The Harvard Crimson - Volume CXLVI, No. 3

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The College should protect recognized social spaces like the Outing Club.

Harvard Square chocolate festival sweetens back-to-school weekend.

Men’s basketball defeats Dartmouth with second-half surge.

Schools Slam Title IX Change

MGH Plans New Building

By SIMONE C. CHU and IRIS M. Lewis

By Alexis K. Bolner Crimson Staff Writer

Crimson Staff Writers

Harvard, in conjunction with a coalition of universities across Massachusetts and the country, slammed United States Secretary of Education Betsy D. DeVos’s proposed changes to Title IX rules in comments published last week.

The schools’ feedback came as part of their official response to DeVos’s proposed changes to Title IX, a federal law that underpins Harvard’s policies on gender and sex-based discrimination. In particular, they focused on changes that would require live cross-examinations in sexual harassment investigation proceedings.

DeVos released the initial rules in November 2018, opening them up to a 60-day comment period that will end Jan. 30. The rules have faced criticism since an earlier version was leaked in August 2018. So far, the Department has received more than 70,000 comments on the new rules.

On Jan. 23, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts — a group of 60 higher education institutions in the Commonwealth including Harvard — sent comments to the government arguing the new rules “may undermine rather than advance Title IX’s very purpose.”

The association opposed the cross-examination change, arguing it might deter victims of sexual misconduct from coming forward. Live hearings with cross-examination in Title IX proceedings were strongly ­

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Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard teaching hospital in Boston’s West End, recently released plans to construct a new clinical care building.

Naomi S. Castellon-perez—Crimson photographer

Sullivan Defends Decision to Represent Harvey Weinstein

By Aidan F. Ryan Crimson Staff Writer

Harvard Law Professor and Winthrop House Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. sent an email to Winthrop students and resident tutors Friday defending his decision to represent former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in his Manhattan sexual abuse case.

Sullivan sent the missive to Winthrop affiliates late Friday night, writing that he had heard some residents had concerns about about his decision to represent Weinstein.

“It has come to my attention that a few of you have questions and a few others have concerns in regard to my most recent representation,” Sullivan wrote. “I shall take this opportunity to ­

say a word to our community about the nature of criminal defense in the United States.”

Sullivan also announced he would be holding office hours on Monday and Tuesday night for anyone with questions or concerns.

“Winthrop has been and will remain a space that welcomes all points of view,” Sullivan wrote. “Free, frank and robust dialogue is the best way to clear up any confusions.”

Sullivan wrote more broadly about representation in the United States, writing that “every citizen charged with a crime is cloaked with the presumption of innocence.”

His email mentioned his own work, including his time as a public defender and his past experience representing stu-

­ assachusetts General HospiM tal — Harvard Medical School’s largest teaching hospital — will construct a 12-story building to accommodate more patients and give healthcare providers access to additional medical technology, the hospital announced last week.

The new building, slated to be 1 million square feet, will add approximately 450 private patient rooms, as well as operating

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dents at Harvard. Last spring, Sullivan represented a black College student after his arrest

by Cambridge Police sparked allegations of police brutality.

Charges were ultimately not filed against the student.

Sullivan’s email — which stretches more than 1,200 words over 13 paragraphs — focused on the history and nature of criminal defense. He message centered on the importance of representing the “unpopular defendant.”

“It is particularly important for this category of unpopular defendant to receive the same process as everyone else – perhaps even more important,” Sullivan said. “To the degree we deny unpopular defendants

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The chocolate festival included a tasting event Saturday. Mia B. Frothingham—Crimson photographer

Winter Break Sees HUHS Closures, Quiet Campus GSAS Advising Satisfies Students

By Shera S. Avi-Yonah and Delano R. Franklin Crimson Staff Writers

As students arrive back on campus for the first week of classes, cold temperatures will be there to greet them. A cold snap last week froze over much of the Charles River. Margaret F. Ross—Crimson photographer

While some college students tanned on tropical beaches or raced down ski slopes, students who stayed at Harvard during winter break faced sparse social programming and Harvard University Health Services closures.

Roughly 150 College students — many of whom are athletes, international students, or students with unsafe home environmetns — stayed on campus, according to Associate Dean of Students Lauren E. Brandt ’01. Campus services normally available during the semester closed briefly during the break, though one organization — the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation — ramped up its programming for students.

The College’s Housing Office coordinates with students

Ninety-two percent of respondents to a survey conducted among Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students said they are satisfied with their advising, according to a press release posted on the GSAS website Jan. 22.

The survey also revealed that 87 percent reported satisfaction with the quality of instruction inside their academic program.

GSAS surveyed all second-year students and above during the 2018 fall registration period.

The survey — which focused on “quality of instruction,”

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Twenty Killed in Philippines Bombings

Two bombs exploded Sunday in a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Philippines. The explosions were timed so that the second bomb went off as responders rushed to help victims of the first one.

At least 20 people have died and 81 were wounded.

Authorities believe the attack is related to Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic insurgent group.

Insung Hwang is the Secretary General of South Korea’s National Unification Advisory Council. He’s a high ranking official who interacts directly with the South Korean President. Come to the HKS Malkin Penthouse to hear him speak about peace processes and policies on the Korean peninsula.

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Daily Briefing Harvard, in conjunction with a coalition of universities across Massachusetts and the country, slammed United States Secretary of Education Betsy D. DeVos’s proposed changes to Title IX rules in comments published last week. In particular, they focused on changes that would require live crossexaminations in sexual harassment investigation proceedings. In other news, Harvard Law Professor and Winthrop House Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. sent an email to Winthrop students and resident tutors Friday defending his decision to represent former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in his Manhattan sexual abuse case.

Though the longest-ever government shutdown has just ended, another one may be on the way. Trump has agreed to temporarily end the shutdown, but negotiations about the border wall, which sparked the first shutdown, are not over.

Trump is prepared to shutter the government again in three weeks if Democrats do not budge on the wall.

Suspect in Louisiana Shootings Caught in Virginia Dakota Theriot, 21, is accused of killing five people in two shootings on Saturday. Police spent Saturday looking for Theriot and found him Sunday morning at a relative’s residence, which the relative had asked police to check up on.

Theriot is now being held at the Northern Neck Regional Jail without bond.

Around the Ivies brown Maxwell Kozlov and Benjamin Bosis - two Brown undergraduates and former Brown Dining Services employees - have filed a complaint in a collective civil action against the university, according to the Brown Daily Herald. The students are claiming that Brown has failed to pay them adequate wages and overtime wages and are thus seeking compensation. This collective action is the latest in a trend of student efforts to improve working conditions for Brown University Dining Services employees.

DARTMOUTH Dartmouth published plans for a new power plant to heat its campus with sustainable energy by the 2025, according to the Dartmouth. The new plant will burn wood biomass, replacing a previous facility which has heated the campus with oil energy since 1958. The new facility is one element of Dartmouth’s implementation of 2017 sustainability goals aimed at decreasing the campus’s carbon emissions by 50 percent.

Yale Yale received a record 36,829 applications for its Class of 2023, marking a 4.3 percent increase over last year’s figure. This year’s record marks the fourth year in a row Yale has seen an increase in its application numbers, according to the Yale Daily News. The applicants are vying for only around 1,550 places for undergraduates. Many of these applicants have already been notified of their acceptance, with 794 earning offers of admission in the early action cycle.

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Corrections The Jan. 25 article “Shutdown Might Delay Some Fellows’ Funding” incorrectly referred to some postdoctoral fellows as students.

The Jan. 25 article “Union, Harvard Reach First Agreements” incorrectly stated the Wednesday meeting marked the first time the University and the union reached a consensus. In fact, the University and the union have reached a tentative argreement on two articles: Severability and Union Recognition.

The Jan. 25 article “Sociology Prof. Emeritus Glazer Dies at 95” misquoted Eugene J. Dionne.

He said, “He was always an independent-minded neo-conservative,” not “He was always a kind of independently ascending neo-conservative.” The article also incorrectly stated Glazer was in his 90s when Dionne offered to hail a cab for him. In fact, Glazer was in his 70s.

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Univ. Criticizes Students on Campus Over Sullivan Title IX Changes Break Face Limited Options Defends discouraged under Obama-era enforcement rules, but DeVos’s changes require the practice, allowing for opposing parties to be in separate rooms during the hearings with a neutral mediator if they wish.

“This restrictive mandate is inappropriate for many institutions and the underlying requirements may deter complainants from reporting discrimination and harassment and undermine Title IX’s objective,” AICUM wrote in its comments. Eight pages of AICUM’s 17-page commentary focused on the cross-examinations.

The coalition argued the new hearing mandate would make it difficult for volunteer advisors to support individuals involved in complaints, exacerbating inequities between complainants and respondents who can afford outside counsel for the hearings and those who rely on University-provided resources.

“Where one party with economic means retains a skilled lawyer as an advisor, the other party who cannot afford such representation, whether complainant or respondent, will be at a distinct disadvantage,” AICUM wrote.

AICUM also argued that several aspects of the new rules threaten students’ confidentiality. If adopted in their curent form, the rules would make all evidence available to both parties and eliminate restrictions on all parties’ rights to speak about allegations. They would also require Title IX coordina-

tors to file complaints any time there are multiple complaints against one individual, whether or not alleged victims want to pursue formal investigation.

The Association of American Universities — of which Harvard is also a member — published its own critique of the new rules Jan. 24. The AAU also took issue with the mandated live hearings and argued the new rules encroach on universities’ ability to handle Title IX investigations on their own.

The change represents an “unprecedented infringement on universities’ autonomy and expertise,” the AAU wrote.

University President Lawrence S. Bacow wrote in a Dec. 6 statement that he “will not rest until Harvard has done all that it can to prevent sexual and gender-based harassment and assault.”

Bacow said in an interview that Harvard would only express its official views through university coalitions.

Rebecca N. Thrope ’22, an organizer in anti-sexual assault organization Our Harvard Can Do Better, said the group is working to submit comments to the Department but was pleased with Harvard’s response.

“We are very impressed with and thankful for the leadership that Harvard has taken on the issues of sexual assault and gender-based harassment,” Thrope said. simone.chu@thecrimson.com iris.lewis@thecrimson.com

whose applications to stay are approved.

This year, University officials also responded to several “immediate need situations” and covered unanticipated travels plans, Brandt wrote in an emailed statement.

Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, students seeking health services on campus had limited options.

Though HUHS Urgent Care remained open throughout break, most of the health services offices were shuttered for the holidays.

During the Christmas-New Year’s period, there are actually a surprising number of students who are on campus.

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Counseling and Mental Health Services was closed for the beginning of winter recess, though students seeking help could speak to an on-call urgent care provider.

Harvard University Dining Services also curtailed their operations. Dining halls closed on the last day of finals in December and did not begin to reopen until early January, starting with Currier House.

dents who are on campus. Just nobody knows that anybody else is on campus,” Bedford said. “You don’t normally see many people. I remember seeing nobody for about a week and a half.”

Bedford, who helped advise the Roosevelt Foundation on

I guess I don’t have a high standard for it because I expect to be relatively alone for a month and then people start coming back.

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its winter programming, called the events “very successful” at improving break for some students.

Brian Warner ’20 — who has also spent each winter break on campus — said winter break is an expectedly lonely time at Harvard.

“It’s not that bad because I get to stay in my room,” Warner said.

“I guess I don’t have a high standard for it because I expect to be relatively alone for a month and then people start coming back.”

“experience with advisors,” “professional development opportunities,” and “knowledge and utilization of resources” — had a 93 percent response rate.

GSAS Dean Emma Dench said in the press release that she plans to focus her efforts on improving the quality of academic advising. She added that preserving and improving the quality of advising is one of the school’s most critical concerns.

“I am making advising a priority of my tenure as dean and will be launching a project over the next year that will investigate advising methods and develop expectations for the most effective practices,” Dench said. ­

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GSAS administrators will work to increase knowledge about non-academic careers within the graduate student community, according to the press release. Fifty-four percent of survey respondents reported receiving encouragement to explore non-academic careers from their department.

Eighty percent of students said they achieved a satisfying work/life balance, and 90 percent said their advisors helped them achieve this. Meanwhile, 74 percent reported receiving “excellent or good assistance” in developing professional skills.

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basic due process rights we cease to be the country we imagine ourselves to be.”

Kenard G. Dillon II ’20, a junior in Winthrop House, said he was “very shocked” by the news and was disappointed that he first heard of Sullivan’s new case from the media.

“One thing in the aftermath that I’m personally upset about is that speaking with tutors and my resident dean, basically everyone found out through The Crimson’s report or other reporting in the news,” Dillon said. “There was nothing that was said from his end before the news broke.”

Dillon also added that he was not satisfied with the email, saying the message appeared to be “trying to clean up some of the mess from not having spoken about it.”

“I think overall I understand ­

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ported at 76 percent and 79 percent, respectively.

Survey results revealed that respondents are more likely to contact peers than department faculty or administrators with questions on GSAS policies. GSAS Dean of Student Affairs Garth O. McCavana said in the press release that the survey shows administrators must encourage students to engage with the school’s resources.

“What these results show is that we have to increase our outreach and encourage students to connect with GSAS,” McCavana said. luke.williams@thecrimson.com

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that Ron’s job is as a criminal defense attorney, but also his job is Faculty Dean of Winthrop House,” Dillon said.

Sullivan did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night.

Weinstein faces five charges in a Manhattan sexual abuse trial resulting from allegations that he raped one woman and forcibly performed oral sex on another.

On Friday, Justice James M. Burke approved Sullivan’s appointment to Weinstein’s legal team alongside attorneys Jose Baez and Pamela Mackey, but warned Weinstein of a potential conflict of interest between Sullivan, Baez, and actress Rose A. McGowan.

Sullivan and Baez represented the actress in her 2017 Virginia drug possession case. She also publicly accused Weinstein of rape in Oct. 2017.

Burke said Sullivan and Baez could not cross-examine McGowan or use any information from their previous case if she is called to testify.

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The College gave students a stipend in the form of Crimson Cash, which students can use at 15 local restaurants, to tide them over this year — as it has done in previous years.

Scattered across campus dorms and Houses, students said they had limited opportunity for social interaction.

New this year, however, was a pilot program run by members of the Roosevelt Foundation, which organized outings and events over winter break. The foundation, based at Adams House, maintains a museum of Roosevelt’s time at Harvard and seeks “to use the Roosevelt legacy to address pressing domestic and international problems.”

Executive Director Michael D. Weishan ’86 wrote in an email over the foundation’s mailing list that the organization coordinated board game nights, a trip to New Bedford, and walks along the Freedom Trail.

Weishan’s email also informed affiliates that the foundation raised money to send two students home for the holidays — one to California and another to England.

Though several students pointed to the foundation’s work, they said the period remained lonely and isolated.

James A. Bedford ’20 — who has spent three breaks on campus — called it “miserable.”

“During the Christmas-New Year’s period, there are actually a surprising number of stu-

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The Nonfiction about Fiction

By Noah D. Secondo

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his week’s reading assignment: Yuri Herrera’s “Trabajos del Reino.” Come to class prepared for discussion. And so we did. We touched gender, art, power, fairy tales. The novella describes a drug cartel through the language and structure of a medieval kingdom. It gave us a platform to investigate problems old and contemporary, to debate solutions theoretical and practical.

I read fiction because of works like this. Fiction is often seen as a simple break from “real” reading. We sit, move our eyes from left to right, then reset them like a typewriter to read the next line. We enjoy a good story without learning anything beyond common sense or that holds value on our increasingly STEM-focused campus. But these arguments ignore how we can learn about life from fiction, discover who we are as individuals, and explore how we

Fiction is a primary vessel that creates accessibility, allowing you to sail through uncharted seas and see truths about life. come together as societies. Before I go any further, let me emphatically state that reading passively — that is, principally for entertainment value — is valid: We don’t criticize people when they watch a movie for the story instead of analyzing the effectiveness of color choices or variation in cinematic techniques, do we? But we must not discount the value of fiction as a learning tool.

From self-help books to autobiog-

raphies, countless works of nonfiction claim to teach readers about self improvement, promising friends, money, and knowledge. They posit themselves as an unimpeachable authority, giving the reader advice as a doctor would.

Perhaps their advice is valuable, perhaps it is common sense, but they place their ideas and solutions as definitive and superior. With fiction, however, readers are encouraged to think independently and challenge the text. What is the message? Is the message true and justified? Are these characters fundamentally good? Is the narrator reliable, and how could that change the story’s message? And readers can remember what they learned because fiction is accompanied by a story purposefully crafted to be relatable and memorable. Even “How to Win Friends and Influence People” will tell you: “This is the day of dramatization. Merely stating a truth isn’t enough.

The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship. The movies do it. Television does it.” And fiction does it too.

Nonfiction is not valueless: Almost every job requires nonfiction. Even literary critics study the lives of authors and the contexts of their works. Nonfiction has an intrinsic value: I will learn facts.

Fiction, on the other hand, is often perceived as intrinsically pretentious, as being inaccessible to people without formal language or literature education. But, in reality, it’s about the individual experience of reading. Yes, discussing literature with a classroom of perceptive students can be extremely valuable, but let’s recognize that fiction teaches us about ourselves, both individually and collectively. It not only fosters individual empathy but teaches us about universal ideas: power, love, family, truth.

Just as we learn the value of freedom and equality by studying the Jim Crowera South in a U.S. history class, we learn the struggles of oppression and identity from Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man.”

It not only fosters individual empathy but teaches us about universal idea: power, ideas, family, truth.

Just as scientific studies warn us against antibiotic resistant bacteria, Orwell’s “1984” warns against censorship and surveillance. Fiction, here, mirrors life.

In this way, fiction allows people to explore areas in which they may not have as much interest or expertise without compromising entertainment or complexity.

You don’t need to understand the structure, powers, and mechanisms of the CIA to understand Big Brother or Newspeak.

For this reason, fiction isn’t inaccessible to the average person. Accessing fiction doesn’t require training; fiction individualizes the foreign. Fiction is a primary vessel that creates accessibility, allowing you to sail through uncharted seas and see truths about life.So, don’t discount fiction. Remember reading “Catcher in the Rye” in high school? Hate it? Still rant about it when a friend brings it up, or feel a fire grow in your stomach when someone mentions it? Did you vow to never touch a novel, poem, or short story for the rest of your life? Whatever your “Catcher in the Rye” is, pick up a copy and keep it around for the next time you have an hour or two. And then read it.

— Noah D. Secondo ’22, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Pennypacker Hall.

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Writing Creatively By romy doLgin

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y pure virtue of my being an editor for The Harvard Crimson, you would be safe to assume that I’m someone who enjoys writing. But if you’ve read any of my previous pieces, it’s likely that you’ve noticed a spot or two where my prose could certainly have been improved. This may have something to do with the fact that I’ve never taken a creative writing class. I haven’t had the chance to formally learn the skills that could take my writing from amateur to professional. But this is certainly not from a lack of trying. As I’m writing this piece, I’m entering my third round of applying to the English department’s creative writing classes.

For the third time, I will have to go through the course descriptions and application requirements, choose which four classes I’d like a chance to be a part of, rank my preferences, and submit writing samples that differ in length and type depending on the specific class. This arduous process limits who has access to creative writing classes by demanding that one must already have attained a certain level of proficiency before they are granted the chance to learn and improve in this field.

On the one hand, I do understand why these classes are difficult to get into.

The class sizes have to be kept small in order for everyone to truly benefit from the seminar or workshop format. And it’s fair for English concentrators to be given preference because they’ve indicated that studying English is their passion and that these creative writing courses are crucial for their ultimate career goals. Ultimately, resources in the form of professors, scheduling availabilities, and time are limited.

On the other hand, I do believe that the selection process is inherently flawed. If anything, those with the least impressive writing samples should be accepted into the workshops because they have the most to learn. By only allowing the most talented writers into the class-

es, Harvard is perpetuating the idea that a student has to be the best in the field to even qualify for consideration. There’s no room for people to explore new paths or learn new skills. Students are limited to their preexisting strengths and barred from the exploratory growth that the college experience is said to be.

This problem is not unique to the creative writing classes. There are other application or audition classes, often found in the Theater, Dance, and Media department. And while these academic limitations may only affect a subsection of the student body, the same prohibitory outlook hits most Harvard students through the comp processes of different clubs and

By only allowing the most talented writers into the classes, Harvard is perpetuating the idea that a student has to be the best in the field to even qualify for consideration. extracurricular organizations. Competitive comps tell students that there is no point of trying something new because you won’t have the opportunity to pursue it unless you’re already remarkably talented — whether that be consulting, improv comedy, or debate.

Such structurally embedded competition forces students into realms of specification, often being forced to build on skills they possessed before arriving at Harvard. Few people are encouraged to push beyond their comfort zones. Instead, students are actively encouraged to remain in their comfort zones by the high barriers in entry to new fields, like these competitive applications.

Worse yet, no one is allowed to be bad at things. We don’t have the chance to partake in activities for pure joy instead of achievement. Before coming to Harvard, I was on my high school’s junior

varsity dance team, I submitted pieces to my school’s literary magazine, and I performed in plays. In all of these activities, I was regularly one of the worst in the room, but that was okay. I was allowed to have fun and bond with my friends.

At Harvard, however, I’ve been discouraged from pursuing joy at the expense of achievement. Many of us have been discouraged from branching out into new fields without having the safety net of pre-established merit.

I do acknowledge there are some spaces on campus where there exist no such structural barriers to participation — intramural sports, cultural organizations, and comp-free clubs such as Kuumba. In fact, the Crimson Editorial Board’s no cuts comp is one of the reasons I’m writing this article right now.

Nevertheless, the success driven attitude at Harvard persists, and the competitive atmosphere often wins out. Most people are disincentivized from joining a group if they feel they stand no chance of being the best and rising to leadership. Instead, they are funnelled to activities where they can achieve traditional success, build their resumes, and further their career goals.

Despite my qualms with the English department’s application, I do intend to keep applying to creative writing classes until I get in or graduate — whichever happens first.

I love to write, I’m in an environment where I have to opportunity to learn from some of the best professors in the world, so I won’t let fear of failure or frustration with the system keep me from trying to improve myself.

I hope that those of you reading this will continue to pursue new activities for the purpose of self-improvement and simple joy. Perhaps with enough demand, the culture can change.

Until then, I have some applications to write.

—Romy Dolgin ’21, a Crimson Editorial Comp Director, is a Linguistics concentrator in Lowell House.

In Memoriam: the HOCice

By Isaac O. Longobardi

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he Harvard Outing Club’s mission statement reads, “Founded in 1939, The HOC exists purely to help the Harvard community get outside and have fun in the outdoors.

So whether we’re hiking, backpacking, camping, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or biking, we want you to come along.” It follows that the Harvard Outing Club is one of the most inclusive organizations on-campus. With a limited fee of $20 for six months of membership, need-blind financial aid, and no application, anyone is welcome on any of the club’s weekend outings, which cater to students of all levels of outdoorsmanship.

And yet, in the midst of the University’s push to increase social inclusivity on campus, the Outing Club is being, for lack of a better word, punished.

Since its founding in 1939, the Outing Club has been privileged to have a small, hole-in-the-wall office space at 15 Linden Street, buried in the aging Adams House walls. Leaders, members, and their friends fondly call it the HOCice (spelling variable).

The space not only stores all of the gear the club lends out, but also provides a cozy and central space for the group to gather — planning hiking outings and events to get students involved in the outdoor community. During the renovation of Adams House, however, the space will be closed for good, and the Outing Club will be moved to a

If Harvard wishes to guide the undergraduate body toward a more inclusive model of social life, it needs to create more spaces for students to socialize. yet-to-be-determined shared storage space.

I — notably not a member of the Outing Club — am definitely disappointed to see one of Harvard’s charming hidden nooks taken away. More importantly, however, the decision is an apt example of how the College has failed to provide (and protect) adequate alternative social spaces as it rallies to minimize the impact of final clubs on campus. For many, after all, the HOCice served as a refuge from the often overwhelming presence of these clubs.

A casual gathering at the HOCice, whose door is always open when people are inside, a leader reminded me — listening to music, strumming an old toy of a guitar, commenting on the maps and the crunchy décor – was a meaningful alternative to the Delphic up the street or the Fly across Mt. Auburn Street. The Outing Club, with its open square dances and HOCtoberfest, is for many students an icon of inclusive social life on campus, and a window for new experiences. For instance, at the end of last semester the Outing Club brought 120 students to a climbing gym in Boston, an event they will repeat this semester. Though I have no doubt the organization will persevere, the removal of its beloved space dishonors that well-earned reputation.

Overall, Harvard has done a poor job of offering social alternatives for students who don’t feel comfortable or included in the final club scene.

Leaving the task of community building mostly to the Houses, the College has not stepped up to show the way toward a more inclusive future. It is no wonder, therefore, that students continue to gravitate toward final clubs. The Pforzheimer Igloo is great, but it definitely leaves something to be desired, as it is cramped and hot beyond belief.

Everyone loves a good dorm party, but opportunities are often limited by House administrators.

For example, Eliot House residents can only have two dorm parties per night, can only have those parties on Friday and Saturday, and are prohibited from having any events on nights before the LSAT or MCAT — an understandable restriction but one which severely limits the possible dates.

Freshmen, it should be noted, have almost no sanctioned social outlet at all. The College strictly limits in the number of people allowed in their dorms, forbids them to possess any alcohol, and does not provide them with accessible and wel-

The last thing the College should be doing is closing recognized social and semi-social venues.socialize. coming common spaces – a big part of why punch is so exciting for the sophomore class.

If Harvard wishes to guide the undergraduate body toward a more inclusive model of social life, it needs to create more spaces for students to socialize. The last thing the College should be doing is closing recognized social and semi-social venues.

Harvard should seek to provide more recognized organizations, especially those with a track record of hosting inclusive social events, with the means and resources to bring students in, make them feel comfortable and welcome. Doing so would not only help with this noble work, but also send the message that Harvard supports this sort of social leadership on campus.

I remember the last time I was at the HOCice.

It was absolutely pouring outside; the door, a great metaphor, beckoning beneath Claverly Hall, appeared through the slanting sheets. Inside it was warm; a couple other small groups of students had also found the shelter. We made friends; we laughed; we dried out; and when the clouds lifted, we went home.

Such is the legacy of the HOCice. I thank the members of the Harvard Outing Club for sharing it with me and so many other night-drifters stuck outside in the bitter rain.

—Isaac O. Longobardi ’21, a Crimson Editorial executive, is an Anthropology concentrator in Eliot House.

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Harvard Square Chocolate Festival Draws Crowds

By Ellen M. Burstein and Annie C. Doris Crimson Staff Writers

Harvard students and Cambridge residents flooded Harvard Square to sample free treats at the Chocolate Tasting Event Saturday, part of the weekend’s 11th Annual Taste of Chocolate Festival.

Seventeen Harvard Square and Massachusetts businesses, including Amorino Gelato, Blackbird Doughnuts, J.P. Licks, Flour Bakery, and Sweetie Ice Cream participated in the chocolate tasting. The festival was organized by the Harvard Square Business Association and sponsored by Cambridge Savings Bank and Ameriprise.

The free chocolate did not come without consequences: significant wait times. Participants and vendors alike said they were surprised by the large crowd.

“We never thought so many people would be here,” said Wholesome Fresh manager Jianan Jiang. “We prepared like twenty boxes of different kinds of chocolate, [and] so far I think we’ve gone through maybe five or ten boxes,” Jiang said ten minutes after the festival opened.

The line snaked from the front of Felipe’s Mexican Taqueria on Brattle Street along Massachusetts Avenue and back to Church Street. The end of the line nearly reached Brattle Street again. Chocophiles reported wait times between 20 minutes to an hour to reach the vendors’ tables.

“We got here at about 12:15, so in total we waited an hour,”

said Somerville resident Kyle Farrell, a dinner-sized plate filled with chocolate goodies by his side. “We’ve been a few times in the past, and we plotted it out this time and arrived at the best time, we think.”

A drum group from Grooversity, a global drumming project, entertained sweet-toothed patrons waiting in line with percussion music combining samba and axé music with funk, rock, jazz, and hip hop.

Springfield, Mass. resident Amanda McCabe-Hernandez, a first-time festival-goer, said she has long been planning to attend the tasting.

“I found out about this event like three or four months ago, and it’s been in my calendar ever since then,” McCabe-Hernandez said.

For the owners of Sweetie Ice Cream, a low-fat ice cream company, the tasting event presented an opportunity to market their products to consumers who are often more familiar with major national brands.

They performed a blind tastetest, providing attendees with bags containing a sample of Sweetie Ice Cream and a sample of Halo Top’s ice cream.

“We’re going up against the number one selling ice cream in America right now, which is Halo Top...we’re trying to see if we can take down the giant, so we’re trying to get the Harvard Square opinion,” Christina Billotti, a part-owner of the company, said.

Jeffrey Joel, a representative from Saloniki Greek, said the chocolate tasting event was a “fun” opportunity.

Spectators dance to the beats of Grooversity, a drum organization that performed at the 11th Annual Taste of Chocolate Festival. MIA B. Frothingham— Crimson photographer

“It helps the society, and that way we get to market our cookies. We’re really good at Greek cookies,” said Joel, as he handed out double chocolate olive oil and sea salt cookies.

Denise A. Jillson, the executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association and one of the event’s organizers, said the Chocolate Festival

tradition started over a decade ago.

“It came about eleven years ago, when we asked our retailers and restaurants what we could do to help them,” Jillson said.

“And they said what you could really do is to give us a boost in January and February when it’s cold and people can stay home and not come to the Square quite

as much as they do in the summer and the warmer months.”

As a result, the Harvard Square Business Association started its annual Winter Carnival — which features the Chocolate Festival as one of its attractions — eleven years ago.

For college students hoping to score some free food and gain a better sense of what Harvard

Square has to offer, the Winter Carnival will continue through the next few weeks. Upcoming events include next weekend’s “Some Like It Hot” Chili Cook Off, Lovin’ the Square Valentine’s events, and a capstone Chinese New Year celebration. ellen.burstein@thecrimson.com annie.doris@thecrimson.com

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Massachusetts General Hospital to Construct Clinical Care Building rooms, exam rooms, imaging facilities, and infusion centers, according to a memo sent to MGH staff Tuesday. Construction will start in 2020.

MGH President Peter L. Slavin ’79 said in an interview that hospital leadership decided to construct a new building because the current MGH facility is overcrowded and does not have enough private rooms to accommodate patients admit-

ted to the hospital. The emergency department faces the same issues, according to Sally Mason Boemer, the hospital’s senior vice president for administration and finance who is overseeing the project.

Hospital administrators decided to pursue the construction project to accommodate more patients while preserving “privacy and dignity,” Boemer said.

“If you had another room-

mate right next to you, would you be as forthcoming with your provider about personal information?” Boemer said.

MGH patients will not be the only ones to benefit from the new building; the construction project will also help medical staff as they deliver team-based patient care, Boemer said.

“We need more huddle spaces, whether it’s huddling with family members or huddles

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with other care providers,” she said. “It’s such team-based care today.”

While the current facilities “tie one arm of our staff behind its back,” Slavin said he hopes the new building will improve medical care delivery and the staff’s working environment.

“I think there will also be space to help some of our workers, in their down time, relax and focus on the quality of their

life,” he said. “There’s a big problem with burnout among healthcare workers, and we need to figure out ways, in the space that we design for healthcare in the future, how we can counteract that to some degree.”

Hospital leaders anticipate MGH staff will have to care for increasingly large numbers of patients in coming years.

“Right now in the United States there are about 40 million

Medicare beneficiaries, people over the age of 65,” Slavin said.

“In 20 years, that number will be 80 million, so there’s going to be a lot more heart disease and cancer and other problems associated with aging that people typically turn to hospitals for help with.”

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Women’s Swimming and Diving v. Yale and Princeton 6:00pm

Men’s and Women’s Fencing v. NYU 12:00pm

Men’s and Women’s Squash v. Penn 11:00am

Men’s Basketball

Harvard Defeats Dartmouth With Second-Half Surge

By AMIR MAMDANI Crimson Staff Writer

Bryce Aiken slammed the ball to the ground in frustration, as the normally level-headed Coach Tommy Amaker yelled at the official, “You’re better than that!”.

Trailing at the time by a 4339 score midway through the second half, Harvard thought it had secured a steal and a transition bucket, but a referee signaled for a late jump ball — a questionable call that palpably intensified the atmosphere within Lavietes Pavilion, and spurred the Crimson to a nail-biting, come-from behind 64-59 win over Dartmouth.

“Coach [Amaker] always expressed you never know when that 20 minutes might be to turn that ship around again and the momentum for the rest of the season,” junior guard Christian Juzang said. “It all instilled a sense of urgency in us, basically that every game is not just another game. It means everything with a standing in the [Ivy League] tournament and so forth.”

Two weeks after suffering an 81-63 defeat in Hanover at the hands of the Big Green (10-8, 1-1 Ivy), Harvard knew it had to lock down Dartmouth’s three-point shooters, and feed off of the home crowd at Lavietes Pavilion to avoid an 0-2 start to Ancient Eight play. A loss would drop the Crimson to the bottom of the Ivy League standings, and afford the Big Green its first sweep of Harvard since the 1998-1999 season.

But strong ball security, and clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch from Aiken helped the Crimson move to .500 on the Ivy League season.

Despite the urgency present for Harvard entering Saturday’s contest, both teams got off to a slow start offensively, struggling to knock down shots with consistency. Despite holding a seven-point lead early in the half, the Crimson entered

the intermission trailing 2625, facing a crucial second-half test. Harvard struggled to corral Dartmouth’s freshman Taurus Samuels, who finished with a career-high 13 points for the Big Green.

“At halftime that we thought that the next 20 minutes could potentially have an impact to defining our season,” coach Tommy Amaker said. “Not that you want to put so much pressure on 20 minutes or one game, but certainly the position we’re in…you felt there was a lot riding there.”

The junior guard was once again a focal point of Saturday’s contest, in his first home game in almost a year. The Randolph, N.J., native struggled through much of the first half, and finished with 14 points on just 4-of14 shooting, but banked home a key basket and nailed four consecutive free-throws in the dying seconds to help secure the Harvard win. The return of the former Ivy League Rookie of the Year has helped the Crimson to two consecutive wins over Howard and Dartmouth.

“It was a tough game, we had to grind one out,” Aiken said.

“I just want to help in whatever way I can. It ultimately led to being more aggressive down the stretch. I took away the offense gave me my teammates trusted me to make plays and that’s what I did.”

As clocked ticked down under three minutes at Lavietes Pavilion, #11 took over the game, like his teammates and coaches were accustomed to.

Driving through contact, Aiken banked home a layup to give Harvard a 60-56 lead. Then, with the Crimson clinging to a one-point lead in the final 20 seconds, the junior was sent to the line for two consecutive 1-and-1 situations. After rattling the first free-throw home, Aiken’s next three swished through the hoop to seal an important win for Harvard.

“He can become that kind of

LEADING THE CHARGE Christian Juzang has led the Crimson in both Dartmouth contests with 39 points.

player for us even in spurts or moments,” Amaker said. “His timing and he’s still rusty in different areas, but he has enough that it can certainly help our team and he showed that this afternoon.”

The ball security that the Crimson demonstrated throughout Saturday afternoon’s contest, was as big a story as any individual statistics. For the first time all season, Harvard committed fewer than 10 turnovers, only losing the ball nine times, and winning the turnover battle. Juniors Christian Juzang and Chris Lewis

played crucial roles in anchoring the Crimson’s attack, finishing with 19 and 16 points respectively. Juzang chipped in five assists while turning the ball over only once, as Lewis secured eight rebounds to help the hosts to a 40-33 advanage on the glass.

“Letting it come in the flow of the game, not trying to force anything, I think that’s when I’m at my best,” Juzang said.

“Down the stretch of the game, just picking your pockets when making the play, giving to the ebb and flow of the game.”

The Tarzana, Calif., na-

timothy r. o’meara—Crimson photographer

tive has been one of Harvard’s steadiest players all season, and the return of Aiken has allowed Coach Amaker to play both guards together, creating a dynamic backcourt for the Crimson.

“Personally, me and Bryce have been talking about playing together in the backcourt since freshman year,” Juzang said.

“To have him out there, playing off each other and creating plays is the most exciting thing ever.”

A much improved Harvard defense protected its home court Saturday afternoon, allowing 22 fewer points to Dart-

mouth than it had two weeks ago. Neutralizing the shooting of the country’s leading threepoint shooter, Brendan Barry, was a testament to the team’s selfless and group-oriented defending. While the Big Green nailed three after three two weeks ago, Dartmouth failed to knock down a single triple in the final four and a half-minutes.

The Crimson will hope that a mini-win streak, and the return of Aiken, will help catalyze the team as the Ivy League season continues. amir.mamdani@thecrimson.com

Women’s Ice Hockey

Crimson Lose One, Tie One During New York Roadtrip

By William boggs Crimson Staff Writer

After facing two setbacks in a tough slate of conference games last weekend, Harvard traveled to upstate New York to face a pair of ECAC foes in No. 5/5 Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Despite dropping the first game in close fashion, the Crimson rebounded with a tie in the latter to claim a point in the road trip. harvard 0, st. lawrence 0 Despite the lack of goals, Har-

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vard did not experience a lack of chances. The Crimson generated 29 shots on goal in Saturday afternoon’s contest and earned six power play opportunities.

With 28 seconds remaining in the overtime period, the Saints took a tripping minor, setting up Harvard with an opportunity for late-game heroics. After winning the next draw, however, the Crimson could not turn the possession into a last-second scoring chance. St. Lawrence would go on to take one more shot on goal, but that too was turned aside by Harvard

junior goalie Beth Larcom. The teams would finish as they had started—scoreless.

“We actually had a lot of chances, but unfortunately, a couple of bounces didn’t go our way,” said co-captain and forward Kate Hallett. “We continued to just pour on the pressure and get pucks to the net.”

Although its offense could not find the back of the net, the Crimson rediscovered its traditional strength on the season with stellar defensive play and goaltending. Notably, Larcom appeared in only her sec-

Junior goalie Beth Larcom turned away 33 St. Lawrence shots, holding the team scoreless throughout the entire contest. quinn g. perini—Crimson photographer

ond game of the season—her first appearance since a 34-save performance against Cornell in October. Facing 33 shots from the Saints offense, she proved to be up for the challenge, turning away all of them.

“Regardless of past games, she was ready to play,” Hallett said. “One of the things that we focus on is that, whenever your name is called, just be ready because you never know when that is going to be...Beth really stepped up, owned her role, and showed her ability to compete, bounce back, and always be ready. So we’re really proud of her, and she really played lights out.”

St. Lawrence matched Harvard’s defensive intensity as senior goalie Grace Harrison stymied the Crimson’s 29 shots.

Outside of goaltending, the Saints defensive core also supplied 28 blocked shots compared to Harvard’s ten. In other statistics, the teams performed similarly, with St. Lawrence taking 12 penalty minutes compared to the Crimson’s ten and the Saints out-dueling Harvard narrowly at the faceoff dot, 3329.

Going forward, an ongoing theme for Harvard persists— not necessarily generating chances, but burying them.

“I think it starts in practice,” Hallett said. “If you’re not scoring goals in practice, you’re not going to score goals in games. So I think [the key is] just emphasizing a need to stay hungry and to get to the net and to get bodies to net [and] the idea that every shot on net is a good shot— focusing on taking those smart shots hopefully to either score or produce a good angle for a second opportunity at the net.”

clarkson 4, harvard 2 Going against the fifth-ranked team in the country, the Crimson faced a two-goal deficit in the late second period. Down 3-1, about to head into the second intermission, Harvard would soon have a chance to regroup and build on the momentum of holding the Golden Knights scoreless for over 15 minutes of game play. With just 58 seconds remaining in the middle period, however, Clarkson would find the back of the net to take a commanding 4-1 lead.

“Whoever has the momentum towards the end of the period, it’s usually big,” Hallett said.

“It’s easier then to carry on to the next period with that same momentum. However, we kind of took it as an opportunity to hopefully strike back and to actually come back with more energy than they have.”

Even earlier in the game, the Crimson had shown a willingness to fight back after a Clarkson blow. To begin the contest, Harvard did not get the start it wanted. Playing on the road against a top-five team is already a challenge, and the feat became more difficult as the Golden Knights struck first, taking a 1-0 lead just 3:35 into the game. Despite the setback, the Crimson found its scoring touch almost immediately after the Clarkson tally. On the power play, senior defender Kaitlin Tse rifled a long-range shot past graduate transfer Golden Knight netminder Kassidy Sauve to equalize the score at one.

“One of our mentalities this year has been to always act as if every rink in which we play is our own and just kind of come

in and take over as though we do have the home-ice advantage,” Hallett said. “So, I think [we] just kind of [tried] continuing to push forward despite being down by one and not deflating but rather using it as fuel to continue to go.”

Before the first period came to a close, Clarkson would add a second goal on a power play of its own. Building off their momentum in the latter part of the first frame, the Golden Knights added a third goal in the first four minutes of the second. For the next stretch of game play, the two squads traded chances as neither offense found the back of the net until Clarkson’s critical final-minute strike that closed the second period.

Facing the 4-1 deficit, the Crimson did push back in the third, putting together a strong final period just as it had in the pair of losses last weekend. With 2:25 left on the clock, co-captain and forward Lexie Laing (who also went 20-27 at the faceoff dot) sniped the puck top-left corner after tic-tac-toe passing from junior forward Kat Hughes and freshman forward Kristin Della Rovere.

“I think we just decided that there were certain areas in which we needed to tighten up our game,” Hallett said. “It was not due to a lack of effort that the score was 4-1 going into the third period...Rather there were just a couple of errors that we didn’t tighten up, and we recognized that going into the third and did so.”

The Golden Knights, however, would sustain Harvard’s late push and earn their 19th victory of the season. william.boggs@thecrimson.com

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FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ MEN’S SQUASH @ NO.2 ROCHESTER W, 7-2 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @ DARTMOUTH W, 73-57 _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Football vs. Rhode Island Men’s Soccer vs. Yale Field Hockey vs. Bryant WRESTLING VS. BINGHAMTON L, 14-33 ___________________________________________________________ WOMEN’S WATER POLO VS. IONA W, 10-7 ___________________________________________________________ 7 pm, Harvard Stadium 4 pm, Jordan Field 2 pm, Berylson Field

WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. MIAMI (OH) W, 6-1 ___________________________________________________________ MEN’S TENNIS VS. NO. 21 ALABAMA L, 2-4 ___________________________________________________________ Women’s Soccer vs. Yale WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY VS. NO. 5/5 CLARKSON L, 2-4 ___________________________________________________________ 7 pm, Jordan Field

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Harvard Surges Past Clarkson in 4-3 Overtime Nail-Biter

By STUTI R. TELIDEVARA CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

The Harvard men’s hockey team has a bad history with Clarkson and 3-1 leads. On Friday night, the Crimson found itself in that dangerous position again, having lost its lead and fighting in overtime for two points. This time, though, a set play boosted Harvard past the Golden Knights.

On an offensive zone draw two minutes into the extra frame, the Crimson called a timeout. The plan was simple: sophomore Jack Badini, the nation’s second-best faceoff man (67%), would win the draw back to his classmate, defenseman Reilly Walsh. Walsh would rip the shot to the far side of Clarkson junior net-minder Jake Kielly. And it happened exactly as they planned.

“It went perfectly,” Badini said. “Probably if I did that ten times, it would happen once or twice.”

A heartbeat after the puck was dropped on that last faceoff, Walsh’s OT winner helped Harvard (9-6-3, 8-5-2 ECAC) topple No. 10/9 Clarkson (16-7-0, 7-40), snapping the visitors’ eightgame winning streak.

Sophomores shone on the scoresheet: all four goal-scorers for the Crimson were second-years.

But the contest did not begin so favorably for the home side.

Less than four minutes into the contest, Clarkson struck first.

Junior co-captain Nico Sturm was positioned in front of Harvard senior goaltender Michael Lackey just in time to receive a feed from junior linemate Haralds Egle. His quick shot slipped through Lackey on his glove side.

In past games this season, the Crimson has faltered to start play and failed to recover from early setbacks. This was not one of those games. Instead of allowing the momentum to shift wholly in the Gold­

REILLY FIRED UP

Reilly Walsh’s overtime tally snapped a nine-game goalless streak for the offensive-minded defenseman. The Crimson ended up topping Clarkson 4-3 in Friday’s game.

TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

en Knights’ favor, Harvard pressed on, outshooting Clarkson almost two to one in the first period. That pressure paid off late in the frame, as Badini beat Kielly with a backhand to knot the game at one.

“When you play good teams, you really just have to stay with it,” head coach Ted Donato said. “...Win or lose, I thought we did a lot of good things.”

The Crimson was in turn outshot 6-14 in the second period, but the team put up two unanswered goals. The first of those came, again, from Badini on the rush, on a feed from ju-

nior forward Nathan Krusko.

The second came after a strong effort from co-captain Michael Floodstrand, who forced a turnover and fed sophomore Henry Bowlby at the right circle.

Though the Golden Knights had their chances, momentum seemed to be going Harvard’s way.

“I thought we played well in the third period,” coach Donato said. “We gave up a couple chances, a couple bounces end up in our net. But that’s what good teams do to you.”

Clarkson arrived with a response in the third period.

Rookies Josh Dunne and Anthony Callin each tallied a goal for the visitors, and in six minutes of regulation with the score tied, neither team could pull ahead. Particularly disappointing for the Crimson was the fact that the tying goal ricocheted off a defender’s stick — Walsh’s stick.

But Walsh found redemption with his own tally, and Harvard emerged from the night with two points.

Interestingly, the whole game was played without a single penalty being called — a factor that might have changed the

contest, considering Harvard’s NCAA-best power play. The shoot-first mentality and quick pace the team kept up during the game, however, served it well despite the lack of special teams. Three Crimson players had five shots to their name: Badini, rookie defenseman Jack Rathbone, and junior defenseman Adam Fox. At the other end of the ice, Lackey’s .903 save percentage goes against his fairly consistent recent successes. But the net-minder did not look shaky, despite the numbers.

A fruitful offense is crucial

as Harvard comes upon the next milestone of the season.

The Beanpot is fast approaching, and while the Crimson has tested itself against BU, its other crosstown rivals pose different challenges. In terms of ECAC play, the table is tighter than ever: only three points separate sixth-place Harvard from Cornell at the top of the table.

Upcoming matchups against St. Lawrence, Dartmouth, and No. 16 Union will make all the difference to the Crimson’s seeding hopes. stuti.telidevara@thecrimson.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Benzan Surpasses 1000 Point Mark in Crimson Victory

By MAHTAB SHIHAB CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

On a night where the Crimson won its fifth consecutive game and its second straight against Dartmouth, the star of the show was none other than junior sharpshooter Katie Benzan. ­

HITTING THE MARK

Leading the team with 22 points tonight, Benzan became just the 20th player in Harvard women’s basketball history to score 1000 career points.

The Wellesley, Mass. native came into Saturday night’s contest against the Big Green sitting at 991 career points, need-

ing just three of her signature triples to convert to reach that mark. It took no more than two quarters for Benzan to do so, knocking down one from deep in the first stanza before converting on three more in the second quarter.

“1,000 has never been on

my mind,” said Benzan. “I’ve always just focused on doing whatever the team needs me to do in order to win.”

Similar to her first two years donning the crimson, Benzan has been an indispensable offensive staple for coach Kathy Delaney-Smith’s roster this

season. She leads the team with just under 15 points a game and has shot 37 percent from beyond the arc on almost 10 attempts a game. Benzan has been relentless in her effort on both ends of the court this season. She also leads the team with 1.7 steals per game averaging a team-high

Not only did junior guard Katie Benzan hit the 1000 point mark on Saturday night, she contributed 22 points on the night to lead the Crimson. TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

35.3 minutes per game in 15 contests.

Benzan played an integral role in the Crimson’s 73-57 victory tonight giving them the offensive spark they needed in order to seize momentum on the road. Her shooting touch was on display early as Harvard started its scoring with a steal at half court that led to a deep triple by Benzan. The play was symbolic of the the team’s ability to capitalize on defensive plays and its strong shooting.

With a win on the road tonight, the Crimson continued their winning streak and currently sit at the top of the Ivy League. By beating Dartmouth both home and away, Harvard has shown its potential as a legit contender for the Ivy League title even with Penn and Princeton awaiting in mid-February.

Benzan, as much as any player on the team, believes in the Crimson’s prospects to avenge its semifinal loss from last year and take home the chip.

“I think it’s a big statement to the league, that it’s a different Harvard, a stronger Harvard, one to worry about,” said Benzan. “These two wins are definitely confidence boosters because it’s tough to beat the same team twice in a row in a week. It’s also really nice the games weren’t nail-biters. That extra boost in our step helps so much going into next weekend and the following weekends.”

Harvard will have four more road games before returning to the comfortable confines of Lavietes Pavilion. Next weekend, the Crimson will travel south on the I-95 with contests at Yale and Brown and look to get one step closer to Ivy League glory. mahtab.shihab@thecrimson.com