@harvard 26 | Metro Desk Editor and News Comp Director @thecrimson | Not active here. Contact me at asher.montgomery@thecrimson.com
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My co-writer and I spoke to seven Harvard students who who described facing hateful, pervasive, and aggressive doxxing. They feel unsupported by the University and have sought support and guidance from one another over the last couple of months.
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Trump issued a pause on the disbursement of federal funding to nonprofit organizations, states, and colleges and universities, including Harvard.
The pause will go into effect today at 5 pm.
w/ @dhruvtkpatel
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Harvard's previous investments in Bookings Holdings have been at the center of calls to divest from Israel for years. The University has now reinvested to the tune of $150 million — major scoop from @thecrimson finance reporters @saketh_sundar & @avaniiiirai.
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Excited to announce that I’ve joined the investigative team at Tampa Bay Times. It’s a legendary outfit that has revealed some of the most impactful stories in Florida and the country. I’m thrilled to dig deep with this crew and see what we bring to light!
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Over the last few months, I've worked with nonprofit workers, Brazilian immigrants, priests, professional translators, and other members of the Allston-Brighton community to report a difficult story of overcrowding among Brazilians arriving to the area.
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The Harvard University Police Department arrested Sokol Zejnullahu on charges of secret sexual surveillance at Harvard’s Hemenway Gym earlier this month.
@sallyedwards04 and @asherjmont report.
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A historical preservation committee wants to maintain the home of a formerly enslaved woman as a memorial and museum. The owner wants to build a boutique hotel. It’s a tenuous marriage.
Thank you @eschisgall for the edits and this great deck.
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"When the news announced that Hurricane Milton’s landfall would be 'catastrophic,' I was far from the storm. I’ve never worried much about incoming hurricanes, and I’m still not sure that I do," writes @asherjmont in her personal essay.
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On Hurricanes
Always read @asherjmont. tinyurl.com/yra6nud6
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Two and a half years after its founding, the Cambridge Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team has yet to break through as a viable police alternative.
@asherjmont reports.
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Donald Trump’s return to the White House and a Republican majority in the Senate — and, possibly, control of the House — give Harvard officials plenty to worry about.
@HaidarEmma and @cam_kettles report.
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Honored to announce I'll lead the @thecrimson newsroom next year as managing editor of the 152nd guard. And I could not be more excited to do so alongside associate managing editors @cam_kettles and @sallyedwards04.
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Serving as president of The Harvard Crimson has been the honor of my college career, and I am so excited to begin the process of handing the reins over to this talented masthead. Congratulations, @mckenna_mckrell. thecrimson.com/article/2024/…
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Silent library demonstrations, or study-ins, have become increasingly popular among pro-Palestine campus activists at Harvard. It’s put administrators between a rock and a hard place.
@joyce324, @tillyrobin, and @neilhshah15 report.
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Different from my usual posts but... I'm so excited to announce I'll be running the 2025 Boston Marathon to support Boston Scores, a nonprofit that provides free soccer programming for Boston Public School kids. Please donate and share if you can! givengain.com/project/paton-…
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After months of investigating, @rachaeldziaba & I unveil how Harvard’s intellectual conservatism movement mirrors the New Right wave led by JD Vance & Peter Thiel. Could the next JD Vance be sitting in a Harvard philosophy seminar? Find out in @crimsonFM!
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The Harvard University Police Department sent a University-wide warning email to affiliates after four residents of Randolph Hall had their dorms broken into and their property stolen Saturday night.
@sallyedwards04 and @asherjmont report.
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Woke up smelling smoke on Harvard’s campus, turns out it’s trapped smoke from weekend wildfires in Salem.
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In @thecrimson's cover story today:
Which political causes did Harvard’s governing boards and faculty contribute to? We analyzed thousands of FEC filings to find out.
w/ @williamcmao @dhruvtkpatel @HaidarEmma @MacHealey @neilhshah15
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In March of 2023, the Cambridge City Council passed a policy order calling on the Cambridge Police Department to acquire body cameras. A year and a half later, CPD officers are still patrolling without them.
@sallyedwards04 and @asherjmont report.
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The Massachusetts State Legislature is facing a referendum of sorts on Nov. 5 after a chaotic last two years has sparked a drumbeat of negative headlines.
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