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October 11, 2005
Address focuses on societal improvements
Dennis Banks gave the annual Keynote Address on Sept. 29 at the Hamline United Methodist Church. The speech included topics such as the role of senior citizens in today’s society, Native American history and culture, and educational concerns the U.S.
Banks’ speech, titled “The One Year Plan,” voiced many of his concerns for this nation and advocated his ideas of how we can improve on our society and some of its shortcomings. He suggested an education system that would run Monday through Saturday for eleven months out of the year in order to prepare young people for college and beyond.
He said that when dealing with problems, the U.S. is too quick to offer prescriptive drugs, such as Ritalin and Prozac. He said that instead of taking such drastic actions so often, we need to simply take a step back and actually listen to the problems at hand.
Banks said human kind should take advantage of the opportunity of life “Live a life worth something,” he said.
The main criticism that was heard of Banks’ speech was that it covered too many issues and was difficult to follow. Alternatively, many people enjoyed it very much. First-year Jackie Sanchez said, “I can’t even put it into words; I loved it.”
Following the address, students and faculty gathered for the book signing of Banks’ Ojibwa Warrior at Sorin Hall.
Posted by msveum at October 11, 2005 11:24 PM
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