| Show Horizon supports Martin Luther King Day On Jan 16 of this year while most of Utah's public colleges and universities were closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Human Rights Holiday remained open School administrators s' s say y this was because because of a dedsion decision made by the administrative administrative administrative ad ad- and f faculty councils council's F I to tto alternate Human Human Rights Day with All Presidents Day j i When the state legisla- legisla tore r rad ad adopted p te f the the U. U y did they did not give s school 1 ho l officials of- of a paid gaid day fop vance yance State i operated schools are limited in the number of paid ho holidays r s ob- ob served s e p per r year Tt humber i of f. f days per quarter a j chool choo must be in operation operations operation's A is set as Since since had already aready been a accounted q f for r school officials J d a tided ded I to to to compromise and nd alternate alternate alter alter- nate two winter holidays rather than eliminate a holiday in the fall Some students felt differently differently differently dif dif- dif dif- about the observance observance observance vance of Human Rights Day Nearly hundred four-hundred of Jh them m signed a petition that was delivered red to President President dent OD Carnahan on Jan 13 The students asked that administrators change their position on the issue Is u The students' students efforts efforts efforts ef ef- forts failed Some students feel that Human Rights Day lost out outto outto outto to Presidents Day Others think it was because no one wanted to eliminate the deer hunt holiday one administrator told the Salt Lake Tribune Local media brought the issue into public light when it was discovered that was one of three public colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges not observing the state and federally sanctioned holiday holida Wh Whether ther or not hot it was a question of eliminating Harvest Harvest Harvest Har Har- vest Day which happens to follow Day bay which h happens to be turing during the deer hunt is not the issue HORIZON is embarrassed at the administrative de decision dedsion sion that nullifies the importance of f tall all human rights and dign dignity ty and sends a message of indifference indifference ference to the bla black k and human rights communities It is the opinion of HORIZON that the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration needs to take a closer look at the importance importance importance tance of the Martin Luther King Human Rights holiday a nationally sanctioned holiday and change policy HORIZON looks forward to next year when will join Americas America's celebration and observance of all human rights |
