Harvard student athletes often claim that playing a sport is like having a full-time job. Between lifts, practices, and team meetings, players on the same team spend countless hours together every week. This time commitment doubtlessly conduces unity and camaraderie between athletes—but does it inhibit them from exploring their romantic side? Is it better for […]
While most students packed up their bags and headed home for the holidays, a select few remained on campus through the winter for the infamous “J-term,” Harvard’s month-long winter term that houses student athletes. A time typically devoted to skill development and team bonding, this past J-term was rather unusual: indoor dining was banned, indoor […]
It troubles me to think how often I tell people I am a Harvard student and they either don’t believe me or immediately inquire about my participation in sports purely based on the color of my skin. It’s time for a change, and Achele Agada ’23, Grace Allen ’24, Annika Bassey ’22, and Chelsea Williams […]
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 […]
Part I: The Game Respected by all but only truly understood by few, chess has seen a remarkable rise in popularity over the past year thanks in part to the global success of the Netflix original series The Queen’s Gambit and the rapid expansion of the online chess community. It’s easy to let your imagination […]
The Harvard men’s soccer team has been reborn. After two years without a win, they started off the 2021 season with a 3-2-1 record, beginning with a 4-0 victory over Central Connecticut State University. What provoked this new beginning? After a year off the field, the team boasts a fresh coaching staff, goal-oriented upperclassmen, and […]
When I discovered that I had tested positive for COVID-19, I was preparing for my first competition for the Harvard Cross Country Team in Princeton, New Jersey. Fortunately, I was alone when I opened up the test results immediately after receiving them, as I had made a habit of doing. Minus the few hours spent […]
In addition to their sporting talents, Harvard’s student-athletes have a knack for games on the Cambridge side of the Charles River.
Harvard boasts 42 nation-leading Division I intercollegiate sports teams. Roughly one-fifth of undergraduates are varsity athletes, and almost 80% participate in some form of athletics on campus. This fall, after 17 months without Ivy League athletics, The Crimson will once again participate in competitions. Despite the prolonged absence of competition and on-campus training, many student-athletes […]