This year for the first time The Black Students Union and W.S.C. Activities Board sponsored Black Emphasis Week. Monday they held a general meeting to explain to the students of Weber the purpose and objectives of Black Emphasis Week. A Black Queen was chosen by the BSU and presented to the students. Tuesday a black history film was presented in the U.B. auditorium. A concert was also presented by Conga, a group of local black students. Wednesday, Dr. Troy Gill, a resident in training and Psychiatry at the U. of U. College of Medicine, lectured on "Black Studies." Thursday, another film on "The Heritage of Slavery" was shown and in the evening Bill Russell spoke to his audience on blackness and many related and unrelated subjects. Friday Harold Perry, who played basketball at the University of San Francisco with Bill Russell, spoke to the students. He has a background in economics and political development, as well as community organization. Besides these scheduled events, films were shown each day in the U.B. and displays of Black art, clothing, literature, music, etc., were shown each day in the faculty lounge of the U.B. The events of the week hopefully led to a better understanding between black and white students, and presented a well thought out statement by the blacks on the campus. "I'd like to say it's a distinct pleasure to be here with you. It's one of the highlights of my life . . . but I won't lie to you . . . this is the last place in the world I wanted to be," Bill Russell began. While speaking about racism, Russell, recently named basketball player of the decade, observed, "I don't think it's a white problem; I don't think it's a black problem; I think it's a human problem." "We make great technical advances but how far have we advanced as people?" In explaining this statement, he used the following analyogy: In 1960 President Kennedy said man would walk on the moon. Nine years later man walked on the moon. In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled there would be no more segregation. Fifteen years later, there is still segregation. "We can put a man on the moon in nine years, but we can't get guys across town in 15." "This is supposed to be the concerned generation. This is the generation that hates poverty. I'm going to find out if this is true. Are we going to continue on or make some real significant changes? Are we jiving or are we for real?" "I think the clue to the whole thing is self-respect. We have no frame of reference if we have no self-respect. Self-respect is to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say 'I know who I am and it's a groove.' " Darlene Rogers