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Blacks Assemble On Lawn

"We felt that we went to
Mr. Shannon in good faith,"
the student leaders said, "but
he had not responded in good
faith. We therefore decided to
visit Mr. Shannon as a show of
black student solidarity." Mr.
Shannon then appointed a
board headed by Law Prof.
Marion Kellogg to look into
charges of harassment.

Student Council backed the
BSA by issuing a statement
censuring the administration
for its "ineptness" in
investigating the complaints of
harassment.

Mr. Chaffin was eventually
removed from his position as
security officer, but remained
on the University payroll.
Interviews were set up in an
effort to find a permanent
position for him on the
University staff.

Thus, although percentages
of blacks enrolling in the
University may be increasing
each year, those entering
students have not found their
receptions quite so
encouraging.