Tag: Ivy League

  • Nation & World

    Graham Blanks can really motor

    First-place finishes pile up for rising cross-country star, who talks about team, goals — and that time he passed the lead car.

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    Graham Blanks.
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    Call it ‘old money aesthetic’ or ‘coastal grandma’ — it all comes back to preppy

    Fashion podcaster traces quintessential American look from campuses to catwalks.

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    Models on runway wearing Miu Miu.
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    Why Harvard football still matters

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

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    Harvard Stadium
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    Matchmaker, make me a match

    The Gazette talked to founders of three matchmaking companies that cater to a driven, cultured, well-traveled clientele: Ivy League graduates who have achieved success in their careers and are looking for life partners.

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  • Nation & World

    Goodbye, blue blazers and rep ties

    One of the last bastions of Ivy League style will be closing its Harvard Square men’s store.

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    Towns, Juzang guide men’s basketball past Brown, 65-58

    Harvard men’s basketball tallied a 65-58 victory over the Brown on Friday at Lavietes Pavilion. With Friday’s win, the Crimson remain in a tie for first place in the Ivy League standings.

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  • Nation & World

    Style with staying power

    The Ivy League style of clothiers such as J. Press and the Andover Shop has stood the test of time.

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    Denis Black is the general manager emeritus of J. Press Store in Harvard Square. He has been with the store since 1977 and in the clothing business for over 50 years. He is pictured by the shop entrance on Mt. Auburn Street. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
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    Harvard beats Georgetown, 31-17

    On the third game into the season, an undefeated Harvard beats Georgetown, 31-17.

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    Crimson holds off Brown, 72-62, shares Ivy title

    The Harvard men’s basketball team did its part with a 72-62 win over Brown Saturday night at Lavietes Pavilion and Dartmouth returned the favor, upsetting Yale 59-58 to give the Crimson a share of the Ivy League championship and force a one-game playoff to decide the Ancient Eight’s bid to the NCAA tournament.

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  • Nation & World

    Leaders or followers?

    Author William Deresiewicz answers questions about his controversial new critique of elite colleges and universities.

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    Men’s basketball readies for Cincinnati

    The Harvard men’s basketball team received a 12 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament and will face 5th-seeded Cincinnati in the second round Thursday at 2:10 p.m. The game will be televised live on TNT.

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    Men’s basketball wins Ivy League crown

    The Harvard men’s basketball team became the first team in the nation to punch its ticket into the NCAA tournament with a 70-58 victory at Yale on Friday night.

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    Harvard men’s basketball unveils 2013-14 schedule

    The 103rd season of Harvard basketball opens Nov. 10 against Holy Cross as part of a tripleheader at TD Garden.

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    Going back to the dance

    For the second straight year, the Harvard men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

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    Women’s basketball sets record

    Harvard women’s basketball team knocked off Hofstra Thursday night, 73-71, to become the first team in Ivy League history to record a win in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Thursday.

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    It’s title time!

    Oliver McNally made four free throws in the final seconds and scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, while Brandyn Curry drained four 3-pointers, finishing with 12 points, as the Harvard men’s basketball team clinched at least a share of its second straight Ivy League title with a 67-63 win at Cornell…

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    In OT thriller, Harvard upends Columbia, 77-70

    Keith Wright scored 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had eight rebounds, while Kyle Casey had 19 points, as the Harvard men’s basketball team earned a 77-70 win in overtime on the road at Columbia Friday.

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  • Nation & World

    Penn stuns Harvard, 55-54

    The Harvard men’s basketball team controlled much of the second half, but Ivy League rival Penn scored 15 of the last 20 points to stun the Crimson, 55-54 on Feb 25. The Crimson face Columbia on March 2.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard basketball makes history

    For the first time in program history, the Harvard men’s basketball team is ranked in the AP and ESPN/USA Today coaches’ national polls. The Crimson appears at No. 25 in the country in the AP rankings and No. 24 in the coaches’ poll.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard wins The Game, 45-7, over Yale

    Harvard fell behind by a touchdown before flexing its muscle as the Ivy League champion Crimson cruised past Yale, 45-7, at Yale Bowl in the 128th edition of The Game.

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    Harvard football wins 14th Ivy title

    The Harvard football team clinched its 14th Ivy League championship — its sixth under Tim Murphy — with a 37-20 win against Penn Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium.

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    Heartbreaker

    What with all the lights, cameras, and raucous action pervading the John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Conn., this Saturday (March 12), one could be forgiven for thinking that the one-game playoff pitting the Harvard men’s basketball team against Princeton was a scripted affair. Unfortunately for the 2011 Ivy League co-champion Crimson, it was…

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    Rebound

    The Harvard men’s basketball team is on the up and up, thanks to its newest coach Tommy Amaker.

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    Harvard voted league favorite

    Harvard was voted as the league favorite in the Ivy League preseason media poll, released today (Aug. 10) as part of the league’s annual football media day.

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    Ivy League, Harvard announce unintentional secondary basketball violation

    The Ivy League and Harvard University announced today that Harvard has declared an unintentional secondary violation in connection with conversations in the summer of 2007 between current assistant men’s basketball…

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    Harvard Grads Choose Public Service Over Big Bucks

    It’s college graduation season in the United States. Even in today’s weak economy, students from prestigious Ivy League universities like Harvard have an extra advantage on the road to financial…

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  • Nation & World

    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 vs. Dartmouth – Men’s soccer

    What does Harvard bring to the field against Dartmouth following a devastating overtime loss to Princeton?

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    Sports briefs

    Softball sweeps Penn, nabs Ivy title Solid pitching lifted the Harvard softball team past Penn, 4-0 and 4-2, this past Saturday afternoon (May 5) at Soldiers Field in Ivy League Championship action. With the wins, the Crimson program collected its fourth league title and first since the 2001 season.

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    Women of the Ivies

    In a historic first, Harvard on Wednesday (May 2) hosted “Women at the Top: The Changing Face of the Ivies,” a summit of the five women who lead, have led,…

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