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 - Class of 1971

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September 1970 - June 1971 CAMPUS SENTIMENT The 1970-71 academic year at UMO left many with a feeling of helplessness. Students returned for the fall semester expecting to encounter active political movements. Many hoped to participate in anti-war demonstrations, curriculum reform activ- ities. etc., which gave people a chance to do some- thing they felt was worthwhile. But the fall semester was a letdown. Everyone waited for someone to do something. Hey! There’s a war going on man. There’s poverty, rac- ism. We can’t allow the country to follow its present path. We’ve got to get out there and show Tricky Dicky the way it should be.” No one did. The campus remained quiet throughout the year. The first disappointment came over the sum- mer. when the trustees decided there would be no fall recess for political campaigning. And this was by no means the last disappointment. Not even one anti-war rally was a success as they all had been the year before. The first demonstration in the fall was sched- uled for October 15. It was to be a “commu- nications day,” focusing on the social implications of a wartime economy and related problems, i.c., the effect of intlation on fixed family incomes and the resulting lack of funds for domestic programs. The rally was cancelled because of bomb threats. A rock concert was held instead. UMO students did not even participate in the October 31 national moratorium. We don't have the support and organization to pull off a success- ful rally, said Coalition for Peace coordinator Kevin Vickers, and no plans were made. A third national moratorium was scheduled for November 15. The day passed. The Maine Campus did not even report it. The sentiment of the spring before was still there, but no one rekindled the fire. Everyone felt helpless. Support and organization, apparently 6

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