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Wandering around the pre-football game tailgates is lonely; heading into the stadium at kick-off doesn’t make me feel much better. No matter how “cool” I feel greeting the occasional friend I pass in Harvard Yard, once I cross the river I always feel like I’m the pathetic one who has nothing better to do with her time than go to a game. Until recently, I could not have been more on target. Except for a small group of regulars, Harvard students are absent from the stands. Instead...
Saturday, Oct. 27, was no different. Between noon and 4 p.m., the men’s varsity water polo team played in the ECAC tournament, the men’s and women’s varsity and junior varsity soccer teams had kick offs, men’s rugby had one of the biggest games of their season and the football team battled the Big Green. Besides the literally hundreds of athletes who played in the games, the Harvard student body spread itself thin at the venues. Those present were able to see history in the making at the football...
...Kick-off against Penn is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Two undefeated teams go head to head and other venues host equally exciting athletic events. Gather your friends, proctor groups, or houses and bring them to the tailgates ahead of time for a social life of new dimensions. You have been invited (sans expiration date). Check The Crimson for game times or join the H-Club for weekly e-mail reminders. Wear your Crimson Crazies shirt and I’ll see you there...
Things turned comically ugly for Columbia on the ensuing kickoff. Harvard sophomore kicker Robbie Wright’s kick was short, and Columbia’s Chris Carey buckled down to set a block for the Lions’ return man. Instead, the ball bounced off Carey’s helmet. Harvard junior Pat Lavin first grabbed the ball, which was eventually recovered by Crimson senior Eric LaHaie at the Columbia...
...Lions tied the score at 1-1 with just 1:18 left in the half. Columbia sophomore midfielder Tara Davis redirected senior back Lauren Papalia’s free kick from just outside the penalty box past Crimson junior goalkeeper Cheryl Gunther...