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...raised red flags over the potential bending of recruiting rules and admissions standards. And so, President Faust, in your input toward selecting Orleans’s successor, we urge you to opt not for a candidate seeking to transform the Ivy League into some pale imitation of the Big Ten. We urge you, rather, to support an candidate who respects the role of athletics in the context of the greater college experience. While we take pride in the accomplishments of our classmates on the field, at the end of the day the “Ancient Eight” recognize...
...instrument became an orchestra in itself. The audience sprang into a standing ovation for the deserving Albright.In response to the audience’s raving applause, Albright performed two encores, both of which fit his unassuming nature perfectly. First, he performed a cute variation on “Ten Thousand Men of Harvard” that he composed himself, and, after more applause, he performed Chopin’s Étude Op. 25, No. 2.The most disappointing part of the night by far was the performance of the brass section. Nearly every time a brass instrument made a sound...
...Grosslight grew up in Detroit, Michigan. In high school, he recalled, he once gave up sex with his girlfriend to study for a physics SAT II.Grosslight was also a Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man aficionado, having recorded what he said he thinks is likely one of the top ten scores of all time in the latter game—though he said he does not play as frequently now because it would be a “three-hour process.” Grosslight initially matriculated at Northwestern University, where he and his friends had “algebra...
Three months after head coach Tommy Amaker led Harvard basketball to victory over Big Ten opponent Michigan, the new hire is making national headlines again. This time, however, Amaker is facing questions about his staff’s recruiting tactics and academic priorities after signing the most highly touted recruiting class in Ivy League history.On Saturday, The New York Times reported that the Harvard basketball coaching staff has “adopted aggressive recruiting tactics that skirt or, in some cases, may even violate National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.”The article stated that current assistant coach Kenny...
...bewilderment or sheer anger. Another funny episode finds the Tropics donning heavy black eyeliner to frighten a big-shot team. There is no one reason why this movie fails so greatly. The shoddy finale comes close, and will definitely leave viewers thinking that they’ve wasted ten precious dollars and a whole afternoon of precious time. “Semi-Pro” is about as far from a slam dunk as a dwarf at half-court. As the sports commentator in the movie says, “Sometimes dreams turn into nightmares...