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… AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion…

… protecting our national security, and we may not even have the troops to do that. Arab-Israeli conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict has bedeviled U.S. presidents for decades. The one con- stant for many of those…

… freedom and democracy, who will never waveratour side. Bush will neverleave the field. Alex Grimes LSA freshman The letter writer is a member of Students for Bush Students have unique opportunity to impact…

… students, faculty, staff and racted forms administrators will be given priority over do the same others. Letters should include the writer's n the world, name, college and school year or other Uni- ites? Do…

…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 13, 2004 I I OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com opinion. michigandaily. com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS…

… glances equivalent to those received students felt that this wasn't the most unify- be very enlightening. when wearing a Taliban T-shirt. ing event or name and that these types of sit- My new lesson was in…

… least used to belong to - I think my What, in retrospect, may not have been Arab issues during 9/11 so how could I say black card has been revoked. Welcome to the the best way to go about addressing a…

… mass e- that about black people" because he obviously racial retardation that is the University of mail group, I not so kindly asked to be taken didn't realize that I wasn't Arab and from Michigan. It…

…, on campus. Our organization would appre- ciate it if the Daily would take five min- utes to contact student organizations in the future, before writing factually incorrect editorials against them…

…- doms wrapped in an Israeli flag and the mes- country that many student activists give their hearts and souls to support. While the intentions of this campaign may be good, supporters of Israel need to…

… Arab Americans. The sessions were informal and gave participants the opportunity to exchange ideas. Christy McGillivray from Mount Clemens spoke out in the ACLU forum against the use of racial profiling…

… suffered second-degree burns from being struck by hot debris fall- ing from the flaming World Trade Center. "It was a very frightening moment." MSA Vice President Jennifer Nathan explained that the student…

… organization began planning the conference over the summer in conjunction with a booking agency. She said the organization felt the event would be a significant and rel- evant event for University students…

…'s most important that students make sure they have protect- ed sex. Since there is a lack of conversa- tion of sex in the black community and no one is willing to reveal that they have AIDS, Anderson said…

… it is best for students to communicate with their sexual partners, and to always use contraceptives even when they are married. "Your sexual health is your responsi- bility, and don't give it to…

…'t know about that." i ALBRIGHT Continued from Page 1 "(It is) essential that the Arab world moves towards democracy." But, she suggested that this is form of govern- ment is not a perfect solution. For…

…4 4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 21, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily. com r An y ?u t yftzr"h ?gc EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… powerful and Arab world. And they're right on all counts. followers pledged their allegiance to Osama awe-inspiring as a globe-spanning empire But we're so set in our ways that we could bin Laden. succumb to…

… things done with support understandably sparked some worries of remove the break for any reason, but mere- from the student body increased drinking, hospital visits, etc., but ly as an insurance policy, we…

… hope that this the regents' trust in our proposal and claims letter and other voicing by students to the has been shown to be well founded. Regents and administration of our approval TO THE DAILY: After…

… treat- traveling home for the extended break, and especially for first-year students trying to ed to the first Friday and Saturday nights of we wouldn't doubt that our collective mental get home during a…

… correspondingly. change for campus. Thanks to all of our fel- that silence wasn't a random occurrence. We write this letter to note this fact today low students for backing up our claims to It was fall break…

… say that the fears (despite their the Michigan Student Assembly and the Nolan is a student in the University's Law 8-0 vote in passing the fall break) held by student body failed to keep pressure on the…

… repu- was appreciated and utilized. Not that we Student Assembly from 2001 to 2002. VIEWPOINT Following through I 4 4 BY WALID EL-ASMAR In the last two weeks, more than 140 companies visited the…

… merit. Merit. Not much observation is needed to see that the international community at the University is far from being academically inferior to the U.S. community. Also, many foreign students are native…

…OPINION 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 6, 2004 1e £k uu a 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED ANDTMANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… especially problematic when it was Bush who called for the Palestinian people to elect a new leader. While America claims to hold a mission of democratizing the Arab world, it does little to address the…

… Chirumamilla can be reached at schiruma@umich.edu. Family feud JORDAN SCHRADER PORT HURON STATEMENT he University learned three years ago that its graduate student instructors were willing to fight for their…

… students went on strike, stopping classes for a day. Within a week, the University had given them a contract that included an additional half-million dol- lars for child care. That contract will expire early…

… graduate students and their fami- lies. Their appearance in Family Housing, located in the Northwood apartments on North Campus, has angered graduate stu- dents accustomed to their own community. "We were…

… guaranteed a certain environ- ment in Family Housing," said Heather Albee-Scott, who lives in Northwood IV with her husband, a graduate student. "Our leases have been violated." Albee-Scott contends that the…

… Univer- sity allowed graduate students to sign their leases during spring term while not telling them about the undergraduates who would invade in fall. "The University, it seems, held out as long as it…

…, though not this soon. With renovations set to shut down Mosher-Jordan and Stockwell halls for a year each, starting in 2006, the University will need a place to catch the student overflow, and it's eyeing…

… Northwood. Levy said the Northwood IV and V town- houses, with 800 families, will continue to be used exclusively for student families. But the other three buildings have become fair game, and some portion of…

… them will be thrown open to younger students. "What we are evaluating is how much of the rest, of Northwood I, II and III, are still available for Family Housing," he said. Of course, it's unlikely that…

…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 16, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion .mchignaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

… for now I'm left to ask, what happened to my country? Hoard can be reached at j.ho@umich.edu. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Language requirement comes too late to make a real difference for students TO THE…

…, college is simply too late to force the language burden on people. If someone hasn't learned a language by the time he is a first-year student, the odds he will learn it in subsequent years are not worth…

… the effort the University invests in attempting to teach him. While proponents of the requirement point out that other countries always teach their students English, they do so starting in ele- mentary…

… fairness. Every other requirement the University imposes on students is universal. No matter how much attention I paid to natural sciences in high school, I still have to take at least seven credits when I…

… arrive at the University. The same is true for every student in every requirement, except in language. Consequently, students who have learned a language early in life or had access to a high quality…

… language program in primary or secondary school have a diminished require- ment load compared to students without these advantages. Finally, there is the illogical nature of the claim by language requirement…

… at all, let alone the four semesters of language students are forced to take. All students should know how to use a computer, compute interest payments and speak effectively in public, but these issues…

… to end violence against women worldwide. ABBY HAUSLOHNER LSA junior SHOsH RUSKIN LSA senior Ruskin and Hauslohner are co-chairs of the Progressive Arab Jewish Alliance Article headline creates…

… purported base in Fallujah. Meanwhile, insurgents attacked U.S. and Iraqi targets in Baghdad and in ;Sunni Arab areas. Iraq's deputy prime minister, Barham ; 'Saleh, said sticking to the Jan. 30 election…

…-establish con- trol of Mosul, a military statement said. Al-Zarqawi's group, formerly known as Tawhid and Jihad, was believed to have been headquartered in Fallujah, the Sunni Arab insurgent bastion 40 miles west…

… intergovernmen- tal Arctic Council, based on a four-year wwwmichigandaily.comn The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University…

… roads. The extent of Arctic Sea ice is shrinking. Polar bears and other animals are threat- ened. Satellite imag- Multidisciplinary. It sets us apart. School of Information master's students learn in a…

… allega- tions of abuse to explain why he gave Israel infor- mation. Human rights groups have accused Israel of routinely mistreating Arab prisoners, but rarely to the extremes Dirani alleged to a Tel Aviv…

… court in his $1.3 million lawsuit against the Israeli govern- ment. Dirani is one of hundreds of Arab prisoners to be released tomorrow in exchange for an Israeli busi- nessman and the bodies of three…

… to its court system to sue the government for torture. WWW.MICHIGANDAILY.COM The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the…

…Garrity, Michael Nisson, Jake Rosenwasser, Steven Shears, Matt Singer, Ryan Sosin, Anne Uible, Matt Venegoni r I I. HPSA* Presents... University of Michigan Health Poticy Student Association) The Medicare…

… responds. The committee plans to continue working with the Universi- ty on the issue regardless of the board's final decision. SOLE members said they will hold a rally that day to increase student awareness…

… on the issue. "We're going to have to step up the pressure and prove to the executive board that students support wage disclosure," SOLE member Marlowe Coolican said. Iraqi militants kidnap three…

… past week. . Two Arab residents of east Jerusalem _ one an Israeli citizen working for a U.S. aid group - and seven South Korean Christian missionaries were detained Thursday, though the Koreans were…

… ransom by criminals. But this was the first time foreigners have been snatched for political reasons, and the first such dramatic video ultimatum. The Arabic TV station AI-Jazeera, broadcasting to Iraq and…

… the rest of the Arab world, aired por- tions of the video of the Japanese hostages released by a previously unknown group calling itself the "Mujahedeen Squadrons." It showed two men and one woman…

…-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at…

… the United Arab Emirates proposed postponing the cut. WASHINGTON Rice's credibility key to commission inquiry When she testifies before the commission reviewing the Sept. 11 attacks, Con- doleezza…

…- ed Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem at daybreak yesterday, sparking clashes between Israeli troops and residents. Israeli officials said the group had the right to live in the buildings in east Jerusalem…

… Bank. A day earlier, he agreed to a binding refer- endum among his rebellious Likud Party members on the "disengagement" plan. MADISON, Wis. Missing student found alive in marsh A missing University of…

… Wisconsin student was found alive yesterday in a marsh, four days after she vanished from her nearby apartment with no coat or purse. Police gave no details on what hap- pened to Audrey Seiler, including…

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… 6 4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 22, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET tuaU ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michi gandaily. conm tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS…

… ignorant of the Arab- Israeli conflict and that strong support of Israel is important to almost every Jewish voter. That is why most Jews support the Democratic Party, which has been strongly pro…

…-Israel since Israel's birth. The Republi- can Party is only a recent supporter of Israel, often allying itself with oil interests through the 1970s and thus the Arab oil kingdoms. If both candidates adequately…

… the boondocks of Michigan. If I were a student at such a school, a selection like Davis may be acceptable. The University is a world-class institution with an Ivy League reputation. It maintains the…

… an embarrassment to the school. ADAM PATERNO LSA senior LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from Universi- ty students, faculty, staff and administrators…

… University alum Fadi Kiblawi for participating in a nonviolent protest in the West Bank. Kiblawi, who co- founded the campus group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, is currently a law student at George…

… Washington University. While at the University, Kiblawi was also a member of The Michigan Daily's editorial board for a brief period, the Minority Affairs Chair in the Michigan Student Assembly and the…

… later. He plans to stay in the country until early August and will return to George Washington University in the fall, where he is a law student. Allawi: Death penalty for Saddam is up to court BAGHDAD…

… charges, the Arab language television station Al-Ara- biya reported. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said he was willing to abide by whatever the court decides in the trial, which is not expected to begin for…

…~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…

… not accurate. LSA junior Moumen Asbahi, a member of the Muslim Students' Association, said he hopes to visit Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Syria this summer or winter to study Arabic and Islam…

… bringing with you. It's best to go with an open mind, some background knowledge, and a little Arabic never hurt," Haug said. The Office of International Pro- grams' policy is not to send students to…

… media ignores this, and as a consequence alters Americans' view of Palestini- ans. "Look past the media and realize that maybe what you are seeing is just not true," she said. Sainath then urged students…

… to pressure the American government in acting against the Israeli occupa- tion. For students, the event brought a deeper perspective to the conflict. LSA senior Amar Daswani said the event opened his…

… will pay a heavy price. We Bremer will not allow them to enter Kufa ... Sund We are ready to lay down our lives for arrest o al-Sayed," he said, using the Arabic accused word for "master" to refer to al…

… stay compliant with federal regula- tions for student loans. So we need them." The University is hoping to collect feedback from students, MAIS Commu- nication Consultant Nancy Firestone said. But since…

… employer's office. Staff then entered the new information into the system at each respective office, requiring extensive paperwork and leav- ing students hoping their information was BRETT MOUNTAIN/Daily i…

… Loy lines up bicycles outside the Student Bike Shop on ard Street yesterday morning. Everyday she and owner Bill splay more than 100 bikes and bring them back every mg, a process that takes almost an…

… University devel- oped the original Wolverine Access to replace the CRISP telephone-based class registration system. Green said the University took it upon itself to build a functional system for students…

…'re nervous - they'd be nervous when I would go anywhere - but not anymore nervous about being in Israel," Morley said. Other students who plan to travel to the Middle East said stereotypes of the region are…

… certainly don't be part of the move- ment to cover it up and suppress it. Tarek Baydoun University of Michigan Dearborn junior The letter writer is the president of the Arab Student Union on the Dearborn…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 13, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 Stothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE…

… military force. Rather than clash with the National Guard in an attempt to disrupt the inau- guration, we will celebrate the power of people united. Students for Progress wishes to empower people by creating…

… progress, with passion, coor- dination and solidarity. Those who would like to learn more about Jan. 20 and Students for Progress should go to www.umjan20.org. Adam White LSA junior Students for Progress…

… Taking sides in Middle East conflict is a bad move for student government To THE DAILY: I would caution the leadership of the Michigan Student Assembly against taking such general unwavering positions of…

… campus LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be given priority over others. Letters should…

… or Arab Student As I and the other passers-by gathered more to the left, while the United States keeps a Associations sponsor it. They were there as part around the crying child, and her sister brushed…

…4 4A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 2004 OPINION .u 4140 NMAY\\C) STREET I e ltcbtguu ad1 thedazly@rnichigaridaily . co EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT TlE UNIVERSITY OF…

… affirmative action, wouldn't he be willing to give up his seat in the Law School in the interest of "diversity?" The Law School, coincidentally, recently sent an e-mail to its students explaining that the only…

… two little Israel would diminish. The ADL and similar pro- of the Persian Students Association, so I did help girls exiting a ballet studio. The mother was Israel groups have the lobbying funds to sway…

… excited little children. anti-Semitic." This is a false understanding of why and the Persian Students Association along with As the children danced circles around their the United States supports Israel…

… on the policy on a Palestin- The Lebanese Students Association did not host skittered across the sidewalk to my feet. ian state. Some are more to the right and some are the event, nor did the Jordanian…

… students worked on chatting. Even as I reached the corner of vative post-colonialist policies that dictate that the night and day to bring this wonderful event to us, South University Avenue, she was still…

… as student population is, we do not need observed that the United States maintains a one- First, on reporting on campus events, you had incorrect facts reported to us on top of it all. sided policy on…

… 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…

… for mosques and tasty kebabs into a symbol of Arab pride and defiance of the United States throughout the Islamic world. A videotape obtained yesterday by Associated Press Television News fea- tured a…

… terrorists. Although Fallujah leaders insist there are no more than a few foreign fighters in the city, Arab journalists who have visited say they heard non-Iraqi accents at some checkpoints. U.S. and Iraqi…

… Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Mondays during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter…

… true for students and full time residents alike. We're getting less for more from city government. Guided by sound business principles - competition, benchmarking and partnerships - I will drive the…

… student who was killed by her boyfriend in 1997, while also raising awareness of domestic violence issues and increasing interest among faculty and students in research and training oppor- tunities in the…

…. parole: l t r r i r 7 r Residents clash over black busmess distnct at hearing DETROIT (AP) - Hispanic, Asian American, Arab Ameri- can and black activists yesterday appealed to the City Council to…

…- ery, we were 40 acres e. We never at least give acres" ic American Chamber of Commerce, the American Arab Chamber of Commerce and Black Chamber of Commerce also asked u the council to rescind the…

… presidential elec- tions, which have not yet been scheduled. Meanwhile, Palestinian militants released an Arab-Israeli television pro- ducer for CNN a day after his abduction in the Gaza Strip. It remained…

… as they were received by the Italian Red Cross in a Baghdad neighborhood, according to video broadcast by the Arab news station Al-Jazeera. Looking dazed but smiling, Simona Torretta lifted her veil…

… and repeated, "Thank you," in Arabic. Simona Pari hesitated before also lifting her veil. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Mental health centers filled after hurrcane It's not just roofs that have come apart and…

… Mondays during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term (January through April) is $115…

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… Blue Rooms of the Student Activi- ties Building. The symposium is looking for poets, singers, actors, dancers and anyone else interested. For more information, contact Syl- via Carranza at 936…

… questioning of students suspected of betting on games. Sgt. Walter Kransy, police department detective heading the investigation, said that no formal announcement of findings would be made in the near future…

… the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer." Farrakhan also stressed the impor- tance of updating technology in Detroit public schools. He added that students can't be brought up in…

… Town racist, pointing out that Detroit is home to Greek, Mexican and Arab towns. "We don't want to harm other nation- alities and an African town isn't reverse racism, but a way to lift people on the…

…0 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 17, 2004 OPINION + + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

… mis- leading identity more prevalent than in the Indian American Student Association's annu- al cultural show. For the past four years, these cultural shows have offered little in terms of the diversity…

… smaller groups is the answer, though that is the cause for forming a dozen South Asian organizations on campus, each with its own decree for inception: Punjabi culture is expressed in the Punjabi Student…

… Organization, garba raas is explored through the Raas Core and ABCDs, and FOBs stay apart from one another with their corre- sponding cliques in IASA and the Indian Students Association. While organizing a large…

… the chair of the Israeli Student Organization. a coherent vision and strategy" to oppose2 Israeli control of the West Bank and7 Gaza. This is to suggest that Arafat had not caused enough harm already…

… community, the Pales- tinian community and the Arab community, like to agree that terrorism is the roadblock to peace in Palestine. However, unlike Sch- ramm, I do not define "terrorism" as an occupied people…

… Tina Hlldreth of death for people between the ages of The Division of Student Affairs and the Career Center are sponsoring Law Day, at which students can collect application material and learn about law…

…, where students can informally discuss options with law school representatives, will follow in the Pond Room at 3 p.m. Festival to focus on Israeli culture "Balagan! Israeli Festival," held today on the…

… Diag, will feature free food and entertainment sponsored Hillel, the Jewish student center. Middle Eastern food, Israeli music, games and informa- tion about Israel will be available at the festival…

…, "Students in college juggle sleep, stress, financial difficulties, drugs and alcohol and a new social scene. College is a high- risk time for depression and suicide. The University Depression Center is doing…

…, both near Chechnya. Along with radical Islamic doctrines, Arab fighters and instructors also have brought new tactics to Chechnya, such as suicide bombings. "They act as a cat- The Ann Arbor Artisan…

… (organic foods)," Katona said. Her student organization, Brew- ing Hope, has their coffee imported from Mexico and then brewed in Ann Arbor. "We went down to Chiapas and stayed with the farmers for a couple…

…4A -The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, April 20, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UaANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion.michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

…." Piskor can be reached at jpiskor@umich.edu. * LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Students should move Naked Mile to Big House TO THE DAILY: I'm writing in response to Friday's editorial about the Naked Mile (A…

… States were to end its policy of pre-emptive military invasions and held a balanced position toward the Arab- Israeli conflict, there would no longer be strong currents of animosity held by Mus- lims…

… experiences 7 p.m. Thursday in the West Lounge of Alice Lloyd Hall. Sponsored by the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, the presentation will include a dinner with students. Gupta is the senior correspondent for the…

… could bring down housing prices, Mar- carello said. In addition, the close prox- imity of South University to Central Campus makes it an attractive location for students. "It would be cool to have more…

… arrived in the country to understand women's suffrage, she represented an unexpect- ed duality in Kuwait's female popula- tion: Most women enjoy lifestyles and freedoms that women of no other Arab states…

… university students are women, as are 50 percent of the medical and engineering faculty. Berkowitz credited Kuwait's geogra- phy as a leading factor in the inde- pendence of its women. "Because it is a (port…

… largely on female suffrage. Corrections: Please report any errors in the Daily to corrections@michigandaily.com The Princeton Review's MCAT students Randy average a 10 point score improvement! e - ..ffha…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 7A ART SCHOOL Continued from page 1A When Art and Design sophomore Cara Levine proposed modifications to student storage lockers and the…

… expressed gratitude toward the group for bringing minor student issues to his attention. Outside of the meetings, he said, he has little contact with students and no way to ascertain such needs. "I don't wake…

… up every morning and worry about storage for students," Rog- ers said. "It would be easy not to pay too much attention to these issues if they were not bringing them forward." ATHLETICS Continued from…

… Kuwait. It was there that he founded the Fatah movement, which became the core of the Palestine Liberation Organization. After the Arabs' humbling defeat by Israel in the six-day war of 1967, the PLO…

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… peace. Today, he calls Ariel Sharon the region's best chance for an end to hostilities. The change in attitude is also apparent in Syria and across the Gulf, as Arab nations signal they are ready to work…

… free Azzam Azzam, an Israeli Arab convicted of spying for Israel, in exchange for six Egyptian stu- dents held by Israel reversed his government's long-standing policy - and eliminated a central point of…

… 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 charge to all readers. Additional copies may be…

… generation systems. Cairo, the head of the Arab League warned "the gates of hell are open in Iraq and the tion is getting more complicated and tense." Moussa appealed to Arab countries "to help to overcome…

… Mondays during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term (January through April) is $115…

… from the party zone I often like to refer to as the "crunka- lation epicenter." Okay so for those of you that aren't squealing, "Oh, but whatever will my roommate say! He/She is such a diligent student…

…- tional student from Russia, Uri. Play your cards right and soon enough that totally fit guy/girl of your choice will be cold lampin' in your crib to the sweet strains of D'Angelo or possibly Young Buck…

… yes. All night, they've been sitting at a table with their literature laid out and their bumper stickers that say "Vote for the Arab." They want to let everyone here know that there's an option besides…

… stations not only are eyesores, but also are envi- ronmental hazards as well, the may- or's office said. Nasser Beydoun, executive direc- tor of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce, whose members own many…

…. Dioxin is an ingredient in Agent Orange and a byproduct of Dow man- ufacturing and incineration practices dating back a century. Commitment. It sets us apart. School of Information master's students serve…

… communities in Ann Arbor, in other states, and on other continents. More than 50 of our students participated in Alternative Spring Break in Washington, D.C., and New York City. Others have organized community…

… the first National Organizing Conference to Stop Govern- ment Spying. The conference - billed as a "nuts and bolts" organizing effort by Ann Arbor coordinator Tom Shaker, a gradu- ate student - was…

… on Saturday. S.if , . S FREE MOVIE PASSES! The Michigan Theatre seeks high-energy, promotionally-minded student interns to join our Street Marketing Team. You will distribute flyers in cafes, dorms…

… Wahabism Eleanor Abdella Doumato (Brown) - Saudi Religious Education Ibrahim Al-Beayeyz (King Saud) - Television in the Arab World: A Liberal Medium in a Conservative Region Dalal Al-Tamimi (King Faisal…

… Horowitz ad extreme, a disservice to pro-Israeli students at University TO THE DAILY: In his letter, (Anti-Arab discrimination is unfair propaganda, 03/11/04) Adi Peshkess wrote that he was "appalled" to see…

…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion..michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE…

…chdr v e6 4 I J -An excerpt from an e-mail received by a London-based Arabic newspaper, al-Quds al-Arabi, regarding the train bombings in Spain, as reported yesterday by washingtonpost.com. O…

… article had no place getting involved in our campus poli- tics. Pro-Israel students and faculty members have the responsibility of countering anti- Israel propaganda on campus by presenting a unified voice…

… in support of Israel and demo- cratic institutions, a responsibility shared by neither David Horowitz nor Ronald Stackler. mining student attempts at Israel advocacy and giving the pro-Israel, as well…

…-Israel students how to do our job is beyond me. MATTHEW WOLFE LSA freshman I: 1 - 4 m~t~fTTOI~ea~Ix un ainuuia ii Qu- g …

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…- igan Student Assembly election. There have been multiple articles about the two major parties running, but no mention of the many qualified independents who are also running, and deserve consideration…

…. There are 17 Independents running for MSA alone, and many are worthy candi- dates that the students should learn about. Reading the Daily lately has made me feel like Ralph Nader, in that I feel I have…

… much to offer the students, both in my platform and in my extensive experience with MSA, but because I chose not to run with one of the two parties, the Daily has not covered my campaign at all. I…

… the University, and especial- ly those of the Muslim, Palestinian and Arab communities, to quickly, loudly and sincerely denounce Dika's hateful ideas. Doing so would go a long way toward restoring my…

… Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters from University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be given priority over others. Letters should include the writer's name…

… prisoners and 12 prisoners from other Arab countries to Munich where the swap will take place, the officials said. Nasrallah said the Palestinians would include members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the groups…

… disappeared in Lebanon in 1982 during the Israeli invasion. "Any positive development in the case of Ron Arad will open the way for the release of more Palestinians and Arabs," Nasrallah said. In Jerusalem on…

… does, they only lead students to a box of docu- ments which they must search through. "Online finding aids allow people to do preparatory work to make more efficient use of time when they get here," said…

… professor in the School of Information. Holland said that School of Informa- tion students engage in developing policies and collections for digital libraries, Holland added. "It certainly challenges students…

… occupies valuable real estate - it's located right in the middle of the campus. And if we make it digital, your laptop, your iPod, may become just as valuable," Holland said. Students on campus have already…

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…'s orientation programs were run by 41 volunteers, including students, retired faculty and members of the Ann Arbor community. Altamirano said many of the volunteers were international students, who were…

… Altamirano. International students are required to attend orientation at the start of the term. They receive practical informa- tion and advice on how to manage their finances, find employment on campus and…

… smoke," Frajun told The Associated Press after crossing into the nearby Israeli resort of Eilat. "We were hysterically looking for the child. In the end we found him sitting outside with an Arab guest of…

… caused by a car bomb outside the reception area. Some witnesses reported seeing the wreckage of a car. laws, culture and the academic environ- ment at the University. For many international students…

… transi- tion for international students, such as last week's Re-Orientation, where ses- sions were held on topics such as time management and students were given an opportunity to ask questions. Nina…

… Metodieva, a student who trans- fered from Bulgaria, said the Interna- tional Center could help students from the same countries meet each other. "I know there's another student from Bul- garia here, but I…

… don't know who he is or how to contact him," she said. For now, no new cuts to the center 's budet are in sight. Thomas All, direc- tor of finance and human resources for the Division of Student…

…." Altamirano echoed All, saying, "we deal with issues as we go, but there have not been a lot of changes. Our main issue is to serve our students as best as we can. Things look encouraging." - Esther Fang…

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…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 6, 2004 T + 420 MAYNARD STREET je fr t l f ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 4 h tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN…

… backdrop of decades-long dispossession and occur pation, with one side being the dispossessors/occu- piers and the other the dispossessed/occupied. Furthermore, we are not suggesting that University students…

… is an LSA senior and a minority peer advisor at South Quad Residence Hall. Husseini is an LSA senior and co- founder of the Progressive Arab-Jewish Alliance. Marino is an LSA sophomore. Shi is an…

… Engineer- ing graduate student. Chang is an LSA senior. Dika is an LSA senior, vice chair of SAFE and member of Critical Moment editorial collective. Salhi is an LSA sophomore and external affairs chair of…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 28, 20041 OPINION Qij+ i+bipu Ig 420 MAYSAPID STREET ANN ARFoR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

…,;the gays, the Yankees, the lawyers, the Jews, the feminists, the lib- erals, the atheists, the civil libertarians, the Arabs, The New York Times and Broadway, then even a diet of all ribs and baked beans won…

… Moore has been invited to give a presenta- tion on our campus, and I am disappointed. in the Michigan Student Assembly for per- mitting him to do so "MSA Offers to Pay for Moore Visit", (09115/04). I…

… understand that MSA wishes to provide students with a chance to sample ideas from a wide politi- cal spectrum, but Moore is an exception. Moore's movie, Fahrenheit 9/11 (fea- turing a mastery of cut…

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… against Sudan unless the gov- ernment reins in Arab militias blamed * for a 19-month killing and looting spree in Darfur that the United States has called genocide. The vote was 11 to 0 with four absten…

… achieve "the political objectives" of UBS invites all students interested in pursuing an exciting and rewarding career in financial services to join us at our presentation to meet representatives of UBS…

… Qureia warned yesterday that if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon persists with his unilateral plan, Palestinians might abandon their goal of a separate state and push for a binational Jewish-Arab state in…

… now we will go for the one-state solution." Such a state would soon have an Arab majority. Troops shot and killed a senior leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in the West Bank town of Jenin…

… carrying patients, a military offi- cial said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Another witness, student Waleed Kurdi, 23, said he heard "a loud explo- sion and I saw the fire in the air" as the chopper…

…: $200 3rd Place: $100 LCompetition Rules + Competition is open to all current U of M students. * Creative art expressions can be anj of the following: painting, drawing, sketching, printmaking…

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… in the state House, and he received 78 percent of the vote in the August primaries against Sheagren. Because a large part of his constituency is made of University students, faculty and staff, Kolb has…

… University. Kolb supports a mass transit system from Ann Arbor to Detroit, particularly for out-of- state students who have trouble finding trans- portation to Detroit Metro Airport. Kolb has also been…

… States will bear the costs of the war, the occupation and the reconstruction of Iraq alone," he said. But Dingell added that Americans should support its troops. His stance on the Arab-Israeli con- flict…

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… a strong presence in as many high schools as possible to ensure that students get the necessary information, but to claim that minorities somehow need extra per- suasion or reassurance that they real…

… irreparable harm that they them- selves have done by leaving out any- one of Arab descent. Do they also not matter in this discussion? Finally, what exactly typifies this supposed unsupportive, unwelcoming…

…@umich.edu. RNC in NYC ELLIOTT MALLEN IRRATIONAL ExUBERANCE LETTERS POLICY The Michigan Daily welcomes letters from all of its readers. Letters rom University students, faculty, staff and administrators will be…

…- antee that the police will justify them under the guise of terrorism prevention. I am encouraging my fellow students to join me in New York. True, it is a week before class starts. Yes, I understand New…

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… urban and sophisticated educational surroundings. I was mediocre at sports, I wasn't an A student and I was no good at music. In a class of only 90 kids, I needed to make a name for myself. So I became…

… beaten by cops for simply wearing a dress, both during nonviolent protests in New York. I've over- heard American soldiers talk about how eager they were to take on some "Arab motherfuck- ers." I've heard…

… goes too far in his criticism of Bush, America TO THE DAILY: For almost four semesters now, I have been constantly bombarded with left-wing propaganda from local residents, students and even teachers. As…

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… "traitor" yesterday and urged people to overthrow his government. The pan-Arab satellite channel Al- Jazeera broadcast a seven-minute excerpt from a tape it received yesterday. Its authenticity could not…

… school graduates Current students discuss their choice of pharmacy and their own experiences in one of the top-ranked pharmacy schools in the U.S. When: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Where: Room 1544…

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… one step away from the can soil, everyone has to go Ok, well, what the fuck is C.C.A.? Capture lawyer-free, government-sponsored boat through all the usual checks Crazy Arabs or some other inane acronym…

… their religious beliefs at school? How, exactly, has a student's headscarf/skullcap/crucifix threatened secular law or disturbed the learning process? Don't tell me you can't complete a math problem…

… reli- gious symbols. It added that even in the French Muslim community, Muslim women favored a ban 49 percent to 43 percent, presumably because many female students were bullied into donning the covering…

…, chair of the Israeli Students Organiza- tion. Having witnessed the violence caused by the suicide bombers and the decay of Palestinian life as a medic in the Israeli army, Shotan said if the campus "We…

… ever be 1 achieved if students on campus, who have more in com- Israeli Stude mon than the lead- ers of the Israelis and Palestinians, cannot agree. "There has to be a common ground. ... We students…

… vigils. With this united vision, group leaders said they can project it upon the campus and use it to educate the student body with a more hopeful view of the conflict. But coordination between the pro…

…- Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups has been attempted before. The Progres- sive Arab Jewish Alliance was one such endeavor to establish cooperation, between the groups, but dissolved last semester because…

… he added, "The focus of this (coalition of groups) is to look past the disagreements or defeat them by understanding the disagreements." Regardless, many students might not care about the new…

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… transit system from Ann Arbor to Detroit by rail or bus to give students an easier way of getting to and from the airport. Since taking have office four years ago, Kolb has rate on strongly support…

… of Darfur yesterday, relocated refugees against their will and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said. Sudan denied closing off the camps but said angry Arab tribesmen gathered…

… in the area. The U.N. World Food Program said several camps were surrounded - appar- ently in retaliation for the abduction of 18 Arabs by Darfur rebels - and that the world body was forced to pull 88…

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… policy based on pub- lic debate and input from students and faculty. He also hopes to accomplish another ,goal if elected: change the core cur- riculum. He pointed to a recent "D" grade the American…

… other measures to make the regents ",dverall more accountable to students and the citizens of Michigan. Anderson, a University alum, is cur- rently vice chair of the Anderson Eco- nomic Group, and pointed…

… (Brown) - Saudi Religious Education Ibrahim Al-Beayeyz (King Saud) - Television in the Arab World: A Liberal Medium in a Conservative Region Dalal Al-Tamimi (King Faisal) - Saudi Women in Medicine Saudi…

… residence hall to accommodate a growing student pop- ulation. They also said the hiring of Uni- versity President Mary Sue Coleman as the first female president and the Supreme Court decision upholding the…

…- cations went down 15 percent, while applications from black students were down by 28 percent this year. Maynard is a University alum who completed a master's degree from the School of Social Work. She is…

… includes a diverse student body," Maynard said. Theballot for this year's regents also lists a number of independents, including an LSA senior, Nat Dam- ren, who said he is running underthe Green Party to…

… bring student represen- tation to the board. WASHINGTON Bush's budget calls for FAA finding cutbacks The Bush administration wants to trim the Federal Aviation Administration's budget for buying new air…

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… powerful Shiite cleric, Shiite parties pre- sented a list yesterday of 228 candidates for next month's elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must now decide whether to…

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… abandoned build- ings facing the American lines, seeking to escape the intense sunlight of a day when temperatures topped 114 degrees. Most hid their faces with Arab head scarves or ski masks. Some quenched…

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