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‘Bought Me In’: How Student-Run International Conferences Rake in Cash, Fund Free Vacations

When Oscar Yang, a high school student who attends an international school in Shanghai, signed up for The Harvard Crimson’s Crimson Journalism Camp in 2023, he saw it as a unique chance to “try ...
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Harvard’s Academic Workers Unionized. But in a Year of Labor Ups and Downs, How Did They Win?

Harvard’s cohort of unionized student workers nearly doubled over the past year. The largest successful union — Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto workers — now represents more than 3,000 non-tenure ...
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Harvard Encampment Members Refuse ID Checks, Raise Palestinian Flag as Tensions Rise

The students staging a pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard refused to submit to ID checks on Tuesday as tension mounted between protesters and administrators on day 14 of the occupation. Dean of ...
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In Photos: Harvard’s 373rd Commencement Exercises

Thousands of graduates, Harvard faculty, friends, and family crowded into Harvard Yard on Thursday for the University’s 373rd Commencement Exercises. But the usual pomp and circumstance of the ...
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Zoe’s Diner, an Affordable Staple of Harvard Square, Permanently Closes

Zoe’s Diner, a longtime staple of Harvard Square dining beloved for its retro aesthetics, bottomless coffee, and all-day breakfast offerings, permanently closed last week. Zoe’s, which first opened ...
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Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Debuts Renovations To Adapt To 6-Month Stays

The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter unveiled the renovation of their space on Friday as it adapts to a model allowing shelter guests to stay for the entirety of the 6-month operational season. The ...
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Flyby Tries: Touching Grass (Again But Different)

After spending the past few weeks suffering through a bleak New England winter, it seems like things are finally starting to warm up. The sun doesn’t set at 3 p.m. anymore, I can hear birds chirping ...
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Democracy Center Protesters Stage ‘Emergency Rally’ with Pro-Palestine Activists Amid Occupation

More than 60 activists protested outside of the Democracy Center Wednesday in an “emergency rally” to prevent what they called an “expected police raid” as an occupation of the building continued into ...
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Infighting and Pressure From Above: Inside Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative

Even as Vice Provost for Special Projects Sara N. Bleich, who leads the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative, underscored the University’s commitment to redressing historic wrongs, Bleich and ...
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‘Clancy’ Review: Twenty One Pilots Successfully Cap Off a Decade-Long Narrative

For Twenty One Pilots, their story all started with a six-time platinum album, “Blurryface.” In 2015, the Ohio-based duo, consisting of Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph, released “Blurryface” — an album ...
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American Repertory Theater Begins Construction on New Home in Harvard’s Allston Campus

Construction is underway on the new location of the American Repertory Theater in Harvard’s Allston campus, five years after it received a $100 million donation to fund the effort to move the theater.
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Encampment Protesters Remove Drawing of Harvard President as Devil After Backlash

Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine, the unrecognized student group organizing the Harvard Yard encampment, took down a poster depicting interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 as a devil after ...