The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 40 No 2, Sept 27, 1985

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Bond: Reagan returns 'evil empire' b> Denier Riiines

"In a very real way in 1he '80s, we (ind our condi1ion unchanged. Our rela1ive condi1ion has actuaJJy managed to get wor~e. " That was 1he message of Georgia Suue Senator and black activist Julian Bond. 10 his keynote address Sept. 23. At the 16th annual NJC Popcorn Forum on racism. Bond delivered a brief

history of the success and failure of American apartheid. Bond's chronology of ch;I righ1s in 1he United States highlighted the viiions of Manin Luther King and John F. Kenncdy. whose spccches "glistened wuh idealism: bris1lcd with challenge," and then alluded to the 1he rc:installat1on of "the evil empire" wi1h the election of

Ronald Reagan as presiden1 Starting 20 )ears bacl., Bond ga,e a bnef account of. and tui;hhghted each 11mc pcnod a< far as equal nght~ arc con"rned. "The 1960s mo,emcm failed 10 <US· Lain and C\tend mc:lf." Bond said. adding tha1 the 'li,on era prompted a •·naliorw neg;iti\e mmd-set." while the ··o-

became a 11me of reacuon and self-mdulgence. Bond referred 10 Reagan as " an amiable mcompc:en1:· "ho ha, opposed e, e~ p1e..--e of m·il ni;ht < lcsislat ion m 1hc las: decade "Gomg forward an) faster "ould be ha1.:irdou, 10 mi health." he quipped. "Go,er:imem atmude ha.5 .:hanged from t-emgn .:on.:cm 10 mahgnanc neglc.:1." h,· JdJeJ "The: ·,e J1,,o,crcd 1h1, new minori1,. · Bond <aid. rcfemn>1 10 "hite. pm1legcd mak, Blad,,. \ , omen and H1,pani,, arc no" in pC',111on 10 .:omDC" "llh "hllc: men. " Reagan ...:iys )OU don't ha,~ to,omptlc "llh ahem. and so ,uddenly you continued on p11:e 1-1

Volume 40, Nu.mber 2

fridt>, Stpt.27. 1985

T..,o NIC studtnts stud) lnttnll) "hlle talJng ad\lnt11g«' or tht 1151 dll)) or niC't ,.tatbcr 15 mo rlllllg ~mpenlurts ..arn or imptndlni au1umn.

Children, adults get chance to learn Thirteen different workshops and classes for young children and adulb ...,u be taught on the NIC camp~s Saturday, Sept, :!8, from 1:30 10 4.30 p.m These p~ograms nre des1i;ned to gl\~ the children and adults time together le:irnmg nbou1 topics of common intl'res1. Cla.ssC) will include: computers, cnrtooning, bird worl.shop astronomy mime phot~graphy, pct-raising, cooking, how not 10 get los1. dough dolls nm•in• and Spamih. • · • e . Rcgisir:auon is at the Sherman School Building "nh a co,,t of S5 per person For mform.auon c:ill 769-1400. ·

(..___i_ns_i_d_e _t_ he_se_n_t_in_e_t_J chuler censors eolioel? .................. .. ......... p. 4 Conneeting pasr with present. ..... .... ............ p. 10-11 Black and "hite of apartheid ................... . ..... p. 13 Doors opening for disabled . . .......... . ............ .p. 15

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