The Nation : Harvard to Remove Grilles
Harvard University officials relented to student protests and removed tent-shaped iron grilles they had welded onto heating vents to keep homeless people away from the 450-student Leverett House dormitory. The grilles were installed after John E. Dowling, a biology professor and the dormitory’s “house master,” said students had complained of harassment from homeless people who gathered there to keep warm.
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