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...little higher. This is not false modesty. Harvard’s academics, athletics and social life have their strengths and their weaknesses, just like any other college does. Budding actors go to Yale, budding mathematicians to Harvard. You probably won’t see a future first-round NBA draft pick playing for the Crimson, but you might see a future women’s hockey gold medalist. Harvard may not be as exceptional a place as it’s made out to be. Nevertheless, debunking Harvard to your friends is different from debunking Harvard to the world...
When Zak Farkes walked into his first class of the semester, he officially terminated all chances of signing with the Boston Red Sox—who drafted him in the 39th round of the Amateur Baseball Draft this June—and returned to Harvard for his junior season. The team’s All-Ivy infielder and career home run king was back...
Farkes was selected far lower in the draft than anticipated following a sophomore season in which he batted .342 with a league-leading 14 home runs, most likely due to the questions about signability that inevitably surround a draft-eligible Harvard sophomore. But the Boston native was thrilled to be taken by his hometown team, and negotiation talks quickly heated...
...healthy shoulder could help Farkes’ prospects in the 2005 June Draft, for which he is now eligible. According to Walsh, at least one scout this spring noticed that Farkes’ velocity across the infield—a measure of an infielder’s arm strength—had fallen almost 10 m.p.h. since high school, from...
Princeton boasts a young, talented defense that should go a long way toward curbing Harvard’s offensive explosion of last season. The Tiger offense, however, lost its top wide-reciever, B.J. Szymanski, to the MLB draft. It’s top returning running back, Jon Veach, had a field day against the Crimson, gaining 205 yards, but struggled against everyone else, posting just 437 yards in the other nine contests. Quarterback Matt Verbit had a strong 2003, but is no where near the Alvin Cowan or Ryan Fitzpatrick echelon...