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University of Iowa anti-war protests, January-April 1971

1971-02-11 Daily Iowan Article: ""Students to Face Regents""

DI 2/11/71

Future Actions Decided in Evening Meeting- 
Students to Face Regents 

By LYNNE JOSLIN
Daily Iowan Reporter

The programs of action decided upon in the nine workshops held Wednesday afternoon were revealed to a mass meeting of approximately 500 students in the Union New Ballroom Wednesday night. 
As a result of the mass meeting, three demands will be presented to the Board of Regents at its meeting Thursday morning at the Hospital School Conference Room. 
The demands include the total withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam and cessation of U.S. expansion in Indochina; an end to university complicity with the military and in particular the removal of ROTC from campus; and en end to layoffs of university workers and other workers throughout the U.S.
Other actions scheduled for Thursday include a demonstration-rally at 11 a.m. in the Union Gold Feather Lobby, The demonstrators plan to discuss the role of the Bank of America in the war in Indochina with the recruiter who will be interviewing at the Union Placement Center. 
Another rally will meet in the Gold Feather Lobby at 6:30 p.m. and march to the Recreation Building to participate in the Pershing Rifle drill practice at 7:30 p.m. This action will be taken specifically to protest the presence of ROTC on the University of Iowa campus. 
The Workshop Coordinating Committee, in an effort to assure a continuity of action in the proposed programs of the nine workshops, has arranged a second informational meeting for Wednesday nigh, Feb. 24. 
As indicated in the message from Student Body President Bo Beller, the strike activities will be aimed at a continuing dialogue within the classroom.
One of the workshops, Open up the University, suggested that today be used to discuss the present structure of the university, as well as the war. 
The workshop will also institute a program to bring about the abolition of "elitist-racist admission procedures at the university."
Confusion between the programs and the demands caused some argument among the various group representatives at one point during the mass meeting. 
As a result, an attempt to vote support for the numerous demands had to be abandoned.

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DI 2/11/71 Future Actions Decided in Evening Meeting- Students to Face Regents By LYNNE JOSLIN Daily Iowan Reporter The programs of action decided upon in the nine workshops held Wednesday afternoon were revealed to a mass meeting of approximately 500 students in the Union New Ballroom Wednesday night. As a result of the mass meeting, three demands will be presented to the Board of Regents at its meeting Thursday morning at the Hospital School Conference Room. The demands include the total withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam and cessation of U.S. expansion in Indochina; an end to university complicity with the military and in particular the removal of ROTC from campus; and en end to layoffs of university workers and other workers throughout the U.S. Other actions scheduled for Thursday include a demonstration-rally at 11 a.m. in the Union Gold Feather Lobby, The demonstrators plan to discuss the role of the Bank of America in the war in Indochina with the recruiter who will be interviewing at the Union Placement Center. Another rally will meet in the Gold Feather Lobby at 6:30 p.m. and march to the Recreation Building to participate in the Pershing Rifle drill practice at 7:30 p.m. This action will be taken specifically to protest the presence of ROTC on the University of Iowa campus. The Workshop Coordinating Committee, in an effort to assure a continuity of action in the proposed programs of the nine workshops, has arranged a second informational meeting for Wednesday nigh, Feb. 24. As indicated in the message from Student Body President Bo Beller, the strike activities will be aimed at a continuing dialogue within the classroom. One of the workshops, Open up the University, suggested that today be used to discuss the present structure of the university, as well as the war. The workshop will also institute a program to bring about the abolition of "elitist-racist admission procedures at the university." Confusion between the programs and the demands caused some argument among the various group representatives at one point during the mass meeting. As a result, an attempt to vote support for the numerous demands had to be abandoned.