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Epps came to the defense of Richard A. Cole '95, who said he was racially harassed by a Harvard Square shop owner. When Cole, who is Mexican-American, walked into Epps's office after the incident, the dean did more than just listen to the shaken student. He marched him right over to the Cambridge Human Rights Commission to file a complaint...
...Cole says he was reading a magazine at Nini's Corner when owner Phillip Nini asked him to leave. When Cole hesitated, Nini responded with sarcastic Spanish phrases, including, "What's the matter, no comprende English?" And when Cole returned to obtain information for his complaint, Nini responded by cursing...
Although Nini initially denied Cole's account, calling him a "screw-ball" and a "troublemaker," the newsstand owner ultimately retracted his earlier statements about the incident and issued a public apology for his actions...
Nini faced consequences from the hasty actions of the Undergraduate Council as well. We find the council's decision to declare a university-wide boycott of Nini's Corner questionable, since they had only heard Cole's side of the story. It troubles us to think what might have happened if Cole's claims had been false...
Meanwhile, at least one more Hispanic student has come forward with a complaint against Nini's Corner since the Cole story was reported. And since the whole unfortunate incident, several other undergraduates have approached Epps with complaints of mistreatment by merchants in the Square...