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Upon his return from Cuba, Rudd was elected Chairman of the [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS) Chapter at [[Columbia University]] and became a leader of violent disturbances.  It was believed by the [[FBI]] that such disturbances were planned in Cuba and that the visitors to Cuba received specific instruction from Cuban officials in regard to the demonstrations.  At Columbia, Rudd led the largest student strike in the [[United States]].  Although there had been various demonstrations in prior years, the main feature of the spring 1968 strike that distinguished it from earlier demonstrations was Rudd's brand of confrontation politics which involved physical confrontation, including the take over of buildings and the ransacking of offices.  By the end of April, 1968, 700 to 1000 students had taken over five university buildings and eventually had to be removed by a force of 1000 policemen.  In addition to Rudd, a number of others involved in the leadership of the Columbia strike later played prominent roles in the [[Weathermen]].  They included [[Ted Gold]], John Jacobs, Robert Roth, Martin Kenner and Jonah Raskin.  Rudd was later interviewed about the Columbia riots by the Cuban publication, ''Prensa Latina''.

Upon his return from Cuba, Rudd was elected Chairman of the [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS) Chapter at [[Columbia University]] and became a leader of violent disturbances.  It was believed by the [[FBI]] that such disturbances were planned in Cuba and that the visitors to Cuba received specific instruction from Cuban officials in regard to the demonstrations.  At Columbia, Rudd led the largest student strike in the [[United States]].  Although there had been various demonstrations in prior years, the main feature of the spring 1968 strike that distinguished it from earlier demonstrations was Rudd's brand of confrontation politics which involved physical confrontation, including the take over of buildings and the ransacking of offices.  By the end of April, 1968, 700 to 1000 students had taken over five university buildings and eventually had to be removed by a force of 1000 policemen.  In addition to Rudd, a number of others involved in the leadership of the Columbia strike later played prominent roles in the [[Weathermen]].  They included [[Ted Gold]], John Jacobs, Robert Roth, Martin Kenner and Jonah Raskin.  Rudd was later interviewed about the Columbia riots by the Cuban publication, ''Prensa Latina''.

 

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