University of Virginia Library

'Nothing To Lose'

In answer to this objection, Mr. Cass stated
that "at the point we are at now, we have
nothing to lose. We have submitted dozens of
schemes for better communication ... and this
refusal to deal with the Board of Visitors on the
present terms would not be immature. The
President and the Board of Visitors have taken
away all of the other alternatives.

"The Board of Visitors has said it meets and
has contact with students. If other students go
to the Board meeting, the Board can still say it
has meetings with students. But if they don't
go, then they can't say there were meetings
with students and that there was student
representation at the meeting."