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1972-10-15 Des Moines Register Article: ""'The Glamour Of Protest Has Vanished'"" Page 1

DMSR 10/15/72 p.1 (of 3)

'THE GLAMOUR OF PROTEST HAD VANISHED'

U of I Freshman More Relaxed
By Larry Eckholt 
(Register Staff Writer)

IOWA CITY, IA - There is widespread agreement on campus here that the days of unrest which dominated the last five years at the University of Iowa (U of I) are over. 
Whether the campus is "calm," "apathetic," "passive," experiencing "a new kind of conservatism," or "turning inward" (some of the words used here to describe the mood at the U of I this fall) is another question. 
Some may find it hard to believe judging solely from the length of many males' hair in Iowa City nowadays or the number of coeds walking around in bib overalls. 
But there are clear signs that this year is different from the autumns of 1970 or 1971, which followed springs of ciolent protest: 
An almost complete absence of the kind of protest rally that was commonplace two years ago at the U of I. 
A noticeable change in the style of dress worn by students. 
Changes in style and emphasis in the Daily Iowan, the U of I student newspaper. 
And, most importantly, a more relaxed, less "uptight" feeling one has when he walks across the Pentacrest or strolls along the banks of the Iowa River. 
Robert Engel, assistant to U of I President Willard L. Boyd, put it this way last week:
"As I walked across the campus this noon, I watched people and I thought of the perfectly, beautiful fall say it was," Engel recalled. "I did 
IOWA- 
Please turn to Page Seven 

Same Across U.S.
By William J. Waugh
(AP Education Writer)
BERKELEY, CALIF (AP) - The University of California Sproul Plaza, spawning ground of the student revolt of the '60s is as peaceful and serene as any parent, regent or person intent on studying could wish. Tranquility has settled over the huge Berkeley campus like a blanket of cooling fog. Across the nation, campuses such as Columbia, Yale, Chicago, Kansas and Wisconsin are much the same.

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DMSR 10/15/72 p.1 (of 3) 'THE GLAMOUR OF PROTEST HAD VANISHED' U of I Freshman More Relaxed By Larry Eckholt (Register Staff Writer) IOWA CITY, IA - There is widespread agreement on campus here that the days of unrest which dominated the last five years at the University of Iowa (U of I) are over. Whether the campus is "calm," "apathetic," "passive," experiencing "a new kind of conservatism," or "turning inward" (some of the words used here to describe the mood at the U of I this fall) is another question. Some may find it hard to believe judging solely from the length of many males' hair in Iowa City nowadays or the number of coeds walking around in bib overalls. But there are clear signs that this year is different from the autumns of 1970 or 1971, which followed springs of ciolent protest: An almost complete absence of the kind of protest rally that was commonplace two years ago at the U of I. A noticeable change in the style of dress worn by students. Changes in style and emphasis in the Daily Iowan, the U of I student newspaper. And, most importantly, a more relaxed, less "uptight" feeling one has when he walks across the Pentacrest or strolls along the banks of the Iowa River. Robert Engel, assistant to U of I President Willard L. Boyd, put it this way last week: "As I walked across the campus this noon, I watched people and I thought of the perfectly, beautiful fall say it was," Engel recalled. "I did IOWA- Please turn to Page Seven Same Across U.S. By William J. Waugh (AP Education Writer) BERKELEY, CALIF (AP) - The University of California Sproul Plaza, spawning ground of the student revolt of the '60s is as peaceful and serene as any parent, regent or person intent on studying could wish. Tranquility has settled over the huge Berkeley campus like a blanket of cooling fog. Across the nation, campuses such as Columbia, Yale, Chicago, Kansas and Wisconsin are much the same.