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“Athletics play a significant role in the lives of many Harvard students,” boasts the glossy viewbook that the Admissions Office gives to every high school student who passes through Byerly Hall and mails to thousands more across the world. The two-page color spread...
Yet the specific interests of student-athletes are overlooked far too often. The crucial issue is that there exists little to no dialogue between the College administration and undergraduate athletes. This problem is exacerbated by athletes’ detachment from the traditional means of student advocacy. Meetings of preexisting student...
The difference between these two Ivy situations rests in the fact that Harvard’s athletes lack an outlet for their concerns. Columbia and other Ivies have active Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) that regularly meet with college administrators. Harvard has its own SAAC, but for all its good...
It is essential that University Hall recognize that not only should it be taking cues from the Undergraduate Council (UC), student groups, and the residential Houses, but also from student-athletes. We commend the UC for its eagerness to represent athletic concerns. Yet the disparity between student-athletes and their...
Harvard is an amazing place to be a student athlete—just ask any student who makes the sacrifices necessary to wear a jersey, singlet, unisuit, or jacket with “Harvard” stiched on it. But the separation between athletics and academics need not span the...