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Cambridge No Longer in a ‘Critical’ Drought, City Water Board Announces
The Water Board of the City of Cambridge announced that the City’s drought level has decreased from a level three “critical” drought to a level two “significant” drought status during a Tuesday evening meeting.
Residents Comment on Housing at Final Mass. Ave Planning Study Community Meeting
Concluding 18 months of drafting, the City of Cambridge announced the final design of the Mass. Ave Planning Study at a Thursday meeting. The study lays out four goals that will be implemented on a 15-year timeline, including to make Mass. Ave more “inviting” and “a destination,” and to increase housing options.
Kenneth Roth Says Universities Must Stand Up To Trump’s Attack on Academic Freedom
Former executive director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth said universities must unite against the Trump administration’s “autocratically-inclined” attack on campus free speech at a Thursday evening book talk at the Cambridge Public Library.
Susan Wolf Delivers 2025 Mala Soloman Kamm Lecture in Ethics
Philosopher Susan Wolf delivered the 2025 Mala & Soloman Kamm Lecture in Ethics to nearly 50 Harvard affiliates on Thursday, examining the relationship between responsibility, blame, and punishment.
‘Asian to the Max’: Harvard Students Compete in Mr. Asian Sensation Pageant
Nearly 100 Harvard students and affiliates gathered in Lowell Lecture Hall Friday to watch eight undergraduates compete in “Mr. Asian Sensation,” a male pageant hosted by the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association intended to fundraise for an Asian-focused charity.
Students Celebrate Folktales From the Black Diaspora at Harvard Foundation Event
More than 50 students gathered in Grays Hall basement on Thursday night to share and listen to folktales from the Black diaspora in celebration of Black History Month.