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'Why we can't wait': West honors King legacy
The intensity, vision and drive of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was personified by Harvard Prof. Cornel West yesterday as he spoke to a captivated audience about the legacy of King's work, affirmative action and racism in society.
BSU Unity March remembers King
Police blocked off South University Avenue and South State Street yesterday to let 300 Black Student Union Unity March participants recognize the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I think it's important to remember Dr. King's words," said LSA junior Kyndra Griffin. "We don't get special privileges for having black skin. We're here because of the quality of our intellects. We need to be preaching and fighting for equality."
Panel examines issues
Discussion about accessibility to education and employment, affirmative action and the influence of the entertainment industry kept more than 700 people engaged for four hours yesterday during the first-ever MLK Colloquium at the University.
'U' staff salaries hit new heights
University President Lee Bollinger was granted a 4.5 percent salary increase at Friday's meeting of the University Board of Regents.
The board also received the annual Faculty and Staff Salary Record, which lists all University employees' salaries for 1997-98. Topping the list was Gilbert Omenn, who serves in the newly created post of executive vice president for medical affairs and makes $500,000 annually.
Goss: Safety must come first
Athletic Director Tom Goss said he would have halted the Michigan wrestling program had the National Collegiate Athletic Association not implemented national regulation changes.
But the NCAA announced last week that it will immediately enact several rules to make wrestling safer. The changes included, among other restrictions, banning wrestlers from using rubber suits, laxatives and saunas in their workout practices.
'U' MLK symposium one of largest in U.S.
In an attempt to commerate both the man and his ever-lasting message, the University is staging the nation's second largest celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With more than 100 events held during several days, the University's MLK symposium is by far the largest celebration being held on any college campus in the United States.
Around the Nation: College students raped in Guatemala
SANTA LUCIA COTZUMALGUAPA, Guatemala - Guatemalan security forces arrested two suspects and were hunting down five others yesterday after five American college students were raped in a brazen daylight ambush of their bus.
The rapes and robbery of students and faculty from St. Mary's College in Maryland, who were on an anthropology tour of Guatemala, have provoked outrage in the United States and calls to end surging lawlessness.
Around the World: Iraq, U.N. at impasse as negotiations begin
UNITED NATIONS - Talks in Baghdad aimed at breaking the deadlock regarding U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq began yesterday with both sides nailing down long-standing - and mutually incompatible - bargaining positions.
Richard Butler, the Australian disarmament expert who heads the U.N. inspection program, rejected an ultimatum issued Saturday by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who demanded a deadline for completing the inspection process.
Service projects honor MLK
Participants in the philanthropical efforts of Project Serve hoped to give tangible meaning yesterday to the theme of the University's celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, "Why We Can't Wait." Project Serve members and other University students came together in an efforts to continue Project Serve's annual community service drive.
Tribune columnist reflects on struggle to eliminate racism
Insisting that audience members in a packed Hale Auditorium crowd keep their "eyes on the prize," Clarence Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Chicago Tribune, at "A Drum Major for Justice," a program sponsored by the School of Business Administration.
Athletes conduct experiment to display effects of racism
University athletes were given the opportunity to experience segregation first-hand at Cliff Keen Arena yesterday.
As part of a program consisting of short skits and monologues presented by 35 student representatives from a variety of varsity sports, the audience of about 500 student-athletes were seated according to height.
Minority rights activist lends theories on the spirit of life
University students and Ann Arbor residents crammed into the Mendelssohn Theatre on Saturday night to hear John Trudell's provocative address on the essence of the human spirit.
Trudell first became prominent as an activist for minority rights. He was the chair of the American Indian Movement from 1973 to 1979. His often-explosive activist efforts have, among other things, earned him a 17,000-page FBI file on his exploits.
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Dental faculty, students review affirmative action
Students and faculty gathered in Kellogg Auditorium yesterday to listen to panel members and speakers discuss the past, present and future of affirmative action at the University.
School of Dentistry Dean William Kotowicz began the lecture by talking about the school's history of racial demographics.
Doctors discuss minority health care strides
In the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin, Luther King Jr.'s activism for equality, a panel of University health experts met last night to discuss the current state of health care for minorities.
A panel discussion held at the Alumni center, "Why We Can't Wait: Improving the Health of People of Color," was facilitated by Patricia Coleman-Burns, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, and featured three University doctors.
Skits teach kids about past racism
While some say the spirit of MLK Day was best felt listening to Dr. Cornel West or participating in a coffeehouse argument about the current status of racism in the United States, 12 children from area elementary and high schools would beg to differ.
Panelists speak on race, public opinion
Students and professors gathered in Lorch Hall yesterday to hear a panel of experts speak on race and opinion.
Harvard sociology Prof. Lawrence Bobo spoke about his theory of laissez-faire racism and his research regarding blacks' and whites' perceptions of welfare, health insurance and racial stereotypes.
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