Olympic Committee opens dialect
frith ethnic minorities, disadvantaged
? SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Frank Joklik,
S* :sident of the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing
mmittee, made no promises when he and
(Sjher officials met with a coalition of advo
cates for ethnic minorities and the disadvan
taged
K But Joklik said he does intend to keep the
dialogue between the organizations open.
It was the first meeting ever between the
t>o groups, although the advocates have been
ijressing for years for 2002 Winter Games
(Jlganizers to consider the needs of minorities
aQd the disadvantaged. They met Tuesday at
Centro Civico Mexicano.
5 The advocates want better representation
<jf) the SLOC board, buildings that can be used
after the Olympics for low-income housing
and a chance for businesses owned by minori
ties and women to share in the Olympic
Wealth.
< Glenn Bailey, a leader of the coalition Salt
Cpke Impact 2002 & Beyond, said he hopes the
rfext time the two groups get together, they will
t]t act on rather than talk about the issues.
+
We've been working on this for 2 1/2
years," Bailey said. No one is interested in
having this meeting again."
The coalition recently suggested to Gov.
Mike Leavitt five potential candidates for
board vacancies, which the governor fills joint
ly with Salt Lake Mayor Deedee Corradini.
Salt Lake City activist Annie Boone asked
Joklik why Olympic housing for news media
could not be used after the games fo* low
income residents.
Rents are skyrocketing in Utah," said
Boone.'' We have an affordable-housing crisis."
Joklik's response: That's of great concern
to us." But it is too soon to get into specific
plans, he added.
It will be necessary to build some hous
ing," said Joklik. "But we're at a very early
stage in that process."
Robert GarlT. the new SLOC chairman,
suggested that the activists put their sugges
tions in writing and send them to Olympic
leaders.
Joklik went a step further.
"Just come and see us," said Joklik. "I've
never refused a call from anyone, and I never
will. I am serious when I say come see us."
"If I thought it was that easy. I would have
come a long time ago," said Bruce Quint, a
community developer and a member of the
coalition.
Quint said that before the next meeting with
SLOC officials, he would like to see a plan that
includes housing that will make sense for
Utahans long after the games have come and
gone.
"I'm suggesting they expand their ideas to
include public-private joint ventures that will
produce a variety of kinds of housing," Quint
said.
Boyer Jarvis, another coalition member,
acknowledged that the organizers"?job is not
easy.
"We appreciate the heavy burden you
carry," said Jarvis. "We don't want to get in
your way, but we want to expand the benefits of
the Olympic experience to low-income people.'
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\ AJ's takes championship game over Hypetime
j in Hanes Hosiery Morning Basketball League
J
Mark Salley, T Best and Leroy Williams supplied the firepow
4 er and AJ's All-Stars hdd on to take a 102-90 victory over Hypctime
J in the championship game of the Hanes Hosiery Gym Morning
i* League last Wednesday.
'< AJ's jumped out to an early 24-16 behind the outside shooting of
fj Williams and the power play inside of Salley and Best. AJ's offense
* was working to perfection using its inside-outside connection.
< Hypetime backed by the play of Dewight Morgan, Ronald
J Edwards and Lavar Douglas, bounced bade to make the score close
j in the second half. Morgan and Edwards did most of their damage
* on the outside, while Douglas worked his way in the paint for sever
4 al electrifying baskets to boost his team. But AJ's regrouped behind
4
4
its stingy defense and dutch free throw shooting to hold them off
down the stretch and take home the championship trophy.
The victory capped a stellar season in the adult morning league
The season started off with strong play by all of the teams and last
week's championship game was the hxjglilight of the season for the
league's top performers.
SaUey led all scorers with 37 points for AJ*s. Best scored 22,
Williams added 21 and Anthony lames chipped in with 14. But the
key down the stretch for ATs was its tough defense
Douglas led his team with 31 points. He was backed by Morgan
with 21 and Edwards with 17. The three also got good support from
the other members of the team.
Sharonda Moor? battlos for a robound in tho Rams' win.
LADY RAMS
front puge HI
cult at the start of divisional play.
After Saturday's game the Rams
will be out of action until Dec. 30
when they take on Lock Haven
State The Lady Rams won't return
to campus for practice until Dec.
27' A
"I feel okay M spots, Clark
said. "Against A&T we played the
best game of the season. To beat
them like we did in their place -
that was an outstanding win for us.
"But still we lack consistency,"
she added "We'll do well in spots
and then we'll go through stretches
when we don't play well. Hopefully
the upperclassinen will step up and
do well and that will rub off on the
freshmen and they will feel a little
more relaxed. We're hoping they
won't have a lot of the burden on
them."
Holly Oriffin goo* in for a layup.
?
National NAACP backs
jjoycott of Phoenix Open
iPGA golf Tournament
^ SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -
plan to protest the Phoenix
<4>en golf tournament apparently
vigil be backed by the National
.Association for the Advancement
<it Colored People.
? The Rev. Oscar Tillman of
PJoenix. who heads the Arizona
fyAACP. recently proposed the
demonstration to call attention to
alleged racism within the
^Cottsdale Police Department.
'-2 "He won't have any problems
getting an approval from us,"
N?\ACP general counsel Dennis
bfeyes told The Tribune, a newspa
per serving suburban Phoenix.
"This could be something to
giad the government or status quo
tt> do the right thing These are
sigrious issues," Hayes said
iCjonday from Baltimore.
He said the NAACP conduct
ed between 50 and 100 demonstra
tions across the country during
ti?97.
Tillman has spoken of activi
tj|s ranging from picketing to pos
sible disruption. Hayes said the
jiftitest would be "nonviolent and
tfiaceful."
?J The PGA tournament is set for
Jign. 22-25 at Scottsdale's
Tournament Players Club. It
dwws one of the largest crowds on
tjfe tour - about 420,000 last year
wjien Tiger Woods took part.
Tillman has been critical of
\wtat he sees as Scottsdale's "busi
T?
ness as usual" attitude since a jury
awarded $100,000 to former police
officer Jess Torrez, who said he
was fired for speaking out against
racism in the department.
Mayor Sam Campana has
urged Tillman to reconsider his
plan, and Kenny Harris of the
nonprofit Phoenix Thunderhirds,
who organize the tournament,
said Tillman picked the wrong tar
get.
Harris, who like Tillman is
black, said the Thunderhirds
raised $2 million for area charities
during the past year.
"I have great respect for
(Tillman); he has great passion.
(But) we do so much for the com
munity, especially for the minority
community. I hope when Reverend
Tillman realizes this, he may
decide to call off the protest."
Harris said.
"I think he's going to hurt
more people than help," Campana
said Monday.
On Sunday, former Vice
President Dan Quayle also spoke
against the protest while conduct
ing a golf clinic at the Tournament
Players Club. o
"What connection is there
between the Phoenix Open and the
Scottsdale police?" asked Quayle,
a Paradise Valley resident. > There
is none. I hope they can resolve it
in some other way."
iS''?
Jackets
page Bl
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[?list and that is Holt s biggest con
cern going into the tournament.
"My main concern right now is
jetting everyone healthy," said
rtblt, who replaced Alfred Poe as
tij: Carver coach prior to the start
o( the 1997-98 academic year,
'^whoever can put three games .
together back to back is going to
rave a god chance of winning this
tlflng. Reynolds has to be consid
eitd the favorite, but on a given
r&ht anyone can beat anyone else.
Hfcpefully. everyone will be
healthy."
!*! Carver struggled at times with
out point guard Anthony Nelson
aad power forward Rashad Davis
irf their loss to East.
"We didn't take care of the ball
and then we didn't defend,"^iolt
said. "We have to take care of the
basketball and we have to maintain
pressure on people.
"The first game is the most
important one. We have to be
focused on what we're doing. And
we play so many people that we
have to make sure we know who's
playing well so we can keep them
in the game in the second half." :
If the Yellowjackets play up to
their potential. Holt said he thinks
the Yellowjackets can come away
with the tournament title. Carver
captured back-to-back titles in '91
and '92.
"I think our chances are as
good as anyone," Holt said. "We've
got to play good defense, and
we've go to play good help side
defense and prevent the entry pass
into the low post."
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