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The most celebrated example of his loyalty to the administration took place on April 9, 1969. Three days after Epps married Valerie Claire Thompkins, University Hall was occupied by students protesting ROTC's connection to Harvard and the destruction of black residents' homes in Roxbury for Medical School construction.
Demonstrators removed Epps from the building by force. The Crimson reported that he was "bodily thrown out the door" while telling the students repeatedly, "You are responsible for what you are doing." A photograph of the struggling Epps was published in The New York Times.
Epps says while the students' aims might have been laudable, he still frowns on their actions.
Gomes says Epps still recalls the incident in no small detail.
The crisis of 1969 underscored the need in University Hall for someone who could bridge the widening gulf between disaffected students and disconcerted administrators. When his predecessor resigned under pressure in 1970, Epps was appointed Dean of Students.