University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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U60- ll., my Photos by .lan Kowynia The concrete steps of the Fine Arts Center offer a panoramic view of campus activity. Quite a rogues gallery of diverse individuals gathers to enjoy the sun on the Stone Cafe. The glory ol' nature stands in sharp contrast to the austere architecture of Lederle Tower. Introductionf9

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and, at about the same time, students were demonstrating against the administration's refusal to allow the Le- gal Services Office to represent students in university-related matters. Nearly five months later, on Feb. 12, about 100 minority students, in a brilliant strategic move, occu- pied the New Africa House, the minority cultural center, for seven consecutive days. The students were protesting the univer- sity's handling of a Feb. 7 incident in which four white males allegedly shout- ed racial slurs and harassed continued, page 10 Th ibrantly dressed student captured the eye of ph tographer Norm Benrimo as he scouted the St d nt Union. M 'iv 8 Introduction . ,.,, ,M 1 P. Ht. rf. W, ,,..----4-41

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hx ,E 5093- two black students, Jerome Smith and James Cunningham, and Smith's white girl- friend, Sarah Whittle. Whittle and Smith later filed private complaints against the four in Hampshire Su- perior Court. During the sit-in, mi- nority students issued a list of seven de- mands to Chancellor Joseph Duffey, includ- ing the expulsion of the four men and a committment on the university's part to in- crease minority enrollment. continued, page 12 Top: The University of Massachusetts Marching Band's drum line sets the pace for the day's events. Aho .fan unidentified student munches on an apple ' E'e sitting atop the Campus Cen- ter's sunny Si i Cale. Wight: One ofthe March- ing Band's mos, popular routines features a group of student Can-Can dancers frolicking to the band's rhythm. Here two dancers are frozen mid- step. l0f Introduction ,