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Sophomore guard Drew Gellert showed off amazing defensive skill from the tip-off, constantly frustrating star Penn guard Michael Jordan--no relation to His Airness. However, Harvard switched to a zone midway through the first half and Jordan was able to break free from Gellert to finish the first half with 13 points...
...friends tip me off to an advanced-standing senior who finished most of the coursework for an economics Ph.D. in his three years as an undergrad. He was a TF in a graduate class in statistics taken by his assistant senior tutor. Adviser Marty Feldstein told him his thesis on theories of investment was a "home...
Saturday night I meet a senior from the class of '99-'00 with twelve languages from Spanish to Swedish, Italian to Urdu, Punjabi to Persian at the tip of his tongue. (The other half-dozen are Hindi, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and, yes, English.) "I was born in India, but we left when I was six months old," he says. "Then we were in Iran for three years, hence the Persian. We speak Hindi at home, but my parents answer in English." Home? "New Jersey...
...very much is an insular sport. Granted, part of that there is a pretty high barrier to entry in the U.S. with most squash courts being in private clubs. But once you're inside, it's a real community. During the most intense of matches, opponents will still tip their racquets for nice shots...
...Friday night, when Harvard stepped on the court at tip-off against Cornell, Clemente wasn't in the starting lineup. However, it took just three minutes for Sullivan to call his name off the bench...