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1970-03-27 Daily Iowan Article: ""Boyd Suspends 2 in Protest Case""

Boyd Suspends 2 in Protest Case (DI) 3/27/70

  Two University students have been suspended and three others placed on probation for their actions during a Placement Office protest Bec. 10, University Pres. Willard Boyd announced in a press release Thursday.
  Bruce Johnson, A3, Des Moines, and Joe Berry, A3, Iowa City, were suspended for a period from the end of the present semester until the end of the 1970 fall semester. Both are also on disciplinary probation for the remainder of the present semester, and if Johnson re-registers during the spring semester of 1971, he will be placed on probation during that semester.
  If Berry re-registers after the end of his suspension and before the end of the 1971-72 fall semester, he will be placed on disciplinary probation from the time of his return until the end of the 1971 fall semester.
  Carmen Clark, A1, Iowa City, Bruce Clark, A2, Iowa City, and Julia Heinzelman, A3E, Waterloo, were placed on disciplinary probation until the end of the 1970-71 spring semester.
  In addition, Students For a Democratic Society (SDS) has been placed on University organization probation for the remainder of the current school year and for the academic year 1970-71.
  Divergence in disciplinary measures imposed on the students was not explained in either the Boyd or the Garfield statement concerning the decisions.
  Garfield found Berry in violation of five sections of the Code of Student Life: 5 (a), 5 (c), 7, 9 and 10.
  Johnson had also been charged by the University in violation of Section 9. However, Garfield noted the "found no clear evidence that Johnson personally violated section 9".
  Garfield found Bruce and Carmen Clark and Miss Heinzelman in violation of 5 (a), 5 (c) and 7. Garfield noted in the statement the suspension sanctions he recommended for Johnson, Bruce Clark, and Berry "would be justified as against Mrs. Clark and Miss Heinzelman, particularly the former, but I concluded that these two women be placed on University disciplinary probation instead."
  According to the press release, any infraction of the Code of Student Life during the period of probation will result in permanent expulsion from the University.
  Boyd's decision was made after he heard recommendations from former Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Theodore Garfield, whom Boyd appointed as hearing officer over the cases last January. The hearings took place Feb. 4 and 5 and only one of the students charged -- Randy Miller, G, Cedar Rapids -- appeared.
   Charges were dropped against Miller for lack of evidence.
   The charges were based on alleged misconduct of the students during a protest aimed at ousting a Labor Department Recruiter from the Placement Office Dec. 10. The students were protesting alleged federal Labor Department attempts to halt a strike of General Electric Workers.
   Only two of the students, Bruce and Carmen Clark, could be reached for comment Thursday.
   “We’ve been waiting a long time to see what would happen. We did not think they would expel us. What I mean is, I think a lot of people supported the strike and therefore they couldn’t really expel us,” Mrs. Clark said.
   Boyd’s decision differed from Garfield’s recommendations in only one respect --Garfield recommended Bruce Clark’s suspension also. Boyd reduce Clark’s penalty to probation.
   In relation to his decision, Boyd noted in the statement: “The University cannot and will not tolerate disruptions of the orderly processes of the institution. I regret that the action I am taking was made necessary by the actions of the students involved. I express the hope that similar action by these students or others will not necessitate similar or more serious sanctions in the future.”

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Boyd Suspends 2 in Protest Case (DI) 3/27/70 Two University students have been suspended and three others placed on probation for their actions during a Placement Office protest Bec. 10, University Pres. Willard Boyd announced in a press release Thursday. Bruce Johnson, A3, Des Moines, and Joe Berry, A3, Iowa City, were suspended for a period from the end of the present semester until the end of the 1970 fall semester. Both are also on disciplinary probation for the remainder of the present semester, and if Johnson re-registers during the spring semester of 1971, he will be placed on probation during that semester. If Berry re-registers after the end of his suspension and before the end of the 1971-72 fall semester, he will be placed on disciplinary probation from the time of his return until the end of the 1971 fall semester. Carmen Clark, A1, Iowa City, Bruce Clark, A2, Iowa City, and Julia Heinzelman, A3E, Waterloo, were placed on disciplinary probation until the end of the 1970-71 spring semester. In addition, Students For a Democratic Society (SDS) has been placed on University organization probation for the remainder of the current school year and for the academic year 1970-71. Divergence in disciplinary measures imposed on the students was not explained in either the Boyd or the Garfield statement concerning the decisions. Garfield found Berry in violation of five sections of the Code of Student Life: 5 (a), 5 (c), 7, 9 and 10. Johnson had also been charged by the University in violation of Section 9. However, Garfield noted the "found no clear evidence that Johnson personally violated section 9". Garfield found Bruce and Carmen Clark and Miss Heinzelman in violation of 5 (a), 5 (c) and 7. Garfield noted in the statement the suspension sanctions he recommended for Johnson, Bruce Clark, and Berry "would be justified as against Mrs. Clark and Miss Heinzelman, particularly the former, but I concluded that these two women be placed on University disciplinary probation instead." According to the press release, any infraction of the Code of Student Life during the period of probation will result in permanent expulsion from the University. Boyd's decision was made after he heard recommendations from former Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Theodore Garfield, whom Boyd appointed as hearing officer over the cases last January. The hearings took place Feb. 4 and 5 and only one of the students charged -- Randy Miller, G, Cedar Rapids -- appeared. Charges were dropped against Miller for lack of evidence. The charges were based on alleged misconduct of the students during a protest aimed at ousting a Labor Department Recruiter from the Placement Office Dec. 10. The students were protesting alleged federal Labor Department attempts to halt a strike of General Electric Workers. Only two of the students, Bruce and Carmen Clark, could be reached for comment Thursday. “We’ve been waiting a long time to see what would happen. We did not think they would expel us. What I mean is, I think a lot of people supported the strike and therefore they couldn’t really expel us,” Mrs. Clark said. Boyd’s decision differed from Garfield’s recommendations in only one respect --Garfield recommended Bruce Clark’s suspension also. Boyd reduce Clark’s penalty to probation. In relation to his decision, Boyd noted in the statement: “The University cannot and will not tolerate disruptions of the orderly processes of the institution. I regret that the action I am taking was made necessary by the actions of the students involved. I express the hope that similar action by these students or others will not necessitate similar or more serious sanctions in the future.”