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Show ; :i5S "'"-r y'mmesr xyp.oj f k 1 vcj - - - : a " , t lr. Larry Palmatier and William Sullivan, both of ir. le Graduate School of Education, pass out rolls i nd cookies in unequal portions to demonstrate mm i 4 m Ifa... i'. how minority students are often put into have-not groups. The experiment was held at West High. Scapegoating and intimidation were also discussed. BDX president sees troubled media ."he University and Utah 1 rofessional chapters of Sigma ( ielta Chi, the professional nurnalistic society, held their mual joint initiation ceremonies iday at the University Club, embers of the Brigham Young niversity chapter were also ' 'pspnt 3f thp rprAmnnv Newspapers in San Diego. At the banquet Mr. Ryan spoke of the current credibility gap between bet-ween the news media and the public. "The people in our profession are in big trouble," he said. "We're the bad guys. Our integrity is in question and our protector of a free nation. It is the interchange between the governed and those who govern." Mr. Ryan asked those present to think of the SDX motto, "He serves best who serves the truth," and to use high professional ethics in gathering information. r ine candidates were initiated eluding six University students: i atricia Bowen, Ann Carrett, ( 3ny Heesacker, Marvin Pattillo, . jsan Stark and Craig Walls. , udent members of the society : lust have at least 60 hours of 1' allege work, have a passing E rade point average, pay litiation fees and intend to make urnalism a career. '! uest of honor at the ceremony, ' well as at the banquet which flowed, was Guy T. Ryan, -ptional president of SDX and a 1 lecial representative for Copley performance is criticized." Mr. Ryan said the society should be committed to the concept of the free press. "A free press is still the foundation of a way of life," he said. "It should be a challenge to the men and women in the business. "We already have the best press in the world not perfect but the best." Believability was an important point of Mr. Ryan's speech. "We have to sell the public in honesty and win them over by our performance. per-formance. The free press is a |