Then there's what Harvard did: address it forcefully. After learning of an ongoing pattern of men's soccer players rating their women counterparts in sexually explicit terms, the school canceled the remainder of the season on Thursday. “We strongly believe that this immediate and significant action is absolutely necessary if we are to create an environment of mutual support, respect and trust among our students and our teams,” Harvard athletics director Robert L. Scalise wrote in an email to the university's student-athletes.