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Harvard Undergraduate House Purges Portrait of Namesake

Matthew McDonald

An undergraduate dormitory at Harvard College will not display a portrait of the man it's mostly named for when it re-opens in the fall of 2019.

The portrait of Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) and his wife Anna has hung for years in the dining hall of Lowell House, one of 12 undergraduate houses at Harvard College where sophomores, juniors, and seniors live.

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Restaurant Customer Leaves $2,000 Tip

Matthew McDonald

A waiter at Silver Street Tavern in Waterville, Maine this past weekend got a $2,000 tip from a customer.

The waiter, Zack Denis, said he split it with waiters and waitresses and kitchen workers

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