Alfred Vellucci

[4] An Italian American, Vellucci was opposed to the idea that Leif Ericcson, rather than Christopher Columbus, discovered America.

[6] The paper often satirized him, one issue running an Alfred E. Neuman style picture of him on its cover.

[7] On one occasion, he unsuccessfully proposed a city ordinance declaring their headquarters a public urinal.

He frequently attempted to convince the school to offer voluntary payment in lieu of property taxes, which they were not required to pay.

He also attempted to force Harvard to pay the salaries of Cambridge Police officers to deal with students.

[1] In 1976, Vellucci clashed with Harvard and MIT over their plans to begin genetic engineering on recombinant DNA.

He attempted to ban genetic engineering in Cambridge, where the labs for both universities were located, due to fears that scientists might accidentally create dangerous organisms.