Alternate Orientation Protests at Barnard Week Activities
Three student groups Barnard Action Coalition Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters and Latin America Students Organization run alternative orientation programs during freshman week. They plan films discussions and city tours while the coalition objects to official events citing a restrictive schedule and lack of campus space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard Action Coalition
Barnard Organization
Soul Sisters
Latin America
Barnard Strike Coalition
Ellen Nasper
Barnard
Orienta
Coalition
Barnard College
Lynda Horhota
Barnard 72
Barnard Hires Gynecologist Dr Vincent Merendino
Dr Vincent Merendino associate professor of gynecology at New York Medical College becomes Barnard College's part time gynecologist beginning soon with Thursday afternoon office hours. Barnard officials plan to offer contraceptives for a fee, while Dr Merendino will oversee birth control decisions. He notes no top level decisions yet and says he will prescribe contraceptives for Barnard women. reaction from campus groups says hiring marks a win for women's liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Merendino
New York Medical College
Barnard
Mérendino
Marjory Nelson
Merendino
Nelson
Columbia College
Merendmo
Lynda Horhota
Women's Laboration
Merending
New Management at Experimental College Plans Partial Housing
Experimental College and Barnard team up to house EC students on the Mansion second floor sharing space with a new Columbia day care center. Barnard and Columbia negotiate a rent and sublet arrangement while EC eyes continued housing disputes and a shift in supervision from the philosophy department to Barnard faculty. Professor Mary Eisenstein named to direct history, while EC students weigh the change and potential clashes with ongoing governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experimental College
Columbia
Paris
Barnard
Mary Mothersill
Barnard Department of Philosophy
Wrose
Owas
Stdents
Diree
Hester Eisenstein
Hstory
Yale University
Eisenstein
Barnard History Department
Philosophy Department
Earth Liberation Front Visits Barnard for Orientation Festival
The Earth Liberation Front and student travelers aim to raise political consciousness without alienation. ELF plans a Radical Festival on Barnard’s campus blending political and cultural alternatives. They promote self-led change through environmental settings, with funds once from NSA and Ford Foundation now replaced by college sponsorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth Liberation Front
United States
Amerca
Barnard
Jan Oxenberg
ELF
West Coast
Jan
NSA
Ford Foundation
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