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1970-05-11 Des Moines Register Article: ""U of I To Stay Open, 'Choice' For Students"" Page 1

[Handwritten] DMR  11 May 1970, p. 1
[Printed]
U OF I TO STAY 
OPEN, 'CHOICE' 
FOR STUDENTS

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Attendance, Final
Tests Optional
By Stephen Seplow
University of Iowa President Willard Boyd announced Sunday that the university will remain open until the end of the semester, but students will not be required to attend classes or take final examinations.
Boyd said the compromise was reached to permit students "fearing for their safety" to return to their homes "without penalty" before the semester ends with finals on May 26.
Boyd gave three options to students who decide against attending classes and taking final examinations:
Complete all course work at a later date.
Accept a pass or withdraw grade now.
Accept a letter grade based on work they have completed through May 3.
Students were told they have to make their choice by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Forms were circulated around campus for students to designate their preference.
If students decide to leave, they will have to be out of their dormitories and off the 

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Willard Boyd
Gives Students Options

campus within 24 hours after the time they turn in their form, university officials said.
The officials said that students who leave the campus will receive refunds for meals paid for in advance but no money wil be returned for room or tuition.
Student strike leaders who have been urging a boycott of all classes, labeled Boyd's statement a "strike-breaking device" and asked students to sign none of the alternatives.
At a rally in the Memorial Union Sunday night, some 2,000
IOWA—
Please turn to Page Six

Des Moines Register
Mon., May 11, 1970
Page 6
ASK OPTIONAL ISU CLASSES
IOWA—
Continued from Page One
to 3,000 student protesters decided to hold "non-obstructive informational" picketing of all classroom buildings at 7:15 this morning.
Another mass rally was scheduled for 7:30 tonight.
Alan Soldofsky of Iowa City, a sophomore and one of the strike leaders, said, "We don't want to shut the university down so much as we want to use the facilities for useful functions," such as workshops on the war.
Several student strike leaders met with Boyd prior to the mass rally in the Union.
24-Hour Deadline
Ben McGilmer, the basketball player and one of those who met with Boyd, said the university president reiterated that students would have be out of the dormitories 24 hours after signing their intention to leave campus.
The strike leaders urged students not to sign the forms until the 5 p,m. Tuesday deadline for "their own legal safety."
The U of I has been torn by disturbances for a week over the Indochina War, the ROTC program, and the killing of four Kent State University students by Ohio National Guardsmen.

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[Handwritten] DMR 11 May 1970, p. 1 [Printed] U OF I TO STAY OPEN, 'CHOICE' FOR STUDENTS [Stamp] Reference Vertical File [Printed] Attendance, Final Tests Optional By Stephen Seplow University of Iowa President Willard Boyd announced Sunday that the university will remain open until the end of the semester, but students will not be required to attend classes or take final examinations. Boyd said the compromise was reached to permit students "fearing for their safety" to return to their homes "without penalty" before the semester ends with finals on May 26. Boyd gave three options to students who decide against attending classes and taking final examinations: Complete all course work at a later date. Accept a pass or withdraw grade now. Accept a letter grade based on work they have completed through May 3. Students were told they have to make their choice by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Forms were circulated around campus for students to designate their preference. If students decide to leave, they will have to be out of their dormitories and off the [photo] Willard Boyd Gives Students Options campus within 24 hours after the time they turn in their form, university officials said. The officials said that students who leave the campus will receive refunds for meals paid for in advance but no money wil be returned for room or tuition. Student strike leaders who have been urging a boycott of all classes, labeled Boyd's statement a "strike-breaking device" and asked students to sign none of the alternatives. At a rally in the Memorial Union Sunday night, some 2,000 IOWA— Please turn to Page Six Des Moines Register Mon., May 11, 1970 Page 6 ASK OPTIONAL ISU CLASSES IOWA— Continued from Page One to 3,000 student protesters decided to hold "non-obstructive informational" picketing of all classroom buildings at 7:15 this morning. Another mass rally was scheduled for 7:30 tonight. Alan Soldofsky of Iowa City, a sophomore and one of the strike leaders, said, "We don't want to shut the university down so much as we want to use the facilities for useful functions," such as workshops on the war. Several student strike leaders met with Boyd prior to the mass rally in the Union. 24-Hour Deadline Ben McGilmer, the basketball player and one of those who met with Boyd, said the university president reiterated that students would have be out of the dormitories 24 hours after signing their intention to leave campus. The strike leaders urged students not to sign the forms until the 5 p,m. Tuesday deadline for "their own legal safety." The U of I has been torn by disturbances for a week over the Indochina War, the ROTC program, and the killing of four Kent State University students by Ohio National Guardsmen.