La Fong, CarlOlds, Greg2009-10-272009-10-271970-03http://hdl.handle.net/10605/131"The Catalyst" is comprised of 12 pages of student written articles, editorials, satires and political statements. This issue covered topics such an update of The Catalyst lawsuit; Madalyn Murray O'Hair's visit to Lubbock; the political scene in Lubbock; KTXT's refusal to air a controversial NET documentary; criticism of organized religion; Texas Observer's Greg Old's editorial on Ralph Yarborough; appeal of the five convicted members of the Chicago Seven; criticism of Lubbock's Committee '70; the Lubbock chapter of the ACLU's winning a temporary injunction to allow five Tahoka students the right to wear arm bands; refusal to serve in the Vietnam war; drug enforcement; criticism of Coach Jim Carlen; lawsuit on the legality of the Vietnam war; a protest at Colorado State University over Brigham Young University's racist policy; the Women's Liberation Movement; hunger in the US; and an interview with Bobby Seale done from a San Francisco jail. Four pages are dedicated to the Southwest '70 Peace Festival and musicians. The issue is dated March 18-28, 1970, and sold for 25 cents.12 p. : 30 cm.en-USThe images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these digital files in any form, an attribution of "Courtesy of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library" must accompany the image.Student movements--United States--History.Freedom of speech--United States.College students--United States--Political activity--History.Freedom of the press--Texas.Social history--1960-1970--Newspapers.Social history--1970--Newspapers.Protest movements--United States--History--20th century.Political activists--United States--History--20th century.Civil rights--United States.Chicago Seven Trial, Chicago, Ill., 1969-1970.College students--United States--Political activity--History--20th century.Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Social aspects.Racism.Police--Texas--Lubbock.Music--Texas--Lubbock.Women's rights--United States--History.Feminism--United States--History.Seale, Bobby, 1936-Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-Drug control.Other