The Harvard Crimson - Volume CXLVI, No. 45

The Harvard Crimson THE UNIVERSITY DAILY, EST. 1873 | VOLUME CXLVI, NO. 45 | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

EDITORIAL PAGE 4

NEWS PAGE 5

SPORTS PAGE 6

Economics 10 changes leadership — and hopefully, its direction

Harvard announces search for HUHS director to replace Barreira

Harvard women’s golf places second in spring opener

Bacow GSC Elects Pro-Union Exec Board Members Talks Higher Ed Act

By ALEXANDRA A. CHAIDEZ and AIDAN F. RYAN CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS

A midst renewed efforts in the nation’s capital to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, University President Lawrence S. Bacow detailed his priorities for any future legislation in an interview last month.

The Higher Education Act, originally passed in 1965, authorizes the federal student financial aid program and includes provisions for funding sources like Pell Grants, the Federal Work Study Program, and loan repayment plans for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.

Bacow has visited Washington, D.C. five times since the beginning of his presidency in July, lobbying for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act alongside issues like immigration protections and federal research funding.

Bacow said in a March interview that he has engaged in conversations about the Higher Education Act with members of Congress, in particular with Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who chairs the Senate Committee on Health ­Education, Labor, and Pensions. ­

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The Graduate Student Council meton Wednesday evening in Lehman’s Hall Student Lounge to propose a resolution for the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign. MARIAH DIMALALUAN —CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

By LUKE A. WILLIAMS CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

­ he Graduate School of Arts T and Sciences’ new Graduate Student Council board — voted in at the Council’s monthly meeting Wednesday evening — are nearly unanimous in their support for the graduate student union.

Ten graduate students ran uncontested for the executive board positions — which include four new officers, five atlarge representatives, and a new GSC advisor — and eight of them spoke favorably of the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers either in their speech or during a question period. One freshman

member maintained a neutral stance and current GSC President Blakely O’Connor never explicitly gave her position.

The election marks a departure from previous GSC boards, which have stayed relatively quiet on their stance on the union in recent years. The last time every seat on the GSC board was filled with a sup-

porter of the union was in 2013, when union organizers won every seat — a key step in establishing the legitimacy of the then-fledgling student-workers’ union movement.

Just before the GSC unanimously voted Zachary M. Hayworth the new president, he made his position clear.

“Another thing I think is re-

ally important is that the GSC push for a union contract,” Hayworth said. “We can use our leverage to get this drama over and to finalize a contract ASAP.” Minutes after, nominee for GSC vice president Deanza A. Cook took the stage and promptly supported Hayworth’s position.

“One of the things I really want to focus on as vice president is really trying to get this advocacy situation between the GSC and the union and these other organizations and affinity groups that are lobbying for certain changes more streamlined and synthetic,” Cook said, just before the GSC voted unanimously, but for one abstention, to make her vice president.

Three at-large representative positions remain unfilled, and will most likely be assumed by incoming graduate students next fall.

Hayworth said he is confident the relationship between the GSC and the union will be collaborative.

“It’s a synergistic relationship,” Hayworth said. “But it’s still being refined. We actually have a meeting coming up in a few weeks where we’re going to define exactly what the cooperation is going to look like.”

The open meeting also saw two representatives from the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign speak to the GSC about their current push to make the University disclose its investment profile.

The GSC approved a motion to vote on a resolution supporting the Prison Divestment Campaign’s push at

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Dean Gay Says Order Student Activists Unveil ‘Wall of Resistance’ Poses No Threat

By KEVIN R. CHEN and LAURA C. ESPINOZA

By MOLLY C. MCCAFFERTY and JONAH S. BERGER CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS

Gay said she has not heard concerns from faculty members about the March order, which aims to promote “free inquiry” on college campuses.

Experts have said the order is ambiguous in its enforcement mechanism and may not have any practical effect for private universities, who set their own free speech policies.

“I feel that free speech is alive and well on our campus,” Gay said. “We’re deeply committed to that. It’s so core to who we are and to our mission.”

FAS adopted a set of free speech guidelines in 1990 which outline recommendations for protecting campus speakers who express controversial views.

The guidelines note that FAS ­

does not “permit censorship of noxious ideas” and lay out several recommended punishments for disrupting speakers.

Though it is not fully clear how Trump will wield the order, Gay said she has “no concern” about losing federal funding because FAS abides by its policies “by the letter.”

“The idea of linking [free speech] to federal research funding seems completely unnecessary, and because it’s something that’s so central to our educational mission that there isn’t a universe in which we wouldn’t be taking steps to protect it and make sure it is alive and well on our campus, which I believe it is,” she said.

Gay also noted that faculty have turned to federal agencies ­for funding less and less in recent years, increasingly

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Student activists unveiled the Wall of Resistance, a public art project that highlights various social justice causes, in the Science Center Plaza Wednesday as part of Palestine Solidarity Committee’s Israeli Apartheid Week.

Students at the College, Harvard School of Public Health, Lesley University, and other area schools built and painted the wall, which students first designed and constructed in 2017. Activists have displayed the Wall of Resistance during Israeli Apartheid Week — which includes speakers and performances designed to raise awareness for what PSC calls Palestinians’ unfair treatment

by Israelis — for each of the last two years.

PSC leaders said they hope ­

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The Wall of Resistance was unveiled on Wednesday. Students who worked on the wall said they hope to raise awareness of the struggles that different communities face daily. MYEONG SEO—CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

With Unclear Consequences, HCFA’s Year-Long Probation Comes to Close

By SHERA S. AVI-YONAH and DELANO R. FRANKLIN CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS

Campus Christian group Harvard College Faith and Action’s year-long probationary period came to a close March 9, College spokesperson Aaron M. Goldman wrote in an email Tuesday.

The group’s co-presidents say it has now returned to its regular status.

Goldman declined to comment further on the details or outcome of the group’s probation, which appears to have had little practical effect on the club’s operations over the past year.

HCFA co-president Eunice A. N. Mwabe ’19 wrote in an ­

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email that in the last year, the club has continued its regular programming, which includes events held in Harvard spaces, such as Doxa — a weekly worship gathering that takes place in Yenching Auditorium.

“Over the course of the administrative probation HCFA continued to operate with the privileges of all other independent student organizations. We will continue all normal operations and procedures, including weekly Bible Studies and our weekly large-group meeting on Friday nights,” Mwabe wrote.

College administrators’ decision to place HCFA on probation last spring was almost certainly tied to the group’s decision to remove an assistant

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bible course leader because she was in a same-sex relationship.

Former HCFA presidents Scott Ely ’18 and Molly L. Richmond ’18 said then that HCFA’s “standards for leaders” led to the College’s decision to put the group on probation.

At the time, HCFA’s standards included a section titled “Sexual Purity” which charged the group’s leaders with “tak[ing] active steps to avoid inappropriate situations and physical encounters.”

Mwabe did not directly respond to a question asking whether HCFA changed its internal documents or procedures as a result of being placed-

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HARVARD TODAY

For Lunch Grilled Pizza Sandwich Red Spiced Chicken Multigrain Penne with Vegetables and White Beans

For Dinner Chicken Marsala Home Style Beef Lasagna Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

TODAY’S EVENTS A Conversation with Lawrence S. Bacow 6-7:15 p.m.

Join the IOP for the 30th Anniversary Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture. This event will feature a conversation with University President Lawrence S. Bacow on the impact of university leadership on opportunity.

How to Break into VC 6-8 p.m.

Intimidated by VC? Not sure what it is? Hear from successful venture capitalists from diverse industries and backgrounds at this event, hosted by Harvard Ventures. Learn about the process of breaking into VC, networking, and ask any and all questions you have!

Debating the Future of U.S.-China Relations 5:30-7 p.m.

If you’re interested in U.S. foreign policy towards China or if you love hearing professors argue, this is the event for you. The debate will feature Princeton Professor Aaron Freidberg on the side of confrontation and BU Professor Joseph Fewsmith on the side of cooperation. Oh, and there’s pizza and an after-debate dinner with Professor Freidberg! Intellectual conversation and free food… what more could you ask for?

IN THE REAL WORLD New Study Finds That Air Pollution Will Shorten Children’s Lives by 20 Months

With air pollution at a global all time high, a State of Global Air (SOGA) study found that children born today will live 20 months shorter on average due to air pollution. In 2017, nearly one in every ten deaths was attributed to air pollution, causing more deaths worldwide than malaria or smoking.

Mueller Will Testify

On March 30th, Harvard Volleyball lost to Saint Francis 3-2. Freshman Jason Shen dives to return a spike from Saint Francis. TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

DAILY BRIEFING University President Lawrence S. Bacow has been meeting with members of Congress to discuss the Higher Education Act, which authorizes the federal student financial aid program. He has taken five trips to Washington, D.C. five times since the beginning of his presidency in July. In other news, the Graduate Student Council elected its new executive board, and eight of the ten elected members voiced their support for the union.

As the counterintelligence investigation about Trump’s ties to Russia continues, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff confirmed that it is “inevitable” that special counsel Robert Mueller will have to testify before Congress.

Schiff stated that Mueller would most likely testify before many committees, and declared that the American people “have every right” to read the report.

Boeing Redesigning Stall-Prevention System After Ethiopian Airlines Crash

In March, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Co. 737 MAX airplane crashed after pilots were not able to take control of the plane, despite following all of the emergency procedures laid out by Boeing. Black-box data confirmed that the crew acted accordingly.

AROUND THE IVIES DARTMOUTH

This past week, Alexis Abramson was named the next dean of Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering, becoming the second woman to hold this position in the school’s 150 year history, according to The Dartmouth. Before coming to this position, Abramson served as an engineering professor at Case Western Reserve University and as a scientist for the Department of Energy. She is set to replace current Dean Laura Ray on June 17.

PENN

The University of Pennsylvania’s Dining Advisory Board launched a new program called Eat & Greet this past week, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Eat & Greet aims to promote mental wellness and camaraderie by encouraging students to share meals with their classmates instead of eating alone. The program is specifically aimed at first-year students to help them feel comfortable about meeting other students from their classes. If students are interested in Eat & Greet, they can grab a flag to place on their table to signify they are open to socializing with someone new.

PRINCETON

Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards spoke during a lecture about a recent increase in women’s involvement, voting, and campaigning for office, according to The Daily Princetonian. She also discussed the topic of increasing diversity among the candidates.

Richards served as president at Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood Action for 12 years and previously served as deputy chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The event was co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs and Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, and Southern NJ.

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RESISTANCE FROM PAGE 1

Wall of Resistance Highlights Social Issues the wall will connect campus affinity and service organizations by using the physical barrier to identify “common struggles” that affect various groups, according to Co-President Christian B. Tabash ’21.

“The purpose of the wall is to connect diverse struggles of different groups through a common theme of resistance to oppression,” he said.

The six-panel wall features designs on “racial discrimination, mass incarceration, immigration and undocumented issues, sex inequality, police brutality, and the occupation of Palestine,” according to a sign posted near the installation.

PSC’s panel depicts a Palestian woman hugging an olive tree, which symbolizes Palestinians’ efforts to hold onto their livelihoods, according to former PSC President Fatima M. Bishtawi ’17.

Bishtawi said she thinks “the Israeli occupation is known for uprooting those trees and sort of uprooting those sources of Palestinian livelihood.”

“This woman hanging on is sort of symbolic of her own resistance to the occupation, her own testament to her struggle, and her resistance and her attachment to the land,” she said.

Fourteen student organizations co-sponsored the wall this year, including Fuerza Latina, Harvard African Students Association, Harvard College Democrats, Phillips Brooks House Association, Jewish Voice for Peace-Boston, Harvard Kennedy School Palestine Caucus, and Harvard Law School Justice for Palestine.

Act on a Dream Co-Presi-

dent Diego Navarrete ’21 said in an interview before the event that his organization chose to co-sponsor the installation because of the parallels that members see between the Trump administration’s proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico and the Israeli West Bank barrier.

Some Israelis argue the barrier provides protection against what they see as a terrorist threat from the West Bank,.

However, some Palestinians argue the barrier, which they say limits their mobility, creates conditions that mirror apartheid.

“At the end of the day, the oppression that immigrants face is the same oppression that people in Palestine face, and we just wanted to bring attention to that,” Navarrete said.

Many students who spoke on behalf of their organizations said they think their own struggles parallel the issues that Palestinians face.

“We also recognize that our struggles are metaphorically and tangibly connected,” said Maha J. Al-Suwaidi ’19, a member of the Society of Arab Students, a co-sponsor of the wall.

“Our struggles are yours, and yours are our own.”

Representatives from other groups said they think the wall is an apt symbol.

“Walls are inherently oppressive,” Fuerza Latina Co-President Yasenimary Velazquez Carrasquillo ’21 said. “They serve to separate and divide and tear people apart. They pit groups against each other. Not only that, but they also dehumanize and ostracize people.”

While members of some student groups said they support the wall and view it as a statement of solidarity with Palestine, others have found organizations’ co-sponsorships of the wall “troubling,” according to Harvard Hillel President Rebecca Thau ’20.

“I’ve gotten several messages, actually, from students not knowing that a group they were a part of decided to co-sponsor things,” she said. “Some of those groups have said, ‘We’re not co-sponsoring the whole week; we’re co-sponsoring the wall, which is separate from the week.’”

Thau said that while some students might see a distinction between co-sponsoring the wall and co-sponsoring Israeli Apartheid Week, others may not.

She added that while Hillel generally endorses dialogue for peace-building in Israel, some discussions are “outside of the scope of what counts for us as a productive conversation.”

“We generally feel that Israeli Apartheid Week is a series of events that does not characterize the nuance and difficult political situation that is happening in Israel,” Thau said.

In a statement submitted

by PSC to the Undergraduate Council Sunday, group members defended their use of the word “apartheid” to describe the Israeli treatment of Palestinians, arguing that the term accurately applies to the political situation in Israel.

The wall installation will remain on display until Saturday. kevin.chen@thecrimson.com laura.espinoza@thecrimson.com

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Jelani Nelson to Leave Computer Science Department at SEAS

By AMY L. JIA CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

Jelani Nelson, an associate professor of Computer Science at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences whose research focuses on designing algorithms to process large, high-dimensional datasets, will leave Harvard after this academic year to join the faculty of University of California, Berkeley.

Nelson, who joined the Computer Science faculty in July 2013, wrote in an email to The Crimson that his upcoming move to California was largely motivated by his wife’s “match” to an internal medicine residency program at a hospital in Oakland, Calif.

“Family is of the highest importance to me, so before her interview process began I committed to accepting a position as close as possible to where the [National Residency Matching Program] sent her,” Nelson wrote.

At Harvard, Nelson has taught several advanced Computer Science courses, including Computer Science 224: “Advanced Algorithms,” Computer Science 226: “Sketching Algorithms for Big Data,” and Computer Science 124: “Data Structures and Algorithms.”

Nelson has collaborated with other Computer Science faculty members as a researcher in Harvard’s Theory of Computation group, which aims to address the fundamental questions of computation as it relates to fields like computer science, engineering, and math.

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he’s making, as long as it takes for the student to figure out what’s going on,” Zhang said.

“The fact that he’s leaving now leaves a very big hole in the department,” he added.

Kim Nguyen ’21, who invited Nelson to the Freshman Faculty Dinner and Classroom to Table last year, said Nelson’s commanding presence in the classroom belied a very relatable and quirky personality. She recalled a story Nelson shared with her in which he supposedly tried to email Queen Elizabeth to obtain visas for students taking his AddisCoder course.

“When I heard this story, I was just like, ‘First of all, who is this guy trying to guess emails to [United Nations] people? And then second of all, this guy actually cares so much about his students that he’s literally trying to write long emails just for this,’” Nguyen said.

Nelson will join UC Berkeley’s faculty as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

He wrote that although he will miss Harvard, he is “quite excited” for the opportunities at UC Berkeley. In particular, he wrote he is looking forward to working at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, which he described as “an entire 3-story building devoted to hosting semester-long research programs in theoretical computer science.”

“I’m also a huge fan of Berkeley Bowl (my #1 favorite supermarket in the world), and the many Eritrean, Ethiopian, and other great restaurants in the area,” Nelson wrote. amy.jia@thecrimson.com

GSC FROM PAGE 1

Graduate Student Council Elects Pro-Union Board next month’s meeting.

The Prison Divestment Campaign’s presentation comes amidst calls for Harvard to divest its nearly $40 billion endowment from companies with ties to the prison system.

Hayworth said at the Wednesday meeting that his priorities for his tenure as president include increased cooperation with student affinity groups at GSAS. “My hope is that the GSC will interact a lot more close-

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Boaz Barak described Nelson as a “leader” in the study of algorithms and praised Nelson’s work in balancing accuracy and length when creating “short digests” of large datasets. Barak wrote in an email that while he never worked directly with Nelson on a research project, he spoke with him often and guest lectured for AddisCoder, a free summer program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia created by Nelson to introduce high schoolers to programming and algorithms.

“He was a central figure in our Theory of Computation group, organizing our theory colloquium and leading many of our initiatives,” Barak wrote.

“All of us in the Theory of [Computation] group think the world of Jelani and wish him the best, while still hoping that maybe at some point in the future he will return to Harvard.”

Computer Science Professor Harry R. Lewis ’68, who also works alongside Nelson in the TOC group, described Nelson as a “brilliant scientist and a great colleague” in an email.

“We are super sorry that he is leaving,” Lewis wrote.

Several teaching fellows for CS 124 said that beyond Nelson’s many accomplishments as an algorithmist, he is also a wonderful professor and mentor who always puts his students first.

Bill W. Zhang ’21, who is a CS 124 teaching fellow, said he appreciated Nelson’s commitment to walking students through challenges.

“Jelani really takes the time to sit down with students and ask them questions, guide them, give them the time to respond and think through the points

ly with student groups like the W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Society, LGBTQ@GSAS, and the Latinx Society to bring those people into GSC meetings,” Hayworth said. “Those are the groups out there on the ground doing coalition building. Also to bring those people to deans’ meetings, as a way to use the dean’s meetings as a way to advance student group agendas.”

The new executive board will be in office during the Dudley House transition to a GSAS

student center. Hayworth said he sees this transition as an opportunity to reshape administrators’ perceptions of students’ experiences in the school.

“What I think is really important about next year is that this building is going from Dudley House to a GSAS Student Center, which is a really powerful moment to shape how administrators view being a student at GSAS.” luke.williams@thecrimson.com

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EDITORIAL THE CRIMSON EDITORIAL BOARD

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Ec 10 Shifts to the Future

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he College’s most popular course, Economics 10: “Principles of Economics,” is changing hands. Last week, Kennedy School professor and former Obama economic advisor Jason Furman ’92 and Economics professor David I. Laibson ’88 announced they will jointly take over teaching duties for the Economics Department’s flagship course this fall, in the wake of Economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw’s decision to step down from the course after 14 years.

As they look to start this new chapter for Ec 10, we believe Furman and Laibson have an opportunity and an obligation to change the direction and reputation of the course for the better.

While remaining a popular and iconic class at the College, students have expressed specific concerns relative to af-

As they look to start this new chapter for Ec 10, we believe Furman and Laibson have an opportunity and an obligation to change the direction and reputation of the course for

the better. fordability, the outsize role of graduate students in teaching the course, and ideological rigidity.

These concerns seem to be indicative of a more broadly felt negative attitude toward the course. Spring and fall 2018 Q Guide scores showed under 40 percent of students enrolled in Ec10 would “likely” recommend it, and less than 10 percent “with enthusiasm.” We hope Laibson and Furman will think about why and how Ec 10 has developed this image

and adjust the course to address those concerns.

Economics as a discipline and a way of understanding the world can be useful for students in a variety of disciplines outside of the Economics Department, as Laibson himself has pointed out, given that Ec 10 is its sole introductory course, it must be accessible to non-concentrators while serving as a rigorous introduction to prepare prospective economics concentrators to engage with the material at a high level of theoretical proficiency.

As long as Ec 10 serves this dual purpose, it is imperative that the reformed course honors the needs of both groups.

Yet catering to concentrators and non-concentrators alike may prove difficult.

To address this problem in the future, we suggest the Economics Department consider stratifying its introductory courses by varying levels of rigor and abstraction in a manner analogous to those offered by the Mathematics Department. wThe department could offer one course more unapologetically theoretical to prepare concentrators for higher level coursework, and another that offers non-concentrators an economic framework valuable for work in other disciplines.

However, absent such a change, Laibson and Furman can still do meaningful work to improve the quality of Ec 10.

Laibson contends that the field of economics is not just about “finance and consulting,” but also about “inequality” and “discrimination,” and we hope that he and Furman will honor their stated commitment to applying economics in the context of these real world issues as they redesign the course.

We also hope they consider structural concerns in addition to content.

As we have previously opined, the prohibitive price of the Ec 10 textbook, authored by Mankiw himself, poses a barrier to low-income students who may wish to enroll in the class.

We encourage Furman and Laibson to address this issue.

We see this transition as a huge opportunity to reform and improve Ec 10.

Furman and Laibson have an opportunity to touch the academic lives of thousands of students over the coming years.

A generation of Harvard students could have their thinking on questions of fairness, economic justice, inequality, and countless other issues shaped in part by this course.

A generation of Harvard students could have their thinking on questions of fairness, economic justice, inequality, and countless other issues shaped in part by this course.

That is a tremendous responsibility for Furman and Laibson to shoulder. We wish them the best of luck.

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

The Bitter Taste of Development Jonathan Yuan FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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arvard is a unique place because it lies at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. The University was the first founded in the United States and has a reputation that extends throughout the entire world. Yet Harvard is also at the center of global development, an institution that emphasizes civil engagement and awareness and supports researchers in fields ranging from art history to molecular biology.

This mix of holding onto tradition and embracing the future is likely what drew so many of us here to this school. The two, however, can sometimes come into conflict, making us redefine our ideas of what we think is important.

Sometimes, these two attributes can work together in fantastic ways. Take the recent developments undertaken by restaurants in Harvard Square, a hub of student activity. Last semester, Felipe’s — a Harvard Square icon ever since its founding in 2004 — joined with SnackPass — a popular new app that allows for discounts and online ordering — to provide a better experience to customers. This union of history and technology has allowed for both groups to succeed, with students gaining a greater sense of comfort because of it. Harvard Square also fosters a unique sense of community for members of Cambridge as a whole. El Jefe’s Taqueria, another staple, partners with Y2Y, a homeless shelter in the Square opened in 2015 aimed towards helping homeless youth, by donating a portion of its proceeds every month to helping the shelter keep up costs.

This mix of holding onto tradition and embracing the future is likely what drew so many of us here to this school. The two, however, can sometimes come into conflict, making us redefine our ideas of what we think is important.

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OP-ED

Moving Beyond Our Harvard Privilege

By NOAH D. SECONDO

S

itting in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, waiting to hear a talk on the future of diplomacy, I quietly scanned through the day’s news. Suddenly, a flood of people filled the seats around me. They seemed to be discussing the study group that had just ended at the Institute of Politics. I noticed a man saying, “We’ve talked about that in class,” to a bunch of twenty-somethings.

Maybe, I thought, the group was a class from the Kennedy School or a seminar from the College. But why, then, was one of the students commenting on the building’s architecture?

I was too curious to sit through an hour-long forum without asking. Enthusiastically, one of them informed me: “We’re students studying political science at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire.” New Hampshire? Yes, that’s right.

These students drove an hour and a half to experience what is less than ten minutes from where we sleep. While moments of clarity exist, we as Harvard students often find ourselves unconscious of the frequency with which we receive unparalleled privileges. The forum I was attending and the access it represents is one of them.

Rather than passively accepting this reality, I believe that, as Harvard students, we should strive to make these privileges accessible to those who do not attend our university. There are few places in the world with such a high concentration of knowledge, resources, and connections.

These benefits make Harvard an attractive place to study and can make trips into Boston feel like wasted hours.

Students work tirelessly to build strong and inclusive communities and student organizations on campus.

Every hour they spend has a positive impact on our community and helps make Harvard what it is. But, when look-

ing to make an impact, we should keep in mind that our contributions can reach beyond the gates of Harvard Yard.

So, if we’re unwilling to leave the Harvard Bubble, let’s bring in other people to use and disrupt it.

As Harvard students, we should strive to make these privileges accessible to those who do not attend our university.

Harvard is a community resource.

Public access to many events at the Institute of Politics as well as Harvard Model United Nations’ work with secondary-school students, for example, are great steps toward working for the broader community instead of just working in it.

The University, student organizations, and individual students should embrace this responsibility.

This doesn’t require us to block out extra hours on our calendar, just to reassess the work we already do to determine how it can best serve all of our communities.

Instead of a team-building activity in Sever Hall, for example, bring your organization’s membership to a local soup kitchen. Harvard strives to produce “citizen-leaders” — and that can start right now, right here. Students’ leadership abilities will prove inadequate if they form in a bubble.

Without understanding how privileged communities can interact with less privileged communities, without the perspective of other communities, the education of citizen-leaders falls short.

These students from Franklin Pierce University also made clear that many students here fall short in terms of spon-

taneity. How often do we see an event that we want to go to less than 48 hours in advance, say to ourselves “I have too much work,” and spend another hour in Lamont Library? And how often, when your friend texts you about an event happening that night, do we say “I’d love to come” and follow through?

That level of spontaneity is something I’ve encountered less and less among my first-year classmates as we’ve become more and more a part of the Harvard community.

And don’t get me wrong, I’ve been no better: I added that event at the JFK Jr. Forum to my calendar a week in advance.

But that doesn’t change the fact that an entire class of New Hampshire undergraduates was willing to spend most of the day on something that some Harvard students find unthinkable: an activity that can’t be put on a resume. We should learn from these students. Let’s add spontaneity into our personal and extracurricular lives.

Let’s go to that show in Boston on Saturday night, even though we have a paper due next Wednesday. And let’s bring local high schoolers to our organization’s training event. Expanding our reach and impact outwards will help us develop as leaders and understand what makes Harvard special.

None of my criticisms characterize all Harvard students.

They don’t even characterize some Harvard students 100 percent of the time. But we should reflect on how we spend our time here. Let’s learn, but without setting unrealistic expectations for ourselves. Let’s support, but without worrying how we weren’t productive for an hour. And let’s lead, but without forgetting to participate.

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

This collaboration for a common good is something incredibly vital to this urban space, making Harvard Square not just a collection of shops but a community. However, many times the old and the new are at odds, as historic and loved places are forced to leave because of the desire for something new. Already in the first few months of this year, so many eateries have closed their doors — such as the Starbucks in the Harvard Square Garage, loved by students for over 20 years; Sweet Bakery, which closed alongside Urban Outfitters; and others like Chipotle. In their place? Shops like Milk Bar, a pop-culture icon known for its cereal milk ice cream and cookies. Even right here in Harvard Square, we can see restaurants that are loved by members of Harvard being replaced by the costly, the flashy, the high-end. Also, views on what makes a store valuable are at odds. Many of these closures in Harvard Square are brought on by the move to renovate spaces and increasing rent prices, which cause small business owners to struggle to maintain profit margins in order to pay their bills.

For example, Sweet’s closure was due to its building being renovated, and there is still uncertainty about whether or not it will return.

This purely economic reasoning leaves existing restaurants in a strange limbo, placing their success on how much money they make, and whether or not their property owners see value in investment. After looking at what’s happening in Harvard Square, perhaps we all should consider how this conflict can shape our individual worldviews. Whether you’re majoring in economics or philosophy, each of us faces the question of how we wish to lead our lives.

Do we see the importance of community or individual motivation? Do we care more about emotional attachment or inherent value? No matter how much one might try, there’s no way to separate the quantitative from the qualitative, the statistical from the holistic, or the past from the future.

Whether it’s related to urban development, college admissions, or even one’s goals for the future, every single person must realize that there is no simple, widespread answer to this question of what is valuable to us.

Whether it’s related to urban development, college admissions, or even one’s goals for the future, every single person must realize that there is no simple, widespread answer to this question of what is valuable to us. Yet I think that students at Harvard tend to think in numbers, that success is dependent on how many connections you’ve made or how many figures will end up on your paycheck. Though things like money and finance are important, we shouldn’t just let tradition and history be destroyed in front of us as we sit back and watch, waving it off as “the way things are.”

The things in life that cannot be enumerated, like the value of tradition and community, enrich society and allow us to find intrinsic meaning and value in the world around us.

—Jonathan Yuan ’22 lives in Thayer Hall. His column appears on alternate Thursdays.

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University Announces HUHS Director Search

By MICHELLE G. KURILLA and TAMAR SARIG CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS

The University has begun its search for Harvard University Health Services Director Paul J. Barreira’s replacement, University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 and Executive Vice President Katie Lapp announced in an email to Harvard affiliates Wednesday.

Barreira announced in January that he would step down on June 30 after seven years in the position and 15 years at the University.

A 12-person search committee comprising professors, administrators, and other Cambridge-based medical professionals will spearhead the search, according to the email.

Barreira said in an interview Monday that the committee has retained a national hiring firm and will likely hire externally.

“They’ve hired a national search firm, and they’re doing a national search for the next director,” Barreira said. “I don’t think there’s anybody internally who’s applying for the position. So it would definitely be an outside person.”

Members of the search committee include Harvard Medical School Faculty Assistant Dean for Students Affairs Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, Medical School Professor Michael E. Chernew, Harvard Business School Executive Dean for Administration Angela Q. Crispi, Medical School Professor

Shelly F. Greenfield, Vice President for Human Resources Marilyn Hausammann, Dean of the College Rakesh KhuranMedical School Professor Barbara J. McNeil, Deputy Provost Peggy Newell, Law School Associate Dean and Dean of Students Marcia Sells, Senior Vice President of Ambulatory and Clinical Services at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Sam Skura, MIT Medical Director Cecilia Warpinski Stuopis, and Medical School Instructor Ryan W. Thompson.

Garber and Lapp wrote the next director will work to continue Barreira’s work in providing “high-quality care” across the University.

“Under Paul’s guidance, the HUHS has strengthened its mission to provide compassionate, high-quality care and to support the health and well-being of Harvard’s diverse patient populations,” Garber and Lapp wrote.

“The next Executive Director will continue to advance Harvard’s commitment to health and equitable access to care.”

To aid in the search, the University-wide committee will solicit feedback at two meetings open to Harvard affiliates held at the end of the month. Students will also have until May 1 to submit nominations and feedback via email to the committee.

The University has not yet specified when the search will conclude.

Throughout his 15-year tenure at Harvard, Barreira has served as director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling at HUHS, overseeing Student Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Services, the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, the Center for Wellness, and the Bureau for Study Counsel.

Before being appointed HUHS director in 2012, he served as an associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical School for eight years. Barreira said he might work part-time on the graduate student mental health survey that HUHS has been conducting over the past year after he steps down.

He also said he plans to spend more time with his family. Barreira said he wants to to visit his daughter, who is expecting a child in June, in Birmingham, Ala., “as frequently and for as long as they’ll tolerate us.”

Barreira added that he plans on spending more time reading and being more physically active than he already is.

“What I do is anything athletic that you can imagine. So, right now I run. I’m in the gym every day. In the summer, I like to get on my paddle board and paddle board all over the Cape.

Or canoe. Or kayak. And play golf — although I haven’t had time to play golf,” Barreira said.

“So all those kinds of things I’ll end up doing.” michelle.kurilla@thecrimson.com tamar.sarig@thecrimson.com

IOP Panel Debates Mueller Investigation’s Conclusion

By DANIELLE J. KRANCHALK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

New York Times correspondent Peter E. Baker, former United States Representative Barbara J. Comstock (R-Va.), and CNN legal analyst Michael Zeldin debated developments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s recently concluded investigation into foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election at the Institute of Politics on Wednesday.

The panel — entitled “Presidential Investigations: What Lies Ahead?” — broke down the potential implications of Mueller’s unreleased report.

Though the document has not yet been made public, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr summarized Mueller’s report in a four-page letter released publicly on March 24.

In the letter, Barr wrote the investigation found no evidence of coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian election interference efforts.

Barr added that the special counsel did not come to a conclusion on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice.

Comstock, who is also a current IOP Resident Fellow, said she was surprised the special counsel did not make a definitive judgement on the obstruction of justice charge.

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“Usually you would make a decision one way or the other,” Comstock said. “That’s the real surprise, is that there was no decision.”

Zeldin, another current IOP Resident Fellow, said he believes that Mueller would have come to a conclusion if he had been able to interview Trump.

“I have a theory and that theory is that Mueller wanted very much to interview the president and the Justice Department resisted that subpoena and then he stood down,” Zeldin said.

“The absence of the evidence that he would have gained from that formal testimony is what caused him to hesitate to make the ultimate decision.”

Rather than speculating and waiting on the full special counsel report, Comstock said Congress should open investigations of their own.

“Congress has a very broad role in investigating,” Comstock added. “You could have hearings. There’s a lot that Congress can still do. They can subpoena a lot of this material.”

In response to an audience question about media credibility in light of the Mueller investigation, Baker highlighted the importance of distinguishing between reporters and pundits.

“A lot of people tend to overstate, overgeneralize about the media based on something they might have seen on Sean Hannity or Rachel Maddow who —

with all respect to both of them — are commentators, not journalists,” Baker said.

Several attendees said they appreciated Baker’s points about the public perception of

“Usually you would make a decision one way or the other.”

Barbara J. Comstock Former U.S. Representative

the media.

“I thought Baker’s comment about the media not being monolithic was very important,” said Shelley Schussheim, who attended the event.

Andrew W. Liang ’21, a Crimson editor and event attendee, said he was impressed by Baker’s self-scrutiny as a reporter.

“You don’t often see journalists saying journalists should be held accountable,” he said.

Attendee Daniel S. Sullivan said he enjoyed Comstock’s comments about humanizing those involved in the investigation.

“It’s so easy today in the world of public discourse to be critical of folks on a personal level,” Sullivan said. “Comstock made some points that I found encouraging, that you have to evaluate people as human beings.”

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Gay Says Free Speech Exec.

Order Poses No Threat gaining support from “foundations” and “industry” for research projects. Though federal funding remains the largest source of awards overall at roughly 70 percent, the amount of non-federal funding FAS researchers received has increased steadily since 2012.

“I just think that will be a trend that will continue, and potentially could accelerate in a context in which there are declines in federal research support,” Gay said.

Experts have said the executive order — announced at a

conference for the Conservative Political Action Committee — appeared to be a partisan maneuver designed specifically to support conservative college students.

A Government Department survey released earlier this year in February found that 61 percent of self-identified conservatives in the department reported their work or study was “limited” in some capacity by their political views, compared to nine percent of self-identified liberals.

On Tuesday, Gay said she be-

lieves the faculty represent a variety of ideological views. A 2018 survey conducted by The Crimson found that 83 percent of faculty respondents identified themselves as “liberal” or “very liberal.”

“I continue to see our campus as one that not only encourages but embraces robust dialogue where we have the opportunity to be exposed to a broad range of perspectives, frankly on every issue,” she said. jonah.berger@thecrimson.com molly.mccafferty@thecrimson.com

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Harvard College Faith and Action’s Year-long Probation Comes to a Close on probation by the College.

She wrote that HCFA has since changed its internal operations more broadly to match the group’s values.

“We clarified internal policies and structures to best reflect the convictions of our organization,” Mwabe wrote.

College spokesperson Rachael Dane said in February 2018 that HCFA would have to disaffiliate from Christian Union — a national organization that supports Christian groups at all eight Ivy League schools.

On Wednesday, Mwabe also declined to directly answer

whether Christian Union, HCFA’s parent organization, continues to provide the group with funding and resources.

Mwabe and HCFA’s other co-president Cooper B. Bryan ’19 wrote in a February email that HCFA continued to be “resourced” by Christian Union as the close of the probationary period neared.

HCFA receives resources and staff help from Christian Union, according to the national umbrella organization’s website.

During the course of HCFA’s administrative probation, college administrators repeat-

edly declined to elaborate on the specific terms by which the College asked the organization to abide.

Dean of Students Alexander R. Miller wrote in a Feb. 25 statement that he has had “productive conversations” with Mwabe and Bryan, but did not detail the substance of those conversations or indicate whether they resulted in organizational changes.

Mwabe confirmed in February that they attended the meetings with Miller.

Harvard Contines to Lobby in Support of Federal Student Aid “We have a friend in Senator Alexander in sort of trying to lead the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act,” Bacow said. “When I say us, I’m talking about all of higher education.”

Alexander, who formerly served as Secretary of Education under President George H.W. Bush, has advocated for simplifying federal aid policies by shortening the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, reforming student loan repayment, and creating an accountability system to ensure students are repaying their loans on time.

The HELP committee has held hearings on reauthorization twice since the start of the year. As part of its discussions, the committee heard testimonies from experts in higher education about campus sexual assault and simplifying FAFSA. Senator Patty Murray (DWa.) has led Democrats on the issue as the ranking member of the HELP committee, pushing for making federal student aid more accessible as well as allocating more aid toward higher education. Murray has also been outspoken about using the Higher Education Act as an opportunity to fortify sexual harassment prevention measures on campuses.

The Trump administration laid out its own proposals for reauthorization last week, including changes to Pell Grants, the reform of Federal Work Study, limits on Grad PLUS loans, and

the simplification of student aid.

University spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain wrote in an emailed statement that the White House proposals are “an important step” in the reauthorization process of the Higher Education Act. “The University is monitoring this process closely and engaging with members in both the House and Senate as they develop their bills and move forward proposals,” Swain wrote.

Swain also wrote that the University is focusing its lobbying on bolstering federal programs that provide financial assistance to low-income students, specifically citing protection and expansion of the Pell Grant as priorities.

At the College, which touts its no-loan financial aid policy, students are less likely to be affected by changes to federal loan policies than at graduate and professional schools. Swain noted that the University’s advocacy for the Higher Education Act includes graduate and professional students — an area which he deemed to have recently experienced “an erosion of federal support.”

“The Trump Administration proposals continue this trend with new limits on loans, which are the primary source of federal aid available to these students, and by rolling back important loan forgiveness programs that help keep borrowing affordable and encourage public service work,” Swain wrote.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

During the 2017-2018 school year, Harvard had 1,254 Pell Grant recipients who received awards totaling $5,601,702 and 1,120 students on Federal Work Study, collectively receiving $2,397,897. The University also had 1,693 students who received Grad PLUS loans, totalling $60,800,828, and 126 students who benefitted from PLUS (Parent) loans, amounting to $3,645,573.

The most recent movement to reauthorize the Higher Education Act came in 2017 when House Republicans proposed an overhaul of the bill. The legislation — dubbed the PROSPER Act — would have reauthorized Pell grants, restructured loan repayment plans, and eliminated Federal Work Study and public service loan forgiveness for graduate and professional students.

Former University President Drew G. Faust criticized the PROSPER Act for its potential to reduce student aid and support for work study. Harvard’s Federal Relations Office lobbied against the bill to representatives in Congress, where the act eventually stalled after passing a House committee 23-17 in Dec. 2017.

It did not move to the full House or Senate for a vote before the new Congress took office in January. alexandra.chaidez@thecrimson.com aidan.ryan@thecrimson.com

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BASEBALL VS. NORTHEASTERN W, 4-3 ___________________________________________________________

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L, 3-2 ___________________________________________________________

SOFTBALL VS. HOLY CROSS L, 6-4 ___________________________________________________________

WOMEN’S RUGBY VS. DARTMOUTH L, 12-10 ___________________________________________________________

MEN’S TENNIS VS. QUINNIPIAC W, 4-1 ___________________________________________________________

WOMEN’S WATER POLO VS. BUCKNELL W, 15-13 ___________________________________________________________

WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. DARTMOUTH W, 4-0 ___________________________________________________________

WOMEN’S GOLF

Women’s Golf Places Second in Spring Opener

By KOSTAS TINGOS CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

The Harvard women’s golf team had a strong showing at the Harvard Invitational in Winter Garden, Fla. to open up its 2019 spring season. The group placed tied for second in a field of eight teams during this past weekend.

“Having our own tournament is always really special,” senior Michelle Xie said. “It was our first tournament for the spring season so it was a pretty big deal to play well and place second compared to some of the other teams.”

With a cumulative score of 891 (304-292-295) over the three rounds, the Crimson found itself level with Pennsylvania, and trailing only Princeton who topped the leaderboard with a score of 880. Dartmouth (909) and Navy (909) rounded out the top five.

The Tigers’ team success was also reflected on the individual leaderboard. Juniors Annabelle Chang and Maya Walton led the way, placing first and second respectively. The duo shot fourunder-par and three-under-par over the three rounds. This included a tournament-low 68 for Walton in the second round.

This win for Princeton is not that surprising when you consider the fact that the Harvard Invitational was already the group’s third competition of the

season. On the other hand, the Crimson was just beginning its tournament play. Its first round score of 304 was an indication of the rustiness associated with a long offseason. Once that wore off, the second and third rounds were much different.

“Mainly our goal was to get used to competing again and see what we needed to work on,” freshman Anina Ku said. “As a team I think we’d agree that we did that and are ready to use what we learned.”

The group emphasized that the final scorecard is certainly not all that matters in the grand scheme of things. Harvard wants to display a steady improvement throughout the course of the season.

“Obviously we love to win and we’re pretty results oriented in that way, but we’re also pretty process focused,” Xie said. “Just focusing on what steps I need to take, am I doing them right, have I practiced all the areas that I need to, and if so then I should feel good going into the next round.”

Ku and fellow freshman Elizabeth Wang led the charge for the Crimson. Wang snagged fifth place with a score of 216 (73-70-73) and Ku was tied for ninth overall by going eightover-par for the tournament.

Ku started off a bit shaky with a 79 in the first round, but quickly righted the ship. The N.J. native improved her score

on each round, securing a 73 in the second and 72 in the third.

“I started off pretty rough my first round,” Ku said. “Things didn’t feel right but I knew I was really close. I stayed positive and kept fighting on and suddenly it clicked and the rest of the tournament was pretty smooth sailing. I was really happy with how I hung in there.”

Another solid Harvard performance was turned in by senior Anna Zhou. She displayed a similar turnaround to that of Ku. A 77 first round was quickly erased by scores of 72 and 73 to finish at six-over-par for the competition.

Wang achieved her success by displaying a great deal of consistency. In all three of her rounds she shot 73 or better, and she finished with 13 birdies.

This is just a continuation of her strong play from the fall when she led the Crimson with a 71.57 stroke average. “[Elizabeth] was our leader this tournament and this was her third top-five finish this year which is pretty great,” Ku said. “Definitely such a word worker and knows how to self evaluate and work on each individual part [of her game]... It motivates us to keep pushing forward with an attitude that is similar to hers.”

The team will soon be put to its second test. A matchplay event hosted by Princeton is slated for this upcoming week-

end. After that, the Ivy League championships are only two weeks away. This spring season

will fly by, and the squad will need to take advantage of every opportunity in order to prepare

for that final stage. kostas.tingos@thecrimson.com.

TEEING OFF Sophomore Belinda Hu tees off and watches her drive from the tee box. Hu had a 76.09 stroke average during the team’s fall season. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HARVARD WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM

TENNIS

Men’s and Women’s Tennis: The Season Recapped

By EAMON J. MCLOUGHLIN CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

The No. 44 Harvard Men’s Tennis team finds itself in good form entering Ivy League play this weekend at Penn. Harvard is coming off of back to back victories versus Boston College and Quinnipiac over the weekend, preserving their perfect records all time versus the two ­

schools, at 11-0 and 4-0 respectively. The team now sits at 13-5 on the season, and enters Ivy League play with some momentum, as it currently is on a three match win streak. Harvard has thrived at home so far this year, only losing one match at the Murr Center, the season opener versus Buffalo in January.

Sophomore Robert Wrzesinski has been having a sea-

son to remember for Harvard, as he currently sits at 17-6 in singles and 19-9 in doubles on the year. The Vilnius, Lithuania native has been playing often in the 1 and 2 spot in singles for Harvard, and has been up to the challenge thus far. In doubles, Wrzesinski has also found success, most notably when matched with senior Christopher Morrow, as the pair main-

tain a 12-2 record when playing together this season. Wrzesinski received a Second Team AllIvy selection in Doubles last season, and will be undoubtedly looking to match this accomplishment this year.

Freshman Harris Walker has also impressed for the Crimson this season, currently holding a 22-7 season record in singles.

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has not fazed the South Salem, New York native, with his most recent contribution being a victory in straight sets versus Boston College in the fourth spot last weekend. In doubles, Walker has remained solid, boasting a 12-2 record for the season heading into Ivy League play.

The freshman has maintained undefeated doubles records on the season when paired with se-

EYES ON THE BALL Senior Erica Oosterhout tracks a backhand at the baseline. Oosterhout is playing from the Crimson’s No. 1 singles position this year. She was a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection in singles play last season, a feat that she will aim to match in her final season playing on the Murr Center courts. TIMOTHY R. O’MEARA — CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER

nior Michael Peters and freshman Steven Sun, racking up 6-0 and 4-0 records respectively.

On the women’s side, the Harvard Women’s Tennis team has similarly been playing impressively this season, sitting at 13-5 on the year and 1-0 in Ivy League play after sweeping Dartmouth 4-0 last weekend in its conference opener. Harvard is on a hot streak currently, as the win versus Dartmouth marked its fifth consecutive win. The majority of Harvard’s matches have been at home, and it has taken this chance to impress its home fans, racking up a 10-2 home record this season.

The team continues Ivy League play this weekend, as it hosts Penn and Princeton at the Murr Center this Saturday and Sunday.

Senior Erica Oosterhout has played well in her final season with Harvard, as she currently holds a 10-7 Singles record.

Oosterhout has not only been a solid No. 1 for Harvard, but has racked up wins in Doubles as well, sitting at 15-7 on the season in Doubles play.

The Tampa, Fla. native has paired well with junior Natasha Gonzales, as the pair is 8-4 on the season, as well as freshman Rachel Lim, with whom Oosterhout is a perfect 5-0 this year.

Oosterhout was a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection in Singles last season, and will be aiming to match this feat in her final season.

Junior Natasha Gonzales has been solid in the No. 4 spot for the Crimson this season, maintaining a 15-4 singles record and leading the team in Singles wins.

The Houston, Texas native also has 15 Doubles wins on the season, as she boasts a 15-7 Doubles record entering the second match of conference play.

This record includes an 8-4 tally with Oosterhout, with the pair winning their last three in a row.

Gonzales had a strong conference showing last season, finishing the year at 7-1 in Singles versus Ivy League opponents, and is on track to perform impressively again this year, as her 7-5, 6-2 Singles win versus Dartmouth got her Ivy League play off to a perfect start. eamon.mcloughlin@thecrimson.com