Source: Diamondback Online
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/13/4415583c276cf
On March 13, 2006 Diamondback Online reported, "Nearly 1,500 Muslim students from around the country flooded onto the campus this weekend to discuss proactive solutions to stereotypical images of Islam - a discussion that took on an even more important meaning after a recent poll by The Washington Post that found more Americans have a negative opinion of Muslims now than in the months after Sept. 11. The annual Muslim Students Association East Zone Conference drew students from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and many other states for a three-day event held in the Stamp Student Union, with multiple workshops, prayer sessions and a bazaar. This was the first year the conference, hosted by the university's 37-year-old Muslim Students Association, was held at the university... The event’s importance lies in the fact it is the most prominent conference nationwide that brings Muslim students together... Although the theme of this year's conference was 'Reviving the Forgotten Sunnah: Awakening the Soul,' many workshops dealt with the importance of using interfaith coalitions and community bonds to create a positive public face of Islam."