Word: leveretts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...weeks later, Harvard tried the same tactic to keep homeless men from sleeping on top of heating vents located just outside of Leverett House--but the response from students, city residents, and nationwide audiences was far different...
...insure the safety of students who felt threatened by the vagrants at the entrance of their dining hall, the masters of Leverett installed the steel barriers outside the dormitory. But when several homeless men began sticking their arms and legs through the metal grates in search of warmth, the uproar on campus attracted both the attention of the national media and the ire of America...
...having a stated policy. It gave the students an opportunity to drink at college events. And it sure didn't hurt the poor guy in the Zone who sells fake IDs. 'Emergency identification cards' one of the signs reads. Sure is an emergency when you're stuck at a Leverett keg party and someone asks...
...JANUARY, El Fred Jewett, as the CBS Evening News affectionately called him, was quickly thrust into a controversy which he had no initial role in. Leverett House's favorite master, John Dowling, had arranged for the construction of metal bars over a set of heating grates behind the house...
...quickly became the apologist for the University's cold policy. But, behind the scenes he was also involved in the final resolution. By the time the grates were removed, everyone was relieved. Harvard's fair name left the media spotlight, the bums again had their sub-standard shelter, and Leverett students got charged up over an issue...