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VOLUME 92 NUMBER 49 AMi[T, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS TUESDAY,, NOVEMBER 21, 1972 FIVE CENTS __ .M r~~~~~~ eme By Walter ']. Middlebrook When asked about the sup- last Monday be observed as a Approximately 200 people port for the students from the day of moratorium, and that gathered at Kresge Auditorium black community, she replied, next Monday be used as the first last night to discuss the slayings "From the community our sup- day of a nation wide student of two black students as port has been over-whelming, strike. Southern University. parents, workers, students from Long before any ot the news The rally at Kresge was the other campuses in the city, and media in the city began to cover climax in the Boston area of a residents of the state are doing the events at Southern in detail, nationwide day-long protest and all that can be done in our WTBS began a grueling campaign moratorium concerning the struggle." She was rather upset, for support and facts regarding deaths of Denver A. Smith of however, at the lack of response the incident by way of one of its New Roads, Louisiana and that had been received from the programs, the Ghetto. Since Leonard Brown of Gilbert, black faculties on the campuses. twelve midnight on Thursday, Louisiana. The other memorial She did point out that some the Ghetto has been carrying services imathe Boston area were faculty members had shown constant coverage of the events held at Boston College, Boston some sense of concern and as of that went on in Baton Rouge University, Harvard University, this date, six of those professors with recorded telephone reports and Brandeis University. had been asked to remove them- from the campus and interviews Monday's actions were the selves from the campus. with people who knew what was result of meetings which took Since the wake of the Baton going on in Louisiana and Bos- ,u6. place across the country during Rouge violence, student organ- ton. The Ghetto and the Black . the weekend following the izations across the country have Student Union of MIT have initi- killings. been carrying out thier own in- ated "Project Concern" - a re- i'` Speaking at most of the ser- vestigation of the matter and lief fund for the families of slain "·· )· , vices in the Boston Area was presenting their own protests in students and for the workers on Sister Ama Saran, a student at a solidarity movement for the the SU campus who haven't Southern University, at New students in Baton Rouge. On been paid in weeks. Orleans. As a representative of Sunday more than 100 schools On Monday, MIT President the thousands of students hi the sent representatives to a national Jerome B. Wiesener and Chan- Southern University system, Sis- mobilization meeting on the cellor Paul E. Gray issued a joint ter Ama, as she was referred to New Orleans campus. The Mas- statement supporting the feeling V nocus calks by her cormpany, reiterated that sachusetts-Rhode Island Black of members of the MIT com- the stories that had been re- Caucus (MRIBC), an organiza- munity who "condemn the use By Bert Halstead In addition to several political ported from the students on the tion which includes most of the of deadly force at Southern Un- Sander Vanocur, formerly of science professors who were pre- Baton Rouge campus were true. schools in the two states, sent a iversity and who mourn the NBC's "four horsemen" political sent, the small conference room She also -disavowed that there couple of representatives who needless deaths which occurred. convention floor reporters, ana- was teeming with spectators, was any truth in the reports of reported their findings to an We suggest that individuals fol- lyzed the 1972 presidential elec- filling every available corner. the police and state troopers, emergency meeting of MRIBC. low the dictates of their con- tion in a wide-ranging discussion Vanocur began by reading a and the Governor's office. They reported that the Students sciences concerning attendance Thursday with members of the speech he had written for deli- political Sister Ama also related of Southern U. preferred that at class on Monday." science faculty. very at Yale on a future date, audiences how the situation is in and a free-wheeling question- Louisiana since the slayings. She and-answer session followed. pointed out that the student td@' God' Em go CSS ha~~~~~~~ According to Vanocur, "the body on the Baton Rouge cam- trouble McGovern had was, he pus began a strike of classes on got his message across." His October 22. "A few days later, By Storm Kauffman A crew- has been shooting science and technology with problem was that "people chose realizing the strugde of our MIT and the American Broad- background material around the human affairs in one program." to keep what they had rather brothers on the Baton Rouge casting Company harve almost campus for several days but be- The Institute will provide than jumping into the Campus, the student body on completed negotiations for a gan formal flmilng only yester- "'advice and expertise." Faculty unknown." the Mew Orleans campus vsoted series of television specials on day. The site for Monday was and staff will be available on an One of the issues that to boycott classes for a day in a science and technology. ABC has the psychology building. individual basis and MIT will in troubled Americans during the show of solidarity for those in already begun filming on no way require anyone's election was the question of Provost Walter Rosenblith, McGovern's the Baton Rouge campus. But camn.pus. who has participation. competence to due to aworked with Vice- govern a lack of response from Thle series is to involve six President ABC and MIT are cooperating this country. It is not Constantine B. easy to answer, the administration, the New Or- half-hour specials dealing with Shnonmides and Assistant to the in deciding the tonic of each however, the leans campus voted an all out various aspects of science. The Provost Joel Orien on the pro- show. The network is respon- question of "'howcan you mea- strike." Since that time, the sit- first, the subject of which is to ject, is "not sible for all broadcast technicali- sure competence to govern?" uations yet sure if all of the Vanocur on both campuses be- be communications, is scheduled legal negotiations are finished." ties including the legal clearing gave the example that tween students and administra- for airing on the last Sunday in MIT made several stipulations of the content, and the Institute President LyndonI Johnson was tion was in limbo with neither January. The following two pro- which must be met will check for scientific -good at running the Senate, but if it was to not side able to deal with the others, grams are planned to be on cities permit filming. A letter was sent accuracy. at being President, as he she reported. and healdh. to the New York headquarters The condition which held up tried tO run the country by of ABC requesting confirmation negotiations was MIT's inlsis- "sleight-of-mouth. " tence that He did observe, though, that 0 &W of the latest agreement. Al- it have control over though filming has begun, no content and advertising. There "George McGovern cannot fire ~a~n~PMc Djahs reply has been received. are to be no service or product anyone," citing several examples commercials, only institutional of McGovern staffers who had ·The agreement calls for MIT ads, during the programs. leaked confidential information ~~ 3-~~-3~~~6~ to act as consultant and advisor Rosenblith said that presently or done other things to the for the series. Rosenblith said one sponsor is lined up for the detriment of his campaign, who that the Institute ;"would wel- series. If any more are acquired, were nevertheless with his staff By Robert Elkin muanity, including studenrts, can .come this opportunity it will (Please turn to page 2) The cost of Xerox copying to to blend be at MIT's discretion. use the Grahpic Arts Quaick- -- -- -- --- the MIT community will be re- Copy copying facilities, located duced under a new pricing in the basement of Building-3, schedule announced by MIT on a cash or charge basis. Graphic Arts on Friday. - James Coleman, Director of The new prices, effective Grahpic Arts, attributed the re- December 4, will be three cents duction for the im prices to the con- first ten copies, two tinued increase in volume. cents for 11-20 copies and one A cent recently completed study re- for 31-100 copies; the vealed schedule starts over again at that the new rate sched- three cents for orders ule was economical if maximum over 100 productivity continued copies of a single original. The to be old achieved on the present rate is 5-3o2 cents. equipment. The new rates are aimed pri- marily at those customers who It was recently reported that need a small number of copies in the Coop had been planning to a short period of time. By install its own 3-2-1 copying lowering the unit costs to de- serice at its MIT store. It de- partments, the Institute hopes to layed its installation upon the eliminate the more expensive request of MIT Vice-President of and smaller copying machines Operations Philip Stoddard, who found in' many offices. Add- is also Clerk and Vice-President tional equipment is currently of the Coop. Stoddard asked for being -added by Graphic Arts to the delay so that his office and handle the expected increase in Grahpic Arts could complete the business.

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