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Many of Columbia’s problems stem from its lack of experience. Although the Lions have 14 seniors on the roster, many of them are seeing action for the first time this year...
...other. The senior linebacker and safety from Mahwah, N.J., has played five different positions since joining the Harvard football team. But no matter his spot on the field, it’s his intensity that has helped him keep a spot on a crowded Crimson roster.“Football is so much fun to me,” Balkema says. “I love what I’m doing, so it’s easy to get in that mindset.”That mindset has helped immensely this year. To call this season a breakout year...
...many people on the team right now,” said senior women’s captain Susannah Dickerson. “There’s so much interest.” A team that has barely had enough skiers to compete in the last few seasons boasts a roster of 16 this year, five women and 11 men. And while the team roster has grown, the overall commitment of team members has grown as well. “Because there isn’t a coach, it almost feels like it’s so voluntary, and also you?...
Despite the occasional verbal error, Ozzie displayed the skills of a seasoned tactician in rebuilding the Sox roster around pitching, speed and defense, rather than power hitting. He had to, given cheapskate owner Jerry Reinsdorf's player payroll of $75 million this year, 13th among the 30 teams in the league. Out went sluggers Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Lee. In came speedy outfielders Jermaine Dye and Scott Podsednik, a career minor leaguer, as well as catcher A.J. Pierzynski, whose abrasive personality produces sparks on the field. Pitchers Freddy Garcia and Jose Contreras were acquired last year, and with starters Mark...
Harvard’s reputation as the finest university in the world is largely deserved—it is America’s oldest institution of higher learning, its endowment is greater than the GDP of over 100 countries, and its roster of prize-winning academics—here presumably to teach the thinkers and leaders of tomorrow—is unparalleled. In fact, despite the constant complaints about how social life at Harvard is only mildly preferable to watching paint dry, I would venture to say that most of us here probably chose Harvard because we wanted to learn...