NET officials said they were raising their basic phone rates to provide lower rates for premium services, such as operator-assisted and third party billing calls.
The toll charge for calls out of the toll-free area is going down within the state. But the out-of-state service deal that Harvard has with MCI will remain intact, with a basic per-minute charge of 11 cents for all evening, night and weekend calls to anywhere in the U.S.
Police Arrest Youths For Stealing Wallet
Harvard University Police officers arrested two teenagers in Massachusetts Hall yesterday while the two were allegedly trying to steal a wallet from a University office.
Police followed the female youths after receiving numerous reports of suspicious behavior from Harvard officials, a department spokesperson said yesterday.
Immediately after the arrest, police discovered that the suspects were carrying two additional wallets--one of which had been reported stolen from Boylston Hall earlier that day. One of the suspects was also in possession of a buck knife, the spokesperson said.
The two suspects, both juveniles, were charged with larceny over $250, receiving stolen property, trespassing and possession of a dangerous weapon.
"This was a good arrest," a police representative said, adding that prompt and thorough reporting of the suspicious individuals' behavior helped police track the suspects' activities prior to the arrest. Police said minor theft runs rampant at Harvard, and that successful arrests--such as the one yesterday--are rare.
Hope Solicits Candidates For Honorary Degrees
The committee that selects honorary degree recipients is soliciting suggestions from the Harvard community. The slate for 1991 is almost entirely filled, and recommendations for 1992 should be made as soon as possible, the committee said.
Nominations may be sent to Corporation member Judith Richards Hope, who chairs the advisory committee on honorary degrees, or Robert Shenton, secretary to the Corporation, at 17 Quincy St.
BayBanks to Sponsor Head of the Charles
BayBanks has become the first-ever corporate sponsor of the Head of the Charles Regatta, which is to take place October 20th.
The BayBanks funding comes at a time when security and clean-up for the regatta have been trown into question by the state's fiscal crisis, which is slicing into the Metropolitan District Commission's budget (MDC).
Details on the MDC's budget will not be complete until the end of the week, officials said.
"Obviously, in the time of tight budget...our first priority is not the Head of the Charles," said Micheal F. Fleming, spokesperson for the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, which oversees the MDC.
Fleming said that the office will stress the preservation of zoos, parks and hockey rinks during the budget talks.