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Tag: Charles River
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Sailors’ delight
Snapshots of Harvard’s sailing team practicing on the Charles River.
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Life along the Charles from sunrise to sunset
The Charles River teems with life from sunrise to sunset, as Gazette photographers witnessed.
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In search of Quentin Compson
A group of William Faulkner fans visited a plaque on the Anderson Bridge honoring his best-known character.
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Places we love
Harvard students, professors, alumni, and staff talk about the places on campus they love most.
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Lowell House on May Day
In an annual ritual, Lowell House residents rise early to greet May Day by the river.
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An icy welcome
Charles River, frozen into the spring, hampers Harvard’s crew season. Lightweight crew competitions were canceled for Saturday due to the icy conditions on the Charles. The men’s heavyweight crew will compete on April 4.
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Harry Parker honored with inspiring memorial, row
A memorial service for Harry Parker on Aug. 17 gathered the coach’s family and former students. Parker passed away June 25 at the age of 77. He served as the Thomas Bolles Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Heavyweight Crew for 51 seasons.
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Bonding time
Legendary Harvard rowing coach Harry L. Parker and his daughter, Abigail, were lucky to share some bonding time during the 48th Annual Head of the Charles Regatta on Oct. 20.
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A look inside: Eliot House
At Eliot House, the river House named for Harvard’s longest-serving president, crew is king.
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Fewer drops to drink
With water scarcity a growing worldwide worry, Harvard programs, faculty, staff, and students are exploring ways to protect precious supplies, both globally and on campus.
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Hidden Spaces: Newell Boathouse
Hidden Spaces is part of a series about lesser-known spaces at Harvard. This installment is Harvard’s Newell Boathouse. Possibly nowhere on Harvard’s campus will you find a place as untouched and nostalgic as Newell.
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Library Park opens in Allston
Harvard and the city of Boston open Library Park, a 1.74-acre green space in Allston.
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Harvard at 375
The University gets ready to celebrate its classic values, as well as its recent innovative momentum in the sciences, public service, diversity, internationalism, and the arts. Oct. 14 will be the launch of the official 375th anniversary.
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A river runs through it
Harvard has developed a simmering romance with the Charles River and has a growing interest in it as a living laboratory, after centuries of the waterway serving as the University’s humble back door.
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Racing down the river
Master swimmers will race in the Charles River, where one Harvard professor sees an opportunity for lessons.
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A ‘green street’ for Allston
Groups band together to create a “green street” in Allston that embraces sustainable landscaping.
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Ripple effect
A new permanent art installation in Weld Boathouse is turning heads. Artist Ellen Kennelly ’85 took a crash course in flameworking and began these masterpieces in glass.
