Yesterday, tre Ad Hoc Committee to End Political Supatedbion
ocetpied the tower of Academic II.

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Farlier, Pres. McMurray (jn a statement to the eiheaial had ree

_sponced to our demands with a flat no, which was reiterated iu talks
‘with representatives cf the Committee duving the afterncon,. This

felloweid weeks of stalling actions by the Proditeat and adzinistr atio.
designed to onscure the issues and push off the matter until final
exams when they will be able to igucre the demands,

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MeMurray, who stated that to meet our demands would make a
"mockery" of his “conscience and manhood," hirsd a aquad cf goons
armed with Gamirers and 2 by 4s to maintain centro] of the ad minis-"
trative otfices. Ina ar iene aetions tre administration (aided by a
Broup of campus right-wingers) evicted demonstrators from the $8
Building by threatening to serve an injundtion against thaw. An ine
juaction receatly handed sixdents at Queenrsoorough Comnitnity Col-
lege enjoined civdente against Gemoustrating, corgreguating in or ad
jaze2at to any building on campus, cistribating lecflets, veing cound
egzipisent, holding rallies or atrempting to convince other students
tmy ta;e actions in cpposition to the administration. In suyrt, stu-
dents were deprived of any rights of political crganization,

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Toe admioistration's refusal to act foreed us to take action +o
prevent the admiaistratien tower of Aeedenie from functioning whil
our demands bav2 not been mai. We must icontinue to act, and we
urge cttier students to join with us in doing Bo, in order to force th
adicinistxretion to grant our demauds.

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