Thayer resident Achim Harzheim ’16, who was watching the news in Thayer basement with other residents of the freshman dorm on Friday morning, said that his heavyweight crew team was scheduled to travel to Princeton this morning, but that the trip had been put off because of the lockdown. Still, Harzheim said that he was “not that concerned,” since events seemed to be unfolding other parts of the greater Boston area.
On at least one of Thayer’s doors, a handwritten sign repeated the warning that several emails had expressed to students throughout the morning.
“University closed today,” the sign said. “Bombing suspect is at large. Police are asking people to stay inside.”
—Madeline R. Conway contributed to the reporting of this article.
—Nikita Kansra contributed to the reporting of this article.
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—Staff writer Samuel Y. Weinstock can be reached at sweinstock@college.harvard.edu. Follow him on Twitter @syweinstock.