Senate Meeting Page 2 CORNELL Multi-Sense Concert Page 3 CHRONICLE Music Roundup Page 6 Photo Exhibit Page 9 Vol. 7 No. 28 Thursday, April 22, 1976 Black Law Caucus Page 11 Protesters Occupy Campus Buildings Demonstrators who "sat-in" in two different University buildings Tuesday afternoon and night protesting the firing of a black financial aid officer left the second building. Day Hall, at about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday. No concessions were made by the University to a series of six de- mands issued by the demonstrators. Specifically, the University stood firmly on no reinstatement of Herbert Parker, the fired employe. The protestors left Day Hall about an hour after a tem- porary restraining order signed by a State Supreme Court justice was read to them. Earlier in the day Tuesday, they had occupied 410 Thurston Ave., the building housing Admissions, from about 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., protesting the same issue. It was at about 4 p.m. that a group of ap- proximately 20 demonstrators first moved into President Corson's suite of offices in Day Hall and ordered everyone out. As the after- noon went on, this number swelled and demonstrators "sat-in" in several other offices on the third floor of the central administration building. The demonstrations began at noon Monday with a rally at Willard Straight Hall, and later a march through Day Hall. Tuesday's "sit-ins" also began with a noon rally at the Straight. Both day's events were The crowd at Monday's rally gathers in front of Willard Straight Hall. tied by the demonstrators to the firing for cause on March 24 of Herbert Parker, former assistant director of financial aid. There were five glass panels in interior doors broken in Monday's Dean of Faculty march through Day Hall, three doors were forced, papers and files shuffled and a few items of equipment missing from the Admissions offices after the takeover there, and some litter but no real damage in 'Dialogue Is Real Solution' the Day Hall seizure, according tp Safety Division reports. In addition to the temporary restraining order, which specifically names Makaza Kumanyika. Ronald Robinson and Deborah Harrison, The following statement was tain progress in the long run. and the Reverend Martin Luther plus 'John Doe and Jane Doe, numbers 1 to 100," President Corson issued by Dean of the Faculty If one still chooses the path of King, Jr. Their position was clear said Wednesday he will write to Judicial Administrator Barbara Byron Saunders Wednesday. confrontation and civil dis- and unambiguous. Don't under- take civil disobedience unless Kauber asking that she look into Tuesday's events to see if campus The events of last Monday obedience then one must be you are prepared to pay the codes were violated and whether any protesters should be brought and Tuesday (and hopefully the prepared to pay the price in ac- price. With this principle clearly before the campus judicial system. He had earlier sent such a letter disruptions will stop there) are cordance with the basic tenants established, the demand for un- concerning Monday's "march" in Day Hall. most unfortunate and are to be of the two giants of civil dis- regretted. Regretted because obedience, Henry David Thoreau Continued on Page 2 The restraining order, signed by Supreme Court Justice Frederick emotions become inflamed, fac- B. Bryant, enjoins the demonstrators from "congregating or assembl- tual accuracy decreases as the ing within or adjacent to any of plaintiffs academic or administrative rhetoric increases, media state- buildings...in such manner as to disrupt or interfere with normal func- ments distort the true situation Counsel Explains tions conducted by plaintiff..." and then the misinformed Here, presented sequentially, are releases concerning the activities removed by time and distance of the first part of the week, followed at the end by a statement by become indignant. (See New President Corson concerning minority education at Cornell in general, Legal Situation and some of the events of the week in particular: York Times of April 20, 1976. when it was reported" ... black University Counsel Neal R. ministrative buildings, dor- (Released Monday afternoon) students rampaged through Stamp today (Wednesday. April mitories, recreation rooms, More than 200 protesters, both black and white, marched around Cornell's administration building 21) explained the legal status of libraries, classrooms, athletic and through Day Hall Monday following an hour-long rally in support ... The riot came after..." etc. This matters concerning the occupa- facilities, or any other premises of Herbert Parker, former assistant director of financial aid. who had writer happened to be in the tion of the Cornell University ad- owned, maintained or operated been terminated from his job for cause on March 24. building, has an office overlook- ministrative building on the night by plaintiff or in any corridors, The group of protesters came to Day Hall following a noontime ing the entire scene of the Mon- of April 20-21. stairways, doorways and rally in front of Willard Straight Hall. Finding doors locked, a small day assemblage, and was closer The temporary restraining entrances thereto, or in any group gained access through an open window and opened the main than anyone to the group of order issued by Supreme Court walkway, roadways or other door of the building to their associates who had gathered in front of blacks outside except for the Justice Frederick B. Bryant late places owned, maintained, or the building. They then marched through the building (the Univer- ombudsman who was in their Tuesday night and served on the operated by plaintiff in such sity's administration building) and left. midst. At no time was any "riot" occupants of Day Hall at 1 a.m. manner as to disrupt or interfere While in the building, one protestor was cut when glass door pan- observed or did any "rampage" Wednesday restrains any in- with normal functions conducted els were broken in the Office of Financial Aid. He went to the Gannett take place.) It is true that some dividual or group from acting in by plaintiff in such place or to Clinic on campus, assisted by friends. At the clinic he was treated for block, hinder, impede or interfere modest damage was done, ex- such a manner as to disrupt the a deep cut on his left wrist and later released. with ingress to or egress from After leaving Day Hall, the chanting demonstrators gathered in the cess manpower had to be as- normal functions of the Univer- any of such properties by plain- intersection of Tower Road and East Avenue where, for some 10 signed, and altogether too many sity at least until 2 p.m. Friday. tiff's faculty, administrators, stu- minutes, they prevented the flow of traffic. At approximately 2 p.m.. people were diverted from their April 23. dents, employees or guests; they left the intersection and marched north on East Avenue to important and necessary tasks in "Whereas all concerned are Ujamaa Residential College in the North Campus area. an attempt to deal with the relieved and gratified that a basic "2. From employing force or It was at Ujamaa that the march and rally started. The students problem presented by those who respect for the legal process led violence, or the threat of force or gathered at Ujamaa at 11:15 a.m. and then marched to Willard choose to use confrontation and those occupying Day Hall to violence, against persons or Straight for the 12:30 p.m. rally in support of Parker. civil disobedience in preference vacate within two hours after the property on plaintiff's premises; Members of the Ad Hoc Committee for Herb Parker addressed five to the approach through restraining order was served,' dialogue. "3. From threatening to do "demands" to the University administration. These "demands" in- Stamp said, "The order remains any of the above-mentioned cluded the reinstatement of Parker, an investigation into the due It is dialogue that this Univer- in effect." acts " process of the Parker case, the replacement of Mrs. Barbara Clapp of sity and any University is all The order restrains and en- Stamp said while the tem- the financial aid staff as acting assistant director of financial aid with about. It is this approach to joins "the defendants and all porary restraining order is broad Michelle Toppin who is assistant director of admissions in the problem solving and to obtaining other persons receiving notice" in its application to all persons College of Arts and Sciences. Other "demands" were that the assis- "truth" that the Faculty is com- of it from the following acts: and places on the Cornell tant director of financial aid charged with minority financial aid not mitted to by the very nature of "1. From congregating or as- campus, it is narrow as to the ac- report to Financial Aid Director Robert Walling but rather would their calling. It is this procedure, sembling within or adjacent to Continued on Page 3 not confrontation, that will ob- any of plaintiff's academic or ad- Continued on Page 7 2 CORNELL CHRONICLE Thursday, April 22, 1976 Takeover Concerns Senate Job Opportunities Discussion of "recent campus everyone to read carefully the have to allow more minority in- Individuals in lay-off status will be given preference in referrals. events" — events related to the special faculty report on minority put into its decisions. * indicates new jobs in this week April 20 takeover of Day Hall programs which appeared in the The Senate, after con- (sh) indicates shorthand required and the Admissions Office — April 8 issue of the Chronicle.