October 05, 1974 (vol. 85, iss. 27) • Page Image 4
…Eighty-four years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Saturday, October 5, 1974 News Phone: 764-0552 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mi. 48104 It's sti1l…
… America s war AA threatens student rights DANIEL ELLSBERG AND Jane Fon- da will speak tonight at 8:30 in the Rackham Auditorium on the topic "It's Still America's War." The event, described as a "free…
… Neill Hollenshead, one of the plaintiffs in Wil- kins V. Ann Arbor City Clerk, a case which questioned the constitutionality of state election laws regarding students. "This is a partisan move reflecting…
… concern with the new residents gaining political power," he charged. City Council's recent removal of two campus sites is merely another step by those in power to legally disenfranchise students whose…
… potential power t h e y fear. Though these new obstacles are not insurmountable, they do serve the purpose of perpetuating the already-ram- pant student apathy and University ivory towerism. TRADITIONALLY…
…, prominent c o m - munity figures have expressed f e a r whenever new groups are granted t h e right to vote, and such attitudes toward students still prevail. Considered unpro- ductive and uninterested in…
… local affairs, University students were presumed resi- dents of anywhere but Ann Arbor. When one desired residency here, he or she i faced seas of questionnaires and other red tape to determine an…
… "affirmative showing of residency." Owning property or working full-time strengthened the in- dividual's case. In 1969, City Council asked the State Legislature to permit students to vote "in the city where they…
… (College) would he lose his right to vote in the Fourth Ward?" NEVERTHELESS, students won their place on the political map in 1971. De- claring portions of the State Election Law (MCLA 168.11) dealing with…

















































