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February 18. 2004
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John Lewis
Honored at PSU
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“Lewis was a student activist
who affected great social and po­
litical change. Today he is a na­
tional international leader recog­
nized for his work in public ser­
vice,” Bemstine said.
Lewis was born the son o f share­
croppers in 1940ofTroy, A la, where
he grew up and attended segre­
gated public schools. He holds a
bachelor's degree in religion and
philosophy from Fisk University,
and is a graduate of the American
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Nashville, Tenn.
Commencement will take place
Saturday, June 12 at 3 p.m. at
Portland’s Rose Garden Arena. For
a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n , v isit
www.pdx.edu/commencement. The
ceremony will also be broadcast on
Oregon Public Broadcasting.
from Metro
Lewis has been in the vanguard
of progressive social movement and
the human rights struggles in the
United States. As a student, he
organized sit-in demonstrations at
segregated lunch counters in Nash­
ville, Tenn. In 1961, he volunteered
to participate in the Freedom Rides,
which were organized to challenge
segregation at interstate bus termi­
nals across the South.
By 1963, Lewis was recognized
as one of the "Big Six” leaders of the
Civil Rights Movement, along with
W h itn ey Y oung, A. P h illip
Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr.,
James Farmer and Roy Wilkins. He
was also one of the planners and
keynote speaker at the historic
“March on W ashington" in Au­
gust 1963.
Residents Urged to
Look Both Ways
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from Metro
Particular concerns were the
Lombard Max Station, adjacent to
Kenton Elementary School and the
tracks adjacent to Ockley Green
Middle School at North Ainsworth
Street.
F re d e ric k H ayes o f the
Woodlawn Neighborhood Asso­
ciation and others are concerned
about children coming out of the
schools running or crossing the
tracks without looking out for the
trains.
Tri-Met officials have blanketed
the tracks with warning signs for
both pedestrians and vehicles, and
special new pedestrian signals that
tick off the seconds remaining to
cross the street.
They are also making visits to
the area schools and mailing safety
information to nearby residents and
businesses.
TriM et’s Don Irwin said safety
concerns are greatest as the line is
first introduced and then decrease
as people become familiar with
safety issues as frequent trains
become a fact of life.
Another pedestrian issue may
be the Rose Quarter Station, where
riders seeking to transfer to other
buses or Max Trains will have to
walk three blocks.
In a related development, offi­
cials said 300 parking spaces at the
Expo Center Max Station would be
free, provided commuters arrive
before 10 a m. and use the desig­
nated parking area.
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