In another attempt to schedule meeting dates with Iowa State President Martin Jischke, members and supporters of The September 29th Movement vowed to wait in Jischke’s office Monday until dates were set.

However, after waiting most of the day, members left dissatisfied when no meeting dates were scheduled.

Members and supporters of The Movement showed up in 117 Beardshear Hall at about 9 a.m., and many stayed until the office closed.

Allan Nosworthy, member of The Movement, said he spoke with Jischke early Monday morning, and his request to set up meetings was denied. He said Jischke told Movement members to follow the process specified in his Feb. 13 letter addressed to Brian Johnson, spokesman for The Movement.

The letter contends that The Movement set up meeting times with Thomas Hill, vice president for student affairs.

“We view this letter as a run around,” Nosworthy said. “After 2 1/2 years, why can’t we just meet with Jischke?”

Jischke said the letter was to extend an invitation to the students for them to meet with Hill. Based on information obtained from those meetings, Jischke said he would decide what steps of action to take.

“This is the way I believe it should go,” he said.

“The main reason for my insistence on The Movement meeting with Hill is because many of its focused issues concern student affairs,” Jischke said.

Hill, who also talked to Movement members Monday morning, said it would be in their best interest to meet with him if they want immediate action on most of their proposed resolutions.

Jischke also urged Movement members to meet with Hill.

“I want there to be a clear understanding of the guidelines and the agenda,” Jischke said. “I will not have another meeting like the one on Oct. 29.”

In the meeting on Oct. 29, 1997, the administration and Movement members met with a U.S. Department of Justice facilitator. The meeting deteriorated after it was discovered the supposed “off-the-record” meeting was being taped by members of The Movement.

The lack of authority is the main problem Movement members see with meeting only with Hill.

“We asked Hill if he would be given any authority to make decisions and he said no,” Nosworthy said. “Why should we have to go through a middle man?”

Unlike their last sit-in at Beardshear Hall, no members or supporters of The Movement were charged or asked to leave.

“We’re not trying to take over anyone’s office or anything like that,” Nosworthy said. “The only reason we’re here is to get meeting times set.”

As of Monday evening no meeting times had been set between The Movement and Jischke or Hill.