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Student protests, May-December 1971

1971-05-09 Des Moines Register Article: ""Youths Vs. Youths At Iowa City"" Page 3

"Youths vs. Youths at Iowa City" cont.
p. 3 (of 3)
DMR   5/7/71

iOWA CITY---
Continued from Page One
Iowa Book," Oberhausen said Thursday.  "When they started throwing rocks, I decided it was time to try and stop some of this. I didn't just want to be a bystander."
Oberhausen said he stood in front of the windows at the bookstore, despite the heckling and threats of many in the crowd, "for the principle of the thing."
"We weren't there to protect Iowa Book, but to try to ward off the crowd and try to obstruct the violence," he added.
One of those who stood in front of Iowa Book was U of I Student Body President Ted Politis, who said, "Iowa Book isn't the best loved place in town, but we were there to stop the violence."
Turning Point?
Stuart Cross, 20, a U of I sophomore from Davenport, contends that the student monitoring approach to campus disorders may be a turning point.
"The rock throwers were dumbfounded that students would step up and disagree with their tactics," Cross said.
Cross said he stood in front of windows "to tell the rock throwers that I didn't think such tactics would end the war."
At least two of the student monitors were struck by rocks thrown at them.
A petite 19-year-old coed, Debbie Ginger, a U of I freshman from Glenview, Ill., said she first heard of the night's disorders back at her dormitory. She said she went to the Pentacrest and soon decided to join those monitors standing in front of Iowa Book.
"I was scared—I really was—but I could not leave," Miss Ginger said.
Miss Ginger said she continued to face the angry mob "because I felt there's no sense to destruction. Peace is their goal, but fighting for peace is quite ironical. Violence is not going to get it for them."
Only about 25 to 30 persons threw rocks during the night's incidents.
The actions of the monitors and other students has brought praise from various university and city officials.
U of I President Willard Boyd issued a statement which read in part:
"The volunteer student monitors cannot be praised too highly for their heroic efforts to protect the safety of others and to limit the damage to property. These young people did their best to cope with an impossible situation. We are all in their debt."
Twenty-seven persons were arrested following a 90-minute "sweep" through the downtown area by more than 100 law enforcement agents. The group—which numbered about 300 most of the night—had grown to about 750 persons, many of them onlookers, when police arrived.

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"Youths vs. Youths at Iowa City" cont. p. 3 (of 3) DMR 5/7/71 iOWA CITY--- Continued from Page One Iowa Book," Oberhausen said Thursday. "When they started throwing rocks, I decided it was time to try and stop some of this. I didn't just want to be a bystander." Oberhausen said he stood in front of the windows at the bookstore, despite the heckling and threats of many in the crowd, "for the principle of the thing." "We weren't there to protect Iowa Book, but to try to ward off the crowd and try to obstruct the violence," he added. One of those who stood in front of Iowa Book was U of I Student Body President Ted Politis, who said, "Iowa Book isn't the best loved place in town, but we were there to stop the violence." Turning Point? Stuart Cross, 20, a U of I sophomore from Davenport, contends that the student monitoring approach to campus disorders may be a turning point. "The rock throwers were dumbfounded that students would step up and disagree with their tactics," Cross said. Cross said he stood in front of windows "to tell the rock throwers that I didn't think such tactics would end the war." At least two of the student monitors were struck by rocks thrown at them. A petite 19-year-old coed, Debbie Ginger, a U of I freshman from Glenview, Ill., said she first heard of the night's disorders back at her dormitory. She said she went to the Pentacrest and soon decided to join those monitors standing in front of Iowa Book. "I was scared—I really was—but I could not leave," Miss Ginger said. Miss Ginger said she continued to face the angry mob "because I felt there's no sense to destruction. Peace is their goal, but fighting for peace is quite ironical. Violence is not going to get it for them." Only about 25 to 30 persons threw rocks during the night's incidents. The actions of the monitors and other students has brought praise from various university and city officials. U of I President Willard Boyd issued a statement which read in part: "The volunteer student monitors cannot be praised too highly for their heroic efforts to protect the safety of others and to limit the damage to property. These young people did their best to cope with an impossible situation. We are all in their debt." Twenty-seven persons were arrested following a 90-minute "sweep" through the downtown area by more than 100 law enforcement agents. The group—which numbered about 300 most of the night—had grown to about 750 persons, many of them onlookers, when police arrived.