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Abolition petitions circulate as AWS battle continues By JUDY EICHER to exist, should come to a head of Student Council hearings on AWS, as the organ!organization that represents Managing Editor this Thursday evening. legislation will actually appear be- my Interests as a student." The controversy currently rag- Amid a flurry of petitions to fore Thursday's council meeting Others are putting their names ing on campus over the right of abolish AWS, a smattering of re- to abolish AWS. to a petition saying, "I ... resign the Association of Women Students taliation "warnings," and four days as a member of the Association Bill proposed of Women Students." "One half of the campus Is being These petitions wlU probably be governed by a representative body presented to Student Council or other than Student Council. This feasibly used to Inform the Board weakens Student Council," said of Trustees of the feelings of some Tom Shelley co-sponsor of the bill of the women students. The board which will appear before council must okay council action before Thursday. AWS Is abolished. Shelley's bill will recommend "Anybody that feels our present to the Board of Trustees that AWS judicial system Is unfair and wants be abolished, and an Inter - res- to see a new judicial system set idence hall council be created on up is signing these petitions," said an Interim basis. Carol Hudglns, freshman Student This Interim council would co- Council representative from West ordinate social activities for wo- HaU. men's dorms as well as acting The "new Judicial system" would as a sounding board, but would have "judges, due process, defense have no legislative or judicial attorneys, and the right of appeal boards. to Student Court," according to Eventually , Shelley hopes this Miss Hudglns. council could be merged with the Under the new system, the final present Men's Inter-residence Hall appeal decision could not be re- Council (MIRHC^ versed by AWS." "This interim council would be Reactionary signs "warning" Just like the present organization students about the consequences of of MIRHC " said Shelly. "Men's signing petitions were posted residence halls are entirely auton- throughout West Hall thlsweekend. omous from the University now. So "They had the girls running wlU be the women's, and hope- scared. Some of these girls are fully, each haH will be able to apathetic, some are brainwashed, make Its own rules and regula- and some are scared stiff now," tions." said Miss Hudglns. SheUey forsees that Individual Posted In one of the lavltorles dormitories would set their own In West Hall this weekend was regulations on hours, dress pol- the following statement, copied by icies, eating and smoking In Miss Hudglns: lounges, and "other day to day "If anyone approaches vou with tidings that affect the way people a petition to abolish AWS, make live." sure you know what you're doing Women "resign" and why your'e doing it. If you Women from each dormitory are sign, your'e the one who' 11 have now signing petitions saying that to live with the effects!" DIM LIBRARY-An emergency power system kept the Library they "withdraw their support from Miss Hudglns thinks the sign was open until 4 p.m. yesterday when it was closed due to inoper- AWS," or "refuse to acknowledge posted by a resident assistant In able book checkouts. (Photo by Tim Culek.) the Association of Women Students West. Holds hearings Hearings stemming from legis- Coble breakdown causes $4,000 damage lation In last Thursday's coun- cil meeting are now being con- Tues., Nov. 19, 1968 No 32 A break In the main cable lead- and X-ray work. Also, the main due to the lack of adequate pow- ing to the Library at 8:45 a.m. ducted on judicial procedures In switchboard connecting calls to er. The heat was on, but the the freshmen women's dormitor- yesterday was responsible for an patients was unable to function. air became stuffy because the fans electrical breakdown effecting 3/4 ies. Meeting ends All operations resumed this morn- used to circulate the air were not Last night the hearing dealt with of the campus. Damage was es- ing as normal. working. The telephones at the main timated at $3,000 to $4,000. Mooney Hall. West Hall will be desk and the circulation machines covered In tonight's hearing and dining dispute The accident occured when a The Library closed at 4 p.m. were also Inoperable. sharp object, probably a steel (Continued on page 5) The dispute at Commons dining spike, dropped by a construction hall Is finally over as a result worker blew a hole In the 4,160 of last Thursday's clarification - volt cable that caused a short meeting, according to officials. circuit^ resulting In the electri- Officials of the Commons and city breakdown. KSU blacks plan walkout the administration led a meeting Within 20 minutes, the High Volt- to help clarify where the worker age System of Toledo was noti- By JOHN HAVILREK lstratlon does not grant them total stood after last week's disturban- fied and repair work began at Negro, branded both campus cham- and JIM MARINO amnesty for participating In a dem- bers "powerless," and resigned ces. With 45 people In attendance 1:30 p.m., lasting until after 8 Staff Writers p.m. onstration Wednesday against a his positions Friday to "work for they told the workers that an agree- recruiter for the Oakland Police mwnt was reached with the lead- Most affected by the lossof pow- the goals which have for so long KENT, O., More than 250 Department. laid dormant," he said. ers of the student complaints er were the Student Health Center members of Kent State Univer- Nine black students, Identified and now there should be no dis- and the Library. sity's Black United Students (BUS) through photographs taken at the He was Joined in his chastise- agreement with policy. The Student Health Center was organization plan this week to make demonstration, face possible sus- ment of KSU by four other Negro The students for the most part unable to conduct any laboratory good their pledge to walk off campus pension from the University for student senate members, who also seemed to agree with the views work, Including physical therapy "suitcases in hand" If the admin- their protestors role. resigned. expressed by the officials. BUS and the Students for a Dem- ocratic Society (SDS) campus chap- Some Negroes at Kent have sta- ter have Joined to demand amnesty ted they do not agree with the pol- for all those who participated In icy stand of BUS, but have been Julian Bond to speak here the protest, retorting the demon- threatened with physical harm If stration was whoUy "constitution- they do not go along with plans al and orderly." for the walkout. 1 "If we grant amnesty we might on 'youth and new politics Just as well forget about the Stu- Reasons for the original protest dent Code and all our rules," said against the Oakland police recruit- Julian Bond, state representative of the state. The Rules commit- bership. Later that year, Bond won Robert E. Matson, KSU dean of er are believed to have stemmed from Georgia who was nominated tee allowed the Bond-led delega- a third election and the United students, according to Harold L. from recent attacks made by Oak- for vice president at the Demo- tion to take Its place with al- States Supreme Court unanimously Greenberg, editor of The Dally Kent land policemen against the mili- cratic Convention In Chicago, will ready seated delegates. ruled that the Georgia House had Stater, student newspaper. tant Black Panthers headquarters speak at 8 p.m. Friday In Mem- Following the convention, Bond erred and on Jan. 9, 1967, he took A student walkout was originally In that city, according to some orial Hall. joined a group of dissenters, un- the oath of office. planned for 4 p.m. yesterday, ac- observers. Several Oakland police His visit Is part of the Unl- happy with their party's presiden- cording to BUS spokesmen, but officers were suspended from the verslty's "YouthF" tial candidate, and are attempting Prior to his election to public failed to materialize. Plans call force foUowlng departmental in- and New Pol-[ to wrest control of party machin- office, Bond helped form the Stu- for the walkout to occur later In vestigations there, and several of- ltlcs" series de-1 ery. Despite their dissatisfaction dent Nonviolent Co - ordlnatlng the week If neither side relaxes ficers face felony charges. signed to expose I with the current leaders, the dls- Committee (SNCC) and became Its present hard-line stand. students to poll-[ senters — who call their communications director of the or- Informed sources are saying this tics and govern- J group the New Democratic Coal- ganization a year later. BUS and SDS members, led by was the reason for the placards ment through a[ ition — are essentially committed students Mark Real and Carl By- carried by Kent State protestors number of na-l to working within the party for An associate of the Rev.