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...Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan sees a lot of a player he had while coaching at Bentley, Bill Holden. While several inches taller than Harvey, Holden rewrote the Falcons’ record book in the late 80s with a flourish similar to Harvey’s—similar set of skills, similar flourish on the dribble, similar defensive intensity. And since Holden works with Harvey and the other Crimson guards as a Harvard assistant coach, maybe the similarities aren’t coincidental...
...title ... Draughan was the most highly touted freshman coming into last season, but it was Gamboa who walked away with the award as the league’s top rookie. Still, Draughan is considered to have the bigger upside and this could be the year he really starts to flourish ... McHugh emerged as a reliable option for Yale at the center position down the stretch last year. Between him, Vitelli and Archibong, the Elis own one of the more balanced frontcourts in the Ivies...
Although the arts in general manage to flourish at the College, for whatever reason, the visual arts have consistently been ignored. Despite the lack of a Dramatic Arts concentration, nearly 30 plays a semester grace Harvard’s stages. Each year, hundreds of students from Harvard and beyond audition at Common Casting. Likewise, musical groups thrive. Even before coming to Harvard, students are exposed to the bountiful a capella scene—the a capella jam is one of the most popular pre-frosh events. Furthermore, dance at Harvard has increased its presence lately. The waiting list...
...they feel isolated because their old friends think they have gone to a movieland Harvard where everyone wears glasses and has a microscope in one hand and a poetry book in the other. Part of the attraction of the real Harvard to many students is that so many things flourish here that also exist at “real colleges,” such as a football team and a Reserve Officers Training Corps unit. Even as Harvard students love their Houses, they want keg parties too, like the ones at the colleges where their friends are, or the ones...
...Harvard kicks off its first curricular review in three decades, there is great news at hand. In spite of complaints from a number of sulky students and a few unenthused faculty members, the Core Curriculum continues to flourish. Indeed, the Core forms the heart of the liberal arts education for all students at this elite Ivy League college—and looks set to do so for many years to come...