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KEYNOTE SPEAKER — The Hon. 1. Douglas Wilder, Oovetnor of The Commonwealth of Virginia, was the keynote speaker for St. Augustine’s College Commencement Exercises. From left to right: Dr. Dwight Fennel, vice president of academic affairs; Gov. Wilder, Hon. Clarence Lightner, member, board of trustees; Dr. Prezel R. Robinson, president, St. Augustine’s College. Talented Writing Students Attend First Rainbows Institute Program BY DAVID WILLIAMSON Special To The CAROLINIAN CHAPEL HILL—Fifteen “re markably bright” rising seniors from high schools across the United States will gather at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this summer for a learning experience that could al ter the course of their lives. The intensive, three-week train ing program may not change the face of American journalism, but it likely will change some of the faces—from mostly white to white, black, brown, yellow and red. One hundred twenty-three high school juniors—almost all honor students with writing talent and almost all minorities—competed for 15 available spots in the first Rainbow Institute. "This institute is an effort to try to increase the numbers and per centage of minorities who choose journalism as a career,” said insti tute director Chuck Stone. “By the year 2000, it. has been estimated that the majority of the work force will be minorities. For that reason and others, we think it is impor tant to bring a larger number of minorities into the mainstream of American life.” UNC-CIfs School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host the institute, which the Free dom Forum is sponsoring, from June 21 to July 11. Winners will write stories under deadline pressure, observe how professionals edit their writing, conduct polls, attend classes and interview prominent North Caro linians, according to Stone, Walter Spearman professor of journalism and mass communication and a nationally syndicated columnist. They will also watch television news and videotaped lectures on journalism, take quizzes, read widely, swim, see movies, attend a Durham Bulls baseball game, visit a reformatory, report on a rock concert and produce a newspaper. At the end of the three weeks, they each will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. With luck, they also may get a little sleep. Brainchild of David Hawpe, edi tor of the Louisville Courier Jour nal, the Rainbow Institute is the most ambitious workshop of its kind in the United States, Stone said. Dr. Richard R. Cole, dean of the UNC-CH school, worked hard to get UNC-CH selected as host. A»d Voi 'ahr r'liiTT ivnn, n.i.— most Ain can-Americans are hard-working, good citizens,” asserted Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Weisel, who de scribed the tragedy that occurred in Los Angeles as ^just that, a trag edy,” and urged that the victims of racism not be blamed for the prob lems of our country. “African-Americans have been subjected to centuries of racism,” Wiesel maintained ih an article to be published this Sunday in Parade magazine. “And racism is stupid, just as i t i s ugly. Its aim is to destroy, to pervert, to distort innocence in VJUtiJl IV/1 human equality. “Racism is misleading,* he added. “There are good people and bad people in every community. No hu man race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. We all come from somewhere, and we all wonder where we are going.’ Wiesel, who experienced the con sequences of prejudice firsthand, when nearly all his family died at the hands of Nazis, said something must be done to heal the effects of “the poisonous theories” of those who foster ethnic and religious ha tred. FOR DEAR OLD DAD Rowers! Fallons Ciyntkv Flown He also persuaded Stone to direc the institute and Jan Elliot, an as sociate professor, to be assistan director. "Freedom Forum executive: TOGETHER, WE RE REACHING ONE comm6n GOAL. Durham Regional Hospital is a place where you'll find individuals with a wide variety of talents, backgrounds and ambitions working together. These dedicat ed people—from support personnel to medical professionals—work toward their individualized professional and educational goals, while enjoying the satisfaction of cooperating with others toward one noble objective: to provide the most effective and compassionate care to our patients. Join us at Durham Regional Hospital, where state-of-the-art technology is enhanced by an aggressive commitment to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. For a complete listing of open positions, call our Job Line at (919) 549-5001. ii 3643 North Roxboro Road Durham, NC 27704 (919) 470-7263 or (800) 428-4048 Reach your goals in our warm, intimate teaching environ ment, and we’ll reward you with a highly competi tive salary and generous benefits, including flexible scheduling, tuition reimbursement, and a continuing retention effort. EEO/AA & Durham Regional Hospital r PRESIDENTS President Emeritus ». nuyuounc * uuncyc, mcnci the Presidenrs Medallion from Dr. Prezell R. Robinson during St. Augustine’s College’s 125th Commencement Exercise. Dr. Robinson is celebrating his 25th year as president of St. Augustine’s College. Dr. Dwight Fennell, vice president of academic affairs looks on. 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