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...vigil held in Tercentenary Theatre yesterday afternoon was striking for the thousands who convened in the Yard and sat in respectful silence for over half an hour during the moving ceremony. This vigil was a testimony to the unity that the Harvard community can develop—and that we have the responsibility to sustain—in the face of tragedy...
After a tense and difficult day trying to get in touch with family and friends, many Harvard students affected by yesterday’s attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon gathered for a University-wide vigil on the steps of Memorial Church last night which attracted more than 3000 members of the Harvard community...
Community and respect were the main themes at the Memorial Church vigil last night, which featured Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes and University President Lawrence H. Summers as speakers...
...they are, or why they acted in the inhumane way that they did. The only similarity between World War II, Pearl Harbor and Sept. 11, 2001 is the fraternity I feel growing among me and my classmates. Tuesday evening hundreds of people gathered in Harvard Yard for a vigil for the dead and their friends and family. The last time I have seen so many people gather so silently was when Nelson Mandela addressed the University in 1998. Yesterday evening, we stood together listening to the Memorial Church bell toll, and prayed in our own, personal ways for the same...
...blood clot that had lodged in her lungs, possibly as a result of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition often prompted by prolonged periods of immobility. "It was easy to diagnose," says Morio. "She was in a critical condition." For seven days Ishii's family kept a bedside vigil, and she was eventually discharged after three weeks. Eight months later, the 57-year-old still takes daily doses of anticoagulants. Ishii knew about DVT and, although she stayed seated the whole flight, made sure she did some stretches. As someone who swims four times a week, she never thought...