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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter to visit SCSU
By Ashley Preste
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Thursday, April 22, 2004
In honor of Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, Bob Dylan wrote this verse in "Hurricane" from 1976's "Desire:" "Here comes the story of the Hurricane, the man the authorities came to blame. For somethin' that he never done, put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been, the champion of the world."
Arrested, convicted and sentenced to three-life terms for a triple murder in 1961, Carter maintained his innocence. It wasn't until 1988 that the courts saw the truth behind the legend.
Thursday, the SCSU community will get the opportunity to hear his side of the story. Carter will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Cascade room in Atwood.
Tickets are free for students and faculty. They can be obtained at the door, through the University Program Board Office (UPB) or from the Atwood Information desk.
"I think that it would be beneficial for students to see him speak; to learn how the criminal justice system works," said UPB program advisor Kristy Modrow. "He will talk about racial profiling, civil rights and tell his side of the story."
UPB decided to go with a different route of promotion for this event.
"Originally, Al Franken was supposed to speak this day, but cancelled all his speaking engagements to focus on his radio program," Modrow said.
With less than two months to prepare, UPB decided to place a radio advertisement with WJON AM talk radio, as well as run an ad in the St. Cloud Times to help attract people to the event, Modrow said.
In anticipation of his appearance, the movie "The Hurricane" starring Denzel Washington played Monday through Wednesday in Atwood Theatre.
"I didn't know who he was until I saw the movie," Modrow said. "After I saw it, I was inspired to go see him and ask him questions. I want to see his side of the story."
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