"Harvard is a close enough community that this kind of thing is just devastating....People need an opportunity to express themselves," Sean Palfrey said.
Hillel and UHS will be open all day tomorrow for students.
Galper called Palmer-Sherman "a very devoted person to her religion, and her family, and her friends and boyfriend," Galper said. "It may be a little cliche, but...she would brighten a whole room up."
WCVB, Boston's ABC affiliate, reported last night that police said Palmer-Sherman may have been first struck by another driver. The driver, who was arrested Sunday evening, told police he did not realize he had hit anyone, WCVB reported.
The station did not attribute the report to a specific source within the police department. When contacted by The Crimson, CPD would neither confirm nor deny the report.