 | The Cavalier daily Tuesday April 20, 1971 |  |
Tactics For Change
Questions concerning the extent of student willingness to employ
various tactics were posed. Three responses of interest follow:
I would non-violently demonstrate to achieve important goals in which I
believe.
| AGREE STRONGLY | 113 (41.9%) |
| AGREE SOMEWHAT | 94 (34.8%) |
| NO OPINION | 15 (5.6%) |
| DISAGREE SOMEWHAT | 23 (8.5%) |
| DISAGREE STRONGLY | 18 (6.7%) |
| NO RESPONSE | 4 (1.5%) |
I would non-violently strike to achieve important goals in which I
believe.
| AGREE STRONGLY | 111 (41.0%) |
| AGREE SOMEWHAT | 74 (27.4%) |
| NO OPINION | 21 (7.8%) |
| DISAGREE SOMEWHAT | 29 (10.7%) |
| DISAGREE STRONGLY | 29. (10.7%) |
| NO RESPONSE | 3 (1.1%) |
Violence in general is necessary if all other attempts at change fail.
| AGREE STRONGLY | 9(3.3%) |
| AGREE SOMEWHAT | 11(4.0%) |
| NO OPINION | 8(3.0%) |
| DISAGREE SOMEWHAT | 41(15.2%) |
| DISAGREE STRONGLY | 193(71.4%) |
| NO RESPONSE | 5(1.9%) |
A majority opinion among the sample in agreement (76.7%) with the
first statement to non-violently demonstrate, dropped slightly to 67.4%
when asked if they would non-violently strike. Those in agreement to
dissenting tactics dropped sharply to 7.3% when asked if violence in
general is useful.
Another notable factor in the responses is the breakdown of answers by
years in school. Figures indicated no major shift occurs between the
undergraduate and graduate years.
| The Cavalier daily Tuesday April 20, 1971 | |