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When you appeared for freshman registration in 2006, five years to the day after 9/11, President Bush was declaring us “safer” if “not yet safe”; the Dow was climbing toward its all-time high; and the world was rumbling along, or so it seemed, toward eternal prosperity. It was a world in which growing proportions of Harvard seniors were set to join Wall Street or consulting firms, a world of relatively secure jobs and high-paying careers, a world that was your oyster...
...Connor finished off a brilliant collegiate career this season by winning a national championship—just the third in Crimson wrestling history—and tying the school’s all-time wins record...
...Robert F. Kennedy ’48 addressed a gathering of South African students struggling to end apartheid. “Like it or not,” he told them, “we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also more open to the creative energy of men than any other time in history.” This message is just as forceful and meaningful here today as it was in South Africa nearly a half-century ago, although now he would say women and men. That particular script, that...
...accolades that have come with that record have been many—three-time All-American, four-time EIWA finalist, two-time Ivy Wrestler of the Year, and the list goes on. But despite his impressive list of accomplishments, it is the captain’s character and leadership that elevate him to truly elite status...
...Connor has led team community service projects at the Cambridge Homeless Shelter and with Habitat for Humanity and has excelled in the classroom too. Despite taking a pre-med courseload, O’Connor has maintained a high GPA and has been named a three-time Academic All-American...