Monday’s Afrikan Student Union protest seemed a throwback to the 1960s.Just as in the Civil Rights era, angry black students staged a sit-in, occupying the administration building. It’s the kind of student activism that has been rare in recent years.Professor Emeritus of Economics Herbert S. Parnes, chaired an organization that negotiated an agreement with students after 34 black OSU students forced the closure of administration offices. A few days later, trustees canceled the agreement and implemented rules to limit student gatherings and protesting.”It was a very interesting time to be at Ohio State,” he said.Former Vice President Emeritus John Mount said the forceful take over of the administration building back then delayed what the black student s were attempting to accomplish. He sees today’s protesters as much more reasonable than youth in the Sixties, because today’s students seem more interested in finding solutions rather than simply rebelling against authority.”When protests become violent, there is nothing to be gained and everything to lose,” Mount said. “In the passage of time, people have learned the lesson of peaceful dialogue.” As early as 1963, minority students staged a series of demonstrations against segregated housing in the Ohio State area.Campus unrest at OSU hit new highs with a series of student protests over campus racial policies and the Vietnam War in late April and early May 1970. One hundred thirty-one people, including 82 students, were injured in a series of violent clashes with National Guard – the same troops who days later killed four students at Kent State University.Those protests resulted in a student strike that continued for a week and eventually forced University President Novice Fawcett to shut down OSU for two weeks.