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Board of which the Dean of Black Students would be chairman.
Members of the Board would be appointed by the BSU executive committee.
The Dean of Black Student Affairs would have administrative powers comparable to those of the Dean of Student Affairs.
The two proposed deans would be permanent members of the University of Kansas Planning Board. The BSU would have the power to hire and fire the two deans and their actions would be subject to approval by the BSU. These two positions are to be filled by the fall semester, 1970.
BSU representatives also demanded the establishment of the Afro-American Institute for Research and Community Development, as a part of the Black Studies department.
The Institute would be solely responsible for initiating and developing programs for the black community and would be staffed by black administrators and faculty. The amount of a budget granted to the Institute by the University would be determined by the director of the Institute, called the Urban Coordinator, and his staff. An advisory board, composed of members of the BSU, would review programs initiated by the Institute and make recommendations to it.
The list of demands also called
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for the construction of Malcolm X Hall. The 40-classroom building would contain a 500-seat lecture hall, office space for the BSU and its newspaper, an Afro-American library and furnished lounge area.
A parking lot with space for 150 cars would also be constructed near the hall.
A group of about 25 BSU members occupied the Chancellor's private office Monday afternoon to ask again that equal time be allowed during the half-time ceremony of the homecoming game to crown a black Homecoming queen.
Chalmers, who was called from a Council of Dean's meeting to speak with them, restated his position.
"I said this was not possible," he said after the meeting. "The same request was made by representatives of the BSU last Friday afternoon and I told them the same thing at that time.
"I offered, however, to ask the
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Fair and continued mild today tonight and Friday. Southwest winds 10 to 15 miles per hour through tonight. High today 70 to 75. Low tonight near 50.
IT REALLY MEANT NO
TREAKLY MEANT NO MANCHESTER, England (UPI) —Stanley Lucas' car, parked in a no parking zone, was crushed when tons of iron scaffolding tumbled on to it. The car was a writeoff, but it made no difference to Manchester police.
University Homecoming Committee to provide recognition for a black homecoming queen. This offer was rejected by the smaller group of students Friday."
A policeman who was about to pin a parking ticket on the windshield and had to flee for his life when the scaffolding began to fall said the ticket will be mailed to Lucas' home.
Three BSU members returned to the Chancellor's office Tuesday morning for an unscheduled meeting with him.
The three BSU members offered to provide two black students to meet with University administrators to assist them in forming a response to their proposals.
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"I welcomed this proposal," Chalmers said, "and will suggest to individual administrators that they meet with them."
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