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Dukes of Hazzard Star Denies Grabbing Fellow Actress in Waltham

Matthew McDonald

Tom Wopat, 65, was rehearsing a performance of 42nd Street at Waltham High School when a female cast member said he grabbed her buttocks. Police arrested the actor on a charge of indecent assault, which he later plead not guilty to; he played Luke Duke the 1980s television phenomenon The Dukes of Hazzard.

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Harvard College’s Incoming Class Majority Non-White

Matthew McDonald

About 50.8 percent of the incoming freshmen aren't white; it's the first time since 1636 that a majority of freshmen have not been white. About 22.2 percent are Asians, 14.6 percent African-Americans, 11.6 percent Latino, and 2.5 percent American Indian or Pacific Islander.

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