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… work with each other. Fliers for Arab students' event torn down Posted advertisements for the show have allegedly been destroyed for the past three years By Laura Van Hyfte Daily Staff Reporter In…

… what some call a malicious act, fliers announcing Arab Xpressions - a program held by the Arab Student Association - have been torn down across campus. It is still uncertain what prompted the destruction…

… of the fliers, said Sirene Abou-Chakra, a mem- ber of the Arab Student Association. "All the fliers and literature for this huge event ... have been taken down," Abou- Chakra said. "They're actually…

… by the ASA with the support of numerous other organizations. The fliers have been torn down every year that the performance has been held, said Dana Baki, president of the Arab Student Association…

… involving com- puter security breeches on college campuses has experts questioning the current security policies that universities nationwide have in place to protect the personal information of students and…

… occurred nearly a year ago when a student reported a bug in Wolverine Access. This glitch created the possibility for the dis- closure of personal information, said John Howell, the University's chief of…

… Israeli for- eign minister said other Arab countries might follow. The Palestinian militant group Hamas immediately called the deal into ques- tion, saying it would not be bound by the cease…

… recommended that the state improve access to higher education and create an attitude among parents and students that higher education is neces- sary to get a job. To achieve both goals, Granholm said she plans…

… to create a new college merit award to replace the current award given to students who perform well on state See GRANHOLM, Page 7 Gov. Jennifer Granholm gives her State of the State address in Lansing…

… students and those facing trouble with landlords By Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporter Student Legal Services plans to add two lawyers to the current staff of four in the coming year - one to deal with…

… international law and another to deal with housing affairs - once the University's Board of Regents has approved funding for the proposal. If the plan is approved, the fee that students pay to the Michigan…

… Student Assembly would increase by $1.03 per student, each semester, to pay the law- yers each about $50,000 per year. SLS Director Doug Lewis said this is a good investment for the University that will be…

… a service to students. The housing lawyer will be brought in to assist students with landlord problems, while the immigration lawyer would focus on international students. According to Lewis, adding…

… an immigration law specialist will be financially beneficial for interna- tional students who are burdened with high costs if they find themselves with a legal problem. Lewis said that most of the time…

…, hiring an attorney to handle a single immigration issue would cost more than $2,000 to $3,000. But the new lawyer could provide international students with the same service for about $7. The cost is much…

… SLS one of the three largest student legal services in the country. There has been an increased demand for legal representation for international students because of stricter legislation after the Sept…

… govt. pushes for Israel divestment Arab Student Union wants committee to study moral implications of investments in Israel By Michael Kan Daily News Editor While campaigns to divest from Israel at the…

…." Sponsored by the Dearborn campus's Arab Student Union, the resolution was introduced to SG yesterday through a pre- sentation detailing the human rights vio- lations and illegal practices of the Israeli…

… professors the Uni- versity plans to pursue. Although the donation will not affect many students directly, as visiting pro- fessors will primarily be concerned with conducting research, Connell said students…

… Jewish studies," said Todd Endelman, director of the center. According to the University, more than 1,000 students take courses offered through the Judaic Studies center every semester. LSA junior Jessica…

…'t know what to do, because it's terrible. We can't live with it." Shaulis added that Vindicator Gen- eral Manager Mark Brown is bringing in See SCAB, Page 7A ELEVENTH TIME'S A CHARM Dearborn student…

… University's Ann Arbor campus have so far gone nowhere, an outside initiative aims to ignite the movement once again. The student gov- ernment of the University's Dearborn campus voted yesterday to recommend…

… illegal under international law, the Student Govern- ment Senate unanimously passed the resolution. The resolution urges the University's Board of Regents - which presides over the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and…

… occupation. The divestment issue will be on the student government's agenda in its town-hall meeting on March 10, where the body will seek student and faculty input. Members of SG and ASU declined to comment…

… passed, in the Michigan Student Assembly. Most recently, the pro-Palestinian group Students Allied for Freedom and Economic Equality spon- sored a resolution at an MSA meeting in 2003, but the assembly…

… voted against it. MSA President Jason Mironov said he would not comment on SG's initiative until he had seen the resolution. Israeli Students Organization Presi- dent and LSA freshman Or Shotan said the…

…. Injuries have plagued the Wolverines for the bulk of the season. Hunter has been out since Jan. 5, and sophomore See HORTON, Page 7 LSA sophomore Talal Awartan works the Arab international Students…

… Association booth at the Union at Winterfest. Students still By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Reporter The University has been unable to get in contact with some students from the tsunami-hit areas. As the…

… University's search draws to a close, 25 to 30 students of the 850 from the region have yet to be located, said interim Dean of Students Sue Eklund. She added that the names of the miss- ing students will be…

… ity did not know not, and they've identified some students tudents yet to be that hadn't responded to us," Eklund said. the affected coun- The various schools, such as the.Col- lege of Literature…

… tsunami, and other staff to see if students from ri Lanka, India and these countries have been in class. If stu- dents are still not accounted for, the Uni- sent out e-mails, 'rsity irf ry to contact them…

… in their honed people and home countries. demic units to help Another measure the University took ople were back or to find the students was to check if the Student writers honored with Hopwood Awards…

… By Laura Van Hyfte Daily Staff Reporter The prestigious Hopwood Awards were given to 18 University students for their exceptional pieces of creative writing. The students were awarded cash prizes for…

…. 8, and winners will be announced in the second week of April. tsunami students were registered for the winter term. "Of course if they were not registered there was a good chance they were not…

… intending to be here," Eklund said. She noted that while the University had found a few students that were not registered, they were still considered to be a part of the group of 25-30 students yet to be…

… located. Malaysian Student Association Vice President Nur Wahab said the University contacted her group in their efforts to See TSUNAMI, Page 7 Coleman, regents suppot renovations By Jeremy Davidson Daily…

… Arab descent, have burned cars, destroyed buildings and clashed with police in a series of violent protests that have spread to neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris and suburbs of more than 20 other…

… despite the widespread media cov- erage of the events, University students studying abroad in Paris say the riots have not been as severe as they have been por- trayed in the U.S. news. "The U.S. media…

… students studying in France - two in Paris and 11 in Aix-en-Provence - and has passed on the State Department warn- ing about train travel through areas affect- ed by riots, including routes to Charles de…

…. enrollment Students say visa difficulties are not to blame for lower U.S. int'l student enrollment By Kelly Fraser Daily Staff Reporter Min Haung, a Rackham student from China, had reservations about applying…

… for her student visa, having been told visa offi- cials always make things difficult for students. But ultimately, she received her visa relatively easily. Like Haung, many inter- national students at…

… application process as a possible reason the decline in international student enrollment seems to be leveling off. The IE released the 2005 Open Doors Report yesterday, a study conducted by the IE and the U…

….S Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The survey reported that total international student enrollment for 2004-05 is 565,039, about a 1 percent decline nationwide since last year…

… first-time interna- tional graduate student enrollment. Officials cite several factors for the recent enrollment patterns. After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, international enrollment fell in See STUDENTS…

… complete. But Doug Lewis, director of Student Legal Services at the University, says you have much more to consider. Lewis said most students find a house or apartment based on location and aesthetics and…

… immediately have their hearts set on it, without completely researching some impor- tant details. "But some students want to live on a cer- tain street, so they put up with it." The city's Housing Inspection…

… the rights and benefits of graduate student instructors as stipulated in its union contract. Since November, the two sides have held negotiations ranging from expanded health care coverage to increased…

… Iraq is not over yet. Yet the mere fact the vote went off seemed to center of the ricochet instantly around a world hoping for Arab Middle East" democracy and fearing Islamic extremism. "I am doing this…

… because - President Bush I love my country, and I love the sons of my nation," said Shamal Hekeib, 53, who walked with his wife 20 minutes to a polling station near his Baghdad home. "We a're Arabs, we are…

…. But for the country's minority Sunni Arabs, who held a privileged position under Saddam Hussein, the day was not as welcome. No more than 400 people voted in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, and in the…

… required to appoint lecturers a title through an See LEO, Page 7A South Asian students urged . to form closer community Conference uses dance, workshops to bridge gap By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Reporter…

… ABC News Now anchor Hari Sreenivasan encouraged South Asian students Friday night to look past their separate identities, such as Indian or Pakistani, and embrace their common South Asian heritage. "We…

… dance performances by students. Speak- ers included Indra Nooyi, president and chief financial officer for PepsiCo, Inc. and DJ Rekha, :; 4, .;/S I 4&I4 Iy Lj.'. …

…LS/DlO~lyO Rackham students David Dick and Dan Rose and Architecture graduate student Andre Wilson participate in a negotiating session with the University for increased protection of transgendered graduates. GEO…

… swept to victory in Iraq's landmark elections, propelling to power the groups that suffered most under Saddam Hussein and forcing Sunni Arabs to the margins for the first time in modern history, according…

… contract By Carissa Miller and Justin Miller Daily Staff Reporters If a University department required a female graduate student instructor to wear a skirt as part of its dress code but did not ask the same…

… michigan have a unique interest in protecting the institution of marriage as it is traditionally understood." -LPatrick Gillen Lawyer, Thomas More Law Center Student s business idea wins By Amine Tourki For…

… the Daily When second-year MBA student Michael Crowley came to campus a year and a half ago, he had three years of accounting experience under his belt. He had worked for a firm that served startup…

… d outside Ann Arbor's Jewish Community Center t during an event commemorating May 14, 1948, the day Israel gained statehood and defended d itself against an attack by six Arab nations. e Members of…

…, saying that students must realize the impor- tance of universally protecting human rights. Livshiz also recognized that students might have power to impact the University's dealing with Israel. While there…

…-leve University students could overview of two that, in the end take four semesters of two they would retain neither," Weiss said in a written statement. different apguagesBut the dominant attitude tha night was…

… that students should hav By Anne VanderMey the freedom to choose. Daily Staff Reporter Representative Katie Grossman said that the current language require The LSA student government voted ment made her…

… feel restricted becaus 12 to 6 last night in favor of a proposal she had to continue the language track that would allow students to take two she started as a freshman. different languages instead of…

… faculty and administrators convene in October to decide whether or not to reform the language requirement. In April, SG postponed making the decision because of a lack of student input, according to LSA…

… she said she was more interested in Korean and Arabic, she was compelled to continue with French. Cohen did eventually go on See LSA-SG, Page 7 Some display gratitude for the aid they received. Others…