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.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1970
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL. 93 NO. 94
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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
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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
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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.
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measures taken at the University of Neb
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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.
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Photo, by Howard Rosantmrf ,
