BOSTON—The city has indefinitely banned all throwdowns, blowouts and ragers at M.I.T. sororities and fraternities. The move comes "about a month after an 18-year-old M.I.T. student fell four stories through a skylight and injured himself." [Globe]
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CAMBRIDGE—Things that make you go hmm: "As the city's rat problem persists and spreads to new neighborhoods, officials are wondering what became of a year-old request to hire outside exterminators to supplement city staff and are sounding an increasingly urgent tone on finding even more solutions." [Day]
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