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...plans for the relocation housing, which Harvard has promised tobuild before it begins to evict, are still in the talking stage among University and tenant negotiators...
...police had announced that the 300 acres of green woodland was sealed off to all visitors, yet they made no attempt to prevent the thousands of invaders from reaching the site on foot. The authorities impeded the delivery of food and curtailed sanitary services, but made no move to evict the celebrators. They ignored the pot-pushing, the open lovemaking, the unblushing nudity of pond swimmers and sun bathers. The line between strict law enforcement and pragmatic reality was conveniently blurred. "What can they do?" asked one contented camper. "We're all staying...
...City can't tear down the buildings with families living in them, and it can't evict the families, because every time they try, thousands of people surround the buildings to protect the new residents. The project has established a representative community council to make decisions, and cultural education programs for the kids, including classes in black and Puerto Rican history and a cultural resource center...
...That's a whole lot of bullshit, that's what that is. There's just nothing else to say." Saundra Graham, president of the Riverside Planning Team which organized the march, said of Nickerson's announcement. "People need housing now. Hundreds are being evict-ed and they can't wait," she said...
...Virginia Polytechnic Institute, police used dogs to evict more than 100 protestors from a building they had occupied overnight. The V.P.I. president said, "Anarchy must be dealt with," and then suspended all 104 and charged them with trespassing...