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Once you do, you will quickly discover that although America might not run on Dunkin, Boston certainly does. And hopefully, someday you’ll even be able to discuss town politics and the Sox with your future colleagues, just like a Boston local...
...Norovirus. The gastrointestinal virus, which can induce diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pains, had infected more than 80 students by last Saturday and still had a handful of patients trickling into Babson’s campus infirmary as of Tuesday. Although 15 infected students had to be transported to local hospitals, the worst appears to be over. “[The Wellesley Board of Health and the Wellesley Health Department have] both expressed full support for our decision to reopen at this time and for our planned actions going forward,” Babson College President Leonard A. Schlesinger said...
...more prominent at Duke than at Harvard at that time, the Duke community was understandably more concerned with the issue. Homaifar was perhaps referring to an incident in 2006 when three members of the college’s lacrosse team were prosecuted for the alleged rape of a local dancer.But Homaifar, who was surprised at the lack of discussion regarding sexual assault beyond Freshmen Week, hoped that the magazine would serve the purpose of making more visible the private struggles of ostensibly strong and capable students. “It may be difficult to recognize that many students also have...
...signs point to more layoffs in the future,” said Courtney Snegroff, of Service Employees International Union Local 615, which organized the three protests. “The ultimate employer is Harvard. It is up to them to make these cuts...
...Local smokers expressed mixed opinions about the federal tobacco tax increase that took effect yesterday. The tax, which increased the levy from $.39 per pack to $1.01 per pack, was approved earlier this year. For Massachusetts residents, this hike comes on top of the hefty $2.51 per pack state tax on cigarettes. Paul J. MacDonald, owner of Harvard Square tobacco shop Leavitt & Peirce, said that he was unhappy with the substantial tax increase. “We treat everybody like rockstars here [at Leavitt & Peirce.] And obviously the government feels the same way--they think that they have money like...