So what happened every Tuesday night was lecturing on a novel subject by one of Harvard's true intellectuals. Rather than a gut, the course was probably as informative as any other given in the fall.

Who Needs it?

But what most people scream about is relevance, and few see the subject of this article as being relevant. Yet sport is one of the most pervasive aspects of our society--hence, its relevance exists beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Political ideology is certainly relevant or the entire faculty of the Government Department would be unemployed. Why, then, should the mention of sport degenerate any discipline to that of superficiality? It shouldn't. And even though the subject taught by Hoberman required no calculators, it is nonetheless important.

As for the grades given in the course, all one needs to know is that Hoberman is tough but fair, forcing the students to formulate their own ideas--albeit ones the Hoberman originally posed himself.

As for the instructor himself, he won't appreciate this article because he won't agree with some of the things I've written. All I can say is that I'm tough, but I'm fair.