Word: shelterer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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First of all, Harvard has no first responsiblity to either group, but responsibilities to both the homeless and the students. One is not necessarily more important than the other. The fact that these people do not have $16,000 to pay for one year of Harvard's food, shelter, education, and security does no make them any less deserving of the University's attention. They cannot merely be thrown into another neighborhood or institution for us to forget about. We cannot forget about the problems of the street while we are snug in our cozy Leverett rooms. The University does...
...letter's non-sequitur conclusion reasons that the homeless ought to be treated to care in a proper shelter and that the greates do not simply make the problem "just 'go away.''' Well then, what might we do to lessen the problem? It is my hope that the students, the Administration, the Cambridge community, and the city government all make efforts, however they can, to combat the homeless problem. One Leverett House student involved in homeless work noted that this will take commitment on the part of the entire community, not just the shallow enthusiasm that we have shown thus...
...January 2, my roommate and I were "verbally abused" by a street person as we tried to enter Leverett House, our home. He did not shout from the vent across the street where he had sought shelter for the night; he was standing next to us, close enough to reach out and strike us. At that moment, I believed he was going to physically assault us. We were incredibly frightened and half-ran to our entryway. The next day we reported the incident to the Masters of Leverett and the Senior Tutor...
...restrict the use of our vents to "our" bum. This is to me a disgusting thought. Leverett students should not be interested in finding an unfortunate human being to patronize as their pet. This man is not our pet; he should be treated to proper care in a proper shelter. "Concerned" students who want him to stay on a hot air vent are misplacing their concern. The Leverett House vents are not--nor were they ever meant to be--proper shelters, and students should not encourage other human beings to live there...
...problem, doesn't make it all just "go away." However, I urge Leverett students, other Harvard students, and members of the community to look beyond the grates and focus their attention not on the ironic and repulsive symbolism of the bars, but on the underlying problem of providing adequate shelter for the homeless while ensuring the safest possible environment for students like themselves. Carolyn M. Martin...