Tufts Weekly Serving the Tufts Campus Since 1895 —
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Tufts Weekly Serving The Tufts Campus Since 1895 — VOL. LXXIV, No. 2 TUFTS UNIVERSITY, MEDFORD, MASS., FRIDAY, SEPT, 13, 1968 EIGHT PAGES Discrimination Charged In Rental Dispute Skinner, Fiorentini File Complaint; Picketing To Continue by Sandra Grayson dared, “I pay taxes, but the shoved Fiorentini around and ‘Defendants’ Offer ‘No Comment’ Tufts students will continue University doesn’t pay taxes. I tore up the pickets’ signs when by Phil Priniack to picket the J. J. Bremis Real will rent to whoever I please!” they refused to stop their Two Tufts students, David ceived a call from Miss Hough Estate Agency in the alleged Questioned by a Weekly re¬ protest. Skinner and Jim Fiorentini, saying that the landlord had discrimination case involving- porter, “What’s going on?”, When Skinner and Fioren¬ have filed a complaint with approved the rental. The next two Tufts students, James Fio¬ one man jeered, “Go down tini reported the incident, the the Massachusetts Commission day, at Bremis’s office, Fioren¬ rentini and David Skinner. and ask the professors from Against Discrimination charg¬ tini signed a year’s lease, and Over 100 students agreed at Tufts College—the ones with ing a Somerville real estator paid both the first month’s rent the SCAR rally Wednesday the long hair.” Another re¬ and an Arlington homeowner and also the $37.50 commis¬ night to picket daily from 2-5 marked “We haven’t had any¬ with discrimination. In a sion due to the real estate during the week and 12T5 on thing like this in Somerville Weekly interview, the two stu¬ agent. Miss Hough then told weekends until the case is for a long time . Ain’t this dents described the events Fiorentini to “go ahead and brought to trial. a pain in the neck?” which culminated in this ac¬ move in on September 1.” At In order “to expose the dis¬ A man, wearing a baseball tion. this point Fiorentini mentioned crimination to the public,” hat, who described himself as The first direct contact they in passing a previous instance Fiorentini and Skinner pre¬ a past commander of the had with J. J. Bremis Real Es¬ of discrimination which he and sented their case (see adjoining American Legion, was asked tate, Inc, on 1173 Broadway Skinner had encountered. She article) to the Massachusetts why he was so upset. He re¬ in Somerville, came on about seemed quite concerned about plied, “They’re knocking my August 20 when Fiorentini this, and, according to Fioren¬ buddy Jimmy. He’s a World started negotiating a lease with tini, said something like, “You’re War II veteran too!” a secretary of the agency. Miss roommate isn’t colored, is he?” Alarmed Maureen Hough. An apartment Fiorentini emphasized that William H. Wells, of the which Skinner had first heard this occurred just a few minutes Tufts Public Relations Office, about from Dean Tolies’ office after the lease had been signed who witnessed the protest, was interested them most, and on and the first month’s rent paid. “alarmed by the looks of hatred Tufts Public Relations Man August 24 the two went alone William Wells resists a heck¬ “Noticing how much she was on the faces of the hecklers, to see this apartment. “No one ler during Saturday’s picket. now hesitating, I told her that which were not dissimilar to saw us there,” according to we still planned to move in on the looks on the faces of the Arlington police acted “un¬ Skinner. The next day Fioren¬ the first. She now said some¬ tini called Miss Hough to give Chicago police.” Declaring sympathetically,” according to thing about a credit check and that the students handled the Skinner, and told them to pre¬ her a definite confirmation, and that I should come back later she then said she’d call the protest “admirably,” he was im¬ sent their claim when county in the afternoon.” When he re¬ court opened on Monday. owner of the apartment, Mr. turned, Miss Hough said that pressed because it was a racially mixed group and. also They then returned to Tufts, Vincent Gargiulo, and inform she’d talked to her “boss” who because the demonstrators and 5 carloads went to picket him that his apartment had had said that the two could the landlord's house. The been rented. not move in on September first, picketed in circles of twenty, On August 29 Fiorentini re- but would have to wait until within legal 'regulations. Wells, Arlington police said they were the third when Gargiulo would Skinner, and Fiorentini de¬ violating section 151 of the Plan B be back. According to Miss Commission on Discrimination scribed the police as “tem¬ Massachusetts law against last Thursday and also demon¬ perate” and “strictly neutral picketing in a residential area Calendar Vote Hough, it is standard proce¬ dure for the landlord to “check strated Saturday at the agency . There was no open hos¬ and threatened to lock them Plan B—the Stange Plan—- in Somerville. Bolstered by tility.” up defeated Plan A by nearly his tenants.” She also said that while Fiorentini’s credit was in supporters following a SCAR Sunday’s action, in front of Skinner and Fiorentini have 3-1 in Wednesday’s election. rally on campus Saturday the Gargiulo house, was less been offered free legal aid by The total: Plan A, 280; Plan order, Skinner’s would have to be checked. “I argued that I afternoon, the protest involved peaceful. Skinner, Fiorentini the Fair Housing Groups in B, 899. In answer to charges 100 people over the four hour and two friends were harassed Roxbury and Arlington and the that there may have been had signed a lease effective September 1, and that my cre¬ stretch. by two young men in their Greater Boston Realty Board “ballot-stuffing,” Dean Alvin dit ‘okay’ should be sufficient. Few incidents marred the twenties. Skinner claims they is investigating the case. Schmidt stated that both the Also, I pointed out that noth¬ demonstration Saturday. Stu¬ Administration and the faculty ing about this consultation dents met hecklers’ taunts, feel that the election was run with the landlord had been “You want to march, join the honestly. Class-by-class break¬ brought up until after it was army,” “Get a haircut,” and TOU To Prepare Constitutions down of the vote follows: known that Dave was black.” “I didn’t fight in World War Class Plan A Plan B However, Miss Hough stood Two to have you doing stuff ’69 56 221 firm. like this,” with non-violence. ’70 72 157 For Approval In Two Weeks The next morning (August A man emerging from ’71 65 218 31), Skinner’s credit slip was Bremis’s office ripped a “Stand by Barbara Stern rect access to policy-making (as ’72 65 - 275 presented, but Miss Hough said Up for America” placard and In an effort to adopt a stu¬ opposed to channeled access),” 5-year 1 6 that it might not check out shoved the bearer to the dent government which will explained board member David Grad 17 22 f Continued on Page 3) ground. Another bystander de- “operate with the vote of con¬ Miller. “They may prefer a fidence which is not otherwise government which seeks only apparent,” the TCU will sub¬ to make policy and suggest this mit two constitutions to the stu¬ policy to others in the com¬ Tufts’ ‘Free U.’ Begins dent body for ratification with¬ munity.” First semester courses of the free universities “are an out¬ tion at effecting genuine re¬ in two weeks. Miller stressed that the anti- Free University began last growth of the student reform forms. They have sprung up The four remaining mem¬ or pro-administration stance of night. Formed by students movement and student frustra- . as protest counterinstitu- bers of the TCU’s Five-Man students is at the time irrele¬ from the Experimental College tions to the unfree universities.” Board (Myron Levin is not re¬ vant, since the important point Board, SCAR, SDS, and the Free University Courses Any mem ber of the Com¬ turning to Tufts this year) have is to think in terms of what TCU, the Free University op¬ What Inhibits Social munity interested in partici¬ been meeting regularly in or¬ type of government is best suit¬ erates . under the basic assump¬ Change? David Miller, pating in any way in the Tufts der to provide the two alter¬ ed to students needs. “With this tion that a person leams best Thursdays, 7 p.m., Bamum Free University should contact natives for voting. The mem¬ point decided,” he explained, when he has discovered that 28. Steve Boxer (666-3328), Deir¬ bers intend that each consti¬ “we can then address ourselves tution be the best possible form which he wants to learn and Educational Reform dre Goode, or Victor Harwood towards establishing meaning¬ how he chooses to learn it. Movement , (Nationally)^— (666-3328). for each of two varying politi¬ ful dialogue with other seg¬ Anyone may take or lead a Deirdre Goode, Sunday, 7 cal theories. Through this meth¬ ments of tire community.” course. Tentatively, the Free p.m., 92 Professors Row. od of posing two diverse forms After presentation of the con¬ of government for student sel¬ University project is coordi¬ Music Steven Boxer, Reporters stitution to the campus, the ection the board hopes to avoid nated by a committee of inter¬ Thursdays, 8:00 p.m. A-V There will be another four-man board will probably the choice of either accepting ested students from all seg¬ Room, Wessell Library.