Word: copse
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"The police were completely horrible. They played their role to the hilt and they beat up everybody. It was a textbook case of police brutality," says Weiner. "Their strategy was to send in the cops when there would be the fewest witnesses--at 5 a.m."
"At 4:58 a student rushed in and screamed, 'Cops are coming.' A moment later, the shining blue helmets of the Massachusetts State Police could be seen through the windows."
"I was a 'step person' on the Northwest steps at the time of the occupation; I remember well that each of the four steps of University Hall had its own leadership and prolonged discussions through the night time hours about what our posture (political and physical) would be if and...
"[During an SDS meeting] someone rushed in through the door and asked for the floor. 'I've just been over at University Hall. I don't know whether this'll influence people's votes, but there are a lot of university cops guarding University Hall right now. We'd have...
"It was 5 a.m. and already light. The streets were deserted. Many thoughts ran through my mind. I thought of my optimistic conversation with Professor Lipset during the afternoon in the Yard. 'If the administration just plays it cool, maybe Harvard can turn the tide and be the first school...