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Show The DAily UtaN PIZZA RON CLE FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1988 UNIVERSITY VOL. OF UTAH U. students rate local pies See page 7 97, NO. 74 helped America advance, Young says King By Sharon Deckert Chronicle staff writer The United States has progressed from a nation that legislates segregation to a country that treats all people as part of a human family, Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young said Thursday. Young was the keynote speaker for a week-lon- g celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and his accomplishments. "We approach a new day in America because Martin Luther King Jr. and others helped us find a way to solve problems without destroying life or property," he said. i. iniuinriiir 11 m iiiimi.lriiiiiiiMiiii " iiriiiiwMrMi fi Chronicle photo by Guy Elder Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young told a large crowd in the Union Ballroom Thursday that Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is edging toward reality. Young was the keynote speaker in the week's activities at the U. to mark Human Rights Day. Fired employee claims station dismissal unfair By Lori Bona Chronicle campus editor The disc jockey who was fired for using radio a broadcast Wednesday said he was profanity during treated unfairly because most of the radio announcers use E" such language. "Everybody swears. I just happened to be the one who was heard," Matte Crocker said. Crocker identified himself to the Chronicle Thursday afternoon after reading the article printed in the newspaper. refused to reveal Managers and members of Crocker's identity Wednesday evening. Crocker said he used profanity while helping Sarah Gloyn, another radio announcer, run her shift. "Sarah doesn't like going on the air, I was helping her do PSAs and announce the songs." Crocker said someone in the station told a joke, and he responded with a statement he uses on a continual basis. "It sort of slipped out. It's something I've been saying a lot lately," he said. After the incident occurred, Dave Prentkowski, director of Union Food Services, told members of was shutting the station off in the eating areas. Prentkowski said several of his managers and customers complained after Crocker swore. "We've had a lot of E" discussion over the station's format and the DJ's performance." Prentkowski said he and Todd Gabler, E" general manager, have met on several occasions to discuss the situation. "We finally agreed on a common goal. We were listening to the station to see if it had improved. There was giggling and talking in the background when he (Crocker) used his vulgarities," he said. Prentkowski said although he and Gabler discussed Crocker's use of profanity, he was unaware that he had been fired until this morning. He added that Crocker's job in the Foreign Exchange area of the cafeteria has not been affected. Crocker said he shouldn't have been fired because all of the radio announcers use profanity on the air. "They turn the station off downstairs so often, we never know if we're on the air or not. We've developed a sort of 'Who cares?' attitude because we never know if we're even being heard." - see "radio on page two King said when you hold your brother in the gutter, you keep one of your feet there. It isn't until you help your brother up that you become free of the gutter, Young explained. Young was active in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. As a close associate of King's, he participated in the Birmingham movement, which led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the dismantling of segregation in the South. In the marches and actions in Bir mingham, Ala., blacks were not fighting whites because the whites needed freedom as much as they did, Young said. The political situation in the South relied on the vote of only one group and this threw the whole political system in the South out of kilter. Young explained that blacks already knew what civil rights workers were talking about during sit-i- ns and demonstrations, but whites needed to see what inequality and segregation were doing to the nation. The marching dramatized how First Amendment rights were not being protected while the political and economic system was responsible for guaranteeing those rights, Young said. and Partly because these marches, sit-iof made nation aware the problems, protests civil rights bills were passed during John F. ns Kennedy's term. But those reforms did not come after only one march, Young added. "We marched every day. We were jailed every day," he said. The protests in Alabama went on for three months, but see "Young" on page three alternative papers struggle U. Editors say they're vital to generate diverse views By Lori Bona Early in fall quarter, the paper organized a free speech campaign against the Publications Council over free speech and editorial control. Jon Frederick, Continuum editor in chief, said the paper may submit a proposal to the council this quarter. Frederick resigned from his position in November, but resumed his duties a month later. Frederick said his resignation wasn't permanent. Although many of the original staff members, including the managing editor, have quit, Frederick said the Continuum is alive and ticking. "We started out with a core group of about eight people, now we have a core of around Chronicle campus editor The University of Utah prides itself on being a liberal institution. But for some reason, alternative newspapers, claiming to offer diverse opinions, have to struggle to survive. Whether it's personal conflicts, limited budgets or a lack of student support, most alternative publications experience difficulties at the U. Roy Gibson, associate professor of communication, has been at the U. for 15 years. As long as he can remember, there have only been three alternative papers on campus the Collegiate, Surrogate and Continuum. "I think it's a money problem. They don't have enough money to publish, print and issue a paper. And the papers established to attract advertisers," he aren't five." see "newspapers" on page three well-enou- gh said. Gibson also said alternative papers tend to lack the organization and leadership skills necessary to run a newspaper. "The editor needs to know how to be a good leader." Staff members of the Collegiate, one of the longer running alternative newspapers at the U., said the paper has plenty of leadership skills and student support. However, it suffers from a lack of advertising revenue. "Alternative papers prosper when the business and educational community is prospering. When they hurt, we hurt," Ray Friese, Collegiate editor in chief, said. Friese said the paper has been forced to cut back on its publications to compensate for the lack of advertising revenue. "Two years ago, we were publishing weekly. Now we're trying for twice a month." Unlike the Chronicle, the Collegiate is not funded by the Publications Council. "An ASUU representative approached us two years ago and said we could get money, but we said we'd rather be independent," Friese said. Friese said, however, that he would like to see the Publications Council fund alternative papers. "We've been following the Continuum battle rather closely. "I'd like to see a provision for funding alternative papers. It wouldn't have to be to a fantastic degree either. It's hard to stand on your own," Friese said. The Publications Council does, however, fund alternative newspapers if they are willing to fall under its jurisdiction. The Continuum, an alternative paper organized in September, is considering accepting money from the council. Org. 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