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...Augenstern would know the difference. The Hull, Mass. native was introduced to Boston’s hardcore obsession in high school. “In the same breath I found out about The Clash I found out about [iconic D.C. hardcore band] Minor Threat,” he says. Augenstern threw himself into Boston’s more hard-edged hardcore scene but was eventually driven away by the violence. Finding RH and the DIY scene it supports has brought him back. “There is definitely a different sense of urgency, of passion, of spirit to it that...
Spit and acquit n.-- Nickname for an Orange County, California, program in which people charged with minor crimes are released if they provide a DNA sample...
...allegedly part of an attempted armed robbery. According to the advisory, the student was leaving Harvard Yard through Thayer Gate, walking between Memorial Hall and Cambridge Street, when the perpetrator attempted to take her purse. The student was hit on the head with the metal pipe and sustained some minor injuries. She evaded the alleged suspect by running away, and has since been treated at a local hospital, according to the advisory. The alleged victim was unable to provide a description of her attacker. The incident is under investigation, according to the HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano. All students, faculty...
...fact, from Toyota on down, nearly every major automaker and a host of minor ones are exhibiting this week not just hybrids, but also pure battery-powered vehicles. No fewer than eight electric cars in various stages of development were put on display by Chinese companies. The reason is straightforward enough: China is the world's fastest-growing auto market. So far this year, it is also the world's biggest auto market, with sales through the first quarter running at an annualized rate of 11 million units, compared with 10 million in the U.S. That kind of scale...
...America. In a country of three time-zones, where your roommate can go skiing and you to a tropical beach simultaneously, it is hardly a surprise that the US and its collegiate athletic program can not only accommodate more than one major sport, but find a place for minor ones to thrive as well.And in spite of American sports’ oft-inscrutable nature, it seems that Harvard is my ideal point of entry.—Staff writer Allen J. Padua can be reached at ajpadua@fas.harvard.edu...