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-Ct '1 Maloolm X \o Audi- UmllOO

e To \he Editor:

1• In a tteent moetlnc. ~­<· taUves ot lho •ar admlnlstmbl I> prtSl!l'lled the ClvU R.lchts 0.­r- mlttee with a DWl)btt ot ~ ,e mmts conceml111 GUT 1>•t1tltla· 1e tlon of Malcolm X (Nov. a. 1:00 n p.m. ln Kttlge). Amon( 1i­•· 11.oqulrements were: n- l l Persons not ln U10 MIT c- Community are excludad. 1, 2) Spec:illcalzy, ml!l'llbel'$ ol lilt llJ Bolton pi-ess are cxduded.

Amol1C the ~Ilona ol 11.­•·· ~ otrered ...... 11111 .. the "MIT l~" mlaht dr<elop m an excas!ve public: ldcnllftclltioD >O with ClYll RighlS. n.. llmllllloo .. to the MlT Community ad 1e make Kresge M1!111 I- Uka • m publlo forum lo the Bolton -ot paponi and tl1o "no prns" "' n· ~mcnt would m.ako any rem• •'l menu at :Ill less likely 10 ~PP""· r) The Admlni.tra.tlon !eels dial ut K~ Is bdng l.ISed cxedll•'tft k· by non-MIT people, and thal le. U1 Ilse shculd be, In l'ftCnU, nwrt ti resUicled. ~ &10 alIO -10 ct'nW!d wilh the $>Ol'dbWl)I ol • e;y dilrurbe.nce II W<e ore 100 maAJ :ly PfOPle pl'HC!'lll, espedal4' U mW ch OI them can't 11et ln. The lltnll• lit don 10 the MlT Community •..Wd ne thon control both 4he 1hc 1111<1 ool compcljllllon o! tho audlanct. In· (Pltttlf turn ID P"8' ))

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A moderate ccncttn with the •'M!'l' Image" II l'OllMiNtble; how· C\ff. the adrnlnlltretlon c:onccm 111 lhlS case 11 not moderate. <

c D4on'"'er, they have dl.lrtprdecl 1 111 ln\poCUlll 1nldltlon - nan - 1

~ with s!ll.dmt adlvl· ' 1i1S - and lhtr'llby Nl&hlbbed a I

dlllift'G'IS pre<lClde11. AlthouCh an educational ln:stitu·

!loll .oncentn.toa Its cteorts on its own students, Its ultimate re­IPf"\Slblllty la lo the c:nllre corn· munllY· There II no rtUOn why alllclcolll lrom oth<>r col!Cll'S , ..,id not l\ave a chance to pur• dllse dclcta after the MJT de- I

lf&lld Is Ailed. 1b1a roqulttmmt I • ts abo llllfllr to llCudenls ""°

-'d at1e:nd with datet OC' llieads t:cm other IChooll. 'Ille Aclnllnlstntlon'• app~

si\'tnCSIS all<> _,,.. IClrlle'Nhat un· Jujtllled. Malcolm X has sP"ken al a number ot •cl\.'"• without In· cidfnl, among lbcm: Slnunons, WtlltsleY. Harvard, Huvud Law, Ballon Unllltt'Sil)'. 'Ibo llmltation

" lllI'f ~ hAnl1Y -~ IO CODbd tho sbc of Ille &lldlcmce. This CllUld be ao­mmpllsh«I more C!CISlly by limit· Inc dcket Illies to 1110 nwnber o< icoi:s ln the hou.tc!.

N<id Block J'd\n Kramer,

!or th• Ql!ll Rl~ Comm!~

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Letters to The Tech 1Ugtil8 Qialnnan Ob)ocjy ite PQS!don C8ll not contribute 10

co NIM'Oll- "'11olo lhe M.I.T. communlly, To the Edffor: The ~rrlclc .i.o conl~nch Iha!

I'd like co _,,,,,..,l on an an- tht bull of ......,.rutlon ol .. ,. Ide In Ult nm llsue ot lhc uv!ty sllould be Whelhcr IJ14) loa:s INSCOMM N"''*letltr tnlltlC!d " A of lhe P'OUP l'fl'mc'llUI lht Cil» Decision cm ~ Ad:lvllk!S," ions ot IN Sludmt bocly. Hr "'hldl putpOCU to *1"9 11>e 18CU1 claims lllat lhe ttjectlon ti a concmww the Pftlcllnl •tcoesd· crauP ~ wu "bKawt : lion ol w Ovll Rll:llts Ccmmlttce was not conskle~ a lair ~ and RADP by Act.lvltlcs Cowldl. settativt o1 the 1tudcm 11cey•

Whll<> It ~ lnl4' that tlv; CRC The ll1lcle has hero mlaed a truuis a ll*lllc stand on a ~- very lmporlMI point. Appronl nc problem, II I• nol true thnt of an aetlvlty dots not n1<.u .­"'"' are "conunilted to SUJ)porl, Jn pn>Vtll or Iha nctlvlty'a $Wll. COlljunction with olhcr such Ralhcr, lt Js. an 8J)proval of lhl Jf'OUPll. a spedflc ICC ol M llonal rigtlt ol 1111 actlv!ty to ha~ • pollcica." Thet enc la -"Plcwl)' llt&n<I. "Ibo t.uthor'o pcdllll au-.-. It b not ueoclatfld would i11ply lhal approval « 1!11 In aey "-a.>' with 1U1Y outalde putp MCldel Railroad O~b lndbll$ nar has It llJ\Y ~ national lhat a mlliorilY ol M.I T &! policy. modcl nil~rs.

The tu:t~ do.Ima Iha! tha Ac. The lll1lcle holcb lhnt '1lit IMtk!s 0.JllC!I l"t1lllt. make • dis- Youns ~bllcans Club Is • tlnction ~ "..-!Atlona ol ~ primarily In tho ln\'OSl/p Individuals with Ilka opinions and Uon ot mll'll and bsut'S t'lllhrr bi orcnnizanons which hllva a aen· ~ propap.Uon or MY .. , ldlU" , ulne contrlbuUon to maJco to lht I'm sure that ovcryona will ~ student body." Thll II. ol counc. !hat tht '!RC la commJ11('d ii a false .U.lncllon. Thero b no some Wl)' to the rpadftc ruilootl re&$On why a croup with a delln- (Plr1111 INm lo f'"f.' ))

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INSCOMM = MIT undergraduate student governing body
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Muslin Leader Speaks

Malcolm X Urges Racial 'Sepcw alion'

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87 Lyall Morrin In wtYich ~ woufd 1'DI *l'lr Blade Muslim 1-lor Mt.Jcolm own lllO'l'C'S. '*'1cl, and °">« lJusi. ~

x aO.'OCll't(.>d "separation" u op. ,_, <U'lus 'Provid!tC jol>S u .. ~u o'" aa .. .,..,_ ·for lhe!r °""' people.

pO$Od to ~on as lho solu· As b\11 1111 u.c ~ u cio. Z tlon for ~·s <ra<e problem ~t oo ht whltt for a Joi>, ~ Wt Thursdaf IJ!ChL tor '!he opoortllr41)' IO ~ ~

'I'll<! \\11ttlim """="'"' ia &n food and dO>eT nc«'Aitl<'S. uid ror :< Am"'°"""' Negro s«t o( blam; Ii. 9C'l'Vlt°<'ll pnwidecl onb' t>y lhc

~ mt'mbc!<$ v.'onblp Alllh and fol· Miiie oommunity, Just eo ioo. be Z low Ille lsdenfiip of Ibo Honor- ~ ~ tl!«lh'C'l)I lnl(ll'!or co ~ ll'ble Elijah Mllhammad, wllorn the ""1hc tn:u1, ""°"'di!• 1D chc !:;:! lh<)- llcccp( as a ~I <JI Cod. 9Pl'1«<. ~

I Spuklng in ~ AD<Ltonum ~lal<x>lm x caw """' ...._.. ~ as th. cu- ol lhr Cil.'l Rcbl• "ey 11>c t.\!usllms arr O!>l-..d tD Ctimmilttt, 'Mln!s:cr X tXlllaln.d tol<gradon. F'lnl, no - liloos co :"-Che phllomphy ol the Mtnllm i.,~ .,. ....... atScn "ith others -t. Hr also PIOl><Md aJ. f<lr'ood .,._ llim! •t.ltcs and Ne- .., tcmativcs 10 the sclutkx>s ~ M•kolm X groes a!illo ..,.,.., 1111s •111~. ~ ~ for the mtlon'$ nice pl'(lb. - Photo by Conr•d Grundlehner f'ul'tll<!nnore, l h" It Tdigion l<'n'dl 'by such grouJ>$ as 'Ill<' tC°QdQ die btutllma nt !he white NMCP. lO lce.vc ~ min:>ri'I)' group de- f'IL't le lllntul tlnd OOl'Nl'(. lts most

:\!lnlstw X , bq:an hJs .1alk by ~ on .00 ml! « the corn· ...nous 'ttlmc was lhc ~-'~ .., ckeyiflll doscriptlons oC hls mO\'<'- munll;)'. .. p0mtion Is a voluntary m<'"l ol dW> NfC'l'OOS: loct'\)'. cl>e ~ meht "' .. -~·" The ~ ~ ID by cqueh. lllu•llm• llcltcvt, dr!nl<lt1'. limOk· co Muslims "rte steadtastly opposed Ndtlwr ot U... ~Wd ;roups lag. <1n11 alckltclioo, fomlmtion. 10 both segregati<ln and ~- Is deptondo,. on 1he Glhcr. and aclld w:ey l)lplfy :thr "1>rnonlll­llon. Racial 9'j>llr>olian. Ille)' bt- Toelay, M~ X Aiil. lhe N~ t7 oC 100 ...ml~ communk:)'. ti.rw, -.:S th! only rc>al IClludon ll'O cocnrnun.lly to ~led: OUI- h M...um.. ""- ttligian to Amcnca's nee dilllcul~ slden °"'" and ""' ev~ In ~ 1hr!1I 10 Uscain from all

Wlulc ~ Is lo.....t on oantrut. IN followo's G( Elijah u-, ~. pnoacb !Ml "" """ite a croup b)' 1U """"'"'"· .., as ~tah:lmmad ra'w u arrangm>elll ~ raas ~ by Alllill

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N....,.,..,.,.., Mri9trr X e><plodnL-d, Cloe 111 IDtlnlS bttiM! 1hat 11.mr ~ l:ll)ot> Muhammod has bem mllllloncd l>)' Allah to Sll\>e l!ll peoplo. ~ N~. \\Ml tht' ..ttife man's 'WOf'ld is ide5tl'O)'ed. They compl\l'C! Mlllarntn«I to Moses. '4'ho V.'itf f!C'l'll by God t<! <k'liwr tl1C Jews from their Eg)'P' 1!811 tl~~.

To p!'('YC'nl conlllsion ubo<il Is­lamic bl'tle&. Mlnlster X ~'Plained 1hat ft l\tusUm. aect11t 311 lhe pl"Ol)hc!tl ts 4T"'W-C\!iS inspiTcd by All:llh. inchd:lll both Jl'SU$ and

I ~lohanlrned. INot 41> be ""'1lusicd wtil 'Blade :If llllim £lijah %Jham. ina.i. Mot.mmed '""" ll>e ~ lavnder 0( l>dem.>

I 'lltnlstor X llrfl<o\,,. fhal ~ Ne­gnies' prlndiial probk!m u l!>eir

I IDOis ol ~ as a rabe. Four humlred )'ftt'S 0( sla\"1)' stripped Ille Amcricln N<t:r<> or hU hen· tag~ 1ht i>istoey ol l11's ..,..,, • his ~ IOllf!U•. end his c:ulture.

In addill<ln 11> thilo loss of iQen. Ill)'. lho gpro.kcr dt«I wlritc hypo · c:risy •as o. CllUSC ol A.merkn ·s p~I race problem. lie po!nled OUI tbll ~ •TllOll8 tl>e v.'1itcs "1'o recogri~• the lulllllY o( en· fol'Ced ~t!on ~t<' to say so. ~ ~ would then be

'~ "!t ~ ....i-:S ~ sy in p....-tcnlbe ., support illl~

I gratiim. Am~ p>liliciians are faroed 10 .-t lo - ;\Ii~ _.. .. . . .. - ..

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