Larry Libow Letter (June 26, 1970)

A copy of a letter written by Larry Libow dated June 26, 1970. The letter was sent to all the white students who occupied the Administration Building on April 6, 1970 and who were expelled from Springfield College for this action. On of the outcomes of this action was the creation of the Collegium. In the letter, Libow runs down the list of events that occurred since they were arrested through June 25th. By date, the legal action that the students took against the college to prevent further disciplinary action at the college is outlined here. Libow ends the letter by saying that the Collegium, which was on of the direct results of this legal action, was paying close attention to the court proceedings and was about ready to propose the new judicial system for the college. He ends the letter by saying that he'll update them if anything important happens and gives them contact information if they plan to be in the area

Letter to Springfield College Dean, John Costello, from Larry Libow

This letter is addressed to the Dean of Springfield College, John Costello, and written by undergraduate student Larry Libow (Lawrence Libow '71). Originally attached to the letter was the text of the next "On The Left" opinion piece that Libow wrote for the The Springfield Student, the college's student newspaper. The column he had written had to do with a meeting at Charles H. Schaff's, SC Board of Trustee Chairman at the time, home in Longmeadow. Schaaff had been critical of a previous column that Libow had written regarding the Baystate West & Springfield Civic Center projects that were under construction in downtown Springfield. Schaaff had invited members of RUB (Resistance-Unity-Brotherhood) to his home to discuss these projects and the criticism. The meeting didn't go very well and the attached article was a report on the meeting from Libow's perspective. Libow sent this letter as a courtesy to let them know about what was going to be said and offered to have a meeting at his apartment with Mr. Schaaff if he was interested. No meeting happened and the column was published in the Student Newspaper. It is believed that the article was published in the January 22, 1970 Springfield Student. To see a copy of the published article, see here: https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16122coll6/id/10482.Lawrence M. Libow was born on May 23, 1949. Libow graduated from James Madison High School (Brooklyn NY) in June 1967. Libow would graduate from Springfield College with a B.S. in August 1971. Frustrated with policies and administration at SC, Libow was deeply involved in trying to change the school. He helped found a club known as the Resistance Unity, and Brotherhood, wrote a newspaper column called “On The Left” and a photographer for the Springfield College student newspaper, The Student, was an elected member of the Student Council, representing Alumni Hall, a member of the SC Outing Club, and participated in the protests and building takeovers during 1969 and 1970 to push for changes at the college, specifically, but not limited to, Black Student rights. A Physical Education major, he received Advanced Standing in that major before changing his major to Community Leadership and Development

Student being harrassed in a parking lot (1971)

A photograph of three students in a parking lot on the campus of Springfield College. In the photograph one student has grabbed the other student by the shoulders as the other student moves forward. There is a third student coming up to them with his right hand extended by his side. The students are all male. The photo was taken by Lawrence Libow during or after the occupation of Massasoit Hall on the campus. The blonde student is being harassed by the two other students because they assumed that he was a supporter of the students who were occupying the building because of his appearance

Abnormal pattern of Tie-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor expression in human cerebral arteriovenous malformations

OBJECTIVE: Human cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are speculated to result from abnormal angiogenesis. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGF-Rs) and Tie-2 play critical roles in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. We hypothesized that the abnormal vascular phenotype of AVMs may be associated with abnormal expression of VEGF-Rs and Tie-2. METHODS: We measured the expression of Tie-2, VEGF-R1, and VEGF-R2 in AVMs and normal brain tissue, using immunoblotting. To assess active vascular remodeling, we also measured endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression. CD31 expression was used to control for endothelial cell mass for Tie-2, VEGF-Rs, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Immunoblotting data were presented as relative expression, using normal brain tissue values as 100%. RESULTS: CD31 was expressed to similar degrees in AVMs and normal brain tissue (99 ± 29% versus 100 ± 20%, mean ± standard error, P = 0.98). Tie-2 expression was markedly decreased in all AVMs, compared with normal brain tissue (16 ± 9% versus 100 ± 37%, P = 0.04). VEGF-R1 expression was decreased in four of five AVMs, but the difference between the mean values was not significant (35 ± 8% versus 100 ± 42%, P = 0.14). VEGF-R2 expression was decreased in all AVMs, compared with normal brain tissue (28 ± 6% versus 100 ± 29%, P = 0.03). There was no difference in endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression between AVMs and normal brain tissue (106 ± 42% versus 100 ± 25%, P = 0.91). CONCLUSION: AVM vessels exhibited abnormal expression of Tie-2 and VEGF-Rs, both of which may contribute to the pathogenesis of AVMs