April 7, 1999
Contact: Ida Lee Wootten
(804) 924-6857

APRIL 9 FORUM WILL DISCUSS RACE RELATIONS AT U.VA.

	A University of Virginia student organization will hold "A
Reflection on Complexion" forum on race relations on Friday, April 9, at
7:15 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium.
	Organized by Brothers United Celebrating Knowledge and Success
(BUCKS), the event will give students an opportunity to express their
thoughts about racial issues at the University. Forum participants will
include William W. Harmon, vice president for student affairs; Michael
A. Coleman, a U.Va. police captain; and D. Cabell Vest, the 1998-99
student chair of the Honor Committee.
	Organized in 1998, BUCKS works with African-American youth in
Charlottesville.
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	For more information, contact Les Williams at (804) 243-0847.
Television reporters should contact the TV News Office at (804)
924-7550.