David Freed

Ivy League

Losing Interim Tag, Williamson Becomes Permanent Director of Athletic Communications

Timothy Williamson was named Harvard’s permanent Director of Athletic Communications on Thursday after serving in the role on an interim basis for three months. Williamson succeeds previous director Kurt K. Svoboda, who became the Senior Assistant Athletic Director at Stanford University in February.

Op-Eds

When Our Justice System Fails

The perilous state of the justice system threatens not only the unalienable rights of American citizens, but also the entire way in which we uphold the law in the United States.

Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Extends Late-Season Run, Wins 6-1

With its 6-1 victory over Dartmouth (8-10, 1-6), the Harvard women’s tennis team (13-6, 5-2) wrapped up a late season run that was too little, too late for the team’s Ivy League championship hopes. Despite winning four in a row to close out the year—including a 5-2 home victory over then-no. 35 Yale—the team finished third in the Ivy League, doomed by two early season losses.

Student Life

Panelists Discuss Head Trauma Research

Three panelists described current medical research and long-term goals to reform care and policy on athletic head trauma and concussions during a biannual symposium of the Harvard Society for Mind, Brain, and Behavior in Science Center C on Friday afternoon.

Notebooks

NOTEBOOK: Men's Lacrosse Comes Up Short in Season Finale

The Crimson led, 4-2, after three early goals by junior attacker Peter Schwartz but a third-quarter flurry by the Bulldogs put Yale up 10-7, a lead that it would not relinquish.

Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Drops Bears in Sweep

Four days after notching its biggest victory of the season, the Harvard women’s tennis team continued its winning ways with a 7-0 victory over Brown in Providence, R.I., Thursday. The team lost only two sets combined in singles and doubles play and put the match away early, taking the doubles point and then running through three singles matches before taking the remaining three matches.

Men's Volleyball

By the Numbers: Men's Volleyball EIVA Preview

As the men’s volleyball team (17-8, 10-4 EIVA) heads towards the postseason, The Back Page takes a look back at some of the important numbers from the team’s regular season.

Sports Blog

Boston College To Visit Lavietes Pavilion

Boston College has announced that it will be visiting Lavietes Pavilion next year during the nonconference season.

Columns

Keep Your Eyes on Men's Tennis

On a campus with the most varsity sports in the country, it is easy to overlook the achievements of certain teams.

Men's Crew

Harvard Sports Teams Postpone Competitions Following Lockdown

Friday’s city-wide lockdown prompted seven Harvard varsity teams to postpone or withdraw from competition.

Sports Blog

Harvard Twelve Seed in Early Bracket

Harvard lands as 12 seed in early bracket.

Baseball

Dodge Attacks Plate, Quiets Yale Bats

To get his first win of the season, junior pitcher Sam Dodge went the extra mile. After losing his previous six decisions, Dodge threw a complete game against Yale (8-21, 5-7 Ivy) on Sunday, surrendering just one unearned run and three hits against seven strikeouts. He threw 104 pitches and helped the Harvard baseball team (8-24, 5-7) to a four-game split with the Bulldogs.

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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Ivy Title Hopes Hindered with Loss at Princeton

After losing a close, 4-3, decision to Princeton (11-6, 2-2 Ivy) on Saturday, the Harvard women’s tennis team (10-6, 2-2) rebounded with a dramatic 4-3 win over Penn (10-6, 2-2) on Sunday that went down to a final third-set tiebreaker.

Sports Blog

By the Numbers: Harvard Baseball

By the Numbers looks at the recent improvement of Harvard baseball

Sports Blog

Athletes of the Week Runners-up (Week of 4/15)

Athlete of the Week Runners-Up for the week of April 15th

Film

"Gatsby" Not So Great

University Finances

Faust's Earnings in 2011 Much Lower Than Those of Other University Presidents and Top Harvard Employees

Features

Female HLS Graduates Enter a Job Market Dominated by Men

Harvard Law School

In HLS Classes, Women Fall Behind