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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1970
""Iowa '70: Riot, Rhetoric, Responsibility?"" Page 27
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University Information Office to have taken options, 4,101 were from dorms. These students were ordered to vacate their dorm rooms within 24 hours of signing an option. No or few exceptions were to be made from that rule. Vice Provost Phillip G. Hubbard clarified the rule in no uncertain terms in a memo issued Wednesday, May 13. It was made as a follow up statement to Boyd's option plan. He stressed that the options were origihnally made available for those students who feared for their safety and who wished to leave. Therefore few exceptions were made to the rule. Among the exceptions were resident hall advisors who were felt to be necessary to the functioning of the University. Others not accepted were students who were working in Iowa City, in other University jobs, those unable to contact parents, and those whose parents could not come until after the deadline to pick up their children. Non-compliance to the 24 hour rule resulted in immediate withdrawal of their option and then their being held responsible for the rest of the semester's work. Those who left would receive a refund on the food part of their dorm contract only. Boyd's action in light of the situation seems to have been well thought out. It achieved the end he desired: end of the disorder. Since the taking of options by over 1/2 of the student body, activity has been at a minimum. However, what future repercussions will result is still unknown. [photo] 23
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University Information Office to have taken options, 4,101 were from dorms. These students were ordered to vacate their dorm rooms within 24 hours of signing an option. No or few exceptions were to be made from that rule. Vice Provost Phillip G. Hubbard clarified the rule in no uncertain terms in a memo issued Wednesday, May 13. It was made as a follow up statement to Boyd's option plan. He stressed that the options were origihnally made available for those students who feared for their safety and who wished to leave. Therefore few exceptions were made to the rule. Among the exceptions were resident hall advisors who were felt to be necessary to the functioning of the University. Others not accepted were students who were working in Iowa City, in other University jobs, those unable to contact parents, and those whose parents could not come until after the deadline to pick up their children. Non-compliance to the 24 hour rule resulted in immediate withdrawal of their option and then their being held responsible for the rest of the semester's work. Those who left would receive a refund on the food part of their dorm contract only. Boyd's action in light of the situation seems to have been well thought out. It achieved the end he desired: end of the disorder. Since the taking of options by over 1/2 of the student body, activity has been at a minimum. However, what future repercussions will result is still unknown. [photo] 23
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