Community Football Day scores again
Under brilliant blue skies, members of the Allston and Cambridge communities watched the Harvard Crimson beat the Bucknell Bisons, 42-3, at Community Football Day. Harvard Athletics issued almost 1,000 tickets to Allston and Cambridge residents for this year’s annual event on Saturday. Community Football Day gives local residents a chance to watch a game and enjoy a free lunch. Participants could also enter a raffle for gear, tickets, and gift certificates. “My mom wanted me to come,” said 8-year-old Saheim Jackson of Cambridge. “I’m excited to watch the football game.” At the community tent, which featured a coloring station and temporary tattoos for kids, brothers Liam, 13, and Aidan, 9, had an opportunity to talk to Harvard President Drew Faust. Speaking about the possibility of going to Harvard, Aidan shared his aspiration to be an artist. “I want to work on art — Lego art — and be a building designer,” he said....