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Mason Gross and Rutgers Campus Reacton to Kent State

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It was a privilege to know Mason Gross as a teacher and as a strong supporter of Rutgers rowing. I was coaching lightweight crew at Rutgers in 1970 and Dr. Gross paid my salary out of his own pocket. When the killings at Kent State occurred on May 4, 1970, the New Brunswick campus was in turmoil. After a narrow vote by the faculty failed to support a campus wide strike, there was a move to occupy the administration building - as had been done earlier at Columbia. When students arrived at Olde Queens, Dr. Gross met them at the door and invited them in. He had arranged for a sound system to be set up in a window facing the lawn where students could gather. He had coffee prepared and had opened up the phone lines telling students to call home and let their parents know they were safe. He turned what could have been an ugly confrontation into an opportunity to cement student and faculty unity. His leadership at that time remains one of the most vivid memories of my 8 years at Rutgers University. Revmoran 16:19, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]