* BOYLSTON HALL *

Flying Bat Forces Evacuation of Language Lab Tuesday

Students working in the Boylston Hall Language lab went a little batty Tuesday night when they discovered a winged mammal in the room, prompting the lab's evacuation.

A student reported seeing the bat at roughly 9:20 p.m., according to Cynthia Rogers '98, who was working in the lab's staff console at the time.

Five minutes later, the animal began to fly around the room.

"When the bat was swooping around, people would duck," Rogers said. "And when he flew in the console area, we would duck, too."

Security guard Stephen G. McCombe said he ordered students to evacuate the lab out of concern for their safety.

A maintenance worker then arrived, "grabbed" the bat and took it outside, McCombe said.

"We removed him unharmed and unscathed, and he flew away," McCombe said.

The incident resolved, the lab shut down 15 minutes before its normal closing time of 10 p.m.

* ARTS FIRST FESTIVAL *

Singer Pete Seeger to Receive Second Annual Arts Medal

Singer and activist Pete Seeger will receive the second annual Harvard Arts Medal at this Spring's Arts First '96 festival, the Board of Overseers announced Wednesday.

This year's celebration will be held from April 25 to 28.

The Harvard Arts Medal honors a Harvard or Radcliffe graduate or faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the arts, according to a statement from the Harvard News Office. Actor Jack Lemmon '47 won the first-ever Arts Medal at last year's festival.