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...coxswain for Radcliffe Crew, one of the oldest women’s rowing programs in the country, I was proud of our history and appreciative of the work of the women who came before me; this year, women’s rowing celebrates its eleventh year as an official NCAA sport. And nationally, more women than ever before participate in sports at all levels and ages. Yet somehow, it’s still okay to laugh at the idea that women can be serious athletes...
Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, the oldest research center in the country dedicated to African and African American studies, has seen its fair share of greats. And last Friday, the center added writer and critic Albert Murray to its list, awarding him its highest honor, the Du Bois Medal...
Harvard made the switch—the University claimed—because subcontracting is more efficient and that as an educational institution, negotiating security contracts is not a main concern. Harvard, however, is not just an educational institution. As the oldest continually existent corporation in America, with an endowment nearing 30 billion dollars, and one of the area’s largest employers, it is an entity that cannot hide behind an educational veil; it is an entity that is more than capable of directly hiring security officers or at the very least ensuring that outsourced workers have just wages...
Every two years, Oxford and Cambridge put together a team to challenge Harvard and Yale in the world’s oldest continuing international intercollegiate competition, dating back to 1894. The location alternates for each meet, and this year it will be held in England. On both sides, traditional rivals come together as teammates in a historic U.S. versus UK meet. This June, the teams will compete to claim the Naughton Trophy, won by Harvard-Yale in the most recent competition...
...Ruggiero might not have been as conniving as her fellow contestants, and may also have seen an opportunity to showcase women’s hockey through the show, she always intended to treat the experience as a competitive job interview.“I’m the third-oldest member of the U.S. [women’s hockey] team,” she continued during the teleconference. “I’m in the process of trying to figure out what I am going to do after hockey, so I thought this would be a great opportunity...