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After a year in Boston, New Balance's bike-sharing program, Hubway, has expanded rapidly into Cambridge and Somerville. This expansion gives Harvard students a cheaper and greener, albeit more strenuous, alternative to the shuttle.

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Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

September 12, 1951: A Friend of the Students

"Harvard students have been giving me the business for 29 years," reports Benny Jacobson, Harvard Square's King of Kleaning. Benny is a self-admitted "University personality," and few would contest the point. Owner of the Gold Coast Valeteria at 30 Plympton Street, this former second-string halfback for Boston English High School is one of the biggest supporters of the Crimson football team.

Benny takes a personal interest in all of Gold Coast's 3,500 customers and is very anxious to get to know all of the new students entering this fall. "I used to visit the new men in their rooms, but now I ask them to drop by the Gold Coast so that they can see how we do business." Benny remains silent about his benefactions, but there are countless happy graduates, leading successful lives today, who Benny got out of jams while in College.

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At about 4:20 p.m. on Monday, the Cambridge Fire Department responded to a smoking trash can at the corner of JFK St. and South St. They took the trash can apart and extinguished the fire.

One firefighter, who was granted anonymity by The Crimson because firefighters are not allowed to talk to the press, said that the fire was caused by "excessive heat in a barrel."

Another suggested the fire may have been a result of a passerby throwing a lit cigarette butt into the trash can.

Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

September 1, 1935: First Class of Harvard's Fourth Century Will Have 1050 Members

More than one-third of the members of the new freshman class have signified their intention of returning to the Tercentenary Celebration on September 16, 17, and 18. Special plans for the Class of 1940 are being made and complete living accommodations will be supplied in the Harvard Yard.

September 1, 1939: Would Change "Harvard" To "George Washington Square"

Harvard Square, the traditional name for the district around the University, may be "George Washington" Square if a plan of Cambridge Councilman Michael A. (Mickey the Dude) Sullivan goes through.

Sullivan, a local character who represents the Harvard Square region in the City Council, patriotically resents his ward's being named after John Harvard, who, he says, never set foot in this city.

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Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

August 8, 1944: Mechanical Brains Aid in Tabulations

University Hall boasts a set of a mechanical wizards that can do nearly everything but shape College policy. Since December 1943, when acceleration began and clerical work had to be stepped up, five International Business Machines have been adding, subtracting, separating, sorting, tabulating, and reproducing Harvard records, with two operators doing the work of 30 pre-war secretaries.

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Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

April 26, 1902: Emperor William's Thanks

President Eliot has just received from the Embassy of the United States at Berlin the following letter which explains itself: BERLIN, April 14, 1902.

"Dr. Charles W. Eliot. President of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts:

"Dear Sir: Referring to my letter of the 7th instant, I have much pleasure in informing you that I had the honor of being received by the German Emperor yesterday, and of presenting to His Majesty in person the "Vote of Thanks" passed by yourself and the Fellows of Harvard College in acknowledgment of the notice given by His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Prussia of the generous gift which His Majesty proposes to send to Harvard University for the Germanic Museum."

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U.S. Senator Scott Brown stopped by Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers to finally get a taste of the burger that bears his name Monday afternoon.

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