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Harvard Yard Encampment Continues Into Day 5

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Protesters Raise 3 Palestinian Flags Over Harvard Yard

Mayor Wu Cancels Harvard Event After Affinity Groups Withdraw Over Emerson Encampment Police Response

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 canceled an April 30 event at Harvard after at least 11 student organizations withdrew from co-sponsoring an event over her decision to send police to break up a pro-Palestine student encampment at Emerson College.

Encampment Protesters Briefly Raise 3 Palestinian Flags Over Harvard Yard

Pro-Palestine student protesters at the Harvard Yard encampment flew three Palestinian flags from University Hall on Saturday evening.

Harvard Yard Encampment Continues

Harvard Yard Encampment

Dean of Students Dunne Again Threatens ‘Increased Sanctions’ for Students at Yard Encampment

Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said in a Saturday email to undergraduates that the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard has disturbed freshmen students trying to study for final exams and issued another warning that protesters will face disciplinary action.

Man Who Placed Fake Bomb At Harvard Sentenced to 3 Years Probation

William A. Giordani, a New Hampshire man arrested for placing a fake bomb in the Science Center Plaza on Harvard’s campus, will face three years of probation for failing to report a felony.

Progressive Labor Party Organizes Solidarity March With Harvard Yard Encampment

Roughly 30 Progressive Labor Party protesters marched down Massachusetts Avenue and spoke with encampment protesters at Harvard Yard’s Johnston Gate on Saturday afternoon.

Rep. Pressley Visits Harvard Encampment, Says Students Should Not Face Disciplinary Action

U.S. Rep. Ayanna S. Pressley (D-Mass.) said pro-Palestine student protesters should not face disciplinary action during an unauthorized visit Friday afternoon to the Harvard Yard encampment.

Harvard Yard To Remain Indefinitely Closed Amid Encampment

The University restricted Harvard Yard access to affiliates until further notice amid the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard, according to a Friday email obtained by The Crimson.

Opinion

College

HUPD Chief Says Harvard Yard Encampment is Peaceful, Defends Students’ Right to Protest

Harvard University Police Chief Victor A. Clay defended the rights of pro-Palestinian protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard and said the demonstration has remained peaceful in a Friday interview.

Music

One Reason Garden Bar Prepares to Mix Back In to Harvard Square

One Reason Garden Bar will be returning to the Charles Hotel on May 5, marking the second year in business for the bar which first opened in July 2023.

    Opinion

    College

    HUPD Chief Says Harvard Yard Encampment is Peaceful, Defends Students’ Right to Protest

    Harvard University Police Chief Victor A. Clay defended the rights of pro-Palestinian protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard and said the demonstration has remained peaceful in a Friday interview.

    Music

    One Reason Garden Bar Prepares to Mix Back In to Harvard Square

    One Reason Garden Bar will be returning to the Charles Hotel on May 5, marking the second year in business for the bar which first opened in July 2023.

      Sponsored

      Year in Review

      ‘Not Easy’: Cambridge Struggles Toward Carbon Neutrality

      Cambridge officials do not know whether the city is on track to meet statewide emission standards by 2030 or a self-imposed goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, according to ​​Susanne Rasmussen.

      Despite Activist Pleas, Owner Says Decision to Close Democracy Center is ‘Not Changeable’

      Harvard Islamic Studies Program X Account Reinstated After University Intervenes

      Day 2 of Harvard Yard Encampment Faces Greater Threat of Disciplinary Action

      Harvard Board of Overseers Candidates Question Lack of Transparency in Selection Process

      For Our Sake and The Middle East’s, Harvard’s Protesters Should Stop Grabbing Headlines

      Every day that the headlines focus on the antics of Harvard students is a day that they do not focus on Gaza.

      Year in Sports

      Types of Students During Reading Period

      Reading period has us all in varying degrees of being unhinged. Try to stay in Lawful Good instead of Chaotic Evil!

      How Harvard Came to the Cutting Edge of Quantum Research

      For the past few years, Harvard has publicly been ramping up its investment in quantum science research across the University.

      Not All Permissible Speech is Good

      Just because you can say it doesn’t mean you should. Whether our campus relationships are healthy depends on choices we make about how we advocate our views.

      Dean Dunne Warns of ‘Disciplinary Consequences’ for Participants in Harvard Encampment

      Harvard Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard is violating College policies in a Thursday email to undergraduates.

      Year in FM

      LIVE UPDATES: Day 3 of Harvard Yard Encampment

      The encampment in Harvard Yard mounted by pro-Palestine student organizers entered its second day on Friday. Students are facing heightened risks of disciplinary action.

      Pro-Palestine Harvard Yard Encampment Enters Third Day

      Pro-Palestine Harvard Yard Encampment Enters Third Day

      Encampment Begins

      Massachusetts ACLU Demands Harvard Reinstate PSC in Letter

      The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts challenged Harvard’s decision to suspend the Palestine Solidarity Committee in a Wednesday letter to Harvard University interim Vice President and General Counsel Eileen Finan.

      Senior Section

      ‘Appalling’: Keynote Speaker at Legacy of Slavery Symposium Calls for Faster Repatriation of Indigenous Remains

      Tara Houska, a tribal attorney and activist who served as the keynote speaker during the second day of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Symposium, condemned the University’s continued possession of Indigenous objects and ancestral remains during an interview following the event.

      Majority of Harvard FAS Faculty Dispute Presence of ‘Systemic Antisemitism’ on Campus in Survey

      Respondents to The Crimson’s annual survey of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences largely said they felt the University harbors neither systemic antisemitism nor systemic anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias.

      Opinion

      HUPD Chief Says Harvard Yard Encampment is Peaceful, Defends Students’ Right to Protest

      Harvard University Police Chief Victor A. Clay defended the rights of pro-Palestinian protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard and said the demonstration has remained peaceful in a Friday interview.

      One Reason Garden Bar Prepares to Mix Back In to Harvard Square

      One Reason Garden Bar will be returning to the Charles Hotel on May 5, marking the second year in business for the bar which first opened in July 2023.