Police have cracked down on another Massachusetts college where students have been urging officials to fully divest from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. Signs cover barriers that have been installed around MIT’s encampment space on Kresge Oval. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald) Signs cover barriers that have been installed around MIT’s encampment space on Kresge Oval. (Libby … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss is demanding university officials to take down pro-Palestinian encampments as they’re creating a “hostile learning environment” for Jewish and Israeli students, but he says that can happen without more federal laws. The Massachusetts Congressman on Thursday visited Harvard University, where an encampment popped up on April 24, and spoke with Jewish … Read more
Hotel guests in Cambridge could face a £2 per night tourist tax to help fund investment in the prestigious university city, under proposals being considered by councillors. The payment of a local charge by visitors is common in Europe, according to a Cambridge City Council report, and the launch of a similar scheme in Manchester … Read more
A LOATHED statue said to represent ex-Cambridge University vice-chancellor Prince Philip must be pulled down. The 13ft The Don — disowned by its artist and labelled “the poorest quality work” by the council — was erected in Cambridge in 2014 without consent. 2 A disowned statue must be pulled down after being described as ‘the … Read more
MIT is the latest college that has been slapped with a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Hamas terrorist attacks and the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish students at the Cambridge campus have filed a federal lawsuit against MIT, arguing that the university has turned a blind eye to “hateful antisemitic discrimination and … Read more
A recent study from the University of Cambridge used artificial intelligence to determine the areas of the UK with the healthiest food options. Researchers sought to understand the relationship between the abundance of unhealthy restaurants and socio-economic status throughout the UK. They looked at whether areas had more restaurants and cafes versus takeaway options, as … Read more
A British man who decided to fly out to Milan for a night out, claims it cost him the same amount of money as a night of partying in London. Jamie Segal, from Cambridge, documented his extreme trip on TikTok, showing his followers everything he managed to squeeze into less than 24 hours. The video, … Read more
An American woman who made the move from the US to the England has revealed all of the ‘cute little observations’ and quirks she’s noticed about English people. Content creator Jenna McKone moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Cambridge with her husband in January of this year. The pair had previously lived in England for some … Read more
Britain is filled with pretty little towns known as ‘market towns’, a title that gives them a hefty dose of history. They are the settlements that have acted as vital business centres for the surrounding farms and villages throughout the ages. Wisbech is one such hub, a pretty little market town in the Fenland district … Read more
A Cambridge state representative says the migrant crisis has reached a “real boiling point” and is blaming the secretary of state for refusing to consider shifting an overflow shelter at an old courthouse into a 24/7 operation. Rep. Mike Connolly, a Democrat whose district encompasses the old courthouse in East Cambridge, told the Herald on … Read more
