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At the all-student convocation, a man lies across the bleachers, attentively in thought. Behind him, a sign that reads "if free speech is dead, so is this university."

The front page of the April 24, 1969 edition of the Thresher. The article reflects on the 1968-1969 school year, including the Masterson controversy.

An ad for the Oral History Project to document the Masterson Crisis in the April 24, 1969 edition of the Rice Thresher

Warren Skaaren updates radio listeners on the Masterson Crisis.

KOWL DJ interviews Paul Pfeiffer, Dean of Students, about their opinions regarding the Board of Trustees selecting Dr. William Masterson as University President.

Tom Plant, chairman of the college presidents, speaks at the student meeting taking place within the Physics Amphitheater. Students who participated on the Advisory Committee to select the next president of Rice University talk about what they were…

Paul Pfeiffer, Dean of Students, speaks at a student meeting taking place within the Physics Amphitheater. Students who participated on the Advisory Committee to select the next president of Rice University talk about what they were told by…

Bari Kaplan, student member of the Advisory Committee, explains what they were told by administration, what they saw during the meetings, and what the administration did, during a student meeting taking place within the Physics Amphitheater.

Warren Skaaren gives the opening remarks at a student meeting taking place within the Physics Amphitheater. Students who participated on the Advisory Committee to select the next president of Rice University talk about what they were told by…

Part of an interview by Bill Thomas and John Sorti with Dr. Donald Clayton, Dr. Clark Read, Dr. David Nissen, Dr. Lee Rudee, and Christopher "Turque" Tomlinson about the Masterson Crisis.