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Show Utah THE DAILY ci-ironi-clE The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice since 1890 Friday, November 22, 2002 USU President Discusses i960 that was raise to money for Martin designed Luther King, Jr. to fight off charges of tax evasion and perjury in the state of Alabama. Among the signatures that appeared on the bottom of the advertisement were those of four black ministers, York Times in March, ADAM BENSON Chronicle Staff Writer Kermit Hall traded in his administrator's hat and donned that of a scholar and teacher as the Howard Rolapp Distinguished Lecturer in the S.J Quin-ne- y College of Law's Sutherland Moot Courtroom. Speaking to a crowd of nearly ioo people Thursday night, Hall discussed one of the Supreme Court's most controversial and important decisions of the 1960s. "The case of the New York Times v. Sullivan was the greatest political rival case in American history, as well as the most important case in the history of the civil rights movementHall said. The case centered around a paid advertisement that ran in the New Erring on whose names were added without their knowledge. That incident, according to Hall, was the catalyst for what would become a landmark case in establishing libel and malice. "What Sullivan did was to make political leadership less a matter of and put public officials in the vulnerable position of being subject to open comment " Hall said. His lecture focused on the fine details of the case, and the Pandora's box which led to its final self-sacrifi- te Libel Case High-Profi- le destination in America's highest court Hall, who earned his degree in history, said that in 1955, nearly 36 percent of Alabama's 120,000 citizens were black, with 7 percent of them having the power to vote. The result was that the state developed into one of the highest black voting contingencies in the South. "Politics in Montgomery became about as harsh as you could get thcm...it became a race to see who was "the most ardent opposcr to 'agitators' like Martin Luther King," Hall said. On the heels of the mounting racial tension in Alabama, the case of the New York Times v. Sullivan surpassed personal accountability and entered a realm of greater constitutional questions, Hall said. "The law is and can be a useful social and cultural artifact. We should- n't burden history with the perilous task of always tying it to the law," Hall said. When the case reached the courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice Earl Warren used it as an opportunity to clearly and explicitly define libel and establish what has come to be known as "actual malice." "Historically, malice has meant ill will. Actual malice is defined as ill will with an implicit motive, where one acts knowingly and recklessly against a public official," Hall said. Hall said the core meaning of the case is also its most important finding. "It underscored that political expression was the central meaning of the 1st Amendment," Hall said. abensonchronicle. utah. edu . r t ri irt ffl wimiiMH.Mii Kermit L Hall outlines the case "New York Times v. Sullivan" at Sutherland Moot Courtroom. the Can Share Leadership SADAF BAGHBANI Chronicle Staff Writer dsn ft- - A 1 Brian Roberts takes down a football banner in front of the Marriot Library Wednesday to avoid possible vandalism due to the game. For more on the upcoming contest, see page SI. BYU-Ut- I -- Some Islam Countries the Side of Caution: i VOL. 112 NO. 72 Daniel Brumberg from Georgetown University spoke to U students and faculty on Nov. 21 about power sharing in Islamic societies. Brumberg lived and studied in Egypt for three years, and conducted research in Indonesia, Kuwait and Iran. He has also authored a number of articles on political and social change in the Islamic world. During his lecture, Brumberg focused on the theory of political dissonance, which means that different groups in the political arena compete, instead of a harmonic political system where everyone is under one political belief. He called this dissonance "power sharing." Brumberg said this harmonic system is both fictitious and a dangerous illusion because there arc still political cleavages. He said it is ultimately an absolute ah Brumberg then described Algeria as the example of a harmonic society. When the Algerian government tried to form a power sharing system, the government gave it no chance to follow through. He said that it was the perfect example of doing everything wrong. "It's like a greek tragedy where they arc moving to that ultimate event of collapse," Brumberg said. Brumberg also described Indonesia as a good example of power sharing. He said that Indonesia has strong leadership and is willing to have political openings. Brumberg described Iran as having a "bipolar dissonance," which means Iran houses conservative clerics and the Islamic moderate left. He concluded that the only way Iran can achieve power sharing is if the regime collapses or political pacts form, neither of which seem likely to him. sbaghbanichronicle.utah.edu Paige Meriwether Techn ology Aids Geography Gets PBS Award J. AARON GOLDSMITH Chronicle Staff Writer For the first time, KUED has received the C. Scott Elliot Development Professional of the Year award, which the Public Broadcasting Station presented to KUED Development Director Paige Meriwether. "She has done so much for KUED already; under her we have received many generous charitable donations from the community," said Larry Smith, genenl manager for KUEL Meriwether, who has been with KUED for 14 years, says she foresees many possibilities in the future for KUED. "The award is an incredible honor for me and because KUED is one of students the leaders in the national educational front, the future is bright," Meriwether said. "I think public broadcasting should continue be a resource for the community, we want to provide more channels and more options in the future for our view-ers. Meriwether says donors are some of the most important parts of her job. Catalyst organization. -r-- m "urn i Hkmim, technology-Geogr- aphic "The donors that we have are people who truly believe the world can be a better place, without them, we wouldn't .be the station that wc are today," Meriwether said. find 1 way to help out in the The information technology age is advancing research in the field of geography. Students and faculty in the geography department gathered on Wednesday for an open house to discuss new technology, their research and to celebrate Geography Awareness Week. The open house showcased various research projects of the department's students and faculty. Wednesday was also National Geographic Science day, so many of the projects exhibited applications of this CHI-C- ZHANG information science uses new technology such as global positioning systems and remote sensing to create computer generated maps. "We don't use paper maps as much anymore.. .all the map data goes directly into the computer," said Harvey Miller, professor of geography at the U. QV si Read all about Corky' misadventures in Provo in the annual trash talkin' insert. The presentations at the event dealt with topics such as global warming in the arctic, environmental distress syndrome and using remote sensing to document wildfires. There was also a discussion room in which potential geography majors could speak with graduate students about the program and potential careers. Geographic information science is currently being used in numerous professions including those dealing with natural resource management, urban growth, environmental analysis and transportation planning. Geography Awareness Week, which is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, is aimed at increasing awareness of conservation issues that affect the relationship between people and their environment. The goal is to bring conservation, preservation and restoration issue into focus so people will better understand the interdependence that exists between them and their environment. "Geography is concerned with the earth as a home to humans," Miller said. iqoldsmithchronicle.utah.edu 5 The Utes sweep Wyoming in the MWC Tournament play. THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEIi AT www.DailyUtahChronidc.com OPY first round of |
