Word: protesters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...word around University Hall the past few years was that the days of student protest had vanished in a cloud of pre-professional anxiety. The word was wrong...
...cases, and its rejection of immediate divestiture of all stock in banks lending money to Pretoria, touched a raw nerve. That night, 3500 students--more than half the undergraduate population--took part in a torch- and candle-light procession across the University campus, chanting and singing to protest the decision...
...aftermath of the protests saw President Bok, questioned by students at the Quincy House senior dinner, declare that divestiture would not be "the most ethical or the most effective" course of action, as hundreds of students staged a silent protest outside the dining hall. Then, perhaps the inevitable: reading period took its natural toll, and widespread student activism took a back seat to exam-period blues. In that sense, the "new mood" theorists could claim a victory--but only a temporary one. Members of student anti-apartheid groups promise a new round of protest soon: perhaps at this year...
With all of this in mind, it would still be a mistake to regard the demonstrations as futile efforts, even if the Corporation's decision seems unalterable. The week of protest--the initial demonstration, the week-long vigil, and the torchlight parade--should provide added encouragement for similar movements at other schools. Because of the media attention such large demonstrations receive, public awareness of the anti-apartheid movement is bound to increase...
AFTER A CAMPUS PROTEST in 1971, police obtained a warrant to search the files of the Stanford Daily, an undergraduate newspaper. Since then, two courts have ruled that law enforcement officials must obtain a subpoena to search a newspaper office. Unlike a warrant, a subpoena gives warning before a search, allowing the paper to gather and submit only the documents, tapes or photographs specifically relevant to the case in question. Moreover, it provides the paper a chance to prove that it in fact has no pertinent material, as was the case at Stanford...