Aemilia M. Phillips
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Ready to Run
On Monday, April 21 more than 36,000 people will run the Boston Marathon. A year after the bombings at the 2013 Marathon, enthusiasm for the race is higher than ever.
Closing the Gates and Opening the Conversation
Two years out, many former Occupy Harvard participants challenge the notion that Occupy “failed.”
In And Around Language: "Hack"
Although “hack” was not intended to have a negative connotation, it has often referred to those who used technology for malicious purposes; specifically, by gaining unauthorized access to certain computers and online information. However this wasn’t always the case, or the original intention of the word.
Underfunded and Overlooked: The Plight of a Harvard Square Sculpture
Few students, if any, glance up and notice the massive, multi-colored stone sculpture that towers over Out of Town News—one they pass nearly every day.
Timeless
MYSTIC, Connecticut—The lights on the Charles W. Morgan glitter softly from across the Mystic River as the hulking black ship rocks in the evening light. In the distance a whistle blows, signaling that it’s time for the drawbridge to go up, and for a cluster of white sailboats to cut across into the deep blue Atlantic.
Red
Towards the top of one of the cliffs, I looked away from the crest of Red’s mane and the steep drop below, and turned my eyes to the cerulean blue sky, and the small birds swirling gracefully through the summer air, lazily turning in never ending spirals. For a moment, I was lost, free, dancing with them among the clouds.
Spring Break Postcard: First Steps
Our hair and makeup are done, the bride’s dress is expertly laced up, and the purple and white flowers are bound in bouquets. Now all that’s left is waiting.
Hey Professor! Google Glass
FM sat down with Professor James H. Waldo, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Chief Technology Officer, ...
Five French Things that Should be #Banned
L'Académie française, a branch of the French government, replaced hashtag with the word “mot-diese”. In response to this censoring, FM has compiled its own list of French things that should be #banned.
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The Head of the Charles Regatta took place this weekend, October 20 – 21, and drew a crowd of a quarter of a million people.
The Regatta includes 55 different events, along a three-mile course, starting at the Boston University Boathouse and ending at Artesani Playground in Watertown.
The changing leaves aren’t the only indication that fall is on the way. Hot apple cider, caramel covered apples, and fried dough are all perfect treats for a cool New England weekend.
Spectators fill the bridges over the Charles, nudging their way in to the coveted railing spots, ready to cheer on their rowers.
Radcliffe crew members Brooke K. Nowakowski '16, Samantha M. Guhan '16, and Jen J. Liu '16 man the bake sale table, with all proceeds going to the Radcliffe Crew team.
A continuous line of boats row down the Charles on this beautiful fall day, with spectators on the banks and on the bridges ready to cheer them on.