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Vol. 46, No. 7 February 27, 2004 Tennis Teams Continue To Rise In National Rankings by Chuck Sullivan grams, but realistically, Director of Athletic Communications a far cry from conten- tion for a national It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact time that Harvard’s varsity championship. Harvard tennis programs achieved its current status as bona fide national moved up to the No. 56 powers. spot following the 2001- After all, the Crimson’s men’s and women’s teams were both 02 season and contin- well established as powers in the Northeast for some time. Harvard’s ued to climb the ladder women have won 14 championships— twice as many through all of last year, as any other school— while the men have captured 25 Ivy crowns— culminating in a final again, far more than any of the Crimson’s Ancient Eight counter- 2002-03 ranking of No. parts. 14. But when exactly did David Fish ’72’s men’s team and Gordon Harvard has con- Graham’s women’s squad move into the echelon of the nation’s best? tinued to inch its way Why does toward the top this sea- Harvard now find son, as the Crimson itself interspersed came into the year with schools from ranked No. 13 in the the Southeastern preseason, climbed a Conference, the spot to No. 12 at the end Atlantic Coast of January, and cur- Conference and rently sits at No. 11— the Pacific-10 Con- the highest national Susanna Lingman ‘05 ference in the na- ranking in school his- tional rankings? tory. The uphill The Crimson men have made similar progress. Harvard was climb has been a ranked No. 56 in the first poll of the 2000-01 season and generally steady one for found itself anywhere from No. 47 to No. 24 in the past three years. both programs. This season, however, has seen the Crimson ascend to its highest The Crimson national rank as well, as Harvard stands at No. 21 through three women were editions of the 2003-04 poll. ranked No. 70 na- Let’s put that in perspective. The most recent men’s rankings tionally just three lists a total of 80 Division I teams, from top-ranked Illinois, to six years ago— still in schools that are tied for the No. 75 spot. Of those 80 schools, exactly the top quarter of three are located in the Northeast, and only one of those (guess David Lingman ‘04 Division I pro- Continued on page 3 Men’s Squash Claims First Ivy Title of the Winter Teams Gearing Up for Postseason Play by Chuck Sullivan on February 27 and 28, three games out of first place in the Ivy League title chase. MEN’S SQUASH (7-1, 6-0 Ivy League) Senior forward Hana Peljto (Brooklyn Park, MN) In a match that will be long remembered and junior center Reka Cserny (Budapest, Hun- in collegiate squash circles, Harvard won an gary) were named to the CoSIDA Academic All- epic battle with archrival Yale to capture the District first team, qualifying both players for the Ivy League championship in front of more national ballot. Peljto was a first-team Academic than 1,200 spectators in New Haven. All-America selection last season. Harvard, which won its 35th Ivy League Peljto enters Friday’s home game against Brown men’s squash title, and Yale entered the match just two points shy of the 2,000-point barrier. unbeaten in Ivy play, but the Crimson left little doubt as to the outcome as it took an early MEN’S ICE HOCKEY 4-0 lead and rolled to a 7-2 victory. (11-13-3, 9-9-2 ECAC) The deciding point came at the No. 9 spot, Harvard is unbeaten in its last three games fol- as freshman Garnett Booth (Brooklyn, NY) lowing a three-point weekend on the tough took a 3-0 win to secure the title. Clarkson-St. Lawrence road trip February 20 and Harvard was ranked No. 2 in last week’s 21. Squash Association national team The Crimson took a 2-1 decision against Clarkson rankings. as junior forward Brendan Bernakevitch (Regina, SASK) netted the game-winning goal early in the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL second period, and junior goaltender Dov (12-10, 5-4 Ivy League) Issac “Ziggy” Whitman ‘04 Grumet-Morris (Evanston, IL) held the fort with Harvard registered a weekend sweep of 10 of his 26 saves coming in the third period. Columbia and Cornell, on February 20 and 21, and came out of the The following night saw Harvard emerge from St. Lawrence homestand with four wins in its last five games. The Crimson enters a crucial homestand with Brown and Yale, Continued on page 2 Winter Sports, Continued from page 1 enough to keep the Crimson from a third- place finish against its league rivals. with a 3-3 tie as senior forward Tyler Kolarik WOMEN’S SQUASH (6-4, 4-2 Ivy League) Harvard gets a chance at redemption on (Abington, PA) provided two of the Crim- Harvard dropped a 7-2 decision to Yale February 28 and 29 when it competes in the son goals. on February 14 in its final regular-season Heptagonal Championships on the campus Harvard sits in sixth place in the ECAC match of the year, but earned another crack of Cornell. standings with two regular-season games re- at the regular-season national champion maining. The Crimson wraps up the regu- Bulldogs thanks to a 6-3 win against Penn MEN’S VOLLEYBALL lar season February 27 and 28 against Ver- in the first round of the Howe Cup Febru- (5-1, 3-1 EIVA Sweeney Division) mont and Dartmouth, respectively, at Bright ary 20. The Crimson picked up its third and Hockey Center. Unfortunately for the Crimson, Yale fourth consecutive wins February 21 and 22 proved too strong as the Bulldogs took a 6-3 with wins against Southampton and Vassar. WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY win in the semifinals of the tournament. The preseason favorite in the Eastern In- (22-2-1, 12-2-0 ECAC) Harvard received wins from freshman Lydia tercollegiate Volleyball Association Sweeney Harvard’s winning streak stands at nine Williams (Villanova, PA), and sophomores Division, Harvard is off to five wins in its games, and the Crimson sits alone in first Moria Weigel (Brooklyn, NY) and Allison first six matches, including a 3-1 mark in place in the ECAC standings following a Fast (Rye, NY). league play. The Crimson faces Sacred Heart huge two-game sweep of second-place St. The Crimson finished the 2003-04 sea- and New Jersey Tech on the road February Lawrence February 20 and 21. son ranked No. 4 in the College Squash As- 28 and 20. The Crimson won a 3-2 deci- sociation national team rankings. sion on Friday, with senior defenseman An- WOMEN’S WATER POLO (4-2) gela Ruggeiro (Harper Woods, MI) pocket- MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Harvard began its 2004 season with four ing the game-winning goal in the extra ses- (8-1, 7-1 EISL) wins in its first six matches, including a sion. Harvard rolled to a 5-1 win Saturday, Harvard gave the new scoreboard in strong showing at the competitive Princeton thanks in large part to a Nicole Corriero Blodgett Pool a solid workout Invitational on (Thornhill, ONT) hat trick. last week when the Crimson February 14 and The wins propelled Harvard to the No. rolled past Penn, 237-62, on 15. 1 spot in this week’s USCHO.com national February 14, in the final dual Harvard came poll. The Crimson received 12 of a possible meet of the season. Harvard out of the 15 first-place votes to jump ahead of Minne- took first and second places Princeton tourna- sota in the national ranking. in all 16 scored events to ment with two Harvard has four regular-season games wrap up an 8-1 dual meet wins in three remaining, including a key road trip to Ver- season. matches following mont and third-ranked Dartmouth on Feb- Kudos are in order for wins against ruary 27 and 28. freshman Patrick Morrissey Bucknell (9-7) and (Honolulu, HI), who com- Villanova (9-6). MEN’S FENCING (9-4, 2-2 Ivy League) peted in all 14 swimming Junior Teresa The Crimson completed the head-to- events in the meet, including Codini (Laguna head portion of its 2003-04 schedule with a all four legs of the 200-yard Beach, CA) had 15-12 win against Princeton and a 17-10 win medley relay. nine goals and against Yale February 21. Harvard is in action four assists in the The Crimson competes at the Intercol- again at the EISL Champion- Teresa Codini ‘05 tournament, while legiate Fencing Association championships ships March 4-6 at Princeton’s sophomore Arin on February 28 and 29 at Vassar College be- DeNunzio Pool. Keyser (Poway, CA) finished with seven fore taking part in the NCAA North Regional goals and four assists. in mid-March. WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING (7-1, 6-1 Ivy League) WRESTLING (1-14, 1-4 Ivy League) WOMEN’S FENCING Harvard, which wrapped up the dual While Harvard has struggled in the (10-5, 2-3 Ivy League) meet portion of its schedule in January, has win-loss column in the 2003-04 season, two Harvard took two of three matches on had nearly a full month to prepare for the standouts have staked their claim among the February 21 to close the head-to-head por- 2004 Ivy League Championships, which will nation’s best and should have a chance to tion of its schedule as the Crimson defeated be held Feb. 26-28 at Blodgett Pool. prove themselves in postseason competition. Yale (20-7) and Duke (18-9), but fell to The Crimson, whose only loss this sea- Senior Jesse Jantzen (Shoreham, NY) Princeton. son has been to defending Ivy champion finished the regular season as the top-ranked The Crimson moves on to postseason Princeton, will be looking for its first Ivy wrestler in the nation at the 149-pound action on February 28 and 29 at the IFA meet championship since 1992. weight class. Jantzen went 25-1 overall, with Championships at Vassar College. the lone loss coming when he wrestled at a MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD higher weight class earlier in the season. MEN’S BASKETBALL (0-3, 0-2 Ivy League) Sophomore Max Meltzer (Bethesda, (4-19, 3-7 Ivy League) Harvard remained winless through the MD), meanwhile, is 25-6 on the year and is Harvard’s young squad has emerged as dual meet portion of its schedule, but the ranked No. 14 in the 141-pound weight class. a spoiler in the Ivy League this season as the Crimson is looking for a strong performance The Crimson is off until the Eastern In- Crimson has effectively dashed the Ivy title at the Heptagonal Championships on Feb- tercollegiate Wrestling Association Champi- hopes of Yale and Cornell with impressive ruary 28 and 29. onships March 6-7 in Philadelphia. victories against those squads. Junior Alasdair McLean-Foreman FINAL GAMES OF THE WINTER SEASON The winner of two of its last three, the (Bath, England) earned a first-place finish Crimson enters the last weekend in Febru- in the mile run with a solid time of 4:08.02 March ary with rematches against Yale and Brown, in the Crimson’s 83-51 loss to Yale. Other Men’s Basketball Fri. 5 PRINCETON 7 p.m. following a split of its trip to the Ivies’ New winners for the Crimson included senior Sat. 6 PENNSYLVANIA 7 p.m. York contingent . Columbia took a 66-57 de- Onyechi Ezekwuche (Macon, GA) in the Women’s Basketball cision on February 20 before the Crimson ral- long jump, junior Tekky Andrew-Jaja Fri. 5 at Princeton 7 p.m. lied for an 81-78 win the following evening (Gibsonia, PA) in the high jump, and sopho- Sat. 6 at Pennsylvania 8 p.m. against a Cornell squad that had been mores Lawrence Adjah (Piscataway, NJ) in Tue. 9 at Dartmouth 7 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Fencing tabbed as a dark horse in the Ivy League race. the triple jump and Christopher Ware (Eu- Sun. 7 NCAA Northeast Regional TBA Sophomore forward Matt Stehle (New- gene, OR) in the shot put. Women’s Hockey ton, MA) has established himself as one of Sat. 6 YALE 2 p.m. the league’s top all-around players. He has WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Sun. 7 PRINCETON 2 p.m. averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per (0-3, 0-2 Ivy League) Men’s Indoor Track game this year, while junior guard Kevin Sophomore Mary Serdakowski (West 6-7 IC4As at University TBA Women’s Indoor Track Rogus (Brookeville, MD) has averaged a Kingston, RI) was a winner in the 60-meter 6-7 ECAC Division I at Reggie Lewis team-high 14.4 points per game. hurdles, and senior BreeAnna Gibson Men’s & Women’s Squash (Tuttle, OK) won the 20-pound weight throw 5-7 CSA Individual Championships for the Crimson at the annual Harvard-Yale- Men’s Swimming Princeton meet on February 14, but it wasn’t 4-6 EISL at Princeton TBA Wrestling 6-7 EIWA at Pennsylvania TBA 2 Connecting On The Ice -Brighton youth learn from Harvard men’s hockey by Lauren Marshall That was all pretty good, but then came the “human tube,” where Originally printed in the Feb. 5 edition of Harvard Gazette the Allston-Brighton kids became cannonballs, testing their skating skills by tucking and zipping through a canopy of Harvard players It may have been just a college hockey rink, but for the 60 or so lined up in a row. children who got to test their skills with the Harvard men’s hockey And one boy captured the ultimate prize, a chance to go up team on that ice on January 28, it was like being in the Boston Fleet against Allston-Brighton hometown favorite Noah Welch in a scrim- Center... mage. “Tell the boys in the locker room he got a piece of Noah,” No, it was EVEN BETTER... called one of the parents sitting on the sidelines. The youngster Well, at least that’s the impression some members of the Allston- dashed back to report the news to the “Bantam skaters,” the older Brighton Youth Hockey program gave, when they reckoned that players waiting for their turn on the ice. the Crimson were better than the Bruins. (Not surprising coming The Harvard team can do no wrong in the eyes of these chil- from the hockey team’s smallest– but biggest – fans.) dren, but ask any of them who their favorite player is and the an- The occasion was the Harvard men’s hockey team and Allston- swer will be Noah. Welch is a Brighton resident, former Allston- Brighton Youth Hockey clinic, an annual event that has brought lo- Brighton Youth Hockey player and a Harvard junior who, even be- cal youth onto the Harvard ice for one-on-one practice with the team fore he graduates, already has a contract to go pro. He is, under- since 1989. Paired up with crimson-capped players, the younger Pee standably, a local legend. Wee team, dressed in oversized orange jerseys bearing the VERITAS Taking a break to reflect on the players wearing the colors he insignia, swarmed the ice first, joining the college kids and maneu- wore as a boy, Welch admitted that many of the Allston-Brighton vering from net to net like diminutive pros. Then, the arena rever- players had the sticks that he passes out after games, but he es- berated like a shooting gallery as slapshots caromed off the boards. chewed celebrity status. Instead, he gave an honest glimpse of what this event means for all the players. “We feel just as good about it as

Photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Office they do. All the guys look forward to this event. When the coach told us it was coming up, we were all pretty excited,” said Welch. Assistant coach Sean McCann ’94 echoed Welch’s observations. “From the standpoint of the little guys, to play with the Harvard team is a pretty big deal, but even our guys love to play and have fun; it gives them a break from a pretty intense schedule and re- minds them about the fun of it,” McCann said. The Allston-Brighton Hockey Clinic is just one of the many ways Harvard athletes reach out to local children. Almost all Harvard athletes volunteer in the community each semester. Some teach ath- letic skills during special sporting events, others tutor children in after-school programs. The result is positive long-term relationships that build self-esteem and give children a chance to learn about a sport, and also college, while having fun. “We really appreciate the hockey team’s generosity in hosting this clinic each year,” said Kevin McCluskey, Harvard’s director of Brian O’Connell of Brighton (age 6), himself a hockey player, cheers community relations for Boston. “It’s one of the highlights of our out to his brothers Daniel and Michael on the ice. partnership with the Allston-Brighton community.”

Tennis, Continued from page 1 which) is ranked among the top 50. It’s the same story with the women— 81 schools ranked, four from the Northeast, and only two of those among the top 50 (Penn is ranked No. 45). Obviously the first place at which one would look to gauge the progress of the programs is the players. In the case of Harvard’s men’s team, the crescendo coincides directly with the arrival and progression of the Class of 2004. The squad is anchored at the top of the lineup by senior David Lingman (Irvine, CA), who has been routinely ranked as one of the nation’s top players through his career. The lineup is anything but top-heavy, however, as seniors comprise five of the Crimson’s six everyday players. And it was senior George Turner (Greenwich, CT) who clinched the Crimson’s 4-3 win against Minnesota on February 16 when he One of the reasons why Harvard women’s tennis has risen in the national rallied from a one-set deficit to pull out a three-set decision at the ranks over the past three years is the success of juniors Courtney Bergman No. 6 position. (left) and Susanna Lingman (right). The women’s team— with nary a senior on the roster— can attribute its rise primarily due to the success of its junior class. Jun- otherwise might not journey to the Northeast. ior Courtney Bergman (Boca Raton, FL) has proven to be a big-time But if things continue to go the Crimson’s way, some of those player, evidenced by her three-set win last season against the nation’s teams might have to find their way to the Northeast once the NCAA fifth-ranked player, which propelled the Crimson into the round of tournament pairings are announced. 16 in the NCAA tournament. Junior Susanna Lingman (Irvine, CA) has played at both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions on the Crimson ladder and began the spring season with an impressive win at the NCAA Rules for Alumni and Friends top spot against Alabama on January 31. With both squads armed with top-notch players, the task of We have enclosed an informative pamphlet highlighting NCAA the respective coaching staffs remains helping those players to con- rules for alumni and Friends groups with this issue of News & tinue to improve. And therein lies another primary reason for the Views. Fortunately, instances of illegal alumni involvement at Crimson’s current success. Harvard are nearly non-existent. Even so, it is important for With the opening of the Murr Center, as fine an indoor facility you as a supporter of Harvard Athletics to be aware of the ba- as there is at the collegiate level, and the recent renovation of the sic principles, recruiting rules, and guidelines that are estab- Beren Tennis Center, Harvard’s facilities for competitive tennis are lished by the NCAA. The Varsity Club gratefully assists our as good as any in the nation. The facilities allow for year-round Compliance Office in this effort of continuing education. Help training by the student-athletes and provide a significant home- us play by the rules and review the enclosed materials. Thank court advantage for the Crimson against the myriad of teams who you for your continued support.

3 A True Scholar-Athlete: Gene Kinasewich ‘64

By George Sullivan “So I walked around the Yard and thought a lot about what my family would say, about what my friends would say. I knew if He wore number 13 on his Crimson sweater as he sped down I left I’d be walking away from the opportunity of a lifetime. the ice weaving his hockey magic, lighting up old Watson Rink as “But if I stayed, I’d be giving up hockey. The Detroit Red Wings Harvardians roared in delight. had the rights to me and I had hopes of playing in the NHL. I Can it be 40 years this spring that captain Gene Kinasewich hated to give up that dream. ‘64 hung up his skates as a Harvard hockey great after three storied “The more I thought about it, the right answer finally surfaced. seasons in Cambridge? Had I planned to play hockey at Harvard? Absolutely. It had always Kinasewich blossomed as a prominent scholar-athlete at an been a big part of my life and might be my future. But that wasn’t institution known for multi-excellence. He why I came to Harvard. I came to get graduated magna cum laude in the June of an education, the best available. That’s 1964 while collecting the Bingham Award as the important thing, the only thing. Harvard’s top athlete. Hockey was a separate matter, and I’d Further, he went on to earn two master’s deal with it later. degrees and a doctorate from the Graduate “So I returned to Dean Watson’s School of Education. By his mid-20s he was office,” he goes on to say. “I said ‘Forget Assistant Dean of . calling Michigan. I’m honored to be here Not bad for a kid from Edmonton, Alberta, and want to stay.’ He said, ‘Are you who, when asked during a chance meeting absolutely sure of your decision, Gene? with Harvard hockey devotee Jim Lombard ‘61 Remember you cannot play here.’ He if he’d consider attending Harvard, replied repeated it several times, and each time “Where’s Harvard?” I repeated ‘yes,’ wondering why he kept Kinasewich found out, and would leave saying it. Soon I found out. his imprint on the college— and vice versa. “’Now I’ll tell you something,’ “Gene epitomizes what Harvard is all Watson said. ‘Harvard disagrees with about,” says former Athletic Director Bill the Ivy League’s decision and will Cleary ‘56. “Has there ever been a better appeal. But we won’t do it for a year. scholar-athlete story?” Meanwhile, do as well as you can Or one reflecting a more inflamed desire academically and we’ll see what by an athlete to get a Harvard education? happens.’ Here was this son of Ukraine “Wisely, the Dean hadn’t informed immigrants— the 13th of 14 children (hence Gene Kinasewich ‘64 me of Harvard’s plan to appeal until I the jersey number)– who had lost both parents made a firm decision. If he had told me by age ten. He was celebrated as Alberta’s most memorable gift to from the start that Harvard would fight, I might have stayed for Boston hockey since the original “Edmonton Express,” Bruins great, that reason, clinging to the hope that I’d be cleared. Eddie Shore. But whereas Shore was a big, tough defenseman, “So I’ll never forget that and how he and Harvard went to bat Kinasewich was soft-spoken and smallish (5-8, 165), but he made for me. And, waiting a year was sound thinking too, showing the it work as a slick two-way forward who handled the puck deftly Ivies that I was truly at Harvard for an education, not hockey. Turns and skated superbly. out that not all the lessons you learn at Harvard come in the A hot NHL prospect, Kinasewich was informed by Harvard classroom. I did my best in my studies, and at year’s end Harvard that he would not be allowed to play sports there. But he enrolled presented its case and I was finally cleared to play as a sophomore.” anyway, wanting the education. That launched Kinasewich’s hockey legend at Harvard– one Happily, Kinasewich eventually cleared several hurdles and that nearly didn’t happen. did play hockey for Harvard— 61 goals and 110 assists in 74 games “I sometimes think about the ‘what ifs,’” he muses. “What if over three seasons, Tournament MVP as a sophomore, the phone at Michigan hadn’t been busy. My whole life would have ECAC Tournament MVP as a junior, while leading the Crimson to worked out wholly different.” the brink of the National Championship, three years All-ECAC, Kinasewich’s tenacity would be tested once more following and on and on. And, of course, a Harvard Varsity Club Hall of that sophomore season. It was deja vu all over again, only this Famer and legend. time it was the ECAC that declared Gene ineligible. The conference But none of that loomed on the horizon when Kinasewich had been stirred up by misleading information in a Sports Illustrated arrived in Cambridge in 1960. Forty-four years later, he recalls his story on the expense money matter. first hour in the Yard as an incoming freshman. It was his first day “I was glancing at a newspaper and turned to the sports pages as a Harvard student— and nearly his last. He had just driven and nearly fell out of my chair,” Gene recalls. “The headline more than 3,000 miles across the continent from Edmonton and KINASEWICH INELIGIBLE. I rushed over to Bob Watson’s office was unloading his car in his new digs at Holworthy Hall. and he said ‘not only are we going to fight this, but so are all the “Someone told me that Dean Watson, Bob Watson, was looking Ivy Deans.’ And they did, threatening to pull out of the ECAC if it for me,” Kinasewich remembers. “So I went to see him.” didn’t clear me. Pending the appeal, I was permitted to skate with “’Gene, I have some bad news,” Watson said to Kinasewich the team but not play games when the schedule opened in that day. “The Ivy eligibility committee, the Deans of the member December.” , have declared you ineligible because you received some On their own, Kinasewich’s teammates, headed by Dave expense money as a junior hockey player. We tried the best we Johnston ‘63, drafted a white paper to the ECAC. could, but I must tell you that you won’t be eligible to play any “Two games into the season, I got a call at from sports for the four years you’re here. I’m sorry. Whatever the ECAC requesting that I come to New York City for an scholarship aid you’ve been granted is guaranteed, of course, as interview,” Gene says. “I flew home immediately afterward so I long as you keep up your grades. But I want to be sure it’s absolutely could attend that night’s game against Northeastern at Watson. I clear that you won’t be allowed to play sports here. There can be took a cab from Logan Airport. It was after five and a piece of no question about that in your mind.” paper was taped to the front door. I’ll never forget the beautiful “I was stunned,” Kinasewich says. “Here I was all set to go, words scrawled on it: GENE CAN PLAY! getting settled and about to pick my courses. Now I didn’t know “The decision was made after I’d left the ECAC meeting, and what to think. the good news was telephoned to the Athletic Department. So I “’You’d better think about this,’ the Dean said to me. ‘I know raced down to Dillon and suited up. I was back— this time for you have other options including an acceptance at the University good, thankfully. of Michigan. If I call the admissions people there they’d probably “I’ll never forget what Harvard did for me. It’s a great reconsider. Would you like me to do that.’ testimony to what a great place Harvard is and the lessons it teaches “So much was racing through my mind,” Kinasewich outside the classroom. That far superceded any game that was remembers. “Here I was 18 and alone in another country with played, any goal that was scored.” family a long way away. I couldn’t imagine not playing sports at So what was Gene Kinasewich’s most memorable moment Harvard for four years. when he was finally allowed to put on the Crimson uniform? “’Maybe you should call Michigan,’” Kinasewich remembers “When I put on that Harvard sweater and skated onto the ice saying to Watson. “When he called Ann Arbor, the line was busy. for the first time after being declared eligible as a sophomore,” he He hung up and told me to relax and he’d try again shortly. ’Can says. “I’ll never forget the thrill.” you give me a few minutes,’ I said to him. ‘I want to take a walk His most memorable game? and think more about this. continued on page 8 4 Crimson Commentary by Michele DeAngelis has decided to move entire salary to charity. “The community Publications Coordinator its men’s and women’s programs to Hockey of Hamilton has been hugely supportive of East. The 2004-05 season will be Vermont’s me both on and off the football field,” he Crimson midfielder Kevin Ara ‘04 last as an ECAC hockey-playing institution. said. “It’s my turn to give something back (Upland, CA) was selected in the third **** to this wonderful city by helping to ensure round of the 2004 Major League Soccer The Harvard Alumni Association that the Tiger-Cats and CFL are viable.” Superdraft on Jan. 16 at the Charlotte Con- (HAA) announced the candidates for the ***** vention Center in Char- 2004 elections to the Paul DePodesta ‘95, a cum laude lotte, N.C. Taken by D.C. Harvard Board of Over- graduate and former football and United, Ara became the seers and the HAA Board player, has been named as the general man- highest Ivy player of Directors. Five Varsity ager of the . Out of drafted among the five Club members are college, DePodesta worked in the Canadian that were selected this among those up for elec- Football League and the American Hockey year. Ara earned First tion this year. Alan League. He then joined the Cleveland Indi- Team All-Ivy honors in Bersin ‘68 and Thomas ans as an intern in Player Development. 2002 and 2003, becoming Stephenson ‘64 are up Within a year, the Indians made him the the first Harvard player for election to the Board advance scout, and two years later he was to earn back-to-back first of Overseers, while appointed Special Assistant to the General team selections since William Adler ‘61, Scott Manager. DePodesta gained his reputation Armando Petruccelli ‘99 Malkin ‘80 and Robert as the top assistant to Oakland general man- accomplished the feat in Joyce ‘87 are all up for ager since 1998. 1998 and 1999. He fin- Elected Director. Ballots Considered one of baseball’s top young ished second on the team will be mailed to all executives, DePodesta was expected to take in scoring with 14 points. Harvard Alumni in April over as A’s GM in November 2002, when One of Harvard’s main and must be returned by Beane agreed to become GM of the Boston offensive threats, he was June 4. Results will be Red Sox. But Beane changed his mind and first in the League in Kevin Ara ‘04 announced at com- stayed in Oakland. DePodesta becomes the shots with 55 and his mencement on June 10. second-youngest general manager in base- point total had him in a tie for fourth. ***** ball, behind Boston’s (ironically A 2002 Third Team All-America selec- If you are in the Boston area check out a a Yale graduate), who was 28 when he took tion, he was also named First Team All-New restaurant that was recently opened by An- the job in 2002. England and, even though he missed a thony Ackil ‘99, a former football player for ***** month of competition, he led Harvard and the Crimsom. b.good opened in early Janu- DePodesta’s move to Los Angeles left finished third in the League in scoring that ary at 131 Dartmouth Street in Boston. Ackil the door open for Dave Forst ‘98 to take over season with 20 points. and his partner Jon Olinto opened b.good to as Assistant to the General Manager for the ***** serve an an alternative to Au Bon Pain, . A 1998 Harvard baseball Crimson freshman Cindy Chu (Rancho Souper Salad and food courts. It is de- captain, Forst is in his fifth season with the Santa Fe, CA) was awarded, what Darren scribed as a breakfast, lunch and dinner Athletics. Last season he was Coordinator Potkey, Manager of High Performance for joint that promises healthful tasty meals of Professional Scouting. the Southern California Tennis Association, without lengthy waits and high prices. calls “the highest honor given to a junior ten- “After all, we all love fast food but nis player,” the Association’s Evelyn House- hate the way it makes us feel– sick and man Sportsmanship Award for 2003. unhealthy,” Ackil and Olinto say. “At Chu was given this award by virtue of b.good, you’ll feel good about what the exemplary conduct she exhibited while you’re eating.” The duo hopes to cor- participating in SCTA and United States Ten- ner the market on healthy fast food. Be nis Association programs. According to sure to check it out on your next visit to Potkey, she showed a “high level of sports- the city. manship, honesty, and integrity (which) has ***** not gone unnoticed by other competitors.” A recent note from Dick Greeley ‘49 In recognition of this achievement, Chu showed he’s still working hard on his was awarded a lifetime membership in the game. Greeley, brother of Sid ‘47 and USTA at the SCTA’s Annual Meeting on Feb- Varsity Club Advisory Committee ruary 2 in the Straus Clubhouse at the Los member Walter ‘53, said “I am enclos- Angeles Tennis Center. ing a recent snapshot of myself prepar- ***** ing a wrist shot (I never did learn to Hockey alum and 2000-01 captain Steve shoot a slapshot) in a pick-up game on Moore ’01 notched his first NHL goal on the pond behind our house near Phila- New Year’s Eve when the Colorado Ava- delphia.” He goes on to say that he Dick Greeley ‘49 lanche beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. He hopes that the photo “encourages ev- scored a second goal on Jan 11 in a 5-4 over- eryone playing hockey at Harvard to keep time win over Chicago. He currently has it up!” Thanks Dick and we’ll make sure three goals and six assists in what’s proving the current players know they might have to be a bit of a breakout season for Colorado. some competition on the ponds this win- HARVARD VARSITY CLUB News & Views of Harvard Sports ***** ter! Good news for ECAC hockey fans came ***** Editor-In-Chief: Michele DeAngelis from the NCAA convention as the national David Sauve ‘82, former Crimson foot- Editorial Assistants: Bob Glatz ’88 Paul McNeeley Division III membership voted to grandfa- ball player, was recently named Club Presi- Editorial Board: David Mittell ’39, Chairman ther the eight institutions affected by the dent of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Charley Egan ’54 passing of controversial Proposal 65, which Club of the . Kate Martin ’83 prohibits Division III institutions from offer- Sauve, who grew up in Sudbury, Ontario, Geoffrey Movius ’62 ing athletic scholarships in any Division I has had a stellar career characterized by John Powers ’70 Arnold Rosoff ’39 sports sponsored by those schools. Essen- success in business, academics and profes- Printer: Charles Guillette, tially, this saves three ECAC members sional sports. He holds an economics de- Colonial Lithograph (Clarkson, Rensselaer, and St. Lawrence) gree from Harvard, owns seven Hamilton- from having to make difficult decisions con- based Tim Hortons franchises and from 1982 Harvard Varsity Club cerning the direction of their respective to 1988 played defensive end with the Murr Center 65 N. Harvard St. hockey and athletics programs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Boston, MA 02163 The ECAC hockey league will undergo David’s commitment to the community Phone: (617) 495-3535 a change in the near future, however, as the is exemplified by his pledge to donate his Fax: (617) 496-8296 Email: [email protected] web site: www.varsityclub.harvard.edu 5 A NAME TO THE FACE The Story of Dr. Theodora Roosevelt Boyd ‘27 by LaKesha Witaker ing a Master’s in 1930. She headed back out versity Women, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Originally seen on ivyleaguesports.com into the teaching world, this time, to Texas Kappa Mu National Honor Society. She was Teacher’s College in Tyler, TX. also listed in Who’s Who of American Last year, during a visit to Lavietes Pavil- Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis, now among Women and Holders of Doctorates Among ion I spotted a woman on a basketball team photo the nation’s foremost scholars on Afro-His- American Negroes. dated 1924 and wondered, “Who is the lone black panic studies, made Dr. Boyd’s acquaintance She took on the challenge of being the woman in this picture?” I must admit I was sur- as a young girl, but would later cross paths first woman to head up Howard’s Depart- prised to learn that a woman of color attended with her in 1970. She considered Theodora ment of Romance Languages, succeeding in- Radcliffe during that time, but I also thought that a close friend, but was unaware of many of ternationally renowned scholars like Dr. she must have been someone special. Little did I her other accomplishments. Valaurez Spratlin and Dr. Mercer Cook. know how remarkable this woman was. “Dr. Boyd was really ahead of her time,” In 1970, Theodora sent a letter to At Harvard, one can imagine the rich DeCosta-Willis said. “The fact that she went DeCosta-Willis, who was teaching at Mem- history and tradition in each square foot of to a predominantly white institution, and the phis State University at the time and was the land the illustrious institution sits upon. At fact that she got her college degree in the first African-American to teach there in 1967. one time or another, some of the most fa- 1920s was still fairly rare.” Theodora had contacted DeCosta-Willis to mous scholars and leaders of our nation DeCosta-Willis knows first-hand the see if she would be interested in joining her walked the hallowed grounds in at Howard. She accepted the offer Cambridge. Of course the face of and fondly remembered her time Harvard has changed dramati- there. cally over the years, but I could not “She came behind illustrious pro- help but imagine what it was like fessors and scholars and at the end 81 years ago when women were of the Black Power Movement at not permitted to attend Harvard, Howard. She was a soothing influ- and a black Charleston, SC native ence coming behind all of that up- entered into , full heaval. of promise and hope not only for “She was a very interesting person, her family, but for an entire race very dignified and reserved. Her of people. teaching style was very strict and for- Being accepted into a college mal. She was an exacting teacher, or university is never a small feat and required a lot of work from her for anyone, but for an African- students. She taught French and ex- American during the 1920s, op- pected them to perfect the language. portunities for higher education She was much sought after as a pro- were virtually impossible at white Dr. Theodora Roosevelt Boyd ‘27 fessor.“ institutions. Which makes the When 68-year-old Theodora story of Dr. Theodora Roosevelt Boyd all the pressures Theodora faced trying to integrate stepped down from her role as Chair in 1974, more extraordinary. established white institutions. DeCosta- she left the door wide open for the 40-year- Theodora was born to James and Willis integrated the Westover School in old DeCosta-Willis to follow her lead. Jeannette Boyd on June 6, 1906 in Charles- Middlebury, CT, in the 1940s and was one Theodora stayed on board as a part-time ton. Her parents found out early on that their of few African-Americans attending professor until 1976. daughter was an extremely gifted child. She Wellesley in the 1950s. Theodora never married or had any was educated in the public schools of New- “It was hard in the ’50s, desegregating children, and by 1977, her health had dete- ton, MA, and by 1923, Theodora had been these institutions and being one of the only riorated. She moved back to her family’s afforded an opportunity few African-Ameri- black women there, it was hard. But Dr. Boyd home in South Carolina and was cared for cans would be able to partake in, and she came along 30 years earlier, you can imag- by relatives until she died on December 26. seized it with fervor and determination. ine just how much more difficult that was.” Many people who knew Theodora Despite some of the advances made by While the Great Depression had knew she was an intensely private person, women and African-Americans, it was still crippled the nation, after one year in Texas, and were not aware of her many accomplish- 1923, and the plight of women and minori- Theodora continued to find work, and ments. DeCosta-Willis said that she knew ties in general was severely ignored. jumped at an opportunity to teach physical she attended Radcliffe, but never had any Theodora was faced with social taboos, rac- education and French at St. Augustine’s Col- knowledge of her athletic prowess or the ism, sexism, and the biased views of other lege in Raleigh, NC. Also during this time, many accolades she had received. African-Americans, yet she remained fo- she sought her Doctorate at Radcliffe and “She lived modestly and frugally,” cused and driven. became head of the French department at DeCosta-Willis said. “She was very support- Majoring in Romance Languages, St. Augustine’s. From 1931 to 1935, she spent ive of other people. She was always reach- Theodora excelled academically, and listed her summers attending ing out to others. She was just a really fasci- the Spanish Club as one of her extracurricu- summer school, but it was not until 1943 that nating person who never really got her due.” lar activities. But there was also another area she received her Ph.D, Phi Beta Kappa. She Born during the Progressive Era, sur- in which she excelled – athletics. also went on to earn a Certificate de La vived the Great Depression, World War I and She took up basketball and field hockey, Langue Française, de Civilization Française II, and saw the birth of the Civil Rights in both of which she was outstandingly from the Sorbonne (The University of Paris). Movement, as well as other moments in his- skilled. A brief statement about her in the Although Theodora received her three tory, Dr. Theodora Roosevelt Boyd is a hid- 1927 yearbook, below her photo, read: degrees from a white institution, she was den jewel in women’s and black history. “I’d like to know just what our athletic only allowed to teach at black colleges. It wasn’t enough that she was granted record as a class would have been if “All those people who earned doctor- the chance to go to college, there was the Theodora had chosen some other college ates in the ’30s and ’40s, the only place they pressure of being one of the chosen few. Not beside Radcliffe. What matters if two or three could teach were historically black colleges,” only was she representing her family and of the team don’t show up? We have DeCosta-Willis said. “Even in high schools race, but she had to be two times better than Theodora. We don’t really need anyone else. half of the faculty members had Ph.D’s. It her white counterparts and in the process, At both hockey and basketball she is a very was unheard of. The education those kids make it easier for the black women who present help in trouble – present every- received was phenomenal.” would later come after her. where. She seems to draw the ball to her like Theodora taught French and Humani- When I saw her face on the wall at Lavietes, a magnet. The worse the team is, the better ties at Howard University starting in 1961. I knew that it hadn’t been impossible for Afri- she plays. Three cheers for Theodora!” By 1969, she became the first female to be- can-Americans to attend an institution like After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree come Chair of the Department of Romance Radcliffe. Just looking at a face, one can imagine in 1927, Theodora began a teaching career Languages. the story, the triumphs, disappointments and the that would span 50 years starting at Clark She held many prestigious member- life that person must have led. But it was not College in Atlanta, GA. Spending two years ships, including American Council of Teach- until I put a name with a face, could I fathom there, she continued on at Radcliffe, earn- ers of English, American Association of Uni- such an amazing story.

6 Harvard Varsity Club Career Night On February 4, 2004 the Harvard Varsity Club sponsored a Career Night for all Harvard undergraduates. With over 150 students in attendance the evening was a huge success. Alumni from various professions came out to talk with students and offer some much appreciated career advice. The panelists included Lyman G. Bullard, Jr. ’77 (Partner at Choate, Hall and Stuart), James A. Waters ’01 (Deputy Director of Scheduling for Research at the White House), Brian Edmonds ’84 (Managing Director U.S. Treasury & Agency Trading, Banc of America Securities), Nancy Saunders (Assistant Director, Office of Career Services at Harvard), Dusty Burke ’52 (Career Consultant), Peter Woodfork ’99 (Director of Baseball Operations, ), Corey Bennett ’02 (Consultant, The Monitor Group) and Jessica Gelman ‘97 (Business Development Manager, New England Patriots). Special thanks to all who helped make this career night our biggest success yet! *If you would like to participate in any upcoming career nights or be a part of our Career Services Program please contact Bob Glatz at [email protected] or (617) 495-3535. More information on the Career Services Program, visit www.varsityclub.harvard.edu on the web.

Left: Nancy Saunders informs students of the networking and career search opportunities available at the Office of Career Services. Right: Lyman Bullard, Jr. ’77 talks with students about his experiences in sports law and his sincere interest in Harvard Athletics.

Left: Career Consultant Dusty Burke ’52 was in high demand! Right: Jessica Gelman ’97, Business Development Manager for the 2004 Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, found time in her recently crazed schedule to participate in the Career Night.

Left: Peter Woodfork ’99, Director of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox, shares his experiences with a captive audience. Right: Brian Edmonds ’84 offers insight into the world of secruties and trading. Edwards is a Managing Director at Banc of America Securities.

7 Kinasewich, Continued from Page 4 Upcoming Schedule March “Beating BC in overtime for the 1963 ECAC Championship,” Gene replies. “I don’t remember all that many of my goals; assists were usually more satisfying. But I do SPRING SPORTS remember that goal. Vividly.” Baseball So would the 6,000-plus who filled Boston Arena to overflowing for the showdown Fri. 5 at Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. between two powerhouses for the East’s hockey supremacy and a ticket to the NCAA Sat. 6 Air Force at Texas Tech 10 a.m. Frozen Four. The victory crowned the Crimson champions of the East and capped a Sun. 7 Air Force at Texas Tech 10 a.m. Kinasewich hat trick that made him the tourney’s MVP. 20-21 vs. Michigan TBA “The old Arena has seldom heard such pandemonium,” veteran Boston sports (at Louisiana-Lafayette) writer Will Cloney ‘33 would write, adding: “For Gene Kinasewich, it was the Fri. 26 VERMONT 1 p.m. culmination of his long and courageous battle to play hockey at Harvard.” Sun. 28 NORTHEASTERN 12 p.m. Kinasewich’s biggest thrill soon led to his biggest disappointment. Harvard turned Mon. 29 at Campbell 7 p.m. down its automatic invitation to the NCAA Tournament that year. Tue. 30 at Wake Forest 3 p.m. “So our season was suddenly over,” Gene remembers, “and that was sad— a big, Wed. 31 at UNC - Greensboro 6 p.m. big disappointment because we felt we would go all the way and win Harvard’s fist NCAA hockey championship. Women’s Heavy Crew “Ours was a great hockey team captained by Timmy Taylor ‘63 and we couldn’t Sat. 27 NORTHEASTERN TBA wait to play in the nationals, held that year at BC’s McHugh Forum. That was perfect for us. It was in our backyard so we wouldn’t need to travel and we were familiar with Women’s Light Crew the rink. 27-28 at Stanford TBA “But Harvard declined, saying it wouldn’t participate in the nationals until the NCAA altered its hockey recruiting rules— something it did three or four years later Men’s Lacrosse after Bob Watson (by then Harvard’s Athletic Director) spearheaded a commission that Sat. 13 at Massachusetts 1 p.m. tackled the Junior A issue once and for all. Tue. 16 at Holy Cross 7 p.m. “But that came much too late for our exceptional 1963 team, and I still think about Sat. 20 FAIRFIELD 7 p.m. what might have been.” Sat. 27 at Pennsylvania 1 p.m. Never a stranger to comebacks, Gene Kinasewich competed most fiercely when a Tue. 30 QUINNIPIAC 7 p.m. game was on the line. And, at 62, he’s at it again. This time he’s battling cancer and in January he underwent surgery. Women’s Lacrosse Shortly before the operation, his former wife, Janet Kinasewich, threw a Sat. 6 at Massachusetts 1 p.m. “Celebration of life” party for her former husband at the Lee Family Hall of History in Wed. 10 4 p.m. the Murr Center. Sat. 13 at Quinnipiac 1 p.m. Predictably, no one enjoyed the gala more than the guest of honor. “It was a great, Sat. 20 CONNECTICUT 1 p.m. great time. Just spectacular, like wallowing in cotton candy,” Gene savored. “I loved Fri. 26 BROWN 4 p.m. every single minute of it.” Sun. 28 BUCKNELL 12 p.m. The plan had been for a small intimate gathering. Perhaps 50 people. But as word Wed. 31 at Lehigh 7 p.m. of the tribute spread, friends and teammates began calling, wanting to attend. “It’s well that word didn’t get around fully,” said one who was there. “If everyone Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track who admires Gene showed up, the party would have had to be moved next door to the 26-27 at Rice TBA Stadium.” Just a small testament to what Gene has meant to the Harvard community. Forty Softball years after he arrived on campus, he is still leaving his imprint. 12-14 at Bethune-Cookman TBA Sun. 21 at Boston Univ. (2) 12/2 p.m. 26-28 at North Texas Invite TBA CRIMSON PHOTO GALLERY Tue. 30 at Providence (2) 2/4 p.m. Wed. 31 at Marist (2) 2:30/4:30 p.m.

Women’s Tennis 5-8 USTA OPEN at Harvard TBA Sat. 13 at South Carolina TBA

Roger Lind Photo Sun. 14 vs. South Alabama (at South Carolina) 11 a.m. Sat. 20 at Boston College TBA Sat. 20 SAN FRANCISCO 10 a.m. Mon. 29 vs. Fresno St. (at Phoenix) TBA Tue. 30 at Arizona State 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Tennis 11-14 at Blue-Gray Invitational (Montgomery, Ala.) TBA 19-22 USTA OPEN at Harvard TBA Mon. 29 at Cal.-Berkeley 1:30 p.m. Tue. 30 at Stanford 1:30.p.m. Women’s basketball alumnae and their families were on hand for the annual Alumnae Women’s Water Polo Game held February 7 at Lavietes Pavilion. 13-14 CWPA LEAGUE TBA Sat. 20 at Hartwick TBA Upcoming Friends & Varsity Club Events 27-28 at Brown (CWPA League) TBA

March Men’s Volleyball 6 Friends of Basketball Men’s Alumni Game, Lavietes Pavilion, 1 p.m. Wed. 2 at New Haven 7 p.m. 15 Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, Murr Center, 5:15 p.m. Sat. 6 NYU 2 p.m. April Sun. 7 NJIT 1 p.m. 9 Women’s Swimming Banquet, Inn at Harvard, 6 p.m. Wed. 10 at Roger Williams 7 p.m. 12 Women’s Basketball Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., 5:30 p.m. Tue. 16 at MIT 7 p.m. 13 Men’s Hockey Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., 6 p.m. Sat. 20 at East Stroudsberg 1 p.m. 13 HRFWA Senior Dinner, time and place TBD. Wed. 24 SACRED HEART 7 p.m. 16 Men’s Swimming Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Downtown, 6 p.m. Sat. 27 vs. Loyola (at Springfield)4 p.m. 17 Women’s Lacrosse Alumnae Game, , 9:30 a.m. Sat. 27 at Springfield 7 p.m. 17 Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Game, grass field TBD, 11 a.m. 17 Friends of Lacrosse Alumni Weekend BBQ, Jordan Field, 1-6 p.m. For the latest sports scores 30 Men’s & Women’s Squash Banquet, Harvard Faculty Club, 6:30 p.m. and highlights visit the For more information on events, contact the Varsity Club at (617) 495-3535. Crimson online at www.gocrimson.com