Cooper: If you’re like us, and have little to no real gambling insight, betting on your favorite team can even the odds—figuratively speaking. There are many strategic advantages to consistently doing so, as fervent supporters that watch every game simply know more than the neutrals. When you’ve seen hundreds of Brady games, you know that […]
Gus Johnson has voiced some of the most memorable moments in sports. During his rise to fame as a CBS college basketball commentator, Johnson’s tenure with the network also included many NFL games, the 1998 Winter Olympics, two Champions League Finals, and the Madden 2011 video game. Currently serving as the lead play-by-play announcer for […]
Every February, a third of the country sits down to watch the Super Bowl. For many viewers, the appeal is obvious. This game represents the culmination of another season filled with storybook victories, heartbreaking defeats, and the Cowboys losing in the divisional round. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are the last teams left […]
Upon entering Harvard, every first-year student learns three rituals they must complete before graduation. Peeing on John Harvard is easy enough: all it takes for most people is a bit too much alcohol and not enough Securitas on a Saturday night. Primal Scream certainly requires some initial courage, but one can take solace in being […]
Yes, it’s almost Valentine’s day, and yes, this is the Love issue. However, instead of cheerleading red roses and corny couples, this article presents the short end of that stick. Now more than ever, we should remember that everybody eventually hits their romantic “rock bottom.” Yet some hit it harder than others—it’s curious that a […]
Never is the prominence of crew at Harvard so clear than during the Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest rowing event in the world. 2,231 boats competed this past weekend from 619 rowing clubs, attracting . 200,000 spectators and the business of hundreds of vendors. Yet some of the race’s most important members may […]
Mather House was built to suppress. The blockish and brutish tower still maintains the strict and secure attitude of its 1970 anti-protest design. But from under the mass of concrete has sprung a stem of blatant, star-spangled expression in the form of a Nicki Minaj flag. Red, white, blue, and Barbz (her fanbase’s self-dubbed moniker), […]