"While you should feel free to resume your normal movements around campus we would still recommend curtailing off-campus activities for tonight," Hammonds wrote.

In her message, Hammonds also provided updates on campus services, saying that FAS buildings would immediately return to normal operations, shuttle service would resume as of 7:30 p.m., and HUDS would resume regular operations on Saturday.

7:17 p.m., 4/19/13 Harvard MessageMe alert issued at 7:09 p.m. reports gunfire in Watertown and urges students to stay away from the area.

6:47 p.m., 4/19/13 Harvard Shuttle service will resume as the state of Massachusetts drops its stay indoors order, a Harvard alert timestamped 6:35 p.m. reads. The alert also urges Harvard community members to remain vigilant as the University’s Cambridge campus remains under heightened security.

6:45 p.m., 4/19/13 In an email sent at roughly 6:30 p.m., Undergraduate Council President Tara Raghuveer '14 told Harvard deans that students "are looking for instruction" on how to proceed following the lift on the lockdown. The email was sent to Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde, Associate Dean of Student Life Kimberly A. Pacelli, and John “Jay” L. Ellison, who manages campus security in his capacity as associate dean of the College. The UC general list was also copied on Raghuveer's message. In her email, Raghuveer called on administrators to give students answers to the questions: "Is Harvard still locked down? Where should we stay? What is the most reliable source information right now?"

6:18 p.m., 4/19/13 MBTA is now open in Boston, Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 says during press conference. Patrick says order for Boston residents to stay inside is lifted, but encourages everyone to stay vigilant.

5:28 p.m., 4/19/13 After initially criticizing the frequency of Harvard's communications to students regarding public safety in the Cambridge area, Undergraduate Council President Tara Raghuveer '14 said on Friday that updates from the administration have “drastically improved since last night.”

She said emails from Harvard administrators have become “more substantive and more frank” as the manhunt in greater Boston that began Thursday night drags on into Friday evening.

“Students are happy to see that,” Raghuveer told The Crimson.

4:59 p.m., 4/19/13 Following Friday morning's news that Harvard had cancelled Visitas weekend programming, current students have begun reaching out to and answering questions from prospective students through Twitter #VirtualVisitas.

4:40 p.m., 4/19/13 All 12 House dining halls and Annenberg Hall will all be open for dinner, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds wrote in an email to students shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. Grill service will not be available.

Harvard Hillel, Cronkhite Dining Hall, and the Dudley House dining hall will all be serving dinner as well, Hammonds wrote.

She also added that breakfast service for Saturday morning is planned as usual.