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… American interests. Public Policy graduate student Mathew Rigdon told The Daily after the event he enjoyed listening to Shirk’s analysis of the geopolitical situation between the United States and…

… the advantages of our system,” Shirk said. RELATIONS From Page 1A From engaging with students on North Campus in advocacy for resource improvements, to hydrating the student body each…

… President, I want to assure the student body that our commitment always resides in creating an environment where students can be successful and pursue continued betterment of our campus…

…,” Gerstein’s statement continues. “I have no doubt that the candidate selected will do just that.” The Assembly also approved Law student Henry Zurn as chief justice of the Central Student Judiciary…

… of CSJ members. “The Central Student Judiciary has had some problems in the past with turnover and continuity, so it’s particularly important that in this last round of confirmations, we had…

… 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…

… interests of his students. He then began teaching the course he is perhaps best known for at the University, "History 244: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict." With lectures involv- ing more than 400…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OBAMA From Page 1A sad because we were right here," Naidu said. "We were so excited when we got into the building." It was unclear exactly how many students…

… who camped out overnight and received a voucher in line in the early hours of the morning was able to geta ticket, as well as some students who showed up later in the morning after vouchers were done…

… University Professor of History, one of the University's top honors for profes- sors in the field, and teaches one of the University's largest courses each semester, which focuses on the history of the Arab…

… Liebermanhas inspired many students to look at the his- tory of different peoples and cul- tures," added Business senior Jake Levey, another member of the committee, in a statement. "All of them are enamored by…

…." In class, Lieberman speaks quickly, filling the entirety of the time allotted with fact after historical fact. His lectures are authoritative and students dili- gently recordevery word. It is this…

… perceived unbiased presentation of historical facts that students admire the most, said LSA sophomore Ali Meisel, who took Lieberman's course last year. Meisel said she was able to form her own opinion of…

… ticket- ing process, said she thought the process went very well. "The students were awesome," Pile said. "I think they were excit- ed, they were energized about being there, and I think overall very…

… the profes- sor isn't without controversy. On March 25, he presented a histori- cal context of the Israeli-Palestin- ian conflict at a Central Student Government meeting during a debate regarding a…

… resolution that supports the University's divest- ment from certain companies that allegedly support human rights abuses in the region. Many supporters of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, a…

… materials tage showcased the remarkable feats figh of the "leaders and the best" on tion campus, they failed to address the Mic needs of students that feel unsafe, cost are suffering from mental health was…

… University largely responsible for your professional success, joined by more than 540,000 other alumni all over the world and appreciated for years to come by a 200-year-old University and its students? When…

…- land?") "Teacher, you are Arab, not American." "Teacher, don't worry, you are like us." "Teacher, are you Muslim?" These questions and remarks have become the soundtrack to my Life After Graduation, my…

… identity crisis. Am I like every- one else? Am I Arab, Egyptian or do American? Am I Muslim? gi During my time at the Uni- w versity, I became increasingly so interested with personal and aca- bi demic…

… student organization or M irsue a new career path. in m My most defining experiences demi s a Muslim on campus were most dowi early illuminated when I ques- 1. oned the notion of community in of hat we…

…- writing. tually serving as an arts editor. Binelli grew up in St. Clair Shores Do you have any advice and moved back to Detroit for for students interested in three years to immerse himself in journalism or…

…@michigandaily.com 0 LILY ANGELL/Daily LSA senior Maggie Grundler mixes beer as part ofan upper-level biology class. CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Clean freak Yellow means Blood Battle Arab world WHERE: School…

… will be con- Jill Dougherty will speak tinuing until Nov. 27. about the Arab Spring. WHO: Blood Drives United WHO: History of Art WHEN: Today 8 a.m. to WHEN: Today at 6 p.m. 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Museum of…

… WolbertandSophie Greenbaum Production Managers The Michigan Daily (SSN 074s-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. one copy is…

… League; students tickets are just $10 WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Power Center for the Performing Arts WHAT: Princeton Uni- versity's David Bell will be…

… addressing students on the "Birth of Militarism in the Age of Revolutions," and will be arguing the differ- ences between the miliatary and civilian spheres. WHO: Center for European Studies WHEN: Today 4…

…'s largest democ- racy, the Ross School of Business will once again take its work over- seas. University administrators, faculty members and students will collaborate with alumni and business leaders in India…

…'U' history Many students may not be aware of major Univer- sity milestones like when women were first admitted in 1870 or the announce- ment of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in 1955. But one group aims to…

… Peace Corps - vibrant in students' minds long after they take campus tours. Former University Presi- dent James Duderstadt formed the committee in 1991 to lead the preserva- tion of University history…

…: Sunday at about 2 p.m. WHAT: A female student failed to put her dog on a leash in the Arboretum, University Police reported. She was issued a citation. Scientific maps exhibit WHAT: A display of more than…

… collides aemryrm v Missing man Ca collides Kabul film found walking screenin -- - - sceeig Workshop on self-esteem WHAT: A workshop to help students realize how their life experiences contributed to their…

… MeshkininancesManager Zach Yancer web Project Coordinator The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday duringthe falland winter terms by students at the Universityof Michigan.One copy is…

…), but we do want a no-fly zone. We are all waiting for one." Arab Gulf countries joined the calls for a no-fly zone, with the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates saying a confer- ence of his…

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… Bloomberg coffee chat WHAT: The Bloomberg Analytic and Sales Team will hold a coffee chat to meet with students interested in working for their company. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: 11 a.m. to 12…

… professor, will be giving a speech about the Arab-American racial paradox that classifies them as white on the U.S. census but are treated otherwise. WHO: Department of Near Eastern Studies WHEN: 4 p…

… mental health among students. Short for “you matter,” the group specifically raises awareness about bullying, depression and suicide. After organizing and planning for several years, the club…

… became official last month. High school student Erik Rob- erts founded the national orga- nization umttr in Montgomery County, Md. following the suicide of his close friend and fellow ath- lete, Evan…

… stigma associated with mental illness through the new student organization. “I think it is crucial that umttr started as an organization by young adults, for young adults,” Rosenstock said in an e…

… the Uni- versity’s curriculum, perhaps as a requirement class for incoming freshmen, similar to the AlcoholE- du program. “I hope that we can implement a similar program where students are…

… for students who need a community of individuals who understand the hardships of han- dling mental health issues. “I hope to create a safe place for students to talk about their personal struggles…

… they belonged to Hezbollah. -Compiled from Daily wire reports Coleman meets, greets at annual open house Leukemia survivor to research disease he beat as a teen Hundreds of students flock to president…

…'s home By PAIGE PEARCY Daily NewsEditor The white house nestled between the Clement's Library and Tappan Hall on South Uni- versity Avenue may seem out of place to newer students, but it's not long before…

… president. Before meeting Coleman, E. Royster Harper, the Univer- sity's vice president for student affairs, greeted students enter- ing Coleman's home. "I love the fact that our presi- dent says this is my…

… house, this is your house, come meet me, come see me, and that she will stay here the entire time in heels," Harper said. Coleman stood at the back of the house where hundreds of students waited to talk…

… with her individually and take pictures. "I think it's important for students who would like to see the house to come in and see it," Coleman said. "There are two groups that I really enjoy: the new…

… students coming either for their undergraduates or gradu- ate studies - their first time in Ann Arbor - and then 1 love for the seniors to come because it's the last year." Coleman said she looks for- ward…

… to the open house every year as a way to get to know the students. "People always tell me great things, and I'm excited to hear about what people are studying and where they're from, so I get a lot of…

… that anytime we can open up our home and our hearts to each other that it makes us a different kind of community," Harper said. Inside the President's House, students could roam the rooms on the main…

… this event is really important because it sends out a strong signal to every student on campus that their president, Mary Sue Coleman, is there for them and an extremely warm and kind lady," Parikh said…

… the Univer- sity's Neuroscience Graduate Program for an annual event in which middle school students from the region are invited to participate in a variety of interactive and educational exhibits about…

… the brain, accord- ing to Rackham student Stephanie Temme, the former co-director of BrainsRule! "We want to reach them at that crucial age and show them that science can be fun, interesting and you…

… don't necessarily have to be a crazy genius or something to be a sci- entist," Temme said. Since the group's cre- ation in 2001, BrainsRule! has hosted more than 220 fifth-and-sixth grade students. For…

… the event, BrainsRule! members design and run 20 booths about neuroscience for students to learn about brain functions. Though the event is usually organized by neuroscience graduate students, Brains…

…Rule! encourages all interested University students to participate. Temme said the club typically has about 60 graduate and undergraduate student volunteers. Planning for the 2012 BrainsRule! fair is under- way and…

… students promote the newly-formed Hammocking Association of Michigan on the Diag yesterday. CRIME NOTES Catch him if you can WHERE: Cancer Center WHEN: Monday at about 3:25 p.m. WHAT: A fake $10 bill was…

… admirable. Jaber was awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to spearhead research about the preva- lence of depression and stigma in the Arab-American community in 2011. The research…

… of two different campus organizations. He can speak and understand Arabic and is fluent in Span- ish. Reda Jaber is passionate. When he discusses MI-Happy, a HIPAA-compli- ant smartphone app he co…

… into the person he is today. It's the atmosphere provided at a place like the University that Jaber said allowed his creativity and vision to take root and flourish. "When you're a student it's one of…

… the only times where you can experiment with anything. If you fail as a student, it's not a big deal," he said. "It's all part of the learn- ing experience." Most Michigan Women of Color Collec- tive…

… (M-WoCC) meetings look simple from the outside - a group of students seated in a circle, telling stories and listening. The meetings, usually held in the Trotter Multicultural Center, aren't even…

… discussion. The heart of M-WoCC, what makes the student organization so significant and essential, are those discussions. "We didn't just want to be an (organiza- tion) that puts on events," said LSA senior…

… senior Ciarra Ross and other students who thought the University lacked a space reserved for women of color to voice concerns and personal struggles. At its inception, the group was simply designed to give…

… dedication to student empowerment. "In the past few years, I have done organizing and have been involved in stu- dent orgs. but I've never felt this kind of empowerment," Khalil explained. "For M-WoCC, it made…

… inspirational story of art and chicken supposedly came life. Tickets are $10 with a from a Tyson Ponds Inc. pro- student ID at the Michigan cssing plant, but the cma League Ticket Office. cyhsc eid h lcgtopa…

… discuss Spain's relation- WHAT: A guide to help about 5:10 p.m. ship with the modern Arab seniors after graduation, WHAT: A motorcycle was world and how its history including information abc found tipped…

… continuing to grapple about the boundaries of this category.” Matthew Stiffler, a lecturer in American Culture and researcher at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich., commented on the…

… or staff member does not disclose their ethnicity. Paul Robinson, associate vice provost at the Office of the Registrar, discussed the extended ethnicities initiative for both students and…

… faculty at the University that allows students to update their identities in Wolverine Access according to their specific racial and ethnic identities. “In the last several months, we enabled…

… our students’ systems and HR systems to be able to capture some data of ethnicities,” Robinson said. Ravi Pendse, vice president of information technology and chief information officer at the…

… University, reminded the audience that while demographic data collection is essential to representation, the University must also respect students’ rights to information and data privacy. “All of…

… that we must make available to our entire campus for students first, a data dashboard that students can look at and see what data we are collecting on them, and why.” Rackham student Alyssa Park…

… told The Daily she attended the event because of her interest in the desegregation of data around Asian American students and erasure of specific ethnic groups who fall under the pan-Asian identity…

…. Once that information is sent out, it is up to the students to decide how to proceed, as there is no requirement for participants to communicate with their matches. Michielssen noted the service…

… is only open to undergraduate students, so any graduate students or alumni who attempt to fill out the questionnaire will be disqualified. Only a valid University email is required to fill…

…-creators researched compatibility. The group used their findings to draft questions related to issues important to a successful relationship, while also keeping the questions engaging for students. LSA…

… Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino Erin White Ashley Zhang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann…

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…, their campaign with platform planks is no longer available online. This makes it difficult to hold the newly elected leaders accountable for the various promises made to students. The year…

… before, we saw negligent initiatives yield a Campus Affordability Guide that was out of touch with the needs of lower-income students. Furthermore, the Engage Michigan Party, and their platform…

… underdeveloped. For example, when discussing affordability, they advocate providing access to public microwaves on campus. While this may save students from buying food by allowing them to bring their…

… to substantiate the claim that increasing access to microwaves is a legitimate means to solve the problem of food insecurity that is endemic to many students across campus. The weak and indirect…

… university officers and student organizations to build a plan that addresses the specific needs of the university and lays out clear and concise action items.” Yet, Engage Michigan chooses to not…

…-hearted and personable elements of the campaign, we want students on campus to vote for candidates who warrant respect and exhibit professionalism in their campaign and their role. So instead of…

… on campus, which we’ve seen much of this year. For example, in September they passed their Buses to Ballots resolution encouraging students to vote. However, because the entire campus is…

… allowed to vote for CSG’s leaders, it elevates their importance above other equally or more effective organizations. While we don’t discourage students from voting this week, we hope they see CSG…

…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…

… everybody can afford to do things that may not pay huge sums of money but are really valuable to society," Obama said. While many students filled the audience, University administra- tors and…

… to the stature of this great public university," Bernstein said. "Each time his message has been targeted at a student body that i think appre- ciates his message. It's a great honor to participate in…

… that kind of experience." Bernstein added that he and several other University offi- cials met with Obama before his speech. During the address, more than 100 students lined the bleachers behind him with…

… an American flag draped above them on the IM Building's brick wall. Some of these students included Business senior Michael Proppe, CSG pres- ident; LSA senior Phil Schermer, MUSIC Matters president…

…; and LSA senior Tyrell Collier, Black Student Union president, among other campus leaders. In an interview after the event, E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, said the office of Student…

… well known - including first-generation college students, international students, students who work in campus dining halls and some who grew up in foster care. "We tried to be really thought- ful…

…," Harper said. "Some were students in leadership roles, but others were students who lead in a very different way." Students showed up in droves Monday afternoon to wait for their chance to secure their spot…

… at the event. The University dis- tributed tickets on a first-come, first-served basis Tuesday morn- ing at 9 a.m., motivating students to wait in line overnight for the opportunity to see the…

… president. Harper said this commit- ment to engaging in campus life showed how willing the students are to interact with the world around them. "Our students are always engaged and thinking about what's going…

… on in the world and they're just smart in that way," Harper said. "They're politically smart. I think students on boths sides of the issues kind of want to be in the conversation." Bernstein echoed…

… the com- mittee, including those from the Arab Student Association, University of Michigan Hil- lel, Residence Halls Association, National Panhellenic Council, Rackham Student Government, Dance Marathon…

… transparent and will develop cross-department strategies. Working with multiple units, including departments in the Division of Student Affairs, Washington said there's oppor- tunity for a more consortium…

… sur- veillance. Currently, the University employs relatively few surveil- lance cameras. In the past, student and civic groups have rallied around the idea of limit- ing surveillance at the University…

… a Presidential Search Commission under the execu- tive branch of CSG, but that order was not passed. Monday night's resolution brought forth the student com- mittee as an alternative that would extend…

… the push for stu- dent input beyond the boundar- ies of student government. The University Council reso- lution says the new student com- mittee would presenta recorded report of student input during…

… public forums and continue to provide input throughout the year until the president was selected. Ten student leaders from student governing bodies and organizations throughout the University will sit on…

…, Interfraterni- ty Council, Black Student Union and Graduate Employees' Orga- nization. "We tailored (the resolution) to make sure that we canbe most effective as a student body," Dishell said after the meeting…

…. "While student government represents the student voices, it's also important to really get down to the grassroots parts of these communities and not just take from the top." Dishell will sit onthe commit…

…- tee and Proppe will serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member. In an interview at the meet- ing, LSA Student Government President Sagar Lathia said LSA-SG will actively work to culminate input from its…

… school by surveys and other outreach mechanisms. While he said he believed that the student committee was the "closest we can get" to hav- ing students personally sit on the PSAC, Lathia was optimistic…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, April 8, 2019 — 3A Dearborn, Michigan is the epicenter of Muslim/ Arab American culture. It is a microcosm of the Middle East with…

… people from every Arab country (i.e. Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, etc). There is such a diverse presence of nationalities and cultures that all contribute their own…

… in the age of Trump against Muslims and Arabs, we are still unable to recognize each other as allies. The reason I wanted to write this article is not to call anybody out, but to recognize the…

… with numbers all the time –– and it might not seem like a bad thing for people to assume this, but looking at the bigger picture, the model minority myth hurts rather than helps Asian students. The…

… students are put into a box, it can hurt how we perceive ourselves in the college admissions process –– this was definitely an issue I struggled with a year ago as a senior in high school. I was a good…

… student in high school and cared very much about the classes I was interested in, was involved in a ton of extracurricular activities, and was (and still am) passionate about writing. But my…

… that I had to get above a certain score to get into more selective schools and furthermore because of my race and people’s predisposed assumptions about what “kind” of student I was supposed to be…

…. My parents told me that I had to be twice as good as everyone else (namely my white peers) to get into these selective universities, because the competition among Asian students, who are all…

… vicious circle in which Asian students feel pressured by the existing stereotype that they have to have perfect grades and standardized test scores to stand a chance against everyone else of…

… white boys and one Vietnamese girl, all within a high school class of 450 where I could count all the Asian students on my hands. I didn’t believe him at all. However, as parents often are, he…

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… many worthwhile pro- posals in the face of major domestic issues, read: the economy. While he addressed a wide range of topics, the president specifically elaborated on issues relevant to students across…

… federal tuition tax credits. He expressed his desire for Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from "doubling" within the next six months. Final- ly, he told colleges and universities that they…

…' focus on maximizing endowment investments rather than increas- ing accessibility to eager students. As part of his plan to address unemploy- ment, which has decreased during his ten- ure, Obama called on…

… for health care, closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and ending the Bush-era tax cuts. To assure that the pro- posals put forward last night positively affect students, and the entire country…

… a systematic oppression of the Palestinian people. While both sides in the Arab-Israeli conflict are justifiably frustrated with the sluggish pace of the peacemaking process over the past several…

… years, it's counterproductive and flat out dishonest to claim that the Israeli government is racist and expellingIsraeli Arabs from their homes. It is similarly troubling that the co-authors and their…

… organization, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality seem to suggest that Israel is somehow not rightfully entitled to enjoy the same rights as any other sovereign nation when dealing with issues of national…

… their properties, relying on Israel's Arab neighbors' promise to "drive the Jews into the sea." The 1978 Camp David Accords also presented an opportunity for a last- ing peace, which was again rejected by…

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… her with an honor code violation for "disruptive or intimidating behavior." Gambill is part of a group of 68 UNC students filing a com- plaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil…

… corporations. Both have pitfalls. Last May, Coleman asserted that the University, among others in the state, is "underperforming in terms of our out-of-state student popula- tion." By what measure is the Uni…

…- versity underperforming? This semester, Winter 2013, 51.7 percent of the student body is in- state - about 21,200 students. And about 19,800 students - 48.3 percent - constitute the non-resident part of the…

… arms shipments to hostile Arab militant groups across the Middle East, a day after a myste- rious explosion rocked a weapons factory near the North African country's capital. The tough words were likely…

… the sale of prized land plots and O real estate in Moscow and other parts of Russia. -Compiled from Daily wire reports At showcase, TechArb highlights student work 20 student venture teams share…

… below the structure's surface, student entrepreneurs are collaborating to create the extraordinary. The University's Center for Entrepreneurship, located in' the basement of the parking structure, held…

… its Student Ven- ture Showcase on Thursday. At the event - hosted by CFE's TechArb Student Startup Accelerator, and co-sponsored by the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepre- neurial…

… Studies, the College of Engineering and the Office of the Vice President for Research - iore than 100 students and faculty attended in hopes of attracting investors for their fledgling businesses. The 20…

… student venture teams in attendance were com- prised of undergraduate and graduate students from vary- ing educational backgrounds. University alum Richard Sheridan - president and CEO of Menlo Innovations…

… are going to reinvent Michigan," Sheridan said of the student entrepre- neurs. University alum Mahendra Vora - the founder and manag- ing director of Vora Ventures, which helps to found and sell…

… technological ventures - said he attended the event to sup- port other student entrepre- neurs. "That's all I've done my whole life, is startups," Vora said. "I'm just excited to be batk at my alma mater. Twen…

…- ty-five years later there's noth- ing like this." The student startups includ- ed several Facebook and mobile phone apps, a trivia game and a hybrid solar energy system, among others.. A select few of…

… the student presenters also had the oppor- tunity to meet privately with investors Thursday afternoon. Rackham student Jus- tin D'Atri represented Torch Hybrid, LLC, a company that produces power…

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… periods As college costs continue to increase - by 2.8 percent for in-state students and 3.5 percent for out-of-state students for the 2012- 2013 academic year at Michigan - and post-grad job prospects…

… worsen, more college graduates are defaulting on their student loans. Facing an uncompromising job market, fewer college graduates are able to pay their loans back on time and are facing serious legal…

… student loan payments so graduates have time to secure a job before being hit with their tuition bill. Fuck the non-voter? n 2008, P. Diddy gave the American people two choices: You can either vote in the…

… franchise. If only someone put that on a sticker. -Melanie Kruvelis can be reached at melkruv@umich.edu. Accordingto a Bloombergnews article, more than 10 percent of .federal student loan bor- rowers default…

… on loan payments that amount to $1trillion nationwide. Meanwhile, graduate student unemployment has reached a record high, with an 8.8 percent unemployment rate in 2011 with a successful job search…

… timeframe of about six months. And student debt con- tinues to increase with the average hovering around $27,000. This means that only one year after graduation, the interest accrued is almost $2,000. With…

…,” Skovgaard- Petersen said. “He speaks not a very convoluted Arabic, gener- ally. He knows how to communi- cate.” During the 1960s, Skovgaard- Petersen said, al-Qaradawi moved into a period of “institu…

… books. “He is becoming inspir- ing and sometimes pushing Islamic movements to move in a more democratic direction,” Skovgaard-Petersen said. Skovgaard-Petersen argued that the Arab…

… rather to make an assessment of his political significance. Skovgaard-Petersen said he uses al-Qaradawi’s unfinished mem- oirs, as well as numerous books written by al-Qaradawi’s own students and…

… education program last week in an effort to better prepare students to succeed throughout college and life. The program, Dearborn Discovery Core, requires students to take upper and lower- level…

… courses in one of three categories: Foundational Studies, Areas of Inquiry or Capstone Experiences. Foundational Studies consists of courses that strengthen students’ communication, critical and…

… students with the chance to reflect on previous learning experiences. Ilitch family gifts $40 million to Wayne State The Ilitch family will donate land and funds totalling $40 million for a new…

… Tuesday. to students in print form before the transition to electronic feedback. LSA junior Sean Pitt, CSG chief of staff, said releasing course evaluation data will allow students to form…

… expectations of courses without resorting to third-party sources like the website RateMyProfessors.com. “We have all this data collected about previous students’ experiences,” Pitt said, “Our goal…

… whatever they are, they were not designed to assist students in choosing classes; it is the wrong instrument for that. So what we’ve been saying at the Senate Assembly, it’s not that we don’t think…

… students don’t have a legitimate interest in having more and better information on how to choose classes, but we think at a world-class University it behooves us to design an instrument that can…

… Tuesday after student leaders and the government agreed to hold talks in the increasingly frustrated city. The government and students leaders announced they will begin talks on political reform on Friday…

…. But while a govern- nient representative said negoti- ations were off to "a good start," the students expressed anger S and disappointment at officials' daunwillingness to address their real demands…

… month, Snyder also toured the MHacks expo to see projects created by inno- vative students from all areas of campus, including various mobile apps, a robotic arm and. software that analyzes the mood in…

…. LSA senior Gabriel Leaf, chairman of the University's chapter of College Republicans, said he believes the biggestcreason why students believe in Snyder are because of his job-creating policies. A major…

… contributed to the economic growth. Leaf said the hardest posi- tion a student finds themselves in after graduation is the task of actually finding a job and enter- ing the workforce, a problem he believes…

… Thursday during a routine traffic stop in the coliseum's parking lot. A student at a nearby college who police said shot Crouse was found dead after- ward of a self-inflicted gunshot wound…

… five families from Dearborn, Mich., a Detroit suburb with a large Muslim and Arab-American population. A state senator from Southern California said Sunday he was considering calling for a boycott…

… SACUA last week - is i portant.sth e areZ entities on campus a empoy people who deal with minors - including high school students and small children - for day camps, day care, sports pro- grams and music…

… camps. Earlier in the meeting, Slot- tow mentioned that in Cole- man's e-mail regarding the Penn State scandal, which was sent to all students and faculty on Nov. 15, included was a link to an anonymous…

… educa- ra af rlyw1980s tden rrhr tion among low-income students. "One of the things that is an important difference is (the) gap in high-school graduation," Bai- r ley said. "You're not going to do fpmle…

… d w rddcom- well in college if you don't have ed tce < <arly200s a good education going into col- lege."2 While the number of students graduating from college has Thepercentmoreofhigh-income increased…

… among low-income female students who graduated com families and high-income fami- pared tomen in the ear ly1980s lies, Bailey and Dynarski found that growth in university gradu- same schools (and) they…

…-income college students in distribution goingto bad schools, the early 1980s with those in the so why is it that girls in those early 2000s, Bailey and Dynar- environments are doing so much ski found an 18-percent…

… increase better? This has to be something in the graduation rate. For about how girls respond to the low-income students assessed same environments differently, across the same time period, the or boys and…

… putting too much pres- Bailey said. sure on women to succeed and Bailey and Dynarsaki also holding men back. found that among incoming col- The study does not indicate lege students from high-income how the…

… Louisiana. poetry seve Q: Where did you go to school? ative writin I graduated from the University graduate. I of Tennessee at Chattanooga with Arab Amer degrees in political science and eco- called Writi…

… 11:50 p.m. as he was playing basketball, Univer- sity Police reported. There are no suspects. Smashing way to get digits WHERE: M-28 Carport WHEN: Monday at about 8:45 p.m. WHAT: A student attempt- ing…

… to park her car crashed into a parked vehicle, Uni- versity Police reported. The student left a note with her contact information on the damaged vehicle. WHERE: Legal Research Building WHEN: Monday at…

… WHEN: Monday at about 3:45 p.m. WHAT: After recover- ing his missing MCard, a student discovered that it had been used in a vending machine, University Police reported. WHAT: Selected Public Policy…

… students will present the results of their research and service projects to the public. The student projects examine local, state and national policy challenges. WHO: School of Public Policy WHEN: Today at 4…

… p.m. WHERE: Weill Hall, first and second floors Professional drag show WHAT: Students and pro- fessional drag stars from Detroit will perform in a show titled "Maize and Blue and GLITTER." The event…

… costs $3 for students and $5 for non-students. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: Today at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Ballroom WHAT: Career Center counselor Errol Wint will be at the Spectrum Center to…

… assist students in ifnprov- ing their resumes. Students should come to the work- shop prepared with mate- rial and questions. Wint will be providing help free of charge. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: Today at…

… 4 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union CORRECTIONS * An article in Tuesday's edition of The Michigan Daily ("Students not supportive ofSnyder as 'U'speaker") mis- identified LSA senior Richard Durance. " Please…

… Managers Zach YancermWebeProject Coordinator 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…

… WHAT: A drunk student was WHEN: Wednesday at about caught urinating in a stairwell, 4p.m. University police reported. He WHAT: Between about 2 p.m. was taken to the emergency and 4 p.m. four thefts…

… occured room and charged with an MIP in the Bell Pool's men's locker and possession of marijuana. room, University police CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Male student exposes himself WHERE: 1400 Block West Medical…

….m., University police reported. Sex in the Past discussion WHAT: Prof. David Caron invites students to come discuss his essay, "Sex in the Past: On Queer Films in France, Taiwan and the Philippines." The essay is…

…'s Day. WHO: Bi-Lateral WHEN: Tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for opposite gender dating (male-iden- tified students looking for female-identified students) and from 7 p.m. tol8 p.m. for same-gender dating…

…'t issue a fatwa to Umar Farouk for this operation," al-Awlaki was quoted as saying. Understanding Al-Awlaki's con- nection to Abdulmutallab and to al-Qaida in the Arab Peninsula is a key to the U…

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…. It's absolutely absurd that people are constantly making that association. I'm not a Muslim American, but I am an Arab American - a proud one at that - and because the two are often conflated I need to…

… eradicating ignorance. Just because a person is Arab, does not mean they are Muslim. Just because someone is a Muslim, it does not mean they support Al-Qaeda or that they are affiliated with terrorism. The…

… do with Arabs? Religion is not the reason people commit crimes. My main message is that not all Muslims are terrorists and that the radicals are the religion's outliers. They are in no way whatsoever…

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… off students For-profit colleges yield high student debt and low graduation rates Jn the past decade student debt has nearly tripled, rising to an alarming $1.2 trillion. A disproportionately high…

… percentage of this debt is owed by students at for-profit universities, which specifically market their education as a product to targeted students while also often charging more in tuition fees than…

… strategic policy for reducing student debt overall. Six words What memory or event is worthy enough to stand as your memoir, to be the sole represen- tation of who you are as a person? Oct. 20 was the…

… Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, 96 percent of for-profit university students hold education-related debt, compared with 48 and 57 percent of students at public and private nonprofit…

… colleges, respectively. Further, 22 percent of students at for-profit schools will default on a loan payment within the first three years, as compared with about 9 percent of students at a nonprofit college…

… deceptive practices to lure minority or low-income residents to their schools. In February, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued ITT Educational Services,Inc.,for predatorylendingto students…

…. Acceptance rates are comparatively high and tuition is about twice that of non-profit institutions.Meanwhile,only about31.5 percent of students in for-profit schools graduated compare to 57 percent for public…

… nonprofits and 66 percent for private nonprofits, according to a 2014 article. The University of Phoenix, which has a location in Ann Arbor, graduates only 16 percent of its students through campus learning…

…, and only 4 percent of its students who take courses online, according to a 2013 article. For those who do manage to graduate, students are less likely to receive callbacks from employers. This evidences…

… to live that life yourself,” French said. The event began with an explanation of dabke’s origin and importance in Arab culture, and then participants had an opportunity to learn a…

…. Youness reflected on the history of dabke, and explained how it began long ago with everyday workers and today has spread to the larger Arab community. “Dabke started out a really long time ago…

… with the organization because it brought her friendship. “I joined because I really like dancing and I really like Arabic music, so it was a good mix of the two, and now I’m in it because all of…

… my best friends are in it,” Youness said. LSA sophomore Hala Abbas came to the event with the hope of getting more involved with the Arab community on campus. She also talked about how TEDx…

… shared these sentiments and explained it’s hard for some students to try something new, and hoped TEDx Adventures could help them do just that. “There aren’t a lot of opportunities to really…

… is farther from its star than Jupiter is from our sun. It is different from Jupiter but in the same class of planets of gas giant planets. Meyer worked with several students and postdoctoral…

… working with a graduate student and postdoctoral fellows to interpret data from the Magellan Observatory. They are looking for gas giant planets like Jupiter around one of the nearest stars to the…

… get to be a part of the next generation.” Felicity B. Hills, a Ph.D. student studying physics at the University, has a background in cosmology; she switched from working in a cosmology lab to…

…,” Hills said. Meyer said students in astronomy and those who take interest in the subject can take a lot away from his and similar discoveries. He said astronomy is a very valuable tool for…

… of students gain some insight into quantitative reasoning and look at the natural world differently and more quantitatively once they’ve studied science like astronomy in that context.” $5…

…. That same day her husband, Gary Russi, announced his retirement as pres- ident of Oakland University. PITTSBURGH Three students shot in drug-related dispute after school Three Pittsburgh high school…

… students heading to their vehicle after classes ended were shot Wednesday afternoon, and police investigating whether the shoot- ing stemmed from a drug-related dispute had six people in custody for…

… of political upheaval in some Arab nations, protest- ers and rebel fighters have been using art as a weapon, both by satirizing oppressors and com- memorating sacrifices. This Thursday and Friday, the…

… second and bring everybody together." This symposium on the under-analyzed role of art, in WORK From Page 1A Business School, surveyed 109 part-time MBA students about their conceptions of work. "We don…

… said. Toward the end of his lecture, the Arab uprisings will feature presentations from a diverse group of activists, journalists and academics, including CNN correspondent Jill Dougherty and Tunisian…

…-medicine students: the major you choose as an under- graduate does not make any dif- ference whatsoever to medical school admissions officers. Gruber said. Public satire has been par- ticularly useful in…

… Union's hours. LSA senior Adam Kleven, chair of the Michigan Union Board of Representatives, noted that the new cafes were "a positive change" from the student perspective. Despite an anonymous Facebook…

… ensure student needs are met in terms of food selection and social space," Kleven said. "Starbucks is undeniably popular and will increase the number of students who come into the Union." Architectural…

… instructor, since he had to reconsider the different ways students learn. Duderstadt said as the University continues to learn from experimenting with MOOCs, it is difficult to determine the future of online…

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…." slaughtered by their cultivated by the Muslim countrymen. Muslim world, Israel's over one reached a crescendo following Israel's defensive million Arab citizens enjoy the same rights and actions in Gaza…

… also become outstanding in agriculture and, most surprisingly, in the military. What a shame that the Arabs opted not to participate in this progress and in this prosperity and chose instead the path of…

… kill 11 despite peace plan b Arab League I Killings occured on the first day of Feast of the Sacrifice BEIRUT (AP) - Syrians in the restive region of Homs 'per- formed special prayers for a major…

… the first day of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, added to fears that a peace plan brokered by the Arab League last week was unravel- ing and prompted Qatar's prime minister to call for an…

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… General: $45 for the day, $15 per concert Student: $5 per concert FILE PHOTO/DAILY Amir ElSaffar to bring maqam to Power Center This Wednesday, Iraqi- American trumpeter, vocalist and…

… led — ElSaffar is expanding upon a concept that he explored in his preceding album: Combining Iraqi and Arabic maqam music with jazz. “This project is much more specific in terms…

… of combining these two elements,” ElSaffar said in an interview with The Michigan Daily. Maqam, an Arabic modal system used in traditional Iraqi music, has had influences and variations…

… and chordal structures called vertical structures that don’t exist in Arabic music, and there are some other pitches in Iraqi and Middle Eastern music that don’t exist in the Western…

…Saffar’s “River of Sound” Power Center Wednesday, October 18th General: $24 - $42 Student: $12 - $20 Day two of Edgefest will host a wide variety of jazz performances Read more online at…

… young adults collaborate on writing a thriller, guided by their moderately successful novelist instructor (Marina Foïs, “Irréprochable”). The film starts by following one of the students, Antoine…

… suggesting an Arab or black villain in their thriller novel, and then a casual invocation of the 2015 terrorist attacks at the Bataclan in Paris, which he weaponizes against an Arab classmate. We then…

… views. At the workshop, the students dance around the subject, but Antoine seems ready to play: he’s willing to talk about the genre’s fascination with killing, despite what he perceives to be…

… joining TFA. When she started teaching at a predominantly Black school in Detroit, she saw that the most of her fellow teachers hailed from much more affluent upbringings than their students…

…. As someone who grew up in a predominantly Arab school with white teachers who also didn’t share her life experiences — and therefore had trouble relating to her culture and identity — Rima…

… quickly realized the need for teachers to empathize with their students. She felt her impact would be felt most if she worked within the system and educated her co-workers on approaching people of…

… color and cultural responsiveness. This realization allowed her to impact her workplace because it opened up previously closed lines of communication between her, her co-workers and the students…

… with recruiting students of color. After realizing that both of these goals could be achieved by working together, the three went to Andrew Weiner, the editor-in-chief in 2013. This meeting with…

…’s multitudes in mind while reading submissions,” she told us. “As students of color have such a wide range of perspectives and experiences that all contribute to the vibrancy and dynamic of MiC.” We ended…

… Former servicemen discuss personal stories, Arab-Israeli conflict By CASSANDRA BALFOUR Daily Staff Reporter On Thursday night, a group of about twenty students gathered at Hillel to hear the stories of two…

… that students were involved with its design. "The planning process for this project thus far starting early last year involved exten- sive involvement from the stu- dents," Purdy said. "A number of focus…

… groups were held to really gain the students' perspective on the project and what they would really like to see." Slated for completion in the summer of 2014, the bulk of the plan's cost goes toward…

… among 15 students on Thursday night at Amer's Deli on Church Street, to address issues they perceive with the crime alert system used by the Uni- versity of Michigan Police Department and the broader…

… from a perceived "racialization" of the crime alert per- petrator description, to the time delay between when a crime occurs and when an alert is sent out to students. Buoy said issues with the language…

… time as well. was impacted by the outage, Tim Hawkins, a bartender at the theater was forced to cancel However, he still taught classes in the School of Information during the time. Students and…

… colleagues cre- ated a Relay for Life group called Team Frost to fundraise for cancer research in honor of him. Rackham student KT Lowe, who is on the Relay for Life team, took two courses with Frost and…

… version of Four Loko is readily available around campus, several University stu- dents stocked up on the old ver- sion before it became illegal to sell. A University student - who requested anonymity - said…

… he's one of many students who purchased large amounts of the old version as soon as he heard it was being removed from stores. He said that since the ban, he has sold the old version under- ground…

… the "immense" amount of federal Hanlon said he would be in worry about this," Poe said. funding that goes into student touch with the SACUA members SACUA Chair Ed Rothman, loans. concerning future…

… books including "Dinarzad's Children: An Anthology of Con- temporary Arab American Fiction," to an audience in Angell Hall yesterday. i _ _. …

…-resident aliens” in the Registrar’s data), nor how many Arab students attend the University — who are classified as white. Asian students are grouped into one category despite the dif- ferences among, say…

…CSG absolutely cannot fill its pur- pose. It is not possible for CSG to fill its purpose if it can’t represent its students. There are certain needs that the different communities require and if…

… those people are not on student government, it’s really hard to identify those needs and execute on the appropriate strate- gies to fulfill those needs.” Comparing CSG presidential and vice…

… presidential representation to the student demographic break- down reveals disparities in almost all categories but white students. “The environment is not always created on CSG to be welcoming of very…

… purposes. The student demographic break- down was obtained through aver- aging racial identities of the student population from 1993 to 2015, using the years 1995, 2000, 2005, 2014. Data was obtained…

… University does not recognize certain nuances in ethnicity and gender. It does not report how many students do not conform to the gender binary, nor the ethnicity of international stu- dents (called “non…

… and 2014 . The Daily’s analysis found that Asian American and Black students on campus are well represented compared to their respective popu- lations on campus. Black presidents and vice…

… presidents have accounted for 10.7 percent of presidents and 7.1 percent of vice presidents in the last two decades, 66 percent higher than the Black population. As international students are not…

… ultimately sorted into racial catego- ries, it may be that Asian students in general are actually under-repre- sented as CSG executives due to the large proportion of international students from Asia. LSA…

… senior Alex Abdun-Nabi, CSG treasurer, attributed these groups’ proportionally large repre- sentation on CSG to their legacy as activists campus wide, particularly the Black Student Union’s activity…

…’s drinking water in the fall of 2018 showed a rise in PFAS levels since 2016, prompting responses from local elected representatives. Public Health student Andrea Winne, who attended Park’s talk…

…. Public Health students and other attendees said they hope to use Park’s seminar to advance their own research and discover exactly how PFAS in its different forms affects people’s health. Public…

… Health student Jarrod Eaton is conducting a capstone project on PFAS’s relation to metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Eaton said the seminar presented by Park spurred ideas to apply to…

… day.” During a student panel portion of the event, when student couples engaged with Jones and Kempster on ideas surrounding relation- ships, LSA Junior Mike Zlonchev- ich discussed how his…

… cultural sites and lesson planning. Jenna said while her students were passionate about their future careers, they knew Palestinian refugees are barred from working in about 20 professions and…

… both Palestinians and Lebanese identify as Arabs. “To see inside of Lebanon is so different than inside of the West Bank,” Alabed said. “It was really surprising to me to see how Palestinians…

… were treated inside of Lebanon. I thought that, ‘Oh, Arabs would be there for each other,’ but I feel like it’s just as bad as in the West Bank.” LSA sophomore Maya Chamra said hearing about the…

…-doctoral students, graduate students and undergraduates, totaling about 40 members altogether. Each of these members stem from an array of different fields, including history, linguistics, literature…

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…. Still, there are plenty of labels I identify with, labels I carry proudly and unapologetically. Labels that don't define me, but rather encompass little parts of my existence. I'm a woman. I'm an Arab. I…

… metwith questions. Can you be a Muslim and a feminist? Can an Arab woman be a feminist? Yes. Hell, yes. People assume my identity mustbe in conflict with my feminist status, because there couldn't possibly…

… stadium with my bright maize and blue. When I was walkingback to North Campus from the Utah game, drenched, I won- dered whether I was a team member or a spot to fill on ESPN's shot of the student section…

… grain of truth to it. Our great- est and most common chal- lenges - a weak job market, student loan debt and climate change come to mind - imply that we are united in our need them. After all, who would…

… interestsas a constituency,. you haveto present yourself as such. Our generation isn't very good at that. For ERIC starters, only -the brightest (and luckiest) of us FERGUSON students and young professionals…

… and Johns Hopkins and a tradition of athletics doesn't exactly run through the veins of every student at those institutions. However, a president who studied at Michigan or another perennial athletics…

…, alumni and students want. If you do, you clearly don't care. We couldn't care less whether we get cell phone reception in the Big House or not. However, students do wantto be rewarded for their loyalty to…

… roughly a third of your student season ticket holders just to make a bit more money. You do deserve credit for one thing: for turning the Athletics Department into a very fat cash cow. While the two…

…? When there is no longer a waitlist for non-student season tickets because the price is so prohibitive and because you alienated several years of current students, how will you explain that? You seem to…

… with a mixture of cheers and boos. As Murray began to speak, a student in the audience began playing the theme song for the introduction of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies. The audience raised…

… signs accusing Murray of being a white supremacist and a racist. Students in the back of the audience began to set off alarms on their phones to drown out the words of Murray. After only 10…

… Murray go away.” Students began taking turns to scramble up to the front of the room to interrupt Murray and read pre-written speeches of their own. After the first protester read off their speech…

… have become hostile to speakers, such as himself, can be attributed to the anger that has arisen from the election of President Trump. Murray also stated college students have become more…

… sensitive over the past decade and he believes this is primarily due to the rise of identity politics. Murray spent the next portion of the event debating with a student of color at the podium over…

…, Habibi WHAT: The first Chai Circle of the year will cover sex and relationships in the Middle Eastern and North African diaspora. WHO: Middle East and Arab Network WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Sophia…

… 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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…-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 charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up…

… 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…

… large majority of Chi- nese students. “When I counted, there were four Africans and five Arabs,” she said. “And there were at least eighty Chinese.” While Wilson was disappoint- ed with the sparse…

…put their effort towards the cause should be allowed to do so.” The dancers make up 64 teams with 15 to 20 students in each. The teams compete against one another in different activities, such…

… well as at events throughout the year. Some fami- lies were partnered with multiple teams. DMUM, which is the larg- est student-run non-profit in the state, fundraises these large sums because…

… and Groove kept dancers on their toes as the event drew to a close. The event also featured a late night rave complete with glow sticks and flashing lights, where other students could dance and…

…- arem Eljamal, spokeswoman and member of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. Davis said the event’s purpose was to make conversation about race accessible to everyone. “Just being open to new…

… imagine.” Some students submitted ques- tions anonymously through an ask. fm page that Wilson organized and read from, and audience members also posed questions directly to the panel. Attendees were…

… and their opinions on campus policies. One issue discussed at length was the University’s Race and Eth- nicity requirement, which students have criticized recently for not pro- viding enough…

… Race and Ethnicity courses are a result of students being unwilling to talk. “Some students are only there to get a check mark on their tran- script,” Eljamal said. “There’s only so much a…

…, among others. Ajetunmobi said the Univer- sity has fallen short with recruit- ing students from predominantly Black schools. She added that Cass Technical High School and Renaissance High School…

… recruitment based on her own experience as an interna- tional student from Kuwait. She said she noticed a lack of cultural diversity during her international orientation as a freshman, which included a…

…-on-one assistance from instructors. The format intended to help transition teaching fellows into the course and provide students with more experienced instruc- tors. The student group Sa'lam Shalom, an Arab…

…. Each unit .would begin with a lecture discussing an idea in regard to a previously assigned essay. Additionally, the semester included five writing confer- ences so students could receive one…

…-Jewish peace project, held its first meeting to discuss conflict in the Middle East. The students expressed appreciation for the opportu- nity to discuss both sides of the conflict in the Middle East with…

… students with different opin- ions. Ten years ago this week (Oct. 24,2003): Construction began on a new addition to the School of Public Health. The addition replaced class format a wing of the Henry F…

… their appli- cations are fuly prepared and ready to submit. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today from 12 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. WHERE: Student Activities Building WHAT: A series of short films and discussion…

… Wolbert and SophieGreenbaum Production Managers The Michigan Daily ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday though Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is…

…. The second largest body of non-resident students hails from New York, with 2,102 students calling the state home. The state is also home to a large number of *uzaciuu alumni. With the trip scheduled a…

… every single one of our student-athletes," were broken down into regions. As reported previously, in the northern area, which encom- passes the traditional athletic campus from Crisler Arena and Michigan…

… $250,000 a year to proactively address the increased opera- tion costs that will result from the addition ofnew buildings. Contrary to rumors, student- athletes will not live in separate athletic dorms…

… form that could be sent to a printer. “He drew the design, the Crew to partner with students from Abu Dhabi University By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan solar car team will…

… keep its international repu- tation alive. The team heads to the Unit- ed Arab Emirates on Jan 15 for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge. Teams from six con- tinents will race for 745 miles in…

… solar-powered cars they designed and built themselves. The University’s team members will partner with students from Abu Dhabi University for the race. The race coincides with the Abu Dhabi…

…-and- coming artists at the annual "The Ark at UMMA," a live per- formance showcase of student singer- songwriters. Talented student musicians have been selected by The Ark's staff to compete for a place to…

… to the Union Ballroom for a show- case of short films and the comedy event "ArabXpressions." The festival concludes Saturday evening with a screening of 2010 Oscar Nominee "Ajami" at UMMA. Tickets…

… climate they face on this campus. In growing numbers, women students too are declaring that they are fed up with the extra burdens they face from sexual harassment and abuse. Arab and Muslim students are…

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… the racist climate on campus by taking the necessary actions to increase Black student enrollment to 10 percent by 1973 and significantly increase Latino@ student enrollment. For 40 years, our…

… University has broken this promise. This discovery was the foundation for our decision to run with the Defend Affirmative Action Party for Central Student Government as representatives of the new student…

… tobe, it's our duty to end any form of injustice. Since last fall, minority students - spearheaded by Black and Latin@ students - have been speaking louder and clearer than ever before about the hostile…

… words, endless committees, token measures falling vastly short of what is needed, a few crumbs to co-opt a few leaders, intimidation of students who speak out and, of course, layers of bureaucracy to…

…. At the University Board of Regents' meeting, we will demand the University keep its promises to all its students by doubling minority student enrollment, creating a UM Dream Scholarship to open the…

… doors of this University to undocumented students and ending the policy of cover-up of rape and sexual assault on this campus. Then we will be holding a public tribunal and speak-out on the hostile…

… climate on campus for minority, immigrant and women students. The tribunal is the next step in the struggle to end business as usual and make the promise of 1970 a reality. All students and organizations…

…. Detroit high school students will be among the featured speakers, to keep our campus com- munity anchored in the real world of struggle around us. The tribunal will be chaired by activ- ists, including…

… tend to use an experiential teaching method where we look at both students' real life experiences as well as the literature," Thompson said. "I think this creates a different atmosphere in the course…

…." IGR has worked to increase its presence on campus through col- laborations with student organi- zations, fall orientation programs and University housing. But in its 25th year, the pro- gram will reach…

… out to its alumni base. In early fall, an event will invite IGR alumni to campus, showing students that "once they graduate, there will be a group of people still committed to the issues of intergroup…

… international student, he said the program pro- vided an open platform for com- munication. "Unlike other classes (with only) lectures and discussions, the Intergroup Dialogues course provides participants with…

… more freedom to speak and more opportunity to be really engaged in dialogue," he said. Interacting with multicultural students and reflecting on experi- ences are a key part of the course, and Chen said…

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… of “Sniper,” gives god- fearing Christian Americans the orgasm they’ve been waiting for: Jesus, mixed with John Wayne, carrying a gun, killing A-rabs. All this controversy over whether “American…

… Language Campaign, a $16,000 effort to educate students on the impact behind common phrases like “I want to die” and “That’s so gay.” Amanda McLit- tle, coordinator of Diversity Educa…

… program five months after it launched. Your video caption, “Uni- versity is dictating what students can say,” met every standard for a click- worthy phrase — incite all of the drama, include none of the…

… facts. A public university “dictating” the speech of its students?! Now there’s a story that’ll rile up those First Amendment defenders. And that’s how your business model works. You fill a niche…

… freedoms. I can’t say they were terribly accurate. Your recent coverage of the Uni- versity’s Inclusive Language Cam- paign was shared on social media by students who were outraged by the…

… University’s attempt to “stifle” their freedom of speech, as one student posted online. And really, who cares that the initiative was based on student feed- back and aimed at creating a more…

… harmonious campus community? Painting the program as an absurd, double-think government plot to indoctrinate American students into not being able-ist or homophobic assholes free to speak their mind is a…

… much better way to ensure high web traffic. All you had to do was splash “Trouble with Schools” across the screen in punchy graphics, and find a student eager to give an interview full of nice…

….C. Muslim students. Just like me. Their assailant was a vocal anti- theist whose heinous act adds to the growing list of Islamopho- bic sentiments, protests and hate crimes in America. Let’s not forget…

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… social purpose. Last week- of them. Our generation, most of all, end, other students and I met with bears witness to the crowding out of longtime area residents who grew up the human connections that are…

… steadily cation in the 1980s. I've studied seg- declined even as campus counseling regation and metropolitan inequality services and administered "student for a few years now, but hearing these life…

… remain creatures of feeling as well as reason. This is why people-scaled institu- tions, such as Ann Arbor's student housing co-ops, hold so much prom- ise, and why those of us attached to particular…

…- nial campaign led by the Israeli military that aims to disenfranchise the indigenous race and to purify the land of non-Jews by implementing an apartheid system. MichiganBDS is a new student organization…

… recognize the Palestinian people's inalien- able right to self-determination and until it meets its obligations by: 1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967 and dis…

…- mantling the wall separating the Palestinian territories. 2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality. 3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights…

… firms that profited from the South African apartheid regime. The movement empowered masses in the United States and elsewhere to demand that institutions boycott the apartheid regime. University students…