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Harvard, as a school better known for academics than athletics, was doubtless expected to fare quite well in the first compilation of a new measure called the “Academic Progress Rate” (APR), released last week by the NCAA...
...make sure that athletes at our nation’s institutions are performing at an acceptable level in the classroom, and are remaining on track to graduate. It should be no surprise, then, that 18 of Harvard’s teams were recognized by the NCAA for having APR scores in the top ten percent of their respective sports, with ten teams receiving perfect scores...
High performance on the APR should be welcomed, and will likely never be an issue for Harvard’s athletics. But we should not take for granted the work that goes into the product we see on the basketball court, football field, or any other athletic arena...
What do you tell a team that will spend its first month playing 21 games in five states and eight cities, without a home date until Apr. 4th? “I told my team to love the bus,” said Harvard coach Jennifer Allard. Advice for the freshmen? “You just tell them not to get behind in their schoolwork,” senior pitcher and co-captain Michele McAteer said. That may be an understatement for a team that will open its season on Mar. 4 in Plant City, Florida, and will...
...oysters with champagne sauerkraut. Chef Rüdiger Linke at the ski lodge offers an eclectic mix of Austrian classics and international cuisine; a favorite is Tyrolean roast duck with red cabbage and dumplings. It's tempting to just skip the ski bit and get right down to the apr...