Survivors recall horror of attack on Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR. Hawaii (AP) — Sur vivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor re NATIONAL I called the horror they felt as they watched Japanese bomba claim the lives of those around them 51 years ago Mon day. "The number seven, no matter whore I see It, brings back memories." Jack Walsh. 69, of Mesa, Ariz... said at a cere mony In Phoenix. "It’s supposed to be a lucky number. Well, maybe It Is. because I got through the whole war ” The attack camo without warning. It killed 2.403 Americans, wounded 1,178, and plunged the United State* Into World War II. "Have you ever smelled burning flesh for 10 or 20 years?” asked Ed Mahoney, a former medic who Is now president of the Phoenix chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association "It just lingered (In my nose )" Adm. Kobort ). Kelly, commander of the U S Pacific Fleet, told those gathered at the USS Arizona Memorial that the most Important lesson from Pearl Harbor is thBt being prepared to defend freedom is tho best way to preserve peace. "At no time Is this more relevant than at this very moment," he said "Encour aging as it Is, the world is slill vory much unsettled. and dangerous ." His talk was followed by a minute's si lence. broken by o fly-over by Hawaii Air National Guard jets The memorial spans the sunken battleship Arizona in which 1,102 officers and crewmen are still en tombed. This year's ceremonies wurn low-key compared to last year's 50th anniversary observance, which Included a visit by President George Bush. Bush this year laid a wreath at the U S. Navy Memorial in Washington, saying. "On that long ago day of infamy, brave boys became men. und brave men Ihv ceme heroes." Bush announced that two new ships will bn named in honor of tho deud at Pearl Harbor: an amphibious ders of the Timex' own task force on diversity have "been at each other's throats" ami that it took three days of spe cial meetings “to get them tulking again." "People want to know where's the beef," said the session's monitor. Wtllium Boyd of The I’oyn tnr Institute, referring to minority journalists' complaints that the publishers offered more talk than action. "1 see some beef." Among initiatives outlined at the session • The Associated Press takes 15 minority jour nalism students each year into its 13-week on the-job training course and offers a lull-time job to all who pass. Forty-one of 66 interns who joined remain with the news service, according to Louis L) Boccardl, AP president and chief execu tive officer. Ministry program facilitates diversity SPOKANE (AP) — A now Whitworth Col logo program that's helping black ministers better serve thoir congrega tions may also help diversify the college's largely while student body, school officials say. Since the Marlin Luther King Jr. Study Fellowship be gan last spring, the Presbyte rian college has forged a part nership with the city's 20 blade churches. More than a dozen ministers, most of whom had not attended col lege, have used the program for education and friendship It's a change for the school. Just 28 of iU 1,800 students and two of 02 faculty mem bers ore black. "They have had a culture which does not understand black culture. But the barrier that was there has been brought down some," said the Rev. Ezra Kinlow, pastor of Holy Tomple Church of God and one of three minis ters in theology professor Dale Bruner's Gospel of St. John class. "I think we are finding great friendship In another culture In the Christian world," Kinlow said. The program ts helping Whitworth remold IU "lily white campus" image and may help attract moro black student* to the college, Bru ner said. The program was devel oped after the son of a Whit worth professor committed suicide last January. The 35 year-old man shot himself outside the Calvary Baptist Church, which ha* a mostly black congregation, while Whitworth Professor Don Liebert and a group of college students were attending ser vices. After a memorial service at the college attended by block church members, Liebort, re ligion Professor Roger Mohrlang and others realized the tragedy offered the churches and college a chance to help each other. Whitworth has convinced black ministers the program can help them become better leaders, said Jerry Jones, as sociate pastor of Calvary Bap tist Church. Unlike white ministers who attend seminaries and divinity schools, most black ministers learn on the Job, Janes said. RACISM Continued from Page 1 "People look at me and say. 'Didn't you play football for the Ducks?' And I'm like, 'no.’ " he said. If people view African-Amer icans as athletically inclined, they assume all Aslan-Ameri cans are academically inclined. Asian-American students said. Li said 9 high school history toacher once embarrassed her in class by voicing one of his stereotypes. "He said. You guys better watch out because thorn's an Asian in here, and Asians mess up the curve,' ” she said. "He was looking at me whon he said it, and he was smiling. He thought he was paying a com pliment.” Senior Linda Liu said she's also heard students use the term "curve busters" to de scribe Asian-American stu dents Sophomore Noel Lopez said people often expect Chicanes to be romantic Latin lovers. "Latins und blacks are per ceived as exotic, so you have white girls going out with them," he said. "It's like we’re their trophy.” The Latin lover image dis turbs Lopez. However, ho suid he doesn't mind the view that all Chlcanos are dependable and faithful because he bellevos this Is usually true People often expect all Na tive Amuricans to be environ mentalists. senior Mitch Wil kinson said. "In the Army, they expected me to naturally know my way around the.woods." he said. "God help me if I had gotten lost, bocauso I'm an Injun.” These subtle stereotypes cut just as deep as overt stereoty|Kis because they don't "give us room to broulh," Lopez said. “1 don't believe In positive stereotypes." ho said "I don't see them as positive when they generalize about a whole group of people They're only seen as positive in the eyes of the ma jority I don't agree with the pi geon-holing ” Stereotyping all Asian-Amer icans as academic geniuses may seem like a compliment to some people. But this type of stereotyping makes Asian-bash ing easier, said sophomore Da vid Grcenbaum. who is half Japanese-American and half white. "It gives people another justi fication for Asian-bashing.” Greenbaum said "(People say). 'They’re taking our jobs They’re hurting our grades They're hurting our future.' " Wilkinson said ho believes all stereotypes are driven by Ig norance. When people don’t know anything about a culture, they fill in the blanks In their minds with stereotypes It Is also more reassuring for white people to think of people of color as happy and content, said junior Trevor Montelth, a member of the Klamath tribe in Chiloquin, Ore. “A lot of people ask, 'What kind of dwelling do you live in?' or 'Do you live in u tee pee?' " ho said. "It's more com fortablo for people to think of (Native Americans) happy on the pmirie or the noble savage. They're not willing to accept lift! on the reservation. "It's still just perpetuated stereotypes." ho said. "Some people have the idea that Indi ans are alive and happy today In some village, and others have the negative idea they're all drunk and thieves. Either way it's giving people a mis conception about what Indians are " Junior LaVon Pierce Jr said the image of African-Americans that white people see on televi sion and in movies is reassur ing for a different reason. “Blacks as entertainers aren't a threat," Pierce said "They're The more subtle stereotypes are based more on ignorance than mabdous Intent The more overt stereotypes have more to do with hate, — Robin Holmes. University Counseling Center not doctors or scientists It's non-threatening to you.” Montelth said people hold ei ther subtle or overt stereotypes of Native Americans tiused on how people feel about them. “If you support Native Amer icans. you'll believe they're spiritual and noble." he said. "If you don't like Native Amer icans. you’ll believe they're welfare cases and drunks " However, both stereotypes limit people of color by ignor ing individual differences, se nior Adelu Rios said Robin Holmes, a University Counseling Center staff psy chologist. said she believes the intentions of people voicing the stereotypes is different. "The more subtle stereotypes arc based morn on ignorance than malicious intent," shn said "The moro overt stereotypes have moro to do with hato." Holmes said. Taylor said those subtle ster eotypes cause people of color to only focus on the areas they’ve been told they can ex cel at Poor people In the African American community come to see athletics as a way out. People need to recognize that subtle stereotypes, like the overt ones that were wide spread before World War 11, place limitations on Individu als. Taylor said "I thiink wo have to remind folks.” ho suid.