Tag: Harvard Stadium

  • Nation & World

    Why Harvard football still matters

    Continuity, heritage, and ritual are central to the enduring magnetism and mystique of Harvard football.

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    Community Football Day scores big

    Area residents flock to Harvard Stadium for event-filled Community Football Day.

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    First you see, then you see again

    See Harvard through a collection of double exposure images, where iconic elements of the University campus overlap and converge in surprising ways.

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    Community Football Day perfect, Crimson too

    More than 1,000 residents of Allston-Brighton and Cambridge enjoyed a tailgate before watching the Crimson football team continue their perfect streak, all compliments of Harvard University.

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    Ups and downs at Harvard Stadium

    “Good morning!” barks a scarf-wrapped runner in tights, peering through the darkness as she climbs the steps into cavernous Harvard Stadium. A woman nearby responds, “Oh, Hallie, how are you?…

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    Less football than life

    As The Game approaches, Harvard football is looking for success. But coach Tim Murphy is also preparing his graduating seniors for success in life.

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    BRA approves Allston development plan

    The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) on Oct. 17 unanimously approved Harvard’s 10-year development plan in Allston, giving the initial green light to seven new building projects and two major renovations.

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    Harvard kicks off football season

    “We are off to a solid start at 2-0, but we have a great deal of room for improvement …,” said a cautious head football coach Tim Murphy after the win over Brown University on Sept. 28. Harvard goes up against Holy Cross on Oct. 5. It won’t have another home game until Oct. 19.

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    A beacon of community

    Harvard, Boston, and community and federal officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Allston for the new Charlesview Apartments at Brighton Mills, an unusual partnership that proved an exercise in teamwork.

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    Paperwork for a new future

    Harvard University has submitted a new development agenda for Allston, detailing nine projects slated for development in the next decade. The projects will complement planned activity on the Health and Life Science Center and the residential and retail development envisioned for Barry’s Corner.

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    Building endurance, step by step

    Harvard Stadium is an iconic structure, and not just for the sports that happen on the field. To a community dedicated to running “the stadium steps,” the real athletes are in the stands.

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    Winning with defense

    Harvard rolled to a 24-7 victory against Brown Sept. 23, knotting its season mark at 1-1. The win, after a 30-22 loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, was the program’s ninth straight on the heels of a defeat — Harvard hasn’t dropped back-to-back games since 2006.

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    The Red Devils go Crimson

    Members of Manchester United Football Club visited Harvard to conduct a soccer clinic with local youth from the Boston neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton, and to play tourist in Harvard Yard with Harvard President Drew Faust.

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    More than a game

    The Harvard men’s soccer team and the Haitian National Team played to a 0-0 tie before more than 11,000 fans at Harvard Stadium Sunday afternoon. Following regulation, the Crimson and Haiti settled the contest in penalty kicks, with the Haitians winning 4-1.

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    Second-half deluge lifts Crimson

    Harvard football gets by Yale, 28-21, with three unanswered touchdowns. A photo gallery and video capture the day, the traditions.

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    Yes, Harvard sweats

    Known as a bastion of academe, Harvard has more Division 1 sports programs than any other college — and thousands of students in club, intramural programs.

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    Harvard Stadium

    A history of Harvard Stadium and how it changed the face of American football.

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    Allston-Brighton has its day

    Harvard has hosted its Allston and Brighton neighbors to an early reception and a football game for the past 20 years. It is a bookend to Cambridge Football Day, which was held earlier this month.

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    New Crimson Kids Program offers free football and more

    Harvard University is kicking off the 2009 football season with a new “Crimson Kids” program.

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