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...only notable light source in Hunter Maats’ allegedly “nice” Mather common room is a chest-high column that appears to be some sort of glorified color-changing lava lamp. Maats fits into the incongruous setup by donning a ragged “I Love NY” T-shirt—which he says is “the last clean shirt I have”—under an unbuttoned sport jacket. The T-shirt is, contrary to Maats’ claim, not at all clean. Neither were Maats?...
Back to the matter at hand: I’m guessing that for most of us, memories of Harvard-Yale consist largely of the pomp and circumstance that surrounds the game. We tend to remember things like who had the best tailgate setup, rather than which team had the better offense. We’re more likely to remember specific T-shirt designs—like that classic John Harvard-Bulldog fellatio masterpiece—than the jersey numbers of key players...
...example, both Mr. Hundert and Sedgewick grew up under the shadows of their fathers, but instead of exploring this diametrically opposing setup, the movie essentially ignores it. The love between Hundert and his colleague Elizabeth (Embeth Davidtz) is also completely undeveloped, leaving the audience feeling puzzled and unsatisfied as the plot progresses. Films of a similar type such as Mr. Holland’s Opus were, in contrast, successful precisely because they explored the personal trials and tribulations of their protagonists beyond the classroom...
...momentum failed to produce any further results, and the Huskies scored early in the second and would not relinquish the lead. The goal came off a failed Harvard clear inside the 18. Sophomore Zahra Jalalian took advantage of the turnover and setup freshman forward Brittany Barakat—the Huskies’ second leading scorer—for an unstoppable shot...
When the first overtime came around, Princeton gained new life out of nowhere and put Harvard through tense moments. The Tigers owned nearly all the scoring opportunities and a couple of corner kicks and free kicks in the Harvard net. On a setup off of a free kick, only the crossbar kept Princeton back Brea Griffiths from assuring a victory...