MIT Police Evict 15 From Tents, Shelters on School Property
Ten people were arrested Friday as Massachusetts Institute of Technology police evicted about 15 homeless people who had lived in makeshift shelters on school property for the past month.
An official said the university removed the residents because of bitter cold that was forecast.
The residents set up camp on part of a redevelopment site after a community group opposed to an MIT plan for mixed housing and commercial use held a block party there. Tents and shelters erected for the party were never taken down, and the homeless moved in.
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