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Judiciary Sets
Expansion
Banner Trial

By ALEX SILVER

The Department of Athletics has
pressed charges with the Judiciary
Committee against five students who
waved a banner at the Vanderbilt game
October 2 in apparent violation of the
Department's ban on flag-waving.

Eugene Corrigan, Director of Athletics
and representing his Department, has
filed a complaint against Doug Hamm,
Bucky Mandaleris, Bob Sheeder, Paul
Trouche, and John Wood for violating the
ban.

The banner, which read "Stop Expansion,"
was displayed before the crowd of spectators in
the direction of the box where University
President Edgar F. Shannon and Governor
Linwood Holton were sitting.

The students then rolled up the banner and
presented it to Mr. Shannon, who then waved
the bundle to the crowd.

The ruling prohibits the waving of flags or
banners of any kind with the exception of the
American and Virginia flags at athletic contests.
The ruling was put into effect two days before
the Vanderbilt game.

Mr. Corrigan stated that the action of the
Athletic Department was based on the "whole
idea that Scott Stadium was not an arena for
airing gripes that it's a place for football games.
Other schools maintain the peace by police
protection and frisking of spectators," but he
feels that such action is not necessary at
Virginia.

Mr. Corrigan also said that the ruling
"clearly stated that such banners would not be
allowed without prior approval of the
Department of Athletics. The logical thing to
do after the incident was to follow through
with the ruling or else leave the Athletic
Department on pretty shaky ground."

More than a week has passed since the
incident, but no sudden pressure was placed,
Mr. Corrigan claims, on the Athletic
Department to take action against the students.

Howard Gordon, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, was consulted by Mr. Corrigan on
procedural problems with filing complaints
with the Committee as was Dean of Students
Robert T. Canevari. As a result, the filing of the
charges was delayed until yesterday.

Trail date has not yet been set, but Mr.
Gordon has said that if the students are found
guilty of violating the ban on flags, they will
not be severely punished.