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… Israel Experts, professors conflict on campus. One typically cited reason for and campus leaders this dynamic discourse is the large Jewish and Arab student discuss students' populations on campus and in…

… increasing campus here in Ann Arbor. population of students who are of Both Israeli and Arab groups Muslim background, and perhaps on campus have held demonstra- that's why it's such a big conflict tions…

… 6,000 Jewish students sity professors familiar with the on campus. topic and student leaders of Arab Kamelya Youssef, president and Israeli groups on campus, of the Arab Student Association, there are…

… many factors that con- said she is unsure of how many tribute to why there is such an Arab or Arab American students active dialogue surrounding the See CONFLICT, Page 7A Washtenaw County Community…

… was spon- sored by the pro-Palestinian cam- pus group, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, Finkelstein strayed from his planned lecture, "The Israel-Palestine Conflict: What We Can Learn From…

… arguing with one another and Finkelstein. Finkelstein said the most recent conflict in Gaza was a continuation of Israeli military policy that has been in place since the 1967 Arab- Israeli War. He added…

… that the policy is centered on Israelis ability to prevent Hamas, Hezbollah and its Arab neighbors from perpetrat- ing attacks on Israel and its settle- ments. "The Arabs and Arab states are supposed to…

…- Regents will consider proposal for three new building projects at monthly meeting Karen Boyd, a dean of students candidate,inthe MichiganUnion yesterday Student relations top Boyd 'S rsume First of three…

… candidates for dean of students visited campus yesterday By HAVEN BASSETT For theDaily Karen Boyd's resum6 has some items one might not expect from a candidate interviewing to be the University's new dean of…

… stu- dents. She has performed as the lead singer for a Pink Floyd cover band and played Eve Ensler in a production of "The Vagina Monologues." But Boyd, who has 20 years of student leadership experience…

…, is one of three finalists to take on that job on campus. Yesterday all University students were invited to a meet-and-greet with the potential dean to voice their opin- ions and play an active role in…

… the evaluation process. During the informal lunch, students were invited to discuss campus issues with Boyd. After, students were encouraged to submit comments and feedback online to have a say in the…

… nar- rowing of finalists from three to one, according to an article in the University Record. If Boyd gets the job, it won't be the first time she has worked closely with students. As the senior…

… associate dean of student life at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she influenced stu- dent ethical development and provided leadership to student activities, including Greek Life and media services…

… students are concerned about the situation in the Middle East, and are focused on rais- ing awareness for the Palestinian cause. Kamelya Youssef, chair of the Arab Student Association, said that while the…

… large Jewish, Arab and Muslim student populations do greatly impact the discourse on campus, she does not consider the conflict to be a religious matter, but rather a political issue. Youssef said the…

… other Arab student organization leaders and two Jewish students, and offi- cials from the Program on Inter- group Relations, are creating this dialogue course in order to create better understanding…

… at an opportune time, as student- targeted service programs like National Student Partnerships, a non-profit organization focused on combating poverty, begin run- ning into funding trouble. Addell…

… campus as the only musical theater troupe that is entirely student-run. The student staff of MUSKET consists of four producers, who stay on throughout the year, and a changing set of marketers, directors…

…, actors, orchestra members and stage crew, who vary by show. This group differs from most campus productions because it often offers parts to students from differ- ent schools and departments in the…

… ultimate goal of the troupe: to produce a student theater that offers theatrical oppor- tunities to all. Because the group is student-run, Sponseller said it also has more free- dom in the musicals that it…

…@michigandaity~coe, onlineads@michiandaiy.ome Members of the MUSKET musical theatre company rehearse for their upcoming production of "Hair" in the Student Theatre Arts Complex. CRIME NOTES Cash stolen from You break it…

… was left unattended in a classroom, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Out of sight, out of mind WHERE: Central Campus Recreation Building WHEN: Monday at about 7 p.m. WHAT: A student…

… charged $500 for damages. Lock cut, bike stolen WHERE: 750 North Univer- sity Avenue WHEN: Monday at about 8 p.m. WHAT: A student left her bike locked up for four days and whenshe returned for it found the…

… Nation" and a discussion. WHO: African Student Asso- ciation WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Room 2105B Sleep disorder discussion WHAT: Louise O'Brien leads a discussion on Sleep-Disor- dered…

…@michigandaily.com. A high school algebra teacher in California said he would any student who would eat a dead fly he killed during class an 'A' on his or her next test, cbs13.com reported. However, the student who com…

…-srae rtion E-mail smilovitz@michigandaily.com complicate peace efforts Hillary Clinton will concernothat Egyptian and Arab sup- for attempts by African countries port for the Israeli-Palestinian peace to grab…

… build a Killer Resume? Please pick up an application at The Michigan Daily Student Publications Building 420 Maynard Street, first floor or call (734) 764-0554 or e-mail, attn: Molly Twigg dailydisplay…

… city of Kirkuk, claimed by both Arabs and Kurds and a major flashpoint in the country. Kurds consider Kirkuk a Kurd- ish city and want it part of their self-ruled region in northern Iraq. During the rule…

… of former dictator Saddam Hussein, tens of thousands of Kurds were displaced under a forced plan by Saddam to make Kirkuk predominantly Arab, though many of these have since returned. The Arab…

… country, but the votes - and those in other disputed areas - could be subject to a special review if it is determined that there was a large population increase.Arabs and the Turkomens claim Kurds have…

… packed the city with immigrants to tip the balance in their favor. The legislation did not include any guaranteed seats for Arab and Turkomen lawmakers from Kirkuk, something which had been dis- cussed in…

… earlier versions. Both Kurds and Arabs appeared to claim victory after the some- times raucous parliament session that was televised live on Iraq state TV. "This is a good law because it occurred after…

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… programming" in the Detroit area as well. The Kalamazoo-based school says southeastern Michigan now supplies 37 percent of its students and says the Royal Oak office gives it a presence in the heart ofthe…

…' discuss the show's characterization of America's inner cities By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter "Take it off," a crowd of 300 students shouted to Arab Student Association President Jad Ibrahim. "Your…

…-risk women prior to their scheduled delivery date to provide adequate gynecologic and obstetric care See DATE AUCTION, Page 3 TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER The five highest prices bid for dates tad Ibrahim, ArabStudent…

… Association, $625 2 Sabrina Shingwani, Michigan Student Assembly,$600 3 LatiftAl-Roumi, Arab Student Association, $430 4 MinaPirzadeh, Persian Student Association, $300 5 Ashwin Ramanath, Indian American…

… given a measures, one Department of Pub- trespass order due to an off-ice inci- lic Safety officer typically stood In third annual event, student groups raise $5,200 for charity Stars from 'The Wire…

… sweater, take it offt" Ibrahim was one of 18 students who participated in a date auction at the Michigan League Ballroom last night. Bringing in $625 for Project Suyana - a organization that aims to improve…

… health care and reduce poverty in Puno, Peru - a date with Ibrahim fetched the highest bid last night. The Hollywood-themed event was hosted by Comco, a student com- edy group. The University's Bhangra…

… team performed, along ~ with the Harmonettes a capella group and Groove, a percussion group. The auction raised $5,200. The second-highest bid went to Michi- gan Student Assembly President Sabrina…

… Student Association, $210 Audience members questioned panel on plot, season finale By MALLORY BEBERMAN For theDaily More than 250 students, pro- fessors and community members crammed into an Angell Hall…

… education, both in high school and college. While I used the Arab-Israeli conflict as an example in this article, the students' fear of biased professors applies to many political topics. For example, when…

…4A - Wednesday, October 28,,2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C 1 4e Michioan l wily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

… my fellow are protectionist sentiments eco- peace-loving college students should doesn't nomically destructive, they are also support. The main reason to abolish Iflean in direct opposition to another…

…, Laura Veith SEND LETTERS TO: TOTHEDAILY@UMICH.EDU When I tell members of my family that I'm takinga class on the Arab-Israeli conflict this semester, the first ques- tion they usually ask is, "Is your…

… of Greek Life, said the economic next fall downturn could affect students' decisions to be part of the Greek By NICOLE ABER community, especially given the Daily StaffReporter cost of first-year dues…

…, indicating that they have yet to be affected by the cur- rent economic downturn. While students can look to need and merit-based scholarships, which are available through the individual fraternities' and…

… and Discovery with Massive Datasets; See HIRING, Page 7A STUDENT GOVERNMNT ECTIONS LSA Student Government to drop party labels from ballot Khaled Abu Toameh presents "Another Angle: Reporting Conflict…

… in the Middle East" in the Michigan League last night. Israeli-Arab journalist paints bleak picture of situation in Middle East Officials say they want election to be about the issues By DANIEL…

… STRAUSS Daily StaffReporter Last night LSA Student Gov- ernment President Leslie Zaikis announced that in the next round of student government elections, members wouldn't run with any party affiliation. "We…

… the recent formation of the Michigan Vision Party and word that the Michigan Action Party, the most powerful Michigan Student Assembly party, was going to dis- solve. She said that the announce- ment…

…-SG, Page 7A Abu Toameh tells crowd that there are no viable solutions By ELYANA TWIGGS For the Daily Israeli-Arab journalist, Khaled Abu Toameh told a packed Vanden- berg Room at the Michigan League that…

…- selves first. "The change has to happen from within, you can't send the marines or armed soldiers to enforce democracy," he said. "I would focus on repairing conflict of Arabs and Jew within Israel." In…

…, unleashing a huge fireball that killed at least 23 people in a northern town where Kurds and Arabs are competing for power. Also yesterday, Turkey's visiting president pressed the Iraqi gov- ernment to crack…

… American troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. The attack in Jalula was note- worthy because it points to ris- ing tensions in the north between Kurds and Arabs over control of a swath of territory that the…

… Kurds want to incorporate into their self- ruled region. U.S. officials believe Kurdish- Arab tension is among the major flashpoint issues threatening Iraqi stability now that the threat posed by Sunni…

… and Shiite insurgents has been diminished. Last August a suicide bomber killed 25 people, mostly police volunteers, in Jalula, a predomi- nantly Arab town where the Iraqi army forced out Kurdish…

…, a Sunni Arab orga- nization that typically carries out suicide bombings. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner watches President Obama during a meeting with small business owners at the White House…

… loans, student loans, (and so) that small businesses are able to finance themselves, and we can start get- ting this economy moving again." It was a huge gambit and one that came like a tonic to Wall…

… civilians. His government has been accused of unleashing Arab militiamen known as janjaweed against Darfur civil- ians in a drive to put down a revolt by ethnic Africans in the region. Up to 300,000 people…

… MALLORY JONES and JENNA SKOLLER Daily Staff Reporters The Michigan Vision Party won a majority of open seats in the Michigan Student Assembly's elec- tion that ended at 11:59 p.m. last night. Voter…

… open LSA seats, seven open Rackham seats and four open Engineering seats. Students could only vote for candidates in their own college. Of the 17 seats with available results at 2:15 a.m. this morning…

… because the student won by write-in voters or because voters cast ballots for schools that were not their own. The 11 open LSA seats were filled by nine MVP candidates, one DAAP candidate and one indepen…

…, said last night's gains show students approve of the party's actions. "We came out last year and we said we would make the assembly more efficient and more transpar- ent," Lin said. "It's not there yet…

… but we're definitely on that track and students have seen that." Though election officials and MSA representatives hoped for a high voter turnout, 3,565 students out of an eligible 39,671 students…

… Palestinian-Jordanian delegation. "There wrm no such precedent for anything like that," Miller said of the conference ho an interview this summer. As an adviser on the Arab-Israe- li conflict to then…

…-neutral housing at its weekly meeting last night, in ill lobby 'U' to an effort to influence University .ing Housing to better accommodate mend housing transgender students in the resi- dence halls. regulations The…

… resolution - authored by Business Rep. Alex Serwer, LSA y JENNA SKOLLER Rep. Chris Armstrong, LSA Rep. Daily News Editor John Oltean and Engineering Rep. Pat Pannuto - calls for the LGBT, Michigan Student…

…. University Housing currently assigns housing by birth gender unless students have undergone sex reassignment surgery, accord- ing to the University Housing website. Students seeking gender- neutral housing are…

… needs of transgender-identified students who have not pursued sex reassignment surgery," the resolu- tion stated. The resolution follows an initial gender-neutral housing proposal from the Spectrum Center…

…0 4A - Thursday, October 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL HARUN AT BULJINAH@UMICH.EDU c 1 l e mchloan 4:3ally HARUN BULJINA Edited and managed by students at the University…

… people in rows 1-39 amassed more credits than I did, or was I just unlucky? I'm sure many students are thrilled with their seem: ingly arbitrarily determined seats, but as an obvious loser in that draw…

…- ing, frankly, I'm peeved. In most stadiums, including the remainder of Michigan Stadium, the more you're willing to pay, the bet- ter seats you have. Staggering the seating price in the student section…

… section students would choose. Also, raising some student section tickets above $25 would prevent many students on a limited budget from attending the games. The simplest solution is also the fairest - make…

…, Israelhas rebuffed Obama'srequest, claiming a "fundamental right" to expand exist- ing settlements and, in some instances, grant new building permits to Jewish settlers. For years, Israel has blamed Arab…

…, Arab Palestinians - Christians and Muslims - have been the victims of forced dispossession, dislocation, a brutal military occupation and an overall denial of their basic right to exercise self…

…. More U.S. troops - 51 - died in Afghanistan in August than in any other month since the U.S.-led invasion in October 2001. Slack-lining students use a nylon webbing secured to two trees using…

… carabineers in the Diag yesterday afternoon. Slain Yale student was suffocated, medical examiner reports to police Police: Raymond Clark III 'person of interest' in killing NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Yale…

… graduate student found stuffed in the wall of a research center had been suffocated, the medical exam- iner reported yesterday as police awaited DNA tests on evidence taken from a lab technician who worked…

… police investigating the killing. Clark played baseball at Bran- ford High School, where longtime athletic director Artie Roy remem- bered him as a quiet student who threw a mean knuckleball. "He was a…

…, CIA chief said al-Qaida remains a threat DEARBORN, Mich. - The director of the CIA beseeched Arab-American and Muslim lead- ers yesterday to join efforts to reduce the threat of terrorism in the U…

… represented one of the Central Intelligence Agency's highest-profile recruiting efforts aimed at Arab-Americans and Muslims. Panetta said it was his first speech at a Ramadan break- fast dinner…

…. Theagencythisyearannounced a five-year plan to boost fluency in Arabic and other languages the CIA deems critical to its work. Panetta aims to raise foreign lan- guage proficiency inside the CIA from less than a third to at…

… on," Panetta said. "I think the reason I felt the way I did is because I don't believe there's a basis there for any kind of additional action." He also sought to allay concerns of many in the Arab and…

… Muslim communities who say they have felt the sting of suspicion and dis- crimination since Sept. 11. About 300,000 people with roots in the Arab world live in the Detroit area. BIG HOUSE BEATS From Page…

… base in a changing nation. MARRAKECH, MOROCCO Clinton curbs praise of Israeli policy In the face of Arab criticism of the administration's recalibrated Mideast peace tack, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary…

…-Palestinian peace talks. In a sign of U.S. eagerness to calm Arab concerns about the U.S.position on settlements, Cylinton is extend- ing her trip by one day to fly to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Muba- rak…

… revenue and other money. Now, with cuts ofnearly $300 per student looming and some districts looking at losing as much as $600 per student, think tanks, business groups and education advocates are calling…

… a year from now without the stimulus money," he says. Schools are scrambling to absorb cuts being imposed on them this month. Total cuts in the public education budget total $292 per student. That…

… student. Lawmakers could erase some of the cuts school districts face. They have until Nov. 21 to come up with more revenue that would erase the $127-per-student cut Granholm imposed last week because she…

…. The federal dollars saved schools from another $280-per-student decrease this school year. Students move through the entrance of Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis during a class change…

… colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students gradu- ate by 2020. This goal comes while many schools are already bursting at the seams with droves of displaced workers hit by the recession…

… compet- ing with traditional students seeking an education bargain. "All community colleges are not prepared to take on those poten- tially large numbers of students," said Debra Bragg, a professor and…

… that many more students - schools could increase graduation rates to reach the goal. And the administration says money from the 10-year initiative to rebuild aging facilities and establish online classes…

… would help schools handle the extrastudents. Bragg says the schools' ability to deal with more students largely comes downto cash. Much of the money for the nation's 1,200 community colleges comes from…

… Quad dining office, Uni- WHO: Michigan Union versity Police reported. There Ticket Office are no suspects. The incident WHEN: Tonight at 1 p.m. is under investigation. WHERE: The Ark Talk onArab…

…- Israeli conflict WHAT: Middle Eastern His- tory Professor en Stein from Emory University will give a talk entitled "Resolving the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Lessons from 60 Years of Negotiating Experiences…

… STUDENT DESIGNERS, SEE THE B-SIDE, PAGE 6B 3The University of Cen- tral Florida suspended its chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, TC Palm reported. The fraternity will be banned from organizing on…

… Allied for Freedom and Equality to c ome together with any other interested students and screen a documen- tary about Arabic and Jewish women coex- isting peacefully. This was a compromise resolution after…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Monday, January 26, 2009 lie ffidiigan B&aiIy Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109…

… signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views ofttheir authors. Wasting students' time MSA should focus its attention on campus issues first fter two long, drawn-out meetings on January 13…

… and 21, the Michigan Student Assembly finally passed the reso- lution that it had debated for so long. This all-important, time-consuming resolution was a statement expressing regret for the…

… humanitarian crisis in Gaza. As the student government of the University, MSA is supposed to represent the students and work toward solving issues that concern them. But yet again, it has neglected its…

… responsibility to students and wasted time argu- ing about an issue over which it has no jurisdiction to address. If MSA wants to earn respect, it must mount a tangible effort to solve some of the issues that…

… pertain to campus life for students instead . NOTABLE QUOTABE Fun is not the first adjective that comes to mind:' - Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama's chief of staff, talking about his first week in…

… two meetings debating over resolutions about the crisis in Gaza. A Thursday night's meet- ing, the assembly finally settled on a resolu- tion calling for the American Movement for Israel and Students…

… with campus issues. There are plentyof issues that students are trusting MSA to hsandle. The assembly needs to follow through on its promise of better lighting across camuspus. It needs to improve its…

… website - including actually posting the minutes from its meetings - so that students have a way of checking up and seeing what's going on in MSA. Representatives need to confront campus crime. And, as the…

… talked - they only nodded soundlessly in recognition. Who would have blamed me for see- ing that? I was, after all, an inter- national student who had, upon arriving to Ann Arbor, been mer- cilessly placed…

… euphoria. After requesting passengers holding Pakistani and United Arab Emir- ates passports to step aside, the officer proceeded to make us wait three hours until our names were called out in ominous tones…

… brown." Then he needlessly reprimanded Why my first months in Ann Arbor were difficult me for my flippant outlook on life as I stood bewildered and per- plexed before a scared South Asian student audience…

…. Still, it seemed the University was determined to test how much my optimistic patience would endure. Following University pro- cedure, first-year international students had to register in the final weeks…

… Michigan, eager to contribute to the international student's freshman-year obstacle course, decided to impose a blan- ket ban preventing temporary residents from acquiring driver's licenses. Limited to…

… have skewed perceptions, for me or any other international student, the other way - that I learned to make the most of my foreign expe- rience. -Emad Ansari is a senior in the School of Public Policy…

… remodeled apt. with refin- Furnist ished hardwood floor, new kitchen and Include bath. Available Fall. 734-944-2405. 3 & 4 Ni NOW LEASING Call Prime Student Housing 761-8000 www.primesh.com Info Call today to…

… would that this is the system that oping to utilize this semes- that it's beneficial both for vernment and our election ot to have student govern- ndidates to run with par- ikis said. n Benson, LSA…

… want." Abu Toameh also discussed his unique position as an Arab living in Israel. "Israeli-Arab citizens feel as though they are being discriminat- ed against. They are regarded as a cancer, an enemy…

…-month contract," Seiler said. "Living in a sorority house is a bargain." While Seiler said that students who do not have the financial means are at a disadvantage when it comes to joining in Greek life, t…

…FC President Ari Parritz said the cost of chapter dues is usually not something that hinders students' ability to join the Greek commu- nity. The cost of dues for IFC chap- ters are not released to the public…

…. "Any student, from any socio- economic background, is equally considered during recruitment," said. "We are fighting for integra- tion, not separation." Ben Kaminsky, president of Israel IDEA, said Abu…

… organizations,offer extremely generous need-based scholarships. As such, cost is most often not a prohibitive measure in a student's decision to go Greek." Most IFC chapters have need- based scholarships…

… would happen, we were obviously ecstatic when we saw our numbers soar this winter." Some IFC chapters, includ- ing Sigma Phi Epsilon, even offer scholarships to students before they arrive on campus…

… active groups on campus that focused on the issue. "It ga've us a sense of pride that we could unite with other students in an effort to raise awareness," Criscito said. Criscito and Stein said they feel…

… coordinator The Michigan Daily(ISsN 0745-%7)is published Monday through Friday during the fall and inter terms by students at the University of Michigan.One copy is available free of charge to all readers…

… documentary com reported. Police said he went p.m. WHAT: A student's MCard debate around the "Cape about factory occupations through the drive-through with WHAT: A staff member dam- was stolen from a locker…

… accident and there were no passengers in the car. Bike swiped WHERE: Shapiro Library WHEN: Yesterday at about 12:30 a.m. WHAT: A student's white mountain bike valued at $350, along with its lock, was stolen…

…:30 p.m. WHERE: Weill Hall Winter festival WHAT: There will be per- formances, food and dance at the third annual winter holiday celebration. WHO: Michigan Student Assembly WHEN: Tonight from 7:30 p.m. to…

…, Miller has worked for five other secretaries of state, advising them on one of America's toughest foreign policy issues: the Arab-Israeli conflict. Sitting in his downtown Wash- ington office ornamented…

… the International Crisis Group, worked with Miller as a White House adviser on the Arab- Israeli conflict during Miller's time at the State Department. Malley remains a close personal friend of Miller…

… goingto university cam- puses to speak, I really do," he said. "I love students, but after 24 hours on a university campus - and again I'm just speaking personally - I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go because…

… very seri- ous student, quipping that he went to only one Univerity of Michigan football game during his eight years at the University. He became close with two histo- ry professors, Richard Mitchell and…

… Miller. He said knowing Mill- er as a student, he wasn't surprised that he rose to such a position of prominence. "He was very interested in the foreign service and we talked about it a lot," Linderman…

… mate," Goldstein said. talk about his work Arab journalist during political American Movement for Israel, said Currently, Abu Toameh is a tumult in the Middle East. He will she hopes that notjust those…

… and Palestinian conflict, Abu Toame studied at Hebrew students in Ann Arbor, discussing Toameh has said he would write will feel welcome to come and University in Jerusalem and has his experience as a…

… Israeli ly," she said. NOTES From Page 1 added that it "doesn't necessarily make it different than other forms of unauthorized collaboration." Esrold Nurse, assistant dean of the Office of Student…

… coun- try-includinghereattheUniversity - StudyBlue.com has an incentives program for students like Sperling to share notes. For every file that is uploaded or flashcard pack that is serving, according to…

… LSA sophomore said that although Stucchi's might lose some customers in the market for frozen yogurt, "in terms of ice cream, people have favorite flavors madepublic, the student receives $1…

…. Additionally, for every hitthat a stu-t dent's file or flashcard pack gets thatc student 50 cents. "You get paid every time some- i one looks at your notes, so it's event that much more of an incentive forZ the…

… project in 2006 at the University of1 Wisconsin. It was then expandedt to other campuses, including the1 University of Michigan in 2007. r "The biggest thing about the tool is that it was built for students…

… most likely include "50 percent off for everything" on the first day and is expected to take place in mid- to late March of this year. and it was built by students so that's really had a great impact on…

… University staff and students to obtain a new MCard, if necessary. Beginning March 16, cards that have expired or are damaged will no longer be accepted, and riders will be required to pay the $1 fare . when…

… boarding. In order to obtain a new MCard, cardholders may go to one of the MCard offices locat- ed at Wolverine Tower, the Student Activities Building, Pierpont Commons, the Cen- tral Campus Recreation Build…

… students, including black and Arab students, have approached the assembly only to be told that their concerns are not relevant to students - mean- ing not relevant to white students. The real message in each…

…i0 4 - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L74C 1wlcht,4"pan 43at*lm Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann…

…'s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views oftheir authors. Assembly required MSA should pass policy to save time and focus on students It is unfortunate that the…

… records it Mose Ove Elvis, --ft - - - Going green, the slow way S 0 0 ome students may recall' the mockery that the Michigan Student Assembly made of itself last winter when it spent several meetings…

… debate by changing the policies for hearing community concerns. MSA should approve the pro- posal because it needs to focus on its true purpose - improving life for students, not grandstanding on issues…

… residents who speak at length on numerous issues that MSA has no business debating. No matter how important conflicts in the Middle East may be - and no matter how many students may feel passionately about…

… annoys the student population. It is important for community concerns to be heard. There needs to be a beneficial and progressive relationship between the students, community members and student government…

… in public meetings. But ask- ing non-student community members to apply beforehand is reasonable to prevent the meetings from being monopolized by unproductive debate. MSA leaders should proceed…

… carefully and ensure that valid, pressing community issues are cleared for discussion at meetings. Students and residents have a right to address the assembly, but they shouldn't abuse this right to hijack…

… conditioning systems could help with this and make accommodations more comfortable for students. Speaking of dorms, every once in a blue moon, the University offers "sus- tainable" meals made from locally grown…

… other is home to a University satellite student organizations interested in campus, has one of the largest con- discussing the conflict. centrations of Arabs outside of the During the portion of the meet…

… engineering graduate student, researches yesterday in a lab involved with battery testing in the G.G. Brown Laboratories on North Campus. G,'U' joi to test batteries Two sororities and two fraternities in long…

… process to re-claim chapters By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter Students interested in par- ticipating in Greek Life will soon have more options than in the past. Two sororities, Alpha Epsilon Phi and…

… communicator, which is an important part of surgeon gen- eral." Gupta is currently the senior Students disagreed about MSA.'s role in reaching a solution By MATT AARONSON and JENNA SKOLLER Daily Staff…

…Reporters In the Michigan Student Assem- bly's first meeting of the semester, a resolution regarding the ongo- ing conflict in Gaza monopolized the meeting's time, as more than a half dozen members of the Uni…

… President Sabrina Shingwani (white shirt) argues with one of the protestors. The proposal also referenced the for Israel, Students Allied for Free- fact that nearby Dearborn, which dom and Equality and any…

…- Middle East. ing allotted for public comment, a The resolution called for MSA number of students and Ann Arbor executives to meet with the student residents offered their take on the leaders of the…

…, "Exploring the Dynamic U.S.-Israeli Relation- ship," Kedar spoke to about 60 attendees on a variety of topics relating to the Middle East includ- ing the extremism of Arab-Israeli conflict to the possibility…

… negative effects of Iran's influ- ence in the region on the Middle East peace process. "Iran's nuclear umbrella will ... make (Arab countries') regimes that much more unstable," he said. Kedar lectured for…

… education compromise law- makers passed. Wednesday elimi- nated the pepular Premise Grant' scholarship, which gave college studentsupto$4,000, andcutother student financial aid to the bone. The lack of a…

… begin- Kallus said. "I would like to know more ning states that Israel is guilty, that LSAjunior Kimberly Lemkin, who about the history of U.S.-Arab rela- we just have to figure out what the attended the…

… second- year University Law student and political action chair of the Out- Laws group, an LGBT organization in the Law School, said the claim that the protest is an attempt to stifle Banton's First…

… Chemistry students in Chem Lab 125/126 work on a redox reaction lab inside of the Chemistry Building. These students investiagte the reactivity of metals and metal ions. (Chanel Von Habsburg…

… hosted by Students for Objectivism. Brook, who is a regular commentator on CNN and Fox News Channel, told the packed room that it was the government, not the free market, that caused the economic downturn…

…ColleaePres. CRIME NOTES Baseball bag Student gets lifted from field cut in lab WHERE: Mitchell Field WHEN: Wednesday at about 7:10 p.m. WHAT: A bag containing baseball equipment was stolen from the lower field…

… ripped while moving a shelf, Univer- sity Police reported. The shirt was valued at $40. WHERE: Herbert H. Dow Building WHEN: Wednesday at about 8:18 p.m. WHAT: A student received minor cuts from a class…

… criticism, including angry ian Authority, between Fatah and reporters at U.N. headquarters protests at home and condemna- Hamas, and that's why everybody that the militant Islamist group tion around the Arab…

… discover it, to its own favor, trying to take Middle East a week earlier than we are very far apart," he added. Make sure students into the rig'ht cri.. Fall RalyPa,.e The Ann Arbor Ordinance doesn…

…'t stopstudents from thinking about housing early, so why shouldyouAdverise leases for now, May, and Fall zoio! Reach over 40,000 students and other University members. Presentedby TheMichigan Daily Classifieds…

… nose to the flu is high. So where can students and faculty have their prescriptions filled? There's always the Village Apothecary on South University Avenue, but the list pretty much ends there. Maggie…

…, because it is inconvenient for students to drive to buy the everyday necessities that a drugstore . offers. Though there still isn't a drugstore on State Street, stu- dents can get their prescrip- tions…

… organizations. About 60 to 65 organizations are expected to attend. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: The Michigan Union Talk on Arab women and war WHAT: Anan Ameri, the director of…

… the Arab Ameri- can National Museum will discuss the exhibit, "In Times of War, Her Untold Story," which is on display at Lane Hall. WHO: Institute for Research on Women and Gender WHEN: Today at noon…

…. "Speed- balling" is the name given to mixing heroin and cocaine, a combination, which killed actors John Belushi and River Phoenix. The Discover Student Card offers students the chance to earn up to 1…

…4A - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L7i1L 1Mvld~l*jan4 3al~j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor…

…. Israel's 'right-wing'victory 6 UI O eorury s, osaess weT -- 0 n February 10, Israelis went New proposal would simplify aid application for students to the polls to elect the 120 ly af s s members of the…

… Knesset from Jn a 2006 report, the Commission on the Future of Higher Edu- cation said that for atypical household, completingthe Federal Application for Student Aid is longer and more complicated than…

… completing the federal tax return. The report also said that people considered the FAFSA to be onerous and confusing. It's these disheartening qualities of the FAFSA that prohibit many students from applying…

… for much-needed aid. But thanks to University of Michigan researcher Susan Dynarski and her colleagues, this tire- some process could be simplified. To ensure that more students who need financial aid…

… filled after tax returns are filed. High school students who apply to college in fall had to wait until the spring of that year to see what kind of aid they would receive. This is inconvenient for students…

… because financial aid can be the "make or break" factor for many students when deciding which university they will attend, and making that decision without knowledge of how much aid to expect is difficult…

… and 13 percent don't speak Eng- lish at home. The proposed change would make it easier for these students to apply for financial aid, and would consequently offer them greater access to a college edu…

…- cation. Low-income students deserve the opportunities that a college education presents, and they are dependent upon receiving financial aid to get there. But while making the process easier is a good…

… changes regard- ing financial aid, the government needs to implement Dynarski's idea as soon as pos- sible, putting an end to one of the worst headaches for high school students apply- ing to college…

… 0 4A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C Ihe iic[ ig n ily 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann…

… season Michigan football just endured, improving the performance of student-athletes on the field might be fans' priority. However, many people tend to forget that the time student-athletes spend…

… of student-athletes, evidenced by a recent proposal put before the group last week. If the proposal passes, it would change the way students' athletic eligibility is determined, eliminating a dangerous…

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… will cause the Dar- fur civilians caught in the civil war, it will also strain ties between the Unit- ed States and its allies in the African Union and Arab League. At a time when the U.S. is losing…

… of nations represented by the A.U., the Arab. League, the Non-Aligned Movement, China and Russia have all called for a suspension of the arrest warrant. Together, these countries represent a majority…

… the A.U., the Arab League and a host of other nations would stand against the ICC's actions. The fact that Sudan's president was charged for pursuing a civil war against armed rebels when those…

… Gilder As the Michigan Student Assembly examines its own future on campus, the Daily would like students to voice their opinions on what should be a part of its agenda. E-MAIL YOUR IDEAS TO ROBERT SOAVE AT…

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… = Conveniently, the service is available MATTHEW to all students. Of GREEN course, we pay for our medical cov- erage as part of tuition, but the price has been widely accepted because those who set and pay tuition…

… of the state Senate. By a mostly party-line vote of 74-29, a majority of House mem- bers said the $184 million should be used to help schools avoid all but $10 of a $127-per-student cut Granholm…

… ordered last month. Schools still would see their funding drop by the equivalent of $165 per student. That was the decrease lawmakers passed in the school aid budget for the fis- cal year that started Oct…

… the possibility of Security Council action if they don't. The 192-member world body approved an Arab-drafted reso- lution by a vote of 114-18, with 44 abstentions and 16 countries not * voting…

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… blank stares. is proficient in Arabic. The second response times, we give ourselves Here's a tip: on the first day of class, has lived in both Egypt and Israel the ability to say no to students who…

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… articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. FROM T HE DAILY Service comes first Students should give back to the community year-round Yesterday, the nation honored the legacy of…

… community service to one day a year..All peo- ple, especially the students who worked tirelessly to elect Barack Obama, should transition their efforts to activism and work toward a better community. King…

…. Students believed in the good that an Obama presi- dency could do for the nation, and they volunteered their time and energy to help elect him. Now that these efforts have been suc- cessful, the…

… honor King's call to make the country a better place for everyone. But we don't need to wait for next January to start vol- unteering again. Students must channel the spirit of activism that propelled…

…-language proficiency. boundaries between us and our stu- er difficult office hours meet- Department training sessions often dents. ing, a student told me that I are a term-long course. In addition, This focus is…

… important to under- wasn't qualified to any GSI who grades an upper-level stand. Because GSIs are students s teach political sci- writing course or teaches introducto- well, are close to the age of under…

…- ence because I was ry writing must go through semester- graduates and are something of a earning a Ph.D. in long training courses at the Center middleman between students and English. for Learning…

… political science. This par- organizers before they came to grad m ight surprise you. ticular student had school, which has influenced how definitely earned they think and teach about politi- the C- grade…

… student over Facebook posting Calvin College has expelled a student over a sexual comment about a fellow student he says was posted on his Facebook page with- out his knowledge. Calvin earlier put 19-year…

…-old sophomore Tony Harris of South- field on six months' probation. TheChristianReformedChurch- affiliated school told Harris to have no contact with the female student, move out of the dormitory they shared and…

… up arms against the Arab-led government in 2003. But the talks were shaken yes- terday by reports that the Hague- based International Criminal Court will soon issue a warrant against President Omar al…

… institution. "It isn't a cookie-cutter pre- sentation, or a paid speaker who makes the same presentation at universities across the coun- try," Nunez said. "It is a program developed by Michigan students and…

…4A - Thursday, April 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 1 E-MAIL HARUN AT BULJINAH@UMICH.EDU L7be MICdignan +aU1 HARUN BULJINA Edited and managed by students at the University of…

… decisions are based, are hired. And if those whovote feel that they are constantly under attack, who do they elect? I heard a University bus driver comment to a student that Iranian president Mahmoud…

… Ahmedinajad reminded him "of a certain German painter in the '30's" - an obvious Hitler reference. When asked by the student to support his statement, he could not. How biases in American news mislead the…

… negative refer- ences from American media outlets. Only a couple articles from UK-based Reuters and an Arab media company discuss neutral economic issues and do not point fingers at the country. If, after…

… student by an unknown young male. Of course, we all remember hor- rific incidents of violence at universities, like the Virginia Tech massacre that occurred two years ago next week. This crime was exactly…

… themselves would be left unarmed and helpless. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a student organization working with universities and state legislatures to allow students at pub- lic universities who…

… are licensed in accordance with state law the ability to carry a concealed pistol. The organization has 38,000 members across the country, and the majority of the members are students and faculty. The…

… is not about arming every single col- lege student, as many of the group's detractors believe. The fact is, students are already armed. Essentially anyone who is over 21, has no crim- inal background…

… and is mentally healthy can qualify to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License. Many students have CPLs and own firearms, and frequently carry all over Ann Arbor. Statistically, these CPL - holding…

… police forces. The only dif- ference between Ann Arbor and the Univer- sity campus in terms of carrying handguns is an invisible legal line, which neither deters criminals nor turns law-abiding students…

… close to the frontier and showing that the government was unable to keep its people safe. CHICAGO As H1N1 spreads, -. schools close The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiply- ing…

… nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill to finish the day. The federal government has urged schools to close because of…

… was also killed during the shootout. Abdullah's mosque is in a brick duplex on a quiet, residential street in Detroit. A sign on the door in English and Arabic reads, in part, "There is no God but Allah…

… smashed and had a bloody lip from the attack. Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Dis- crimination Committee in Dear- born, said the FBI had briefed him about Wednesday's raids and told…

…- sity into one of the country's original research universi- ties. According to the website of the University Lowbrow Astronomers, a student orga- nization comprised of about 90 amateur astronomers, Tap…

… the mid- 1800s. CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Driver arrested, Vehicles collide, Lecture on Job networking U.S. military officials have taken to jail no injuries Arabic works workshop proposed…

… tg tgin WHAT: A subject was arrested involved in an accident, Univer- works and his influence on ticipants. for drunk driving,.University sity Police reported. There were the Arab Renaissance. WHO…

… at 12 p.m. WHERE: Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation Obama says more time in school will boost grades, test scores WASHINGTON (AP) - Students beware: The…

… students around the globe. "Now, I know longer school days and school years are not wildly pop- ular ideas," the president said earlier this year. "Not with Malia and Sasha, not in my family, and probably…

… because kids in other nations have more school. "Young people in other countries are going to school 25, 30 percent longer than our students here," Dun- can told the AP. "I want to just level the playing…

…, aims to defuse dan- gerous tensions. Kurds, a majority in the region, have been trying to wrest control from Arabs, Turko- menand otherrival ethnic groups. If open warfare breaks out, it could jeopardize…

… Auditorium level of success that Westergren o North Campus oFriday. knew it could. The event was part of MPow- ered, said that to most students the neer or business major to pursue ered's Entreprelliance…

… conference word "entrepreneurship" is very entrepreneurship. this weekend that brings together intimidating. She said her group "Pandora is used by students on students involved in entrepreneur- aims to make…

… a speaker enabled MPow- invited Tim because we thought he entrepreneurial ideas. ered to bring students with varied would connect with so many stu- Michelle Cheng, an Engineering interests together to…

…, MSA Chief of Staff Ashley Schwedt and Business Rep. Jason Raymond. At around 12:15 a.m. last night, after five hours of community input and discussion, the amendment passed. "The Michigan Student…

… called for the reso- lution's authors and MSA executives to work with the American Move- ment for Israel and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality to plan a screening of a documentary about the…

… sisterhood of six Arab and six Jewish women entitled "Refusing to be Enemies: the Zeitouna Story." It also called for a copy of the resolution and a letter including the details of the screening to be sent to…

… up to its campaign in Gaza. "It makes no mention of Hamas or what's going on in southern Isra- Andrew Dalack, co-chair of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, speaks at last night's MSA meeting…

… international con- flict was also apoint of much debate last night. LSA-SG Rep. Adam London, who is not a member of MSA, said that as a student government representative himself, he does not think it is within…

… said. "Know when it's right not to get involved in something that is really more of an international concern." Stenvig disagreed with London, arguing that a student government hasthe responsibility…

… despite her group's early arrival, the city was already crowded when she arrived yesterday morning. "We were there at 4:30 a.m. and the streets were already getting packed," she said. In Ann Arbor, students…

… approximately 150 stu- dents gathered to watch the inauguration. Throughout the ceremony, the room was quiet, but students stood to cheer and applaud Obama when he was sworn in. When out- going President George W…

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… treading of the few remaining med school and summer term students will become on Wednesday the lively playground of the imagination. Our advice? Resist harboring the cynicism of a local and let yourself…

…'m tired of men, ya'll," he said heers, "I think that a woman in rge of the most powerful nation he world is going to empower so sy women." LSA senior Meagan Mirten- m, co-president of a student up promoting…

… Arab-Jewish har- ny, Bridge the Gap, asked Fiasco erform and speak at a planned nt next spring alongside Ortho- Jewish rapper Matisyahu. I think that was actually pretty lsy to ask him to come perform h…

… Matisyahu," said Business ool junior Sasha Compere, member of Encore, a Univer- y student dance group that per- med at the event. Mirtenbaum said she only found on Sunday night that Fiasco s going to be…

… from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. "What happens at breakfast? How do we.talk to people if we have different languages," she said. "I went down to Borders - a tradition from my Ann Arbor days - and I picked up Arabic…

… students in the program. "Michigan was very important to me," she said. "Mydad was avegeta- ble salesman. Michigan gave me all sorts of opportunities that I never would've had otherwise, it's quite clear to…

… me that it's a debt I want to repay all my life." POKER From Page 1A group, depending on the number of players in the tournament. Allen Ginzburg, a second-year Law student, is a regular at the…

… assessments students take when first entering CAPS. "After taking this assessment, students have to wait a few weeks to even see someone about what- ever they're dealing with," the student wrote in the e…

… in their lives," the stu- dent added. The student's longest wait time for an appointment was two weeks and a few days, which the student said was "quite a long time." Sevigsaid CAPS is as concerned…

… about the extended waiting period as students are. "We don't like it when the wait stretches either," he said. "What's hard from an administrative point of view is that there is no one magic wait period…

… that is accepted by every student so we literally make 3,000 individual decisions for what's best for each of those students." Vicki Hays, CAPS's associate director, said students who go to CAPS have the…

… option to see a counselor on duty, who students can choose to see from the very first time they come in or when- ever they feel it necessary. She added that the counselor on duty is available from 9 a…

… universities only have the option available for a few hours. "Students do have that choice," he said. "But the reality is that sometimes waiting for that sched- uled appointment is a perfect fit for students…

…, charity coordi- nator, said the notion of poker is a no-brainer for charities. "A charity bar in downtown Ann Arbor is a sure thing," she said. "It's just natural." "Students should not be intimi- dated in…

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… school students who often need the most financial assistance are those who reside in school districts that fare the worst on these examinations. I think that this situation calls for Michigan lawmakers to…

…, Asians and Native Americans, Arab and Jew- ish - should unite to protest this stupidity. I am hoping the campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other anti…

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… Resource's Dana Building, only features a suitably green design because students approached administrators and urged them to modify their plans and pursue LEED certification. Making matters worse, Coleman…

… student, I recall learning about the Holocaust, the key players in the civil rights movements and the Japanese-Americans during the internment era. I read narratives of Anne Frank and Frederick Douglass…

… chanted, "Fuck Arabs, they are dirty," while pulling off her Islamic headscarf. The girl required six stitches to her face as a result of the injuries. When I first heard about this incident, I was shocked…

… assailants really at fault? These students, like me, have been introduced to the con- cept of racism as if it has ceased to exist. But racism does exist, and kids are aware of it. For many families and…

… an earnest con- versation on race will only build a better foundation for students to understand racism. Experience and discussion is also what led me to a deeper comprehension of racism. As a Muslim…

… racism and subsequently combating it. Until we recognize the fact that these issues are still alive, we will continue to fail students in their comprehension of race and racism. Once schools draw the…

…, shmoozing. Students gather once a month to share food and conversation at a member's home. While the informal meetings generally begin with obscure icebreak- ers, they quickly turn into impassioned…

…Mondaythrough Friday duringthefalland winter tems by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is avalable free of charge to all readers. Subsciptionsforfaiem,startinginseptemaviUs.maiare$1o…

… already starting to show signs of failure in 2001. The deterioration was linked to the rise of smuggling, Saddam's growing standing in the Arab world and the increasing unpopularity of the mea- sures in…

… and has served as a broker between Israel and several Arab states. "Turkey's greatness lies in your ability to be at the center of things. This is not where East and West divide - this is where they…

… the biggest Arabic satel- lite channels, carried his remarks live. The president invoked his own heritage: "The United States has been enriched by Muslim Ameri- cans. Many other Americans have Muslims…

… nearly three decades L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) - Res- cue workers using bare hands and buckets searched frantically for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Italy's deadliest quake in nearly…

… dormitory of the University of L'Aquila where a half- dozen students were believed trapped inside. After nightfall yesterday, res- cuers found a scared-looking dog with a bleeding paw in the half-col- lapsed…

… missing. The body of a male student was found during the daylight hours. "We managed to come down with other students but we had to sneak through a hole in the stairs as the whole floor came down," said…

…, firefight- ers reported pulling a 21-year-old woman and a 22-year-man from a pancaked five-story apartment building where many students had rented flats. Amid aftershocks, survivors hugged one another…

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… "I Have a ,.- x fN II society could be united, Dream" speech could not whether black, Latina/o, be more pertinent: "This Arab, Asian, Native Amer- is no time to engage in the ican, white, woman, mat…

…'s historic achievement and make those hopes real. if we retreated now in the face of victory and returned to our daily lives as if our job was done. Kate Stenvig is a Michigan Student Assembly To the question…

…, two countries she visited in February 2008. Coleman also mentioned Mark Tessler, vice provost for interna- tional affairs and a professor of political science, who has led a project in the United Arab…

…- tional outreach efforts are not only important for creating a diverse student body, but also for helping students attain a well-rounded global perspective. "I think to be successful in the future we really…

… need to have an awareness of and understanding of the rest of the world," she said. "The goal is to create great oppor- tunities for students who come to the University of Michigan to emerge as citizens…

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… have been widely reviled overseas, by U.S. allies as well as in less-friendly Arab countries. President George W. Bush said the policies were nec- essary to protect the nation after the Sept. 11, 2001…

… importa student GOOGLE CO-FOUNDER TO goal issue RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE The regents approved a proposal y MALLORY JONES to award Larry Page, co-founder of For theDaily Google, Inc., an honorary doctor- ate…

… schools and col- "Celebrating the accomplish- will also allow students to ments of the class of 2009 will be into the School of Art & all the more special with Larry after their sophomore year. Page as our…

… turn to for the advice and counsel, the expertise and experience to make good on the promises of this new administration." "Because art funding has'been cut back at so many high schools, many students…

… enter the univer- sity without a portfolio and cannot apply to Art and Design," she said. "This program offers students the opportunity to build their portfolio (during) their freshman and sopho- more…

… to raise money for study abroad programs. May said money raised from the cam- paign will go toward "enriching the international opportunity for our students." Coleman will match donated funds. The…

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… against some 12,000 militants, 1,000 of them believed to be foreign fighters, mostly Chechens and Arabs. They are fighting in an unforgiving landscape of hulking mountains, rock-strewn valleys and sparse…

… government who are still living in the past," she told a crowd of about 2,000 students at Moscow State University. "They do not believe the United States and Russia can' cooperate to this extent." "They do not…

… schools, mosques and hospitals, or its firing if 12,000 rockets against innocent Israeli civilians. And she accused Libya - the only Arab member on the council - of trying to "hijack" its agenda by raising…

… hometown in Darfur to chase out rebels. Then Arab militias went after the survi- vors. That's when the teenager fled atop a truck piled with mattresses and pots. Mohammed Bahreddine arrived at this refugee…

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… MSNBC last Fri- The final version that was eventually lights incertain campus areas. Every day when I stumbled across an passed by the assembly expressed election cycle, students are promised Associated…

… Jewish women ing and a host of other issues. of the article and six Arabic women who come MSA members may protest being was that CEOs of together peacefully. considered part of a culture of enti- banks and…

… many of these executives refused to of every student's tuition goes to MSA w ith MSA. take salary cuts or scale back their so that its members can administer luxurious lifestyles. The problem, the to…

… student's immediate needs, not so article insists, is: "a deeply ingrained that they can pretend to be ambassa- culture of entitlement at financial dors to the United Nations. no further than MSA's website…

…. The companies." MSA's continuing disregard for last project that the website lists as This had me thinking about how students' wishes is evidence that the being completed is Michael Moore's a culture of…

… everyone who is Wall Street CEOs, they have awarded MSA was accomplishing things that part of the gang automatically feels themselves the right to ignore their students care about, they wouldn't like they…

… deserve something, too. But actual jobs. They don't feel the need have a way to check and see what the when did these powerful people start to work on student issues, they don't assembly was doing. The fact…

…, as I reflected on We elected these representatives How long does this go on before we the actions of the Michigan Student to accomplish a job. Only nine per- have to stop questioning the actions…

… with members of the leading faculty governing body in the Regents Room of the Fleming Administration Building yesterday. Colemano State budget needs action Students report delays in getting started with…

… classes By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffReporter LSA junior Geoffrey Baier had planned to study Arabic while abroad at American University in Cairo this semester. But because of the swine flu scare, the…

… Egyp- tian government asked the Uni- versity to cancel classes for a week - forcing Baier to pick up the language on his own. Baier is one of approximately 80 University students studying abroad in more…

… than 15 countries through the Office of Interna- tional Programs this fall. Though not everyone has had classes suspended since the HRNB virus broke out, students studying abroad have had to be more cau…

… not been informed of any direct difficulties students have experienced because of wor- ries about the HBN1 virus while studying abroad for the fall term. "The Egyptiangovernmenthas delayed the…

…. In addition to having their classes suspended, some Univer- sity of Michigan students have been infected with the H1N1 virus while studying abroad. The OIP does not know the exact number of students…

…." Coleman also said she is con- cerned about potential cuts to the Michigan Promise Scholarship. Even if there had to be some sort of a cut back to the program, students should receive at least part of their…

… scholarships, Coleman said, adding that legislators made a promise to students. "Students have these letters promising this scholarship," Cole- man said. University students with demon- strated financial need…

… will receive their scholarship payment from the University if the state discontinues the program, though students with- out financial need will not receive the scholarship if the program is canceled. "I…