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...final two games for Harvard’s strong senior starting corps—Merchant, point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman, forward Sam Winter and center Brian Sigafoos—provided some memorable and touching moments, but also a double dose of heartbreak. The Bulldogs (14-13, 8-6 Ivy) used a strong surge in the second half to pull away to a 95-82 victory, while the Bears (17-11, 12-2 Ivy) won a fast-paced game at the free-throw line...
...qualm that has been expressed about these posters is that, since miscarriages take place on campus, these posters remind women about the loss of their children. However, the heartbreak of women who have had to bear miscarriages serves as further motivation for the spread of information to other mothers who face the similar horrible fate of losing their child. No woman who has suffered a miscarriage would wish it upon another—the death of one’s baby constitutes one of the most painful experiences a mother could endure. It is for this reason that HRL works...
...temptation to let music direct my day comes with possible dangers. Enthralled in one artist’s words or another’s singular instrumental talent, it’s easy to get caught up and give in too freely to the feelings of loneliness, excitement or heartbreak a song or symphony expresses. But I gladly take the risk, for this precise possibility of getting caught up draws me to music in the first place. I’ve grown up and perhaps away from the little girl who, once upon a time, only wanted to play the horn...
Prasse-Freeman and Merchant shouldn’t worry too much about the legacy they’re leaving behind. It’s tough to swallow the bitter defeats and suffer through heartbreak, but at least they and their classmates were capable of making us believe, if only for fleeting moments of euphoria...
With any luck, their young teammates will realize that and be similarly inspired to “get over the hump” and chase that elusive league title. And if they can’t quite get there and suffer more heartbreak, they can always take solace in the adage that always rings true, especially with the coming of spring in Boston...