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… positive portrayal of culture as motive for event By NISA KHAN Daily Staff Reporter A video highlighting issues students have had with the University of Michigan’s Arabic language classes kicked…

… off Friday’s annual Arab Xpression show, which celebrates Arabic culture through dances, skits and songs. In explaining the event to the audience in the Rogel Ballroom, Arab Student Association…

… the second most commonly diagnosed cancer, with approximately 307,000 new See BUS, Page 2A See DANCE, Page 3A See CANCER, Page 3A EVAN AARON/Daily Students perform Dabke, a traditional Arabic…

… dance, at Arab Xpressions 2016 hosted by the Arab Student Association in the Michigan Union Friday. AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Rackham student Alex McConnell walks through the rain down State Street Sunday…

… relationship with Detroit CAMPUS LIFE Annual sustainability report shows slow-moving progress Arab Xpressions highlights traditional song and dance HOSPITAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG works to extend center…

… of student organizations, musicians and entrepreneurs. Detroit Village will be a display at Springfest featuring Detroit businesses. MUSIC Matters said their goal is to improve the University…

… to begin in 2017. “Our goal for the event is to address the student body’s weakened relationship with Detroit,” a press release reads. “In the past, the University has held close ties with…

… the city through which the nation’s best and brightest have been funneled to jobs in Detroit.” Connection with Detroit has been a focus for multiple student organizations in recent weeks. LSA…

… sophomore Dylan Bennett, the co-chair of the CSG Commision on Detroit Engagement, presented a resolution, which recently passed in the Central Student Government, to extend the University…

… Ann Arbor service By JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter Among other agenda items, before they ended the year on Tuesday Central Student Government passed a resolution to encourage the…

… Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 11, 2016 — 3A In the video that began the night, students said they believe the Arabic classes politicize the language instead of teaching basic…

… words. Students mentioned jokingly that schools in Arab countries probably would be taught about the United States by stereotypes of Americans through watching media like “It’s Always Sunny in…

… the media.” Xpression also included a fashion show, in which a female and male student displayed the traditional clothing of Arab countries, such as Syria, the United Arab Emirates and…

… Education filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Michigan last Thursday, reported the Detroit Free Press. The claim accuses the district’s emergency manager of violating DPS students’ civil rights…

…, prior to this change, the state ran the district from 1999 to 2007. The lawsuit claims that students have had their civil rights violated after this transition, marked by the lack of resources…

… available to students. One attorney on the case cited the fact that the Michigan Legislature has had to allocate $48.7 million to the district to prevent DPS from running out of money. Contamination in…

… Philadelphia” and “Jersey Shore.” Student performances included traditional dances such as an all-male performance of Dahke, a style of dance and music that involves foot- stomping and sticks…

… originating in countries like Palestine. The dance was originally created to pass time when doing chores. Another performance included an original rap piece, “Hello” by Adele with an Arabic style twist…

…, poetry discussing the Arab identity and skits that parodied “Who Wants to Become a Millionaire?” LSA freshmen Zoha Qureshi and Hafsa Thias said they enjoyed seeing what they called the rare and…

… positive display of Arab culture. “I really enjoyed it. It’s really fun — I loved all of the dances and skits,” Qureshi said. “It’s really empowering. I am really awed by the rich culture.” Thias…

…-mail to all faculty signatories that stressed the University’s commitment to the Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern and North African students and underscored how the administration has shown that…

… Reporter In the fall of 2016, a new tool will be available for students choosing their courses and professors. Based on guidance from the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and Central…

… Student Government, University Provost Martha Pollack has approved the release of course evaluations for the upcoming fall semester. The release of course evaluations has been a heavily…

… debated topic at SACUA, Senate Assembly — the full faculty governing body — and CSG over the last academic year. In an interview, Pollack said the initiative was largely student- driven. “It was the…

… students who really pushed to have it released,” Pollack said. “We asked student and faculty committees representing student government and faculty government to get together. They came up with…

… what I thought were very thoughtful recommendations and a set of questions that are particularly tailored to student needs, and we’re gonna release it.” Several policies will accompany the…

… release, upon recommendation of two faculty and student committees. Only students with University e-mail accounts will be able to access and use the student evaluations, per committee request…

… on the letter, Prof. Evelyn Alsultany, Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program, said the letter quickly gained traction. “The letter was first sent to History department, and…

… display of solidarity with Muslim students. The letter emphasizes the faculty’s support for the response to the chalkings a week ago, and explicitly opposes the nature of the messages written on…

… the Diag. “We stand with our friends/ students/colleagues and with the Central Student Government (CSG), Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), and Senate Assembly in…

… called to the Diag Monday night to respond to student concerns about a man seen carrying an Islamic State flag and dressed in a thwab, a traditional Arab garment. The man was first seen and…

… and Whole Foods — comes from Ann Arbor, and her roots here that were an influence for opening a cafe. “When I was a student at the University of Michigan, it was where I originally got the idea…

… how a small space like that could really create a lot of warmth in a community, plus provide something that was healthy Students for Hillary held a “Why #ImWithHer” event on the Diag at the…

… students passing by to take photos with a cutout of Clinton and state why they were supporting her in the upcoming presidential election. With the election just one week away, club members said…

… they want to both spread word about the election and encourage students to vote for Clinton, as well as show support for the nominee on social media. LSA freshman Suraj Sorab, a member of the…

… Students for Hillary leadership team, said the club is increasing its efforts in the final week leading up to the election. “The election is coming up next week and we wanted to make sure that in…

… open dialogue among committee members on how he can increase campus engagement between faculty and students. “I don’t think we’ve seen the last of racism on the Michigan campus, or anti…

…-Semitism or See ISIS, Page 3 KEVIN ZHENG/Daily LSA freshman Evan Swinehart from Students for Hillary passes out stickers and encourages students to support presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign…

… at the Diag Monday. Police called to Diag Police arrive on the Diag for second iteration of student concerns about man dressing up as an Islamic State supporter. » Page 3 michigandaily…

… University of Michigan student and Detroit resident said during a Q and A he felt the official’s description of Detroit was offensive and inacurate — pointing to her comment calling Detroit a “rich…

… United States. WHO: Arab and Muslim American Studies WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library- Gallery Room 100 Panel on nontraditional students WHAT: A panel of current UM…

… 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Hutchins Hall- 250 Interview on Arab stereotypes WHAT: Jack Shaheen will participate in a Q&A regarding his research on the representations of Arabs and Muslims in the…

… students will host a presentation about the classroom experience of nontraditional students. WHO: Center for the Education of Women WHEN: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League Opera Workshop WHAT…

…: Students in Robert Swedberg’s Opera Studio program will perform two one-act operas via Green Opera, an environmentally friendly method of opera. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8 p…

….m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building- McIntosh Podcast Party WHAT: The Wolverine Podcast project will feature students sharing about their first experiences at UM. WHO: University Library WHEN: 5:30 p…

… students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in…

… student questions about campus efforts By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter Friday, the University of Michigan used Twitter to open up dialogue within the University of Michigan community…

… of campus were panelists for the talk, including Cooper Charlton, former Central Student Government president and Wolverine Support Network co-founder; Holly Rider-Milkovich, Sexual…

…’s attention to the issue of mental health on campus following the recent death of a University student earlier that week. Throughout his term, Charlton has advocated for an increased staff of mental…

… health professionals in the Counseling and Psychological Services on campus, citing the “gold standard” as one counselor for every 1,000 students. CAPS currently falls short of this standard, and…

… Committee on University Affairs. According to the report, there is virtually no correlation between student grades and perceived workload and biases based on gender, race, ethnicity or…

… Pollock and the Faculty Senate. “As Cooper and the rest of the Executive Committee have promised, students will now have access to previously unavailable information to improve their course…

… contain information about not only the professors who taught the course and when, but also the students who had previously taken it — including their majors and grades of an average student. Pitt…

… said CSG executive committee’s push for the release of course evaluations stems from recognizing the high cost of University courses and wanting students to be supplied with as much information…

…UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND FACULTY COALITION FOR ETHNIC STUDIES | MICHIGAN IN COLOR On Monday, April 11, more than 100 students and faculty members gathered in the Michigan League for The…

… Future of Ethnic Studies, a teach-in organized by a broad coalition of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Michigan. The goals of the event were to develop interest and…

… this campus diverse remain a central feature of the curriculum. The event on Monday was the product of several years of faculty and student activism. This vision for this event is shaped by the…

… graduate students in the Asian/ Pacific Islander American Studies Program in the department of American Culture. In the past few years, seven faculty members have left the A/PIA Studies Program, and…

… asks for our units to do the labor of educating a largely white and affluent student body of issues on race and ethnicity. The lack of support for ethnic studies is apparent both inside and outside…

… the classroom — faculty of color are departing this institution in droves; graduate students are continuously invalidated by their departments if their work addresses issues of race, gender…

…. The macro and the micro cannot be separated. The lack of institutional support for classes that address issues of difference and identity is reflected in the interactions between students and…

… faculty that leave people of color fearful and tired of every-day acts of racism. This is not the first time students have gathered out of concern for ethnic studies. In 2008, graduate and…

… undergraduate students organized the Campus Lockdown teach-in, an event protesting the lack of institutional support for recruiting and retaining a critical number of faculty in ethnic studies, women…

… film. Though many organizations representing non-Arab and non-Muslim students endorsed the letter, this proposition led to a disproportionate number of verbal, physical and social media attacks on…

… stu- dents with Muslim and Arab backgrounds. When is enough? Time and time again, Muslim students have found the administration absent when its sup- port was needed most. Muslim students feel unsafe…

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… middle of the Diag last Thursday, March 31. Muslim students then spent hours cleaning the mess because of the lack of response from the University of Michigan’s Division of…

… the Diag, forcing Muslim students to clean up the words of hatred directed at them, is despicable. But it’s a good example of how things always go for Muslims and minority students on this campus…

… students with a space to enjoy alcohol-free Friday nights — planned a screening of “American Sniper,” several minority student groups and individuals petitioned to not have the movie screened. The…

…. During that week, Muslim students were blamed for the incident from all sides, and instead of the University administration standing up for Muslim students, Fitzgerald stood by the decision to…

… keep the movie running in UMix. Muslim and Middle Eastern and North African students had to create their own safe spaces during this time and had no public support from the University. They were…

… University to combat Islamophobia or listen to minority students on campus. The very nature of Fitzgerald’s statement implies that Muslim students are simply wounded by freedom of speech and to imply…

… that hateful speech should be expected, is a remark that stems from the same ideas that Muslims face because of Islamophobia. The students who washed the Diag kept the chalk with the words “Trump…

… van, he wrote that three vans have been enough to cover student demand. SafeRide is generally requested a thousand times per month and increases during the month of November when the weather…

… Undergraduate Library. State Street Ride functions as another service, transporting students to the South State Street Commuter, and runs from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. Diane Brown…

… not finalized. Students have also been planning programs similar to SafeWalk, independently organizing walking systems and providing support to others after hours. Emma Kaye, an LSA…

… felt like it became more about safety in general on campus rather than only about sexual assault.” Trump’s win sparked negative reactions from many University students over worries about his…

… campaign rhetoric, with multiple student protests on campus in the weeks following his victory. University President Mark Schlissel appeared at one of the events, applauding University students…

… few weeks after the election. The volunteers, she explained, had 30-minute shifts and worked in teams of two, with both male and female students in the pair. On their first night, she said, the…

… group walked about 25 students home, the majority of them female. “One of the greatest responses we got was from a guy who came and volunteered and what he said encompassed everything we wanted…

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… administrations now bow to pressure groups and shield students from these ideas through ‘safe spaces,’ ‘code words’ and ‘trigger warnings’ is, in my view, a terrible mistake,” Bloomberg stated after…

… from those who hold different views.” As an Arab-American on this campus, I’ve been to several and can attest to the difficult conversations that occur with individuals from all backgrounds…

… privileged groups’ comfort at the marginalized groups’ expense. While I was left with a bitter taste on my tongue, Bloomberg did have some positive messages in his speech — urging students to get…

… salient in Bloomberg’s discussion of safe spaces, which he characterized as serving to shield students from ideas which they find controversial. Myself, and many students within the social justice…

… nonconsensual penetration or sexual touching by force or incapacitation during their time at the University of Michigan. So there were definitely students who had firsthand experience in our 100-person…

… environment where we could earnestly listen and discuss one of our campus’ and nation’s most pressing issues. If a student were reliving past trauma, how could they be expected to engage in a class…

… discussion? Safe spaces allow for students to effectively engage with controversial ideas. Similarly, when students are taught to recognize how people of color are often tokenized in academic spaces and…

… students of all backgrounds on equal footing. There are, however, legitimate grievances against safe spaces. In the New Yorker article “The Trouble with Teaching Rape Law” Harvard Law Prof…

… were, then 1.6 billion Muslims could be involved in terrorism, instead of a small fraction.” In the past year, Muslim- and Arab-American students at the University have gathered to participate…

… terrorist attacks in Germany, France, Britain, Turkey, Belgium, Russia and Spain, reports warning foreign students to avoid places like shopping malls, schools, airports and other forms of public…

… for Global and Intercultural Study, the office that coordinates most study abroad programs for LSA students, sent about 650 to 700 University of Michigan students abroad this summer. LSA…

… junior Margaret O’Connor was among 13 University students studying abroad in Germany through the Center of Intercultural and Global Studies at the time. She wrote in an email interview that…

… health and safety adviser for CGIS, said despite mounting terrorist reports from the country, the number of students applying to study abroad has steadily increased over the past several years…

…. CGIS reported the numbers of their Winter application cycle showed 23 applications in 2014, 33 in 2015, and so far this year more than 62 students have applied to study in France. LSA senior…

…, speaks to the strength of the programs and the mindsets of the students seeking those opportunities. “If you look at something like what happened in Brussels, three students backed out but one…

… was unrelated to the attacks, so two students out of 21 withdrew,” Jordan said. In Jamett’s 22-person program, participants were University students from a variety of majors. “I…

… place to reach out to students and reassure families. The department has 10 emergency responders available to attend to the 24/7 emergency phone line. It also requires students, staff and…

… contacting them via email, cell phone, Facebook, WhatsApp, however we can get a response,” Reuter said. Due to the large numbers of students within LSA, Reuter said it is the only college with a…

… federal or state law or capable of inciting students so as to create a clear and present danger. Section 5 of the Student Free Press and Civics Readiness Act establishes a framework for schools…

… to customize their student publication guidelines under a freedom of expression policy. The policy can enable school authorities to further regulate the material that is published. “Each school…

… district shall adopt a written student freedom of expression policy in accordance with this act,” the policy says. “The policy must include reasonable provisions for the time, place, and manner of…

… student expression. The policy may also include limitations on language that is profane, harassing, threatening, or intimidating.” Also included in the bill is a provision that provides immunity…

… from disciplinary action for both student journalists and student media advisers for writing and publishing content that is not prohibited by the law, or by the school’s freedom of expression…

… policy. The bill defines student media advisers as individuals who act as instructors for student journalists, or officials who supervise the newspaper’s publication. The provision aims to…

… prevent articles from being arbitrarily regulated by a school, or establishment of higher learning. CENSORSHIP From Page 1A focused on the student body. That is, until last summer. Seto was the…

… decision. Eddie Washington, the executive director of DPSS, cited Seto’s partnership on student safety initiatives in particular at the time of his hiring. “Throughout his service, he built a strong…

… remains a point of contention for student activists. Rackham student Maryam Aziz, an Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives organizer, denounced Seto’s hiring last summer, and said on March 9 she still…

… fact that someone who is in a position of power in the city can invalidate people’s concerns.” Seto declined comment on cases he worked on for the city. For some students, however, the issue goes…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 28, 2016 — 3A “I want each and every student here to know that you are welcome here, and we’re proud that you are here, and your…

… faculty members and your staff that work with you on a daily basis are proud of you,” Martin said. After Martin’s remarks, the gathering was loosely structured, and invited students to engage in…

…. Students like LSA freshman Carlena Toombs attended the event looking for answers as to how the University would respond to the fliers. “I came to the event just to observe how exactly LSA plans to…

… deal with the issues such as the racist flyers, because I love the University of Michigan, but I’m still having trouble finding what is the place of the Black students here,” Toombs said. While…

… administration) to do what we, Black students, want them to do, but, at the same time, I appreciate them allowing things like protests to go on, which I feel like is as much as they really can do…

…, politically,” Toombs said Reginald Hammond Jr., student administrative assistant at the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, said he thinks the event was a strong beginning to a greater movement on campus…

… students after last night’s debate, the “other” not present on the stage had a stronger showing: 67 percent of students favored Clinton, 14 percent favored Trump, and 19 percent said “other,” though…

…University of Michigan Theta Xi’s decision to host a concert with Detroit native rapper Big Sean in October has drawn criticism from a number of students on campus, as well as the UM Black…

… Student Union. Students cited a prior incident of racial insensitivity from the fraternity in criticizing their decision to host Big Sean, one of the most widely popular Black artists. In 2013…

… Sister. In a series of Twitter posts Monday afternoon, students criticized the concert and said the 2013 party was what prompted #BBUM, a Twitter hashtag later that year aimed at allowing Black…

… students to share their campus experiences which went viral. The UM frat that tried 2 throw a racist party is now trying 2 have a concert with a black artist on the same day as Black Music…

…, Theatre & Dance junior Diego Zimmerman, speaker of the Black Student Union, tweeted, “Insult the Black community, bring one of the best performers to concert at the same time as their annual…

… HOUSING. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com HINT: CHECK OUT OUR HOUSING GUIDE COMING OUT 9/29! Tweets Michigan Students @UmichStudents If Michigan football could pull through that game and go on to…

… finest SMTD string students perform as soloists and chamber groups in a monthly performance series. WHO: SMTD WHEN: 3 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building, Ritton Recital Hall MUSIC Matters Bar…

… intellectual life of our campus. We agree that all Arab, Muslim and MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) students, faculty, staff and visitors should feel welcome and have an equal opportunity to thrive…

… at the University. Their presence makes our campus better in every way. University leadership has had frequent, ongoing discussions with Arab, Muslim and MENA students about the campus climate…

… for several months. This includes a Jan. 11 meeting at the president’s house with students from these groups and the Jan. 25 “Sharing Stories, Building Allyhood: Student Voices Against Islamophobia…

…” event on campus. Leaders from Student Life and the College of Literature, Science and the Arts have worked closely with the Islamophobia Working Group, including incorporating the group’s feedback…

… Center for Arab American studies and associate professor of history at the University of Michigan- Dearborn, spoke on the long, rooted history of Muslim communities in Detroit at her lecture…

… Japan’s corporate culture, which stresses loyalty to the company, is forcing men to frequently On a campus that is overwhelmingly ‘blue,’ student supporters of Republican presidential…

… poll of 1000 students, respondents indicated overwhelming support for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — 74.3 percent compared to only 5.9 percent who said they would vote for Trump. In the…

… said, that large property developers — attracted by rising rents largely paid by students — are seeking to acquire real estate near Central Campus to erect new apartments. The change seemed…

… Michigan community, winning accolades as students’ top choice for the best Chinese food on campus. See TRUMP, Page 3 MAZIE HYAMS/Daily Setsuya Fukuda, senior researcher at the Department of Research…

… Staff Reporter Students for Trump on campus dismantles ELECTION Leadership of chapter graduates and is not replaced CALEB CHADWELL Daily Staff Reporter Top Japanese sociologist discusses…

… of Black, white and Arab folks, where we learned about one another’s cultures and had great discussions about being respectful to each other when discussing topics like race and religion. I…

… methods by which a driver can scam a customer, especially tourists and out-of-state students who may not know the area they are traveling in very well. That said, a potential positive of the pending…

…. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. SHOHAM GEVA Editor in Chief CLAIRE BRYAN and REGAN DETWILER Editorial…

… Tarnopol Ashley Tjhung Stephanie Trierweiler EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS O ne of the most likely ways your friend, peer, student or child will die in college is by suicide. Though researchers at the…

… University of Virginia have found that college students are less likely to commit suicide than those of the same age (18 to 24) in the general population, suicide is responsible for more student deaths…

… campus has risen 16 percent since 2000. The APA also admits that though significant measures have been put in place to address students’ mental health concerns, campus counseling centers struggle…

… to maintain expanding student need. Something more needs to be done. The American College Health Association National College Health Assessment for spring 2014 shows that between spring…

… 2013 and spring 2014, 13.5 percent of students reported depression as a factor that negatively affected their studies. The percentage of students who report depression as a prominent factor…

… affecting their studies was much greater than student reports of drug and alcohol use, which stand at 1.8 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. Furthermore, 2.5 percent of college students report…

… having seriously considered suicide. Based on the ACHA data, alcohol use may increase the prevalence of suicidal ideation among college students. As alcohol use remains a salient issue on campus…

… with filtration devices. Faucet mounted filters were fitted for students living on campus in residences halls, as well as those living off campus. In a November 2015 e-mail to The Michigan…

… that our campus must go beyond the federal guidelines to ensure we protect students, faculty and staff from any and all lead exposure and to provide peace of mind by installing filters throughout…

… student, faculty, and staff community, and Flint Researchers attribute decrease to apathy, increase in vehicle costs By AMANDA DELETKA For the Daily Though it may come as surprise to commuters…

… Literature, Science and the Arts sponsored event Sharing Stories, Building Allyhood: Student Voices Against Islamophobia, which drew hundreds of students and faculty to the Union Monday night…

…. The event’s emcee, American Culture Prof. Evelyn Alsultany, who is also the director of Arab and Muslim American Studies, said she wanted to demonstrate how Islamophobia affects the University…

…, students spoke in front of dozens of ‘Michigan App’ will now send emergency messages through push notifications By SEAN DEW For the Daily The University is set to unveil another way to stay…

… connected to its emergency alert system sometime this semester. Beginning Dec. 4, Michigan’s Department of Information and Technology Services began testing a way for students to receive emergency…

…. During the testing process, ITS researchers sent surveys to more than 4,000 University students, staff and faculty seeking feedback about the effectiveness of push notifications on the…

….950-195.275. FLIPPING THROUGH TIME See UPDATE, Page 3 See SHARING, Page 3 See DRIVER, Page 3 See SACUA, Page 3 See CAMPUS, Page 3 All three ‘U’ campuses take part in Flint effort Students gather to discuss…

… Manager Claire Butz Layout Manager The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available…

… Spring Show both tonight and Saturday night. Tickets pur- chased online ahead of time cost $8 for adults and $7 for students. All tickets pur- chased at the door are $9. WHO: Impact Dance, Mich- igan…

….m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Administrative Services Building The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FOLLOW US @MICHIGANDAILY Arab LGBTQ dinner, talk WHAT: The Middle East and Arab Network will host a…

… community dinner and discussion. Prof. Charlotte Karem-Albrecht will speak about the struggles that LBGTQ Arabs encountered. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: North Quad …

…2A — Thursday, October 20, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Corey Seeman @cseeman Red-Tailed Hawk swooping past a student at the Law Quad today at the University of…

… discuss “Arab-Jews” or “Mizrahim,” Jews from Arab-Muslim lands. WHO: Dept. of Judaic Studies WHEN: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School Assembly Hall Cartographic Celebration of 100…

… Library WHEN: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library 2nd Floor Citizenship Workshop WHAT: A workshop to help inform international students who have a student visa or legal…

… Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available…

… make inferences about the evolution of American women’s reading and writing practices. Her students use similar tactics to conduct their own research. Kate Silbert, a Ph.D. candidate in…

… history and women’s studies and one of Kelley’s students, said Kelley’s redefinition of the field of higher education for women influenced her own project — exploring the history of…

…. WHO: Arab and Muslim American Studies WHEN: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall, room 3222 Flute studio recital WHAT: Students of Music Prof. Amy Porter will perform. Graduating flute…

… as a write-in candidate for Central Student Government president earlier in the month. —RIYAH BASHA EVAN AARON/Daily The University of Michigan’s Hindu Students Council and Indian Students…

… 45th annual Hash Bash festivities Imperial gender violence lecture WHAT: Nadine Naber, a visiting professor of gender studies, will analyze ways U.S. policy affects Arab feminist activists…

… students will be featured in solos. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 4:45 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall Mestiza Music film screening WHAT: The School of Music…

… through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for…

… president, Donald Trump, set his campaign platform on the misrepresentation of various minority groups. I can also say this as a student at the University of Michigan since I have seen the racist…

…, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. SHOHAM GEVA Editor in Chief CLAIRE BRYAN and REGAN DETWILER Editorial Page…

… victory. Things such as “daily lynching calendars” at the University of Pennsylvania, swastika graffiti on numerous storefronts nationwide and also the Muslim student forced to remove her hijab at the…

…. Looking around campus on Wednesday and speaking with a number of students, I realize many people share my pain. This has been a difficult pill to swallow for so many of us at this university. Ninety…

… percent of votes from student-heavy precincts in Ann Arbor were against the winning candidate. But despite all of this, if we also lose our faith in humanity, we let them win all over again. The…

… year ago, the Daily, as well as many other publications throughout the country, covered the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s first-ever Ethics Committee investigation…

… dealing with the proposed imposition of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel, and Israel alone. This legislation is being brought forth by the same student organization that led…

… only one narrative in the incredibly complex Arab- Israeli conflict, chock-full of regressive solutions that will only impede dialogue and aggravate tensions. It has been a difficult few weeks…

… capacity. Regardless, this is the kind of action that the University should be taking in order to enhance Muslim student voices. I interviewed Prof. Evelyn Alsultany, director of Arab and Muslim…

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… EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS M onday, Jan. 25, students crowded the seats in the Pendleton Room to listen to students share their experiences with Islamophobia. The event was organized by a committee of…

… Muslim students as well as the LSA- sponsored event “Sharing Stories, Building Allyhood: Student Voices Against Islamophobia.” This event seemed to finally be a step in the right direction — with…

… great attendance in terms of demographics and size — because a safe space was created that allowed students affected by Islamophobia to share their stories without fear. One student was even able to…

… lay claim to the story she had submitted anonymously to the group, thanking people for creating a space where she felt welcomed. After the first part of the event, in which students shared their…

… stories, people broke up into groups to discuss what it means to act as an ally for Muslim students. This would have been more effective if there was more time for discussion and if there was more room…

… American Studies, afterward, and she pointed out the effect of LSA organizing such an event, as opposed to a student group organizing one. She started by speaking to me about the University…

…,’ ” Alsultany said. “I think a good sign right now is that this event was actually organized by the LSA undergraduate division, which says something. In the past it’s usually that students organize something…

… will be carried through in future programs. With the help of LSA, the event was advertised better than any solely student- organized event, and done in collaboration with a group of students so that…

…course evaluations and data about classes, to expand access for students. “We wanted to take a look at the behavior, various aspects of behavior, of students, and we set up a small group of…

… people to oversee the project,” Evrard said. University Provost Martha Pollack said the tool allows students to interact with one another in a new way. “It’s a tool where you can go in and you…

… course at the same time,” Pollack said. “It helps you think about courses in context. It’s a way of sharing student knowledge and what students have experienced themselves with one another…

….” Rachel Niemer, a director of the project, said the tool allows students to find information about courses more efficiently and in a consolidated space. “One of the advantages that we see is by…

… having data, students don’t have to go online and search,” Niemer said. “They can, in fact, use what other students have said in course evaluations and what the data are common trajectories…

… through curriculars.” Niemer said she thinks the tool is particularly helpful for students who are exploring majors and subject levels because they can see what kinds of students are taking…

… worked on providing the most aggregate, objective source for students. “It’s attractive; it’s not distilled down from other sources and it’s not based on requests to access the information…

… distributions, among other data sets. The team for ART 2.0 said they wanted to take that experience, present it in a user- friendly way and deliver it to students. Though the program is now available to…

… all undergraduate students, Evrard said the interface is likely to change over time with feedback from users. “This is very much a beta product that may change as we move into Fall 2016,” he…

… schools, but just not engineering-wise.” Li said he feels bad for students who can vote, most of whom are voting in their first presidential election. “It’s not a desirable choice,” He said…

…’s going to lead and have that supreme power.” Li added that he senses political tension among students on campus, particularly when he sees people having polarized political arguments. “They all…

… community. “It is all connected, it is all related, it is all integrated,” Khan said. LSA sophomore Mary Najjar, who attended the event for her Arab-American studies class, and said she thought many…

…, saying it was important for students to know what their elected officials are working on. “We’re very passionate about making sure we are a resource for students, so the best way to do that is…

… solicit feedback by any way possible,” he said. The organization’s goal, Shunnar said, was to have students fill the board of suggestions with their opinions on recent CSG initiatives and…

… something students really want,” Shunnar said. LSA freshman Brittany Jullie, who signed the banner, said she was glad to see the initiative. “I think it’s a really good idea that people can raise…

… suggestions with what they want to see happen,” she said. Shunnar noted that the board also made it clear students weren’t completely familiar with assembly initiatives, because many students…

… email than to talk to students,” Shunnar said. “We’re getting a lot of kids.” She said she hopes to host another event similar to Diag Day, perhaps in another location, in the future. “I think we…

… may have one on North Campus, so just to change the scenery, obviously just getting a lot of student impact is important,” she said. DIAG From Page 1A Eagle Scout, he said he was curious about…

… approximately 30 students in attendance for Hill’s presentation, said he was there to satisfy a requirement for a class in the Department of American Culture. “We’ve been talking a lot about…

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… workers are slated to receive this rate as early as 2018. Diversity panel WHAT: Lean In will present a panel of professors and student leaders to discuss issues concerning multiculturalism and…

… diversity in education at the University and how it impacts professional lives later on. WHO: Lean In WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Amphitheater Safe Medication disposal event WHAT: Students…

… plans and how the people can take back the economy. WHO: Arab and Muslim American Studies WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Haven Hall, Room 3512 Correction on ‘Hash Bash highlights state, campus…

… said students who receive four-year degrees earn more than students who receive two-year degrees, who in turn receive more than students who receive high school degrees. “We believe that the…

… participants in the run were students from various campus organizations, including the American Medical Student Association, the Foundation for International Medical Relief for Children and Delta…

… percent increase from last year. Business junior Hani Elhor, who has been helping organize the run since his freshman year, said the event is a great way to reach out to students from all around the…

… campus to bring them together. The Red Cross club uses “What do you run for?” as their slogan to make the event interactive for all participants. Elhor noted many students have different ideas of…

… this just belongs to a team of students, counselors, RAs, a number of administrators — I mean everybody gets together and says, ‘who should we invite this year that’s really special?’” he said…

…. Morris explained that he came up with the idea for Koko while struggling with depression on his own as a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He encountered a website called Stack…

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… students to come and support organizations like the Slam Poetry Club, both to provide feedback to the poets about their writing as well as to be exposed to a new art form. “I think there are a lot of…

… practice, and we need to get to know how awesome they are and what slam poetry really is.” Kylie Carpenter, a Public Health masters student, said she found Li’s poem about miscommunication…

… between her mother’s native language and her English the most powerful, adding that she thought slam poetry gives students an outlet they wouldn’t otherwise find at the University. “I thought that was…

… exhibit WHAT: Chroma’s opening on Friday will present narratives of people of color through performances and visual art. WHO: Middle East and Arab Network WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: North…

… Stamps Senior Show will feature work from the 92 students graduating from Stamps. It is free and open to the public. WHO: School of Art & Design WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Video…

… Andalucía WHAT: Simon Shaheen will blend Arab music of Al-Andalus with the art of flamenco in Zafir in this instrumental and vocal performance. WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10 p…

… diversity, equity and inclusion into their operations. With the overall hope of creating an inclusive environment wherein all faculty, students and patients feel valued. Strategies include an…

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… SHOULD KNOW Police identified a body found on Michigan State University’s campus as an MSU student who had been missing since Saturday, as reported by the Detroit Free Press. Police found the student…

… near the Baker Woodlot and do not suspect foul play in the death. The student, Patrick Kegan Cochrane, was last seen alive Friday afternoon. 1 Florida state attorney David Aronberg is dropping…

… the same menu at the same location on Catherine Street and Glen Avenue for the past 60 years, their popularity among students and alumni doesn’t seem to age. Angelo’s is a family…

…-degree graduate student in Business and Rackham and Angelo’s patron, echoed Vangelatos. “All I know is French toast,” she said. “People love the French toast.” Vangelatos said many University of Michigan…

… by more than 50 student organizations and commitments from outside groups like the Open School in Ann Arbor and the Arab American Anti- Discrimination Committee in Dearborn, to standing…

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… moved from one corner of the state to another. I even switched time zones. I’ve lived in Michigan my entire life, and I’m an in-state student. Yet, I’d be remiss to deny that sometimes I feel I…

… relate more with out- of-state students than with my fellow Michiganders on campus. Honestly, I never even used that phrase until I came downstate. I’ve always just been a Yooper. Ever since I left my…

… apart are two very different lives and two very different definitions of who I am. For some students, 470 miles is miniscule in comparison to the distances they travel to return home. Others are…

… experience. Throughout the years, I’ve encountered voices calling to diminish obstacles and gaps created by discrimination, indifference, ignorance and inequality. We, as students, immerse…

… ourselves in these discussions and continually seek to uncover voices previously excluded from the conversation. As both a student and a writer, I’ve seen distance diminish as viewpoints align, but…

… it’s very evident some gaps and inequities on campus, and in society, are still far from being closed. Often, I’ve heard college described as a bubble, insulating and distancing students from…

… the Diag last week and violent rhetoric across the nation at large, Muslim, Middle Eastern and North African students have been confronted with a seemingly hostile climate on campus. When we…

… solidarity are endless: a resolution passed by Central Student Government, proactive chalk on the Diag Tuesday afternoon spreading a message of solidarity, a collective letter of support signed…

… profits, so as students shell out tens of thousands of dollars for school, prospective employers turn them down upon graduation, as many employers do not see their degrees from for-profit colleges…

… as credible. Thus, when students attempt to sue these colleges, many of them discover their options are limited by forced arbitration clauses. Arbitration proceedings are shrouded in secrecy…

…-sufficient. A great new student organization, the Michigan Refugee Assistance Program, has partnered with Jewish Family Services to help resettle refugees in the Ann Arbor area. The group is…

… dedicated to raising awareness about the current refugee crisis, particularly by adding a student voice to this crisis while also humanizing refugees. LSA senior Nicole Khamis says she decided to…

… start MRAP this semester because it is a time when local refugee resettlement agencies need assistance the most and students often feel helpless in the face of this incredible crisis. “I…

… Arabs/Muslims as terrorists and violent in nature,” Khamis says. Additionally, if Donald Trump is elected in November, Khamis believes refugees will no longer be able to seek protection in the…

… vulnerable population and to our allies on the frontlines. If xenophobic rhetoric continues to flourish in American political discourse, we risk alienating our Muslim and Arab-American populations…

… depicts Erde’s visits to an Israeli school, an Arab school, a Talmudic school, a UN school for refugees and a mixed school (one that incor- porates students of Jewish and Arab descent). Overall, she…

… intimate interviews with other students in similar situations. Unfor- tunately, this is not how Erde chose to craft her documentary. Instead, she structures it as an argumentative essay. She…

… sides, her style makes “This is My Land” feel scattered. Once each setting is introduced, the film alter- nates between shots of the students and teachers without re-establishing which school they…

… events, allowing the students to decide whom they believe. Both arguments are ridden with faults, which is made appar- ent in the awkward pauses that occur when one teacher cannot refute the other…

… meet the college students. “She was just like, ‘I just want to hug all of you.’ She was very emotional. She was like, ‘It’s been so hard to get out of bed, I didn’t want to come to practice … but…

… survivors suggested they all get match- ing tattoos. She brought it up to Gaga, who agreed — so they did. Stanford University student Jackie Lin, one of the survivors, designed it, using a symbol for…

… 5:00 p.m. to do whatever they wanted. Gaga’s team wanted them in their own clothes on stage; they were col- lege students, and the team wanted that to resonate with the millions of viewers. Being…

… Alsultany and Dr. Adrienne Dessel will facilitate a space for students affected by Islamophobia to share their stories. WHO: Arab and Muslim American Studies Program WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE…

…’s audience, a mixture of under- graduate students, graduate stu- dents and professors, engaged critically with him on several points. Audience members chal- Lecturers talk civil rights, activism in…

….” Desai also told the crowd that he wanted to speak at the SAAN conference because dur- ing his time as an undergraduate at the University, there wasn’t a space for students of South Asian descent to…

… have commended the move. 3 GRANT HARDY/Dailly Anthesiology Prof. Dinesh Pal protests caste system dis- crimination in India, prompted by the suicide of Rohith Ver- mula, a PhD student at Hyderabad…

…: Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery (room 100) Exploratory Ph.D. process group WHAT: The Career Center will facilitate a process group on career planning for Ph.D. students. WHO: The Career Center…

… Butz Layout Manager The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of…

…, students at the University cited a diverse array of reasons for voting third party, with one common theme — frustration at the choices presented to them in the election. Engineering junior Andrew…

….” However, students voting third party said they saw Kelly and Zalamea’s perspectives as an unfair assessment of their choices, noting that though they understand their sentiment, they cannot bring…

… witness the demographic of who was out here right now,” Gordon said. “I’m looking at white people; I’m looking at queer, transgender, Asian, Arab, Muslim, Black — everybody’s out here.” Gordon said…

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… with your evil, corrupting self in the postmodern era? At 22, having been stuck in the structures of student life, I’ll readily admit that I don’t know shit. However, there are many people who…

… activist for the Arab American Association of New York, she fights Islamophobia and advocates reform for immigration policy, the voter registration system and the criminal justice system. Linda…

… specifi- cally at its benefits. Rather than viewing diversity as a hazy ideal, we can instead look at how it bene- fits students of all races. The most obvious benefit of diversity is that it exposes…

… students to a variety of viewpoints. This creates more worldly, thoughtful students who can internalize and learn from these myriad perspectives. That being said, it’s easy to con- ceptualize how this…

… benefits stu- dents in humanities, but what about students earning STEM degrees? Different cultures have different ways of examining the same prob- lem. As a child, my dad often told me the story of man…

…. Every student comes from a differ- ent background, bringing differ- ent experiences and insights to the classroom. However, to create these interactions in the first place, we need a diverse student…

… the environment. The audience, which was mostly younger, responded enthusiastically to his calls for free college tuition, low interest rates on student debt and a $15 per hour minimum wage…

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… The Career Center, aims to educate students on creating an appropriate social media identity via various outlets, including LinkedIn and Facebook. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p…

… Nahda WHAT: This lecture will reflect on the discourse surrounding the Nahda — a cultural renaissance marking Arab modernity and the liberal age. WHO: Jens Hanssen WHEN: 4:10 p.m. to 5:30 p…

…: Earl V. Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Resume Workshop WHAT: Students have the chance to learn how to create a successful resume or refine current ones. WHO: The…

… Career Center WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Student Activities Building l Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. The Alan Kelly Gang Performs WHAT: One of Ireland…

…, ultimately setting up Allen’s dramatic field goal. But the tide would change Two hundred students, faculty and staff gathered on the Diag at 6 p.m. Saturday night to partake in a protest titled…

… “Opposing Intimidation!” The protest was organized by Music, Theatre & Dance senior James Ross Kilmeade in response to an incident Friday evening in which a student was approached by a man who…

… it’s absurd that they don’t. It’s our responsibility to be out here for them.’ ” LSA senior Adrian Rakochi said he heard about the protest through an email sent to the Arabic Activities club…

…, racism and hateful speech, many students and faculty on the University of Michigan campus are worried about climate change, economic, immigration and women’s health policies under a Trump…

…- enrolled School of Music, Theatre & Dance and LSA junior, was a freshman, a man in a car asked her for directions while she was walking back from a rehearsal at the Student Theatre Arts Complex…

… students by The Michigan Daily, 73.11 percent of respondents said they were afraid to walk home alone on campus. 17.65 percent said they did not and 9.24 percent said they were unsure. In a campus…

… climate survey administered by the University to both male and female students in 2015, 89 percent of students reported feeling safe from sexual misconduct on campus. Bill Axinn, a national expert…

… wording — the University survey asked if students “felt safe from sexual misconduct on campus” while the Daily survey asked if students “felt afraid to walk home alone on campus” — as well as a small…

… users to view grade distributions from courses and compare multiple classes on a single graphic interface. Students and University community members can view See GRADES, Page 3A Hawkeye Shock…

… On a wild night at Kinnick Stadium, everything went Iowa’s way as the Hawkeyes handed Michigan its first loss of the season » Page 1B EVAN AARON/Daily Students gather to protest intimidation…

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… distant in age and country of origin makes the issue addressed in the documentary all the more real. The highlight of the set is the documentary “Omnia,” by Amena Al Nowais of the United Arab…

… of a group of students protesting Trump’s election. They hold signs declaring Trump a racist. A man approaches them and asks them to name Trump’s sins. The first sin that comes out of a…

… girls by the pussy and his lie that Arabs celebrated the destruction of the World Trade Center — these are indefensible. His claim that Judge Gonzalo Curiel couldn’t fairly adjudicate a case against…

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… poster that read, “You belong here,” in both English and Arabic. She said she felt that all students on campus should be speaking up at events like this. “Why should anyone feel like they don…

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… questions asked could be errors present in both surveys. Despite the differences between the two surveys, multiple female students like Aptowitz have voiced concerns for their safety at night…

… that’s what’s frustrating. If we’re going to advertise that we’re a campus that has that safety, we should have that safety.” Despite efforts last year, Central Student Government ultimately…

… meeting. “The other problem that we faced was with cooperation from the city.” In addition to these efforts, last April about five students started a petition to install cameras on the blue light…

… phones located throughout campus. More than 200 students eventually signed the position, noting concern for identifying a potential attacker. However, the city of Ann Arbor has come up with a plan…

… by City Council. CSG also outlined goals last year to develop another campus safety app in conjunction with previous projects such as SafeRide — a free service that transports students…

…, faculty and staff within a one-mile radius of campus — and Night Owl, yet they were unable to follow through, again due to lack of resources. However, other organizations and students started to take…

… on these projects themselves, including five Ross School of Business students who developed the now-internationally recognized Companion app. For LSA freshman Alexis Aulepp — though she uses…

… increasing properly working lighting, noting the department encourages student input. “I don’t think too many people are seeing lights that aren’t working, and that’s something years ago that used…

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… in a country where change is possible even if ordinary citizens are leading the charge. In one of my classes, we watched videos of the protests of the Arab Spring in Egypt, seeing thousands…

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… student body at Northwestern, resulting in a Title IX claim filed against her. Kipnis spoke at Rackham Tues- day to an audience composed partially of past and present members of the Michigan Soci- ety…

… of their tribe. When Edward (Jack Fox), an Englishman, and Marji (Marji Audeh), an Arab, visit Theeb and Hussein’s encampment seeking refuge and guidance through the desert, the brothers…