I wonder if the president of Pomona College knew of Father
by ndlp (2024-04-16 09:41:51)
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Hesburgh. After students occupied a Pomona College administrative building where her office is located, she told the students they had 10 minutes to get out.
Father Hesburgh was more patient - he allowed protesters 15 minutes of meditation, with a 5 minute grace period, to cease and desist back in 1969.



https://hesburgh.nd.edu/fr-teds-life/the-notre-dame-president/the-60s-and-student-activism/hesburgh-letter-the-new-york-times/



The article seems to contradict your 10 minute narrative *
by ufl  (2024-04-16 09:59:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

To clarify, Jay Nordlinger reported in his NR article:
by ndlp  (2024-04-16 13:16:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Starr said to the would-be occupiers, “If you do not leave within the next ten minutes, every student in this building is immediately suspended from this institution — if you are from Pomona. If you are from elsewhere, you immediately will be banned from this campus. Is that clear? Ten minutes.”
Unfortunately, the Columbia and Yale presidents haven't
by ndlp  (2024-04-22 13:42:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

followed Starr's guidance.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-give-a-college-student-a-cookie-fb5f617d?st=dj4xs59urcuo0zq&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink