To the Editors of The Crimson:
The Crimson's two articles the week before vacation about the homeless people in Harvard Square came just in time for winter and the holidays, seasons that make being homeless especially difficult. The articles focused attention on the problem but they showed a lack of concern when they neglected to include interviews with homeless people along with the quotes from Harvard officials, doctors, local activists and students. The homeless should be allowed to offer their suggestions and describe their experiences in their own words. Providing the men's testimony would have added a sense of immediacy and humanity to an issue often avoided by using impersonal statistics and condescending reports from experts.
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