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Harvard started out slow, but saved enough energy to endure a nail-biter against St John??s. The Crimson men’s tennis team dropped the doubles point and needed three set efforts from senior captain Chris Clayton and junior Sasha Ermakov to overcome the Red Storm 5-2 on Thursday evening at the Murr Center. Anchored by solid individual play up and down the lineup, Harvard avenged early doubles losses at the two and three positions by sweeping the top five singles matches. “It’s always tough when you lose...
...captain Scott DiGiulio and classmate Craig Gorin finished 19th and 24th, respectively. On the women’s side of things the top finish of the day came in the form of junior co-captain Maria Larsson who took home the silver in epee, falling short of defeating St. John??s Tanya Novakovska. Classmate Lisa Vastola finished 13th. “Maria frankly did surprise me coming in second,” Brand said. “She’s had a good year, but she had some ups and downs throughout the year...
...While we cannot presume to know the factors that led to the ending of John??s life, we are all worse off for this tremendous loss to our community. Even if you were not fortunate enough to have crossed paths with John, spend a few minutes thinking about what his absence among us really means. It could just as easily have been anyone...
...loss of John??s life to suicide has shaken us to our cores. Now, more than ever, we should not overlook the fact that morbidity from depression and related problems, such as eating disorders, silently pervades our community. Indeed, according to my recent conversations with University Health Services and Bureau of Study Counsel counselors and Dr. Paul Barreira, Director of Behavioral Health & Academic Counseling, depression on campus is far more common than one would expect. The stigma of mental illness, though unfounded, remains a major obstacle for many who could benefit from the ample mental health services...
...John??s torch certainly shone brightly while he was with us, and today it illuminates broader questions about our role here at Harvard and the nature of our community. Harvard’s goal should be not just to attract brightest stars, but to keep them burning brightly while they are here, and in their various pursuits afterwards...