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Simon J. Levien
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For Eighth Year in a Row, Harvard Fails to Meet Boston PILOT Program Request
For the eighth consecutive year, Harvard’s financial contribution to the City of Boston fell short of the amount city officials requested as part of a program in which nonprofits voluntarily give funds to the city instead of paying taxes.
Iconic Central Square Middle East Nightclub Listed For Sale
The Middle East — a landmark nightclub and restaurant on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Brookline Street in Central Square — was put up for sale last week, co-owner Nabil Sater told Cambridge Day last Sunday.
Admissions Verdict Favors Harvard
A federal judge ruled in October that Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policies do not illegally discriminate against Asian American applicants — a decision coming nearly one year after a three-week trial brought national scrutiny to affirmative action policies at Harvard and its peer universities across the country.
Harvard Chemists Perform the Coldest Chemical Reaction in the Known Universe
A team of Harvard chemists has succeeded in performing the coldest chemical reaction to ever occur, according to a Nov. 29 paper they published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Science.
The Kronostory of the Kronosaurus
Almost 30 years after discovering a fossil in Australia, the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology displayed the largest Kronosaurus skeleton ever to be mounted.
Dennis Carlone
Dennis J. Carlone, a longtime Cambridge resident and progressive candidate, is seeking re-election to his fourth term on the Cambridge City Council this week.
Hundreds of Students Spend Weekend Coding at HackHarvard’s Fifth Annual Hackathon
Hundreds of students from universities representing five continents spent 36 sleepless hours coding over the weekend during the fifth annual HackHarvard, a student-run hackathon held at the Student Organizations Center at Hilles.