The Harvard Crimson - Volume CXLV, No. 136

The Harvard Crimson THE UNIVERSITY DAILY, EST. 1873 | VOLUME CXLV NO. 136 | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018

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Harvard should stand up to critics in the sanctions lawsuit.

Harvard women’s basketball drops contest to Maine, 67-60.

UC plans to prioritize class events for sophomores and juniors.

Divest Petition Gains Fuel

PHOTO SPOTLIGHT

President Bacow Lights a Menorah in Celebration of Hannukah

Experts: Social Suits Unusual

The petition has garnered over 150 signatures

By CAROLINE S. ENGELMAYER and DELANO R. FRANKLIN CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS

The pair of lawsuits challenging Harvard’s sanctions rely on unusual and in some cases farfetched legal arguments — but it is too early to know whether the complaints will be successful, experts say.

Analysts said the plaintiffs in the twin suits — two fraternities, two sororities, and three anonymous College students — are pursuing creative legal strategies in arguing the sanctions constitute civil rights violations and sex-based discrimination.

Experts added the decision to file suit in both federal and state court is a savvy move and may bolster the social groups’ chances of victory.

The federal suit alleges the sanctions amount to sex-based discrimination and violate

By ALEXANDRA A. CHAIDEZ

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CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

A n online petition calling on Harvard to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry has garnered 150 signatures as of Tuesday evening.

The petition, which was formed last week and circulated around House lists, includes a letter to University President Lawrence S. Bacow from the Harvard Undergraduates for Environmental Justice that asks him to “bring a new voice and vision to Harvard’s role in climate reform.”

The letter calls on Bacow to see Harvard not only as an “institution of higher education but also a financial institution with considerable social influence.”

“The University’s continued investment in unsustainable industries undermines our shared vision of Harvard as a forward-looking and ethically responsible institution,” the letter reads.

The petition also specifically urges the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — and the Harvard Management Company to “take serious climate action.”

The group wrote that they are “ready” to meet with both bodies and Bacow to devise “pathways for divestment.”

Ilana A. Cohen ’22, the secretary of Harvard Undergraduates for Environmental Justice, said students are “eager” to see the University take action on this issue.

“We are putting ourselves to be at the table, and we need them to meet us there in order to make real progress on taking this serious climate action,” Cohen said.

The petition comes after the November Undergraduate Council elections, in which 71.5 percent of student voters supported a referendum that called on Harvard to divest from the “fossil fuel industry.”

That figure is virtually unchanged from 2012, the last time students ­

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Women’s Law Praises Pipeline

By AIDAN F. RYAN CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

A coalition of women’s law associations from law schools across the country announced Monday that they will no longer accept funding from law firms that require employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements, and praised the work of Havard Law’s Pipeline Parity Project on the issue.

The Pipeline Parity Project, a Harvard Law School student group focused on ending harassment and discrimination in the legal profession, executed a successful boycott of the world’s highest grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis. After receiving pressure from the group, Kirkland & Ellis announced it was ending mandatory arbitration agreements — contracts that require employees to resolve workplace disputes with em-

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ployers through an arbitration process, rather than through the courts — for its associates.

In a statement Monday, the boards of women’s law associations, including the Executive Board of the Harvard Women’s Law Association, praised the Kirkland & Ellis boycott.

“We, the 2018-2019 boards of women’s law associations at law schools across the country, applaud the enormous efforts of the Harvard Law students to call out recalcitrant employers, and we celebrate their success,” the coalition wrote in a statement.

The boards also wrote about why they felt it was important to speak out, highlighting how the controversial agreements disadvantage the “most vulnerable employees,” including women, people of color, and BGLTQ

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Asma Khalid, a political reporter for NPR, introduces panelists at an event discussing the 2018 midterm elections Tuesday afternoon in the Knafel Center at the Radcliffe Institute. KATHRYN S. KUHAR—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

FAS Talks Academic Freedom in Meeting Bacow Speaks at HMS Symposium

By ANGELA N. FU and LUCY WANG

CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS

Daylight hours are getting shorter in Cambridge — and apparently, Faculty meetings are, too. At the last monthly meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the year on Tuesday, the Faculty voted to approve all items on the agenda in less than half an hour.

Before the docket items, University President Bacow spoke to the half-empty room about the importance of higher education in today’s political climate. He pointed to the recent announcement of the closing of Central European University in Budapest as “a result of an authoritarian government.”

Bacow emphasized the importance of academic freedom, calling for Faculty to not take the liberty they have for granted.

“I’m concerned they represent a global shift in attitudes

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University President Lawrence S. Bacow praised the Medical School’s health policy department and discussed the importance of higher education at a symposium at the school Tuesday.

The symposium, held at the school’s New Research Building on the Longwood campus, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the department. In addition to Bacow, Panelists included Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, Richard G. Frank, professor of healthcare policy at the Medical School, and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.

In the panel, Bacow discussed the importance of higher education, and especially health policy research, for the country.

“These are difficult times for ­

Faculty members enter University Hall for the final Faculty meeting of the year. The meeting centered on the notion of academic freedom. KATHRYN S. KUHAR—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

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higher education in the United States. We have our critics almost everywhere you look,” Bacow said.

Bacow said public skepticism towards higher education was partly derived from a perception that institutions are not doing enough for the rest of society.

“Part of that criticism is based on the view that institutions like this are perhaps in the eyes of some — I don’t believe this is true — more concerned about making themselves great than they are making the world better,” he said.

Since Bacow took office in July, he has spent significant time advocating for the public images of Harvard and higher education generally. In September, he visited his home state of Michigan in an attempt to show that Harvard can benefit economically

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IN THE REAL WORLD

Why Human Rights Matter in Today’s World Institute of Politics, 6 - 7:15 p.m.

Stung by Election Losses, Republicans Seek a Way to Neutralize Democrats

Head down to the IOP to hear former UN Ambassador and Kennedy School Professor Samantha Power discuss the importance of human rights with Salil Shetty, the former Secretary General of Amnesty International. The event commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Radiohead — A Silent Disco Party SOCH, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.

If you’re alright braving the trek to the Quad (or you’re one of those Quadlings who won’t stop talking about how much you just love your Siberian home), head to SOCH for an event that’ll have you transported back to 1997. The silent disco will have three music stations, an LED dance floor and a photobooth.

After Democrats won the race for governor in Michigan and Wisconsin, Republicans are using their last month of single-party control to reduce the incoming governors’ powers. Democrats allege that the moves are a power grab running contrary to the will of the people.

Congress Agrees to Put Off Government Shutdown Deadline Travis Scott performed at TD Garden on Sunday night. Earlier in the day he spoke at an event at Harvard and explored Widener Library. QUINN PERINI—CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

DAILY BRIEFING An online petition circulated by the Harvard Undergraduates for Environmental Justice and calling on Harvard to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry has garnered over 150 signatures. The petition specifically urges the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — and the Harvard Management Company to “take serious climate action.” In other news, experts say the pair of lawsuits challenging Harvard’s sanctions rely on unusual and in some cases far-fetched legal arguments, but it is too soon to predict if they will prevail.

Congressional leaders have agreed to extend government funding until Dec. 21, averting the immediate threat of a government shutdown.

Despite that, another funding deal will have to be reached before the new deadline, and Democrats and Republicans have clashed over funding for President Trump’s border wall.

Personally speaking, what goes better together than snowmen, Christmas, and a government shutdown?

Biden Says He’s ‘The Most Qualified Person in the Country’ to be President One of the three people who actually enjoyed living through the 2016 election? We’ve got good news for you: jockeying for 2020 in now under way. Former Vice President Joe Biden was the latest to fuel speculation that he may throw his hat into the ring by declaring that he thought himself to be the most qualified potential candidate.

AROUND THE IVIES CORNELL After three swastikas were found across Cornell’s North Campus in November, students said that the general campus response to the incidents has been lukewarm, the Cornell Sun reported on Monday. Although the Cornell University Police Department has tightened security at “recognizably Jewish events” and Cornell Hillel plans to initiative outreach efforts to educate the student body, some were frustrated by a general student apathy. A support meeting organized by a student and campus life organization only drew 13 people.

YALE Recent quarterly filings by the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Yale still holds significant investments in Antero Resources, a natural gas producer, the Yale Daily News reported Tuesday. Although the current stake of $78 million is far less than the $230 million held in July 2016, students and faculty still expressed dissatisfaction with the University’s holdings. Student groups on campus have urged the University to divest in fossil fuels. Last month, a letter to Yale President Peter Salovey demanding stronger efforts towards divestment accumulated over 1,000 signatures.

PRINCETON Human feces have been discovered in unconventional areas of Butler College at Princeton, according to the Daily Princetonian.

Two students found feces in the kitchen and entryway of the residential college. One student sent a strongly worded email over the Butler mailing list and reported the incident to the Department of Public Safety. Another dubbed the culprit the “Butler Bomber” and speculated that the two incidents are likely related given their proximity.

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Experts: Sanctions Suit Unusual

150 Sign Petition on Fossil Fuels

Title IX, an anti-sex discrimination law, and the United States Constitution. The state-level case argues the sanctions violate the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act and the Massachusetts Constitution because the penalties cause students to receive unequal treatment based on their sex.

Harvard’s sanctions prohibit members of single-gender final clubs and Greek organizations from holding campus leadership positions, varsity team athletic captaincies, and from receiving College endorsement for prestigious fellowships including the Rhodes. The sanctions took effect with the Class of 2021.

College spokesperson Rachael Dane defended the school’s policy in a written statement Tuesday. “Harvard College seeks to build a community in which every student can thrive, and it does so on a foundation of shared values, including belonging, inclusion, and non-discrimination,” she wrote. “Harvard should not have to change its commitment to non-discrimination and educational philosophy for outside organizations that are not aligned with our long-standing mission.”

Experts said that, by citing several different laws in two different courts, the social groups are essentially throwing out as as many claims as they can and hoping one sticks.

Merrick T. Rossein, a professor at the CUNY School of Law who has litigated Title IX cases, said students and social groups probably also hope the slew of complaints will attract significant media attention.

“I’m assuming that they’re just feeling that they’re going to try to put as many of their claims in as many of the kitchen sinks as possible to see which one would stick,” Rossein said. ­

“They might also be doing it just for the media interest in a suit that gets filed simultaneously in both the state and federal courts that’s of interest to people.”

Douglas E. Fierberg, an attorney who specializes in sexual violence cases involving fraternities, said the fact there are two separate suits could increase the likelihood that the courts will take up some of the allegations. He said the social groups’ path to victory is clearest through state court.

The social groups’ strategy may be “to protect some of the state claims and allow them to go forward while they engage in a fishing expedition in federal court,” Fierberg said. “Perhaps the plaintiffs aren’t confident — they shouldn’t be — about federal law applying to Harvard’s decision and prohibiting Harvard’s decision.”

Both Fierberg and Rossein said some of the suits’ allegations are unlikely to hold up in court.

“There’s some claims that I think are really more than stretching it,” Rossein said.

“They’re claiming a violation of equal protection. The Constitution, the federal Constitution, applies to states, not to private entities.”

The federal complaint alleges Harvard’s sanctions violate the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act by infringing on students’ Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection under the law. The state law includes a provision that specifically affirms this right.

Harvard Law School professor Noah R. Feldman ’92 said lawyers will have to get “creative” going forward if they hope to argue Massachusetts state law protects students’ right to join social groups. The attorneys are specifically alleging the penalties violate undergraduates’ freedom of associ-

ation as guaranteed under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. Feldman said the freedom of association argument may prove viable. But he also noted Harvard may have its own claim to freedom of association under Massachusetts law: the University could argue that it has the freedom to associate — and not associate — with whomever it chooses, he said. Under this interpretation of the law, Harvard would have broad discretion to sanction social groups.

“They’re claiming a violation of equal protection. The Constitution, the federal Constitution, applies to states, not to private entities.”

Merrick T. Rossein CUNY School of Law Professor

It’s unclear whether Harvard or the Greek groups are more likely to win in court, analysts said — in part because the Monday lawsuits raise uncommon legal arguments for which there is little precedent.

Fierberg said he is not aware of any previous case in which fraternities or sororities used Title IX to defend their existence on a university’s campus.

“I don’t know if they’ve tried it before,” Fierberg said. “I’ve not directly heard of it. It’s a novel way of twisting Title IX.” Gregory F. Hauser, an attorney who has worked on a number of cases involving fraternities, also called the plaintiffs’ use of Title IX unusual.

“When Title IX says you can’t discriminate against anybody

on the basis of sex, it doesn’t reach this kind of decision by Harvard,” Hauser said. “So the argument that the plaintiffs are making — that prohibiting joining single-sex organizations is discrimination on the basis of sex — is plowing new ground.”

Rossein pointed to several historical court cases that involved single-gender social organizations including the 1984 Supreme Court case Roberts v.

United States Jaycees, which addressed questions of sexbased discrimination and freedom of association.

While experts generally agreed on the novel nature of the lawsuits, they disagreed on the ultimate outcome. “At the end of the day the fraternities are going to lose — just a question of timing,” Fierberg said.

Hauser, though, said Harvard could run into difficulties — particularly if it tries to argue that the University’s right to “academic freedom” means it can limit student involvement in private, off-campus organizations.

“The extent to which a court would recognize Harvard’s academic freedom at issue here — and they might — I’m sure Harvard’s going to make the argument — is an open question,” Hauser said.

“Is an argument available to Harvard? Absolutely yes. Is an argument that’s going to win?

Not necessarily.”

As legal experts ponder the case, others are picking sides.

Scores of fraternities and sororities across the nation announced support for the plaintiffs on Monday. A petition hosted on the plaintiffs’ website that asks signatories to “stand up to Harvard” had garnered more than 45,000 signatures as of Tuesday evening. caroline.engelmayer@thecrimson.com. delano.franklin@thecrimson.com.

voted on the issue. In that election, 72 percent of students voted in favor of fossil fuel divestment.

In response to the petition Tuesday, University spokesperson Melodie Jackson reiterated Harvard’s years-long stance on fossil fuel divestment in an emailed statement. Jackson said that though the University recognizes the threat of climate change, Harvard will not pursue divestment as a means to combat environment challenges. “While we agree on the urgency of this global challenge, we respectfully disagree with divestment activists on the means by which a university should confront it,” Jackson wrote.

Jackson pointed to the University’s “Climate Action Plan,” which was released in February and includes a plan to make Harvard fossil fuel-free by 2050. Former University President Drew G. Faust announced the goal to Harvard affiliates in an email, writing that “ambitious climate goals” set by the University come in response to the threat climate change poses to humanity and the planet.

Jackson wrote that the Corporation will continue to “actively incorporate” factors of environmental, social, and governance significance in its investment work.

“Universities like Harvard have a crucial role to play in tackling climate change and Harvard is fully committed to leadership in this area through research, education, community engagement, dramatically reducing its own carbon footprint, and using our campus as a test bed for piloting and proving solutions,” Jackson wrote.

The issue of divestment has a long history on Harvard’s cam-

pus. Throughout her tenure, Faust did not support divestment from the fossil-fuel industry, and faced critism from students. In 2013, she explicitly rejected divestment, writing in a press release that the action was not “warranted or wise.”

Environmental activist group Divest Harvard blockaded Massachusetts Hall for six days in April 2015 to pressure administrators on the issue. In recent months, H a r v a rd-a f f i l i at e d activists have called the University to divest from not only the fossil-fuel industry, but also the prison industry. Asked in an October interview whether Harvard would consider divesting from prisons, Bacow said altering the endowment is not an appropriate mechanism to “achieve political ends or particular policy ends.”

“There are other ways that the University tries to influence public policy through our scholarship, through our research, but we don’t think that the endowment is an appropriate way to do that,” Bacow said.

The petition also wrote that, during a meeting with members of Harvard Undergraduates for Environmental Justice as part of his regularly scheduled office hours, Bacow “casually dismissed divestment.” Jackson wrote that the University will “continue to support” its faculty, students, and staff as they pursue research on renewable sources of energy and the effects of climate change.

Cohen said Harvard can use its “incredible amount of moral influence” and “really unique economic influence” to make a significant impact if it commits to divestment from the fossil-fuel industry. alexandra.chaidez@thecrimson.com.

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Law School Groups Back PPP individuals, among others.

Weeks after Kirkland & Ellis agreed to amend their policies, the Pipeline Parity Project has moved on to pressuring law firm DLA Piper to drop their forced agreements. DLA Piper — one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world — does not appear to be as willing as Kirkland & Ellis to drop their agreements. Quoted in a Law. com article, the firm said that they find arbitration to be “fair and efficient.”

“There are advantages and disadvantages to every type of dispute resolution process,” the firm’s statement reads. “It has been our experience as a firm that arbitration is a fair and efficient way to resolve internal disputes, and one that benefits all parties in what are often sensitive matters for everyone involved.”

Second-year Law student and Pipeline Parity Project member Molly M.E. Coleman said the group was disappointed with DLA Piper’s statement, but members will continue to pressure the firm, especially given the support from women’s law associations across the country. “We’ve had a ton of support from people in the broader legal community who were likewise alarmed by DLA’s response and we’ve had an out-

pouring of support here on campus so we’re very confident that this campaign will continue to push forward,” Coleman said.

Though the group has started a second boycott, they have not completed the Kirkland & Ellis campaign, according to second-year law student and Pipeline Parity Project member Alexandra “Vail” KohnertYount. “The Kirkland campaign is sort of ongoing because they haven’t actually dropped forced arbitration for their no-lawyer staff — they haven’t totally capitulated either,” KohnertYount said.

While other law student organization signatories pledged to refuse funding from the firms whose practices they are trying to change, the Harvard Women’s Law Association wrote in a footnote to the letter that it is not changing its policies on accepting funding at this time.

“We are currently reviewing our sponsorship offerings and requirements, and expect updated guidelines before the start of the 2019-20 fundraising cycle,” a footnote in the coalition’s statement reads. “However, given the size of our organization and board, as well as our interest in further considering how to address sponsors using mandatory arbitration in contracts for non-attorney

staff, partners, and counsel, we are not announcing full policy changes at this time.” The group added that it “wholeheartedly supports the values and policies outlined in this letter.”

Harvard Women’s Law Association president Isabel P. Finley did not comment directly on the coalition’s statement, but pointed to her own recent statement on the Harvard Women’s Law Association’s website.

In her statement, Finley announced that “an overwhelming majority” of the association’s board voted to relinquish Kirkland & Ellis’s sponsorship of their annual spring conference. Finley wrote that the law firm gave $25,000 to the association annually — making it the organization’s largest sponsor — in exchange for the conference sponsorship.

Finley articulated this decision in a letter to Kirkland & Ellis on Nov. 14 — prior to the law firm’s announcement that they were discontinuing mandatory arbitration agreements for associates. She wrote that though her organization is “thrilled” about this change, the discontinuation of the agreements does not go far enough as the policy only applies to associates and not all employees.

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Jameson Singers Director Jim Marvin To Retire in May

By JANE Z. LI and OLIVER L. RISKIN-KUTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Jameson “Jim” N. Marvin, who directed the Harvard choirs from 1978 to 2010, opened his final season with the Jameson Singers choir, consisting of Harvard alumni and Boston residents, last Saturday.

Before founding the Jameson Singers in 2010, Marvin led the Collegium, Glee Club, and Radcliffe Choral Society performance groups, directing thousands of student musicians in his several years at Harvard.

From 1978-2010, he was also a senior lecturer in the Music Department.

Choral conducting, which ­

Marvin refers to as “waving his arms,” has been “a life-living of great reward and enrichment,” he said.

Marvin is a demanding director and constantly “striving for perfection,” Logan S. McCarty ’96, a current Jameson Singers performer and Glee Club alumnus, said.

Marvin was known for rigorous ear-training and strict policy on tardiness by his singers, many of whom said he developed Harvard’s choirs into prestigious ensembles.

Indeed, Marvin said one of his proudest accomplishments from his time at Harvard was turning the Harvard choruses into a nationally recognized program.

“When I got to Harvard, the choral society was sort of limp-

“He’s just a master of choral conducting, a master at creating a sound, a choral sound that is rich and blended and beautifully in tune and musical.”

Logan S. McCarty ’96 Jameson Singers Performer

ing along,” he said.

But after a few years of touring and performing at national choral conferences, Marvin said the Harvard groups became more widely known and admired.

“He’s just a master of choral conducting, a master at creating a sound, a choral sound that is rich and blended and beautifully in tune and musical,” McCarty said.

“The musical experience of singing with Jim is really truly extraordinary.”

Kelly M. Flynn ’91, the former president of Collegium, concurred.

She said even though she “never had a great vocal apparatus per se,” Marvin still in-

UC Leaders Push Class-Wide Events

By JONAH S.BERGER CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

Roughly a year after students overwhelmingly voted in favor of an Undergraduate Council referendum asking whether the College should fund class-wide programming events for sophomores and juniors, UC leaders — backed by administrators — have embarked on a concerted push to make the students’ desire a reality.

In the past few years, classwide events for sophomores and juniors have occurred infrequently, and the issue did not feature prominently in the recent Council presidential election.

Nonetheless, new UC President Sruthi Palaniappan ’20 said Monday that “institutionalizing” sophomore and junior class events will be an early “priority” as she begins her tenure.

Last month, the UC collaborated with the Dean of Students Office, the Advising Programs Office, and the Harvard Coop to organize a sophomore declaration event in Annenberg Hall, after zero class-wide events for sophomores took place in 2017.

Multiple attendees praised the event — which drew hundreds ­

of students — for giving them the opportunity to see friends from freshman year.

Class-wide programming for juniors has been even more sporadic. The only event for the junior class in recent years came in 2017. That event, meant as an opportunity for reflection, only drew a few dozen students.

Former Council President Catherine L. Zhang ’19 said in an interview Sunday she believes the decentralized nature of the upperclassmen house system can at times hinder potential interactions between students.

“Being able to have events and programming that brings the entire class together I think is so special,” she said.

“I’ve seen how much it means to students and how much there currently lacks in terms of spaces where all of the class can come together, not separated into houses, not separated into academic communities, not separated into organizations.”

The Council’s constitution requires that the body publish a policy paper about any referendum supported by a majority of voters, in order to outline how the UC would work to implement the proposal. The pol-

icy paper about class-wide programming, written by Zhang and released last week, cites a survey conducted by the University’s Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging — which published its official report in March 2018 — showing that students felt a decreased sense of belonging during their sophomore and junior years.

“The policy paper that was put together I think gives us a really good frame as to how we should approach class-wide programming and which offices we should also be collaborating with in order to best support these events in the future and make sure that they will continue regularly,” Palaniappan said.

She added that she would be willing to use Council money to fund class-wide events, but would like to see the College administration eventually take on more of the financial burden for these events.

A key component of the Council’s plan will be establishing sophomore and junior class committees, likely similar in makeup to committees already in place for freshman and seniors, according to Palaniappan.

The sophomore and junior committees would likely be

composed of former members of the first-year class committee, the College Events Board, and the UC, as well as other interested students, Palaniappan said.

The policy paper notes that many peer institutions, including Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell, already have such committees in place for each class year.

“All of these different universities have mentioned how integral these committees have been to their campus, in terms of creating a sense of inclusion and belonging,” Zhang wrote.

The administration appears to at least broadly support the students’ demands. The DSO conducted two focus groups in recent weeks — one with tutors and another with undergraduates — to gather information about the “sophomore and junior experience,” according to Katie Steele, senior director of student engagement and leadership.

“I think hearing more about the current student experience, will help us to figure out how we can improve and enhance supports in the future,” Steele wrote in an email. jonah.berger@thecrimson.com.

Stevenson Talks Criminal Justice at IOP

By PETER E. O’KEEFE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Renowned civil rights lawyer Bryan A. Stevenson addressed a packed John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Tuesday evening, sharing personal stories of both sorrow and success from his career in criminal justice reform, and calling on attendees to “change the narratives” that Stevenson said wrongly tint the way we think about justice.

Stevenson stressed his conviction that to make maximal change, one must spend time in the places where the problem exists—rather than in elite spheres of academia or politics.

This, for Stevenson, means “getting and staying proximate” to those who are behind bars or at risk of ending up there—“the people who are poor and suffering and marginalized.”

“Proximity is power,” Stevenson repeated several times.

Stevenson received a standing ovation both before and after the hour-long event, which was hosted by the Institute of Politics and moderated by Sarah E. Wald, senior policy advisor and chief of staff to the dean at Harvard Kennedy School. ­

Former University President Drew G. Faust and many freshman members-elect of Congress, who were on campus for an IOP conference, attended the event.

Stevenson — founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative — has dedicated his career to challenging mass incarceration and discrimination in the criminal justice system. He has fought against lengthy prison sentences, advocated for children who are prosecuted as adults, and worked to get people off of death row. In 2012 he argued before the United States Supreme Court in a landmark case that ended life sentences without parole for all minors. Stevenson has degrees from both Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School.

After a brief introduction

by Wald, Stevenson framed his speech through the overarching question of how to change the world.

“I really just want to reinforce the importance of what brought you here,” Stevenson said. “I believe we can change the world, and I think we need to change the world.” Stevenson

then cited a number of studies highlighting the U.S.’s incommensurate rate of incarceration and the racial and socioeconomic disparities in the criminal justice system.

“But I didn’t come to talk about the problems,” Stevenson said after a few minutes of presenting data. “I want to use the limited time I have to talk about solutions.”

He said he realized the importance of personally interacting with disadvantaged individuals during his time at the Law School, when he traveled to prisons to represent death row inmates.

“I met a condemned man who was literally dying for legal assistance,” he said. “Even though I was very ignorant of most of the things that he needed answers to, my proximity, my witness seemed to make a difference.”

Stevenson then discussed how reframing social narratives can make a big difference in public policy. Recounting his experiences in the criminal justice system, he said changing social stereotypes both reduces fear and increases hope.

“I’m here to tell you that if we

allow ourselves to be governed by fear and anger, we’ll tolerate things we’re not supposed to tolerate,” he said. “Hopelessness is the enemy of justice.”

Stevenson concluded his speech with a call to action, encouraging audience members to do things that are uncomfortable and inconvenient.

“I looked and did some research, and I tried to find an example where justice prevailed, where equality triumphed, and nobody had to do anything uncomfortable or inconvenient,” he said. “I can’t find any examples of that.”

After the event, several students said they were energized

by Stevenson’s address. “It was a blessing,” first-year HKS student Bernice M. Fokum said. “I think Bryan Stevenson is the orator of our generation. He was able to solidify concepts that are so difficult to bring to an audience of this magnitude.”

Former Undergraduate Council President Catherine L. Zhang ‘19 also said the appreciated Stevenson’s message.

“I’m slightly overwhelmed with really positive emotions, and very inspired for the future,” she said.

FAS FROM PAGE 1

FAS Holds a Short Final Session of Year towards higher education,” Bacow said. “We need to stand up for the values in which institutions like this and many other institutions around the world are deeply rooted in, again, values of academic freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of press.”

The Faculty voted to slightly modify the new course schedule by adding new class start times at 12:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.

FAS Registrar Michael P. Burke presented the changes, which he first introduced at November’s Faculty meeting.

In a follow up to its November meeting, Burke reiterated to Faculty that the additional class start times aim to give students more time for lunch. Shortly af-

ter the new schedule started this fall semester, Harvard University Dining Services opened dining halls at 11:30 a.m., 30 minutes earlier than usual, to accommodate students who had classes beginning at noon.

“The rationale behind this was to stretch out the time during which a student can get lunch,” he said.

David Howell, chair of the Faculty Council Election Review Committee, reported to the Faculty the findings of the committee, which had been tasked to review election procedures three years after the rules were amended in 2015. The Faculty voted in November 2015 to streamline the election rules, which a report issued earlier

that year had called “unnecessarily complicated” and “confusing.”

Now, the Faculty elects six new members to the Council each year — three to “At Large” seats and one to represent each of the three FAS divisions.

The committee found that after the new rules were put in place, voter turnout increased and more faculty agreed to stand for election to the Council after being nominated. The committee recommended that the Faculty keep the new elections procedures in place.

The committee also proposed that the Faculty create a forum for non-ladder junior faculty to give input on faculty issues.

One possible way in which the Faculty could do accomplish this goal is to “convene” a group to participate in FAS governance with a liaison member who attends Faculty Council meetings once or twice a year, Howell said. The Faculty also voted to approve summer school courses for 2019.

Though the monthly Faculty meeting is scheduled for two hours, Tuesday’s meeting was just 25 minutes. Upon its conclusion, Bacow wished everyone a happy holiday season.

“This being the holiday season, we’ve given you the most precious gift — the gift of time,” angela.fu@thecrimson.com. lucy.wang@thecrimson.com.

cluded her in the choruses and worked with her to train her voice. “It was about pursuing perfection,” she added.

Flynn, who had a lisp, said the dictation training she received “liberated” her.

“I learned to talk around my lisp, and that was totally from Jim,” she said.

Marvin’s former students recall his presence beyond rehearsal, too.

Flynn recounted his “silliness” at post-concert dances, where he joined the undergraduates on the dance floor by imitating household chores.

“I never really knew whether Jim couldn’t actually dance or he just wanted to be silly,” Flynn said.

Lisa Rucinski, the current president of the Jameson Singers, said singing under Marvin was “just seamless, there’s no separation, it’s like we are his instrument and he is playing us expressively.”

Recalling his time at Harvard, Marvin said he was proud of his legacy.

“I had an impact on a lot of these students, and that I’m so proud of. It means so much to me,” he said.

After over forty years of choral directing, Marvin will rest his arms after the choir’s last concert in May. He will be succeeded by Kevin C. Leong, the current assistant conductor of the Jameson Singers.

Panel Unpacks Midterm Elections

By REBECCA S. ARATEN and JULIET E. ISSELBACHER CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Four panelists — coming from academic, political organizing, and consulting backgrounds — discussed the unprecedented number of female candidates in this year’s midterm elections with an audience of more than 100 Harvard affiliates and Boston area residents Tuesday.

The event, entitled, “The Meaning of the Midterms: Who Counted? Who Voted?” took place in the Radcliffe Institute’s Knafel Center as this year’s Kim and Judy Davis Dean’s Lecture.

Asma Khalid, a political reporter for National Public Radio, moderated the panel discussion, which focused on recent voter turnout, the changing electorate, and the 2020 presidential election.

The event’s panel included Aimee Allison, president of the political organization Democracy in Color; Sarah Lenti, a political consultant; Katherine J. Cramer, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Robert O. Self, a professor of American history at Brown University.

Government Professor Daniel Carpenter, director of the social sciences program at the Radcliffe Institute, said he chose the panelists out of a desire to look at the elections from a wide variety of standpoints.

Khalid opened the panel by acknowledging how widespread and exhaustive media coverage of the midterm elections has been but said there was still plenty to learn.

“Candidly, I think some of us feel we’ve been in this rut in reporting on the midterms for so many months,” she said. “But I think there are lots of lessons to learn about what happened in 2018, that can help us try to decipher what will happen in 2020.”

Allison’s takeaway from the midterms was that “women of color won the elections.”

Though all women candidates of color, like former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, may not have secured the seats for which they ­

ran, they still managed to “reinvent the playbook” for a game in which their “opponent is the referee,” she said.

In her remarks, Allison said Abrams had people on the ground, knocking on doors and registering eligible voters, instead of accepting the electorate as a static body and running television ads to reach her base.

Fellow panelist Lenti, who left the Republican party in 2016 for what she called “obvious reasons,” had a takeaway that some audience members said they found sobering.

She explained that the results of midterm elections have not historically determined the winning party in the next presidential election.

“Despite the fact that the Dems just won the midterms, [Trump] might win in 2020,” she said.

“Midterm results have little to no bearing on upcoming presidential elections.”

Sarah E. Freedman, a Boston resident who attended the panel, said she felt disheartened by Lenti’s assessment of potential political realities.

“It was very upsetting to hear that it’s just as likely [Trump] will be president and that the midterm elections mean absolutely nothing,” she said.

Other attendees said they believed the panel came at an important moment to continue conversations around the midterm results and their ramifications.

“I feel like right after elections, all the coverage is just about how it was revolutionary in terms of women in power and how Democratic states won, but I feel like because it’s been weeks after, there is more analysis now and more significance about why it matters, other than it just happened,” Boston University freshman Carina Y. Wang said.

Allison said she is hopeful about the prospects of women of color in the 2020 elections.

“Women of color, who showed such tremendous power at the polls, I believe will lead, because they’re creating a country of love and justice and belonging,” Allison said.

HMS FROM PAGE 1

Bacow Talks Higher Ed, Research at HMS struggling areas. This week, on a trip to San Diego, he addressed critiques that Harvard does not care about people beyond its gates.

At the symposium, Bacow also attributed declining levels of public support for state universities to rising Medicaid

“These are difficult times for higher education in the United States.”

Lawrence S. Bacow University President

costs.

“There’s a very direct line that can be drawn between our inability to control Medicaid expenditures, and to think about how we provide healthcare to the poor, and our ability to support public higher education,” he said.

“It is why I think the work that you are doing here is critically important.”

Medical School Dean George Q. Daley ’82 was unable to attend the symposium in person, but joined the conference with a recorded message praising the department’s work.

“When I travel around the country, one of the things that people inevitably mention is their admiration for the department and its great work,” he said.

Later in the symposium, Sebelius discussed American healthcare policy and the future of the Affordable Care Act after the recent midterm elections.

“The march to universal coverage, as slow, and difficult and painful as it is, will continue in the United States of America,” she said.

“And I’m just delighted I had a small part in that wonderful march toward equity.” luke.vrotsos@thecrimson.com.

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Editorial The Crimson Editorial board

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Stand Up for the Sanctions, Harvard

Unsubtle Asian Traits

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n Monday, Greek organizations filed two lawsuits in federal and state courts against Harvard. The organizations allege that the College’s social group policies constitute sex-based discrimination.

These misguided lawsuits by mostly national entities challenge the College’s sanctions at the expense of a more equitable student experience. The resurgence of this issue underscores the need for the College to clarify and strengthen its worthwhile social group policy, and the need for Harvard to vigorously defend the policy.

The plaintiffs of the two suits, comprised mainly of the national or international parent organizations of a number of single-gender social groups, are concerned about the continued existence of their groups on campus. However, by suing Harvard they are inappropriately injecting themselves into the policies and internal politics of the College.

We remain supportive of the sanctions; as we have written, they serve as “an initial corrective to the outsized influence of final clubs over undergraduate student life while helping combat their discriminatory practices,” and we maintain this belief.

These lawsuits may end up serving little purpose beyond draining University funds and time should they go to court. And given the languorous rate at which these lawsuits are likely to progress, the sanctions will remain settled policy at the College for the time being.

The administration should act accordingly and not stand down.

Particularly with renewed attention to the sanctions and potential doubt in their future, it is past time for the College to clearly and forcefully convey the rationale for the policy.

There are two main steps that the College should take. First, it should clarify the role of the sanctions and strengthen their enforcement mechanism. Many members of the Class of 2021 are now members of final clubs, fraternities, and sororities, speaking to the urgency of instituting the policy.

It is past time for the College to clearly and forecefully convey the rationale for the policy.

Yet enforcement mechanisms remain shockingly opaque, and the sanctions will not reach their full potential without clear methods for enforcement. It is vital for the College to have a clear and concrete plan for handling breaches of the policy. With this once-internal Harvard debate now played out on the national stage, this issue is especially important.

Moreover, the College should fully elaborate the rationale for the sanctions.

Administrators have changed the ratio-

nale for the sanctions policy over time.

Originally, the sanctions were meant to combat sexual assault.

This justification was replaced with an emphasis on the gender exclusivity of the final clubs, fraternities, and sororities.

Most recently, the goal of the sanctions seems to be a first step in eliminating all forms of discrimination on Harvard’s campus. This new lawsuit means that the University’s rationale for the sanctions will be evaluated and scrutinized. As such, administrators should make the reasoning for the sanctions clear and firmly support it.

These lawsuits may well generate a groundswell of public opposition to Harvard. We implore the College to stand up against the force of its critics.

Though imperfectly introduced, the sanctions are a badly needed means for combating discriminatory policies and the hegemony of exclusive, single-gender groups on campus. They remain an important mechanism for achieving a better undergraduate experience for all students.

This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. It is the product of discussions at regular Editorial Board meetings. In order to ensure the impartiality of our journalism, Crimson editors who choose to opine and vote at these meetings are not involved in the reporting of articles on similar topics.

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Op-ed

Escaping the Harvard Bubble, One Peak at a Time

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and finish the entire list. Some climbed to honor loved ones who passed away.

Many suffered tragic life events and fled to the mountains for reflection and healing.

And others, like me, simply adore New Hampshire, love hiking, and view

If the Harvard bubble feels claustrophobic at times and its pressures are overwhelming, adventure awaits up north. the mountains as an escape from Harvard’s daily stresses.

My own experiences offer a guideline for Harvard students seeking reprieve from work, grades, and careers.

I grew up in the southern part of the state, spent my summers in the Lakes Region, and went to college up north. I started hiking the 48 with my dad, but he’s since surpassed me and finished them all.

The quest has forced me to explore new contours of the White Mountains — its unexpected views, untouched wilderness, and dozens of tiny towns scattered between trailheads. No such wonders exist in Cambridge, but they can be found within a few hours of driving.

My most cherished memories have taken place on 4,000-footers.

One summer evening, my boyfriend and I hiked up Mt. Moosilauke in the pitch black to see the July 4 fireworks.

Upon reaching the summit, we were caught in a torrential downpour and were forced to flee, eventually recovering with chocolate chip pancakes at 2:00 a.m. in a 24-hour truck stop. We didn’t see any fireworks.

Or take my hike up the Tripyramids with four friends and their two dogs.

While climbing the peak’s infamous rock slide, an unexpected flurry left behind an icy frost.

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espite the recent onslaught of alarming revelations about Facebook, I use the app more frequently — entirely because of the new meme group “subtle asian traits.”

This group, which has amassed over 800,000 members from across the world in the past few months, is full of memes about Asian life, updated at seemingly every second. “subtle asian traits” is a welcome surprise for several reasons. One is its very existence. I never thought there would be a Facebook meme group for Asians, and I suppose I never thought that such a group could be appealing enough for Asians from across the world to clamor to join. “subtle asian traits” is also welcome representation in surprising territory — it’s just memes, after all.

One can argue that the group’s content consists mainly of stupid, or at least silly, posts, and I would be hard-pressed to disagree. Nevertheless, it does not follow that “subtle asian traits” itself is thus merely silly and stupid.

I, for example, think of the group fondly for fostering conversations about Asian-ness that are joyous, hilarious, and occasionally even enlightening. Thus, if the conversations I’ve had about Asian identity this semester were defined by the Harvard lawsuit for the first couple months, more recently they’ve been centered around “subtle asian traits” memes — and what a welcome respite.

That “subtle asian traits” makes for effective representation is especially surprising because it has not exactly demolished stereotypes. Rather, it traffics heavily in them. “subtle asian traits” does not do a good job living up to its name.

Granted, presumably the group is called “subtle asian traits” not to make an accurate statement about its contents but to match the naming pattern of similar groups for other demographics. But I will take the risk of overanalyzing this seemingly trivial thing because its impact has not been trivial.

Scroll through “subtle Asian traits,” and you will find countless posts on tiger moms, pre-med woes, bubble tea, and “Asian glow.”

It wouldn’t take long to win a game of Asian stereotypes bingo — and there may in fact be many such memes already posted in the group.

People who disdainfully see Asians in the worst, most overgeneralized light might find their views reinforced by the group’s content.

The proliferation of unsubtle stereotypes in the group may be surprising given how happily Asians have embraced it as representation.

Today, give the people their silly, simple, and unsubtle memes.

We proceeded to slip and slide up the entire mountain, and we were so weak from laughing that we could barely make it to the top. Once we did, the snow-covered landscape was so breathtaking we never wanted to descend.

I met one of my best friends, Kara L. Hedges, while hiking down from the summit of a 4,000-footer.

While chatting away, I realized we’d be in each others’ lives for quite a while. Kara has completed 42 of 48, her progress temporarily derailed by a cross-country move to Seattle. The unclimbed six peaks are how I know she’ll eventually return home to New Hampshire.

I’m a bit behind her. I climbed my 37th peak, Mt. Moriah, this summer. Each subsequent summit has become increasingly bittersweet. I’m eager to claim my patch but sad at the thought of this journey nearing its end.

Amid our hectic lives here in Cambridge, we often forget to take advantage of the natural beauty in our own backyard.

And worse, we lose sight of the absolute joy of a simple adventure.

The 48 isn’t graded, and there’s no time limit. You can hike them slowly or quickly, with friends or alone. They take you to corners of the earth you might not have otherwise explored.

I’ve found that these moments of escape provide me with new energy and mental clarity, and the lost homework and meeting hours are worth every second.

I’m hopeful the 48 are catching on.

A Harvard classmate hiked her first two peaks a few weekends ago. She became so enamored with the White Mountains, she immediately downloaded the official Four Thousand Footer Club list.

Forty-six to go, she said.

Isn’t the point of representation to counter stereotypes? Aren’t stereotypes damaging because of their lack of subtlety?rds Shouldn’t fighting stereotypes require finding the subtleties in culture, illuminating individual stories?

One might expect a group like “subtle asian traits” to be more like the story-driven Humans of New York — to bring out the stories of Asians across the world and dive in to find the truly hidden things. Such a group would make its real mission the unearthing of the subtleties of Asian existence.ords Stereotypes and subtlety seem to be at odds, with the former preventing and the latter enabling good representation. How, then, to reconcile that “subtle asian traits” embraces stereotypes and ditches subtlety but still manages to be good representation for many Asians?

One answer could be, we are so starved for Asian representation that even hastily Photoshopped memes can be sustaining. This answer does not resolve the paradox, but suggests that we have mistakenly labeled “subtle asian traits” good representation.

Perhaps — It is certainly true that there is not much Asian representation. But that answer is both unsatisfying and depressing, and does not give “subtle asian traits” enough credit.

Rather, I think there is something empowering about reveling in the group rather than the individual.

The paradox stands on faulty legs: Stereotypes and subtlety may be at odds because of their definitions, but stereotypes and good representation are not mutually exclusive. Stereotypes themselves are not so much the problem as what people choose to do with them.

In “subtle asian traits,” we are affirming many stereotypes for ourselves, discovering and embracing all the ways our lives are actually similar, all the ties of Asian culture that hold across the world.

It seems to me that we want to feel part of a group — a group, of Asians around the world, which we always knew we belonged to, but never had such a joyful reason to keep up with.

So leave the subtleties and the individualism for another day.

Today, give the people their silly, simple, and unsubtle memes.

—Amy P. Couture is a first-year masters in public policy student at the Kennedy School.

—Michelle M. Gao ’21, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Government concentrator in Adams House. Her column appears on alternate Wednesdays.

By AMY P. COUTURE

he Kinsmans were my favorite, and they were the first two peaks I hiked alone. I can still remember standing at the edge of Lonesome Lake, looking across the placid water at Cannon Mountain and Franconia Ridge and feeling utterly at peace amid the gentle breeze and swaying trees.rds If the Harvard bubble feels claustrophobic at times and its pressures are overwhelming, adventure awaits up north.

New Hampshire has 48 4,000-foot peaks, dotting the White Mountains, and the Kinsmans are two of them.

The 4,000-footers, as they are affectionately known, range from the 4,003foot Mt. Tecumseh, with its short and direct trail scraping alongside a local ski area to the 6,288-foot Mt. Washington, famous for its pernicious weather and howling winds.

Thousands of hikers tackle the 48 in an effort to join the official Four Thousand Footer Club, reserved only for those who have “bagged” them all.

The group recently surpassed 14,000 members and is now growing by 800 a year. Recent book releases — Following Atticus is my personal favorite — and social media attention have given the club a boost. Harvard students would do well to join these ranks.

The membership application is simple — a form cataloguing the date and participants of each hike, an essay recounting a favorite peak or lesson learned, and a $15 fee.

Each new member receives a patch, a certificate, and a pizza dinner at an annual Appalachian Mountain Club celebration in New Hampshire.

Eric L. Savage, the Four Thousand Footer Club’s corresponding secretary, has read most of the essays over the past 15 years.

Peak baggers’ reasons vary for embarking on the journey. Savage has recounted to me hikers reluctantly dragged along by friends on their first trek, only to fall in love with the White Mountains

Michelle I. Gao between the lines

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ABOUT THE TEAM

2018-19 Overall Record 4-5 ______________________________________

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Women’s Basketball vs. BU Dec. 21, 4:00pm, at Lavietes Pavilion

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Harvard Able to Outlast Bentley

By SPENCER MORRIS CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

WALTHAM, Mass. — The Harvard men’s hockey team can feel a little bit cheerier this holiday season after pocketing a win on Tuesday night against nearby foe Bentley. The Crimson (54-2, 2-3-2 ECAC) outlasted the Falcons (5-10-1, 4-7-1 Atlantic Hockey) in a physical tilt that marked the last of both teams’ pre-winter break schedules.

Six minutes into the third period, forward Jack Donato skated down the right side of the ice and into the offensive zone. With linemate Frédéric Grégoire driving the back post, the sophomore called his own number and ripped a shot over the glove of Bentley goaltender Aidan Pelino.

Donato’s snipe survived to be the game-winner, as Harvard skated to a 2-1 victory over the Falcons in its first-ever clash at Bentley Arena.

“In practice, we work a lot on transition offense: 3-on-2s, 2-on-1s,” Jack Donato said. “You don’t get them a lot in competitive games like this, so to bear down and get another one like that is pretty huge for our team.

Obviously, we needed to get the win.”

The Crimson enters the fourweek holiday break one game above .500 and feeling slightly better than it did after Saturday’s frustrating loss to thenNo. 16 Cornell.

Crimson net-minder Michael Lackey posted another strong outing on Tuesday (1 GA, .960 SV%), building on several sturdy performances against Colgate and Cornell (twice).

The senior has seen the puck effectively and exuded confidence between the pipes, and his

numbers show it. Since Thanksgiving, Lackey is 3-1-0 on a 1.26 goals against average and a .955 save percentage. “[Lackey] was awesome. I think he’s definitely hitting his stride, ever since MSG,” Jack Donato said. “I think that was a real turning point for our team.

He’s been awesome, giving us chances to win, giving us confidence to take some chances offensively. And he’s been a rock for us.”

On Tuesday night, Lackey was able to limit Bentley to one goal, despite the home squad entering the matchup in the top half of Division I in goals per game (2.93) and in the top 20 nationally in powerplay percentage (20.8%).

The one score he did allow came courtesy of Falcons sophomore forward Brendan Hamblet, who put home an initial wrap-around feed from linemate Jonathan Desbiens. The 13:06 goal trimmed the Crimson lead to just one puck, making the remaining seven minutes interesting as Bentley tried to even the ledger. Lackey held his post, however, and sealed the victory.

“Michael has continued to get better and look more and more comfortable,” Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 said. “He’s had some big efforts as of late….

As a team, it’s really hard to win without having great nights from your goalie, and we certainly got one tonight.”

For the sixth time this season, Harvard opened the scoring. Early in the second frame, freshman forward Jack Drury punched a one-timer through the pads of Pelino for his fourth strike of the year.

Fellow rookie Casey Dornbach nabbed the assist on the

LACKING NOTHING Goalie Michael Lackey was solid on Tuesday, rejecting all but one of 25 shots he faced. TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

goal, good for his 14th apple of the season. Dornbach (2–14— 16) is tied for first in outright points among NCAA freshmen and paces his fellow first-years in assists, as well as per-game averages in both points and assists.

The winger’s hot start to the season earned him ECAC Rookie of the Month honors for November, and after his helper on Tuesday, he sits just a spot behind teammate Adam Fox for the highest assists-per-game average in college hockey (1.27).

After Tuesday’s tilt, firstyears account for 37 percent of

the Crimson’s total point production through 11 games, compared to just 24 percent through as many contests last season.

“Everyone’s optimistic about the group of guys that we have,” Lackey said. “We know the potential that we have. Although we might have not had games go our way early on in the season, I think everyone is excited for the second half of the season.”

Despite a relatively minor history between Harvard and Bentley — the teams have squared off just five times, with the Crimson having won each matchup — Tuesday’s contest

took on a physical tone. Even prior to the first intermission, post-whistle exchanges were heated and chippy collisions were frequent. Both teams were skating in their third bout in five nights, so the physicality took its toll.

“This time of year, [the physicality] starts to take a toll on your body,” Jack Donato said.

“We played Friday and Saturday, two pretty competitive games. We knew we needed these two points going forward.

We wanted to build off it going into the break…. I thought we did just enough to win the game.

We didn’t have our best, but good teams find ways to win, and that’s what we did.”

Also noteworthy in the midweek showdown, Fox failed to register a point for just the second time this season, with the first occasion being this past Saturday. The junior (5–15—20) still ranks first among defensemen in points and tops college hockey in points per game (1.82) and assists per game (1.36).

Harvard returns to regular-season action in early January with a home tilt against RPI. spencer.morris@thecrimson.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Harvard Cedes Spirited Contest to Maine Black Bears, 67-60

By JAMES JOYCE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The second the clock stopped, the once-silent crowd erupted.

With 3:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, the game was too close for comfort for the Black Bears. Maine’s consistent lead throughout its game against Harvard had shrunk to

a difference of six points, a gap modest enough for Black Bear coach Amy Vachon to call a timeout.

Suddenly, the match between Maine (6-2) and the Crimson (4-5) transformed from a battle between players to a battle between the crowds.

For the remainder of the game, the audience remained stand-

ing, with fans from the Pine Tree State cheering each time a Black Bear ball found net and the Harvard’s men’s basketball team jeering every time Maine’s shots ricocheted out. However, the Crimson’s concentrated effort to throw the Black Bears off its scent failed to prevent Maine from clinging to its lead. For each fourth-quarter field goal

Harvard scored, Black Bear guard Dor Saar came back with a pair of successful foul shots, ultimately earning Maine a 6760 victory over the Crimson. “[Our play today was] very inconsistent,” Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “I have veterans who were shockingly inconsistent and making freshman mistakes as seniors

BOEHM’S BASKET Jeannie Boehm led the team with Jadyn Bush in rebounds with nine apiece against Maine. TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

and juniors. I’d say that I’m pretty disappointed in the consistency of our play today.”

For the women at Lavietes, the first-quarter battle for dominance was defined by momentum, a force that was most certainly not the side of the Crimson. For every successful drive executed by Harvard, the Black Bears seemed to growl back with two field goals of their own. Maine set in stone its penchant for payback when a mid-quarter foul of Black Bear guard Blanca Millan by Crimson captain Madeline Raster was answered with a steal, shot, and score by Millan herself.

However, Raster did not come away from the play unscathed. An apparent leg injury incurred during the foul sent the South Bend, Ind. native to the bench for the remainder of the game, a loss that Delaney-Smith cited as “not easy.”

A second-quarter pep talk

by Delaney-Smith seemed to turn the game around for Harvard, who decreased the scoring difference to six by the half.

A pair of three-pointers served as third-quarter bookends for the Crimson, a fiery squad revamped from its first-quarter performance. However, midgame play by Harvard was not enough to take home the victory.

“We did a great job during the second and third quarters, but not so much the first and fourth,” Delaney-Smith said. “I mean, we started slow and we finished slow. In a game, that’s not going to work. In the end, we had a lot of really good shots but they didn’t fall and we didn’t hit our free throws. We had our chances, but overall, [Maine] hit their shots and we didn’t.”

A large segment of Tuesday night’s crowd was made up of high schoolers donning light blue and gray, a signature Black

Bear look. However, this squad actually came in support of Harvard freshman guard Maggie McCarthy, a Medfield High School graduate.

“It was awesome [playing in front of my high school team],” McCarthy said. “It brought back a lot of old memories. My sister’s on the team now and my parents were in the stands, so I was lucky to be able to play in this game.”

In spite of the Crimson’s inconsistency, Delaney-Smith described McCarthy as the best defensive player on the floor.

“I think [McCarthy] is going to be a superstar,” Delaney-Smith said. “I decided tonight that as soon as one guard messed up, I was going to go to [McCarthy], and I felt the same about [Tess Sussman]. Those two freshmen have been very consistent day in and day out, so I expect that both of them will step up and play more.”

Perhaps no bleacher-dweller had more confidence in the Crimson than Brighton, Mass., native and official Fan of the Game Quinn Bligh, whose Dorito-stained face and dynamic dance moves adorned the sidelines throughout the game.

The three-year old described the Crimson as “playing good” and held out hope for a Harvard victory, even as the women in white were down by six at the half.

Going into the Crimson’s next match against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Delaney-Smith fears that her team’s general inconsistency and the loss of Raster will not help Harvard’s chances.

“Knowing historically who Rutgers is, next game is going to be a tough one,” Delaney-Smith said. “Who knows? I might just have to change the starting lineup and shake things up this weekend.”