And Murphy isn't the only good coach here. The point I'm making is that Harvard needs to hire more minority coaches, but that's only the start.

Like it or not-and whether this sounds arrogant or not-Harvard is one of the colleges that sets the tone for other colleges across the country. Stealing minority coaches from other schools would show that we care, but it isn't going to make things much better.

Harvard has to produce minority coaches. It's not just something that's politically expedient to do. It's right. It's just. Whites are about 75 percent of America's population. They shouldn't be 100 percent of Harvard's head coaching population.

I'm not even accounting for the fact that hiring minority coaches might make Harvard teams better if they can interact with their minority players better.

So I encourage you to call (495-2204) or e-mail Bill Cleary (athletic@fas.harvard.edu), and tell him you're mad.

And Bill Cleary, if you don't agree that it's a good idea to have more minority coaches than can be counted on one hand, shame on you.