Death at Kendall MIT

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Not a good outcome.

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/cambridge/2010/11/red_line_service_restored_this_2.html

It gave me flashbacks to this story:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6602619

[virgogal]

1. Why reference MIT? It's not even mentioned in the article.

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2. That's where Kendal station is - MIT

I work there, so I know.

[virgogal]

3. I know that,but it has nothing to do with the incident as far as we know.

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4. Most people don't live in the Boston Area

Most people would not know where Kendall station is.

And although the article does not mention MIT, the train announcer calls out Kendall MIT for that stop on the red line.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. The actual name of the station is Kendall/MIT

I saw Mike Dukakis there once, walking out of the station.

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6. It really blares out the censorship of the media, doesn't it?

Why would they otherwise edit the real name of the station from Kendall/MIT to just Kendall.

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Well, most locals just call it Kendall Station

I wouldn't read too much into it. But I could be wrong...

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8. Omar Khalidi, longtime MIT research librarian, dies at age 57

Omar Khalidi, who worked at the MIT Libraries from 1983 until last month, died Monday after being struck by a train at the Kendall Square MBTA station.

Khalidi, 57, worked as the librarian for the Aga Khan Program in the MIT Libraries. He is survived by a wife and daughter.




http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/obit-khalidi.html

Worked until last month?

[Davis_X_Machina]

12. And Charles is actually Charles/MGH n/t

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9. Read post #8 if you haven't already.

PS: That was not meant to be the focus of this thread.

My intention was to focus on one life saved, one life lost.

But since you brought up the subject of MIT to the forefront, there it is.

[virgogal]

10. Thanks----I just read it. The man was too young to die. Sad.

To me Kendall is just plain old Kendall so that's why I brought MIT up in the first place.

Getting old. :D

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11. I know. To me it's always been Kendall MIT

Didn't even give it a second glance at first.