The Student Committee on Political Action decided Thursday to ask NIU officials to cancel classes during the Day of Action April 13 and inform students about the group’s efforts.

Todd Kuzma, SA President Pro-tempore, said at SCOPA’s meeting in the SA conference room he wants one big favor from the administration—to cancel classes on the Day of Action.

SCOPA chairman Tom Rainey said, “We should make a friendly demand among the administration to cut classes (on the Day of Action).”

SCOPA members and about five people who participated in the meeting volunteered to set up dates with campus organizations and residence hall advisers to schedule speakers.

The speakers would reach organizations and hall residents about the Day of Action on April 13 and the consequences students and NIU as a whole will suffer if a tax increase is not passed.

The informative sessions in the halls will start the second week after spring break, the committee decided.

SA senator Tom Rogers said someone should speak during dinner time at the residence hall cafeterias.

SCOPA members also volunteered to get information on how each college and department will be effected by the additional cutbacks, such as the number of of classes that will be cut, the number of graduate assistantships cut and the number of teachers resigning. The information will be used in brochures sent out through SCOPA.

Rainey also said to reserve window displays in the Holmes Student Center and chalk the boards in classrooms.

SA Senator Mike Goldstein said he developed a tentative time-line. He suggested a mass meeting the week of March 7 and an awareness rally to be held the week of March 28.

Rainey said there has been some discussion on occupying and camping out for a week behind Lowden Hall the week before the Day of Action.

Goldstein also suggested hanging a 100-foot banner from the Founders’ Memorial library.

Kuzma said a banner cannot be hung from the library but, “you can hang a banner from Altgeld Hall.”

He also suggested holding a rally or occupying the business school. He said the business students are one of the target groups to reach and make them understand.

Student Association Research Adviser Sue Green said the tuition increases affect everyone. She said NIU is losing professors and even if students do not pay tuition they are still paying student fees, which will increase.

SCOPA members discussed ways to inform people. “We need ways to raise the level of consciousness,” Green said.