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Exploding manhole shuts Harvard Square
By adamg on Wed, 08/30/2023 - 10:11am
Smoke-belching manhole. Photo by Matty Wags.
Cambridge Police report a manhole exploded on Brattle Street in Harvard Square around 8:34 a.m. No injuries, but "Harvard Square is closed to vehicle traffic, and pedestrian traffic is restricted" and, really, police would prefer if you avoided the square altogether, even if you are parents moving your kid into a Harvard dorm.
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— Matty Wags (@WagsTheMatty) August 30, 2023
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Personhole
Get with the times Adam.
Move in
Move in on the Yard pretty much ended last weekend for the majority of the freshman. This weekend is the river houses.
Thanks, I stand corrected
Original post updated, although I called them "dorms" instead of "houses," I admit.
First-year students live in dorms
After that, they live in "houses".
Ayup
But to the rest of the world, they're still dorms.
Houses and Halls
The student residences are never referred to as dorms or dormitories. Main Yard has places like Straus Hall, Wigglesworth Hall and so on. The river has Eliot House, Kirkland House, etc.
The first time I stepped on campus ...
And saw Wigglesworth, all I could think of was George Hamilton's alter character, Bunny Wigglesworth, in Zorro the Gay Blade
Yup, I'm old AF
Back in the day ...
Cafe Algiers caused many comparable explosions.
Manhole explosions
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"If at all possible, people
"If at all possible, people should avoid traveling through Harvard Square"
This is good advice any day of the year.