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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Tuesday, June 3, 1M Page Eight EDITORI AL Forget potatoes, and dig the tunes Forget the mashed potatoes, the grimy fraternity houses, the brutal battle to get a passing grade. Forget all those horrible, obnoxious and disgustingly sick memories of m Animal Home. Remember, if you will, the music. Remember how it made you want to dance in the aisles of the movie theater while you were watching that beloved movie? Remember how vou just couldn't wait to attend college and live the life of an Animal ' House animal? Well, now you have a chance to hear in person the voices behind that inspirational movie. The Chronicle is helping bring the famed Otis Day and the Knights to the U. campus. The Friday-nigconcert is sure to be one students and faculty should want to attend. With classes over and finals on the way, Friday will be a perfect time for students to attend what should be one of the greatest U. outdoor events of the year. The Friday-nigconcert will be held in the THsre it is l swear i Hearp a v$ r mm my it mr - a Ail 8 'WHi tf ht J- - " 4k J JtStf. ' x. - . TJ- Matt ht cool night air at the Union Rocks. More enticing, however, is that this concert is free. That's right. There are no tricks here. No extra credit or free ginzu knives for showing up. It's just a great way to celebrate the beginning of summer and the end of school. Otis Day and the Knights gave us the wonderful memories of Animal House. Be sure to attend Friday's concert so that you may rekindle those memories. Officers in blue need to remember their goal is to protect the public grew up on the side of town where people graced their law officers with such honorable titles as policeman and sir, so I've spent most of my life looking at law enforcement through relatively glasses. Sure, I heard stories about the police brutality which was taking place just an hour away in Detroit. But since I couldn't equate the police officers who showed up in my neighborhood to end occasional domestic spats and return lost children with thugs, I ended up believing that people who were harassed by the law somehow got what they deserved. Unfortunately, some recent experiences have made it horribly clear that not every person in blue deserves to be I rose-color- Closing '86 offers a variety of events gun-wieldi- ng If Animal House heroes aren't tantalizing enough for you, there are other activities planned around campus that are sure to get you school blues and into out of the enjoying summer. Closings '86, sponsored by ASUU, Coca-Coand the U. Student Boosters, is featuring a variety of events to help get you into that summer mood. Closings will feature a concert and dance in the Union Ballroom tonight at 8 p.m. Students and faculty alike should try to attend. For those who don't like the idea of mashed potatoes (recall Animal House) then Rodey's Ice Cream Day may be more to your liking, or licking, as the case may be. Finally, Closings '86 will feature Otis Day. The Chronicle as well as the other student groups have taken great effort to bring these events to the U. They are events that are being brought to students by students and with student funding. For that reason, if not any other, we encourage students to attend these events. There's more to college life than big books, end-of-the-y- ear la crowded libraries and difficult tests. A . university, such as the U., is a place where people can get together and have a good time. That's what these concerts are meant to do. Bring students together so that they may have a good time and leave the U. with fond memories. We encourage everyone to attend. Chronicle The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published during fall, winter and spring quarters, excluding test weeks and quarter breaks, by the University Publications Council. Editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board, and not necessarily the opinions of the student body or the administration. Subscriptions are $25 a year, $10 an academic quarter. All subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change of address, to the Business Manager, Daily Utah Chronicle, 240 Union, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112. ed addressed as "sir." OPINION BY in the decision making of individual officers. For instance, I have been pulled over for traffic violations on two occasions and in both cases I was sent on my way with a friendly warning. If the officers had had an inner animosity toward white females, I could easily have been given a ticket both times. This example may be so mild as to seem ridiculous, but the point isn't mild in the least an officer whose world view is tainted by hatred toward minorities is likely to discriminate against them and thereby increase the gap of misunderstanding between races. In another case, a juvenile friend was arrested on graduation night for possessing alcoholic beverages. He was told by a Provo officer that if he could set someone up to sell an ounce of marijuana to a cop, he would be let off the hook. day-to-d- ay Needless to say, no friend of mine would narc on someone to save his own behind. Still, one has to wonder Shauna Bona about the kind of example such statements by police officers set for young people. When dealing with juvenile delinquents, a police officer's main goal should be to prevent the individual from having further run-in- s with the law. a it be Telling young people that would good idea to get someone else in trouble instead of facing up to their own mistakes obviously defeats that goal. Police officers end up looking like crooks and that only serves to justify disobedience to the law. Apparently, after spending a few years developing the "us. against them" attitude toward criminals, many police officers lose touch with the fact that the paramount goals of their job are protecting the innocent and preventing crime. Unfortunately, not everyone knows that such situations exist in law enforcement and as a result, it is easy for the so-call- ed In the last two weeks, three of my friends have been involved in confrontations with police officers in Salt Lake City and Provo. Their individual stories demonstrate a real need for changes in the system of law enforcement. In the first case, an arresting officer who was apparently attempting to frighten my friend (a white male) had the audacity to tell him that he'd be in trouble in jail because he'd "have no one to protect him from the niggers and spies." It is appalling for an officer of the law, who is responsible for protecting all citizens, to suggest that the presence of blacks and Hispanics in jail would be innately repulsive or threatening. According to my friend, the only thing repugnant about the minorities in the holding pen that night was the fact that they clearly outnumbered the whites. This is an interesting phenomenon considering the ratio of white to residents in Salt Lake City, but after hearing the attitude of at least one police officer so bluntly stated, one can hardly be surprised. Police officers are given an incredible amount of power over the lives of individuals, especially those who don't have the financial stability to defend themselves against unjust treatment. And although the Constitution protects the rights of accused criminals, it does not control inequity non-whi- te Editorial Board: Peter Behle, Marva Bickle, Shauna Bona, Lisa Carricaburu, Shia Kapos, Asst. Sports Editor Reporters John Youngren. Editor-in-Chi- ef News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Gty Editor Photography Editor Copy Editor Extra Editor Asst. Editorial Editor Peter Behle Lisa Carricaburu Shia Kapos John Youngren Marva Bickle Steve Griffin Dory Donner Fara Warner Shauna Bona1 Photographers Business Manager Ad Representatives public to become insensitive to the individual circumstances which can involve people in criminal activity. Instead of realizing important socio-econom- or ic emotional issues, we see only the good guy police against the bad guys whom they are fighting. But until the system is swept clean of inequity, favoritism and corruption, none of us has the right to assume criminals are "getting what they deserve." Shauna Bona is a sophomore majoring in English and is assistant editorial editor for the Chronicle. Mike Prater Loren Jorgensen Donn Walker Amy Page Drew Staffanson Dee L. Naquin Todd Crosland Bill Brussard Robert McOmber Jill Aggeler Rick Chase Alan Overmoe John Hausknecht Accountant Classifieds Production Manager Production Assistants Kay Andersen Dawn Bacher R0bb Welch Randy Sheya Todd Crosland Mark Murphy Janet Taylor Christine Dangerfield Typesetters Rodney Dallin Greta Doutre |