Commencement 2012
U.S. Representative John Lewis
U.S. Representative John Lewis receives an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Harvard's Commencement Exercises on Thursday while fellow awardees Kwame Anthony Appiah and Wendy Kopp look on. Lewis received the degree for his years as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and his continued service to the nation as a congressman.
THE ROAD EDNEYS HERE
Defender Sarah Edney turned in a strong rookie campaign for the Harvard women’s hockey team, recording seven goals and 13 assists.
MEN'S HOCKEY: Crimson Comes Within a Game of ECAC Title
Where to start with the 2011-12 Harvard men’s hockey team? The Crimson set an NCAA record with 11 ties, skated at Fenway Park, the TD Garden, and Atlantic City, made it all the way to the ECAC Championship game, and—at one point in the season—had the most effective power play ever.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY: After Strong Regular Season, Harvard Exits Early
The Harvard women’s hockey team turned over a new leaf this season. Despite losing two of its top four scorers, the squad squeaked out its highest win total since setting an NCAA record for consecutive wins in the 2007-08 season.
BREAKOUT TEAM OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP: Men's Hockey
Coming into the 2011-12 season, the expectations couldn’t have been much lower for the Harvard men’s hockey team.
WRESTLING: Individual Success Characterizes Year
Coming off of a year that had very few individual or team victories, the Harvard wrestling team (5-10, 1-4 Ivy) performed considerably better in 2011-12, sending four grapplers to the NCAA tournament—the most since 2007—and posting its best head-to-head record since the 2008-09 season.
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP: Tiffany Lim
Coming into the season ranked as the sixth-best freshman in the nation by Golfweek Magazine, Tiffany Lim immediately justified the lofty expectations in her first three collegiate tournaments.
ROCK AND GIRARD PLACE
After replacing freshman goaltender Steve Michalek late in the year, sophomore Raphael Girard shined in the postseason.
MALE BREAKOUT PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Raphael Girard
During the first intermission of the Harvard men’s hockey team’s game against Quinnipiac on Feb. 3, Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91 realized he needed to change things up.
BUCKING THE TREND
After a string of disappointing seasons, the Harvard men’s hockey team was picked to finish last in the ECAC in one preseason poll. But the Crimson surpassed all expectations this season, ultimately earning a top-25 national ranking and a spot in the ECAC championship.
PARTING SHOT: Not Just the Numbers
Harvard is all about the numbers. Number one school in the country with 6,400 undergrads, 3,500 courses, three million volumes in Widener, 12 undergraduate houses, and 41 Division I sports teams. One basketball NCAA tournament run, two Winklevii, three women’s soccer Ivy League championships in the past four years, and a handful of 2012 Olympians.
NATURAL-BORN KILLORN
Senior forward Alex Killorn paced the Harvard men’s hockey team in the 2011-12 season with 46 points on 23 goals and 23 assists.
MEN'S SOCCER: Talent-Heavy Crimson Disappoints
After an impressive accumulation of talent, the Crimson seemed poised to realize the high expectations from the previous season, when they occupied a spot in the Top 25.
TRACK AND FIELD: Differing Trajectories for Men’s, Women’s Teams
This season, the Harvard men’s track and field team saved its best performance for last.
