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… night. Hosted by the office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA), the event concluded a month of Arab cultural festivities featuring workshops, performances and guest speakers. The ceremony…

… began with Arabic food and people gathering around tables. MESA Program Manager Jesús Galvan greeted students and families as they walked into Trotter Center. Taubman freshman Lynn Samman…

…, the event coordinator for the closing ceremony, began by thanking MESA and the Arab Student Association for their support in empowering the Arab community on campus. She then recognized…

… YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Former music professor sentenced to prison for sex crimes In the mid-1980s, a North Carolina School of the Arts student took a brave step that affected the rest of her…

… high school career: she met with Robert Hickok, the school’s dean, to report that Stephen Shipps, her violin teacher, had attempted to kiss her during her lesson. The student requested anonymity…

…, the student remembered Hickok’s response. “(Shipps is) a very affectionate man: ‘Are you sure you didn’t misunderstand it?’” Meghan recalled Hickok saying. (Hickok is deceased; two students…

… reports. It is also unclear if the school communicated these complaints to the University of Michigan. In 2017, a former student of Shipps’s emailed the then-interim dean of the Music, Theatre & Dance…

… music, the chair of strings and the director of a youth music program through the Music, Theatre & Dance School. He had previously served as the school’s associate dean. The former student that…

… MichiganDaily.com Stephen Shipps receives five years after guilty verdict on exploitation of a minor The Arab Heritage Month Closing Ceremony took place at the Trotter Multicultural Center Thursday…

… each of the Arab Heritage Month committee members, thanking them for their work in putting on various events throughout the past month. “We would like to recognize all our committee members…

… significant change in the Palestinian mentality, until we see a significant change in the Palestinian leadership, I don’t think they deserve a state at this point.” The Arab Student Association and…

…-Islamophobia training for CSG members. The statement said the community needs public acknowledgment and administrative action in order to heal. “Ben Gerstein sat across the executive board of the Arab Student…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 20, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM University of Michigan students are opting to take math classes at other…

… schools because of the reputation of the department’s classes being more difficult, students told The Daily. Students interviewed by The Daily said the University’s math classes pose a significant…

… at community colleges can be transferred for credit to fulfill graduation requirements or major prerequisites. Students need to receive a C or higher in the course for the credits to…

… transfer. The catch: the grade does not affect students’ GPA. Engineering sophomore Lauren McNamee, a prospective mechanical engineering major, opted to take the equivalent of Math 215: Multivariable…

… and Vector Calculus the summer after her freshman year at Pennsylvania State University’s Abington campus in Abington, Pennsylvania. Like McNamee, many students choose to take classes in the…

…, Michigan math is just the worst.” The College of Engineering Peer Mentor Program offers incoming students resources to encourage student involvement and development of academic, social and personal…

… interests. As an Engineering peer mentor, McNamee helps incoming College of Engineering students transition to college life. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let…

… Athreya See STEM, Page 3 See EXXON, Page 3 JULIA SCHACHINGER/Daily University of Michigan Law students protest against the law firm that represents ExxonMobil at a recruitment event at Pizza House…

… Michigan students are comparing the positions of front-runners former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. on issues relating to higher education. Affordability of four…

…-year colleges and universities has been an important topic throughout the primary. Both candidates’ platforms include measures to increase affordability and reduce student loan debt, focusing heavily…

… on the expansion of Pell grants, a federal subsidy provided to students from low-income families. According to Biden’s published positions on higher education, Biden thinks college should…

… specifically towards low-income and middle-class students. Biden’s platform also says he wants to further loan forgiveness for people working in public service and continue programs such as the Public…

… Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives debt to students entering public- service related careers. His platform also discusses promoting an income-based student loan repayment plan and…

… protecting GI benefits for veterans and their families. LSA freshman Andrew Schaeffler, co-founder of Students for Biden at U-M, believes Biden’s policies on increasing Pell Grants would directly…

… impact University students by increasing access to education. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 75 ©2020 The Michigan Daily N…

… JULIA FORREST Daily Staff Reporters Students compare 2020 candidates, policy positions on higher education ‘U’ political organizations discuss funding for public schools, community colleges…

… unable to vote.” EMMA RUBERG & FRANCESCA DUONG Daily Staff Reporters DESIGN BY HIBAH MIRZAl Bernie makes strong efforts to reach out among Muslim, Arab American communities EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff…

… extensive effort to reach out to the Muslim community, garnering large support. Arab American and Muslim groups on various social media platforms use #Muslims4Bernie and #InshallahBernie to show…

…. Approximately 40 students gathered Thursday evening in the Samuel T. Dana Building to participate in a conversation surrounding the modern state of surveillance in Muslim, Arab, Southeast Asian and North…

…Last winter, LSA student Alexandra Ellard had to miss 10 days of class. Due to extreme weather, many Metro Detroit area public schools and facilities were closed. This meant Ellard couldn…

…Jeans, Skype or Google Chat. But others, she said, threatened to fail her. “There are no protective policies for undergraduate students that protect them from attendance discrepancies when it…

… still gave me a D plus,” Ellard said. “You find yourself very often having to choose whether to be a good parent, or be a good student, and that I find to be a very huge problem.” According to Ellard…

…, whether a student parent is offered accommodations depends almost entirely on the professor. Some of her professors have been helpful, even allowing her to bring her son to class when child care…

… Education of Women on issues surrounding student parents, said professors may not understand the situation student parents are in. “Some faculty see it as their choice to be parents, and I don’t think…

… in its current state. Rackham student Sophie Hasuo, who does research in the Center for Japanese Studies, said the lecture challenged her understanding of Japanese national belonging. “It…

… Schlissel’s Faculty Public Engagement initiative, which he announced in 2017. Rackham student Kimberly Ransom, who has done work with public engagement, noted the importance of work that involves…

… effective action from the Muslim and Arab communities on campus. “The most important thing is that we’re mobilizing Muslim youth in a way that’s informative and educational and deeply looking at the…

…, discusses the role of religioun and politics in Japan in Weiser Hall Thursday afternoon. VARSHA VEDAPUDI Daily Staff Reporter Rackham student Julio Ferreira is finishing his second year in the…

…-M community and around the country. The IWG aims to create a safe environment for Arab, Muslim and MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) students. Irfan said he and Maria Wajahat, LSA SG representative…

… 670 main floor restrooms in all academic and student-facing buildings, University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald told The Michigan Daily in an email Thursday. In November, the Ann Arbor City Council…

… contract for tenured professor in Fall 2022 Mark Schlissel could return as faculty member in MCDB, Microbiology & Immunology GRACE BEAL/Daily A University of Michigan student tested positive for…

… meningococcal meningitis, according to an email from University of Michigan Chief Health Officer Preeti Malani and Lindsey Mortenson, University Health service medical directors Thursday night. The student…

… Sigma Beta Rho house in East Lansing. The student started experiencing symptoms on Monday, Jan. 24. Meningitis is a rare and serious bacterial infection; however, vaccines can prevent it. It involves…

… County Health Department, officials urged students who may have been in contact with the individual to complete an online survey through UHS. According to the Health Department, points of contact can…

… said they are taking the case seriously and are encouraging any students who are worried they may have been in close contact with the positive individual to receive the necessary prophylactic…

… antibiotic treatment as a preventative measure as soon as possible. Positive case of meningococcal meningitis confirmed in UMich community Exposed students are encouraged to fill out online UHS…

… teaching, he will be relied on to serve on faculty committees and mentor students. Bethany Moore, chair of Microbiology and Immunology at the University, wrote in the letter obtained by The Press that…

…-Muslim bigotry, supports installing bidets LSA Student Government passed two resolutions that intend to create a more accepting environment for the Muslim community on the University of Michigan campus. One…

… plans for COVID-19 and monkeypox on campus: Free rapid tests, vaccination headline prevention strategies Read more at MichiganDaily.com Festifall brings crowds and success to student organizations…

…/Daily Festifall returned to the University of Michigan this week with student organizations lining the streets of campus hoping to recruit the next class of promising students. Festifall began Tuesday on…

…-person student org recruitment event since classes were canceled due to the COVID- 19 pandemic in March 2020. Last year, Festifall was conducted fully in person while Winterfest, the winter semester…

… 750 student organizations, community vendors and campus departments seeking to engage and recruit students. Devon Vaughn, program manager for student development in CCI, estimated that about 9…

… at Festifall. “I think just playing some good Arabic music, Syrian music, teaching people about our culture, and who we are,” Baalbaki said. “Just being ourselves, showing what our culture is…

…, outreach chair of the Neuroscience Student Association (NSA),, explained that while his organization is conducting many in-person events this year, the NSA is still using a hybrid format. KATE HUA…

… needs, consistent with pedagogical and programmatic needs.” It is expected that some courses will continue to be fully remote. Why are vaccine-exempt students no longer required to test weekly…