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Show 8 continued from page 7 pointed out, without education there is ignorance, which in turn "leads to apathy, fear and As Raincy servitude." According to Fdward Robinson, an s staff member, the theme of education, as well as the whole idea of a Black Awareness ethnic-studie- 11 Everyone came to the table, from the vice president to the dean of health sciences. That shows a willingness on the part of the administration that is second to none." Despite increased support for the program, Dace noticed that it is still difficult to get more students to participate. "It saddens me that many students think, 'It's about blacks, which I'm not, so I won't go.' There are so many opportunities to learn about a variety of cultures that they can take advantage of." Some of the participants in the program believe this problem could be solved if more attention were given to ethnic issues at the university. "I don't know if it would ever be enough," Samuels said. "The university does a fairly it's on the list of but not good job, Stuin most classrooms. priorities dents are more concerned about getting degrees and getting out and making money. 'Cultural diversity' have almost become bad words." Soumpholphakdy also recognized how diversity issues have become almost cliche to some people. He explained that the function of the ASUU Diversity Board is to define diversity to be as inclusive as possible. He hopes that through defining and giving attention to diversity, students will learn '"it's important to hear and validate others' experiences, even if you don't understand them." Month, has been widely embraced by the university community this year. "We're very pleased. We've had a full house for all the major events. Hopefully it will be even bigger next year," Robinson said. Samuels, the director of the events, also noted the success of this year's program. He attributes it to the enormous support the university provided. "This year we have definitely received increased support. AWARENESS S "WE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 27, 2001 TUESDAY, j.-- W ItrilfflTTWTlirCTriWIinT 2002 Entering Class Dental School Application Workshop Tuesday, February 27th, 2001 3:00-5:0P.M. in S. Biology 212 0 Details on: DAT, Recommendations, AADSAS, and Interviews Now the time to begin preparation! University of Utah Preprofessional Advising Office Marilyn Hoffman, Predental Advisor (Plus - Drawing for FREE KAPLAN COURSE!) All is interested Predental Students are Welcome! For some African American students, programs like Black Awareness Month are not enough. Ashan-ta- i Yungai, a graduate student in chemistry, said "no one puts enough effort into talking about it seriously. about racism in an address to It goes beyond a Black Awareness Month; it needs to be expanded into the educational curriculum." To further his point, Yungai told a story about one of his classes where nobody except one person knew it was a black man who invented the traffic light. As organizations like the ASUU Diversity Board and the ethnic-studiprogram work toward making the university community more diverse and accepting, many students are recognizing that there are still race issues to address. John Stokes, an undecided freshman, pointed out the recent rash of hate crimes as an example. "I think people perceive race as an issue of the past. Once African Americans were granted equal political rights, they figured the struggle was over. But it's not, because blacks and other minority groups are still facing prejudice and obstacles today. There has to be constant societal pressure to make it go away," he said. Samuels agrees. "Race will always matter. If it doesn't, then history will repeat itself. There has to be a willingness to be enlightened." 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