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…Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 5B A t a small ceremony on Feb. 26, students from the Arab- American community on campus gathered to dedi…

… Multicultural Initiatives and Muslim Students’ Association were document- ed in the weeks following the attack. “Arab-Americans are facing a dual challenge as Americans they suffer from the same grief as…

… wanted to maintain close ties while their children were attending school. At present, it is estimated that the student body at the Dearborn campus is at least 25 percent of Arab descent, if not more…

… much more diverse learning environment.” By contrast, Arab-American enrollment in Ann Arbor has only recently seen increases — again, evidenced anecdotally. Twenty years ago, a hand- ful of students…

…, The Brehm Scholars, is credited with a significant increase in Arab- American enrollment in Ann Arbor. This pro- gram offers full-ride, four-year scholarships to a select group of graduating students…

…Monday, July 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Li LIKE THE DAILY ON FACEBOOK You deserve a factual look at ... Are the Palestinians Ready for Peace? Why Arab intransigence makes…

… resulted in complete failure. At that time, Israel offered the hand of friendship to Here is a list of only the most important of such the Arabs, which was rudely rejected when the Arabs events, issued the…

… Three No's of Khartoum: No Peace, No The enmity of the Arabs Negotiation, and No against the Jews in their "If the Arabs had accepted the 1947 Recognition of Israel. midst and the violence Another…

… creating a Palestinian state within five years. of an Arab state was suggested, but the Arabs rejected Israel agreed to withdraw from parts of the West it. Bank and Gaza. Israel turned over most of its The…

… 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…

…OBH is not the first Arab fraternity in the nation. However, Elharake said the founders of OBH decided to create their own fraternity so they could build the traditions of the group…

…” in Arabic, each member then revealed his name and pledged to support his fellow brothers. Many of the members introduced themselves through rap. Ahmad Saad, Business senior and OBH brother, said…

… after the University’s first Arab sorority, Epsilon Alpha Sigma Empowered Arab Sisterhood, introduced its first pledge class in a reveal show held in Angell Hall. EAS, which has chapters at…

… several other universities, is the first Arab sorority in the nation. Silan Fadlallah, LSA junior and president of EAS, said it was important for her sorority to attend OBH’s reveal show because EAS…

… had received support from the University’s Arab community at their own debut performance. “We’re here to show solidarity and support them, because we were the first Arab sorority to come to the…

… applications for Fall 2019. Elharake said his work with this campaign and his decision to found OBH reflect his desire to bring awareness to the Arab identity on campus. “Every year, I see Arab men…

… create, with the founding fathers, a peer-to- peer structure for Arab men to mentor each other.” Fadlallah echoed Elharake’s statement and said organizations like EAS and OBH aim to draw attention…

… to the presence of a distinctly Arab identity at the University and around the country. “The Arab identity as a race is often unrecognized and goes unrecognized because we don’t have a checkbox…

… checkbox and, within that, the Arab identity.” Throughout the performance, the recruits referred to themselves as lions, the symbol of the fraternity. According to Elharake, the symbolism harkens…

… Daily, Elharake said the members of OBH and the Arab community at the University embody the history of the Asiatic lions. “Their story has become our story,” Elharake said. “For decades, most…

… model for funding AUSTEN HUPFORD/Daily LEFT: A crowd applauds Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman who spoke in Rackham Auditorium yesterday. Nobel Prize winnerhighlights womens rolei Arab Spin…

…. She cited the University's educational programs and stu- dent body of more than 27,000 undergraduates and 15,000 grad- uate students as well as the Uni- versity's $1.24 billion research expenditures in…

… Daily Sounds of the Arab Spring reverberated off the walls of lrn c full Rarkhva i winner Tawakkul Karman led the audience through chants promoting women and peace. Karman, a journalist and senior member…

… of Al-Islah political party in Yemen, is the first Arab woman, the second Muslim and the first Yemeni person to win a Nobel Prize for her work with women's rights. Karman discussed the sweep- ing…

… changes in the Arab Spring, particularly women's roles in nnrcino hi-mvmn Thi man to speak on campus as part of the program's curriculum. Karman began her talk by making it clear that she is a…

… justice prevails. She emphasized the new role of Arab women in leading protest- ers in the revolutions for demo- cratic principles. "Women have become at the forefront of these demonstra- tions and lines in…

… semeni, torium yesterday, as 2011 co- University's Arabic Language and every Arab, and every recipient Nobel Peace Prize Flagship Program invited Kar- human being and every woman CAMPUS CRIME Man arrested…

… students SOUTH KOREA 687students TAIWAN 287students INDIA 752 students CHINA 1,747 students GRAPHIC BY H ELEN LIUEBLICH The countries with the most number of students who studied at the University in 2010…

…-2011. 'U' ranks eighth in number MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA seeks to fill rep. vacancies in election of international students Only one Rackham student running with 10 open seats By GIACOMO BOLOGNA…

… Daily StaffReporter With the polls for Michi- gan Student Assembly elec- tions open tonight at midnight, assembly members say they hope to fill current vacancies in the student government. The vacant…

… the struggles with other students, that’s what I’ll miss the most,” Elharake said. Being of an Arab-Muslim background, as well as being a first-generation student, Elharake has spent much of his…

… come from my communities,” he said. “That drive of changing this institution and changing campus for it to best fit my communities.” Elharake was the host of Arab Xpressions, the Arab Student…

… students and faculty members, formed the Islamophobia Working Group, a group of students, faculty and administrators who meet monthly to address anti-Muslim and anti-Arab sentiments on campus. Elharake…

… like to see.” With this goal in mind, Travioli threw numerous cultural and educational events in Martha Cook throughout November — Native American history month. She educated students on traditional…

… me different … I didn’t expect it at college and I didn’t expect it at Michigan.” Dagher learned about the Arab Student Association through a group chat she created with members of her Dearborn…

…Daily.com Read more at MichiganDaily.com CARTER FOX/Daily Students perform “Wil3it Dabke,” choreographed by Sally Kafelghazal and Nicola Nunu, during the Arab Xpressions event at the Power Center Saturday evening…

…Ann Arbor residents and University of Michigan students gathered Friday Night in the tea room of Crazy Wisdom Bookstore to discuss ways to protest conservative author and commentator Ben…

… Michigan this past fall hoping to find a close-knit Arab community similar to the one she had at home in Dearborn. But initially, Dagher didn’t see this community on campus. She recalled how she didn…

… Arab community. After attending events and meeting people with similar backgrounds to her own, Dagher became more involved in the Arabesque Dance Troupe and ASA. This past Saturday, Dagher took…

… part in Arab Xpressions, a celebration of Arab heritage. Xpressions is an annual performance partnered with Arabesque and ASA that showcases Arab culture through aspects such as music…

…, poetry, dance and song. The theme of year’s performance was “Ajyal,” Arabic for “generations.” Dagher found herself involved with many different parts of Xpressions this year. She had a role in a…

… conclusion of the show. “You see Xpressions and you see, ‘Oh, this is a way that my culture’s never been portrayed to me before,’” Dagher said. “It’s Arabs who are holding the narrative in their hands…

… preparations began in October. He said the implemented theme, generations, demonstrates the changing Arab identity over time and works to navigate the idea of what it means to be an Arab American on campus…

… ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor residents and ‘U’ students organize against conservative author ALYSSA MCMURTRY Daily Staff Reporter Presentations center around theme ‘absolute zero,’ discuss challenging…

… speech into something wholly new. May its sound always evolve but its color stain forever. Bless it despite its ugliness. Bless it anyway. Every year, the Arab Students Association…

…, United Asian American Organizations, the umbrella organization for several A/PIA- interest organizations on campus, partners with the Office of Multi- Ethnic Students Affairs to plan this month of…

… events. Last year, A/PIA Heritage Month featured many large- scale events like the Generation Asian Pacific American Cultural Show (GenAPA) and the Midwest Asian American Student Union 2017 Spring…

… Brown Show, and Chroma — a show exhibiting artwork by people of color. Finally, every year Heritage Month is ended by a closing ceremony to recognize the achievements of A/PIA students on…

… campus. Below are some photos from different events that happened during A/PIA Heritage Month last year. This year, UAAO and Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs are looking for people to work on…

… hosts Arab Xpressions — a cultural show dedicated to featuring the beauty of Arab culture. Join us Feb. 17 to enjoy traditional Arab dances, music, clothing, poetry and more. As we explore the…

… unique experiences of Arab Americans through detailed displays and hilarious skits, we hope to provide a powerful and entertaining night for you and your family. The following spoken words were…

… presented at Arab Xpressions 2017: Who am I? A Bearded face, A Handsome face Brown Eyes, Caring Eyes Dark Hair, Silky Hair Tanned Skin, Exotic Skin Child’s thoughts, Loving Thoughts Pause Who…

… look in the mirror. And within me, I see my grandmothers. My sito marrying into the Arab culture, choosing to embody both worlds. My tata, raising five children within a civil war. And within me I…

…. These Arab women. Defying the stereotype unrightfully placed upon them every day. They have inspired me. They have inspired me to redefine what being an Arab means to me. They are my role models…

…, Muslim American, Latina, I had access to Latino studies classes that were meaningful to me, but in order to learn about Arabs or Muslims, a student — which is common at many universities — would take…

… help students thrive in the very difficult world that we’re living in, and also an academic home for Arab and Muslim students on campus, and it’s also been very rewarding to work with them on…

… am also proud to leave with the Arab and Muslim American studies program in such a strong position and to have contributed something to this campus that some students find meaningful and who will…

…by Islamophobia and Islamophobic incidents on campus. Alsultany is also known for her book “Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11,” published in 2012, and for…

… her work co-editing “Arab and Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, and Belonging” and “Between the Middle East and the Americas: The Cultural Politics of Diaspora.” At an event celebrating…

… the scholarship of Alsultany last Thursday, several students, colleagues and faculty members spoke about their experiences working with Alsultany. Aside from her academic accolades, the…

… panelists spoke of Alsultany’s work to expand and improve campus prayer rooms, her role in arranging a closed town hall meeting for Middle Eastern, North African and Muslim students following the murder…

… of three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in February 2015, her advocacy for the ME/NA box to be included on all University forms that require demographic…

… community and nationally, and most importantly, to our students individually and collectively,” Horton said. Law student Areeba Jibril said through Alsultany’s course, “From Harems to Terrorists,” she…

… imagined it would be this way, and what has been the most rewarding? The seed was planted when I was an undergraduate student here in the early 1990s and it was planted through the classes that I took…

… Performing Arts to attend Arab Xpressions — the University’s annual showcase of Arabic culture. Xpressions is organized by the Arab Student Association, and featured Arab dances, skits, poetry and…

… student talent to celebrate the beginning of Arab Heritage Month. It is the only Arab culture show produced on such a large scale at the University of Michigan. LSA seniors Jad Elharake and Haleemah…

…-start built into most undergraduate classes at the University. Michigan time is a MAYA GOLDMAN Daily News Editors Event Arab Xpressions showcases dance, skits CAMPUS LIFE Event by Arab Student…

… had similar stories to her, and that it doesn’t have to be a stigma.” On Saturday night, close to 1,400 students, faculty and community members flocked to the Power Center for the…

… Aqel were the hosts of the event. On stage, they described how Arab Xpressions had transformed in terms of attendance and venue, year by year. Starting in the dorms, it was later moved to the…

… one of the only Arab women in the Ross School of Business.” In honor of World AIDS Day, the National Council for Negro Women, the Black Student Union and Creatives of Color presented the HIV…

…, Michigan Monday, December 3, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM First Arab sorority EAS forms ‘U’ chapter Students, community remember victims of California shooting HANNAH…

…Around 8:12 p.m. Friday, the Epsilon Alpha Sigma Sorority, is the University of Michigan’s first Arab sorority, dubbed the Empowered Arab Sisterhood, revealed its first class of new…

… recruits. The seven girls recruited, the “Al-Afdal line,” marched into Auditorium D in Angell Hall, yelling “We’re the girls of Arab countries!” in Arabic. As the girls were revealed, a founding…

… member of the sorority’s chapter at the University removed a pink bandana from each girl’s eyes and wrapped a flag from their country of origin around her shoulders. Arab music blared as…

… Monologues Sunday night to teach students and faculty about the disease that affects millions of people around the world. The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the University of Michigan…

… night continued with various performances from students and faculty. Michigan state Senate Republicans voted to scale back minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, S.B. 1171 and 1175 last…

… SIEGEL/Daily Students gather on the Diag for a vigil to remember the victims of the Borderline shooting Saturday afternoon. CAMPUS LIFE Epsilon Alpha Sigma, reveals new class of recruits Friday…

… Borderline” and “Never Again”, approximately 20 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members congregated on the Diag for a vigil Saturday afternoon in honor of those lost to gun…

… National Council for Negro Women, the Black Student Union and Creatives of Color Sunday night. HIV Monologues aims to educate, erase stigmas surrounding diagnosis University Black Student Union and…

…- zero climate pollution by 2050. Palestinian-American activist speaks on intersectional feminism Arab Student Association hosts Linda Sarsour for discussion on identity RYAN LITTLE/Daily Palestinian…

… political activist Linda Sarsour joined students on Friday as a part of the Arab Student Association’s Focus Week to discuss issues in the Arab community. Sarsour’s talk was the last event of the…

… club’s Focus Week and touched upon feminism in Arab communities. About 100 students gathered in Rackham’s Auditorium on Friday night for the event. Sarsour hails from Brooklyn, New York, and…

… sets its sights on bout with Ohio State next weekend. » Page 1B Faculty directors of the Semester in Detroit program, an initiative that allows University of Michigan students to study and…

… million, will provide teaching in subjects like technology and artificial intelligence to undergraduate and graduate students. It will also serve as a conference center and hotel in downtown…

… Detroit. Plans to open the 14-acre center have received backlash from students and faculty since the announcement was made on Oct. 30 by University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel. Days…

…. Arab nations dividedover how to deal with Syrians Lawyer: traumatic incident in Iraq triggered anxiety OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians suffered a traumatic…

… deadly mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The jury awarded the families of two slain students $4 million each, but the state asked the trial judge to enforce the $100,000 cap on claimsxgainst the sta a…

… shops that have been pillaged and looted. * The reports of 40 people dead in Saraqeb since Sunday come as Arab leaders meeting in Bagh- dad remain deeply divided over how to help solve Syria's year- long…

… Daily wire reports BAGHDAD (AP) - Arab lead- ers gathering here today will call for Syria to implement a cease- fire, but there's little faith that President Bashar Assad will do anything to halt his…

… crackdown on the year-old uprising. That could set the stage for Gulf Arab nations, eager to see Assad's downfall, to take stron- ger action on their own. Arab governments are divided over how strongly to…

… intervene to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and' their divisions illustrate how the conflict has become a proxy in the region's wider rivalry - the one between Arabs and power- house Iran. Sunni-led nations of…

… other Arab nations are reluctant to openly call for that step yet. Iraq, the host of the one-day Arab League summit, is in a par- ticularly tight spot because its Shiite-led government has close ties to…

…. It also supports the mission of joint U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, who has put forward a peace plan to end the regime's crackdown that the U.N. esti- mates has killed more than 9,000 people since…

… the uprising began in March 2011 as part of the Arab Spring. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshy- ar Zebari acknowledged to the media that the summit will offer "nothing new" on Syria, but will complement…

… Council. "We have no trust in the current regime. ... We have to see that they have stopped killing civilians." The Assad regime has pre- emptively rejected anything coming out of the Arab League summit, a…

….com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 25, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Students, faculty reflect on political climate, law First Arab fraternity on campus hosts show…

…’s first Arab sorority, and the Multi- Ethnic Student Association held a banquet to raise money for Syrian refugees through Friends of Kayany, a non-profit that supports education for Syrian children…

…In late February, Kaplan Test Prep released their annual law school admissions officers survey, an analysis that attempts to measure student interest in attending law school. After years…

… decision to attend law school. Anthony Coloca, Kaplan’s director of pre-law programs, was confident their findings were more than circumstantial. In a second survey of law school students…

… Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association and Michigan Taiwanese Student Associations, the event featured a variety of Taiwanese food and street games from the streets of Taiwan’s famous…

… Keelung Miaokou Night Market. Elton Lin, an Engineering freshman who helped organize the event, said the event aimed to celebrate Taiwanese culture as well as to bring different Taiwanese student…

… organization’s first student loan ombudsman — helping to establish federal guidelines that dictate policy and management of student loans and for-profit colleges. He was confirmed as an FTC commissioner…

…, provide mentors with common experiences Friday night, the founding line of Omega Beta Eta, the University of Michigan’s first Arab fraternity, revealed their pledge class with a performance on…

… Mason Hall to engage in conversation Students opened dialogue to discuss religious, cultural differences on campus MESA hosts dialogue on masculinity in Arab life CAMPUS LIFE Panelists discuss…

… gathered in the School of Education for an event held by Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs as part of Arab Heritage Month. The event centered around Arab masculinity and mental health. It was hosted by…

… how Arab identities interact in traditional gender roles EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff Reporter See POLITICS , Page 3 Follow The Daily on Instagram: @michigandaily Professor talks Israeli…

… on experiences writing in war zone BARBARA COLLINS Daily Staff Reporter University Students Against Rape, community members recognize , celebrate survivors Wednesday evening, students and community…

… members gath- ered in the Michigan League for the 41st annual Take Back the Night Ann Arbor. Campus rep- resentatives from University of Michigan’s University Students Against Rape, in cooperation…

… Kozlowski, University Students Against Rape senior student leader, hoped to encourage a conversation about sexual assault prevention and recov- ery. “First and foremost, we’re here to raise awareness…

… opportunity at the University of Southern California in just a few days. Alsultany has played a prominent role on campus since her days as a student in the 1990s. Alsultany attended the University…

… as an undergrad, attended Stanford University as a graduate student and returned to the University of Michigan as a faculty member in 2005. Now an Arthur F. Thurnau professor and an…

… associate professor in the Department of American Culture, Alsultany’s most significant role has been as co-founder and outgoing director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies program…

…. Alsultany has taught courses in the department including “From Harems to Terrorists: Representing the Middle East in Hollywood Cinema,” “Introduction to Arab American Studies,” “Islamophobia” and…

… “Why Do They Hate US?: Perspectives on 9/11”. Throughout her tenure, Alsultany has been a leader in establishing AMAS — one of only three programs in the country to focus on Arab- American…

… identity — and collaborating with others to create the Islamophobia Working Group — a group of students, faculty and staff dedicated to advising the University administration on how to make campus…

…’ second highest in hate crimes of universities surveyed CHRISTINE MONTALBANO/Daily Longtime Arab and Muslim mentor leaving the ‘U’ for new position at USC ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor-in-Chief FBI, UMPD…

… Overton, the upsurge in reported hate crimes could also indicate that more students are familiar with and willing to report hate crimes. “As with most other jurisdictions, especially college…

… community,” Overton said. “I cannot speak on comparison to other schools.” ZAYNA SYED Daily Staff Reporter The University of Michigan released revisions to its policies on student sexual…

… upstate New York with a win and a tie » INSIDE Still Unscathed Energetic start lifts Michigan over RPI, 5-2 ADMINISTRATION ICE HOCKEY CAMPUS LIFE Schlissel details new program available to students…

… in Ypsilanti, Southfield schools By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter The University will introduce a new program to increase racial and socioeconomic diversity among students by giving…

… three-day Yalla Vote summit held by the Arab American Institute, a national nonprofit. The summit’s goal was to provide an opportunity for leaders of the Arab American community to engage with…

… active member of Al-Qaws, an organization that promotes LGBTQ rights in Palestinian society. Sponsored by the Trotter Multicultural Center, Arab Her- itage Month provides a platform for students to…

… students consider #BlackLivesMatter movement By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter Though demonstrators call- ing for an end to police brutality covered the Diag in December and marched to Ann Arbor…

… students a space to share their concerns and frustrations over recent incidents of police violence. Charlie Bright, acting direc- tor of the Residential College, said the program originated during a…

… meeting of faculty in the Residential College’s Social Theory and Practice major. Sev- eral of the faculty noted the sig- nificant amount of emotion their students expressed incidents related to police…

… brutality . Following a grand jury’s decision not to press charges against the Ferguson offi- cer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, students held a vigil on the Diag and later organized a…

… on the issues raised, and the learning community of the RC had the framework to foster a thoughtful conversa- tion about the concerns students shared,” Bright said. LSA freshman Darian Raz- dar…

…, a student in the class, said Former fraternity members must vacate chapter house by May 3 By EMMA KERR Daily News Editor The University’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu was suspended and…

…-year period,” the release read. “Sigma Alpha Mu Arab Heritage Month event embraces unique identities By SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter In honor of the University’s second annual Arab Heritage…

… Month, about 70 students gath- ered in Rackham Amphitheater Tuesday evening for a keynote address by Sa’ed Atshan, a post- doctoral fellow at Brown Uni- versity, about coming out as a gay Palestinian…

… embrace their Arab identities. This year’s theme, “Arabiyon Ana: I am Arab,” was chosen to explore multiple aspects of Arab identities and their impacts and influences in the world. Daily reporters…

… Street Umich, a student orga- nization dedicated to achieving a two-state solution to the Arab- Israeli conflict, encouraged their members to attend and held a dis- cussion after the event. LSA junior…

…-418-4115 eat. 1241 pjshahin michigandailycom dougslo@michigandaitycom' Five student organizations at Yale sponsored a talk given by Ozdil Nami, the Foreign Minis- ter of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of…

… Northern Cyprus, the Yale Daily News reported Tues- day. Nami spoke to the students Monday afternoon about the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and the problems it is facing. The Turkish Republic of Northern…

… recognized poetry slam champions this Friday, The State News reportedTuesday. T. Miller and Ebony Stewart will perform at a poetry slam with an open mic night after- wards for students to showcase their pieces…

… from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Koessler Room Indiana University students raise awareness about heart disease Students from Indiana Uni- versity participated in a walk for World Heart Day…

… Monday after- noon, The Indiana Daily Student reported. World Heart Day was founded by the World Heart Federation. It is meant to raise awareness of and support for subjects like heart disease and stroke…

… research. The state of Indiana currently ranks 41st in overall health nation- wide. Students wore T-shirts with the saying, "Done with 41" -MAYA SHANKAR THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY On Tuesday, Olympic…

… fall and winter ttrms by students at the University oMichigan. One copy isavailabie freeof charge to all readers. Additional copies may be pickedupai the Dailys office for $2.Subscriptions for fa term…

…@michigandaily.com Joint Institute ,Hiring lecture Student travel symposium v WHAT: Peking University and UM Health System have a research parternship and will present recent findings. WHO: Global REACH WHEN: Today…

…- Terence Room meeting WHAT: Residential College students who have traveled abroad will present on their experiences abroad. WHO: Residential College WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: East Quad, Room 1807…

…, Central Student Government’s vote for #UMDivest and more. The Michigan Daily: Starting with Richard Spencer — in the Regent’s Meeting called last week, safety seemed like a big topic of discussion…

…, that’s your top priority that you’re stating in your negotiations and that was a major concern for students. So, in the negotiation process, how are you defining safety? Obviously there are many…

… just our students but the people that will come here, or may come here, to protest for or against and the safety of the speaker, the physical safety of the speaker and then of Ann Arbor. You know…

… about 100 students, faculty and community members joined together in the Diag for the #StopSpencer Speak Out with one common message: Richard Spencer is not welcome at the University of Michigan…

…’s request to speak on campus. The event was organized by a coalition of student groups including Stop Spencer at the University of Michigan, Students4Justice and more. The goal of the Speak Out was to…

… with the University’s willingness to put the safety and comfort of minority students at risk in order to work with Spencer’s request. One of these individuals was LSA junior Alex Chow, who…

… explained by choosing not to deny Spencer’s request, the University was leaving students of color to fend for themselves. “The University and its administration has made it clear that they’re not…

… objections stemmed from a concern that Lieberman, who has taught on the Arab-Israeli conflict, would cause a power imbalance during the vote by expressing his anti-divestment views. While speaking to…

… the assembly, Lieberman took a historical approach to examining the Arab- Israeli conflict, citing examples of human rights violations by other countries, which he believes to be greater than…

… important it was to connect it to my personal identity." Founas is a member of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality - a campus organization thatpromotes activismregardingissues related to Palestinian…

… social justice and human rights. She said her experiences with identity politics and Arab- and Muslim-American issues at the University pushed her to get involved in the Arab-Israeli debate on campus. For…

… many students, the history and politics of the conflict between Palestine and Israel might have been issues that were made familiar to them by their upbringing. But for others, these topics may be…

… and challenges faced by Arabs and Arab-Americans. Kherallah, SAFE's Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions chair, became motivated to engage in issues related to the conflict as a freshman in response to the…

… Arab Spring, a wave of government-topplingcivil protests that started in Middle Eastern countries in 2010. As a Syrian, Kherallah said he wanted to learn more about the region and even his own identity…

…. "The Arab Spring, what it really spurred me to do is just to engage with things and figure out what can you do on a concrete basis to improve situations, and stand up for my rights and other people…

… it starting in high school and then growing in Israel because I was able to explore it firsthand as much as I could." Other students did not become involved in the issues of the region until they came…

… where the funds of the University are going to these companies, there's a much more direct link." However, for most University students, what's going on in the Middle East or how it may factor into their…

… lives as students isn't something that they're often exposed to. In the early hours of Dec. 10, SAFE members and supporters went to six residential dorms and slipped mock eviction notices under the doors…

… evicted in order to make room for the Israeli civilians who inhabit the settlements, and asked students to imagine themselves going through the same experience. Overall, the goal of SAFE's Boycott…

…Thursday marked undocumented immigrants’ last day to submit renewals to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — but undocumented students at the University of Michigan…

… students. After President Donald Trump’s successive travel ban orders in January, and again after the repeal of DACA in September, University President Mark Schlissel stated the University will not…

… disclose students’ immigration statuses voluntarily. Schlissel also formed an Immigration Working Group to monitor and analyze gaps in resources. Thursday’s rally, organized by the Student…

… central staff liaison between undocumented students and the University and improving accessibility for prospective students. In October 2016, the University of Michigan launched its five…

…-year Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan — an extensive initiative designed to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus through increasing staff diversity, retention of underprivileged students and…

…. Two student panels, consisting of 25 undergraduate and graduate students each, convene every month to discuss new strategies and ideas with DEI leaders. Though the plan was created to…

… white supremacy to racial slurs written on students’ dorm room doors — the past year has weighed heavily upon both administrators and minority students. Diversity Peer Educators As part of the…

… traditional identity binaries, especially in the historical context of the Arab communities’ presence on campus. “I know that historically when efforts (target) this same issue, our needs are not…

… community and our historical presence on campus only further the severity of the issue and disempower the Arab The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority approved $150,000 to install chain…

…-mails obtained by the Daily sent Tuesday to listservs for various student organizations — including Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, the Middle East and Arab Network, the Arab Students Asso- ciation…

… broader educational issues By ALYSSA BRANDON and LAURA SCHINAGLE Summer Managing News Editor and Summer Editor in Chief In an e-mail to Ross School of Business students Monday, Business School…

… programs Davis-Blake helped create have diversified opportunities for undergraduate Business students to prepare for the increasingly global workforce. “She has lead a complete revamp of the BBA…

… the Ross School of Business, announces the graduation of business students at Spring Com- mencement at Michigan Stadium on May 2. See DEAN, Page 3 Students request meeting in response to Harbaugh…

…’s tweet supporting the film By LAURA SCHINAGLE Summer Editor in Chief Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh met with Middle East- ern, North African, Muslim and South Asian students in a private…

…, the South Asian Awareness Network, Michigan Pakistanis, and Muslim, Lebanese, Malaysian and Persian students — announced plans for the meeting. The e-mails said several students requested the…

… in June 2016 Coach Jim Harbaugh meets with students on ‘American Sniper’ CAMPUS LIFE See MEETING, Page 3 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM …

… that the University has to help them succeed.” The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and the Arab Student Association also hosted an event called SALAM — Successful Arab Leaders at…

… Michigan. SALAM is a two- day program that aims to introduce incoming Arab students to campus resources, support networks and the Arab community. They met with current students and faculty, and as…

… building the social and emotional wellbeing of incoming students. “I know that we’ve done programs like Arab and Latinx Wolverine Day where we’re trying to show new admitted students all the…

…. As students make their way back into classrooms this week, multiple departments and professors include clauses on free speech and dialogue in their syllabi. “Now as interim dean, I plan…

… to champion some fundamental values of a liberal arts and sciences education — citizenship, engagement, and true dialogue,” LSA interim dean Elizabeth Cole wrote in an email to students Thursday…

…. Education senior Camyrea Barnes, BSU secretary, said Umoja and other Black Welcome Week events can be crucial programming for incoming students. “The Black community, when I was a freshman…

… with microaggressions, when they deal with bias incidents that happen to them, or just being a student here — that they know that they have the Black community here to lean on.” Music, Theatre…

… support for incoming Black students,” Levy said. “You can sign up to be a big sib or a little sib. So for freshmen, I’m a little sib so you’ll get a mentor ... at the event, they gave us soul food…

… 2010, two University students decided to develop a club on campus to get students more involved with the organization. Club president and LSA senior Andrea Gregorka and LSA senior Mackenzie Lebeis said…

… Student United Way currently has about 30 members that help provide support for community members in need through volunteer activities throughout the year. Gregorka said while United Way of Washtenaw County…

… is more fundraising-based, Student United Way focuses on volunteer events in the community. Specifically, the club aims to provide students with volunteer opportunities outside of the United Way Day…

… of Action - a nationwide day of non-stop service events in June, which many students are unable to attend because it takes place after winter semester is over. Gregorka said the club's presence on…

… Way of Washtenaw County offered last semester. Gregorka added it's an easy way for students to get involved in the community because there is no ty service specific time commitment, and students can…

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… stopped. rkozy urges that if the Arab League initiative is not implemented, the interna- in leader Assad tional community will have to consider new measures to corm- to resign pel a halt to the regime…

… a student petition that raised concerns about how the film portrays Arabs, Muslims, the Middle East and North Africa. However, following another student-generated petition call- ing for the…

…’s actions, Muslim and Arab students reported harass- ment and death threats. The University ultimately screened “American Sniper” and “Paddington” simultaneously at UMix. The e-mails, which were sent…

… Advisory Committee is discussing a new curriculum and training for medical school students that would bring together science and practice. The new curriculum would allow students to learn material…

… through hands-on experience rather than learning through lecture and discussion. “For example, instead of learning about disease, students will check the heart and see how disease func- tions in…

… University to reverse this decision, E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, issued a statement April 8 say- ing, “the initial decision was not consistent with the high value the University of…

… Michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the right of students to make their own choices in such matters.” Throughout the week’s dis- cussions about the film and the University…

… by the student who launched a petition in April calling for the University to cancel the sched- uled screening, said the coach was invited to talk with students about the screening “and get a…

…,775 times and favorited 38,305 times. Approximately 15 students, Harper and Interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett attended the meeting Wednesday. Administrators and student organizers requested the…

… is allo- cated toward implementing the program in classes across campus and teaching instructors how to use it in their classrooms. Fishman said gameful learning gives the students the opportu…

…- nity to feel a stronger connection with the material they are learn- ing. “We use the term gameful to describe courses that are intend- ed to maximize students’ feelings of autonomy — the ability to…

…0m placed on Arab 5:0 p.m. women and Michigan Theater their represen- tation in this week's Penny W. Stamps lecture. Haddad's lecture, "Taboos," aims to dissolve the assumed cul- tural and gender…

… roles that shape the view of Arab women in both Western and Eastern societies. Her work has extended through- out a diverse range of media, including poetry, journalism and collage art. "Joumana is very…

… the cancellation of "Law & Order" was announced over the summer. Admittedly, the The Whole series had a rep- utation of being boring, exciting Wednesdays only pre-law at10 p.m. students and ABC your…

… 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…

…LSA Student Government kicked off its Mental Health Week Monday afternoon by gathering student organizations focused on mental health for a Diag Day. At the far end of the Diag, LSA SG…

… representatives Eli Rachlin, an LSA junior, and Kristen Ball, an LSA senior, blew bubbles and blasted music as students walked by. Rachlin, spouting positive encouragement to passersby said the Diag Day is…

… an important part of the Awareness Week because of its ability to reach so many students. “You got to do something where you get exposure … everyone’s down this week, it’s right before fall…

… Follow @michigandaily JT @__JustJustin MSU students talk so much trash about UMich but forget that was their #1 choice before they got rejected 5th Year @5thYear Michigan’s student section…

… corrections@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 free of…

… category include the 22 Arab countries and the three non- Arab countries that may identify because of regional purposes,” Elharake said. “That also includes communities that don’t have nationalities…

… … just so that we’re more inclusive and we’re not creating an Arab box.” CSG Vice President Nadine Jawad, a Public Policy senior, expressed her support of the initiative, one that has been promoted…

… Arab, Zionist identities Egyptian activist, imprisoned during Arab Spring, talks Israel advocacy By RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporter About 30 students gathered in the Trotter Multicultural…

… potential of Caribbean studies and the sugar industry. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: 100 Hatcher Graduate Library Student quartet recital WHAT…

…: Students will perform songs from a variety of different composers in this quartet recital. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium…

… should be admitted or not — uncon- stitutional. That’s because a minority student with the same grid scores as a white student could make the cut due solely to race. The grid system had already…

… been replaced in 1998 in favor of a point selection index. The selection index system awarded applicants points based on a variety of criteria, including race. When a student earned more points…

… unconstitutional. In a separate case, the court ruled the University Law School’s narrow use of race as one of many factors in selecting a class of students. But by 2006, Michigan residents voted to ban the…

… use of affirmative action in admissions. — TIMOTHY COHN Student holiday art show WHAT: Student prints, drawings, ceramics and metal work will be for sale. WHO: University Library WHEN: Today…

… Center on Sunday to hear from Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, an Arab Zionist who discussed his experience living in Egypt during the Arab Spring. Mansour, now an assistant professor of Hebrew Studies…

… utmost importance at against Arab and Muslim students nt is respect for the lost and trickled in yesterday. The harass- ate action to aid the living. ment caused enough unease in the a natural human…

… instinct to Arab/Muslim student population swers to the multitude of that the Muslim Student Associa- ns involving who is guilty tion distributed an e-mail cautioning crime. However, the back- Arab…

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… West to lament the death of John Lennon and the multi-mile line to view the body of fallen President John F. Kennedy lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. For University students, one of the many images…

… must remain united in the days, weeks, months and years to come. Quiet, solemn and respectful, students, faculty, staff and administrators still in shock and quite unsure of what the future holds…

… gathered to comfort one another. Since most students are away from home, it is the University community that must serve as one large family. Although Tuesday"s attacks on the United States occurred hundreds…

… that evening on the Diag. As Michi- gan Student Assembly Vice President Jessica Cash said, the University "seemed a whole lot smaller" Tuesday night. The University has offered its resourc- es for…

… students to deal with the stress and uncertainty of terrorist attacks. Student should take advantage of counseling services in the residence halls and in the University unions. Thesother promising sign that…

… came out of Tuesday's events was the fact that so many student groups of differing backgrounds and viewpoints came together to organize the vigil. The organizers, from MSA to Students Organizing for…

… Labor and Economic Equal- ity to the Black Student Union to Hillel and so many others, should be thanked for their commitment to the University and to the stu- dent population. The heated Palestinian…

… LIFE Push to add ME/NA box launches on social media Students, faculty sign onto #WeExist campaign to lobby for Arab category MATT HARMON Daily Staff Reporter Group gathered to reflect on those…

… Ann Arbor since 1974. “People who have to live beside it need benefits too. It should not just be for U of M students and employees. We want these areas developed, but we want to go about it in…

…,000 students in the past few years. Ackerman also noted 55 percent of people in Ann Arbor are renters. “Are they attractive? No,” Ackerman said about residential buildings. “But are they housing…

… and 75 percent of nontenured faculty reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with the climate — which is consistent with students and staff. However, white faculty members were more…

… face more bias ACADEMICS Senate Assembly reviews DEI climate survey results with tri-campus members ZOE BAXTER For The Daily Students, faculty gather for Transgender Day of Remembrance with…

… vigil, event MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily Students gather in rememberence of transgender people murdered in 2017 on the Diag Monday. See DEVELOPMENT, Page 3 After garnering support from students and…

… sample campus climate survey found ME/NA-identifying students to make up 2 percent of the student body. Resolutions in favor of creating a Middle Eastern/North African identity…

… category were passed by Central Student Government last February and by LSA Student Government last month — the CSG resolution passed unanimously. This lack of a Middle Eastern/North African…

… option on University documents from application forms to financial aid is mirrored by the U.S. Census documents sent out every 10 years. The Arab American Institute has been leading the charge on…

… of health, education and more. According to the Arab American Institute, adjusted for under-reporting, Michigan is ranked second in the nation for highest Arab- See ME/NA, Page 3 CAMPUS…

…-generation college student and an Arab- Muslim woman, I quickly realized that, as I sank into my seat in the corner of that auditorium in the Chemistry Building, the odds weren’t really in my favor…

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… signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS What the Empowered Arab Sisterhood has done for me MARIA ULAYYET | COLUMN C ulture shock. For…

… school, a moment I had been waiting for for years, had been so discreetly stolen away from me. As both the oldest child and oldest girl in my Arab immigrant family, going away for college had…

… been out of the question until my junior year. My parents told me if I could get into a good school, I could move out for college. Seeing my hard work as a student go to waste was my greatest…

… — better known as the Empowered Arab Sisterhood — the first and only nationally recognized predominantly- Arab sorority. Nearly a year and a half later, with my 14 sisters by my side, I can…

… the space I never knew I needed, but in reality, I was drowning without it. As Arab women, many of us the daughters of immigrants, our presence of simply being at the University of Michigan…

… is stigmatized. For me, a lot of Arab women from my hometown either didn’t go to college or went to local schools. Going away was almost always out of the question. Simply being at Michigan…

…: the network. One of EAS’s many purposes is to fill this gap. By bringing together the most ambitious and passionate Arab women leaders on campus, it is creating a network of young…

… other up and helping each other reach their academic and professional goals. We want to break the stigma against Arab women in leadership roles. Throughout my life as an Arab woman, I…

… have instilled me with anger, moved me with passion and inspired me to become an active part of the stories around me. Being a part of the Michigan Community Scholars Program and the Arab Student…

… through college as an Arab-American, Muslim woman. Coming to the University from my predominantly Arab/Muslim city of Dearborn has been an awakening experience. I have been challenged and changed…

… more confident in doing so. Hopes of learning the stories and struggles of other brave and bright students of color, all with unique experiences and stories waiting to be heard. Hopes of helping to…

…. Shows like “Family Matters” proved there was a market for loving a non-white history. However, it never seemed like Arab history was profitable enough to make the cut. Though my family went…

… was never white, so I still faced problems with being a person of color. Growing up, I felt that being Arab or American were two mutually exclusive concepts because we act like they are. That is…

… what lead me to Michigan in Color. The Arab culture that I have been surrounded by my entire life is important to me, and I wanted to express its significance while helping others do the…

… same. This is my first step to creating my own quilt which I lost many years ago, or maybe it’s finding the blanket I never knew existed. For me, I may not be actively involved in the Arab…

… community, but I am still Arab and American. Every day, I used to watch Nick at Nite and see people of varied skin tones, but none of those skin tones were mine. Even today, I don’t think I have any…

… Arab-American idols that are represented in media. It’s easy to sell your culture in exchange for a job, to buy that fancy VCR or social acceptance. However, it starts with me to pick up the thread…

… Program, a two- year internship and research program for undergraduate students, including those of other universities, who are otherwise inadequately represented in the environmental and…

… conservation field. This past year, the second- year students were taken to the U.S. Virgin Islands to learn about different ecosystems in a hands-on learning experience that combined the hard science of…

… doubts about the ability of Central Student Government to accomplish anything meaningful or substantial, or if it could, then I had doubts as to whether Arab and Muslim voices would matter at all…

… student experiences whether we are aware or not, so it’s important that we understand the consequences of our votes. It’s time for Arabs and Muslims to keep the MomentUM going. The importance of…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, March 21, 2018 To the Arabs and Muslims on campus, keep the MomentUM going REEMA KAAKARLI | OP-ED I wasn’t able to put a name to…

… can stay just where I am. I f you’re anything like me, you think Central Student Government election season at the University of Michigan is a nuisance at best. As a freshman, I had serious…

… in that setting. Just a few years ago, the Arab community on campus seemed fractured and invisible with no clear central authority to which we could address our concerns and aspirations, and…

… no clear institutional support for improving student life in ways that narrowly affected our community. The Muslim community seemed only slightly better in these regards but was still…

… conversations, as so few Arabs or Muslims were represented in CSG, and the ones that were present were known to have faced discriminatory remarks and subtle racism to get there. Now, as a graduating senior…

… that administrations, including CSG, have begun to take our collective concerns seriously. In the past two years, CSG has uplifted the voices of historically marginalized Palestinian students…

…, responded to ugly incidences of Islamophobia in reflection rooms, administered reforms and, crucially, has made the broader Arab community on campus more visible with the support for the implementation…

… were yelled at me in my Arabic class just this week by a fellow Arab-American student. Prior to presenting on Jamal 'Abd al-Nasser, my colleague opened his University e-mail in front of the class to…

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… position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. Statewide student safety School evacuation plans should be comprehensive and…

…'t wait for a disaster to strike to for- mulate plans to keep students, teachers and staff safe. Multifaceted school evacuation plans, which include plans for evacuation/relocation, family- child…

…" or "n cussing and histories an ular racial a What is it hashtag like sibly drive ity studen students"% campaign a Given the d relationship of color, we cannot be u a place of sp By the sc "minority" ed…

… campaign that stamped with "minority students," student experience are p nized a sector that includes every racial, use this word referring t dents ---- ethnic and national identity that tainly not mine. and…

… is not solely white American. This The misuse of the wo penly 30-percent segment may look like ity" has tangible ramific hat it a lot to many prospective students point to a noticeable tr ttend…

… of of many administrators, faculty and inclusivity. The Trotter ines and commentators students these days doesn't affect tural Center was, at its the vague term "minor- racial, ethnic and national…

… minori- the Black Student Cultu about #BBUM and its ties in the same way. We need to that emerged by stude s far. complicate "minority" so that we Black Action Movement n tweets by observers can come up…

… rity students at UM numerical figures in ways that pro- of South Asian women adlines that read, "The vide a misleading image of "diver- adopted by the Residenti mpaign explores being a sity" at the…

… supporting Palestinian youth in Lebanon, along with the Lebanese Student Association, Arab Student Association and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. LSA sophomore Nada Eldawy, who is a…

… the auto industry and can contaminate drinking water. In light of the continuing Palestinian refugee crisis, leaders from various Arab culture organizations convened for a teach-in Tuesday…

… copy editor and Michigan in Color editor for The Daily, and Jenna, a LEAP volunteer who asked to be identified by only her first name, led the presentation to a group of more than 30 students…

…. Since the adoption of United Nations Resolution 181, which partitioned the Palestinian territory into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, around 5 million refugees qualify for aid from the United…

… Nations Relief and Works Agency, a UN program that assists Palestinians displaced by the Arab-Israeli conflict. Most of these displaced people settle in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza…

… schools fail,” Jenna said. “A lot of the kids don’t want to go, a lot of them work in the middle of the day, and it’s one teacher with 50 students. They were recently criticized because the kids…

… Minority Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi introduces bill to discontinue session BEN ROSENFELD Daily Staff Reporter DARBY STIPE/ DAILY LSA student Jenna speaks to her experiences volunteering in a Palestinian…

… refugee camp in Lebanon and the difficul- ties Palestinians face in East Quad Tuesday. LEAP volunteers talk experience of Palestinian refugees in camps Students review time spent preparing children in…

…I n 1988, the Muslim Student Association and the Palestinian Solidarity Committee took to the Diag to construct a wooden “shanty house,” a popular protest among anti- apartheid activists of the…

…, where a mother and her three sons burned alive after terrorists firebombed the bus they were riding. The Tagar model carried the names of the four victims, as well as the demand “STOP ARAB TERRORISM…

…, COME TO THE PEACE TABLE.” Within hours of its construction, student complaints led Tagar members to reword their sign as “STOP ALL TERRORISM.” But it was already too late. Outraged by the initial…

… message, the Michigan Student Assembly — a predecessor to Central Student Government — moved to condemn Tagar, demanding an apology and threatening to derecognize the group. The Michigan Daily…

… University’s large Jewish student population and vocal left wing — battles that go back more than thirty years. Fights over divestment resolutions are just the latest manifestations of tensions that have…

… known for its radical activism and vibrant Jewish community (two traits not mutually exclusive). Powerful pro-Israel groups fuel this extreme polarization, whose resulting climate has led students to…

… attack each other personally, question their own identities, and try to overthrow the status quo. On campus and abroad The University first became a popular school among Jewish students in the 1920s…

…, when a rising tide of anti-Semitism led elite schools like Harvard to begin capping the number of Jews they would admit. The University was one of a handful of schools to scoop these students up…

…, building a long-term pipeline from Jewish communities across the country. During a tour of Michigan Hillel last month, Tilly Shames said she often meets Jewish students from out of state with three or…

… of Israel was founded two decades later in 1948, but its inception as a major political issue for American Jews, let alone college students, would not come until the late sixties. In their book…

… Week for their new peers. Students groups such as Black Student Union, the African Student Association, the Caribbean Student Association, Arab Student Association and Assisting…

…’s multicultural student organizations often play an critical role in creating communities for minority students. This year, multiple student organizations made strides to create a more inclusive Welcome…

… Latin@s to Maximize Achievement all held events during this year’s Welcome Week to welcome students back to campus. The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs assisted in a number of events as…

… well. While this year’s enrollment report has yet to be released, underrepresented minorities make up 12.8 percent of the undergraduate student body, according to last fall’s figures…

…. Students participate in events for Black Welcome Week on the Diag Monday. Buy this photo Sarah Kunkel/Daily The second annual Umoja Festival was one of the many events organized by the Black…

… Welcome Week committee this year. “Umoja” is a Swahili word for unity, and the BSU, African Student Association and the Caribbean Student Association all planned the event. The festival, held on…

… be publishing recaps of the summer’s breaking news. This past summer, the University of Michigan Board of Regents weighed decisions involving student fees, tuition rates, investment…

… committee MATT HARMON Daily News Editor Multicultural student orgs welcome new students with community events Events emphasize belonging, offer support for incoming minority freshmen CATHERINE NOUHAN…

… in Nov. CARLY RYAN Daily News Editor SARAH KUNKEL/Daily Students participate in events for Black Welcome Week on the Diag Monday. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news…

… a work stoppage. U-M nurses’ union to vote on potential work strike Symposium highlights LGBTQ inclusion, mentorship in research CAT MYKOLAJTCHUK/Daily Students, faculty and staff attend the…

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…' should utilize open-source textbooks As the prices of textbooks continue to rise, many college students are choosing to not purchase them at all. With many students continually struggling to pay for higher…

… university student spends $1,200 annually on textbooks and supplies, and depending on the major, the amount can be even higher. Open-source textbooks would provide a free alternative to these expensive…

… textbooks. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, average textbook prices rose 82 percent between the years 2002 and 2012. With this kind of price hike, students need more cost…

… utilize these resources as often as possible, as some classes have completely replaced textbooks with these online articles. Additionally, a number of professors at the University allow students to use…

… drafts of textbooks they're currently writing - sending students updated versions if certain chapters have been edited. More professors should consider this method, and professors already doing so should…

… making an effort to save their students money on textbooks, and the University should do the same. However, in doing so, the University should consider other aspects of switching to open-source textbooks…

…, like providing additional printing pages to allow students to view these resources on paper. With the rapid rise of collegetuition over the past decade, colleges need to assist students in investigating…

… strengthening Ann Arbor’s don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy,” she said. “This resolution, I think, has actually become During Central Student Government’s Tuesday meeting, a resolution to support the…

… Lebanese, Jones said they were all technically classified as “white.” Jones argued the demographic surveys did not take Middle Eastern heritage into account. “In 1944, all Arabs were marked as…

… white in the United States because whiteness was a prerequisite for citizenship,” Jones said. “That changed in 1952, but the status for Arab Americans and others who are Middle East and North…

… Affordable Care Act on students at Weill Hall on Tuesday. RESEARCH Jessy Grizzle, in collaboration with those at Oregon State, will test the prototype RASHEED ABDULLAH Daily Staff Reporter Current…

… Michigan, also answered public questions to an audience of approximately 100 students, faculty and community members. Panelists began by laying out facts about the ACA itself, explaining…

… STUDENT GOVERNMENT Middle Eastern authors said they had to put ‘white’ on demographic forms RHEA CHEETI Daily Staff Reporter JOSHUA HAN/Daily Ann Arbor resident Kathy Griswold speaks about road…

… judge the annual Mock Rock charity talent show at the University of Michigan Power Center for the Performing Arts, where more than 200 students and community members came to watch student…

… athletes help raise money for the local mental health organization Fresh Start Clubhouse. Mock Rock is an annual fundraising event organized and led by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and…

… the Ginsberg Center where each year, the organizations determine a local beneficiary to donate the funds the show raises to a place they feel aligns with the students’ passions. Various…

… varsity student- athlete teams came together to create original talent acts to perform in front of their peers to help fundraise money. Last year, the organizations chose to donate all proceeds…

… part of 'Israel 'Today' symposium, By CHELSEA LANDRY Daily StaffReporter Though students often hear. about the Arab-Israeli conflict from their peers and professors, yesterday they had the opportu- nity…

… productivity in solvingthe problem. Though discord between the two combatants has occurred for almost a century, Cohen told the audience that college students can play a significant role in the Arab…

… they will par- ticipate in ours, they use ours right now, they use AATA a great deal." Anglin said students in par- ticular stand to benefit from the agreement to increase trans- portation convenience…

… and effi- ciency. Currently, University students and employees can ride AATA buses for free with an Meard. "As student housing moves further and further from main campus, there's going to be a need for…

… more and more students to commute and we would like them to use AATA of course,. because that's essential ... that's what we're trying to do, that's sustainability in transportation and the environment…

…." 0 TERESA MATHEW/Daily New York Times columnist Roger Cohen speaks in the Michigan Union yesterday Colu-mnist discusses Arab- Israeli conflict on campus SACUA From Page 1 questions regarding…

… Cohen. Cohen's talk was a part of the Center of Judaic Studies'two-day "Israel Today" symposium and focused on three major themes - the role of Iran in Israel, Israel's reaction to the Arab Spring and…

… argued that the Arab-Israeli conflict involves all humans, regardless of faith, and has perpetuated violence and death over a slew of issues since its onset. "Out of this conflict has been radicalism…

… which I oppose passionately ... any visitor to Tehran 50 years JOIN DAILY NEWS E-MAIL RAYZAG@MICHIGANDAILY.COM DO IT. Student Groups! This is a great opportunity to fund raise and expand your reach on…

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… invade our privacy as students, as pedes- trians and as individuals when they submit us to Breathalyzer testing under these circumstances. So, do you have to take that breath test? Will you get hauled off…

… drinking amongminors. If the goal ow into is to ensure student safety and dis- courage illegal drinking, alco- hol education s within your -was well as rights as an trust between students and erican citizen…

… to law enforce- ment - needs ise a breath test. to be encour- aged more than the targeting of students with excessively harsh .ppeals punishments. 9, saying Be cautious if you drink, but search…

… ithout a always be aware. You have consti- protect tutional rights to privacy as an indi- looking vidual living in the United States than - underage student or not. So know nce. your rights, Wolverines…

… Intro to Arab American Studies or The Middle East in Hollywood Cinema. Students then select additional courses offered by the Arab and Mus- lim American Studies program. Evelyn Alsultany, associate…

… the AMAS minor as a unique and important opportunity for students given the large demographic of Arab Americans and Muslim Ameri- cans in Michigan and the current challenges to under- standing…

… anything illegal? Then it’s kind of a done deal because you’re not entitled to unemployment.” COURT From Page 1 versity Plant Operations and the Office of Student Life via conference call. Ultimately…

… significant number of University employees, faculty and staff who live elsewhere in Washtenaw County and beyond, and also recognizing that there are some students who are not necessarily in Ann Arbor…

… … It was really that con- sideration of what conditions could be,” Washington said. The new system resulted from a task force to review University operation reduction procedures after some students…

… close; there is a hospi- tal, there is a police force, there are students on campus who need to be fed.” Though Monday’s snow day was the second cancellation of classes in the last year, Fitzger…

… announced two of the IGR courses would also fulfill the Race and Ethnicity degree requirement. Maxwell added that IGR is a valuable addition to any major, especially given her belief that students…

… must become global citizens who know how to dis- cuss complex issues pertaining to diversity and inequality. “Students who earn a minor in intergroup relations educa- tion will develop the insight…

… Experiences of the Arab- American student body the statement Study shows economically segregated A2 metro area First-gen college students talk higher ed. experiences Council hopefuls unveil…

… For LSA senior Christina Cas- tillo, attending college was not just the natural next step after graduating high school — it was a life changer. In addition to her role as a University student, Cas…

…- tillo is a single mother. The student-run organiza- tion First Generation Students @ Michigan provided Castillo the opportunity to share her experi- ence as both a mother and a first generation…

… college student Tues- day evening at its “First Genera- tion Dinner.” First Gen raises awareness for and addresses the unique needs of first generation college students. The organization was founded…

… in the fall of 2007 and is the first student-led organization of its type in the country. After attending high school in California, Castillo dropped in and out of community college since 2003…

… and North Ingalls residences By ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Daily will be exploring Ann Arbor’s most quirky, lively, and student populated neigh- borhoods during the next…

… students venture north of the Diag, they stumble upon Old Fourth Ward and North Ingalls, two of Ann Arbor’s 11 thriving, unofficial neighborhoods. Spread throughout the city, each area possesses…

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… michigandaily.com Students draft race & ethnicity proposals LILY ANiELL/da iy History Prof. Victor Lieberman was surprised with the Golden Apple Award during his lecture on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Tuesday…

…. History prof award Student-driven Golden Apple award given to Victor Lieberman By STEPHANIE SHENOUDA Daily News Editor It was business as usual in History Prof. Victor Lieber- man's Arab-Israeli Conflict…

… lecture on Tuesday afternoon until an unfamiliar face asked if he liked apples. Though the question was more than a bit out of place, the answer soon came when a parade of students entered the auditorium…

… winner, Lieberman will have the oppor- tunity to address students and colleagues at the Golden Apple Award Ceremony on April 2 at Rackham Auditorium at 6 p.m. Dubbed "The Last Lecture," it is an invitation…

… University and attention across the nation, one student began working behind the scenes to tackle diver- sity from inside the classroom. Public Policy junior Carly Manes, an LSA representative on the CSG…

… Assembly and current CSG presidential candidate for FORUM, has met with University administrators since October to reform LSA's Race and Ethnicity requirement, gathering a coali- tion of student activists…

… Committee held a conference call Tuesday for student newspaper reporters at colleges and univer- sities to highlight its new Voter Expansion Project - an initiative aimed at increasing student voter turnout…

… Central Student Gov- an organization dedicated to follow a format similar to last ernment unanimously passed helping improve the health of year'seventbut willbe expand- a resolution to allocate funds…

…- cation programs and conferences. Dworkin, who was a 2005 MacArthur Fellow and a former member of the Obama National Arts Policy Committee, started Sphinx as a gradu- ate student at the University after…

… vulnerability and reciprocity, that really changed Fischer's attitude. In regards to vulnerability, Fischer explained: "What we eventually found was, the last thing the Arab community wantedto hear was, 'I'm from…

… establishing a relationship with the massive Arab community in southeast Michigan, a community that been quietly ignored by UMS for more than 100 years. Unprecedented cooperation Ismael Ahmed, head of the Arab…

… that he and his community put on, which Fischer was happyto do. For his part, Fischer wanted to learn as much as possible about the Arab world. As a result, Ahmed put together a couple of what he called…

… "immersion days," and, true to his word, Fischer piled all of UMS - board members and staff alike - onto buses and down to ACCESS. There, Ahmed taught about Arabic music, culture and geography, while also…

… leadingtrips to the mosque and to meals at a variety of Arabic restaurants. Finally, after this was done, Ahmed and Fisch- er decided that what they needed to do together was something they couldn't do alone and…

…- ond class citizenship.” Currently, Mexicans and Arabs are two of the city’s most notable immigrant groups, though both communities have been immi- grating to Detroit for hundreds of years Arab…

… immigration to Michi- gan, which first began in 1898, has steadily increased in recent years, according to Sally Howell, assis- tant professor of history and Arab American Studies at the Univer- sity…

… Greek Orthodox and Maronite Catholic churches, which were all built by Syrian-Lebanese migrants. Howell said while many of the earlier immigrants came seeking economic opportunity, the Arab…

… Palestinian populations to grow in the city, Howell said. A decade later, in the 1960s, the Arab-Israeli War and a war in Lebanon brought many refugees to Detroit. Howell said people emigrated from Arab…

… countries like Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Jor- dan and Syria. Between 2000 and 2010, Arab immigration increased by 35 per- cent, which means the population overall is still majority immi- grant, Howell…

… said. Yet, she said it is important to remember that the Arab community is an integral and integrated part of southeast Michigan, with the first immi- grants having helped build the auto industry…

… and the city itself, while second- and third- gen- eration Arab Americans are dis- persed throughout the economy. Adam Thibodeau, staffer at Congress Communities of South- west Detroit, a…

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… Francesca Kielb Regent Kathy White, local judge featured at annual Student Veterans Benefit By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter Dressed in their finest, residents from across Washtenaw County gath…

…- ered in the Michigan Union Ballroom for the sixth annual Student Veterans Benefit Dinner on Friday. The gala and silent auction was hosted by the University’s chapter of the Student Veterans of…

… especially relevant to the Arab and Muslim students studying liberal arts. She said many Arab and Muslim students feel they can only study engi- neering ortake pre-med courses. "Without these types of dia…

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… bike- sharing program in the fall, and it has now reached about 1,250 signatures. In addition, both Central Student Government and LSA Student Government's Tak- ing Responsibility for the Earth and…

… just getting our feet wet in the fall but now we have a lot of student sup- port." Elliott said the process of set- ting up the program is difficult and requires continued support and collaboration from…

… students, University administrators and city officials. "We have talked to adminis- trators and they have been help- ful and insightful but they are not sure if the University has the money or the critical…

… Lonnerstater wrote in an e-mail interview that he thinks students would ben- efit from a bike share program, but that pressing infrastructure issues should be resolved before the program is instated. "If a bike…