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...astrophysics—will have to be supplemented with additional courses to allow viable bids for graduate school admission. Senior theses, often an important springboard for graduate school applications, will no longer be required. “We have an obligation to train students who are interested in a solid experience in the natural science, but don’t necessarily want to go to graduate school and become research scientists,” said James M. Moran, chair of the Department of Astronomy, in an e-mailed statement.The Educational Policy Committee’s Kenen said she was pleased...
...advantage that they would not relinquish.“We have to cut down on giving up big innings,” Walsh said. “We’re having mental breakdowns.”On the flipside, Columbia received its first of two solid outings by its starters on the day in the form of a complete-game, three-run effort by pitcher Joe Scarlata.“I thought their pitchers pitched good,” Walsh said. “They threw a lot of sliders and we didn’t make adjustments...
...officially a team event, if the tournament had been scored in the usual team format, the Crimson would have placed second, merely two strokes behind UCLA. Senior Emily Balmert led the way for Harvard, shooting a two-over 74, good for a tie for third place. Compiling a solid scorecard of two birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey, Balmert was only one stroke off medalists Pia Halbig from Cal and Tiffany Joh of UCLA. “Shooting two-over-par the first time you ever see a golf course is pretty impressive,” Rhoads said...
Entering its only west coast trip of the season with a record two games under .500, the women’s tennis team knew that the voyage to California could set the team in the right direction heading into league play next weekend.“We got solid preparation for Ivy season, which is vital to our success this year,” Harvard coach Traci Green said.The Crimson came through when it counted, winning three of its four matches on the trip and leveling its overall record to 7-7, marking the first time the team has reached...
...deal, that this year only three female swimmers from all eight Ivy League schools attended.Two came from Harvard.Finishing the year off on a high note, junior Ali Clarke and sophomore Kate Mills received invites to the 2009 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Texas A&M after solid performances at this year’s Ivy League championships.Invited after placing first at Ivies, Mills was tapped to race in her signature event, the 200-yard freestyle. She also competed in the 200-yard butterfly event and the 500-yard freestyle event, for which she placed third at Ivies behind Clarke...