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Harvard Cancels Men's Soccer Season After Google Doc Exposed

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Harvard has canceled their men's soccer season after the team's online conversations became public. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Michael Shure, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. http://tytnetwork.com/join "The Harvard men's soccer team has been suspended for the remainder of the season after the school discovered the team had repeatedly written and circulated vulgar, sexually explicit "scouting reports" about new recruits on the women's team, in a practice that continued up to this year. "The decision to cancel a season is serious and consequential," Harvard President Drew Faust said in a statement Thursday. She wrote that "both the team's behavior and the failure to be forthcoming when initially questioned are completely unacceptable, have no place at Harvard, and run counter to the mutual respect that is a core value of our community." Men's soccer coach Pieter Lehrer said the team was "beyond disappointed" to see the season end this way, but would respect the decision. "Actions have consequences, and character counts," Lehrer said in a statement. "We accept responsibility for our actions, and I know that we will use the experience of this terribly unfortunate situation to be better." The suspension follows a story by The Harvard Crimson, the university's student newspaper, revealing that in 2012, the soccer team had circulated a "scouting report"on the new freshman recruits for the women's soccer team. The document — which appeared to be part of an annual tradition — described the female players in graphic, frequently degrading terms. It ranked their attractiveness with numerical values, assigned them sexual positions, theorized about their sexual behavior and described their physical attributes in terms that were variously crude and insulting. After that story, Harvard ordered a review of the team's behavior. The review found that the "scouting report" was, indeed, a tradition.”* Read more here: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/04/500705144/harvard-mens-soccer-team-sidelined-for-rest-of-season-over-sexist-emails Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Michael Shure *** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. http://www.tytnetwork.com/live Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/join/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Get The Young Turks Mobile App Today! Download the iOS version here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-young-turks/id412793195?ls=1&mt;=8 Download the Android version here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tyt