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A "Black Symposium," sponsored by the Political Union Committee and the Black Studies Program, is held on campus, bringing in speakers and films about the black experience.

A four-day Moratorium is held November 13-16, including a "March Against Death" on the 15th. Estimates put attendance at less than one-third of the October 15th event. The image featured in this item may be found in the Paul Philemon Kies Photograph…

An alliance of self-described "Third World" student groups presents the University with a list of eleven demands as "a minimum commitment against racism." President Terrell would reject these demands on May 22. The label Third World arises from the…

The World Affairs Institute holds a program of films and speakers titled "Why Student Unrest?" in the CUB auditorium.

4:30 PM. 250 students stage a sit-in blocking Stadium Way for 90 minutes. At one point, a demonstrator throws a two-by-four through the window of a car attempting to drive around them. The image featured in this item may be found in the Barbara J.…

28 x 22 cm. document, 2 pages. An open letter from Washington State University President Glenn Terrell to the University following the student occupation of the French Administration building, addressing the issue of cancelling classes in favor of…

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 3 pages. President Terrell addresses the eleven demands issued by minority groups on campus. In each case, he explains what the university has done in favor of a demand, why the university cannot acceded to a demand, or how the…

28 x 22 cm. letter, 8 pages. Handwritten letter by Ralph Atkins describing his 1970 experiences with the racism and student protests at Washington State University, as well as his views of racism in America. Writing 17 years later, he relates his…

People on the campus of Washington State University sit at a memorial to Kent State victims. The picture looks north towards Bohler Gym.

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 3 pages. The University Committee for Rationality, consisting of faculty, staff, and teaching assistants, urged students to address issues of foreign and domestic policy in other less disruptive ways, and condemns the Citizens…

28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 3 pages. This document outlines the agreements made between university administration and studentminority groups in response to the list of demands those student groups had made. Issues touched upon included student government,…

28 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. Letter written by members of the Washington State University Anthropology department to President Terrell stating their support of the student strike, as well as their support of any of their department members who might…

Anti-Draft Week includes panels, marches, church services, and a dance. It's organized by the Three Forks Peace Coalition, a regional organization of groups working towards an end to American involvement in Vietnam.

A capacity crowd attends an Associated Women Students panel on abortion. The Washington state abortion laws at the time had been written in 1909.

The ASWSU Senate authorizes the formation of the "Soulin' Coubabes," an African American spirit squad intended to "promote more school spirit among black students and black players." The image featured in this item may be found in the Chinook digital…

A basketball game between Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity members and Goldsworthy Hall students ends with racial slurs and the AGR students throwing punches.

Students,in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) in 1970 on the college of Washington State University, protest the invasion of Cambodia.

28 x 22 cm. handbill, 1 page. 11 demands from Chicano Studies, echoing the 11 Third World demands, to help reduce racism.

Commencement goes off without a hitch; President Terrell is cheered when he commends the demonstrators for their dedication to non-violence. The image featured in this item may be found in the Paul Philemon Kies Photograph Collection…

The Resident Instruction Staff (RIS) announces students may petition to have their grades based on work done to that point in the term, effectively making finals optional.

Glowing pieces of the burning grandstands at Rogers Field, on the campus of Washington State University.

Fire rages through the south grandstand of Rogers Field (1902-1972) on the campus of Washington State University. The main south grandstand was destroyed.

On the campus of Washington State University, early morning light reveals the damage done by a Rogers Field fire the night before. Picture is taking looking at the stand from the field It was later determined that the cause of the fire was arson.

The view of the destroyed south grandstand of Roger Field on the campus of Washington State University. The Fine Arts building, which was being built at the time, can be seen in the background. The stands were destroyed in a fire (later determined to…

Carlton Lewis is elected ASWSU President. He is the first African American to fill that role in the school?s history. The image featured in this item may be found in the Hilltopics Photograph Collection (pc123b7f1_lewiscarlton.tif).

WSU announces that that fall, for the first time, some campus dorms (Orton, Neill, Streit, Perham) will be co-ed.

Washington state Selective Service administrator Chester Chastek is invited to speak at a 3:00-5:00 forum, but the event ends after just 75 minutes due to the hostility of the attending students.

Four male black WSU students, including the head of the Black Student Union, are arrested and charged with "willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, perpetrating an act of sexual Intercourse with a female, not his wife, by forcefully overcoming her…

During a protest against the invasion of Cambodia, four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed when National Guardsmen open fire on the protesters.

Hundreds of students occupy the French Administration Building ("Fort French"), refusing to leave until President Terrell submits to their demands. The WSU protest is one of many across the nation on May 5 protesting the Kent State University…