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Year in Photos: Breaking News

By Parul Agarwal, Paula I. Daniliuc, Lucas G Freitas, Mark R. Jahnke, Rebecca J. Margolies, Sarah Reid, Keren E. Rohe, and Karen Zhou

Scott Brown eats "Scott Brown" - US Senator Scott Brown stopped by Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage to enjoy the "Scott Brown" burger and fries for lunch Monday. By Karen Zhou

Food Truck - As part of an initiative to increase social space around campus, Harvard’s “Common Spaces” project brings several food trucks that serve cupcakes, burritos, coffee, and more outside of the Science Center. By Parul Agarwal

Cabot Cup - After a successful spring preview last semester and with its logo laminated on windows and printed on cups, the cafe has become a permanent addition to Cabot. By Keren E. Rohe

- Yo-Yo Ma serves as the Artistic Director for the Silk Road Ensemble and is spotted enjoying their performance at Harvard to kick off the Spring '12 semester. By Allie Stote

- Lady Gaga exiting from her car. By Mark R. Jahnke

- Students stand outside Sanders Theater after leaving Economics 10 in protest of the curriculum. By Lucas G Freitas

Back on Campus - Famous Harvard-dropout and Facebook founder Mark E. Zuckerberg speaks to the press before attending a selective recruiting event intended to attract Harvard's best and brightest to careers at Facebook in November 2011. By Keren E. Rohe

Cambridge municipal elections Quincy - Cambridge municipal elections took place on November 8, and Harvard's Quincy House served as a polling station for voters to select their candidates for city council and school board. By Karen Zhou

Library Protests - Harvard Libraries workers and supporters protested staff cuts that are part of Harvard’s proposals to restructure its library system. By Rebecca J. Margolies

Trayvon - Harvard students and residents of the Boston area convene near the Harvard Square T Stop on Wednesday evening, protesting the unwarranted killing of 17-year old Trayvon Martin. By Sarah P Reid

Admissions Decisions - Patricia DiCarlo Fagioli carries the last box of decision letters to a waiting USPS truck. On Thursday morning, admissions office staff members formed an assembly line to mail 34,302 letters to applicants for the Class of 2016. By Keren E. Rohe

General Colin L. Powell on Education - General Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State and founding chairman of America’s Promise Alliance, discusses the importance of improving education in the US and outlines the goals of Grad Nation at the Graduate School of Education. Grad Nation is a movement that aims to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020. By Paula I. Daniliuc

The Breaking News section from the Year in Photos section of The Harvard Crimson's 2011-2012 Year in Review issue

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