Swartz Pleads Not Guilty to Charges

A former Harvard fellow and internet activist facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into the MIT network and unlawfully downloading nearly 5 million academic articles pleaded not guilty Wednesday

Occupy Harvard Rally, 11-28-11

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Court: Wheeler Violated Probation

The sentencing of Adam Wheeler, the former student who pleaded guilty last year to faking his way into Harvard, has been postponed pending examination by mental health officials.

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Boycott from Within

A speaker discusses justice and equality for both Israeli and Palestinian peoples during "Boycott from Within: Israeli & American Voices Against Apartheid," held in the Taubman Building of the Harvard Kennedy School yesterday.

Following Alleged Probation Violation, Adam Wheeler Returned to Jail

Adam B. Wheeler, a former Harvard student who pleaded guilty in December to faking his way into Harvard through falsified transcripts, standardized test scores, and letters of recommendation was put back in jail Wednesday.

Harvard Graduate Student Robbed

A male graduate student was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday night at the intersection of Dana and Harvard Streets, according to a Harvard University Police Department community advisory sent Wednesday morning.

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The yellow triangle marks the vicinity where the robbery of a graduate student on Tuesday night took place. Two men held the student at gunpoint and stole his laptop, wallet, and cellphone.

Economics Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin Returning to Harvard

After spending the last 10 years teaching and conducting research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., economics professor and Nobel laureate Eric S. Maskin ’72 will return to Harvard in the spring.

Police Alert Community of Assaults

Local police have alerted the public to one or more suspects carrying out sexual assaults against women following an incident in Somerville.

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The victim described the attacker, portrayed here in an artist’s rendition, as a white male with a dark complexion, roughly 5-foot-8, and clean-shaven.

Hauser Replies to Citation Allegations

Former Harvard psychology professor Marc D. Hauser responded publicly to Princeton philosophy professor Gilbert Harman’s accusation that Hauser failed to adequately credit another scholar in his 2006 book, Moral Minds.

Oct. 7– Oct. 20: Fire in the Science Center

HUPD has been kept busy in the past two weeks investigating loud parties in Mather, suspicious activity in the normally placid freshman dorms, and disturbances at Au Bon Pain. As part of our Securitas series, we've combed through recent HUPD log entries and published some of the more colorful entries below. BY THE NUMBERS Reports of loud parties: 11 Reports of unwanted guest[s]: 12 Stolen bags and wallets: 9 Total value of stolen bikes: $2940 Total value of stolen Apple products: $8099.99 Total value of stolen computer mice: $10 Dispatches to Mather: 5 Dispatches to freshman dorms: 9 Dispatches to Au Bon Pain: 6

Security Guard Receives 50 Hours of Community Service for Theft

The case against Stephen Evans—a former Securitas supervisor who was arraigned on April 7 for stealing electronics from Harvard students—was ...