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… depiction of the shy Asian girl commonly found in many other films, shows and novels. To students taking Arabic tojointheCIA,FBIorthe military VICTORIA MINKA MiC Staff Writer Graphic by Hibah Chughtai…

… and increasingly dis- turbing trend throughout my semesters of taking Arabic. In my classes, there has almost always been a student (often a cis white man) who is taking Arabic because they want to…

… declaring their pride in such a career goal to the students, faculty and staff around them. Many of our peers are students who identify as being of Arab or Middle East North African descent. As a student…

… Since arriving at the University of Michi- gan, I have taken Arabic language classes every single semester. As a rising junior, I have grown to deeply love the language and the cultural history that…

… informs it. If the pandemic permits, I am planning to study abroad this upcoming summer to improve my skills and immerse myself in an Arabic- speaking community. However, there has been an omnipresent…

… join the CIA, the FBI or the military in the future. While I understand the draw of learning a language to improve potential hireability, the fact that these institutions have directly harmed Arab…

… communities for decades is an alarming truth. Taking Arabic to make yourself more valuable to a system which intensely surveils Arab communities in the United States and continues to back states who commit…

… crimes against human- ity against Arabic-speaking people — read Israel and Palestine — demonstrates a fright- ening level of apathy. Then to learn Arabic while also continuing to hold prejudices and…

… negative stereotypes about Arabic-speaking people shows they will perpetuate the cur- rent systems of “enhanced interrogation” and turning a blind eye. Even more concerning is their naivety when…

… who doesn’t identify as Arab or MENA, I am made uncomfortable by their presence, and while I don’t speak for those who do, I can’t imagine what it is like for my classmates It has almost become a…

… transformation dress for Elsa’s “Let It Go” number, the “drama mamas” that helped along the way, the backstage crew, composed of Arab and Muslim students — that make the show. “Casting should be…

…, independent, fashion forward woman — an idea which consequently inflicts harm on society, because we can’t all be a cosmo girl. Meet Amani Badran, a trailblazer for Arab and Muslim women…

…. and the Importance of Representation HIBA DAGHER MiC Columnist In Reel Bad Arabs, Jack Shaheen explored the portrayals of Arab and Muslim characters in film. After analyzing a thousand…

… different films from 1896 to 2000, he found that 12 films had positive depictions of Arabs and Muslims, 52 neutral, and 936 negative. And representations of Arabs and Muslims haven’t gotten better…

… Arabs and Arab Americans outside of the Middle East, the Dearborn Youth Theater program, is trying to change all of that. Director Rashid Beydoun, musical director Vanessa El-Zein and assistant…

… director Lisa Cronin work to encourage and include students of all backgrounds in their productions. In January, I attended the Dearborn Youth Theater’s production of Frozen Jr. Sitting there, in…

… significant change in the Palestinian mentality, until we see a significant change in the Palestinian leadership, I don’t think they deserve a state at this point.” The Arab Student Association and…

…-Islamophobia training for CSG members. The statement said the community needs public acknowledgment and administrative action in order to heal. “Ben Gerstein sat across the executive board of the Arab Student…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 20, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM University of Michigan students are opting to take math classes at other…

… schools because of the reputation of the department’s classes being more difficult, students told The Daily. Students interviewed by The Daily said the University’s math classes pose a significant…

… at community colleges can be transferred for credit to fulfill graduation requirements or major prerequisites. Students need to receive a C or higher in the course for the credits to…

… transfer. The catch: the grade does not affect students’ GPA. Engineering sophomore Lauren McNamee, a prospective mechanical engineering major, opted to take the equivalent of Math 215: Multivariable…

… and Vector Calculus the summer after her freshman year at Pennsylvania State University’s Abington campus in Abington, Pennsylvania. Like McNamee, many students choose to take classes in the…

…, Michigan math is just the worst.” The College of Engineering Peer Mentor Program offers incoming students resources to encourage student involvement and development of academic, social and personal…

… interests. As an Engineering peer mentor, McNamee helps incoming College of Engineering students transition to college life. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let…

… Athreya See STEM, Page 3 See EXXON, Page 3 JULIA SCHACHINGER/Daily University of Michigan Law students protest against the law firm that represents ExxonMobil at a recruitment event at Pizza House…

… States have a duty to save the Arab World from itself. Fueling the political agenda, numerous politicians have honed in on efforts to “bring peace” to the Middle East, with the latest attempt…

… politics is not lost on Arabs like myself and each take is more nauseat- ing than the next. Whether reflecting on 2011 during the Arab uprisings or focusing on current politics surrounding each nation…

… savior complex on steroids, and unfortunately this mindset and its detrimen- tal effects have wreaked havoc in the region while affecting the mainstream American per- ception of the Arab World and…

… like UAE, Qatar and Saudi Ara- bia — has in no way suffered similarly to other countries in the Arab world, as they, along- side the West, continue to exploit the rest of the Middle East for monetary…

…-backed corrupt gov- ernments. Another affronting assumption is that the Arab general public agrees with the governments of their coun- tries, an idea that is blatantly false. The Middle East does not have a…

… it does, it only discusses its failures. Rarely discussed when analyzing the roots of a troubled Middle East are the flawed borders in the Arab world created by a drunk Churchill and his allies…

… framing. As a student studying political science, I have heard awfully misguided opinions on the Middle East — opinions that lack a true understanding of the region. For instance, I have heard…

… terrorist state and Israel is the only “democracy in the Middle East,” purposefully excluding Israeli Occupation of Palestinian lands. Every single issue that relates to the Arab world gets its one…

… believe Zionism is a threat to Arab sovereignty and the Palestinian people, will they assume I state that solely because I am Arab or because I have come to this reasoning through solid evidence…

…? Every- one but fellow Arabs and I are able to speak without seeming as though we are predisposed. It is impossible to truly sepa- rate myself from my identity, nor do I want my identity as an Arab…

… Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…

…@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Editor in Chief EMILY CONSIDINE AND MILES STEPHENSON Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the…

… administration’s framework to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the deal finally published in detail, a wide spectrum of responses arose into the discourse. Overall, there appeared to be approval from…

… no’s.” The use of the term “Arab-Israeli conflict” to refer to the tension that has lasted — in one way or another — for over a century, is purposeful. Arab states and their leaders have always…

… consequential 1967 Six-Day War into motion and the 2002 Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative that conditioned the establishment of formal ties between Israel and Arab states on the premise that Israel withdraw…

… to the 1949 armistice lines, or as they have often been called, the “1967 Lines.” It is clear that the position taken by Arab leaders has proved influential in determining much of the discourse…

… surrounding the conflict, if not the facts on the ground themselves. With such context in mind, the response of many important Arab figures to the release of the Trump plan is quite notable. On Jan. 28…

…, when the details of the plan were put out in full, dignitaries from many Arab countries either came to Washington to show support for the deal or released statements encouraging the diplomatic…

… efforts and urging acceptance of the plan as a basis for ongoing talks. Such countries include Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Their support for the plan as a start…

… to future negotiations, and even support for the plan itself, is telling because it reveals the beginnings of a shift in the attitude of the Arab world towards the plight of Palestinian…

… Michigan students are comparing the positions of front-runners former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. on issues relating to higher education. Affordability of four…

…-year colleges and universities has been an important topic throughout the primary. Both candidates’ platforms include measures to increase affordability and reduce student loan debt, focusing heavily…

… on the expansion of Pell grants, a federal subsidy provided to students from low-income families. According to Biden’s published positions on higher education, Biden thinks college should…

… specifically towards low-income and middle-class students. Biden’s platform also says he wants to further loan forgiveness for people working in public service and continue programs such as the Public…

… Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives debt to students entering public- service related careers. His platform also discusses promoting an income-based student loan repayment plan and…

… protecting GI benefits for veterans and their families. LSA freshman Andrew Schaeffler, co-founder of Students for Biden at U-M, believes Biden’s policies on increasing Pell Grants would directly…

… impact University students by increasing access to education. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 75 ©2020 The Michigan Daily N…

… JULIA FORREST Daily Staff Reporters Students compare 2020 candidates, policy positions on higher education ‘U’ political organizations discuss funding for public schools, community colleges…

… unable to vote.” EMMA RUBERG & FRANCESCA DUONG Daily Staff Reporters DESIGN BY HIBAH MIRZAl Bernie makes strong efforts to reach out among Muslim, Arab American communities EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff…

… extensive effort to reach out to the Muslim community, garnering large support. Arab American and Muslim groups on various social media platforms use #Muslims4Bernie and #InshallahBernie to show…

… on the first floor. Starting in mid- February, students will be able to rent out chargers, adapters and graphing calculators. Sanam Arab, manager of Programs and Patron Services, told The Daily…

…The rooms have AI technology on the computers and dry-erase walls to make it easier to conduct job interviews. LSA senior Taylor Lind said she encourages students to spend time at the…

… Opportunity Hub and explore the new LSA addition. “I’m really excited to see how students can utilize this new space,” Lind said. “I think it’s a really unique one, especially for a college as large as…

… LSA, because it’s hard to find a central space to hang out as opposed to other colleges. I would just really encourage LSA students to step out of their comfort zone and explore a new favorite…

… study spot eventually.” Hannah Lozon, operations lead of Opportunity Hub, said she is excited to see students using the resources from the Opportunity Hub. “We’re most excited about, I would say…

…, from my perspective, seeing students coming in and using the building now,” Lozon said. “Each day we’ve been open since the semester started, there are more and more students every day, students…

… are just finding their nooks, so that’s fantastic. And then, of course, seeing the Opportunity Hub has been able to do services for students, where we have much more space, which is really amazing…

… granola bars to energy drinks and meals, as well as a Starbucks coffee machine where students can make their own beverages. Transfer Center The Transfer Student Center is a space for all transfer…

… students at the University to study, and holds events to help these students acclimate. Transfer student ambassadors are placed in the Center to answer any questions and provide advice. Commuter…

… students are also welcome to all the resources for transfer students. There will be lockers in the LSA Building for commuter students to keep their items while they are on campus. LSA senior Samantha…

…. Approximately 40 students gathered Thursday evening in the Samuel T. Dana Building to participate in a conversation surrounding the modern state of surveillance in Muslim, Arab, Southeast Asian and North…

…Last winter, LSA student Alexandra Ellard had to miss 10 days of class. Due to extreme weather, many Metro Detroit area public schools and facilities were closed. This meant Ellard couldn…

…Jeans, Skype or Google Chat. But others, she said, threatened to fail her. “There are no protective policies for undergraduate students that protect them from attendance discrepancies when it…

… still gave me a D plus,” Ellard said. “You find yourself very often having to choose whether to be a good parent, or be a good student, and that I find to be a very huge problem.” According to Ellard…

…, whether a student parent is offered accommodations depends almost entirely on the professor. Some of her professors have been helpful, even allowing her to bring her son to class when child care…

… Education of Women on issues surrounding student parents, said professors may not understand the situation student parents are in. “Some faculty see it as their choice to be parents, and I don’t think…

… in its current state. Rackham student Sophie Hasuo, who does research in the Center for Japanese Studies, said the lecture challenged her understanding of Japanese national belonging. “It…

… Schlissel’s Faculty Public Engagement initiative, which he announced in 2017. Rackham student Kimberly Ransom, who has done work with public engagement, noted the importance of work that involves…

… effective action from the Muslim and Arab communities on campus. “The most important thing is that we’re mobilizing Muslim youth in a way that’s informative and educational and deeply looking at the…

…, discusses the role of religioun and politics in Japan in Weiser Hall Thursday afternoon. VARSHA VEDAPUDI Daily Staff Reporter Rackham student Julio Ferreira is finishing his second year in the…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 10, 2020 — 3 BIDEN From Page 1 He also said Biden’s plan for loan forgiveness would affect many students, especially those hoping to…

… colleges, universities and trade schools, as well as to cancel all student loan debt, expand the Pell grant program and triple funding for work-study programs. Porter Hughes, LSA freshman and co…

…-founder of Students for Bernie 2020 at the University, views Sanders’ plans as a way to increase the amount of middle- and working-class people who are pursuing higher education. He said he thinks it…

….” According to the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 65 percent of current students identify as Caucasian. 15 percent identify as Asian American while a combined 12 percent identify as…

… on students with lower socioeconomic statuses. “I have a lot of friends who are only able to go to Michigan on financial aid,” Gordon said. “When it comes to paying rent in Ann Arbor and being…

… Student Aid processes and says the process is now easier to navigate, has better customer service and is more accessible to students. During his time as President, Trump has discussed making funding…

… complicit in the oppression of Palestinians through my past actions.” The statement from Arab Student Association and SAFE also called on CSG to recognize a resolution passed in 2017 supporting…

… work that I need to do.” CSG Communications Director Alex Johnson released a statement Wednesday night, acknowledging the harm done to the Palestinian, Muslim and Arab students on campus by…

… support Palestinian, Muslim and Arab students on campus,” Johnson wrote. “In the next several days, President Gerstein hopes to listen to the concerns and needs of impacted students and work…

…, associate vice provost for academic affairs and senior director of Academic Human Resources, said the University values graduate students and is working towards a fair agreement. “We recognize the…

… importance of graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants to the academic mission of the university and to the academic success of our students,” said Sascha Matish, associate…

… decades, the University has grown exponentially, adding thousands of students and faculty. GEO member Joseph Valle said the University had not adjusted to this growth. “Over the past several…

… decades, the University has continued to grow,” Valle said. “Tens of thousands of more students and employees … yet the University has built a total of a thousand new beds on campus in the past…

… I came to terms with my identity struggle when I began high school. Having come from a middle school surrounded by other Middle East- ern students, I never stood out in the classroom. Because of…

… style among my female classmates. Even though I lived and grew up in Metro Detroit just like the other students, I had never felt more alienated. I felt like a foreigner in my home coun- try…

… raised you? Why aren’t our ways good enough for you?” Time after time, I exasperatedly retali- ated with “That’s not how it works in this country!” I have never been ashamed of being Arab…

… elderly woman while I was browsing through a department store. She gave me a silent, dis- gusted stare before yelling, “You filthy Arab! How dare you come to my country! You make me sick!” I often…

…. Little by little, I attempted to prove to my parents how adapt- ing to American culture was not a rejection of my ethnic background, but rather a means of creating an identity for myself as an Arab…

… up speaking Arabic and practicing traditional Middle East- ern values, which was something that my high school peers were not familiar with. I grew up listening to Arabic music and watching Ara…

… and different struggles in the United States. Even now as I write in a newspaper section des- ignated for students of color, the U.S. government continues to label me as white. These two statements…

… if my family is associated with terrorist orga- nizations and snuck judgemental looks at my parents while speak- ing our native tongue. I am shov- ing aside my identity struggles as an Arab…

…, yet on legal docu- ments we are forced to check a box that misrepresents us. As a student of color, diversity Design by Hibah Chughtai As if the local Trump hats and Confederate flags weren…

… got my hopes up, the same realization would dawn on me: I won’t be counted. When researching the Univer- sity of Michigan’s undergraduate demographic, I couldn’t even tell how many MENA students…

… there were. All I could see in the pie chart was a large slice of ‘white,” and my identity was lost somewhere with- in it. Despite the Common Applica- tion allowing students to make the distinction…

… between “white (Euro- pean)” and “white (Middle East- ern),” all this did was give MENA students a false glimmer of hope despite a total lack of practical- ity. The fact that MENA students get excited…

… should have the same opportunity. Especially in a post 9/11 world, Muslims and Arabs have become a larger target for dis- crimination, and it is crucial that we have a separate legal identifica- tion…

… BOWMAN Editorial Page Editor We, the Black Student Union, the United Asian American Organizations Executive Board, La Casa and the Arab Student Association E-Board are call- ing for an end to the…

… for racial jus- tice in our country and across the world. Articles chosen to best represent the special edi- tion are centralized here on a Magnify website. Our mission statement: As students at…

… discuss issues of education, policing, consumerism, slack- tivism, proper allyship, protests, abolition and privilege. This collection serves as a reminder to the student body, the Univer- sity…

… Michigan Ambassadors program. We demand an intentional, genu- ine inclusion of our organiza- tions prior to future Student Life decisions. BSU, UAAO, La Casa and ASA believe the rea- sons listed below…

… justify an end to the Michigan Ambassadors program. Student Life did not consult BSU, UAAO, La Casa and ASA in the creation and imple- mentation of the Michigan Ambassadors program. While the…

… community and disproportion- ately affect Black and Brown students. On July 1 and July 21, 2020, Central Student Govern- ment invited BSU, UAAO, La Casa and ASA to discuss polic- ing on campus. CSG used…

… public health concerns to justify their plans to increase police pres- ence on campus and informed our organizations of their flawed plan to protect students of color. This culminated in the…

… our own program, on Aug. 17, 2020, Dean of Students Laura Blake Jones presented the Wolverine Culture of Care Ambassador program to the Ann Arbor City Council. Dean Jones gave the Ann Arbor City…

… the formation of canvassing teams, omitting the program’s formal name. Two hours later, The Michigan Daily published an article detail- ing AAPD and Student Life’s ambassador program. On Aug. 21…

…, Student Life sent out a news- letter that mentioned the launch of the Michigan Ambassadors program and the opt-in registry. We were blindsided by the University’s announcement of the Michigan…

… never had. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, March 9, 2020 — 3A In the wake of the video of the student government president making anti-Palestinian, anti- Arab…

… executive would be the perfect place to test this theory. After all, CSG was meant to represent ALL the students of University of Michigan, and with a sizeable Arab and Palestinian population, I assumed…

… you are. I didn’t understand this as much until I was older, and I interacted with non-Arabs. Being asked “where you’re from” is already a stressor for most first- generation immigrants but every…

… I remained hopeful. I needed to remain hopeful. As a wide-eyed, freshman, student government intern, I decided a Central Student Government executive meeting between the interns and…

… inform me I had fucked up. You would think I said my favorite food was a Trump re-election. Later, I was told that if I wanted to talk about Palestine, the student government was not the place for me…

… said it was challenging to find sources of financial aid through the University when she returned to school as a student parent. “It was damn near impossible to get financial aid without…

… comes to supporting a family. Especially because child care is so expensive in Ann Arbor, Marra said many student parents may choose to live elsewhere and commute, adding stress to their…

… difficult to schedule because she’s taking care of a young child with her own needs and an early bedtime. “Sometimes it can be hard for other students to understand the extent of the responsibilities…

… accommodate student parents, Ellard said it’s important to confront deep- seated misconceptions about what a successful Wolverine looks like. “I think it’s way more political than anything, I don…

… be a certain type of person that goes here.’ They preach their diversity, but I feel like their diversity has a boundary.” Building a community for undergraduate student parents In light of…

… the lack of sufficient support described to The Daily by undergraduate student parents at the University of Michigan, students with children are advocating for their needs on campus…

… Organizations Executive Board, La Casa and the Arab Student Association E-Board called for an end to the policy. “Michigan Ambassadors program canvassing teams rely on AAPD and DPSS, which build…

… students surrounded it, but from that point, she said her memory fades. Laura Shue, who was an LSA junior, told The Daily at the time the AAPD officer threw Steingraber on the ground “with a vengeance…

… for comment prior to publication. In the aftermath of the incident, University student activists mobilized against the Duderstadt administration as it increased the presence of law enforcement…

… on campus, first instituted as part of a policy that students said limited protests against controversial guest speakers. After police officers killed George Floyd — and ensuing protests…

…. A review of the controversial history of law enforcement on campus shows this is not the first time student activists have gone toe to toe with the University’s administration over policing…

…. Students are now bringing forward similar anti-policing measures more than 30 years after the University deputized officers. “It’s considered normal now for there to be basically a police force on…

… as three for a University with more than 30,000 students. Their only power was to make a “citizen’s arrest” if they saw someone committing a felony. In dangerous situations, the officers were to…

… became increasingly agitated by student activists interrupting appearances from high-profile speakers such as Vice President George H.W. Bush, United Nations Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick and…

… Attorney General Edwin Meese in protest of the Reagan administration. The Michigan Student Assembly — a precursor to Central Student Government — and Rackham Student Government passed…

… recommendation from the CLB, the Board of Regents passed a five-part policy on the “disruption of student activities” in July 1988 to “advance freedom of speech and artistic expression.” The policy’s fourth…

… of the Arab Student Association, spoke at the demonstration. She said she was concerned for the safety of members of her community. “I already see members of my community questioning if they can…

… to do this work, I am fully confident she is going to be able to execute this position to the best of her ability.” Rackham student Hayden Jackson, chair of the Executives Nomination Committee…

… will be hosted on campus. The council aims to build a united campus community and foster a welcoming space for all students in a divisive environment. To ensure this work continues beyond the…

… presidential election year, it is slated to be a standing body composed of students, staff and faculty from a variety of student organizations. Additionally, Gerstein reported that the Student Fee…

… Advisory Committee, a body which contributes to the Office of Student Life’s budget request to the provost, advocated primarily to increase the allocation of funds for resources to support student…

… mental health. The Student Fee Advisory Committee proposal integrated insights from CSG’s mental health survey and requested that additional funds go to limit wait times at CAPS. LSA sophomore…

… and representative Sam Braden addressed the progress of the plans for an LSAT prep course and highlighted its popularity amongst students. “We have over 130 students who want to take it and 140…

… who want to teach it,” Braden said. “I will be interviewing all the students next week and choosing six of them to teach the students.” LSA junior Hershy Jalluri, chair of the Diversity, Equity…

…, and Inclusion Commission, spoke about the force’s plans to create a platform to increase accessibility to DEI-focused resources. Jalluri also shared plans to create DEI focus groups at student…

… organization mass meetings. LSA senior Eva Kluting, chair of Transfer Student Resource Commission, spoke on future plans to strengthen ties among transfer students and increase their access to resources…

… University to drop its charges against the arrested climate advocacy protestors who sought a meeting with Schlissel at the Fleming Administrative Building on March 15, 2019. Rackham student Akash Shah…

… provide a platform where we can express our views.” According to Rackham student Juan Jhong Chung, who participated in the protests at COP 25, the movement was a peaceful demonstration led by…

… still a bit clunky,” Berg said. “It doesn’t open directly to the live map, which I think for students, that’s the feature they use most. It’s not terribly responsive, and the bus positions don…

… Berman, Temple University history professor and member of the JSAN coordinating committee, said the order specifically targets students who have origins tied to Israel, including Palestinian…

… marked by an extensive history of bloodshed, two agreements brokered by the U.S. and President Donald Trump were reached, with both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain establishing official ties…

… footsteps of Abu Dhabi and Manama and establish diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. One such state which has increasingly been involved in rumors of Arab-Israeli cooperation is Saudi Arabia. At…

…-binary students who play fall women’s sports could potentially have strong Title IX claims against universities within the Big Ten. In making the unanimous decision to reopen football this fall, and…

… sports participation and making sure that this ratio is approximately proportional to the gender ratio of the student body at large; this was clarified in the case Cohen v. Brown. For example, the…

… University of Michigan has a precise ratio of 50% male to 50% female undergraduate students, so athletic opportunities should match. Adding to the disparity, the men participating in football this fall…

… women, a shortcoming further aggravated by eliminating the women’s swimming and diving program. We as students, alumni, community members and sports fans deserve answers. In responding to a…

… — michigandaily.com Time to revitalize the environmental movement RILEY DEHR | COLUMN The next step for peace NOAH ENTE | COLUMN Laura Miller is a first-year student at the University of Michigan Law…

… security or our lives, and the way forward with Iran is the way of peace, not a war.” Public Policy senior Arwa Gayar, president of the Arab Student Association, explained her frustration with…

… nation — our illegal actions in their nation.” A group of students from the Persian Students Association ended the demonstration by performing a spoken word poem about some of the challenges…

… will not give our tax dollars to another war, that’s when we will be victorious.” However, Broekhuizen was unable to confirm Wang’s enrollment as multiple students at the University have the…

… same name. All students with Wang’s name are enrolled in Rackham, according to MCommunity, the University’s digital student directory. An affidavit filed in federal court by FBI…

… of us could accomplish on our own.” Laura Rall, president of Affordable Michigan and School of Social Work student, believes Whitmer’s task force is a positive step in terms of validating…

… low- income students. “For students, like me, who come from low- income backgrounds, seeing poverty being addressed at the state level validates our experiences and can potentially change…

… urban poverty can look very different.” WHITMER From Page 1A “For students, like me, who come from low-income backgrounds, seeing poverty being addressed at the state level validates our…

… and CSG’s collective commitment towards ensuring this campus is inclusive for our Palestinian, Arab and Muslim students,” Gerstein said. “We look forward to getting to work in the last four weeks…

…GEO President Emily Gauld, a Rackham student, spoke to The Daily before the grade-in and described GEO’s disappointment with the University’s rejection of proposals for promoting equitable and…

… a contract agreement addressing pay caps on mental health services, formation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Graduate Student Student Assistant positions and greater protections for…

… international graduate students. This contract was the result of 27 bargaining sessions, multiple sit-ins and threats of a walk-out. Gauld said the purpose of the grade-in was both a response to HR…

…’s proposal rejections and its impact on the future of graduate student workers. “We see it really as an opportunity to make the labor that graduate students do visible,” Gauld said. “We’ve been asked…

… sure that it’s clear what exactly that labor is, how much we put into this University, and that our asks do not outweigh the work that we do.” Rackham student Sumeet Patwardhan, co-chair of the…

… GEO Bargaining Committee, attended the grade-in and spoke to The Daily about how GEO’s purpose and values impacted him. “When I first became a graduate student here, I didn’t even know what a…

… graduate student worker all by myself but that there is this union that would be collectively fighting for us.” The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 21, 2020 — 3 REGENTS From…

… Page 1 CLUB From Page 1 GRADE-IN From Page 1 ASL From Page 1 Read more at MichiganDaily.com “Due to this increase, fewer than 12 students from the waitlist (who have not studied ASL previously…

…) are able to begin the ASL sequence each year with the first-semester language course.” The ASL program was established in 1999 in response to a student-led initiative to bring ASL courses…

… popular articles listed on its website, as I write this article, are centered on crude and derogatory jokes of Muslim figures and Muslim culture, even attacking Arabic; the language of the Quran and…

… and the Arab world and identifying as Muslim, its play- ers are categorized as French when they win and Arabs or Africans when they lose. Zidane, arguably the most successful French soccer player…

… stabbed by two French women ironically near the symbol of France, the Eiffel tower. The women were harassed and called “Dirty Arabs,” a result of widespread anti Arab senti- ments in the nation. In a…

…. Ironically enough, many students have been forced to think collec- tively in light of universities’ individualistic approaches. I’ve heard stories of some having to exaggerate symptoms just to get tested…

… Asian American Organizations, La Casa, Arab Student Association and Students Allied for Freedom and Education. Though the University did not satisfy the group’s original demands, in their…

… and make recommendations about policing. The task force will have representation from both the GEO and Students of Color Liberation Front, which is a coalition of the Black Student Union, United…

… because of the relationship between policing and student health. At a press conference on Wednesday, GEO Vice President Erin Markiewitz spoke to this sentiment. “Policing, even when it…

… I think addressed feelings that Black and Brown students had of not feeling safe with armed police officers around campus,” White said. “Safety doesn’t look the same for all people, and we…

… modifications of the program by the University. Some students questioned whether GEO’s initial anti- policing demands were pragmatic. Engineering senior Yilin Yang said while he supported the group…

… with police would worsen the spread of COVID- 19 by weakening the Michigan Ambassadors’ power to keep student gatherings in check. “It seemed to me like these demands would have the effect of…

… and Brown students — who are the ones hurt by these problems existing in the first place — but also is used to wrap up progress in bureaucratic hurdles,” Soberano said. “But I think the fact that…

… they even allowed us a seat at the table is a big step. And we had to listen to especially the Black students in our community who were telling us, ‘look, we’re afraid of what the University will…

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… to the United Arab Emirates, where Trump broke the longstanding precedent of appointing a career diplomat to the role and instead chose John Rakolta Jr., a businessman with no diplomatic…

…. As we have seen with the recent situation with Iran, students are taking notice of the volatile state of our international affairs. From protests to memes, University of Michigan…

… students have expressed concern over the condition of our world and our relationship with other nations. If we want to maintain a safe and secure world, we need to be aware of the incompetent but…

… was Johanna Hogg’s (“Unrelated”) autobiographical feature, “The Souvenir.” It follows a young film student as she gets involved with a heroin-addicted older man. Nothing about the film’s plot…

… people authentically being themselves. And I think, for me, my approach in calling the show ‘Ramy’ was to highlight from the beginning that this is just one Arab-Muslim story.” In developing “Ramy…

… this is exceptional company to be in, I had to wonder, in addition to centering on an Arab-American man, how else does “Ramy” distinguish itself as a narrative from the seemingly never-ending stream…

…I f someone ever asked me to describe my experience with sexual assault at the University of Michigan, I would tell them being a female student on a college campus has become a position of…

… currently a female student on a college campus, they have no idea just how ingrained sexual misconduct has become within the college culture. In the midst of a global pandemic, Secretary of Education…

… misunderstanding, even when the sexual assault is blatantly evident. Economic inequalities will be ampli- fied since some students will not be able to afford lawyers. This will unlevel the playing field during…

… cross-examination because now there could be an expert examining one student and someone who has no experience with the law examining the other. Additionally, under the new regulations, universities…

… sexual assault case regarding students on the Uni- versity track team, a Washtenaw County assistant prosecutor said the case could not be prosecuted, even though the perpetrator admitted to the assault…

…-American activists. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 forced massive immigra- tion reforms that got rid of national- origins quota systems, xenophobic policies and outright bans for Arab, Indian and…

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… willing to support.” Nguyen said stay-at-home orders and citywide shutdowns have led students and community members to feel powerless in the face of a looming economic crisis. Turning to…

…, plagiarism and unacceptable collaboration. The website also lists among other forms of misconduct “aiding and abetting dishonesty,” or when students deliberately or inadvertently provide…

… material or information to another person that allows for improper use. Though the students interviewed by The Daily mentioned their concerns regarding an increase in cheating in the digital…

… classroom, The Daily cannot verify the extent to which cheating is currently occurring. In Said Hannouchi’s Arabic 402 class, Hannouchi, the Arabic language program director, said he shares his…

… screen during in-class live quizzes to avoid having copies spread out and shared with students between class sections. He also said sharing the screen restricts students from consulting other…

… have the answers. They don’t have full sentences or the prompts that are given to them.” However, Hannouchi said he trusts his students and said he only wants to mirror in-class conditions…

…. “I know my students,” Hannouchi said. “I’m not worried, actually. When I did that, I’m not worried about cheating. (I’m just) trying to simulate what we’re doing in the class.” Prior to the…

… student. Though instructors may choose to handle simple cases on their own, the OAD requests a summary to be reported after the conclusion of the incident and for complex cases to be immediately…

…- on who’s the man of the yard,” Bates said. “You might have one guy that was a law clerk, a parale- gal in a law library, you got anoth- er guy and he’s a 4.0 student in Jackson college, the only…

… performative activism, imploring University students, white allies and those from wealthy, Eurocentric-based backgrounds to invest in their communities and engage in on- the-ground, tangible support in…

…- tors. College students need to reach out to some of my partici- pants and help them get navi- gated.” For college students looking to help returning citizens, Kinzel is constantly looking for…

…- cracies and are just trying to make a buck off of us.” In positions of privilege, such as our own — being the University student body — we must confront and actively work to uplift these communities…

… need Hispan- ics, and Arab Americans — every- body’s gotta be sitting at this table. But, when I say we’re hold- ing hands, it’s gotta be equal. But help us, those who have lived the oppressed…

… the emotional fragility of a pinecone.” “‘Health informed’ is a lie, they don’t care if students die!” 09/10/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: 11 Home of Thule U.S. Air Force’s 12 In great…

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… Michigan’s School of Public Health. “It spreads through the air. So if you have students who are drinking, laughing, and sing- ing, plus they’re drunk so their inhibitions are down, that’s a virus…

… being over- whelmingly impacted by COVID- 19 extremely relevant. The demographics of the gatherings in question are mainly young, middle to upper-class white uni- versity students. This population…

… disconnected from the impact to care. With the societally-pro- moted desire to care only about oneself, this leaves many of these students without a visible reason to care. Since this is a problem that lies…

… reclaiming of the moment,” they said. “It was starting over.” Recently, she entered the workforce as a middle school student teacher. Hair is used as a uniform for students and teachers alike. Students…

… her sexuality. Zoe Cutler (she/her) is a graduate student at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. As a trans woman, Zoe’s chosen hairstyle has much more to do with her identity as a lesbian. She…

… my features were up for reevaluation. My Mediterranean and Arabic genealogy was not forgiving in an era that idolized and still idolizes hairlessness. With leftover lunch money in my pocket, I…

… woman, but I prefer reading auc- tions featuring other straight women to those which advertise men. And, good God. These women are Stanford students, K-Pop trainees turned Google interns who…

… joined enough student organiza- tions, I never picked up enough skills, I never lost enough weight. The amazing women who get auctioned off on S.A.D. and amass thousands of likes make me feel terrible…

… about 70% of the references made in the student group chat! So I sat. I sat and watched. And within those three hours, the abhorrent sexism was physically nauseating — I probably had to pause and…

… change the way you look at the world around you. For instance, Urdu is a mix of Persian, Turkish and Arabic, and so it borrows many phrases from each contributor. Urdu is also the official language…

… normally “thank you.” It is either “Jazakallah,” which in Arabic roughly translates to “May God reward you with goodness,” or when coming from an adult, is usually a small statement of a wish. When I…