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… the American-Arab Anti-Dis- crimination Committee, "It's not correct. They're giving terrorism a religion. Terrorism is a concept, you can't put a face or a religion on it." - Kamelya Youssef, co…

…-founder of the Arab Unity Movement he is worried about the effect this event will have on the public impression of Islam. "We can't take terrorists and put them through rehab and make them role models," Hamad…

… ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURS Public Health graduate student Nastassia Gurganus calls Bursley Hall res dents to rem od them aout the start of the M-FLU study yesterday. I BY THE NUMBERS T~H F R S NN THE PAPER…

… MASK Fl st [u prevention Anatomy extras as surgical facemasks and hand sanitiz- udy kicks off er were doled out yesterday afternoon. in dorms The students were prepar- ing for their first day in the k…

… students participat- tion, began when University ing in the M-FL study Health Services reported the season's first diagnosis of influenza. One group of stu- dent participants is required to wear masks in the…

…. The College of Engineering hosted an open forumon entrepreneurship last night for all engineering students interested in the business aspects ofttheir fields. The newly-created Committee on…

… Entrepreneurial Environment and Pro- grams for Students got feedback from students about how to incorporate busi- ness into the engineering curriculum. "It's about the marriageof technology and marketing…

… aims to transformstudent ideas and innovations into opportunities for busi- ness growth. "A lot of engineers have the good ideas but don't know what to do with them," Vicars said. Students proposed…

…." Billed as a lecture by three event promotes ex-terrorists, the event drew opposition from several stu- intolerance dent groups and the Michigan office of the American-Arab By LISA HAIDOSTIAN and Anti…

…-Discrimination Com- DANIEL TRUMP mittee. Daily StaffReporters A large crowd gathered outside of the Rackham Build- More than 300 people - ing an hour before the event's including both students and scheduled 7 p…

….m. start. Flash- non-students - protested an es of yellow shirts worn by the event last night organized by protesters showed through the University's chapter of the the winter coats of many in Young…

… simi gran a fe Auburn prof: lower similarity ratings. Students with high simi- System would larity rankings are grouped together. In this way, the pro- be legal, help gram divides the applicant pool…

… into several groups of admissions students who, as evaluated by the program, resemble each By JAKE HOLMES other. Daily StaffReporter The system only gives rec- ommendations and doesn't rhile lawyers and…

… sci- By picking applicants from professor from Auburn different groups, admissions versity thinks he may have officers can admit a diverse ad the solution. group of students. n 2003, Juan Gilbert saw…

… aps of students without said. ing on racial quotas or The software has a specific erences. set of rules for determining ilbert presented this soft- similarities and differences, e to a group of about 20…

… the Uni- 'ed attributes. Applica- versity to consider diversity sthatareentirelyidentical when admitting students. id be given a "100 percent Because admissions staffers lar" rating by the pro- wouldn…

… of the contro- versial senior society former- ly known as Michigamua. United Asian American Organizations, a network of 35 Asian/Pacific Islander student groups, passed an amendment last semester…

…'s deci- sion to issue 'demands' and 'deadlines,' while holding See UAAO, page 3A JUST FOR KICKS STUDENT WRITING New Hopwood winners honored By ABIGAIL B. COLODNER Daily Arts writer Some of the most…

…MichigancheerleaderAriel Haskins 0 Michigan Student AssemblyRep. 0 Arab StudentAssociation member Tony Saunders Dina Ai-oburi 0 Basketball player Ron Coleman 0 Girls of Michigan Calendar model Michelle Rosado 0 Law student Josh…

… students. The mission is scheduled for late 2011, aiming for a window of time when the paths of Earth and Mars are sufficiently aligned to enable the launch and sub- sequent orbit. The window opens every two…

… that raises money for health care in Peru, hope you'll pay bigbucks for a Mexican dinner with students ranging from defensive end Lamarr Woodley to Michelle Rosado, who appears in a calendar called the…

… "Girls of Michigan." Project Suyana will sell dates with twenty students at an auction tomorrow night in an effort to raise money for a Peruvian women's shelter. Attendees will bid on dinner at Salsarita…

…'s Fresh Cantina, a new Mexican restaurant on East Liberty Street, with one of 20 men and women at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the ballroom of the Michigan Union. The University's website for student organizations…

… Uni- versity's director for student activities and leadership. The policy came out of a See AUCTION, page 7A Members of Students Supporting Affirmative Action celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling…

…:16 GOT A NEWS TIP? LO: 1B Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michgandaily.com and let us know. COMING FRIDAY What did you do over Winter Break? One student won the Price is Right. NEWS INDEX NEWS…

… culture and society only offered in winter - increased from winter 2001's,63 students to 85 students in winter 2002. Enrollment in the first-year modern Arabic language course - only offered in fall…

… - jumped from 46 students in the fall of 2001 to 72 students in fall 2002. By the winter 2007 semester, 149 students were enrolled in the cul- ARABIC ENROLLMENT Sstudents enrolled in either "AAPTIS 331…

… a small dip in both 2005 semesters, but the enrollment in both- Arabic classes has held steady since then. Mohammad Khalil, a former graduate student instructor sin the University's Department of See…

… ARABIC, Page 7A Numbernof students whowere enrolled in either"AAPTIS 331: Introductionfto Arabic Cul- ture and Language,"inthe winter of 2007, or "AAPTIS 101, Introduction to Modern Arabic," in the fall of…

…/11, twice as many take Arabic U.S. PIRG alleges deceptive marketing practices By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily StaffReporter Credit card companies -might have less of an incentive to hawk their cards at the…

… that trick students into signingup for credit cards and then charge them unreasonably high fees. At 40 major colleges, - not including the University of Michi- gan - campaigners will work to educate…

… students about the dan- gers of credit cards with seminars and informational pamphlets. Campaign staffers will also try to convince the universities to adopt strict policies against credit card companies…

…, Page 7A w-{-F-, Largest spike came after invasion of Iraq in 2003 By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporter Since the Sept: 11 terrorist attacks, enrollment in Arabic lan- guage and culture courses at…