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. . . . _ ,~~~~. SMC' sets April 15 march The New E:ngland Anti-War war. Considerable debate center- edominantly white and middle Conference concluded a week- ed upon how best to put this class, with relatively few workers end of boisterous deliberation issue before. the public. On.Sat- or blacks in attendance. Sunday afternoon after deciding urday, there was much interest Various factions of SDS were to sponser a mass non-violent expressed in both concentrating among the groups at the con- demonstration against the Viet on election campaigns and mass- ference. However, most of the Niam war in. Boston on April 15. ive demonstrations similar to motions favoring militant ac- MIT played host to the coll- those held last fall. After lengthy tions which they made at the ference, which also discussed re- consideration of this issue, a plenary sessions were rejected. lated issues such as the draft and vote was taken and the decision SDS groups also attempted to taxes. Other demonstrations are was to concentrate on the de- dominate some of the work- expected to be held nationwide monstration approach. This was shops held Saturday, but were between April 13 and 18 to the view put forth by the Stud- comparatively unsuccessful in in- focus on these problems. ent Mobilization Committee. fluencing the conference. The conference also resulted Another major area of debate The meeting also saw some in the formation of a new group, was women's rights. The Revolu- relatively light-hearted proposals the New England Anti-War Co- tionary Women's Caucus of the brought before it, including one Mernbe's of thie Coinr ittee on Special Laboratories squared off with alition, a loose federation of November- Action Coalition from "Love, Peace, and Hap- SACC yesterday alfternoon. The. meeting was moved to Room 1-- 190 over 40 local peace groups. maintained that the April ac- piness Inc." A part of the state- to accornodate the ovw rflow crowd. These groups represent a'variety tions should be strongly focused ment was as follows: "We pro- of points of view, but -local on this issue, but opposition pose that the movement support chapters of the Student Mobil- from SMC resulted in only an anyone who refuses to go into ization Committee to End the affirmation of support. the army until the state which SDS, SACC force open War are most numerous. Two It was also decided that the he is being drafted from has the representatives of each group Coalition would dissociate itself voting age lowered to 18 and the will meet again at MIT next from liberal politicians, business- liquor law permits him to drink Lab- Committee meeting week to plan the details of the men, and educators, including at the bar of his choosing." By Robert Elkin ing proposals private during the April actions. those who opposed the war. The By the time the conference Over 150 students attended a negotiation process. Andrew Gil- A number of issues occupied sentiment of the conference was finally ended, it had been flood- meeting of the Standing Com- christ '71, undergraduate mem- the attention of the more than that such figures should not be ed with scores of varying pro- mittee on the Special Lab- ber of the committee, stated I 000 delegates who attended the invited to address demon- posals from dissident groups at- oratories yesterday to demand that it should operate totally convention. The principal sent- strations that the group might -tending, including among others, greater community participation free of outside pressures and iment expressed 'Was that Pres- sponser. support for the Black Panthers, a in the review of new contract influences in order to objectively ident Richard Nixon's Viet- Many of the delegates in- drive for an all-out advertising proposals for those laboratories. review proposals. namization plan was a fraud and dicated regret that the composi- campaign, and a renaming of the The students questioned the Yesterday's meeting was an would serve only to prolong the tion of the conference was pr- Coalition. method of selection and oper- outgrowth of the appearance of ation of the committee and crit- several SACC members at a com- icized its refusal to release any mittee meeting last Monday. Un- specific information under con- satisfied with the committee re- Candidates stress reform sideration. Several- asked the sponse to their questions, SACC committee to explain why they and RLSDS called for a mass By Lee Giguere administration. weeks ago. The referendum is an had not taken any definitive student showing at yesterday's All three of the leading Eddleman and Ehrmann base attempt to sample student opin- stand on such projects as MIRV regularly scheduled meeting. The UAP/VP tickets are running on their statement on the idea that ion on revamping the judicial and VTOL. committee earlier in the week platforms putting heavy empha- '.'students should have responsi- system and the tactics of dissent The committee members gen- invited SACC to send several sis on educational and environ- bility for their own education that should be allowable on cam- erally agreed that there should representatives to it but SACC mental reform, differing mainly and their own lives." As specific pus. be more openess' in regard to and RLSDS felt that the whole in specific proposals and imple- programs they name "creating a Wednesday's election will also committee operations but em- community should participate in mentation. community judicial system; im- select new class officers. Steven phasized the necessity of keep- the proceedings. The Dresser-Bovarnick plat- proving education with pass-fail, Carhart '70 is the only person form contends that past student new subjects, fewer require- appearing on the ballot for the governments have not "dealt ments, better advising; incor- honorary position of the presi- Anti-A rvBMkick-off adequately with the student's porating the Undergraduate dent of the class of '70. Also prime concern-the educational Association to sponsor student- running unopposed is Howard environment." Among their pro- run research; increased personal Siegel, '71 for the presidency qf at Harvard tonight posals are the extension of pass- contact with students.. .revrising next year's Senior class. If elect- By Joe Kashi Arms controllers believe that fail, adoption of the independ- SCEP and SCE [the Student ed Siegel plans to attempt to get The opening session tonight such an expansion would -make ent study calendar, an alternate Committee on Educational seniors to work with freshman at Sander's Theater, Harvard of nuclear deterrence less stable BA degree, the admission of Policy and the Student Commit- advisors, to put together a the March 4th .program spon- and increase the chance of nu- more women, improvement of tee on Environment]; creating a study of how MIT has changed sored by the Union of Con- clear war in a period of intense student housing,-coed dorms, a GA operations committee to act while his class has been here, to cerned Scientists and the Ameri- crises. UAP appeals board, putting the as GA researchers and student can Federation of Scientists will The ·conference will also con- GA in closer touch with stu- ombudsman; ending compulsory be the kick-off of the renewed dents, and increased sider the new round of arms student par- commons and implementing Polling Booths fight against ABM. (Pleaseturn to page 7) ticipation in departmental coed living in more houses; start- The two-day conference will ing an ecology group .at MIT; Open from 8:55 focus on the problems of arms am to 5:30 pm investigation of conversion op- Wednesday, March 4: control in the modern world, portunities and freeing informa- recent American actions in stra- tion on present and proposed Sigma Phi Epsilon, 518 Beacon Street tegic armaments, and the up- 11 students face MIT contracts." coming Steategic Arms Limita- Pi Lambda Phi, 450 Beacon Street George and Solish describe Walker Memorial tion Talkcs. Due to the eminence their platform discipline ifor occupation as one of "partici- Kresge Auditorium of the participants and the im- -patory democracy and com- Lobby, Building 10 portance of the ABM contro- munity control." Although their The MIT administration plans Committee, chaired by Professor Lobby, Building versy, the conference will draw to bring statement included no 2 11 students, already Roy Lamson. However, Lamson specific Sloan School, Building E52 national attention. Most of the facing civil charges over the oc- stated that the hearings would proposals, they assert the right ' panel members were instrumen- cupation of the President's not be held until after the civil of students to "decide what they .. _ . . . .. _ tal in organizing last year's office, before the Committee on trial on March 10, so there will want" concerning "require- keep up the class newsletter, and nearly-successful fight -against Discipline, it was revealed yester- be no chance of prejudicing ments, grades, commons, hous- decide to what use the class initial deployment of the ABM. day. those cases. Furthermore, the ing, calendars, rules" all of treasury will be put (with'the UCS members consider this According to Dean for Stu- students involved have not yet which directly affect students. help of a referendum), while year's fight to be a test of dent Affairs J. Daniel Nyhart, received notice of charges since This year's campaigns have keeping' up the donut booth. strength in the attempt to limit the changes will probably be the Disciplinary Committee generated relatively little excite- Pete White, '72 running for Pre- military expenditures and the phrased as something approx- must first review the charges ment on campus. Bob Dresser sident oF ~the Class of '72 stated spiraling arms race. Last year's imating "deliberate interference sent them by the Dean before has waged a campaign based on that he was interested in giving effort to block ABM deploy- with the function of the In- deciding whether to call a stu- mass circulation of his platform his class a choice, his only plan ment failed by one vote; how- stitute". Those to be charged dent to trial. and living group discussions. for the future being the reviving ever, opponents of the system are: Lamson, Eddleman and Ehrmann have of JP. The incumbent, David are more optimistic this year. a center of con- Slesinger, Frank Taylor '71,-Rich Ed- troversy since the hearings that attempted to talk to as many '72 said that dead- Two major proponents . of the dleman '70, Peggy Hopper '71, ended in the expulsion of UAP students as possible, in keeping line observance will produce a Safeguard system, Senators John David Krebs '72, Charles Sim- Mike Albert, said that the com- with their promise to discuss the good JP. The candidates for Pastore and Henry Jackson, have mons '72, Aaron Tovish '71, mittee is aware of the disgruntle- issues if elected. Goerge's cam- President of the Class of '73, are expressed reservations about the Jeffrey Mermelstein '72, Donald ments that exist with it among paign included a full-page ad in Curtis Reeves, who sees the pre- expansion of the system. The Wolman '71, George Katsiaficas some sectors of the community. Thursday. All three tickets have sidency as a post that must Nixon , administration - has re- '70, Peter Kramer '70, and Tom He noted that the committee has attempted to reach students by inspire some new ideas wile cor- cently attempted to expand Goreau '72. been attempting to deal with distributing prepared statements. relating ideas developed by the Safeguard beyond its stated aim The charges were readied last this and has been preparing a Also included on the ballot- class, and Steve Allen, who ex- of ICBM protections to area pro- week and are in the process of paper on procedural reforms. will be the referendum voted on pressed an interest in fund rais- 'tection of population centers.. being delivered to the Discipline by the. General Assembly two ing and planning for JP. 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Radicals to challenge O-CS',- L.arrsaSo · By Bruce Schwartz action. The Tech stating the administra- lookW' . At press time last night, con- SDS' literature campaign has tion's belief that the recruiter. that wel-groomed Army's "right to to appear on campus, frontation was shaping up be- questioned the has a right 5*5 Tech quare. in view of the Army's and expressing the hope that tween MITSDS and SMC on one recruit" (opposite garage side, and the U.S. Army and "actions in the world;-," they there will be no attempt to use the recruiter Serving Techmen for over 35 years behind EasbtCampus) MIT Placement Office on the have talked of acting against the force to prevent --- - other. recruiter on March 4 "to cut off from seeing students. [The letter IL __ ,, MITSDS, which has been leaf- the supply of officers" the Army appears on page 4. ] I letting on the subject of the needs. However, Wayne Wenger '70, HOWTO GEuTA- QOfficer's Candidates School Apparently worried about a a member of Student Mobiliza- DOCTOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE (OCCS)- recruiter's visit to MIT repetition of the October 28 tion Committee, which isjoining for this demonstra- tomorrow, joined with SMC to demonstration against the GE with SDS Doctor of-Divinity degrees are issued by Universal Life Church, along with a plan "actions against the re- recruiter (the incident for which tion, said no such action was 10-1esson course in the procedure of setting up and operating a non-profit cruiter." A mass meeting in the Mike Albert was expelled), being contemplated. Rather, the organization. For a free will offering of S20 we will send you, irnmediately, all Sala- last night was called to Placement Director Robert K. action would probably consist of 10 lessons in-one'package along with a D. D. certificate. determine the nature of that Weatherall has sent a letter to a demonstration combined with UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH I SP a --- · s aa pc I P - PI`--P I-- -· I e BOX 6575 m.I - - I II - -- - -Y - "counter-recruitment" - at- tempts' to dissuade individual HOLLYWOOD, FI.ORIDA 33021 rF IIstudents from joining the OCS program. . - · L- I -- Apq~t etbs.- _ I
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