Monday, April 1, 2013
The GIF of the former Hopkins star came from Harvard’s loss to Arizona.
Hopkins standout Siyani Chambers has gotten a lot of attention for his prowess on the court this year—a year in which he helped Harvard to its first NCAA tournament victory and was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Now, though, Chambers is getting some less-desirable attention. Last week, the website Complex selected a GIF of Siyani Chambers realizing his tooth was chipped as the second best GIF of the NCAA tournament so far. A GIF is an image format that allows animation. The Chambers GIF comes from No. 14 Harvard’s March 23 loss to No. 6 Arizona. Chambers went up for a jump-pass and took an elbow to the face from Arizona's Kevin Parrom, in a collision that was ruled incidental contact. USA Today noted that Chambers’ teammate Christian…
Friday, March 22, 2013
The one-time Hopkins star and Ivy League rookie of the year scored five points against New Mexico.
One-time Hopkins star Siyani Chambers continued his outstanding freshman season at Harvard by helping the Crimson to its first NCAA tournament victory Thursday night. The 14th-seeded Crimson upset No. 3 seed New Mexico 68-62. Chambers made five points and seven assists and snagged two rebounds during 40 minutes of play, according to the ESPN box score. Harvard will next take on sixth-seeded Arizona at 5:10 p.m. March 23 in the Round of 32. The win follows Chambers’ unanimous selection as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-Ivy pick. He also received six Rookie of the Week awards, tying him for fifth most in conference history. At Hopkins, Chambers was named Mr. Basketball in 2012 and helped the Royals to state …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
For some age groups, Hopkins youth are more at risk than a Harvard study last week reported for American youth as a whole.
Students in the Hopkins school district think about suicide and attempt suicide at rates comparable to the dangerous levels reported in a Harvard study last week—and in some cases even exceed those rates, a local survey suggests. The Harvard study of nearly 6,500 teenagers found that 12.1 percent had thought about suicide while 4 percent either made plans to kill themselves or actually attempted suicide. In comparison, the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey found that between 8 and 25 percent of Hopkins youth had thought about killing themselves, depending on the age and gender. The rates for those attempting suicide ranged from 0 to 5 percent. Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts Among Hopkins Students NOTE: All numbers are percentages. Click on …
