Word: beacons
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...life of Chinese orphan Guo Yanfei. Guo is now eight years old and, thanks in large part to the efforts of the HCC trick-or-treaters, leads a normal life. As group members fanned out in pairs last night, trick-or-treating all the way from Brattle Street to Beacon Hill, organizers instructed them to be courteous and emphasize the importance of their cause. They opened the conversations with an exuberant “Happy Halloween,” and followed up with a short presentation on the infant’s condition, complete with photographs. HCC received a large...
...black community not only at Harvard but everywhere. She was one of the guiding lights and guiding forces in the civil rights movement.” Later in her life, Parks devoted her attention to young people and developing their leadership qualities. “She was such a beacon of faith and hope for young people who are struggling,” said McCarthy...
...Church of Scientology in Boston occupies a multi-million-dollar town house overlooking the Charles River on Beacon Street. The floors are marble, the walls covered in heavy, creamy wallpaper. The Church looks like an expensive doctor’s office, not a local parish. A bookshop and seating area on the first floor sit opposite a desk complete with a smiling teenage receptionist...
Sarah J. Sidwell ’09 stood near the State House in Boston Wednesday, only four days after moving into Pennypacker, waving a sign imploring motorists on Beacon Street to “honk if you love equality...
Sidwell was part of a delegation of about 10 Harvard College Democrats—including a handful culled from Monday’s activities fair—who traveled to Beacon Hill to oppose a constitutional amendment that would have banned marriage between people of the same sex while authorizing civil unions...