedy…

… habit, and need to educate fresh- men especially," he said. While LSA freshman Jimin Oh, an international student from Korea, said she thinks Kim's death has reduced the pressure to drink at parties, Harp…

… University has made a commitment to do more research on alcohol-related deaths of ethnic and international students, but he already has a theory as to why drinking seems to be such a problem among foreign…

… students. "The students feel disconnected with the community, from other stu- dent groups, from the faculty. The challenge we face now is how we connect (these students) to the com- munity," Pak said. Harper…

… said in addition to an increase in available counseling ser- vices, students will also receive a birthday card on their 21st birth- days. The card, constructed by the leaders of the Michigan Student…

… alcohol on his birthday. "The custom of forcing a person to drink 21 shots for his or her 21st birthday is somewhat similar to Kore- an college students' drinking cus- toms. Perhaps, my son ... believed…

… that he had to drink the same number of alcohol shots to be accepted as an adult." Harper agreed that peer pressure seems to be a central reason as to why students drink. But the solution, she said, is…

…, unsure what the nev would be. Hundreds of northern alliance hunted down lingering Taliban eigners who came to Afghanista al-Qaida. At least 11 Arabs and nis were slain and their bodies ed. Alliance…

… fighters roamed the taxis, pickup trucks and cars, bl ing Kalashnikov rifles andg launchers. Troops set up roadb neighborhoods where Arabs a istanis lived. Five Pakistanis, who were fir domly from trees in a…

… public pa killed by alliance soldiers. A Re official, who spoke on cond anonymity, said the bodiesv pieces when volunteers remov for burial. Four Arabs died when their truck was blasted by a rocke charred…

… American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Muslim Students Association, along with other organizations who take a political stance on the topic. Keeping the focus of the organiza- tion on the war in…

… 4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 11, 2002 OP/ED G~be Aili~atn itaiI 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@fnichigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

…. Furthermore, AWA is faced with other groups trying to push more far- fetched agendas, also taking away focus from the war. For example, some mem- bers of Students for Choice want the group to state that the war…

… are allowed to apply early to a single col- lege or university and find out by mid- December whether they have been rejected, accepted or deferred until later. If accepted, students who apply through…

… Wednesday morning. Both schools are planning on replacing early decision with early action admissions, a similar process in which students apply early and hear back from the university by mid-December. but…

… decision will be much to the benefit of poorer students. Under the early decision program, when stu- dents were required to attend the first institution they apply to if they are accepted, their ability to…

… working for the benefit of those students who quickly decide which college or university they want to attend, can be arduous for stu- dents who have not yet made up their minds about where to attend college…

…, but who nevertheless want to start applying early. Without early decision programs, those students would be free to send in an early application and con- tinue to investigate other options. Without…

… early decisions, students would be more encouraged to decide where to attend college based on the types of academic programs that a given university has, and not based on a strate- gy of applying early…

… just to get into a reputable school. The quality of educa- tion at any school will be much greater to everyone involved if students are attending based on their academic inter- ests and not on a sense of…

… strongholds in the Gaza area. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in more than two weeks of raids, includ- ing at least 10 civilians. s of explosives. Bus No. 37 was packed with students from Haifa…

… University when it stopped in the hilltop neighborhood of Carmelia at 2:17 p.m. to let off passengers. "I suddenly heard an explosion," said bus driver Marwan Damouni, an Israeli Arab, who was being treated at…

… the battle," Frist said. "This is not going to go away not until we get an up or down vote." I ---, I -1 - _ z Students remember bus WASHINGTON Supreme Court upholds three-strikes policy .7. . .P1…

… vomvrng victms at By Andrew Kaplan Daily Staff Reporter Ending a day of University activism centered around Middle East turmoil, students of the American Movement of Israel gathered on the Diag last night…

… equivalence for the direct and very intentional targeting of the civilian population, let alone for the suicide bombing." Huddled in a circle and carrying an Israeli flag, the 20 students sang the Israeli…

… against Palestinians after suicide bombings - students at the vigil did not feel yester- day's suicide attack paralyzed the peace process in Israel. "The fact that (Israeli government officials) are…

…- ior and Israeli native Arik Cheshin said, citing the large number of Arab-Israeli citizens who inhabit Haifa. "Actually, the bus driver was an Arab-Israeli." In addition to coordinating vigils, AMI will…

…- ond time in a week Arabs across the region got to watch tensions usually kept behind closed doors erupting between their leaders. The gathering of the Organization of the Islamic Conference at which the…

… campus provides a unique opportunity for positive student dialogue given the large number of Jews and Arabs on this campus. As disappointed as I am with the return of divestment to campus, I still have…

… AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002."l…

… of that program, I grew up thinking - along with the millions of students across America who benefited from similar programs - that America was the land of individual equality, individual freedom and…

…@michigandaily.com. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 'U' not unique in its apathy toward student government TO THE DAILY: To answer the question the Daily's editorial board posed last Monday (Does anyone care?, 11/7/2005), the answer is…

… no: Students don't care about student government. But that's OK. The Michigan Student Assembly gets what it wants: a couple of friends voting for each other, photos in the Daily, lots of important talk…

… and a resum6 builder. In fact, one of the best things that can hap- pen to a student government is to be ignored. Take the University of Illinois as an example. During my four years in Urbana as an…

… under- graduate, presidential candidates vowing to end student government were overwhelmingly elect- ed twice. The first time, the elections commis- sion member threw out the results to save their "jobs…

…." But after evidence of abuse of student funds for personal enrichment came to light, the existing student government had no defense and was eventually taken down. So go ahead, hold your meetings, chalk…

…, because it's just like everywhere else. David Swedler School of Public Health Divestment an unfortunate roadblock on path to peace TO THE DAILY: Last year, when the Michigan Student Assem- bly…

… (11/09/2005), the University has not taken a position on Israel's brutal occupa- tion of Palestinian land. This is not the case; by silencing student voices against the occupation, the University has…

… fertilization pro- cess, Rab said. She added that MSA wants to bring the scientific history of Islam to students' attention to show that modern technol- ogy is compatible with Islam. Friday, Preacher Moss, a…

… students about racism since the Sept. 11 attacks. Rab said Moss can help people realize that Muslims actu- ally pursue fields other than medicine and engineering. "We thought a good way to end the week was…

… sororities are allocated three parking spots in the lot. MSA leaders argued against the ordinance, saying that fraternity houses and other large student hous- es are disproportionately left at a disadvantage…

… because there are gen- erally more residents in a house with a need for parking permits than the ordinance allocated. Bourque, however, pushed the parking issue aside, saying, "I don't see why students…

… student issues, Bourque said he would use his abilities as a trial lawyer to analyze Ward 2 resi- dents' concerns and respond with ROBBERY Continued from page 1 female suspect matched a description of…

… Council seat. "I will make sure that you guys have a say in city government," he said, citing his proposal to bring seven students and two Council members together to bridge the com- munication between…

… University stu- dents and the City Council through a joint committee. Levine said it was important for students to hear the positions of the two candidates. "It's important that we as students have the Council…

… relatively pro-students stances on issues that matter to us." Levine said that he intended to educate voters in Markley before the Oct. 8 deadline to register to vote, which he believes will make a differ…

… terrorist organization and five were acquitted. One of the 16 was Tayssir Alouni, a correspondent for the Arab TV network Al-Jazeera. He was convicted of collaboration and sentenced to seven years in jail…

…. Afternoon hrs., flex. for students. Vol- unteer opportunities avail. as well. $55-$95/day. Call 734-222-6347. www.cleanwateraction.org PART TIME PERSON for garden flow- er/vegetable bed cleanup, etc. Only…

… American troops took Baghdad yesterday, the day became an impromptu holiday for many Iraqi Americans. Hundreds of people celebrated in the streets of Dearborn, a predominantly Arab Michigan city - people…

… honked car horns, waved American and Iraqi flags and held celebratory signs. Iraqi American students on campus expressed relief and happiness at the news. Laith Alattar, an LSA and Music senior, drove to…

…." "Beautiful" was the word LSA senior Paul Gabrail used to describe the sight of American troops entering Baghdad. "All the things we See STUDENTS, Page 8A Also yesterday, Iraqi U.N. Ambassador Mohammed AI…

…-Douri declared "the game is over" for Saddam. Students write loved td Ia ones S -tone in raq By Emiy Kraack Daily Staff Reporer Some students on campus who have friends or relatives serving in the military in…

… the gov- ernor not only lacks clear stances on policies, but also has See GRANHOLM, Page 8A JASON COOPER/Daily Students protest outside the Michigan Union to support divestment from the Caterpillar…

… Corporation yesterday. Studentsdemand new 'U' di*.vestment By Carmen Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Students shouting, "divest from Cater-killer" - referring to the Cater- pillar Corp. bulldozers used by the…

… Israeli army - rallied on the steps of the Michigan Union yesterday. Pro- moting awareness of their campaign for the withdrawal of University invest- ments in Caterpillar, Students Allied for Freedom and…

… Equality members marched to the Diag holdinga banner reading "Free Palestine." Focus on Caterpillar's bulldozers which students say are used as weapons and tools for home demolition in the occupied…

… territories - increased after American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by a bulldozer last month. SAFE encouraged students to write University President Mary Sue Cole- man, asking her to use the school…

… Yumm Elkhoja said she joined the rally because she does not want students to forget the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the war in Iraq. "By divesting, it's symbolic that we are not going to support…

…0 4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 2002 OP/ED U~be £idiftt a tIl 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

… opinion about how it should be commemorated. At the University of California at Berkeley, the student government has decided that it will leave God and patriotism out of the lexicon and ceremony of the…

…Carthy-esque tendencies latent in our nation's leadership, our shameful victimiza- tion of Muslim- and Arab-Americans, and the popularity of the truly heinous patriotic country ballads plaguing the air waves, there's a lot…

… Devil" for his efforts to publicize the new students on campus start to figure out the wide range of opinions held on campus, true nature of BAMN. Like Students For their routine and schedules, many of…

… those and Students For Life has the right to express Life, BAMN often subscribes to the rhetoric students begin to become involved with theirs. It is the way they express it that is the of classifying…

… number of organiza- the campus area with similar photos. Such other organizations, and in one case actually tions available for students to participate in. behavior is can be described as only one…

… infiltrated a competing minority group and While the vast majority of student groups con- thing - a sick attempt to impose ideology overthrew its leadership in a coup d'etat. duct themselves in an honest and…

… debate at the Uni- Indeed, on campus they are often not just as want to kill babies." SFL has every right, like versity. much for the dirty methods they use as the any student group, to present and argue…

… are Students For cases, they are not advocates, they are dema- you involve yourself in. Only a minute per- Life and the Coalition to Defend Affirmative gogues. centage of groups of campus are like the…

… Affir- ty have all sorts of ways to become involved countless students and faculty, and have mative Action By Any Means Necessary, here at the University and can help yourself severely damaged the…

… certain students into their programs because many people use the nursing school as a back-door into the University, and have no intentions of actually complet- ing the BSN program," Balzhiser said…

…,000 nursing students in the state with about $3,000 a year to cover tuition costs. with Schwarz on the proposed scholarship legislation for several months. "It should help to bring additional students into…

… student's tuition does not cover all of the costs involved. "Nursing is a rewarding profession that offers great opportunities, but something must change. Other- wise the enrollment will continue to be on…

… the decline and there will be no way to attract new students." Latinos advocate o awareness SBy Karen Schwartz Daily Staff Reporter A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a Jerusalem…

… junior and Unity Month co- sponsor Celso Cardenas said he hopes having student groups working togeth- er will help break down barriers within the Latino community. He added that. students have to be…

… to settle their negotiations with the GEO. Education graduate student and Stu- dents of Color of Rackham member Xavier Coro a said he wanted to "meet President White so we can start working together to…

… promote student success ... and bypass the middle man in communicating student concerns." Students Were interested in having input in what the new president should be like. "I'd like to see some sort of com…

…." Some other students wanted to know what White does outside of the president's office. "I hope he's a runner and I want to find out if he does the 5K fun run," said LSA sophomore Dustin Oswald. CONYERS…

…- tional right of access to a removal hearing and that, even if there were, UNITED WAY Continued from Page 1 White noted that many faculty, staff and students had voiced con- cern to him about the matter…

…. Despite community pressure, the University did not withdraw from the charity, although they did apply significant pressure to the organization. Many students have pressured the University to withdraw from…

… Arab Community Center for' Economic and Social Services, also spoke at the kickoff, reminding stu- dents of the importance the Univer- sity plays in the Asian rights movement. APA "has been really on the…

… soldiers worked their way through neighborhoods, doing house to house searches looking for any remaining Taliban soldiers and their Arab supporters. Associated Press reporters heard sporadic small arms fire…

… any dra- matic disruption to life as usual. Other students crowded around a tele- vision monitor in the basement of the Michigan Union watching the news reports expressed their sympathies for the…

… homes in flames. Student fee increase up for vote tomorrow MSAetections Fa8l 2001 Voting begins at midnight tonight. Cast your ballot at vote. www. umich. edu Election Board votes to eject 2 Blue…

… candidates By Kara Wenzel Daily Staff Reporter By Kara Wenzel Daily StaffReporter The Michigan Student Assembly wants to increase funding for student groups, and they will be asking students to help foot the…

… bill. A ballot initiative asking for a $1 increase in the student government fee will be on the ballot during the election, which begins tonight at midnight and will run through Thursday night. Every…

… student at the University is assessed a $5.69 fee as a part of their tuition each semes- ter. If the ballot initiative passes, it will increase that fee to $6.69. Since 1998 the number of student groups on…

… campus has risen to more than 1,000, said MSA President Nolan, and the amount of money groups have asked for has tripled, but requested was six times the amount of money, we have to allocate. Student…

… a $13 student fee and the University of Wisconsin at Madison currently charges a $139 fee for student government. The MSA code requires that $1 of the fee automatically go to child care services. Of…

… and is allocated to projects and groups as representatives see fit, The assembly code also requires funding the Ann Arbor Tenants Union with about $20,000 per year. The tenants union provides students…

… MSA is required to keep a mone- tary reserve in case of emergency shortages because the allocations are made before the final budget is known. Student organizations, including 'club sports teams, glee…

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…- book for Students, and are accessible via the Internet at http://www.umich.edu/-oscr/. We invited the Daily to send representa- tives to our resolution board training session held on Jan. 13, a forum…

… where its staff could ask questions about code procedures. I'm sorry that no one from the Daily staff chose to attend. The editorial states that students "... are denied legal consultation for the…

… Conflict Resolution procedure." In fact, students charged under the Code are permitted to consult with an attorney at any point during the conflict resolution process, including the disciplinary hearing…

… 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…

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… trip to Ulrich's can attest, college textbooks are pretty expen- sive. Although the University and the Michigan Student Assembly have yet to work out a method to alleviate the situation, students at…

… released. While this bill could provide limited relief for students in Minnesota, the actions of a state govern- ment on its own are not enough to solve the problem with textbook prices nationwide. If prices…

… are to be reduced, it will require a more unified effort by universities and students themselves. The Minnesota bill also requires profes- sors to announce book lists well enough in advance to give…

… students time to find a good price on textbooks. Other states have intro- duced similar programs or made textbooks a tax-free commodity. These ideas are a good start. Students should not have to buy bundles…

… of textbooks that may contain books not required in their curriculum. But this type of problem that the majority of students across the nation face is one that cannot be handled by state governments…

…. States would have differing policies, meaning students in some states would be better off than others. The double standard also creates a dilemma for publishers, who would face different requirements in…

… dif- ferent states. Having federal regulations for textbook pricing and marketing is a better solution that at least gets beyond the uncertainty. Still, the problem facing col- lege students is one that…

…'t meet the concerns of individual universities. Universities have an obligation to their students to make every accommodation possible to make education accessible and affordable. Work- ing with MSA, the…

… from MSA to Lester Monts, the University's senior vice provost for academic affairs, have recognized the problem, but no one has offered any signif- icant solutions. It is up to our student gov- ernment…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 7, 2001- 3 HIGHER ED Iowa State student faces charges for reporting false rape AMES, Iowa - A female Iowa State University student who said…

… date for a disciplinary hearing is set yet, said Dean of Students Pete Englin. According to court documents, Robb faced charges in the Story County courts but changed her initial plea from not guilty to…

… entertained by the Indiana Univer- sity Student Association at its meeting Thursday. The meeting - a biweekly Congress session - ended with heated debate and few conclusive results. Junior Health and Safety…

… stu- dents have to walk through smoke as they enter or exit a classroom build- ing, the resolution stated that the sec- ondhand smoke is affecting students' health: The resolution would break up the…

… students. Some members said the pro- posal is an unnecessary and ineffective way to address health concerns and merely passing by smokers on the way to and from classes was not concentrat- ed or severe…