Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, June 15, 1994, Page 15, Image 15

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ORB Awards Jon R. Tuttle
Drug Test Expert Calls African-Americans Named
Minority Internship
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Sports
Council
For Minority Contract
Opportunities
O regon P ublic Broadcasting A w arded The First Jon R. T u ttle
you learn how to deal w ith the disappoint­
ment o f defeat, and frustration, you even
learn how to manage unfairness. These
P resident C lin to n has appointed
three A fric a n -A m e ric a n sports, f i t ­
T h a t is th e q u e s tio n th a t d r u g ­
te s tin g e x p e rt W a rre n C o o p e r c o n ­
tin u e s to a sk as he s c o u rs the
c o u n tr y in se a rch o f o p p o r t u n i­
tie s f o r m in o r it y - o w n e d b u s i­
nesses in th is a re a . C o o p e r is
p re s id e n t o f A c c u - L a b M e d ic a l
T e s tin g in C h ic a g o , o n e o f the
fe w ( i f n o t th e o n ly ) A f r ic a n -
A m e r ic a n - o w n e d d r u g - t e s t in g
la b o ra to rie s in A m e ric a .
D r u g - te s tin g la b s c o m p e tin g
f o r fe d e ra l c o n tra c ts m u s t be c e r ­
t i f ie d b y th e S u b sta n ce A b u s e and
M e n ta l H e a lth S e rv ic e s A d m in is ­
tr a tio n ( S A M H S A ) . T h e c e r t i f i ­
c a tio n p ro c e s s co sts $ 5 5 ,0 0 0 , d is ­
c o u ra g in g m a n y n e w a n d /o r m i­
n o r it y - o w n e d b u s in e s s e s fr o m
e n te r in g th e f ie ld . . “ T h e re a ls o
ness and c o m m u n ity leaders as m e m ­
bers o f the P resident’ s C o u n c il on
P hysical E ducation and Sports.
The appointees are Ralph Boston, an
o p p o rtu n itie s that is a u to m a tic a lly
discarded w hen a fin a n c ia l re q u ire ­
m ent disqualifies every m in o rity w ith ­
o u t $55,OCX) fro m d ire c tly p a rtic ip a t­
are important things, lessons in life that
have to be learned,” Clinton said.
C lin to n emphasized greater in ­
d ivid u a l personal re sp o n sib ility by
c h a lle n g in g a ll A m e rica n s to ask
O lym pic long jum p gold medalist from
Atlanta, GaandTennessee; women’spro
“ w hat you can do to im p ro ve your
ow n health, the health o f y o u r c o m ­
m unities, and the a v a ila b ility o f sp o rt­
ing and team w o rk a c tivitie s fo r kids. ”
The president lamented the short­
age o f sports and recreation fa c ilitie s
tenrasstarZinaGanison-JacksonofHous-
ing?” C ooper asks.
F or 1995, alcohol testing has been
ton, Texas; and former pro football player
m andated th ro u g h o u t the transporta­
tio n in d u s try . T h is is a $27 m illio n
o p p o rtu n ity , acco rd in g to C ooper.
Calvin H ill o f Great Falls, V a
Thepresidentalsoappointed 12other
council members from diverse back­
A d d itio n a l o p p o rtu n itie s are a n tic i­
pated w ith in the N o rth A m e rica n Free
T ra d e A g re e m e n t ( N A F T A ) and
grounds. President Clinton sought indr
viduals from a wide range o f backgrounds
w ith outstanding records o f leadership
crim e -re la te d le g isla tio n .
“ S tatistics co n tin u e to show that
A fric a n -A m e ric a n s are m ore lik e ly to
be arrested and endure heavier sen­
and community involvement. The three
newly appointed African-Americans w ill
in m any urban areas.
Urban residents and A frican-Am eri­
cans in particular stand to benefit from
increased physical activity and fitness.
Sports and recreation activities and pro­
grams have been shown to be effective in
jo in G riffith Joyner and Tom M cM illen,
council co-chairs. A ll the new appointed
African-Americans have been active in
their communities, working on behalf o f
tences fo r drug-related co n victio n s
than o th e r ethnic groups, even i f we
a re o th e r re q u ire m e n ts th a t m a y
p u s h a c t u a l c o s ts c l o s e r to
$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,” C o o p e r e x p la in s , “ and
co m m u n itie s .’ I t is m ore c o s t-e ffi­
c ie n t to serve inner c ity residents than
th a t c e r t if ic a t io n s t i l l do e s n o t
g u a ra n te e a n ic k e l’ s w o rth o f b u s i­
ness. I t 's ju s t a fe d e ra l s c re e n in g
f o r m a lit y . ”
to ja il them.
“ B ut, regarding the business side
violence, as well as teen pregnancy rates
for girls.
inner-city and disadvantaged citizens.
‘ W hen you’re involvedin team work.
are n o t the heaviest users o r tr a ffic k ­
ers. T herefore, th is is a great o p p o rtu ­
n ity to p o s itiv e ly a ffe ct 'c o n v ic te d
improving general health, reducing youth
participation in drug activity, crime and
M in o rity Internship to Reina Cardenas, a U C L A C o m m unications
M a jo r. The internship is designed to help prepare m in o rity students fo r
careers in telecom m unications and jo u rn a lism .
Cardenas, from D el R ay, C a lifo rn ia , w ill serve her internship fro m
m id-June to m id-Septem ber as a production assistanton several projects,
in clu d in g O P B ’ s Oregon T ra il docum entary and the statewide Sesame
Street Pre-school E ducation project (PEP).
O n T hursday, June 16, OPB w ill inaugurate the internship w ith a
reception at its Broadcast C enter in Portland. T he Charles S w in d e lls
fa m ily , and others who have contributed to the in te rn sh ip ’ s endowm ent,
w ill be honored at the event. In January, OPB announced a $26,000 g ift
from S w in d e lls, m ore than h a lf the total funds needed to endow the
in te rn sh ip fund.
The internship was named in m em ory o f Jon T u ttle , a Peabody
A w a rd -w in n in g broadcast jo u rn a list. T u ttle died o f leukem ia in 1991
after m ore than 25 years w ith K G W -T V News and O P B ’ s T elevision
D ocum entary U n it
O regon P ublic Broadcasting is a statewide p u b lic television and
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C ooper adds that o ther p u b lic
o f drug testing, w e are m ore than a
day late and a d o lla r short. W e are not
in fo rm e d , not considered and, u lti­
agencies and private corporations also
are choosing to use S A M H S A c e rtifi­
m a te ly, n o t in clu d e d in an in d u stry
that affects o u r c o m m u n ity m ore than
c a tio n as a screening agent, “ thereby
q u ie tly expanding the lo ck o u t o f m i­
any o th e r,” C ooper continues.
D espite the “ lo c k o u t” o f m in o r­
n o ritie s on a ll le ve ls.”
“ W e are n o t lo o k in g fo r hand­
outs, we are lo o k in g fo r answers and
o p p o rtu n itie s to com pete fa irly . W h a t
ity business developm ent, C ooper re ­
m ains co m m itte d to serving A fric a n -
A m ericans. A ccu -L a b provides free
drug testing to m any w ho cannot a f­
good does it do to have one mandate
fo rd it, o fte n re u n itin g fa m ilie s p re v i­
fo r m in o rity p a rtic ip a tio n in contract
o usly separated by drug abuse.
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