,M$ICAL ,TEAM AT ,COLUMBIA 
,9T]VIEW ) ,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G FROM ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,L9DA ,LANPHE> 

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,! FOLL[+ IS AN 9T]VIEW ) ,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G FROM ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY :O WAS A MEMB] ( A VOLUNTE] M$ICAL TEAM DUR+ ! /UD5T UPRIS+ AT ,COLUMBIA ,UNIV]SITY 9 SPR+1 #a#i#f#h4 

,QUE/ION3 DESCRIBE ! M$ICAL TEAM Y\ WORK$ )4 ,H[ DID PEOPLE GET 9VOLV$8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,AT ,COLUMBIA ! PEOPLE W]E VOLUNTE]S4 

,A GR\P CALL$ ,! ,M$ICAL ,COMMITTEE = ,HUMAN ,RI<TS GOT />T$ :5 ! /UD5TS AT ,HAMILTON ,HALL PUT \T A CALL TO A DOCTOR :O EV]YONE KN[S IS 9VOLV$ 9 RADICAL ACTIVITIES4 ,! /UD5TS SAID ?AT !Y W\LD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE COME >\ND BECAUSE !Y DID NOT KN[ H[ LONG !Y W\LD /AY 9 ! BUILD+S4 ,SO A FEW ( ! DOCTORS & M$ICAL NURSES W5T D[N TO ! BUILD+S DUR+ ?AT WEEK & *ECK$ PEOPLE \T = COLDS & CUTS4 ,& !N ON ! NI<T ( ! BU/ ?OSE PEOPLE CALL$ O!R PEOPLE & IT GREW 9TO A GREAT] ?+4 ,BUT /ILL !RE W]E ONLY AB\T FIVE ,M,DS2 NOT EV5 FIVE BECAUSE SOME W]E JU/ M$ICAL /UD5TS4 ,MO/ ( !M DIDN'T EV5 KN[ EA* O!R BECAUSE !Y W]E ALL FROM DIFF]5T GR\PS4 ,PEOPLE GOT 9VOLV$ ) WORK+ ON ! M$ICAL TEAM :5 !Y HE>D AB\T ! 9CID5TS OV] ! RADIO & JU/ FELT ! NE$ TO GO D[N4 

,QUE/ION3 ,!Y W]5'T RELAT$ TO ,COLUMBIA ,UNIV]SITY !N8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,WELL1 A FEW W]E BUT A LOT W]E NOT & ?IS PRES5T$ A PROBLEM BECAUSE LAT] ON ! GATES W]E CLOS$ TO ALL \TSID]S & PEOPLE C\LD NOT GET 94 ,EV5 IF !Y %[$ ID5TIFICATION ?AT PROV$ ?AT !Y W]E M$ICAL P]SONNEL IT DIDN'T C\NT2 Y\ HAD TO BE A P>T ( ! UNIV]SITY4 ,& ALSO1 ! DOCTORS HAD O!R COMMITM5TS MAK+ IT NECESS>Y = !M TO LEAVE & COME BACK1 &1 ( C\RSE1 !Y C\LD NOT DO ?AT EI!R4 

,QUE/ION3 ,H[ W]E Y\ SUPPLI$8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,AS F> AS SUPPLIES GO1 IT WAS ALL K9D ( LIB]AT$ MAT]IAL FROM :]E PEOPLE WORK$4 ,WE W]E1 ON ! :OLE1 V]Y1 V]Y UND]-SUPPLI$2 PEOPLE ONLY C>RI$ >\ND PIECES ( GAUZE TO /OP ! BLE$+4 

,QUE/ION3 ,DID ,/4 ,LUKE'S HOSPITAL COOP]ATE AT ALL8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,NO1 IT WAS V]Y /RANGE4 ,SOME /UD5TS W]E S5T !RE BY ! POLICY & ! HOSPITAL /AFF MADE LI/S ( :O W5T 9 & ! LI/S W]E GIV5 TO ! POLICE4 ,NOT ONLY ?AT1 BUT /UD5TS W]E H>ASS$ BY DOCTORS !RE & :5 /UD5TS RETURN$ TO ! UNIV]SITY !Y W\LD REFUSE TO GO TO ! HOSPITAL AGA9 BECAUSE ! DOCTORS W\LD GIVE LECTURES & MORAL ADMONITIONS TO N]V\S1 9JUR$ /UD5TS4 ,& SO F9ALLY1 AS ! WORD GOT >\ND1 /UD5TS W\LD REFUSE TO GO TO ! HOSPITAL AT ALL & MORE & MORE CAME TO US4 

,QUE/ION3 ,:]E WAS Y\R M$ICAL TEAM LOCAT$ ON CAMPUS8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,N9E ( US W]E JU/ ON ! GR\NDS ) BLANKETS LAID \T & IT WAS V]Y UNORGANIZ$4 ,!RE W]E ONLY AB\T EI<T REALLY M$ICAL PEOPLE DO+ ANY?+4 ,BUT DUR+ ?AT NI<T O!R PEOPLE JO9$ !M & BY MORN+ !Y W]E 9 ,F]RIS ,BOO? ,HALL & 9 ,PHILOSOPHY ,HALL :]E !Y C\LD F9ALLY GET !IR SUPPLIES ORGANIZ$4 

,QUE/ION3 ,W]E !RE MANY DOCTORS FROM ! UNIV]SITY HEAL? S]VICE8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,NO4 ,LAT] ON WE CALL$ ! ,UNIV]SITY ,HEAL? ,S]VICE TO ASK = ASSI/ANCE2 9 FACT ,I MADE ! CALL ASK+ = /RET*]S & O!R FIR/ AID MAT]IAL1 & ! NURSE JU/ SAID ?AT ! ,HEAL? ,S]VICE IS OP5 FROM #i3 TO #e3 & ANY /UD5T CAN GO OV] !RE DUR+ ?AT P]IOD4 ,SO ,I ASK$ H] :AT HAPP5$ AT NI<T :5 /UD5TS W]E BLE$+ & !RE WAS NOBODY TO HELP !M & %E JU/ REPEAT$ ! SAME ?+ AB\T BE+ OP5 FROM #i3 TO #e3 & SAID ?AT %E C\LDN'T SPEAK ) ME ANY MORE BECAUSE !Y W]E HELP+ A /UD5T !N4 

,QUE/ION3 ,:AT AB\T ! UNIV]SITY M$ICAL C5T]8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,! M$ICAL C5T] WAS 9 A V]Y BAD /ATE BECAUSE !RE WAS A /UD5T MOVEM5T AT ! C5T] & !Y W]E GO+ TO GO \T ON /RIKE 9 SYMPA?Y ) ! O!R /UD5TS4 ,AT ! M$ICAL C5T] IT WAS JU/ QUIET & NO DOCTOR W\LD COOP]ATE4 

,QUE/ION3 ,BUT ,I MEAN1 :AT DID ! /UD5TS HAVE 9 M9D BY GO+ ON /RIKE8 ,C\LDN'T !Y HAVE OCCUPI$ ! C5T] & US$ ! FACILITIES8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,?AT WASN'T POSSIBLE BECAUSE MANY ( ! /UD5TS HAVE DUTIES 9 ! ,M$ICAL ,C5T] & !RE WAS A BIG QUE/ION AS TO :AT !Y W\LD DO4 ,!Y W]E ABLE TO LULL IT ?R\< & LAT] !Y CAME D[N & HAD A DEMON/RATION4 ,! ADM9I/RATION AT ! ,M$ICAL ,C5T] />T$ HAV+ FACULTY MEET+S :I* !Y NEV] HAD BE=E1 DISCUSS+ H[ TO KEEP ! /UD5TS TOGE!R & !Y F9ALLY DECID$ TO ALL[ ! /UD5TS TO HAVE A /UD5T GOV]NM5T & A REPRES5TATIVE TO MEET ) ! CURRICULUM COMMITTEE4 ,!Y MADE !SE K9DS ( CONCESSIONS BECAUSE !Y W]E REALLY V]Y FRI<T5$4 

,QUE/ION3 ,DID MANY PEOPLE FROM ! COMMUNITY HELP \T8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,YES4 ,!RE W]E PEOPLE BR++ 9 FOOD1 P>TICUL>LY AT ,HAMILTON ,HALL :]E A LOT ( ! BLACK COMMUNITY WAS BR++ 9 FOOD & M$ICAL SUPPLIES4 ,!RE W]E A NUMB] ( PRIE/S & NUNS FROM DIFF]5T GR\PS BR++ 9 FOOD & !Y W]E /OPP$1 :I* NE>LY CAUS$ A RIOT4 ,A PRIE/ & NUN W5T TO H& \T FOOD AT ,L[ ,LIBR>Y & ! COPS *AS$ !M AWAY4 ,! JOCKS ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! F5CE W]E TRY+ TO B>RICADE ,L[ ,LIBR>Y TOO & LIT]ALLY />VE ! PEOPLE \T4 

,QUE/ION3 ,A *>ACT]I/IC P>T ( ,AM]ICAN PROPAG&A IS AB\T :AT COMMUNI/S DO TO PRIE/S & NUNS4 ,CAN Y\ IMAG9E NEWSPAP] HEADL9ES TELL+ AB\T ,AM]ICAN COPS BEAT+ UP PRIE/S & NUNS8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 ,RABBI ,GOLDMAN1 ! ,JEWI% *APLA9 AT ,COLUMBIA1 WAS BEAT5 OV] ! HEAD & WAS REALLY MESS$ UP BY ! COPS4 ,!N A V]Y T]RIBLE SC5E OCCURR$ ON ! S\? LAWN4 ,!RE WAS A NURSE :O WAS TAK+ C>E ( PATI5TS !RE1 TWO ( :I* W]E ,RABBI ,GOLDMAN & A BOY :OSE EYE WAS BLE$+ PR(USELY DUE TO ! FACT ?AT HE HAD  BE5 WE>+ CONTACT L5SES AT ! TIME HE WAS HIT & ONE L5S HAD BROK5 9 HIS EYE4 ,IT WAS REALLY FE>$ ?AT HE W\LD LOSE HIS VISION4 ,! NURSE HAD BO? ! BOY & ,RABBI ,GOLDMAN LY+ D[N ON SOME BLANKETS &1 = SOME REASON1 ! COPS DECID$ TO RUN ACROSS ! LAWN &1 ( C\RSE1 PU% ALL ! /UD5TS BE=E !M4 ,:5 ?IS HAPP5$ ! NURSE />T$ SCREAM+ ?AT ! PEOPLE LY+ D[N C\LD NOT BE MOV$1 :]EUPON SOME /UD5TS GOT >\ND !M & />T$ TO SCREAM ?+S LIKE 0,FIR/ ,AID ,/ATION60 & 0,NURSE601 BUT ! COPS DIDN'T LI/5 AT ALL & F9ALLY /UD5TS LAY D[N OV] ! BOY & ,RABBI ,GOLDMAN TO PREV5T !M FROM BE+ HURT ANY MORE4 ,IT WAS T]RIBLE BECAUSE ! COPS DIDN'T /OP AT ANY?+1 !Y PAID NO ATT5TION1 !Y HONOR$ NO?+4 

,QUE/ION3 ,DUR+ ! ATTACKS LIKE ! ONE Y\ DESCRIB$1 WAS ! T9Y M$ICAL CREW ABLE TO DO ANY?+ AT ALL8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,WELL1 AT ?IS P>TICUL> /OP !RE WAS ONLY ONE NURSE1 ! RE/ W]E SPREAD ALL OV] ! O!R >EAS1 SO V]Y LITTLE C\LD BE DONE UNTIL ! COPS LEFT4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ! PEOPLE C\LD BE MOV$ 9SIDE ! BUILD+S & RECEIVE TREATM5T1 & 9 CASES LIKE ! ONE BOY1 AN AMBULANCE C\LD BE CALL$4 ,HE DID NOT LOSE HIS VISION BUT C]TA9LY CAME V]Y CLOSE2 IT IS SLI<TLY IMPAIR$4 ,BUT ! WOR/ SC5E ( ALL TOOK PLACE :5 ! COPS MOV$ \T 9TO ! /REET & BR\<T 9 HORSES4 ,9 ! /REET !RE C\LD BE NO M$ICAL PEOPLE AT ALL1 EV5 ?\< ?IS WAS AN ESPECIALLY DANG]\S >EA BECAUSE ! HORSES W]E TRAMPL+ PEOPLE4 ,HORSES W]E JU/ RUNN+ 9TO PEOPLE & ! T]RIBLE ?+ WAS ?AT Y\ C\LD NOT RUN ANY PLACE BECAUSE !RE W]E COPS EV]Y:]E4 ,! COPS W\LD SAY1 0,GET D[N ! /REETS0 & BEAT PEOPLE TO DRIVE !M D[N ! /REET4 ,SO Y\ W\LD RUN D[N ONE /REET & COPS W\LD HIT Y\ OV] ! HEAD2 !N Y\ W\LD RUN ! O!R WAY & RUN 9TO MORE COPS :O W\LD BEAT Y\ OV] ! HEAD4 ,BUT ! FATAL MI/AKE WAS :5 A P]SON FELL4 ,IF Y\ TRIPP$ IT WAS ALL OV] BECAUSE ! COPS W\LD JU/ GET Y\ & BEAT Y\4 ,:5 Y\ SAW ! HEAD LAC]ATIONS Y\ KNEW ?AT IT WAS NOT FROM JU/ ONE HIT4 ,!RE W]E A FEW CONCUSSIONS4 ,Y\ C\LD SEE ?AT !Y W]E JU/ HIT OV] & OV] AGA94 

,9 ! FOLL[+ DAYS ! M$ICAL TEAM GOT MORE ORGANIZ$ 9 ,E>L ,HALL1 :I* IS ! *APLA9'S (FICES1 & ! M9I/]S HELP$ US A-GREAT DEAL4 ,!Y SET UP A /ATION :]E PEOPLE C\LD COME 9 #bd H\RS A DAY1 & !RE W]E PEOPLE COM+ 9 #bd H\RS A DAY4 ,!RE WAS ALWAYS A DOCTOR !RE1 & ?AT WORK$ \T V]Y WELL BECAUSE WE C\LD S5D \T TEAMS FROM !RE TO HELP /UD5TS & PEOPLE SOON LE>N$ ?AT ,E>L ,HALL WAS ! /UD5T ,FIR/ ,AID ,/ATION4 ,SOME SEM9>Y /UD5TS ALSO SET UP AN AMBULANCE S]VICE4 ,!Y HAD A ,VOLKSWAG5 BUS :I* !Y W]E ABLE TO P>K NE> CAMPUS & BR+ PEOPLE TO US4 ,!Y W]E ALSO ABLE TO GET /RET*]S & O!R MAT]IALS :I* WE W]E NOT ABLE TO GET BE=E4 ,\R MA9 EF=T WAS NOT TREATM5T ( PEOPLE BUT 9ITIAL FIR/ AID4 

,QUE/ION3 ,DID ! M$ICAL TEAM EV] HELP ! POLICE8 

,SYLVIA ,/]NB]G3 ,WE TOOK ! POSITION ( BE+ APOLITICAL EV5 ?\< NOBODY REALLY WAS1 EV]YONE WAS V]Y F> FROM BE+ APOLITICAL2 BUT IF WE HAD COME ACROSS A COP :O WAS 9JUR$ WE W\LD HAVE TREAT$ HIM4 ,ONE COP WAS TREAT$ :5 HE CAME RUNN+ UP1 V]Y FRANTICALLY1 SCREAM+ ?AT HE HAD A HUMAN BITE 9 ! /OMA*4 ,BUT ! PO9T IS ?AT WE HAD TO BE V]Y C>EFUL BECAUSE WE KNEW ?AT ! UNIV]SITY (FICIALS & ! POLICE W]E KEEP+ AN EYE ON US4 ,WE REALLY HAD TO WALK A TI<T ROPE BECAUSE DOCTORS W]E ALREADY BE+ HIT OV] ! HEAD & IF WE HAD NOT BE5 C>EFUL !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 NO *ANCE = US4 

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