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CNN correspondent lectures on minority education, stereotypes Donesha Aldridge Staff Writer
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair returns to campaign trail LONDON — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair made a dramatic pre-election return to domestic British politics Tuesday with an attack on the policies of David Cameron, the smooth young Conservative leader sometimes nicknamed “Tory Blair.” Blair’s return, weeks before a national election, came in a speech urging voters to give his Labour Party a fourth term in office. “In uncertain times, there’s a lot to be said for certain leadership,” Blair said, dismissing the Conservative campaign slogan “vote for change” as “the most vacuous slogan in politics.” He said it begged the question: “Change to what exactly?” Blair has made few appearances in Britain since he quit as prime minister in 2007, though his January testimony defending his actions in Iraq to the country’s inquiry into the war marked a return to the limelight.
Steve Perry, CNN correspondent and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Conn., spoke to UT students, staff and the Knoxville community on Monday night. “On headstones, there is a date and a date, and you don’t have control of either of them,” Perry said. “But the dash in the middle is all you.” The program was a part of the Young Professional Series: “Black in America 2.5” sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee (BCPC). At the beginning of the program, BCPC played CNN’s “Black in America 2,” which featured Perry. The film portrayed the daily life of Perry and the school he founded to give students a fair opportunity to compete in society. Perry said Capital Preparatory Magnet School has a 100 percent graduation rate and all of his students continue their studies in college. “We started a family where we dare to dream,” he said. Perry began his lecture by
telling an anecdote about a king’s promise to grant a man’s wishes if he successfully swam through dangerous waters. “My objective is to push you in the water,” he said. “Like a prized fighter, you’ve won.” Perry discussed the importance of education in the black community. He made a reference to the incident that happened at UT in which a student threw a banana out the window at a group that was touring the school. “There is nothing more disgusting than going to a college campus and to see brothers not going to classes,” he said. Perry said everyone should go beyond the social communities of their own race because the world is full of other outlets. “It is one thing to be racist, but another to be the stereotype,” he said. In the film, he stated that “education is the great equalizer” to the problems of society. Perry said the school systems do not equip children or prepare them with the necessary tools for college. See PERRY on Page 3
Ga. lawmaker wants to impeach attorney general over healthcare ATLANTA — A Georgia legislator wants to begin the impeachment process against his state attorney general for refusing to sue the federal government over health care reform. Republican state Rep. Mark Hatfield filed a bill Tuesday against Democratic Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is also running for governor. The resolution claims Baker is required by the Georgia constitution to follow Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue’s direction and join 14 other states challenging the Democratic-backed health care bill. Baker said the state lacks a viable legal claim. Perdue said if needed he will appoint outside counsel. The Republican-led House would have to approve the resolution by a simple majority. The Senate would then hold a trial and two-thirds must vote for impeachment. Catholics find ties to the church tested by crisis WARSAW, Poland — An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British protesters call for the pontiff to resign. As the faithful fill churches this Holy Week, many Roman Catholics around the world are finding their relationship to the church painfully tested by new revelations of clerical abuse and suggestions Benedict himself may have helped cover up cases in Germany and the U.S.
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Fred Armiseu plays his drum god alter ego Jens Henneman. Armiseu opened for Joanna Newsom’s sold out show as a part of Big Ears 2010. To read more about Big Ears 2010, see PAGE 5.
UT Libraries adds three millionth book Alyce Howell Staff Writer UT Libraries celebrated the addition of their one millionth book in 1970 and their two millionth book in 1994. On March 26, the libraries celebrated the introduction of their three millionth volume of their collection. Jennifer Beals, head of UT Libraries Specials Collections, said the event “was a pretty impressive milestone.” The celebration was held at 5 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library. The three millionth book inducted into the collection was “TSVLVKI SQCLVCLV, A Cherokee Spelling Book,” which was published in Knoxville in 1819. This is one of three copies known, with the other
two books located at Yale and the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass. “The book, which is a part of the Cherokee history, will be a part of the Special Collections, which is a major focus for East Tennessee history and early Knoxville imprints, (which) has about 60, 000 volumes,” Beals said. “TSVLVKI SQCLVCLV, A Cherokee Spelling Book” was purchased from a rare books dealer in Boston. It was written in 1817 by missionary Daniel Butrick and David Brown, Butrick’s Cherokee student at the Brainerd Mission in Chattanooga. “The university had known about the book since 1985 and had tried a few times to buy it ... It’s such an important piece of scholarship,”
Beals said. During the celebration, UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Provost Susan Martin spoke about the contribution to the library and the importance of the library to the university. Another guest speaker for this event was Vicki Rozema, graduate teaching assistant of history, who has published several books about Cherokee history. “I was very pleased to be invited because I had known about the Cherokee speller for several years and had even mentioned it in one of my books. I grew up a few miles from the site of the Brainerd Mission and had been interested in researching and writing about the Brainerd Mission for many years,” Rozema said. “I thought I could offer folks in attendance a unique
perspective on the creation of the speller because of my continuing research.” Rozema gave a short lecture on the history of the Brainerd Mission and the Cherokee speller and its importance “TSVLVKI SQCLVCLV, A Cherokee Spelling Book” was on display during the event so that guests could admire it. The book has been added to Special Collections and can be viewed only in the Reading Room upon request in Hodges Library, Monday through Friday until 5:30 p.m. Also in this collection are Cherokee hymnals and language books. For more information, visit the UT Libraries news page at http://info.lib.utk.edu/news/blog/20 10/03/29/3-millionth-volume/.