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The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, January 21, 1994 - JA· Metro & Iowa insincere, . Yeat'. to say, Years ago, today. 'Page: King a 'guiding light' Terry Collins The Daily Iowan In order for racial progress to be made in America, everyone must work together, Pulitzer Prize-win - ning columnist Clarence Page said Thursday night in his speech . on the work of Dr. Mar- King. Page d the more people reflect on the efforts of King, the more they realize he was a salvation to many. "Dr. King was a profile of courage who pushed people to their better impulses," he said. "The man knew the power of words and the power of argument. That can- not be overlooked nor changed." Citing King as a guiding light of Page: "people are scared to talk" the world that has been passed on ticultural country with so much to several generations after his potential for hope, they take it for death, Page said King's dream has granted. not been fulfilled. "We have so many people living "I think Dr. King would not let together, not finding each other," us off the hook, how we are not he said. realizing the dream," he said. One reason people are not find- Page tol d the audience that ing each other is because of the although Americans live in a mul- ongoing debate about political cor· W'II;"i,IWlIiflWlilm',M rectness , Page said . He feels the issue prohibits free speech, some- thing Page said King was not afraid of. "People are scared to talk to each other because they feel that they would be insensitive toward their feelings," he said. "Dr. King did not worry about being polite. He told it like it was when America needed to be nudged ," Page said if King were alive today he would address issues such as violence with the same intensity he generated in his speeches. "He would say if you don't solve them now, they on ly escalate," Page said . "You can't run from these problems . If Dr. King was here, he would say, 'I told you eo.' " An audience member asked Page whether he thought King was an optimist or a pessimist. Page replied that even though the latter years in King's life were hostile, he was very optimistic. "A lthough he seemed in the times before his death angry, there- fore pessimistic, he was still hope- ful for change," Page said. Sensitivity called for in forufll Eric Marty The Daily Iowan Recruitment of minorities, accep- tance of the homosexual population and university training for greater sensitivity towards minority groups dominated discussion Thursday at the m open forum on cultural diversity. The forum, a part of Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Week , was sponsored by The Strategic Planning Committee on Diversity and attracted around 65 ill community members. The committee, formed last spring by President Hunter Rawl- in~s, is made up of various faculty and students and is intended to link student concerns to the admin- istration and ultimately improve campus diversity. Denise Pate, a member of The Coalition of Concerned African- American Students, called for a more diverse campus. step up recruitment and retention of African-American faculty and statT. "It's appalling that we are barely in double digits in the number of black faculty,' Lynch said. "We need to make an environment where they will not only come, but one in which they will stay." Mickey Eliason, of the UI Les- bian, Gay and Bisexual StatT and Faculty Association, demanded more support and sensitivity for her organization and the gay com- munity. "There is a lack of support, and people need to realize that sexual identity should be included in a discussion on cultural diversity," she said. Eliason also urged the committee to consider educating not only stu- dents but other university employ- ees as well . Barth said. Barth said the Ul is to blame for the lack of campus diversity. "I don't think the university is committed to diversity," she said. "If they were, we would be seeing some change and not just sitting around and talking about what to do ." Clara Oleson, a VI program con- sultant, agreed that the lack of campus diversity is the m's own monster and said that specifically the faculty is to blame. "The faculty has dropped the ball and aren't working with state legis- lators for the improvement of the university like they once did,' she said. VI Dean of Academic Affairs Peter Nathan disagreed with the assessment of the VI, but praised the forum and its efforts. "This forum is one of a thousand ways to solve a corrosive problem in the university,' he said. "I guess when I came to the uni- versity I thought it would be a r--_--"'" "lDelting pot; it's not," she said. "It's "It's necessary to not only edu- cate about racism, but about sexu- ality as well, and not only stu- dents, but all levels of the universi- ty," she said. ill senior Roxanne Barth agreed with Eliason and said the VI should start the training at the top. Alan Nagel, VI Englisll professor and committee chairman, called the forum a success and said some changes cou,ld take place in the near future. a salad bowl. Everyone is sepa- rate." Marvin Lynch, of the African- American Council, echoed this sen- timent and urged the committee to "I'd like to see the sensitivity training not. only start at the top, but with the Board of Regents," "We should soon see more vigor- ous recruitment and retaining of American ethnic minorities on this campus," he said. SPRING BREAK '94 Call now for the lowest condo rental rates! f 1-800-527-0294 STOP here first! And check our prices before you buy. Students of the Medical Profession You'll find all your medical supplies at SPECIAL STUDENT PRICES • Dissecting Kits • Green Scrub Shirts and Pants • Stethoscopes • Sphygmomanometers • Lab Coats, Jackets & Aprons • Latex & Vinyl Gloves • And much more ... HAWKEYE MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC. The complete medical supply stote. • 225 E. Prentlaa St. ~ 337-3121 IIiIiIIlI Jill Sagers/The Daily Iowan Jerry l uciano, a member of the Hawkeye Hunt- Coalition Thursday night on the downtown ing and Rifle Club, was one of more than a Pedestrian Mall. The Coalition wants to draw dOlen members who protested the UI Animal attention to gun control issues. Gun enthusiasts, opponents conflict- - Holly Reinhardt Miller said the NRA supports NRA national representative ' The Daily Iowan basic rights . Phillip Johnston said the protest- , "We support hunters' rights ers are not qualified to be passing :' and the Second Amendment," he judgment. Those attending the Iowa City stop of the National Rifle Associa- tion's Great American Hunter's Thur clashed Thursday night dur- ing an NRA protest. Despite a cold night, 20 people went to the downtown Pedestrian Mall to protest or show support for the NRA. Although protesters were out- numbered 3·to-l by NRA support- ers, their main concern was get- ting their message out to the pub- lic. -This is something I firmly believe in," said animal rights activist and gun control advocate Kathy Lindhorst of Riverside. "We hope to get the message across and bring Bome attention to the issue." VI senior Mike Miller, presi- dent and founder of the Hawkeye Hunting and Rifle Association, said the protesters were out of the mainstream. "As far as animal rights go they are extremists, " he said. "They're out of the ballpark , I wouldn't even say they're in left field ." said. "Our goal is to get the pea- "We do recognize their right to pIe who support hunters' rights express their opinions, and w~ . in the public eye, we don't want a wish them well in their endeav. small minority to be in the public or," he said . "But we wish people eye ." would express their opinion in Protester Grace Trifaro, mem- something they have expertise . ber of the m Animal Coalition in." said animals' rights must not be Lindhorst said NRA members fo~gotten. need to get with the times. 1 want to speak out for the "I believe that this is 1994 not animals,". she said .. "I oppose the 1800s _ there is no rh~e or sport hunting and ~lieve that as reason to allow this _ we're sup. a nonhunter my nght to non- " . h t · I d ' b ' h ' d posed to progress, not regress, un IDg an IS elDg c Ippe h 'd . away by organizations such as s me sal '. J hn L be the NRA." semor 0 ane, .mem r , She also put partial blame for o~ the Ha~k~ye Hu.ntmg and gun violence on the NRA. RIfle Asso~latlOn , .8al~ the pro. 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