Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Dean of Students Issues Intimidation Charge Denial B JON V1IJ. SOPKR Dean of Students Gilbert C. MacDonald has neeided not to answer h - student chaises of intimidation because the charges stem from eonvers tiofw whfcHh he regards as confidential. He did issue a blanket denial of intimidation being against his policy, however. In the nature of not regarded b ' him as a chance tie dkln ' These counseling situations and I am professionally bound not to dis- cuss them in public. It would be unfair to the students. i defend himself ' against n ' t think I have to defend The fairness I attempt to i well known among stu- dents, said MacDonald. Threats Denied because then- was a mix-op. MacDona ' d said With thai many (20001 diplomas we usually make ' about a half-dozen mistakes. It just happened to John — of all people K a student doesn ' t get tt, he comes to the director of financv or writes, requesting it be mailed to his post-graduation address. it there the other day. The intimidation charges were made by John DeWitt 66LA, now a Ph.D. candidate at Univ. ot Conn., and Michael Berman The dean categorically de- o ' ( TED. Both accused Dean Mac- nied that he had threatened any- ti Donald of trying to force them one. Use of threats or intimida- I into disassociating themselves lion is not the policy of this of- Dean MacDonald tmm the off-camnus magazine fice. he said. The dean said he Pickets Protest Napalm ,fn,L-, I SHOULD TH tiro i rite BE Pfn?T0Fr]| a SDS MEMBERS stage sit-in during Dow Chemical Co. recruitii ing the company ' s manufacture of napalm, later agreeing to I campus last Thursday, ya w p picketing to tkc a p f rf cw w Mi (NEWSphoto by Km So . Northeastern NEWS, February 3. IW7 P Mf» H»m EDITORIAL ROTC Training Recent student activities here and earlier at ton University have brought up a question that ma have been paid serious attention otherwise: is L training on campus compatible with the educational process of an. academically concerned university? Yesterday the BU faculty voted on abolishing crctfit for military courses as a result of a proposal sup- ported heavily by students and faculty. A similiar action has been suggested by the Northeastern Students for a Democratic Society. While the NEWS does not agree with all of the assumptions the SDS brings to the arguement we feel that not only should academic credit be elimin- ated for these military courses but that the entire Reserve Officers Training Corps program should be withdrawn from Northeastern. Withdrawal of the course credit from the ROTT brigade, the largest voluntary corps in the count ry, at nearly 3000, could be justified simply on grounds of the gut characteristics of the basic courses. Almost auto- matic high grades in courses that rank educationally with basket-weaving are unfairly inflating the average of legitimate courses, an advantage female students, for example, cannot option.

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FEBRUARY 1961 ; Pickets protest manufacture of napalm and recruiting by Dow Co. : ROTC instructors quiz students on their profs ' views. 5, NEWS calls for withdrawal of ROTC. 4. Student Council asks for study on ROTC. 5. Silver Masque puts on Streetcar Named Desire. 6. inter Carnival features Donna Adams as queen. 7. Dionne Warwick and Chad Mitchell Trio entertain. 8. 1500 students sign pro-ROTC petition. s 9. Track season. p Siji

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