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… Shuttarl (left), member of the executive board of Muslim Student Association and LSA senior Salah Husseini, President of the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee and Vice Chair of Students Allied for…

…, tapping of phone lines and access to personal records to better protect against future terrorist attacks. Many Muslim and Arab students claim the Patriot Act comes at the cost of every- one's civil rights…

… Freedom and Equality, have changed their views on President Bush. Renewal ofPatrot Act may cost Bush Arab, Muslim vote have been expanded under the new budget. Bush requested that the maxi- mum amount for…

… individual Federal Family Education Loans rises from $2,625 to $3,000, according to the White House website. Additionally, students would see increases over 2004 in the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program, an…

… initiative Bush proposed in 2002 that pardons college loans for students entering the teaching profession. More than $170 million "(Bush) is making a lot of Republicans angry; however, I think he's making do…

… the election. "The fact that he has spent so much in the past term will definitely harm By Farayha Arrine and Michael Kan Daily Staff Reporters As the election year begins, the Arab and Muslim…

… and particularly their own. Because the Sept. 11 attackers were of the Islamic faith, many Muslim students said they feel that U.S. officials have used the Patriot act to target Muslims. Last week…

…'s State of the Union address has only caused more frustration as Bush told Americans they must renew the Patriot act, alarming some Muslim student groups who were awaiting the expiration of certain parts…

… faces today," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a leading presidential con- See BUDGET, Page 7 Students meet to discuss, oppose SAPAC changes By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter As Southern primary…

… approaches, activist " stresses civil rights Responding to recently announced changes in the administration of sexual assault services, students and advo- cates met yesterday to voice opposition to the plan…

…Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Weather News 3 Students remember Kristallnacht, other human rights violations Opinion 4 Elliott Mallen watches the watchers Arts 8 A Perfect Circle cover rock classics…

… said. Zearf i n grad programs _r o Minorities he commitment we showed toward minor- brought a lot of positive attention from rity students," Zearfoss said, referring to [niversity's defense of its…

… race-conscious ssions policies in the U.S. Supreme Court ear. e Law School focuses on having a diverse alented student body, but does not sole- )k to race to achieve that goal, Zearfoss Ve do a holistic…

…." The Medical School also had an increase in minority student enrollment this year. Katie Horne, who stepped down this summer after serving as the school's director of admissions for 13 years, said…

… enrollment of minority stu- dents varies each year, but this year saw a record high, with minorities making up 21 per- cent of the incoming class. Last year 13 percent of students were minorities. "The…

… sought to inform students about the inherent failures of the government's individual Indian trust fund system. Marred by both the institution's apathy for retaining accurate records and its inability to…

… to as much See TRUST, Page 5 Students hope for election if Arafat dies By Leah Guttman Daily Staff Reporter As Palestinian officials report that Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French military…

… Ron Stockton, a research- er for the University's Center for Arab- American Studies. "His death will a political and paramilitary organiza- tion of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of…

… should assume Arafat's positions if he dies and when and how that would happen are all highly contentious issues due to cur- rent division among Palestinians. Carmel Salhi, president of Students produce…

… American agent and be discredited" - Ron Stockton Researcher in the University's Center for Arab-American Studies Allied for Free- dom and Equal- ity, said he feels the best choice for the Palestin- ian…

…, MNmk4m ng ------------------- 1-181811111111111 ----------- wwwmichigaindaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 117 9huD i STUDENT GOVERNMENT 'S1' clinches MSA race in landslide By Clanna…

… Freeman and Kristen Przybysd Daily Staff Reporters The Students First party emerged vic- torious this weekend, reaffirming its con- trol over the Michigan Student Assembly by dominating an election in which…

… fewer students voted than in past years. Jason Mironov and Jenny Nathan from Students First will take over as president and vice president of MSA, and the party also won the majority of MSA seats and the…

… the student protests last year, the office is seeking to incorporate new ethnic communities and considering. creating positions for Arab American or Middle Eastern and biracial students. "I have to keep…

….things at an interim basis," said Aqui Pacania, adding that the office might increase in size next year. Accommodating Arab American students is important to evolve with the changing student composition, she…

…." Chaws fervent crowd By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter After students protested vigorously last winter over the University's handling of diversity, the Office of Multi-Ethnic Stu- dent Affairs is now…

… reconsidering how it should be organized. This term, after hiring three new interim coordinators, MESA is forming student advi- sory groups for feedback on how to improve the organization, which promotes a sense…

… of community among minority students. Earlier this year, students formed a broad coalition called Student Voices in Action criti- In respons cizing the administra- tion. One of the issues student pr on…

… its long list of claims last year, t concerned MESA: At the time the office had nOW seeks not hired a coordinator for Latino student affairs incorporal for almost a year. ethnic cor In response, the…

… office hired coordinator Angela Munoz over the summer, along with Steve Moon and Lydia Middleton to replace the coordinators for African American and Asian Pacific student affairs, both of whom took a…

… office Sto te new nmunities. refocuses next year. "It's about talking with students, finding out who they are, where are they coming from, what are their dreams," said Munoz, whose pre- vious job was as…

… chosen based on a final inter- view with faculty, staff and students. As the office looks to get feedback from students, each new coordinator will conduct student caucuses - an offshoot of the advi- sory…

… council on the Trotter Multicultural Center in the Division of Student Affairs. Each caucus will be composed of students from various ethnic communities and will offer recommendations on MESA. These…

… to pay for Moore visit By Mary Doyoe Daily Staff Reporter While not directly affiliating itself with any political side, the Michigan Student Assembly is considering allo- cating funds toward bringing…

… rent for $10,000. If plans materialize, the commission would charge $5 for student admission and $7 for non-students. Commission members said they are confident that they will see a large turnout for…

… the event. The MSA budget is funded by fees which every student is required to pay. Concerning the possible potential conflict of the student government pro- viding funding for a speaker who stands very…

… on how the political group is covered under the tax code. Scott Foley, a Business School senior and chair of Students for Bush at the University, said he would see no prob- lem in the assembly…

… student bodies as a whole, have a new coach," Martin said, refer- according to a recent study by the ring to the 2001 firing of Brian Ellerbe NCAA as reported by The Chronicle and subsequent hiring of…

… School re form rhetoric tones down By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter If a student government's agenda is any indication of general student attitudes, the School of Art and Design's transition to a…

… completely revamped curricu- lum appears to have finally hit its stride. The Society of Art Students, this year's art school student government, provides a clear contrast with last year's government. Whereas…

… curriculum, designed and implemented in 2002 in large part by School of Art and Design Dean Bryan Rogers, requires art students to take courses in a wide range of techniques and media before choosing an area…

…' cause at the center of the Bank and Gaza Strip. The pact led to Press that Arafat had died. The Pal- Arab-Israeli conflict. But he fell short the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for Ara- estinian leader spent his…

… installing of the auto- matic locks on student rooms, combined with effective patrolling by DPS and hous- ing security," Levy said. He added that none of the DPS reports of home invasion occurred in any…

… students to always use an Mcard to enter a residence hall. In the statement released yesterday, DPS Director William Bess also attribut- ed the drop in reported crime to increased DPS patrolling. "In…

… forcible sexual offenses also did. 1B BA TTLCONTWUBS.. Medication tied to student death By Melissa Benton Daily Staff Reporter The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's Office released the autop- sy results…

… said Saddam Hussein "had established relationships with" the terrorist organization sometime during his dictatorship, which ended following U.S. forces' invasion of Iraq in 2002. University students and…

… questions of one another, they nonetheless entered See DEBATE, Page 5 Many students will have their first experience voting for a president on Nov. 2, and they will play a vastly different role than young…

… - or anyone - else do it for them. Abdullah added that although the media often portray Muslims in America as being Arabs, 33 percent of Ameri- can Muslims are South Asian, 30 percent are black and 25…

… percent are actually Arabs. With leaders like Muhammad Ali and even more con- troversial figures such Malcolm X converting to the reli- gion, black Muslims have become a growing and prominent population in…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

…~ens~ia) Policies leave room for stereotypes Students aim to repair public view of Islam in weekiong program By Michael Kan Daily Staff Reporter It can be a look, an expression or their entire attitude, but…

… turned from a regular American citizen to a sus- pected terrorist. "I was going to Saudi Arabia and I had an Arab name. Fit two and two together and you can figure it out," he said. Waiting in line among…

…, the event lin- gers in his mind and reminds him how difficult it is to be a Muslim in the United States. Starting today, the Muslim Students' Associa- tion hopes to counteract those difficulties with…

… years have seen the importance of that goal increase dramatically as the stereotypes have multiplied. Since Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many Muslim students at the University like Tarsin say they have…

…. "There's even a bit of arrogance toward me." But to Johnson, the reason for this uneasiness is not that he lacks the "We know tha lot of students diversity, but it does not mean won't be sterec Director…

… promote diversity in the country's education sys- Stheretem and affording edu- cational opportunities to Otyping. disadvantaged minority groups. John Matlock, Yet for students like ffice of Academic Johnson…

…, the admis- sions policies have had cultural Initiatives an unspoken side effect - causing some non- minority students to believe minorities are getting a free pass into one of the nation's top…

… DIVERSITY, Page 7A qualifications, but rather the fact that he is black, making him a target of a stereotype that labels some minority college students as unworthy to attend the University. The stereotype…

… volunteer day By Ekjyot Saini and Katie Schaufelberger Daily Staff Reporters Saturdaymorn ings in collegearetra- ditional ly reserved for sleeping late but this Saturday, 180 students rolled out of bed…

… universities and 2,000 students nationwide, and by last year grew to 200 universities and organizations and more than 7,000 volunteers. IASA Community Service co- chairs Heeral Sheth and Ryan Ham- PETER…

… nearby and for- merly all-white neighborhood school. Linda Brown Thompson and her sister Cheryl Brown Henderson spoke with student panelists and the crowd that filled Rackham Auditorium last night in "A…

… assist talented students in poor communities. He said the intention was not to change college admis- tions of affirmative action is a belief in how to achieve equality. MCRI asserted that merit and…

… University students, fac- ulty and staff - including phone num- bers, addresses and e-mail group memberships - is instantly available on the University's online directory. But students who have been hesitant…

… - Wesley Craig idea," CLB mem- logist, Information ber Dan ry Central Services Sharphorn said. "It's important that (students) have a choice. If as a group they decide to be public, that's their choice…

… with students' privacy rights. "The University is very concerned SETH LOWER/Daily A thick Salisbury steak Is dished to hungry students at West Quad Residence Hail last week. University Residential…

…, nearly all Arabs or Muslims, who were picked up in the United States following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Most were eventu- ally deported for immigration violations. The gov…

…- vices is not hesitating and has no plans to change its meals or the procurement of its meat. In addition, University students and professorssay they have very little concern in a predicament that they…

… English lecturer Ray- mond McDaniel. The flyers, discov- ered last Thursday, accused McDaniel, who also teaches in the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program of knowingly trans- mitting sexual diseases to students…

… investigation of the case because no stu- dents have come forward and the flyers were posted anonymously. "Right now we do not have a com- plaint from a student besides for the anonymous flyers. That does not…

… give us the opportunity to conduct a formal investigation," Peterson said. Unless another student complains of harassment by McDaniel, the Universi- ty will not investigate the incident fur- ther…

… audiotape of Quranic verses near where the bombed trains originated. The Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al- Arabi said it had received a claim of responsibility issued in the name of al- Qaida. The e-mail claim of…

… hunt down the attackers. "This is mass murder,"he said. The bombers used titadine, a kind of compressed dynamite also found in a bomb-laden van intercepted last The Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al…

… group at that time. Police found a van with detonators and an Arabic-language tape with Quranic verses in the town of Alcala de Henares, 15 miles east of Madrid, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said last…

… calls for publicized wages By Victoria Edwards Daily Staff Reporter Members of Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality bombarded the office of University President Mary Sue Coleman with…

… between 80 and 100 calls yesterday in support of greater University wage disclosure. During SOLE'S demonstration yesterday on the Diag and Haven Hall, members offered their cell phones to students to call…