Harvard in the City
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Brecka L. Fetzer '14 plays with an elementary school child at Operation Exodus, an after school tutoring program in Upper Manhattan.
Religious Conference Attracts Controversy
A conference to promote religious social activism slated to kick off at the Harvard Extension School tomorrow includes a set of panelists and speakers that have generated controversy due to the homophobic and anti-Islamic remarks that they have made in the past.
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The Rockefeller Center, which spans from 49th Street to 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, is one of the most visited tourist spots in New York.
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Alastair Su ‘14 creates a PowerPoint presentation compelling inner-city youth in the neighborhood to pursue higher education.
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A boy tosses a football to his younger brother in Central Park as his parents watch from a distance.
Local High School Students Talk Africa
Barefoot and assembled in a large circle singing “moto wayaka”—Swahili for “a fire has been lit,”—40 high school students from Boston-area schools concluded their day-long program on a wide range of issues affecting Africa run by students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Saturday.
With Case File Impounded by Court, Status of Jiggetts’ Plea Remains Unclear
While one defendant implicated in the 2009 murder in Kirkland House pleaded guilty Thursday and a second is set to go to trial next week, the status of Blayn Jiggetts, the third man accused of the crime, remains unclear because his case file has been impounded by a Superior Court judge.
Defense Contests Charges Against Smith
A judge is currently considering whether former Harvard student Brittany J. Smith can legally be tried for her involvement in the May 2009 Kirkland shooting, despite the non-prosecution agreement she signed in July 2009.
HSPH Moves into Mission Hill Church
The decision to move administrators to a new location with a long-term lease has raised questions about the University’s commitment to developing its properties in Allston.
Justice With Peace
Nancy Murray rallys activists in Harvard Square yesterday, chanting "Let Malalai Joya Speak!"
cabs, yellow, new york
Yellow cabs in NYC are as ubiquitous as Asian tourists at Harvard; according to PBS, there are approximately 40,000 taxi drivers in the city.
Pinkberry To Swirl in Square
Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt will be opening at 1380 Mass. Ave—the long-vacant former location of Alpha Omega Jewelers—on Friday, April 8.
