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...result of a leak in underground squash courts used for summer storage, many Lowell House residents returned to campus this fall to find their belongings mildewed and water-damaged...
Although Coveney said he does not know the cause of the leak, he insisted he and his staff were not negligent in watching the students' belongings...
...also important not to give TPA to someone who is suffering from a hemorrhagic, or bleeding, stroke, since in that case clotting is beneficial: it plugs up the offending leak. Luckily, CAT scans can easily distinguish between strokes that are caused by bleeding and those caused by clots...
Less risky bugs are studied in the biosafety-level 1 (BSL1), 2 and 3 labs. The nastiest microorganisms, though, are in BSL4. The entire lab is kept at negative air pressure, so if a leak somehow develops, air will flow in rather than out. Researchers generally work in pairs; if one is inadvertently exposed to a microbe, the other can take action. They wear airtight suits hooked directly to a source of clean air. There is no eating, drinking or even going to the bathroom anywhere within BSL4. On the way out, everyone takes a chemical decontamination shower inside...
...what is really telling is the manner in which he jumped unabashedly to the conclusion that the student members of the committee were responsible for the leak, and then continued on to chastise them. The fact that Lewis sent the aforementioned e-mail a mere day after The Crimson printed the leaked information is indicative of how willing he is to pin blame on students. Since Lewis himself admitted to having no evidence against the students, his actions were both immature and counterproductive. We would expect the Dean of Harvard College, when faced with such a situation, to privately contact...