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ALLSTON
Two Approaches to Campus Expansion
By NAN NI
Monday, April 28, 2008 1:48 AM
When Boston College submitted a bid to purchase a state-owned pumping station near the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, the college’s vice president for government and community relations, Thomas J. Keady, said that his institution informed the community before the story hit the presses. Although BC eventually lost the bid, Keady said that it was important to keep the college’s neighbors abreast of its activities.

Optimism Carries Allston Meeting
Residents and the University prepare September master plan
By NAN NI
Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:20 AM
Optimistic sentiments pervaded the Harvard-Allston Task Force meeting last evening as the representatives from the City of Boston who presented an update on community benefits and an outline for the city’s feedback on Harvard’s master plan for development were met with applause.

Harvard May Buy, Build on WBZ Land
By NAN NI
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:11 AM
After the Boston Globe reported that Harvard is looking to purchase TV and radio station WBZ’s nine-acre property on Soldier’s Field Road, Allston residents and the City of Boston say they are withholding judgment until the University’s plans for the land become more definite.

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS
Minding the Achievement Gap
Cambridge Public Schools focus on improving performance despite achievement discrepancy
By VIDYA B. VISWANATHAN
Friday, April 18, 2008 1:58 AM
When Thomas D. Fowler-Finn arrived in Cambridge in 2003 to serve as superintendent of the city’s public school system, the district had been losing nearly 100 or more students annually, and the city’s only public high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin (CRLS), was on probation for failing to meet state standards.

School Committee Stalled
By VIDYA B. VISWANATHAN
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:17 AM
The Cambridge School Committee, in an unusually short meeting yesterday, revisited budgetary issues and questions about achievement data before convening into executive session to address the superintendent’s contract extension.

CITY COUNCIL
City Council Looks Into Pedestrian Safety
Graduate student’s tragic death prompts traffic law changes
By MICHELLE L. QUACH
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:14 AM
The traffic accident that killed Harvard graduate student Isaac J. Meyers last month led the Cambridge City Council to pass an order prioritizing pedestrian safety last night.

Council Approves Review of Funding for Cambridge Health Alliance
Councillor questions how Health Alliance spends its funding
By SARAH J. HOWLAND and MICHELLE L. QUACH
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:20 PM
Disagreements about the Cambridge City Council’s relationship with the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) brought heated debate to the Council’s weekly meeting last night.

AROUND THE SQUARE
CRIMSON/ Edmund G. Soriano
The Sweet Divines, a 12 piece soul revival band, performed during the Bookish Ball in Holyoke Center on Friday afternoon.
A Ball With Literary Whimsy
Bookish Ball goers support local bookstores while enjoying discounts, refreshments, and live music
By BETSY L. MEAD and HEE KWON SEO
Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:52 PM
Elizabeth Bennett, seven Harry Potters, and the Old Lady Who Swallowed the Fly graced the stage of the Holyoke Center’s Forbes Plaza Saturday night as contestants in a literary costume contest at Harvard Square’s first-ever “Bookish Ball.”

Square Starbucks Debuts Machine
By GABRIEL J. DALY
Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:10 AM
The machine, called the “Clover,” retails for $11,000. Expensive espresso machines are nothing new—an espresso machine from Williams Sonoma can run close to $4,000. But the Clover only makes coffee—one, slow, meticulous, pressed cup at a time, which barista Teena L. Eggleston called “couture coffee.”

Business Owners May Face Eviction
By KEVIN ZHOU
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:20 PM
For over 20 years, Thomas R. Ittelson ’68 has gone to work at his office in the Harvard-owned building at 124 Mt. Auburn Street. A partner at the Mercury Group—a consulting company for high technology businesses—he moved into the space two years after the building was constructed.

Diners Wrap Around Block for Free Chipotle Burritos
By GABRIEL J. DALY
Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:53 AM
Seeing the line stretching past Citibank and around the corner down Brattle Street, a group of hungry students burst into a sprint, eager to be among the first burrito enthusiasts to taste the offerings of the Square’s latest entrée into the world of fast-food Mexican: Chipotle.

CAMPAIGN '08
Rove Denounces Obama for Empty Rhetoric
By LAUREN D. KIEL
Monday, April 07, 2008 12:55 AM
Former White House adviser Karl Rove analyzed the 2008 presidential campaign and criticized Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at an event sponsored by the Harvard Republican Club on Friday.

FEATURED CONTENT
Karl Rove Says History Will Vindicate Bush
By LAUREN D. KIEL
Monday, April 07, 2008 1:02 AM
Karl Rove, who served for years as the top political adviser to President Bush, was at Harvard on Friday speaking to a crowd of about 200 in Winthrop House. The Crimson sat down with Rove for a brief interview before the event.

Square Shelter Celebrates 25th Birthday
By CORA K. CURRIER
Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:51 AM
A panel of local activists, including Massachusetts State Representative Alice K. Wolf and former representative Jarrett T. Barrios ’90-’91, praised the services that the shelter has provided to the community and debated solutions to homelessness at a national level.
 
Resident Alleges That Harvard Damaged Home
Graduate dorm construction cracked the foundation
By SARAH J. HOWLAND
Friday, February 29, 2008 3:15 AM
A Cambridge resident has alleged that the University harmed his home during construction of graduate student housing, and that Harvard has failed to adequately compensate him for the damages.

Harvard Alumnus Thrives on Boston City Council
For Connolly, a love of Boston complements a family history of political service
By DANIEL A. HANDLIN
Monday, February 25, 2008 12:49 AM
As a city councilor, you may often find yourself acting as a salesman—whether that is selling yourself to your electorate or selling a policy proposal to your fellow councilors. But for John R. Connolly ’95, these skills came at an early age as a hotdog vendor at Fenway Park.

Financing Allston is ‘Complex’ Matter
By LAURA A. MOORE
Friday, January 11, 2008 1:21 AM
It was October. University Provost Steven E. Hyman stood before the board of directors of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, pleading his case for the approval of Harvard’s first project in its 50-year expansion into Allston.

Mass. Gay Marriage Law Still Contested
On fourth anniversary, future of law still remains unclear
By MEGAN A. SHUTZER
Monday, November 19, 2007 1:33 AM
While yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, the future of marriage in the Commonwealth remains somewhat murky.
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