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Student protests, May-December 1971

1971-05-12 Iowa City Press-Citizen Article: ""Why?--Most Asked, Least Answered""

                                                                 P-C
                                                              5/12/71
Why?--
Most Asked, Least answered
  the most asked and least answered question about the recent dormitory disturbances is "Why?" 

"When you get gassed out of your bed, you are ready to go out of your bed, you are ready to out and rock a cop." James Pendleton, the 19-year-old Hillcrest Association president, said this morning.
  "It's really very simple to understand. they felt people were coming up here to attack them, and they were defending them selves."
  Pendleton estimated at "well over half" of the Hillcrest residents took part in last night's name - calling and rock-throwing.
  "There weren't many outside people at all," he said, "At the most there were about 50, and when they tried to get some thing going it fizzed out."
  Things have cooled, he feels, due partly to the impression left by Capt, Lyle Dickenson's highway patrolmen. 
  "I think the kids here saw a whole new set of people here last night," Pendleton said.  they saw that Capt. Dickinson was able to break up a crowd with two little teargas shells. The night before they watched Maynard Schneider and the city police tear gas the hell out of a crowd of  people which was doing nothing but having fun."
  And tonight?
  " Things were coming off very well last night until the bomb scare. I think if we can keep people away from the fire alarms, everything will quiet down."
  James La Rue, the head resident of the Quadrangle Dormitory and a graduate assistant, blames the dormitory activities on outsiders.
  "A lot of the people involved were people coming from the outside into the dorm," he said. "I would say that the mood did change the other night after the tear gassing. But it's still a small element, and there was a larger influx from the outside last night."
  La Rue estimates that a "very small" percentage of the demonstrators were residents of Quadrangle.
  "The first evening there was no more than a half dozen from this dorm that were involved," he said. "I would say there

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were 20 or 30 last night, although I'm not sure and it's hard to estimate a thing like that."
  Many students, he said are disgusted with the events out side their windows, and have left the dormitory.
  " A good many of the people here are studying elsewhere, or staying elsewhere with friends in rooms and apartments," he said. "It's almost final time, and they really don't want any part of it. Many, I'd say, are just pretty well disgusted."
  And tonight?
"Well, it's hard to say at this point," he said. " everybody is still in bed, and nobody is around. I suppose it'll be later this afternoon before people get together and decide what if anything, is going to happen."

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P-C 5/12/71 Why?-- Most Asked, Least answered the most asked and least answered question about the recent dormitory disturbances is "Why?" "When you get gassed out of your bed, you are ready to go out of your bed, you are ready to out and rock a cop." James Pendleton, the 19-year-old Hillcrest Association president, said this morning. "It's really very simple to understand. they felt people were coming up here to attack them, and they were defending them selves." Pendleton estimated at "well over half" of the Hillcrest residents took part in last night's name - calling and rock-throwing. "There weren't many outside people at all," he said, "At the most there were about 50, and when they tried to get some thing going it fizzed out." Things have cooled, he feels, due partly to the impression left by Capt, Lyle Dickenson's highway patrolmen. "I think the kids here saw a whole new set of people here last night," Pendleton said. they saw that Capt. Dickinson was able to break up a crowd with two little teargas shells. The night before they watched Maynard Schneider and the city police tear gas the hell out of a crowd of people which was doing nothing but having fun." And tonight? " Things were coming off very well last night until the bomb scare. I think if we can keep people away from the fire alarms, everything will quiet down." James La Rue, the head resident of the Quadrangle Dormitory and a graduate assistant, blames the dormitory activities on outsiders. "A lot of the people involved were people coming from the outside into the dorm," he said. "I would say that the mood did change the other night after the tear gassing. But it's still a small element, and there was a larger influx from the outside last night." La Rue estimates that a "very small" percentage of the demonstrators were residents of Quadrangle. "The first evening there was no more than a half dozen from this dorm that were involved," he said. "I would say there DORM Turn to page 2A were 20 or 30 last night, although I'm not sure and it's hard to estimate a thing like that." Many students, he said are disgusted with the events out side their windows, and have left the dormitory. " A good many of the people here are studying elsewhere, or staying elsewhere with friends in rooms and apartments," he said. "It's almost final time, and they really don't want any part of it. Many, I'd say, are just pretty well disgusted." And tonight? "Well, it's hard to say at this point," he said. " everybody is still in bed, and nobody is around. I suppose it'll be later this afternoon before people get together and decide what if anything, is going to happen."