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Show Friday, February 26, 1999 LEAVITT continued from page i Department of Energy. He next addressed the recent inventory of Utah by the Bureau of Land Management that concluded Utah has almost 6 million acres of area worthy of wilderness designation. Utah should adopt three responses in light of this latest inventory, said Leavitt. "We need to do an entirely new inventory of all the land in Utah," he said. "We should go through and take a very deliberate, acre by acre look." Leavitt next advocated the idea of "making wilderness" by reaching a compromise on the western half of the state. This area is much less controversial, said Leavitt, and a compromise could be easily and effectively reached. Lastly, Leavitt proposed giving money to Utah's counties so they can satellites. This use 'Wo one questions that the ultimate authority over higher education is the Legislature. How- ever, I believe it was with great wisdom that this power was delegated to the Board of Regents." Leavitt Gov. Mike would allow them to more effectively participate in the debate because they would better know what exactly lies in their boundaries, Leavitt said. Leavitt then addressed the national presidential scene, saying George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, would make a powerful and formidable Republican candidate, but stopped short of directly supporting any presidential aspirations Bush might have. "Bush is a very able guy," he said. "There is certainly a bigger-than-li- fe quality about him." Leavitt, who recently accompanied Bush on a trip to Israel, also emphasized that, despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Bush may not run for president at all. Bush is going through a before time of private making up his mind, said Leavitt. He also discussed the potential strength Elizabeth Dole could bring to candiany ticket as a date. "She is certainly the strongest female candidate I have seen," he said. soul-searchi- The Daily Utah Chronicle - 3 Society's Images Hurt African Americans Colby Era Chronicle News Writer During the late 50s and early 60s Salt Lake patrons could visit a restaurant called "Coon Chicken Inn." This restaurant was all over the Northwest. Its marketing ploy consisted of an African American with out of proportion features: large lips, a flat nose and large nostrils. According to U English professor Wilfred Samuels, this restaurant was the precursor to McDonalds. "There was a matchbook with the gimmick's face, with the teeth as matches and you pulled them out to get a light; this emulated the violence ingrained in our culture," Samuels said. dogs being turned on by activists. It brings out pity and shame, McPhail said. McPhail has instituted a program It prohe calls and motes That way African American activists can avoid having their boundaries crossed or stepped on. Another speaker, Paul White, noted that it is not hard to recognize peace-warriorshi- p. self-defens-e. non-violen- human attributes. Samuels refers enced the clause of the Constitution because African Americans were "3 parts human, 2 parts minorities have less face shots and those photos have a negative effect on the public image. He referenced a June 27, 1994 head shot of O.J. Simpson. The photo had been altered and darkened. "It gave Simpson a menacing, primitive look," White said. White also talked about effects of television shows. He used an example of a Utah girl who had little con three-fifth- non-human- ." The ushered a rejection of the humanitarian beliefs of the previous period and the desire to 1800-1830- exploit slave labor. From 1830-185- 9 there was an attempt to develop a culture superior to any other country. Nonethe- less, according to Samuels, the images indicated African Americans had achieved "civilized status" through interaction with white civilization. Samuels used examples from Encyclopedia Britannica to show biased and racist opinions from when he was growing up. But that doesn't mean that it is gone. Samuels showed examples from a 1997 Cruise America ad. It depicted a pair of European Americans boiled alive. There was an African in tribal clothes depicted as a beast sharpening his knife and preparing to make a meal of the whites. These are the images that African American month is trying to address. "These images arc encoded in the language we use," said Samuels. "They arc deep images and crystallized into our culture." "White also talked about the effects of television shows. He used an example of a Utah girl who had little contact with African Americans until high school. When she did encounter them she was "appalled" because they were "not like the Cosbys. " The African American month at the University of Utah featured another panel discussion concerning the language of oppression on that words stir emotions and drive Wednesday. action. Communication professor Mark McPhail spoke briefly on civil righjs. He said that when people focused on the civil rights movement of the 60s they don't feel respect or pride. "There is an incoherence between values and practice," McPhail said. When studying civil rights people are shown images of fire hoses and "Words do not leave physical scars, but they do just as much psychological damage," he said. White went over the philosophy as well. He said when a of face-isphotograph that depicts more of a person's body than his face, he is depicted as less intelligent, lower m class. He said studies show women and tact with African Americans until high school. When she did encounter them she was "appalled" because they were "not like the Cosbys." "The only place for African American actors on television is criminal, comedian or athlete," White said. Samuels outlined a history of how these images were crystallized into American culture and media. African Americans From were seen with human and non- 1775-180- S 0 Free Speech and Responsibility Discussed at U Colby Era Chronicle News Writer With the New Order of the Knights and other multitudes of hate groups thriving in the United States, many people do not understand the opposition minorities face daily. Some people even have a tendency to believe minorities take their concerns too far. "They may not have been as hateful as you may have been touchy," one audience member said. This comment was directed at a spectator who said on a recent experience at a movie theater. The moviegoer said he was watching "Pulp Fiction" and two "drunk white teenagers" were watching and laughing at the racial epithets. These were some of the questions and comments raised at Thursday's panel, "Fighting Words and the First Amendment," a discussion for the University of Utah's Black Awareness Month. Professor Simon Stern, one of the panelists, made an analysis of fetishes to hate speech. He said fetishes are about a leather jacket or blonde hair. They don't concern who is in the jacket or under the hair. They are spontaneous and not insightful. Stern said when is speech directed at someone, it is unintellec-tua- l and spontahate neous. The one thing that has to be understood, according to Stern, is that "Hate also pointed out their infamy. "They are deaf to counter-evidenceStern said. or "Rocky." "There arc sensitivities to groups that arc not recognized by many people," Horgas said. When one of Horgas' colleagues he was used the phrase 'hunky-dory- ,' offended. Hunkics is a slanderous term used to describe Slavic people. When Horgas checked the origin of 'hunky-dorhe came to the realization that it was derogatory only in its connotation. Not everything is intended to be hurtful, according to Horgas. That is what makes any legislation so difficult to pass. "Intent is the most difficult thing to ," Stern's solution does not involve educating hatcmongcrs. He has a plan to return comments with words to make the offender feel guilty, irritated, boring or Attorney Thomas Horgas, practic ing in Salt Lake also City, conaddressed speech cerns. He made g. y' does not have a monopoly reference to living in Pittsburgh and on the ability to do something with hearing slurs. "The definition of is the Slav speech." evidence wasted on those who won't attend to it. Even if you talk to someone making a hateful statement, he may not attend to it. The book Bell Curve and political commentator Rush Limbaugh were examples of bigots that Stern gave. He hate-langua- Slavic enslavement is ge prove," Horgas said. "Hate speech docs not have a monopoly on the ability to do something with speech," said Stern. Stern did say that hate speech, in the right environment, has the ability to cause people to take action. Whether the action is positive or negative is still up to the individual. of Slavic people in Europe," according to stereotypes, Horgas said. But he also said there arc many other groups who are persecuted as well. Italians are offended by portrayals: "dumb meathead," "Raging Bull" TUITION continued from page i this was going to happen." While most medical students feel the increase is necessary, they do not want to be slammed with 30 percent in one year. "I don't mind a tuition increase, per say," said student Ryan Nelson. "I'd rather have it graded." "I think that the medical school is quality education. You're getting what you're paying for. My vote is they don't change the third and fourth The University of Utah Women's Club Is Scholarships to qualified women academic year. for the 1999-2000 years," Stevenson Gaudet said. Money to be generated from the tuition increase will impact first and second year medical students, who spend a majority of time in the classroom; third and fourth year medical students spend the majority of their time in clinical rotations. "Medical students are old. They have a degree already. Some of them have two or three kids. If you want to have a family, it makes it extremely difficult," Stevenson Gaudet said. If you live in student housing, that's who $500 a month...I have friends Stevenson a month rent," have $650 Gaudet said. "If you have a child, food, and car payments, it's gone. There's no more," she said. 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