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Profile of Cathy Sterling, standing in the Brickyard

Photograph of Cathy Sterling sitting at a desk with paperwork.

Administering the oath of office to Dr. Caldwell (left) is Chief Justice J. Wallace Winborne, North Carolina Supreme Court. Dr. William C. Friday (center), president of NC State University, looks on.

A photo showing some of the thousands of students marching on Raleigh in May, 1970.

The information packet about the Peace Retreat

An article written about Cathy and Ann Sterling campaigning reached hundreds of newspapers across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Cathy Sterling gives speech to students at a demonstration in the University Plaza (Brickyard)

Samantha Smith meets Cathy Sterling at the exhibit opening of "Leading the Pack"

Large scale protests swept NC State in May 1970. Angry at Governor Norris for his support of President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia some 6,000 students marched on Raleigh hoping to force the Governor to recant. Though unsuccessful this was the most…

Part of the May 6, 1970 protests, a large meeting at the Convocation to discuss the Vietnam War and the university's place in it drew more than 2,000 people.