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Pusey, Ford, and Glimp on the Dow Protest

GLIMP: As of now.

QUESTION: You said there was some talk of severance for some of the student leaders involved. Can you tell us what arguments were used in the Administrative Board aganist that.

GLIMP: Well, as has been indicated, I think the first point the Administrative Board felt very strongly about is the difference between dissent and even vigorous dissent and use of force on another individual. That was the basic feeling. As we began to try to figure out what action might be appropriate, it seemed to us that it was important to weigh the educational considerations, gains that might accrue from moderate but severe action. I suppose in a sense we were saying we'd like to keep the students here and talk to them some more.

QUESTION: Are there any football players or members of any other athletic teams involved?

GLIMP: We weren't concentrating on that aspect of each individual case so I have to say I don't know. I did notice the name of one student but I'd rather not mention it here. We didn't ever deal with it or mention it....

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QUESTION: (interrupting) Was it a football player, Dean?

FORD: We wouldn't talk about individual cases.

GLIMP: We don't want to talk about individual cases.

QUESTION: There have been statements that if disciplinary action is taken there will be demonstrations. If there are demonstrations, how will you deal with them, Sir?

PUSEY: Well, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. I think maybe Dean Ford could comment more about this. Possible, or not possible student reaction--that's kind of idle guessing--but reactions that have been demonstrated these last several days.

I have personally lived in College communities a long while, and am very very hesitant to ever say that this is what the students think. If there is one thing I have known there's much more variety in the student body than

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