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CODE took the lead in sponsoring Vietnam demonstra- tions. Following a teach-in headed by the PSC Political Science Forum in mid-October, CODE bused interested people to Salem to take part in a protest rally on the steps of the Capitol Building. Scarcely two weeks later, the zealous protesters headed down to the Portland lnduction Center for a talk-in. Protesters and speakers tried to persuade inductees to find ways to disqualify themselves from the draft. Opposition to the demon- strators was quickly focused on the induction center, and the CODE crowd found themselves in a maelstrom of counter protesters. The commotion drowned out the speakers. The demonstrators then moved to the College Center Ballroom and did not venture beyond con- ferences and discussions again. But demonstrations were not forgotten, especially by those who opposed them. The Young Republicans held a lecture-in in November, and, in February, Milton Rokeach, Michigan, fielded questions for a PSC panel, saying individual loss of identity prompts most of the student trend to protest.