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...absence of key starters Andrew Flanagan (165 lbs) and Corey Jantzen (141), both of whom rested due to nagging injuries.With these veterans holding back, Weiss had the opportunity to challenge the squad’s rookies and showcase its stars. Along with six returning grapplers, Harvard entered five freshmen into Saturday’s competition.No first-year competitor showed more promise than Walter Peppelman, who has the daunting task of replacing junior co-captain and All-American J.P. O’Connor (157) at 149 lbs. The freshman from Harrisburg, Penn. reached the finals in his first collegiate action, dispatching...
...Crimson was well ahead of both Dartmouth and Cornell by the time half of the events were completed, the swimmers did not let up.One event later, Harvard brought home another 1-2 finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. Even more impressive was the fact that the two winning swimmers, freshmen Helen Pitchik and Victoria Pratt, were making their Crimson debuts in the meet. With times of 2:19.63 and 2:25.12, Pitchik and Pratt displayed complete dominance and showed great potential to fill the void left by departed breaststroker Jackie Pangilinan ’08.In diving, Harvard also blew away...
Enter the NSSE (pronounced "Nessie"), which tries to provide a detailed picture of how well a school is judged by its customers, i.e., the students who attend them. At each participating campus, the survey asks freshmen and seniors to rate their school, using a seven-point scale, on wide-ranging topics that hit upon almost every element of a student's experience, from how often he interacts with faculty outside of class to how challenging he thinks his coursework is to how much non-academic support is available. The numeric scores can then be compared to other schools - that...
Last year, after the verbal commitments by incoming freshmen gave the Harvard men’s basketball team a recruiting class that ranked in the top 25 in the nation, Crimson coach Tommy Amaker spent some time in the Ivy League spotlight. After the dust settled and letters of intent were signed, Harvard lost arguably its top recruit, center Frank Ben-Eze, but managed to haul in a top-flight freshman class nonetheless. While the Crimson will be led by three veteran seniors and a few experienced juniors, youth will be a big theme this year, as the team sports...
Anderson hopes the concentration will launch next fall so that current freshmen will be able to declare a concentration in HDRB...