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Student Strike The voluntary student strike and boycott of classes passed at an all University town hall meeting, and endorsed by the faculty, ASUN and CSL, does not prohibit students from attending classes. Officially, classes have not been canceled; only faculty can decide to cancel classes. However the strike urges students to honor the boycott and work for peace. The faculty en dorsement of the strike said stu dents should not be punished for boycotting classes. ij Tho n anu (u e lo ir a s n a n WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1970 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VOL. 93 NO. 94 Not against the University ;ndi emits by CAROL ANDERSON Nebraikan Staff Wrltw A three-day voluntary strike was called Tuesday at an all University town hall meeting at the Coliseum attended by about 7,000 students and faculty. "The strike Is not against the University but a strike by the University against Nixon's Indochina policy," said Steve Tiwald, ASUN president. THE OBJECT of the boycott of classes is to peacefully pro test the war and give students time to "work constructively for peace," according to Tiwald, who said ASUN would organize canvassing activities starting Wednesday. Any student interested In helping with or organizing ac tivities of any sort during the strike period is urged to come to the ASUN office, third floor, Nebraska Union anytime, Tiwald added. Although some faculty voted to support the strike and not to sanction students who boycott, classes have not been called off. So instructors have discre tion on holding classes. THE PURPOSE of the com- munity canvass is to try to change public opinion on the war and urge citizens to write their senators and con gressmen, he said. Students must go into the community because that's the only place change can come from, Tiwald said. "It can't happen in the Pen tagon or on the campuses," he said calling for a "nation-wide coalition of conscience." ANOTHER University-wide town hall meeting will be held Sunday evening to evaluate peace efforts during the strike o riKe and to decide whether to con tinue the strike. One speaker talking against the strike said that a few hard core students were trying to push the strike. Listening students covered the Coliseum floor and filled the balcony. The meeting began with a summary of campus events during the period since the draft board demonstration Monday. PHIL SCRIBNER, assistant professor of philosophy, told students that the administra Continucd on Page 3 Faculty meeting endorses strike In a special meeting Tuesday morning several hundred members of the University faculty endorsed a student strike to protest the war in Indochina. ". . . Resolved that the sense of the faculty of the University of Nebraska is to recognize the sincerity of those faculty and students who,; out of conscience, feel they must protest the invasion of Cambodia by striking and recommend that their stand be respected without sanc tions. "Be it further resolved that the sense of the faculty of the University of Nebraska is to recognize the right of those who do not desire to strike to continue their normal activities." May 9 Coalition organises march University of Nebraska students who call themselves the "May 9 Coalition," are organizing a demonstration march to be held Saturday in opposition to United States involvement in Indochina. University student and coordinator of the march, Jack Stout said the event will be held at the Northwest corner of the Nebraska Union at 1 p.m. Saturday. Stout said that Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.) has ex pressed a desire to speak at the demonstration. McGovern will notify students later this week if he will be able to leave Washington to come to Nebraska, Stout said. Also tentatively scheduled to speak at the event is Methodist Bishop James Armstrong of South Dakota. Confirmed speakers are Dr. James Cavanaugh, former Roman Catholic priest who spoke in Lincoln in February; Fred Stoner, editor of U.S. Farm News; and John Swomlcy of Kansas City, according to Stout. I d. to the student strike anil oilier measures taken at the University of Neb Iraxka, and because of the necessity to keep lull members of the University community I informed, the Daily Nebraskan will con Itinue to publish at least through Friday. In other action faculty members at the meeting called for colleges to consider the suspension of the ROTC program and come to a decision within one week. The faculty members also expressed their sentiment in favor of disarming campus police. The faculty meeting, which had been originally scheduled for noon, was moved up to 10:30 a.m. by the Faculty Senate Liaison committee. Several hundred faculty members and more than 800 students attended the meeting. The meeting called on It. Robert Ross, Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of Student Affairs, to explain the ap parent reversal of policy from allowing the demonstrators to stay, to ordering them to leave the ROTC building. Ross said the ROTC faculty felt there was extreme danger in proceeding with classes. The situation had changed during the night to where the leaders were no longer in control of the demonstration, he said. Some of the demonstrators were threatening violence to anyone coming into the building in uniform, Ross said. There' were shouts of "That's a lie." Ross said that neither he nor Soshnik had spoken with any members of the Board of Regents. However, he admitted that he had conferred with Chancellor Durward Varncr who had been In contact with the Regents. CSL supports strike resolution The Council on Student Life Tuesday passed a resolution to support the University of Nebraska three-day student strike. The resolution stated: "BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council on Student Life sup ports the three-day student strike in protest of the expand ed war in Indochina and the student deaths at Kent State University. "The Council recognizes the right of students to participate or not as their conscience die tates and endorses the faculty resolution that no sanctions be imposed on participants." The resolution passed by a seven to one vote. - o '- - . . ..sgaV- j V, Photo, by Howard Rosantmrf ,