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Wednesday, February 19, 1975

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By ANN MARIE LIPINSKI -T h e establishment of a
The relatively short but tu- black student center;
multuous history of the Black -The establishment of a Uni-
Action Movement (BAM) strike versity-wide appeal board to
had its beginnings in a period deal with financial aid;
when protest was still hip and -The revamping of tne par-
"revolution" was the American ents confidential stateme it to
Way. allow for "hidden costs": and
The time was spring, 1970 and -The g r a n t i n g of tuition
the tempo was fast. University waivers to in-state black stu-
s t u d e n t s campus-wide were dents to be admitted under spe-
raising banners and clenched cial programs.
fists in support of the BAM de- The statement also pledged
mands. The movement, which support for "our brown brothers
was primarily aimed at upping and sisters, the Chicanos, in
black enrollment to ten per cent their more than reasonable de-
by 1973-74, climaxed in an eight- mands for one recruiter and 50
day class strike that drew 75 Chicano students on campus this
per cent of the LSA student fall."
population from their classes
at itspeak.AS THE movement snowball-
a s pe. ed, ho w e v e r, additional de-
BAM, WHICH included repre- mands including the prevention
sentatives from the Black Stu- of reprisals against participants
dents Union, Black Law Stu- in the class strike and a man-
dents Association, Association datory one-time assessment of
of Black Social Work Students, $3 per student for a Martin
and black medical school and Luther King scholarship fund,
psychology department groups were included.
first presented their demands to Nearly two months after the
President Robben Fleming, and demands were first submitted,
Student Government Council in BAM members overwhelmingly
early February of 1970. approved a Regental proposal
BAM's original demands, concerning implementation of
some of those demands and re-
which were drawn up at a mass e th dm s d -
meeting of black students called
for: 4J
-An increase in black enroll-A B ld g. 4
ment at the University to teni
per cent by 1973-74;
-Additional annual increases
to this percentage until the pro
portion of blacks "shall ap-
proach if not exceed" the pro- (Continued from Page 1)
portion of blacks in the +otal time Native-American advocate
state population; with pay equal to amount of
-The hiring of several full- work done;
time recruiters to aid this in- 0 Establishment of an Asian-
creased enrollment; American advocate;
-The establishment of "an in- Establishment of a Chicanoj
tensive supportive services pro- cultural center;
gram" to serve the new black 0Granting of total amnesty:
students; ' "for all those participating inj
-An increase in Univer ity the activities of the Third World
financial aid to black students; Coalition Council."
Fleming said in a press con-
ference late yesterday after-
noPthVsTC)IOmitio
Y5I noon that his administration

jection of others.
Final agreements reach d en
the v a r i o u s BAM demands
were:
-10 per cent black enroll-
ment by fall 1973.
-The admission of 900 new
black students in fall 1971.
-Adequate supportive serv-
ices, including financial aid,
tutoring and counseling.
-Nine undergraduate and an
unspecified number of graduate
recruiters. Seven new recruiters
in the OAP and two more re-
cruiters and or financial aid
officers in the Financial Aid
Office were committed et the
undergraduate level.
T h r e e graduate recruiters
and additional funding to fi-
nance part-time recruiters, in-
cluding such efforts by stu-
dents, was approved.
-4315,000 for supportive serv-
ice and the Afro-Ameri.an
Center.
-Creation of a University-
wide financial aids appeal board
and revamping of the parents
confidential statement.
=-A Chicano recruiter and 50
Chicano students by fall 1970.
-R e c r u i t m e n t of black
faculty.
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'75 BAM demands
The following is a condensation of the Black Action Move-
ment demands presented to the University yesterday by the
Third World Coalition Council (TWCC). TWCC has promised
to leave the Administration Building when the first six de-
mands are met and the University agrees to bargain on the
rest.
Demanded:
" That the TWCC be recognized as the sole bargaining
agent for people of color in the University;
* That Cleopatra Lyons be reinstated in the Nursing
School:
* That the job appointment of the Native American
advocate be raised from half-time to full time;
* The establishment of an Asian American advocate;
" The establishment of a Chicano Cultural center;
*Total amnesty from all reprisals for demonstrators.
The TWCC calls for University negotiation on the follow-
ing:
0 That blacks constitute ten per cent of the student
population by September, 1975; 13 per cent by September,
1976; a percentage equal to or greater than the percentage
of blacks in the state by September, 1977; that each depart-
ment be ten per cent black; and that the black student popu-
lation be half male and half female;
0 That the percentage of blacks in the overall and in-
dividual department faculties be ten percent by September,
1975; 13 percent by September, 1976; and equal to or great-
er than the state's black population percentage by Septem-
ber, 1977;
0 That all screening and preliminary examinations for
applicants for these faculty posts be "null and void" until
the demanded percentages are met;
0 That the Black United Front be given general control
of all admission, recruitment, and financial aid policies re-
garding blacks.
0 That money for black financial aid be increased by
thirty percent immediately and that those funds continue
to be increased "to meet the needs of black students";
0 That the Black United Front control all University
services concerning black students;
0 That the Black United Front be given control of 25
per cent of the University's budget:
" That the Black United Front be recognized as sole
bargaining agent for University blacks;
" That the Black United Front be given control of the
hiring and firing of all black administrators, and that the
number of black administrators be increased immediately;
0 That all black faculty members be granted tenure.
" That the percentage of blacks in research programs
be raised to the percentage of blacks in the state:
* That all grades of less than 'A' for black students be
"neutralized" until the enrollment and 1975 faculty demands
are met:
! That all black students be exempt from examinations
until the enrollment demands are met and until the group
"feels there is an adequate black faculty and administrative
body to justly evaluate the academic ability of black stu-
dents":
0 That the percentage of Mexican-Americans, Native
Americans, and Asian-Americans at the University be in-
creased to their corresponding percentage in the U. S. popu-
lation.
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wouia not recogize the Coun-
cil as a negotiating team and
would not grant amnesty to
participants of the takeover.
"The University has an abso-!
lutely firm position on amnesty
-we do not grant amnesty," he
said. He added, however, that
"as long as there is no de- I
struction of property they will
not be removed."
BUT WHEN Fleming was
posed with the hypothetical
question of what would happenz
if the students remained for an
extended period of time, he re-
sponded, "That's a bridgehwe'll
cross when we come to it."
Speaking of the recognition of
the Council, Fleming said, "If
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one wants to argue whether
they represent all of the Third
World students - I don't know
whether they do or not." He be-
lieves that valuable time is be-
ing wasted "debating whether
or not you (the Council) repre-
sents all Third World students."
"Why not discuss the kinds of
problems you think you have
instead," he concluded.
While there were no incidents
of violence during the day, sev-
eral city policemen remained
in the building overnight. The
building was secured at 10:30
last night with no one allowed
to enter or exit after that time.
FURTHER negotiations will
begin at 9:00 a.m. this morn-
ing.
The takeover was precipitated
by "incident after incident aft-
er incident," according to
Council spokesman Sam Riddle,
culminating with the expulsion
of Cleopatra Lyons, a black
nursing student. She has been
accused by Nursing School of-
ficials of giving insulin to a pa-
tient withoutithe consent of a
doctor. They accused her of
not conforming "to traditions in
the Nursing School."
Richard Garland, a Black
Advocate, termed the allega-
tions "lies," and further stated
that the "insulin injection was
not given."
SHE HAS not, in my opinion,
been givendueprocess to which
she was entitled," he concluded.
Lyons was summarily dismis-
sed in one day.
The sit-in was also provoked
by the controversy surrounding
the Regents' selection of Jewel
Cobb, a black woman educator,
and the University's ultimate
rejection of her.
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And just a few poured over
textbooks = in preparation for
upcoming exams - or had al-
ready fallen asleep.
"I'M READY to stay as long
as it takes," commented a de-
monstrator wearing a blue-knit
cap. "I didn't bring anything
with me, but I'm ready just the
same.'
The second-floor maze of of-
fices - including Fleming's-
conference rooms, and closets
has been almost completely
overrun by the band of surpris-
ingly typical looking students,
with only a few sporting bizarre
garb or hairstyle.

g n t
ness or worry, city police and
University security guards
milled about among the demon-
strators.
"THE WORST thing is that
when a bunch of radicals get
together we have to work over-
time," said one cop who had
been on duty for nearly 18
hours.
"Everybody is playing it cool
- the kids, Fleming, us - and
that's just fine with me," he
added.
Even Fleming's entrance and
exit failed to set off much of
an emotional response; save
for a few hoots, catcalls, and
obscenities. The whole thing

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I'd be sleeping outside Flem- ceived picnic than a bitter at-
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were absolutely crazy," quip- ment."
ped one student. "But I'm her Strangely, for all the talk of
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