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protests, as thousands of students approached Loew
Hall to confront recruiters from the Navy, a pickup truck
full of bee hives pulled up. Someone in a beekeeper suit
began tipping the hives over, and the bees began to
swarm and sting the packed crowd of protesters. Despite
this, students successfully took over and held Loew Hall,
preventing any recruiting that day.
spring of 1968 to address the needs of Black students
on campus, including increased recruitment, retention,
and financial support for students of color; increased
recruitment and hiring of faculty and staff of color; the
development of a Black Studies curriculum; and the
combating of issues of racism in housing, the Greek
community, and athletics.
Mary Gates Hall
