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Show Monday, January "Daily Utah Chronicle 2004 12, Seeing the Needs of Our w ft yiMMiiyiirar Arz eye-openi- Chronicle Staff Writer Grant Programs. "Vision issues, as far as the American Indian community goes, are a pretty significant health-car- e issue for this community, and very expensive as well," said Leo Leckie, the U's executive assistant to the associate vice president for diversity. "We've done community service projects before for Women's Week, but never for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration," Leckie said. "We For the organizers of the Seeing the Needs of Our Community service project, it's all about vision. Eyeglass donations can be dropped off at the U's Union Lobby, the Eccles Broadcasting Center or any of the seven U Optical Shop s across the e the priority list," said Kristi Ryujin, director for the Utah Opportunity Scholarship and Nidzara Pecenkovic valley. This year, the U's Martin Luther King Jr. committee joined the Moran Eye Center and KUER-F90 to sponsor the first annual fund-raisfor eyeglasses to benefit the Indian Walk-I- n Center. Along with collecting gently worn eyeglasses and cash do- wanted to do something, but Kristi Ryujin is the one who brainstormed the idea." Ryujin explains that the idea grew from an American Indian teacher training program where she was "chatting about the needs of our community and the needs of the American Indian Center" and someone brought up the idea of vision er nations, the project provided for glaucoma screening and vision acuity testing at the center Jan. The Seeing the Needs of Our Community service project is not only an attempt to address actual vision-car- e needs. It is also an about a large issue concerning the U care. 12-1- 4. eye-open- "In low-inco- community. "Vision impairment is an issue that can be remedied and through intervention treatment. However, many people in our community cannot afford the high cost of vision screenings and the subsequent cost associated with vision care," states the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2004 information Web site. family or paying rent." When the committee approached the Moran Eye Center, the latter jumped at the opportunity. "It is a nice partnership. The Moran Eye Center likes to build partners with the "In communities, there are choices that some people don't have when low-inco- the cost of health care competes with the cost of the food for the family or paying rent. Health care becomes low on ROTC style 'continued from page 1 'speak enough about the great inspiration and help of the cadre and staff." Yauney, who graduated with a bachelor of science in philosophy and was commissioned into the Army Reserves, said the major benefits of the ROTC program for him were learning to .work with other people, how to manage his 'time and how to think critically about situa- tions. Yauney plans to apply to the University of Idaho Law School, but as a Reservist, he must allocate one week of every month and part of every summer to the Army. He also must be prepared to be deployed at any time. "There is a sense of pride to be able to be involved in the ;defense of the country,"he said. ; The bars denoting Yauney's new rank were pinned on his uniform by his wife, Amanda Yauney, and his mother, Beatrice Yauney. . Merlette graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration and wanted to ,'thank one of his instructors, Maj. Victor Scott, for having the most influence on him during his ROTC career. Merlette said Scott's "unique ; KING continued from page ie. "There arc some hate crimes on campus that reflect a lack of knowlcdge,and there insensitivity about sexual orientation, gender, race and culture that needs to be Leckie sail ; Leckie also noted that there 'are some rrJsconeeptiona held ivjt '5 bvX ywi fvnVl TT?y Year of UJ. teiV&Wi 3t ft. 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His sisSusie Ashton, said "there is a very ter good chance" he could soon be deployed to the Middle East "He'd do welL We'd be proud to have him over there," she said. cwieserchronicle.utah.edu sci- in-la- w, Without Going" HUBS! Under 25? Now you can B m k, & get a Utah Symphony & Opera ticket for only ten dollars! Baroque & Nouveau Baroque TO UTAH WORLD PREMIERE! JAN 15 American, HispanicLatino and American Indian attending the U increased by 23.7 percent Leckie also added that the U has had relatively few expressions of insensitivity in comparison with other te universities. The Diversity Office says it hopes the week's events will bring people together to dis- 7:30 P.M. Libby Gardner Concert Hall OPER Keith Lockhart, conductor Gerald Elias, violin I Hansel JAN 17, JAN 25 I & Gretel 2:00 P.M. Capitol Theatre Klauspfter Sdbd, conductor David Gate!y, director Beethoven's Seventh JAN 30, 31 communities. Horacio Gutierrez, piano tpetersonchronicle.utah.edu Add'KS tewtbi Jeremiah Wright, Jr. Thursday. d&'A 0ipm Union Ballroom Ao iMera'.tivt oration, playing the Poad to Brown- Jan 55. Thurcfer, 3 5 p.m.. Salter Poom. Cipin Union K JLD Presentation. Cre on One; An Interne with Pe 'fid Je'emiah H' Jr -- Jan. 18. Sunday. 5 p m.. (opera) 7:30 P.M. 19,21,23 cuss King and equality, and that positive social action and change will spread outward from individuals into their Umu Tukuafu, director of diversity for student government, thinks the week will help students to uphold King's ideals. "It's a good time to learn to appreciate and value differences and to sec what other people can teach you," she said. Matthias ., 8:00 P.M. ' tmmi, conductor with An Evening Linda Eder FEB 13, 14 Cx 8:00 P.M. Don't miss this chance to hear BROADWAY'S HOTTEST ST! " ' Scott O'Neil, conductor Linda Eder, vocalist Ker-of- 15. Cr.rr.e! 7 Cjltu'a! Pe'brmaw. )', AOUffE i Youth Uac-"n- p i 1 1 f can, Pacific Islander, African MLK 2004 Calendar of Events M Algebra, Biology, Preatculus, Physics 24k RAM 160k Flash ROM 64x95 pixel display care," Ryujin said. Eyeglass donations can be dropped off at the U's Union Lobby. KUER Eccles Broadcasting Center, or any of the seven U Optical Shops across the valley. npecenkovic chronicle.utah.edu Sgu Maj. Steven Hixon. "I really enjoyed my time working with them," Doutre said. and Affirmative Action show that between 1997 and 2003, the number of tenure track minority faculty at the U has increased by 35.2 percent. Also, the number of minority students Asian Ameri is is Great for: PLUS 3 M portant aspects of his courses. Merlette's bars were pinned by his mother, Jeri Merlette, while his four daughters, Alexis, Nicole, Chclsie and Kaylee watched from their seats in the audience. Merlette attributed his desire to join the ROTC program to his brother James, who was commissioned in May. Doutre graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science, and said the ROTC program made his desire to serve "accessible." His bars were pinned by his parents. Bill and Marie Doutre, and although he said, "I could really say something positive about everyone in the U Army ROTC program," he said the most inspiration came from Maj. Scott and Command tionequal opportunity hiring process that helps to increase the percentage of "undeTrep-resente- d groups" in faculty and staff positions. By increasing those percentages in faculty, staff and student body, students receive an "enhanced educational experience with different viewpoints and perspectives," and during the past six years, these percentages have been on the rLse, according to Leckie. Figures released by the U's Office of Equal Opportunity TI-8- rest of the community," said Christopher Nelson, the center's spokesman. "They the committee were trying to do something for the Indian Walk In Center and we decided that what we could do, one of the things we do regularly, is vision screenings." KUER-F90 has also done its part. "We are getting a large amount of calls about the project due to the service announcements that KUER plays five times a day," Ryujin said. Ryujin, along with others, hopes to make this project an annual event "We're so far very happy with the response," she said. Leckie urges people to participate in the project. "We need as many donations as we can get. The more donations we get, the more people we can serve," Leckie said. "Any kind of contribution is really appreciated. There will be donation stations in the Olpin Union Lobby and seven other locations across the valley, as well as the KUER Eccles Broadcasting Center." Other than donating glasses on these given days, students can also spread the word about the problem, letting others know about this event. "Health-car- e expenses have gone up dramatically and large portions of the nation are not insured. To help, people should get involved in, get educated about and become active in finding ways all people could have access to health of teaching" helped him remember by some students and administrators about affirmative action. According to Leckie, tenure track applicants at the U go through an affirmative ac- 1 U will celebrate, for the 20th consecutive year, this man 'and what he stood for. Karen Dace, the U's associate vice president for diversity, said it is important for the U to celebrate King's legacy "because he was an outspoken and prominent leader who changed the way people think and act, and his actions inspired lots of other groups to work toward change." 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