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KRS-1 urges survival of humanity
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By Carrie Dennett
f. me-aid Pepoctei
American society is not plagued by r u isrn, but
by •< system dial makes people lorget who they
realty ire
People need to start thinking about what it
means to be human, not black or white, if societal
i onditiom are going to improve, said Kris Parker,
professionally known as rap artist hRS-1
"The real revolution unites the masses, the
false one separates the masses." Parker said
Wednesday night to a standing-room-only audt
ence in the KM I Ballroom "Our own stereotypes
and myths of ran- must lx- eliminated if we want
to survive as a humanity
Parker said that most "racist" acts throughout
histi'T are actually ai ts against humanity "The
c rimes against Africa were not racial crimes, they
were economii crimes, or. more specifically
crime against humanity That's what it is when
one group thinks they're better than another."
He said more crimes against humanity arise in
tiie iss e ol civilization vs technology "We ire
not living in a civilized society When vw act
in an advanced way. we are c ivilized When wc
do not ac t in an advanced way we are liarharii
Civilized soi miles don't need weapons because
people gel along: liarharii societies need weapons
to hold track the dissenting masses, he said
Parker said we don't live in a i ivilized society
t>e< ause w e are iiemg put to sleep One oi our so
i iety's many "sleep techniques” is the educa
tional system "When you go to school you're
taught to Ire American, not human
"1 he biggest sleep technique is college." Park
er said. "You're thinking that you're thinking but
you're actually memorizing."
Parker said the Bible serves as another power
ful sleep technique. "Most people give the Bible
more respect than they give themselves, which is
Kris Parker, a.k.a. rap artist KR*i-l, discussed
crimes against humanity Wednesday night in
a packed KMl ' Ballroom.
one of the biggest problems with Immunity "
He criticized the negative depiction of women
in the King lames version of the Bible.
He said that people need to think about the in
formation they receive, and check out facts them
selves "Don't let memory rule your life, don't
use religion to find Clod, don't use technology to
be civilized."
Brand, students discuss issues
Forum exhibits Brand’s money woes,
students’ social and cultural concerns
By Bob Waite
Pmerald Reporter
Although University Presi
dent Myles Brand was preoccu
pied with Ballot Measure 5. the
students who attended his open
forum Wednesday were more
< oncerned about the Grateful
Dead and ( local lola
To lead off the discussion.
Brand said the University expo
nent ed "a $2 million lessening
of funds" in the past two years,
whu h has led to overcrowded
classrooms and increased bur
dens on faculty
If passed. Ballot Measure 5
will result in a projected Sl-H
million state higher education
budget shortfall. Brand said
The University would lose $:in
million, which could cause tui
tion to double or triple as well
as trigger layoffs and closed
programs. Brand said
Students approached the two
microphones to discuss other
issues such as the University
administration's decision not to
give a Grateful Dead concert at
Autzen Stadium next summer
“It seems we need this mon
ey more than ever.” student Bo
Adan said, referring to the lost
revenues from the Grateful
Dead concerts He questioned
wh\ the University does not
bar football games that con
done tailgate parties
Football has a different role
in University tradition. Brand
said, but added that he is con
cerned about problems of ale o
hoi abuse at the games and on
campus "Prohibition did not
work." he said of banning alco
hol at the games
laical businesses will also
lose money as a result of the
University's decision, student
Alexandra Zapp said.
Calling the University's deci
sion an attack on tin* arts, Rich
ard Weiner compared it to the
recent i ontroversy over music
groups like 2 Live Crew
Hrand, after criticizing the
media for saying the hand was
harmed rather than that their
contract was not renewed, said
the University could not pro
mote the rock group because it
has a positive association with
the use of illegal drugs
1 believe the University has
gotten a lot of negative publici
ty," brand said of the concerts,
adding he has heard comments
regarding the band's reputation
from the Oregon legislature.
"It's not a good use of our ener
gy to promote these rock con
certs." he said.
Students also challenged the
administration's failure to re
move Coca-Cola products from
campus.
Black Student Union assis
tant director Kric Ward asked
why the University continues
to sell Coke when its parent
company has given $125 mil
lion to South Africa, a country
with legalized apartheid.
Brand said state law requires
the University to grant and
honor contracts to the most
competitive bid from vendors,
and they cannot legally keep
the cola brand ofi campus
while the contract is effei live.
Bui lie said people can exercise
their nghl to boycott, adding
that he no longer drinks the
beverage.
One student, who de< lined to
give his name, asked what the
University is doing about mili
tarv rei ruiters and organiza
Myles Brand
lions on campus that have open
policies discriminating against
gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
Brand said he had sent letters
to the U S. Department of De
fense and received a negative
reaction
Brand said the administra
tion's current strategy is to ap
peal to Congress to change the
policy of sexual orientation dis
crimination. Other universities
and administrative organiza
tions are participating in the ef
fort. he said.
Responding to student Bam
Wirch's question of why the
University condoned Burger
King's recent filming of a com
mercial at the Knight Library,
Brand said it gave the Universi
ty good national exposure,
while allowing students an op
portunity to view \ film crew at
uork and to parti- ipatt is ex
tras in the project.
While the filming closed ac
cess to part ot the library.
Brand said he felt the projec t
was justified and did not incon
venience too mam library us
ers