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1972-04-14 Article: '3-year SDS ban?' Page 1

3-year SDS ban?
The University od Iowa asked for a three-year suspension and a two-year probation of the local chapters of the Worker-Student Alliance (WSA) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at a university disciplinary hearing Thursday in the Johnson County court house. 
Sokol also asked that the court recommend a "period of suspension" for Simon J. Piller, 21, 321 South Johnson Street, a university student and WSA member. 
In a preliminary action in the hearing, Sokol moved to combine the charges against Piller with those against WSA-SDS, since the university's case was based on the same evidence. Bruce R. Johnson, layman counsel for Piller, agreed to the motion. 
He stated that the university charges against Piller and WSA were made in response to the Herrnestein incident.
Piller said Thursday that sokol's recommendation is "essentially a permanent suspension of SDS on this campus. SDS won't stop fighting racism at the University of Iowa and if we do something wrong during the suspension, they'll recommend another suspension and it will become a permanent thing."
The charges against Piller and WSA were due to their activities in the name of SDS in constradiction to the university's ban against SDS, sokol said.
Piller, however, said "The university charges were mere technicalities. They knew all year long that WSA and SDS were the same. This action is a retaliation in response to the Herrnstein incident."
The length of Piller's suspension, according to Sokol, "could be a summer session, semester or anything."
Sokol then began efforts to prove that WSA was a front for SDS. Later in the hearing, Johnson said that WSA and SDS were the same. 
In a separate case, Piller pleaded guilty in Iowa City police Court thursday to charges of criminal trespassing filed by Campus Security officer Kenneth P. Saylor. 
The charge, a misdemeanor, stemmed from Piller placing posters on university buildings without consent. Police judge Joseph Thornton fined Piller $5 plus $5 costs.
Piller said the charge was a "further attempt to intimidate me."

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3-year SDS ban? The University od Iowa asked for a three-year suspension and a two-year probation of the local chapters of the Worker-Student Alliance (WSA) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at a university disciplinary hearing Thursday in the Johnson County court house. Sokol also asked that the court recommend a "period of suspension" for Simon J. Piller, 21, 321 South Johnson Street, a university student and WSA member. In a preliminary action in the hearing, Sokol moved to combine the charges against Piller with those against WSA-SDS, since the university's case was based on the same evidence. Bruce R. Johnson, layman counsel for Piller, agreed to the motion. He stated that the university charges against Piller and WSA were made in response to the Herrnestein incident. Piller said Thursday that sokol's recommendation is "essentially a permanent suspension of SDS on this campus. SDS won't stop fighting racism at the University of Iowa and if we do something wrong during the suspension, they'll recommend another suspension and it will become a permanent thing." The charges against Piller and WSA were due to their activities in the name of SDS in constradiction to the university's ban against SDS, sokol said. Piller, however, said "The university charges were mere technicalities. They knew all year long that WSA and SDS were the same. This action is a retaliation in response to the Herrnstein incident." The length of Piller's suspension, according to Sokol, "could be a summer session, semester or anything." Sokol then began efforts to prove that WSA was a front for SDS. Later in the hearing, Johnson said that WSA and SDS were the same. In a separate case, Piller pleaded guilty in Iowa City police Court thursday to charges of criminal trespassing filed by Campus Security officer Kenneth P. Saylor. The charge, a misdemeanor, stemmed from Piller placing posters on university buildings without consent. Police judge Joseph Thornton fined Piller $5 plus $5 costs. Piller said the charge was a "further attempt to intimidate me."