Matthew M. Hoffman
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The Content of His Character
F OR THE RECORD: Neil L. Rudenstine does not read People magazine. Ditto for Omni and Playboy. His taste in
In Search of the Real Neil
A LL RIGHT, I admit it. Neil L. Rudenstine sounds like a pretty good choice for the presidency of Harvard.
Bigger Isn't Better
T HE COLOSSAL, overwhelming, mammoth size of Harvard's library system is a well-documented fact. Tour guides comment on it every
Harvard Grad in Israel: Situation `Very Serious'
For most Americans, the first word of Iraq's second missile attack on Israel came shortly after 12:30 a.m. Friday night,
Finalists Selected For Top Police Job
Cambridge has whittled its list of candidates for the newly created job of police commissioner down to a group of
Cookies Spark Fire Scare In Quincy House Kitchen
A simple experiment in chocolate chip cookie baking got a little out of hand last night, as a small fire
Reservoir Hit by Chlorine Spill
A one-ton tank of chlorine sprung a leak at a Cambridge water filtering plant yesterday, releasing a pool of highly
Gay Activists Barred From Bellotti Reception
BOSTON--About 15 members of the gay rights group Queer Nation were barred from a reception at Francis X. Bellotti's campaign
. . .and More Than You Bargained for
S OME people are naturally happy. Offer them an obstructed-view seat at Fenway Park and they will swoon over the
Allegations of Racism Ignite Citywide Debate
By the time the Commonwealth Day School became a hot topic of debate in the city of Cambridge this fall,