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Commends Actions

Mr. Shannon also
commended the actions of
Council Representative Sherri
Smith, who was coordinating
the student activities on
Founder's Day, for what he
termed "good judgment and
common sense" in cooperating
with the University officials
who ordered the eviction.

In a letter to University
Legal Adviser Neill H. Alford
last month, Mr. Rinaca
requested that the University
submit an official apology to
the groups which had been
evicted.

Mr. Rinaca said that he was
pleased with the statement
from Mr. Shannon, saying "it
was what we (Council) asked
for."

Mr. Rinaca pointed out in
the letter that Council had
"acted in good faith" in inviting
the groups to present displays
in Cabell Hall. He also noted
that Council had received a
memorandum from Public
Occasions Committee
Chairman W. Bedford Moore
approving a Council request
that the displays be allowed in
the foyer of Cabell Hall.