University of Virginia Library

Shannon Receives Council,
Strike Committee Demands

By Peter Shea and
Fred Heblich
Cavalier Daily Staff Writers

President Edgar Shannon met with
some 400 students last night to receive a
list of demands proposed by the Virginia
Strike Committee, and endorsed by the
Student Council, but while promising to
consider the demands, he made no
promise to comply with them.

Prior to the meeting with the
President, the crowd had attended an
open Council meeting in the
amphitheatre where councilman Tom
Gardner, a Strike Committee leader,
moved that the Council endorse a letter
to be sent to Mr. Shannon stating the
demands.

Councilman Buzzy Waitzkin, who
earlier had advised Robert Canevari of
Council's probably endorsement of the
demands, then telephoned Mr. Canevari and
arranged for President Shannon to receive the
demands on the steps of Alderman Library. The
crowd then marched to the library where, after
a ten-minute wait, Mr. Shannon appeared.

The nine demands presented by Council
President Jim Roebuck to Mr. Shannon are:

1) That the University as complainant,
immediately revoke the court injunction filed
Monday to protect the students' rights to
protest government policy.

2) That Mr. Shannon prohibit University
security officers from carrying firearms, and
that the University not allow any outside law
enforcement officers on the Grounds.

3) That Mr. Shannon convene a general
meeting of the faculty in order to completely
remove ROTC from the Grounds.

4) That Mr. Shannon initiate action to sever
any contractual obligations presently
maintained with the Judge Advocate General
Corps.

5) That the University terminate all research
sponsored by or related to the Department of
Defense, and that no classified research be
countenanced any longer.

6) That Mr. Shannon sign President Hester's
statement as cited in The New York Times and
communicate this approval to President Nixon
at the earliest possible time.

7) That the University publicly commit
itself to accepting 20 per cent as a goal for the
enrollment of blacks, and that $100,000 be
allocated for the black admissions programs.

8) That Mr. Shannon express public support
for the right of University employees to strike
and bargain collectively.

In response to the demands, Mr. Shannon
said: "This is a large budget of demands which I
will consider, especially since they were
endorsed by the Student Council." He added,
"I have no further response to make at this
time."

The letter states that Mr. Shannon must
reply to the demands by 6 p.m. today at Clark
Hall, or at an 11 a.m. assembly in Cabell Hall.