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...recently that President Derek C. Bok was planning a three-month sabbatical starting January 1. Further details of the temporary ascendancy have not been made available. Will the acting president get to sit at Bok's desk, use his official Pusey Paper Clips, the James Bryant Conant '13 coffee mug and all the rest of the Presidential paraphernalia? We just don't know...
Street people knew the Mug as the source of the "bottomless cup," where 68 cents worth of coffee on a cold day was permitted to last longer than anywhere else in the Square...
John Prisinzano, who lived on the street until recently, said the Mug would often give free coffee to "steady customers" who could not afford it. He said that although the store did not officially open until 6:30 a.m., "they'd let you in at 6 a.m. if you want to sit down." Homeless people who had been turned away from packed emergency shelters, and had spent the night walking to keep warm, gratefully...
Danny Sullivan, a Somerville native who has also spent time on the streets, said he had outstayed his welcome once and been evicted on a winter night. However, he also eulogized the shop. He said the Mug was preceeded by "Hungry Charlie's," which featured a free-for-all buffet breakfast...
...manager at the Ruggles' English Pizzarestaurant on Massachusetts Ave. denied numerousspeculations that the coffee shop would replacethem as tenants. "We have a ten-year lease, so youshouldn't be asking us questions," he said,refusing to comment further. It is unclear whetheranother Mug-N-Muffin franchise will be opened inthe area