University of Virginia Library

Need For Action

Mr. Shannon's decision
averted a complete
abandonment of restrictions
upon the use of University
facilities by non-student
organizations, citing the need
for action by the Board of
Visitors on this matter.

Fourth-year student Beat
Steiner and graduate student
Jim Keim, representing
religious groups desiring to use
University space, challenged
the policy in November in a
letter to the Calendar
Committee.

Praising Mr. Shannon's
decision yesterday, Mr. Keim
said "His action returns the
University to its own best
traditions of academic and
intellectual freedom to pursue
truth wherever it may lead."