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...students, Byrne said. Reardon said a fire investigator has been assigned to look further into the cause of the fire, as there are myriad possible reasons for the towels’ combustion. Although damage to the building was minimal, all the food and food containers have been thrown out, due to smoke and chemical contamination, said Ana K. R. Vollmar ’08, a Dudley resident in charge of re-ordering food. “We are allowed to eat in the dining halls for the next couple of days, until the kitchen is up and running again...
...reception thrown by Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol a week after the Democrats prevailed in congressional elections was a party some power players had been waiting more than a decade to attend. The fête was for newly elected freshmen lawmakers, but Pelosi's invited guests included big-name Democratic lobbyists like Jack Quinn, Tony Podesta and Steve Elmendorf. Said a partygoer: "I thought to myself, they're all back, all the same old faces. It was just like old times...
...pride ourselves on being the only species that understands the concept of risk, yet we have a confounding habit of worrying about mere possibilities while ignoring probabilities, building barricades against perceived dangers while leaving ourselves exposed to real ones. Six Muslims traveling from a religious conference were thrown off a plane last week in Minneapolis, Minn., even as unscreened cargo continues to stream into ports on both coasts. Shoppers still look askance at a bag of spinach for fear of E. coli bacteria while filling their carts with fat-sodden French fries and salt-crusted nachos. We put filters...
Wednesday, November 1, 10:32 a.m.: Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officers settled a dispute between two individuals last Wednesday, one of whom had reportedly thrown an egg at the other individual, who was bicycling. The cyclist swerved to avoid the egg, and accidentally hit a car, falling of the bicycle. Injuries were not serious...
Thursday, November 16, 2:41 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to Lowell House E entryway to a report of glass breaking in the area. The officers spoke with the individual who stated that they had thrown something and it accidentally hit the window, causing two small window panes to break. The glass in the area was cleaned...