Crimson staff writer

Katherine M. Savarese

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New Restaurants to Open by Year’s End

A welcome addition for undergraduates already tired of eating in the dining halls, six new restaurants are scheduled to open in Harvard Square by the end of December—offering students options ranging from Belgian waffles to vegetarian fast food.


Jewelry Store To Open Shop

A new jewelry boutique called Tesoro will open on Bow Street next week—a sign of the stability of the Harvard Square business community despite the country’s recent financial challenges.


SEAS Profs Heat Up Science Courses

Several professors at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have taken a novel approach to teaching physics—cooking in class.


Weatherhead Fellow Incites Controversy

A visiting scholar at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has recently come under fire for making comments earlier this month advocating cuts in certain subsistence aid to Palestinians in order to curb extremism.


Sarah Vaillancourt ’08-’09: Canadian Ice Hockey Olympics Gold Medalist

Hockey was a natural choice for Vaillancourt. Her father and brother both play, and her early commitment to the sport paid off. By age 18, after a decorated varsity career at Pomfret Prep School, she was already wearing her own Team Canada jersey to compete in the 2003 Nations Cup.