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...Heartiest congratulations to President Peterson on keeping her cool in the Linda Le Clair affair [April 26]. The problem is not Barnard's, or that of any college. It was produced-and must be accepted by-the adult community. What I rebellious students overlook is the immutable equation that if one would contest the paternalistic supervision of the college, he must accept the legalistic restrictions and moral consequences of society. Even if Linda makes the minor point that some of the residential requirements of the college may trespass upon what she claims as her individual rights, has she proved...
...students will form picket lines set up around all classroom buildings on Columbia property, at Barnard, and at some graduate schools. Tactics for the strike have been left up to individual picket captains...
...with the demonstrators, will pour onto the campus if police use force against the students. The two main entrances to the campus do not have gates, but large numbers of police have been on guard since Friday. The entire campus remains sealed off by police, with only Columbia and Barnard students allowed to enter...
Police immediately sent for reinforcements and sealed off the campus, allowing only Barnard and Columbia students to enter through the outside gates. Other police guarded entrances 10 classroom buildings. Over 100 policemen were stationed around the area, and in nearby Harlem extra patrols roamed the streets...
After deliberating for five hours, the council last week agreed, and proposed a "thorough revision" of the housing rules to eliminate "any suggestion of discriminatory practice or infringement." The council also found Linda technically guilty of disobeying regulations, lamely recommended that she be denied the privilege of using such Barnard facilities as the campus snack bar and cafeteria, an action that the Columbia student newspaper lauded as a "suitable nonpunishment...