At about midnite the north end of the Yard was lit by a burning cross five feet high, set up in the angle formed by Hollis, Holworthy, and Stoughton, halls in which nine Negro freshmen are housed.

The image of a burning cross is still one that inspires fear and anger among black and Jewish Americans, and it is an unfortunate fact that it has not been left in the past with other ugly relics. In ...

The Red Cross also cautions against leaving fires burning in fireplaces unattended. "Never leave a fire burning in a fireplace unattended," Katrinchak said. "Make sure that if you're going to ...