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...most difficult schedule the Harvard men’s water polo team had ever encountered. Eight games against nationally ranked opponents. Three five-game weekends. Two overtime thrillers. After all was said and done, the Crimson emerged with a solid display of depth, as veterans and newcomers alike combined to lead Harvard to its best finish under head coach Erik Farrar. Co-captains Michael Byrd and Chris Ludwick provided the experience to carry the young squad through its taxing schedule, while the exuberance of youth propelled the Crimson to unexpected highlights. Sophomores Spencer Livingston and Egen Atkinson each had breakout...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Swims Through Rough Waters to Successful Season | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...that’s something we tried to show the freshmen early,” junior captain Nicole Rhodes said. “This year, our team was extremely unified.”Indeed, while underclassmen provided much of the offensive firepower, veterans served as the bedrock of a solid defensive unit that allowed a league-best 2.18 goals per game. Sophomore Lizzy Nichols, an All-Ivy First Team pick, and Rhodes, an Honorable Mention selection, anchored the back line in front of the league’s top goalkeeper. Sophomore Lauren Mann, who picked up an All-Ivy Second...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Makes a Comeback | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...freshman class is also stacked with strong players. In addition to Halpern, freshman Sam McMahon made her presence felt this season, playing a key role on defense. After the Crimson’s last game against BC, McMahon was named Ivy co-Defensive Player of the Week for her solid performance. “We’ll go from being relatively old to being relatively young,” head coach Lisa Miller said. “Our returning kids in the system did a great job. Our freshmen will just need some time to learn and break...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Turns in Best Overall Record Since 2002 | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...season titles, as well as first place in both the ECAC and EISL Championship meets. Starting the road to success with a clean sweep of Dartmouth and Cornell in its first meet of the season, Harvard kept the momentum all year long, defeating every opponent it faced. After a solid win over Princeton—the only dual loss for last year’s squad—the Crimson built on its momentum by easily defeating Penn in its final regular season contest. The win gave Harvard a perfect 9-0 dual meet season and claimed the regular season...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Competitors Fuel Team Effort in Dominant Season | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...answer dismays almost all visitors - whose view of Americans, of course, also come from movies. In a room packed with such priceless gifts as the solid-gold replica of mosque doors from Saudi Arabia and a large gold gong from Malaysia, is a small glass cabinet containing Washington's gifts: four bowls - two silver, two porcelain - bearing the White House insignia, given at various times by Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Energy Secretary Samuel Bordman. Another display shows a box of 12 autographed golf balls given to Nazarbayev by Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cultural Teachings of Ambassador Borat | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

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