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...years, Scott Swanay ’87 made a living predicting the future.No, the tools of his trade weren’t decks of cards, crystal balls, or maps of stars and constellations.Swanay worked as an actuary for insurance companies, and armed with spreadsheets, formulas, and a degree from Harvard in applied mathematics and computer science, it was his job to analyze what had already happened in order to figure out what was to come.Then, in 2004, everything changed when Swanay was laid off for the second time in his career as a result of a corporate merger. Contemplating...
...captain guard Andrew Pusar said. “He’s been great for four years and he is such a fantastic all-around player. He leads our team, anchors our defense, and is the catalyst for our offense. We trust him and we know with the ball in his hands, we will be in great shape.”The Ivy League has recognized his strong performances. In the past three weeks, he was named to the league’s weekly honor roll twice before being chosen as Ivy League Player of the Week for the most...
...quit, they were going to do some good things,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “We knew basketball is usually a game of runs.” Guarding a 58-52 lead, the Crimson seemed to be on the verge of crumbling again. The ball was in freshman guard Oliver McNally’s hands with the shot clock winding down as he squared up, attempted to draw contact, and launched a one-handed leaner from the wing. The ball swished through the net, exciting the crowd, extending Harvard’s lead, and giving...
...goals and an assist. He was one of eight Harvard players to score on the afternoon. “Dean didn’t play last week so this was his first game, but he really stepped up,” Sapia said. “He shot the ball well and gave our offense a big lift.” The Crimson began the onslaught early. Gibbons scored his first goal, an unassisted effort, just five minutes into the action. Junior attackman Travis Burr followed suit six minutes later on his own unassisted goal. Moments after that, Gibbons found...
With the crowd roaring for defense and the home team up by one, it was up to the Crimson (13-13, 5-7 Ivy) to come up with a stop against the defiant Big Red (19-9, 9-3). Cornell junior Ryan Wittman shot the ball with less than ten seconds to play, but Harvard junior Jeremy Lin made it hard for him to get a good look. The ball bounced off the rim and headed towards the stands when Wittman recovered the rebound, calling for a controversial time out as he fell out of bounds...