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Show Tuesday, January 14, 2014 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 3 MLK, Jr. Week focuses on racial profiling Karriann Johnson STAFF WRITER PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE FOR EQUITY AND DIVERSITY Rev. France A. Davis speaks to a crowd of over 8,000 people at the Huntsman Center. Each year, the U's Office for Equity and Diversity hosts a celebration to honor the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. During this year's week-long event, beginning Jan. 16 and ending Jan. 23, the U will host guests, rallies and panels. The Residence Hall Association's Social Justice Board will hold a 1.3 mile march from East High School to Presidents Circle on Monday, Jan. 20. The march will begin at 2:3o p.m. The board will be bussing students down to East High from the Peterson Heritage Center and will be passing out handwarmers to marchers. Joseph Glancy, the Social Justice board director and a soph- omore in accounting, said, "I think MLK, Jr. Day is sometimes brushed over. My goal with this program is to give students an opportunity to take their day off and learn what this holiday is really about." He hopes the event will encourage participants to donate to the Rev. France A. Davis Scholarship, a scholarship that provides African American students with financial assistance, mentoring and academic support. Neelam Chand, director of communication and development in the Office for Equity and Diversity, said there is not just one important event students should be watching out for. He said all of the events are planned to "help start the discussion on racial profiling." Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, will be on campus Thursday, Jan. 16. There will also be a panel on Wednesday, Jan. 22 with spoken-word poetry by Joaquin Zihuatanejo. "It's important that [Fulton] comes to speak to students to be able to shed light on racial profiling and to create a space for that discussion, and to show what it looks like to overcome it," Chand said. Chand anticipates students will gain a new understanding of racial profiling from the events of the week, which is titled "Beneath the Hoodie: A Look on Racial Profiling in America." "Dr. King Jr. impacted the world in such an unimaginable magnitude, and the message he gave is powerful and still applies to us today," Glancy said. k.johnson@chronicle.utah.edu LEGISLATURE Continued from page 1 Senate Bill I: Higher Education Base Budget Introduced by Sen. Stephen Urquhart (R-St. George) Allocates $1,465,863,800 to fund higher education in the 2015 fiscal year, $435,765,600 to general education at the U and $48,086,100 to the U School of Medicine. Senate Bill i6: Veterans Tuition Gap Coverage Introduced by Sen. Luz Robles (D-Salt Lake) Creates a program that will give additional funding for tuition to veterans who received post-9/11 education assistance. The program will provide additional grants to help these veterans complete their bachelor's degrees. Senate Bill 36: Voter Information Amendments Introduced by Sen. Karen Mayne (D-Salt Lake) In reaction to a website launched by a New Hampshire resident that discloses Utah voter information, clarifies that the list of registered voters can be used only for journalistic, scholarly, governmental or political purposes. All other uses will be classified as class B misdemeanors. Senate Bill 1o4: Improvement of Reading Instruction Introduced by Sen. Aaron Osmond (R-Salt Lake) Expands the reading clinic at the U's College of Education to satellites in Iron and Weber counties, includes provisions to teach instructors how to use technology efficiently in the classroom. a.drysdale@chronicle.utah.edu READING DAY Continued from page 1 used the reading day to relax. "[Reading days] are a good break to prepare yourself mentally before the craziness [of finals]," Hernandez said. Brian Truong, a junior in business, said not having a reading day this semester will be an inconvenience because he will not have enough time to prepare. "I use them to catch up for finals and to ask my instructors questions," he said. Rachel Wootton, ASUU Director of Academic Affairs and a political science and geoscience major, hopes professors will reschedule reviews and other activities before the cancelled reading day. "While it is regrettable that reading day has been eliminated from the schedule, it was important to ensure that students could spend commencement day celebrating with their family and friends instead of taking finals," Wootton said. g.Ieman@chronicle.utah.edu k.mcdonald@chronicle.utah.edu 15ailypeal ► Deals for food, entertainment and everything else for students, faculty and staff at the University of Utah. Go to www.UtahCampusDeals.com and sign up today to get $10 in Deal Bucks! Tell us where you want deals from - email ads@utah.edu |