Cambridge Resident Arrested on Campus

A Cambridge resident who had been previously warned off Harvard property was arrested on Thursday night outside Lehman Hall for assault and battery of a Harvard police officer, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, trespassing and disorderly conduct, according to Harvard Police.

John Smith, 27, had been arrested once before for trespassing on Harvard property. This Thursday, "when he was told to leave, he became violent and attacked two officers," deputy chief Jack W. Morse said. Smith has been charged with using a deadly weapon because he allegedly kicked two police officers.

A student who witnessed the arrest said that when she came upon the scene the suspect was already on the ground, and a woman police officer was sitting on Smith's neck. The student, who asked not to be identified, said that the officer was yelling obscenities at Smith and that the officers carried Smith by the neck and the back of his belt in to a police car. "It looked very brutal," she said.

Smith was judged violent and abusive and was transfered to Cambridge Police Department for booking, Morse said.

Cyclists, Pedestrians Warned Off Bridge

The Massachusetts Department of Public Works (MDPW) this fall warned pedestrians and cyclists about traveling over the Harvard Bridge while it undergoes a three-year renovation project expected to continue until April, 1991.

"There have already been several mishaps involving cyclists operating recklessly," said MDPW Commissioner Jane F. Garvey in a press release earlier this month. "We're asking that people show some courtesy and common sense."

Two accidents involving cyclists have been reported on the bridge--which crosses the Charles River near MIT--since the $16.3 million project began last April, said Lou Abruzese, an official in MDPW's Public Information Office.

Traffic is limited to the east side of the bridge during construction, and pedestrians and cyclists must share a sidewalk.

A cyclist called the bridge "potentially dangerous" and added, "Given the average behavior [of people on the bridge], I think it really is dangerous." One pedestrian complained, "[Bicyclists] don't slow down."

No signs cautioning pedestrians or cyclists are visible on either side of the bridge.

Wigglesworth Locks Aren't Working

Faulty locks have plagued a freshman dorm this year, as three locks have been broken into so far and four students were locked in a room in Wigglesworth F-entry Friday night.

The front door to F-entry was also unlockable for an evening last week, and a bathroom in E entry was locked shut without any students inside, said proctor Stephen O. Kovacs '86.