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Darian Hill, a junior economics major, was a spokesperson in the
Ipeaceful protests following the Rodney King Verdict on campus
Darian Hill speaks his mind
By JULIE POLSTON
Feature Writer of THE BATTALION
Last spring hundreds of students of differ
ent races and religions came together to rally
and protest peacefully the Rodney King ver
dict. One student emerged as a primary
spokesperson among those who disagreed
with the controversial court decision.
One question caused Darian Hill, a junior
economics major from Port Arthur, to step for
ward in response to the King verdict: Why are
people acting irrationally?
"Irrational people commit irrational acts,"
Hill said. If we can stop people from thinking
irrationally, then we can stop irrational behav
ior such as the looting and violence that oc
curred in Los Angeles, Hill said.
Injustice needs to be recognized as the un
derlying problem before action can take place,
he said.
"This (the verdict) was a grave miscarriage
of justice, and the riots were caused because of
the extreme injustice that people felt," Hill
said. "I wanted to show College Station, the
state and the nation how rational people come
together to protest injustice."
So what defines a rational person? An edu
cated and God-fearing person is a rational per
son, Hill said. However, these two terms bring
up separate issues and further complicate this
problem of injustice, he said.
For example. Hill said many children con
tinue to be kept out of the educational pool.
"It's like the bell-shaped curve; the majority
of students in the middle are the ones being
left out," he said. Programs for highly gifted
students, underprivileged children, and slow
er learners receive the most funding for the lat
est computers, textbooks and the best teachers,
and the typical student is neglected, he
said.
Positive morals, which are a product of reli
gious influence, are another issue. Hill said.
He expressed concern over the deterioration of
family values, as well as the absence of the fa
ther from the home.
Hill emphasized this is not a black versus
white issue. This is not about race, sex or reli
gion; everyone should be ent tied to a good ed
ucation and positive morals. Hill said. In addi
tion, the focus of the '92 election should be
family problems, not family values, he said.
Both these issues - injustice and irrationality
- stem from attitudes. Hill said.
"Without history, there would be no future.
We are where we are today because of what
happened yesterday," he said. "Powerful men
created certain laws to satisfy their likes and
desires, and these laws conflicted with the
needs of society. These men put God's teach
ings second to their ideas when creating the
American society, and as a result attitude was
born."
Hill also stressed the reevaluation of one's
priorities. He said just a few weeks ago, a
Houston building had the ceiling of its lobby
painted. However, this was no ordinary paint
job. Hill said. This was a multi-thousand dol
lar adventure, where the ceiling was covered
with squares of 22-carat gold leaf, he said.
"I know they have the right to do what they
want with their billions, but does this selfish
ness make any sense?" he said. "What about
the American people? Why not invest that
money to help better your company or to help
better the education of America's children."
It all comes back to attitude. Hill said. "At
titude created ignorance, and ignorance creat
ed an inferior America," he said. "First and
most important, we must seek to change 'Atti
tude'."
"A new attitude will enable America to cre
ate love among human beings, so that we will
help aid and educate one another. A new atti
tude must be established in order for America
to go from goodness to greatness."
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Special to the BATTALION
3 Ninjas
Directed by Jon Turtletaub
Rated PG
Now playing at Cinema III
Can you imagine a scenario where jelly beans are used as a
weapon? Anything is possible in the world of "3 Ninjas," the latest chil
dren's release to try to cash in on the popularity of the "Mutant Ninja
[ Turtles" phenomenon of the late '80s.
But instead of teenage turtles, these are pre-teen, mutant ninja boys.
[ And instead of being named after Italian artists, they are named after
[people in test audiences who liked the film - Rocky, Colt and Tum-
I Turn.
Besides those differences, everything is pretty much the same as with
the turtles. They like pizza, do unbelievable feats in battle, say "awe
some," and are more or less straight out of the cartoons. The movie
even includes cartoon sound effects.
The three boys are trained in their ninja ways by their big-bellied,
aged, Japanese grandfather, who occasionally needs a stunt double just
to get up out of a chair.
The boys' father is an FBI agent who happens to be chasing the
Japaiiese guy's now evil ex-partner who sells armaments illegally.
When the bad guy finds out about the kids, he has them kidnapped so
the FBI dad will ease off.
This sets up the biggest part of the movie, where three surfers try to
kidnap Ricky, Colt and Tum-Tum in their own home while the boys use
household items to fend them off. Sound familiar? It's "Home Alone"
times three with a ninja twist.
Eventually they are captured, and pot-bellied granddad comes to the
rescue, setting up the unrealistic finale.
Would you believe three pre-teens beating a shipful of ninjas with
M-16s? Or an old guy with a huge beergut doing five backflips in a
row? Or defeating the bad guy by stuffing jelly beans in his mouth (an
ancient Ninja trick)? Or a five-foot kid dunking a basketball (yes,
there's even a little bit of "White Men Can't Jump" thrown in)?
To say that the events in this movie are improbable is to redefine the
word. In this tongue-in-cheek film, the tongues are almost falling out of
their cheeks.
It's always hard to gauge children's movies, because many times
what pleases a child falls flat to adult ears and eyes.
Normally it would probably be safe to say that it's harmless for chil
dren and dreadfully boring for adults. But this movie may send a bad
message to children that violence is an answer to problems, and that it's
"cool" to be a ninja and use sharp objects to hurt people.
Even if they don't get this message, there's not much else to make
this movie worth the ticket price - even at children's prices.
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