Word: lefts
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...second vote--which Kazin said was to have been final--came at 10:30, and found 150 supporting an immediate seizure, and 180 still backing the New Left's resolution. Kazin called for a renewal of debate to develop a unified position...
...resented President Pusey's "egregious misuse," as one faculty member described it, of the Faculty-passed ROTC resolution. They felt that the President not only ignored the intent of the majority behind the February 4 resolution, but also used it to justify a quite different policy. Second, many members left with the impression that President Pusey is sadly out of touch with the large majority of the University community. He put forth a view of the society--the dangers and priorities--which most of those at the SFAC meeting appeared to reject...
This liberal or left-liberal rationale which Peretz enunciated implies that the University should make only the minimal effort to keep ROTC--only so that no one would be denied their rights. Peretz said that the Faculty didn't want the University "to find all kinds of congenial arrangements with the Department of Defense," and asked Pusey why the Corporation had made this "political" decision...
...left the meeting with somewhat the same feeling I had after listening to Columbia President Grayson Kirk when I covered the Columbia rebellion last spring. An administrator who is so far out of contact with his constituency has little recourse but to force in a confrontation. For there is little common ground on which to base negotiations. President Pusey's testimony on ROTC before SFAC represents the type of rigidity which breeds confrontation...
...demonstrators. When a student unconnected with the demonstration was forcibly prevented from entering the building, Ford said, "I hope it's clear to you all that you're obstructing the free passage of members of this community." After getting their coats and arguing with demonstrators, Ford and Glimp left...