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...STEREOTYPELike Jews at the turn of the century, Asians in America and at Harvard often come from immigrant families. Many Asian students cite the experiences of their parents or grandparents, who often fled politically unstable countries for a more secure life in the United States, as a significant factor in decisions about career paths. Lisa S. Pao ’08, an English concentrator and second-generation immigrant, identifies that mentality as a source of the stereotype. “You watch what it means to your parents, to come to another country and work so hard and build...
...will lead him in the future. His immediate task, however, is much more clear. He has just half a season to wash away the bad taste of last year, when the team’s stellar frontcourt of Cusworth and captain Matt Stehle ’06, the motivating factor behind Harvard’s preseason No. 2 ranking, could not prevent the Crimson’s best shot in years at the Ivy title from flaming out in a late-season eight-game league losing streak. To do so, Cusworth must take over the lead of the Crimson frontcourt...
...traditional, methodical offense flowing through the stalwarts down low and employing 6’5 Michael Beal ’06, who was more rebounding forward than hot-handed guard, at the three spot. The results on the perimeter were devastating—look no further for the chief factor in last year’s shortcoming than seventh-place league finishes in both three-point field goal percentage and percentage defense. “We’ve looked all summer at our defensive principles in terms of how we guard the three-point line,” Sullivan...
...transition year,” Delaney-Smith said. “We thought we had a combination of some veteran seniors and a young, very talented [freshman] class, and we knew a lot of them would be able to play right away. But injuries were probably the biggest factor.”Harvard finished 12-15—just Delaney-Smith’s fourth under-.500 finish since 1994. Dartmouth went dancing again, and Harvard began a long off-season.And Delaney-Smith, for one, thinks it paid off. Harvard’s five freshmen of a year...
...time getting it out of our zone and they were able to come back and attack.”With the wind at their backs, the Binghamton attackers came back time and time again to attack the Harvard goal and junior goalie Adam Hahn. The sun was also a factor, as it was extremely strong facing the same way as the wind. In the first half, the Bearcats not only had the advantage of playing with the wind at their backs, but were also facing Crimson defensemen who had the sun shining directly in their faces...