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Laurel M. Shugart
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Harvard Finishes Installing New Yard Surveillance Cameras
Harvard has installed 30 new surveillance cameras in the Yard as part of a long-planned upgrade to existing security measures aimed at deterring theft and increasing campus safety.
Harvard AAUP Changes Litigation Strategy in Response to Funding Cuts
After a $2.2 billion cut was announced on Monday, Harvard’s chapter of the AAUP withdrew its request for a judge to block funding freezes from the Trump administration, instead asking for a preliminary injunction.
In Court Filing, Trump Administration Blasts AAUP Lawsuit Against Immigration Orders
Lawyers for the federal government asked a judge to reject a lawsuit from the Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors, arguing that the group misapplied the First Amendment in their condemnation of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.
Harvard Police Union Overwhelmingly Votes No Confidence in HUPD Chief Clay
Members of Harvard’s police union voted overwhelmingly to declare “no confidence” in Harvard University Police Department Chief Victor A. Clay, an extraordinary censure of the department’s leadership by its own rank-and-file.
Three Charged in Unrelated Cambridge Shootings in 2021, 2023
Three men were charged last week in connection with two unrelated shootings in Cambridge in 2021 and 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.
Car Crashes into Harvard Advocate, Minorly Damages Building
A vehicle crashed into the building of the Harvard Advocate on Wednesday morning, causing exterior and interior damage.
‘Modernization and Not Militarization’: CPD to Spend $600,000 on New Police Guns
The Cambridge Police Department is set to spend nearly $600,000 of the city’s budget to replace more than 400 guns, despite objection from residents and councilors over the need — and the price tag.
Toner, Facing Calls to Resign Over Brothel Charges, Is Quietly Stripped of Committee Chairships
Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner has been removed from his position as the co-chair of five Council committees — the most of any councilor — after being charged last week as a client of a brothel network, Mayor E. Denise Simmons announced in a Wednesday letter to councilors.
After Third Hearing, 34 Clients Named and Charged in Connection With Brothel Ring
Following a Friday hearing, 34 men — including a Cambridge city councilor and three Harvard affiliates — have now been publicly identified as clients of a high-end brothel network that operated in parts of Cambridge and Washington D.C. suburbs.
Protesters Rally in the Square Against Grad Student Arrests at Columbia, Tufts
Roughly thirty non-Harvard affiliates protested in front of the Smith Campus Center on Thursday afternoon against the arrests of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk by federal immigration enforcement.