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10,000 Men Converge On Boise
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Over |().(XX) men converged on
Boise Idaho and met at the Boise
Stale University’s Pavilion Center to
join in a revival that is sweeping the
country. Promise Keepers held its
fourth conference in Boise Idaho this
past weekend as men from, Wyo­
ming, Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
Montana, Utah and even California
came to join the conference aptly
tilled "Breaking Down the W alls.”
In attendance was a two man del­
egation from the Grace Collins M e­
morial Center of Portland, Oregon.
The Collins Center is a 42 year old
Christian day-care and youth out­
reach, facility.
The reason for the Portlanders to
attend the Idaho conference rather
than the ones in Seattle or Eugene
was in the words of the trips under­
writer Tim McGuire of McGuire
Bearing. “It will be more of an ad­
venture and exciting than a trip to
Seattle or Eugene.
Danny Bell Youth Coordinator
and chaperon for the trip, said "this
was an exhilarating experience for
memories of man from all walks of
life coming together to acknowledge
and humble themselves before the
Lord. That was a powerf ul and over­
whelming experience."
In brief Promise Keepers is a min­
istry geared to getting men involved
in Christian discipleship. Il has seven
tenets or promises that serve as the
guiding light of their vision.
1. ) A Promise Keeper is commit­
ted to honoring Jesus Christ through
worship, prayer and obedience to
Gods Word in the power of the Holy
Spirit.
2. ) A Promise Keeper is com m it­
ted to pursuing vital relationships
with a few other men understanding
that he needs brothers to help ethical
and sexual purity.
4. ) A Promise Keeper is commit­
ted to building strong marriages and
families through love protection and
biblical values.
5. ) A Promise Keeper is com m it­
ted to supporting (he mission of his
church by honoring and praying for
his pastor, and by actively giving his
time and resources.
6. ) A Promise Keeper is commit­
ted to reaching beyond any racial and
denominational barriers to demon­
strate the power of biblical unity.
7.) A Promise Keeper is com m it­
ted to influencing his world, being
obedient to the Great Commandment
(Mark 12:30-31) and the Great Com ­
mission (28:19-20)
Promise Keepers was founded by
former University of Colorado foot­
ball Coach Bill Cartney: He spoke
briefly to the Boise conference from
Syracuse New York via satellite hook
up Saturday, where there was a si­
multaneous Promise Keepers Con­
ference going on with 50,000 men in
attendance.
This years conference in Boise,
started last Friday and ended Satur­
day.
The primary themes of the confer­
ence were relationships, and recon­
ciliation or breaking down the walls.
W orship was proselytized by an out­
standing 7 piece, six singers gospel
group called the M aranatha Praise
Band. They performed songs in both
english and Spanish.
There were seven sessions and
seven featured speakers over the
course of the two days.
Tri-Met River Place Service Begins
River Place is a great place to
visit- now there’s a great new way to
get there.
T ri-M et’s Line 63-W ashington
Park/OM SI has begun service to
River Place. Buses now serve River
Place about every 30 minutes on
weekdays and weekends. Bus slops
are located on Montgomery at River
Drive and on River Drive at Moody.
The stops are within the boundaries
o f Tri-M et’s Fareless Square.
Line 63 buses co n n ect w ith
o th e r bus ro u tes and M AX at the
P ortland T ransit Mall and at Rose
Q u arter T ra n sit C enter. For e x ­
act sch ed u les, call 238-R ID E , or
pick up a schedule book on buses,
or at T ri-M et o ffic e s in P ioneer
C o u rth o u se S quare and at 4012
SE 17th A venue.
Line 63 is popular among resi-
dents and visitors alike, visiting other
attractions including: M em orial
Coliseum, The Rose Garden, O r­
egon Convention Center, OMSI,
Tom McCall W aterfront Park, Port­
land Center for Performing Arts,
Oregon History Center, Portland
Rose Gardens, Japanese Gardens,
Hoyt Arboretum, Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, W orld Forestry Center
and Metro W ashington Park Zoo.
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Congratulation
To Marcus on
Celebrate Juneteenth
On Saturday,
June 15th.
Two of the most powerful m es­
sages were delivered a day a part the
first most notable was by Rev Al
Whittingil I of Marietta GA. he spoke
about becoming a man after G od’s
own heart.
He said if one just wanted to be
holy all he had to do was exclude
himself from evil. But the desirable
position was not only toexclude one-
sell from evil but to have a relation­
ship with God, to be a man after
G od’s own heart.
The second compelling message
was delivered by Dr Ramesh Rich­
ard. He spoke about the truth Bond,
Love Bond and Purpose Bond. He
said when these three dwell together,
you will have faith, Grace, Christ
Scripture and live for G od’s glory
alone. Which is a relationship that
will last forever.
in Summation the conference was
educational enthralling and a reaf­
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firming experience that so many,
some who went great distances could
come together and dedicate to a higher
and noble good.
Promise Keepers estim ates on
reaching 1.2 million men this year in
22 stadium events.
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Boston University Graduates
Boston University awarded aca­
demic degrees to 4.376 students this
spring.
Receiving degrees were Portland
residents Sarah A Bradley, BA in
Political Science, magnacum laude;
Donna L. McNelis, MS in Nutrition;
Mark S. Mixiney, BS in Journalism,
cum laude; Teka D. O ’Rourke, BS in
Communication, magnacum laude.
Boston Uni versity is the third larg­
est independent university in the
United States; with an enrollment of
more than 30,(XX) students in its 15
schools and colleges. The University
offers an exceptional grounding in
the liberal arts, a broad range of pro­
grams in the arts, science, engineer­
ing and professional areas, and state-
of-the-arts facilities for teaching and
research. Located in the heart of acity
rich in cultural, historical and intel­
lectual attractions, the University, with
more than 2,8(X) f aculty members, is
one of the nation's preeminent teach­
ing and research institutions.
WSU Racial Climate Survey is Reported
A recent survey of W ashington
State Uni versity students shows wide­
spread support among all ethnic
groups for the university’s diversity
recruiting efforts. In addition, most
but not all ethnic groups feel the
university has achieved a positive
climate for diversity.
The results of the poll were re­
ported to the Board of Regents by
Paul W ong, chair of the Department
of Comparative American Cultures,
who directed the telephone survey.
The university’s Social and Eco­
nomic Science Research Center con­
ducted the poll of 700 students in
early 1995. The sampling frame was
designed to give adequate represen­
tation to American ethnic or racial
m inority groups including white
American, as well as foreign stu­
dents.
“Race relations at W SU are posi­
tive when looked at in the context of
the larger society,” Wong says. “ Y es,
there are complaints, but also there
are positive elements of feedback."
African American students who
took part in the survey departed from
the majority regarding a positive cli­
mate for diversity. Only 42 percent
of African American students said
they agreed a positive climate has
been achieved. Other populations
agreeing with the statement ranged
from 59 percent for foreign students
to 78 percent for Asian Americans.
Hispanic American responses were
75 percent in agreem ent, Native
Americans 72 percent and white stu­
dents 71 percent
W ong says the widespread sup­
port among all students for recruiting
students and faculty of color is a
positive factor given the polarization
on some American campuses be­
tween majority and minority students.
Support for active diversity efforts
ranged from 90 to 99 percent among
the student groups.
Also positive, W ong said, is the
high percentage of students who said
they have close f riends of a different
race or ethnic background. Depend­
ing on the group, 78 to 99 percent
said “yes” to this question.
W ong reported that while most
students felt WSU faculty and staff
were racially sensitive in working
with m inority students, African
Americans and foreign students were
less positive. Only 47 percent of for­
eign students and 40 percent of A fri­
can American students agreed.
Less than one percent of the re­
spondents reported they had been
discriminated against by other stu­
dents, faculty, staff or students “very
often." However, a considerable per­
centage felt that they had been dis­
criminated against by other students
a few times, several times or quite
often; and a fairly large percentage
felt that they had been discriminated
against by faculty, administrators or
staff at least a few times.
The 1995 survey is comparable to
a similar poll conducted in 1990,
although there was no breakdown
into minority groups in the earlier
report. The percentage of minority,
white and foreign students who felt
that they have been discriminated
against by faculty, administrators and
staff because of their race or ethnicity
is somewhat larger in the 1995 sample
than in 1990.
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O regon's seasonally adjusted un­
employment rate rose three-tenths of
a percentage point to 5.4 percent in
April, according to figures released
today by the Oregon Employment
Department. This increase follows a
two-tenths of a point rise in March.
Oregon’s rate is now the same as
the national rate, which edged down
from 5.6 percent in March, to 5.4
percent in April. April marks the first
month in more than two and a half
years in which O regon's rate has not
been below the national figure. How­
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Donna Red Wing, Thom Kincheloe & Kim Felipe
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Unemployment Rate Up,
National Rate Down
ever, 5.4 percent is still below the
state’s average rate in all but two of
the past 26 years.
"After more than a year of unusu­
ally low unemployment rates in Or­
egon, w e’ve seen an upturn in these
most recent figures," said David
Cooke, an economist with the Em­
ployment Department. “The econo­
mies of the Portland and Salem met­
ropolitan areas remain strong, but
unemployment rates in many of the
more rural areas of the state are up
significantly since last year.”
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