Word: boylston
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...North Korean defector who escaped the oppressive regime of Kim Sung-il and his son Kim Jong-il, told her harrowing story to a group of students in Boylston Hall Friday evening in an event aimed at improving the conditions facing North Korean defectors. Jo’s story came as the culmination of a week of human rights-focused events staged by Harvard Human Rights in North Korea (HRINK). As part of the proceedings, students at Friday’s event were asked to sign a petition to the United Nations urging the international organization to acknowledge North Korean...
...former Harvard Graduate School of Design chairman of architecture, Benjamin C. Thompson. A biography from Thompson’s architecture firm credits him with renovating the Harvard Yard dormitories in the 1950s and helping to persuade the University to renovate—rather than demolish—Boylston Hall...
...seven minutes has become the norm. The committee is considering expanding this time frame to as long as 15 minutes. Members of the faculty and administration noted that the time allotted for commuting was decided upon when most classes convened in Harvard Yard—when a walk from Boylston to Robinson required no more than five minutes. But with classes now meeting as far west as the Quad, as far north as the Northwest Science Buildings, as far south as the River Houses, as far east as 52 Kirkland Street, committee members agreed that seven minutes often proves insufficient...
...yellow school buses are parked along the edge of Harvard Yard, poised to carry students to New Hampshire for a day of canvassing. One is for the Democrats and one for the Republicans, and it would be difficult to mistake the two: the Republican bus, parked outside of Boylston Gate, is half-empty, and the canvassers are sitting quietly in their seats. A nearly-full tray of frosted donuts occupies the front seat. (For more on the Harvard Republican Club, see story...
...half hours to buy her materials and make some serious progress on her Bill Gates (initially class of 1977, although subsequent drop-out) inspired design. She is enthusiastically tearing apart the seams of a large men’s oxford shirt when I meet her in front of Boylston Hall...