By: Allison Gerth

The AD-HOC committee could be considered a slower-moving room in terms of its debate, which could be attributed to the fact that the delegates were not allowed to research their committee nor their characters. Currently, the US is at war with Communist North Vietnam. All of the protestors were arrested after their peaceful strike which happened to be in a contested area, even though they held land permits. These staff members and students are debating whether to modify the current land permit system for protesting and whether they should release the protestors or not. 

While dealing with the war between the United States and Communist North Vietnam, the people in the AD-HOC committee were voting on directives. Some directives failed and others passed, but no matter how it ended, there was always debate, including the voices of all three parties — pro-war, anti-war, and unbiased members.

After some debate, a directive sponsored by Robert Briggs was introduced. Briggs claimed that the proposed directive “would allow equality in our decisions involving students.” While some of the members were in support of  Briggs’ directive, it failed in the end. Some members were in favor of finding a compromise, but other members were too headstrong to change their viewpoints. The International Press Corps wishes AD-HOC the best in resolving the issues throughout the rest of their committee sessions.