January 1970: in front ofscores ofstudents atthe University coffee shop, UPEI Student Union Presidentlohn Keaveny (left) questions PEI Education minister Gordon Bennett (at microphone, Centre) and Premier Alex Campbell (right)

about plans to raise tuition and residence feest (Nexus: University ofPrinre Edward island Student Union Yearbook, 1970. UPEI Arrnives: lE}.P85N4197o ARCH 7970)

Two—hundred—and—fifty students marched downtown to speak to the Premier — “the largest delegation ever to congregate before a government oflice in PEl’s history," by 7796 Guardian’s estimation.” They tried to be student radicals, but they were not yet very good at it. They occupied the Minister of Educations oflice, but left when the police told them to. The last students cleaned up the mess on the way out.“ A strike was called for the next day, and close to half the student population boycotted class, joined in solidarity by some Island high schools. But the university students returned to class the next day, setting up a committee to help high school students who had been suspended. dine week of protest ended with a teach—in on “Why a University?“ It was poorly attended, attracting as many

80 71w (,Imrm’iim, January 27, 1970. A song was composed by John Daley and \Nayne Cheyerie tor the occasion: u'lhe Board is up against the wall /To Alex we must go. / Sayingr come now "Father Alex" / And please dish us out some dough, / For it‘you make us pay the rest / 'lhen come this time next year, / You'll have all the building / But you‘ll have no students here." From Next/i, [970.

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