UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, April 5, 1995
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Author critiques new racism
By Brenden Sager
Kansan staff writer
Author David Horowitz says he is a white, heterosexual man who is not racist, homophobic or sexist.
And in his crusade against multiculturalism and affirmative action programs, it's a point he makes often.
Horowitz spoke last night at Green Hall in a lecture titled "New Racism," in which he warned that some efforts to overcome racism and prejudice caused more problems than they solved.
Horowitz, a former '60s radical, did a political about-face in 1974 when
his friend was killed by members of the Black Panther Party.
But, he said, "I feel I'm remaining faithful to the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King."
Horowitz said that people in the United States looked for an oppressive system to blame instead of trying to handle their individual problems, particularly in race relations.
Horowitz said that in seeking someone to blame, minorities have turned to affirmative action to solve their problems.
"Affirmative action undermines every Black American achievement." he said.
Horowitz also said that affirmative
action was self-defeating because minorities could never attain more than the percentage they represented in society.
"The people who have the most to lose are the minorities because affirmative action is based on numbers," he said.
But one student wasn't convinced.
But one student wasn't convinced
Sandrine Liskanani, a law student
from Sierra Leone, Africa, disagreed
with Horowitz's point of view on
race relations in the United States.
"If there's a problem with society, it should be changed," she said. She said that the government should get involved in discrimination issues if it was a problem that affected people.
Wil Linkugel, professor of communication studies,
serves on SenEx with Cocks.
"She's been quite involved with the child care center, and I know she's made contributions there," he said.
Linkugel said that Cocks would make a good student bodypresident.
"There's not enough child care on campus to meet students' needs."
"I think Kim would be excellent," he said. "She's very talented, conscientious, articulate and a person of some vision."
COCKS: KU image is priority
Cocks has been an education senator in Student Senate for two years.
"I felt like I didn't know what Student Senate was all about, and I wanted to have some idea how the system operated," she said.
Cocks also is a member of the Chi Omega sorority and has worked with Student Ambassadors giving tours of campus.
"Ive always given tours to perspective students," she said. "It's great because students will come up to you and remember you."
Cocks has tutored at West Junior High School and also has been a girl scout leader at the Boys and Girls Club.
Maureen Wener, Vernon Hills, Ill., senior and Cocks' roommate, said that Cocks was very dedicated to the campaign.
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"Kim is very detail-oriented," she said. "She makes sure things are getting done."
In her spare time, Cocks said that she liked hiking and being outside with friends.
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