Word: emersons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...elevator--Emerson and Robinson...
Joel Downer '89, who suffers from muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair, has had difficulty just being a philosophy concentrator. The department's offices and library are located on the upper floors of Emerson, which does not have an elevator or special lift...
Advocates believe that Downer is merely a victim of Harvard's insensitivity to the problems of the disabled. A large empty shaft exists in Emerson, remnants of renovations from approximately 25 years ago. R. Thomas Quinn, assistant dean of the College for facilities, says that the University ran out of money and could not finish the project. He added that he did not realize that a handicapped student needed access to the upper floors of the building...
Cameron, who gave a similar speech at Harvard in the fall, told an Emerson Hall crowd, "I'm talking about quarantining a half million, a million, even a million and a half people...
...section leader had already vigorously recounted to the class his participation in the previous night's events--the meeting in Emerson Hall and the following rally. He said that he had decoyed the police while his counterparts were erecting the shanties. He was part of the protesters' legal council and had maintained a vigil at the shanties the entire evening. He spoke of the evening proudly, wearing a boyish grin. There was no doubt he had strongly held beliefs on the subject of divestment...