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Show I Monday. February 5. 1990 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Six NEW SPRING QUARTER CLASS Letters Sponsored by THE MIDDLE EAST CENTER AND THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION Evil SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ISRAEL 1600-30- Editor I B.CE. 0 24). They claim that Martin Luther King Jr. does not deserve to have a (Index Number This course will survey key aspects of Late Bronze and Iron Age culture in Israel. One of the purposes of the course will be to introduce students to recent archeological work in Israel dealing with such topics as settlement patterns, urbanization, agriculture, diet and the development of metallurgy and military technology. 1990 shattered are those embroidered around Columbus, not King. to popular legend, school textbooks which portray Columbus as the discoverer of America not only dehumanizes the Native Americans but also perpetuates the pervasive Eurocentric, racist Consumer Studies 584R-3- 0 Communication 580R Family & 3 CREDIT HOURS Instructor: Carma Wadley mindset which Martin Luther King Jr. fought so hard to alter. Columbus was also not the great explorer the legend would have us believe. He never set foot on the North American continent. And even after three voyages and a decade of study, he was still searching for India in the sport and profit of pioneer learning beyond his time. Columbus round. Educated people in Egypt, Greece and India had known that for centuries before Columbus. The myth I would especially like to shatter is that Columbus was a man of noble character a myth believed and espoused by Clark and Bedney, along with millions of other Americans who do not check their facts or question their values. Many have scholars probed beating, raping, torturing, killing and then using the bodies as food for hunting dogs. Within four years of Columbus' arrival on Hispaniola, his marauding band had killed or exported one-thir-d of the original Taino population of 300,000. Within another 50 years, the Taino people had become extinct the first casualties of the holocaust of the Native Americans. Plantation owners, who were Columbus' family members, friends and followers throughout the Caribbean, then turned to the American mainland and to Africa for new slaves to follow the tragic path of the Tamos. In January, we commemorate the birth of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who struggled to lift the blinders of into Columbus' sinister character, yet the myth dies hard. Anthropologist Jack Weatherford, who has done extensive research on Columbus, enlightens us about this explorer's real character. After stealing anything of value as he raced from one racial prejudice and to cut the remaining bonds of slavery in America. In October, we honor Christopher Columbus who opened the Atlantic slave trade and launched one of the greatest waves of genocide known in Caribbean island to the next, Columbus decided to pay for his voyage in one important commodity he found in ample supply human lives. He seized 1,200 Taino Indians from the island of Hispaniola and crammed as many into his ships as would fit; hundreds died en route. In 1495, the survivors were paraded history. I am all for observing Columbus Day. Let's call it our National Day of Shame. -- Deen K. Chatterjee Associate professor philosophy Chrony articles not clear, claims candidate CONSUMER REPORTER FOR THE DESERET NEWS TIME: MONDAYS - 4:30-7:0p.m. 0 (STARTS MARCH 26, 1990) LOCATION: BELVEDERE (103 SOCIAL HALL AVE.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL election Editor: 581-443- 1 disappointed by low I voter turnout on past ASUU administrations. While this may or may not be true, , I really suggested that the low turnout attests to the fact that ASUU is paper ("Candidates, registrar - 581-536-1 affecting fewer and fewer students, which indicates that U. students have outgrown ASUU's current form, so we Feb. 2) blame the low turnout," suggested that hope to clarify a few points which have come up in past articles. First, an article in Friday's I OR ROSEMARY KELLAND because the myths which need to be who built great civilizations centuries before Columbus sailed for India and became lost in the Caribbean. The routine fabrication of truth in our "Consumer Journalism" MICHELLE DAVIDSON - their facts and values misplaced The American continents were discovered by the American Indians COURSE SPRING QUARTER did not prove that the world was Columbus never discovered America. There are no prerequisites for this class. JOINT-LISTE- D Jesus Christ), is not "noble enough to Contrary major component of the class will be a topical study of Israelite culture as revealed in law, cult, prophecy and historiography. A NEW, who knowledge of frontiers the supposedly pushed merit days in (his honor." It is obvious that Clark and Bedney have -l naked through the streets of Seville, Spain and sold as slaves. Columbus' men hunted Indians for Caribbean and believed, for example, that Cuba was a part of Asia. Evidently, Columbus' knowledge of culture and geography was no better than that of today's average American! Columbus was not even the great national holiday in his name because he, unlike Christopher Columbus (whom they have ranked along with TIME and PLACE: Wednesday, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.. The Jewish Community Center (2416 S. 1700 East, Room 1) R- -l am writing this letter in response to Chantelle Clark and Robert Bedney ("King myth should be shattered," Jan. INSTRUCTOR: Ed Firmage, Jr., Doctoral Student, Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley and Hebrew University, Jerusalem. DCE COURSE NUMBER: Middle East Studies 351 6006) or 551 R- (Index Number 6007) Columbus not worthy of national holiday ASUU should try something new. Second, an article on Thursday ("Two parties' platforms deceive U. students, " " can't be attained, presidential candidate says," Feb. 1)s indicated tha'tlt requires a vote in the Assembly to rearrange the budget. It really requires nothing more than the two-third- STRAWBERRY The Daily Utah Chronicle The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published during the fall, winter and spring quarters, excluding test week by the University Publications Council. Editorials reflect the opinionof the editorial board, and not necessarily the opinions of the student body or the administration. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change of address, to the Business Manager, The Daily Utah Chronicle, 240 Union, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112 For questions, comments or complaints call Editorial Board: Christian Aggeler, Michael Allsop, Andrew Hunt, Lori Hunt, Ken Southwick 581-704- 1. Editor in Chief Lori Hunt Associate Editor Andrew Hunt News Editor Michael Allsop Editorial Editor Ken Southwick Spectrum Editor Sharon Dockert Sports Editor Dirk Facer Photography Editor - Andrew Hollowav Copy Editors Terry Birch i. Corinna Freimann ' Assistant News Editor Scott Stone Assistant Editorial Editor - Christian Aggeler Assistant Spectrum Editor Stephen Moore Assistant Sports Editor Loren Jorgensen Assistant Photography Editor Boone Chen Administration Reporter - Jennifer Gully ASUU Reporter Lizz Hart News Reporters Margaret Wimlxrne . BLUEBERRY ' - . . . r'f " - ' : Jr - , : .deluxe:' president and finance board writing it-I up differently. - Otherwise, thought the article was fine, but the headline was misleading. Let me offer an alternate headline l heard from an unnamed source close to ASUU: "Candidate accuses Project '90 of being deceptive, but empirical evidence suggests otherwise." Such is the world of politics. John Wunderli presidential candidate Project '90 -- we've got the cutest little babycakes! Of course, you've always loooved real, New York style cheesecake! But who wants a big fat slice - when just a teensy little bite is the modern way to go? 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