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Show IT f f III II. PALI "1 AM 1 1. nu i : ' $ CrOemoiriies of Back to U. Studemitts; si Speech firings Or. CCoimg Martin Luther King Jr. speak of the ' built, he said. ; ' . Students should not "promised land," an ideal society in which racism and inequality do not or resist change, he said, but . do something about racism and exist ' this reach In order to , ideal, discrimination now. . .Williams described his dilemma Williams said, we must "practice of being "one of the best Oreos," a equality in everything we do." Williams emphasized the respon- - cultural metaphor for being black on the outside but white on the inside. He said he learned to reject these stereotypes and to just be himself and help others. "If you know the melody of life, V. you can improvise," he said. "We ' need to get the rhythm of life, not the. rhythm of death." , Williams said communities need to have unconditional love Instead of hatred for all people. "If you hate, it's time to change," said Williams, quoting King. . Williams ; spoke in favor of King's philosophy that hate wastes too much time and energy and. must be stopped. Not only do people need to go the second mile, he Rev. Williams said, they need to go until the job is complete. "Everybody needs the care to of sibility community love ' and everybodyccds to for the needy and to stop "separat' Williams saitL.. ourselves" 'and low," ing segregating Williams said wc must seek the People must be empowered so they can break the poverty cycle and "beloved community," not because become responsible citizens. Only he or King said to, but because it's then can a unified community be the right thing to do. :;:-:'t-:,.- j . MELISSA GALBRAJTH Chronicle News Writer pro-crasti-n- Rev. Cecil Williams, ' whose' belief in the fight for human rights has brought him to .the steps of the nation's Capitol on more than one historical occasion, shared a little of his vision with a receptive crowd '"' - . - remembers how it felt to be expected to use a different drinking fountain from his white peers, how it felt to have to sit in the . back of restaurants. But rather than becoming bitter, he decided to work out of that and do something about it. He also remembers hearing Dr. " " ft J 'Kims U -- Omonui hum - Etxa Baca David Jubusch, a U. professor emeritus, saws wood that will be used to build a house for a family. See photos and story . . ' , . Veteran Teacher Studies Favorite Spain Subject Bennion Program Teaches Students How to Serve " - "Sk W"i "x"rx " r " e t ..... these young students experience the value of service. University student volunteers work with the high school students and arc involved in organizing the efforts of the respective schools in die STUART CRAY Chronicle News Writer 9 DAVID JACKSON Chronicle News Writer After 29 years at the University of Utah, and at an age when most people are retired or thinking about retirement, Sima liebcrman is still doing what he enjoys most: research and writing. "This is what attracted me about academia research and writing," says the U. professor of economics. "If I only taught courses every quarter, Td be in an insane asylum." r Licbcrman's favorite subject remains the same after all these years-Spa- in. Its fascinated and have history economy him ever since he can remember. He was born in France, but was raised in .'. 4k, j) , Rev. Cecil Williams . f3(i,'r.v " . . "I , at the University ... of j Utah ' : ; Thursday. Williams, the keynote speaker for the University of Utah's Luther Martin King V Jr. "Commitment to the Vision" cele-- . bration, spoke about. "A New Community for the 21st Century." The speech was strongly influenced by the work and writings of Dr. Martin v Luther King Jr., in whose honor the "Commitment to the Vision" celebration is being held. th Es.-'iw -- I . For some University of Utah student volunteers, "service means teaching younger students how to serve. These students assist with the Bennion Center's Mayor's Youth VUuntcer Council (MYVQ project. The MYVC, whkh consists of high school students, was formed to help - Kj ' " Council. The high school volunteers on the Council are actively involved in planning and carrying out a large variety of community services. In November, for example, they were involved in helping their schools take see "Service on page 2 ; ; . Spain. Crowing up' mere sparked his interest ': in western European economies, particularly the Spanish ' ;:'-economy. ' In fact,' Licbcrman's eighth book, recently published by Routlcdgc of London, is a study of the growth and crises Spain has experi. 53-ye- enced The country, which is still technologically behind other European Union members, is trying to reach a gross domestic product similar to those ' Omomoi Am BM NitclMl U. Professor Sima Lkbennan says he would go crazy if all he had to do . was teach, so he studies and writes about Spain to keep himself out of the insane asylum. see "Spain" on page 4 Tte DaHy Utah Chronicle Union DuKdinf University of Utah Salt Late City, Utah 249 . BULK RATE d U.S.fosta-rai- Mill PrmKNo.lS2t Salt Late City, UT |
