2 men arrested over explosion at Harvard Medical School
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The actress visited the campus on Tuesday, more than two decades after playing stylish Harvard Law School student Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy “Legally Blonde.” Witherspoon was in town for a discussion on entrepreneurship during an event at Harvard Business School hosted by the Women’s Student Association, according to the Harvard Crimson.
Two men were arrested by the FBI on Tuesday morning in connection with an explosion that went off in Harvard Medical School over the weekend. The pair, Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, face charges of conspiracy to damage by means of fire or an explosive, per the charging document.
With less than three weeks until the FCS Playoff Committee sets the field for the 24-team postseason tournament, the Harvard Crimson hopes to dominate the Columbia Lions in a game that could remind the playoff committee of the team’s early season blowouts.
The Crimson cannot afford a lapse against a Big Red team that opened the season by splitting a pair of games at No. 13 UMass, and is expected to contend for the league crown.
Harvard faces grade inflation crisis as 60% of undergraduate grades are A's, compared to 25% two decades ago, prompting calls for stricter academic standards.
Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming announced in an email to the College that laundry will be free for all undergraduates, financed by an increase in the Student Activities Fee to $450.