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Matthew S. Blumenthal

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Tragedy at Congonhas, As I Saw It

Cresting the hill on Avenida dos Bandeirantes that leads to São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport, I saw the dense black smoke,


NEWS IN BRIEF: Student Charged With Domestic Assault Of An Ex-Girlfriend Appears in Court; Next Court Date in Dec.

Editor's Note: Since the publication of this story in October 2006, new information has arisen regarding the case in question.


1 Year Probation in Gay-Bashing Case

The 26-year-old Cambridge resident accused of assaulting an openly gay Harvard undergraduate last April was found guilty in Middlesex District


Police Arrest Junior For Assault

Editor's Note: Since the publication of this story in September 2006, new information has arisen regarding the case in question.


Thief Requests Leniency

Prolific international map thief E. Forbes Smiley III is headed into uncharted territory: Smiley—who admitted he stole eight maps from


Mather Nabs Green Cup

Mather House has shown Harvard that concrete can be green, and that it has no reason to fear the Currier


Haze Surrounds Aid for Drug Users

High school marijuana users everywhere breathed a heavy, smoke-tinged sigh of relief this past February 1. On that day, Congress


Crime Rates Hit Lowest in 40 Years

Crime rates in Cambridge last year were at their lowest in over 40 years, according to the Cambridge Police Department