Jai Glazer: In June, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard’s admissions practices were not in line with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act, eliminating race-based affirmative action from the University’s admissions decisions. In the wake of this landmark ruling, new questions are being raised about Harvard’s admissions process, particularly whether other groups—such as recruited […]
In the world of college football, clashes between Ivy League schools like Harvard and the rich traditions of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) like Howard have remained a scarce spectacle, but a historic shift is now in the making. Last year’s matchup was just the fifth time an HBCU has played an Ivy League […]
Passionate fandom aside, European football has a lot to learn from American sports. Famous British Pundit Gary Neville is not a fan of U.S. investment into English football. “US investment into English football is a clear and present danger to the pyramid and fabric of the game,” he said. The irony is that as a […]
The fall is an absolutely fantastic time to be a sports bettor. Seemingly every major sport is either underway or about to begin, and we at Indy Sportsbook have been surely reaping the benefits. After a mediocre rookie year, the start of our sophomore season proves promising. While it will be some time before any […]
Note: The account owner of Harvard State wished to remain anonymous to continue the “mystique” of the movement. Throughout this article, he is mentioned as “Harvard State” or by his pronouns. Harvard State’s origin story began in the fall of 2021. “It was Harvard-Yale Week. I realized that the school didn’t have as much school […]
It is that time of year when soccer has swung into full effect. Soccer fans like myself have started to become treated with Champions League and Europa League matches during the week and league matches on the weekends. Being a Liverpool fan, I generally only focus on the European tournaments as well as the Premier […]
BY AHMAD KANAFANI ’26 AND ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ ’26 Ahmad Kanafani ’26: Over my past year at Harvard, I have been shocked at how low attendance is at sports games. Coming from Egypt, I’m used to fully packed stadiums, flares, pyro shows, and people on their feet for 90 minutes. I assume that the sports fan […]
As the Harvard vs. Brown game fell upon the campus again, Harvard students geared up for a day filled with fun, football, and… tailgates? At most other, sports-oriented universities around the country, fall Saturday mornings typically involve students rolling out of bed at 9:00 a.m. with a White Claw in hand to prepare for the […]
Jonah: For the second straight year at the US Open Tennis Championships, neither Russian nor Belarusian players were permitted to play under their flags. Instead of the typical tiny flag pictured next to players’ names on the screen, competitors from the two countries were given a blank gray box. Both finals featured Russian or Belarusian […]
Harvard University is the biggest sports school in the country. This statement may come off as laughable to anyone who longingly watches ESPN’s College Gameday from their common room every weekend, but it is technically correct. The school has 42 varsity sports, more than any other Division 1 program, with approximately 20% of the student […]