Word: leveretts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Through my involvement with the fire prank incident at Leverett House and its subsequent presentation to the Ad Board, I have come to be seriously disillusioned with the disciplinary system at Harvard. The Ad Board appears to be a mockery of justice in a number of ways, and its findings tend to be extremely harsh and arbitrary, much more so than at other schools...
...would like to clarify my comments in regard to the Leverett House homeless issue that were published in the February 5 edition of The Crimson. First of all, the article does not directly note the fact that my views are quite the opposite of the points noted in the quotation. I had been asked to describe my perceptions of the attitudes of others in the house...
...society, and would hope that our nation will continue to focus creative energies to solve the problem. My fear is that a great number of students do not share that concern, but regard the issue as a case of media overkill that is a needless burden on the Leverett students...
Still, there is also a considerable amount of caring, concern, and positive action on the part of many Leverett residents directly resulting from the grate incident. Also, I in no way view the issue as "silly" or minor...
...Leverett House grates brought the homeless right up onto Harvard's doorstep. Let's not leave them lying there...