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...Even those golden children who sail through Harvard as they’ve sailed through high school fail, in a sense. They’ve failed to experience failure, and their education is impoverished as a result. I’ve learned, sometimes painfully, to accept that it’s not possible to achieve everything and that only when we risk failure, are great gains possible...
...game sweep, winning the first game in thrilling fashion as Reese resorted to captainship by example, rallying his team from a 2-0 deficit with a natural hat trick.But in the second round versus Clarkson, the Crimson offense faltered, managing just one goal in two games as the Golden Knights swept Harvard from the playoffs.The ECAC playoff elimination, combined with Harvard’s sub-.500 non-conference record, ensured that the Crimson would be sitting out the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five seasons.Reese, however, expressed hope that the trying season would prove beneficial in the coming...
...played out in similar fashion: Harvard never found a groove and instead experienced a period of turbulence. The Crimson ultimately posted a 4-5 record for the month. During its foray into California, the team underwent a three-game slump, losing to Iona, La Verne, and California Baptist. The Golden State proved particularly troubling for the team—of the five matches Harvard played there, it came away with only one victory, a 9-3 decision over Occidental College. With the disappointing road trip fresh in their minds, the men returned to Cambridge to face off against Ivy League...
Next year will test exactly how much the team developed. With nine juniors returning as seniors, the season could be a golden opportunity for Harvard lacrosse...
This year, the cows had no good news for Cambodia's farmers. Each year before the planting season begins, all eyes in the capital of Phnom Penh turn to a pair of hungry royal oxen for guidance. Placed before the sacred beasts are seven golden trays bearing, respectively, rice, maize, sesame, beans, rice wine, water and grass. What the cows eat-and don't eat-during the ancient Royal Plowing Ceremony predicts the upcoming year's harvest. Munching on rice is good, a signal of a bountiful crop to come. Forgoing water for rice wine could presage a drought, along...