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right to give you a minimal
education, I say that is a
paradox, and it is unfair.”
“Does anybody in this
room want their child to
have a minimal education?”
Washington asked.
Washington doused his
speech in religious rhetoric,
which rang with the
audience.
“God said ‘Love me with
all thy soul ... and love thy
neighbor as thyself. God
didn’t say love me at a
minimum level!”
An intimate one-on-one
conversation with Coretta
Scott King was recalled
by Washington, in which
Coretta spoke of a telephone
conversation between King
and her husband a few days
before his assassination in
Memphis, Tenn.
“He said, ‘I know that
we’ve made a lot of progress
in the world, Coretta ... yet
still I want to do something
different.’ Martin really
believed that at the start of
the movement that if we
could get some laws changes,
we could change America...
but in 1968, he said ‘When
I get back to Atlanta, I want
to preach on the subject of
love. That’s the next level of
the movement.’”
Notables attending
the program responded
positively to Washington’s
speech, and reiterated the
message of love, altruism
and better education.
USC President Andrew
Sorensen said it is “terribly
important that we pass along
to subsequent generations
the enormity of (King’s) gifts
and the incredible inspiration
of his spirit.”
Sorensen also spoke of
more aggressive recruiting
of African-American and
minority students, professors
and administrators as part
of USC carrying on King’s
legacy.
First-year law student
Bakari Sellers, a member
of the Black Law Students
Association who presided
over the program, spoke
about the holiday and
the program on behalf of
his organization and his
community.
“I think Jesse’s message
was very inspirational. (But)
this day, this weekend, it’s
more than that to most of
us. We need that type of
message so we can press on,”
Sellers said.
“The first thing we need
to do is continue to attain the
highestlevel of education, and
you don’t need to necessarily
do that in a school system,”
he continued.
Sellers said preparations
for the program began in
October, and although less
than 500 people attended
the speech, the “message was
powerful, and it’ll become
something bigger next year.”
Student Government
Presid^jit Justin Williams, a
fourth-year public relations
student, said it was “up to
each of us to interpret Dr.
King’s message.” Williams
tied in his presidential agenda,
to forwarding King’s ideals.
“Because Student
Government loves the
students ... I believe
everything we’re doing
— from the bus trip to
Auburn, from pushing the
grade forgiveness program...
— are efforts above (what’s
expected). Those issues are
going to benefit the student
body.”
The university’s official
events for the holiday
continue Friday with a
breakfast at The Zone
restaurant at Williams-Brice
Stadium. The official kickoff
for the holiday’s Service Day
activities will start at 9 a.m.
Monday, and at 6:30 p.m. a
gospel performance featuring
several churches and musical
groups will take place at the
Koger Center.
The kickoff will begin the
myriad service projects being
undertaken by a variety of
student organizations. •
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comment because of the
ongoing nature of the
investigation.
Deputy Director of
Field Services Major Eric
Grabski said students
should be conscious of their
surroundings while parking.
“Students should park
where it’s well lit and keep
valuables out of sight,”
Grabski said.
USCPD conducts regular
patrols of all parking lots
and garages.
With the new break-ins,
this semester’s total is well
on its way to meeting or
exceeding last semester’s
statistics. Since Jan. 4,15 cars
have been vandalized. In the
fall 2005 semester, 38 auto
break-ins were reported.
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