African Area Studies on Campus Seeks Development
Students press for a new African Area Studies major with a sequence of core courses and pre major offerings. Professors propose seminars and a concentration within a broader foreign area program while seeking faculty and funding. The group plans a leaflet and speaker events on Afro American history to gauge interest.
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Ulanov
Miss Jackson
School of General Studies
United States
University Dining Halls Oppose Union Amid Picketing
Nye says dining halls favor student welfare over unionization due to more student employees than outside staff. CORE and Barnard Columbia Action have picketed John Jay Dining Hall for weeks seeking union drives and higher wages. A CORE spokesman notes some employees asked demonstrators for help with better salaries and benefits. The university later rehired an employee it had fired for leaving sick, amid boycott pressure.
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Nye
CORE
Barnard
Columbia Action
John Jay Dining Hall
Clarification on Miss Conway Phrase “Warring Israel”
In a 1964 bulletin, editor Susan Steinhauer clarifies Miss Conway’s remark about Miss Sayre’s Jordan site. The note explains the phrase referred to ancient Israel’s geographical boundaries now divided by the Arab unit into Jordan and Israel, and expresses regret for the misunderstanding.
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Sayre
Jordan
Miss Sayre
Miss Conway
Israel
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