Word: crowds
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Harvard?” she asked. And the crowd laughed. Jess, Frances, and I looked at each other. I felt betrayed...
...estimates are correct (and the brain break crowd at Kirkland dining hall comprises a sufficient sample of the Harvard student body), approximately 60% of you are saying to yourself, “Wait, Harvard has a Homecoming?” Yes we do, and yes, it was this past weekend. Organized by the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), Homecoming was a complete failure. There were no student-centered events, no flyers, not even a banner at the game that heralded its significance. Unless you were involved with the game or had recently-graduated friends pass on information from the alumni mailing...
...long. And on the day of the Game, most of my friends missed the one and only touchdown scored because they came five minutes late. But none of it mattered all that much, because the real excitement of these school events comes from being surrounded by a huge cheering crowd of other Harvard students during one of the few times we aren’t embarrassed to be sporting head-to-toe insignia clothing. Students themselves create that intangible electricity in the air that constitutes "spirit...
...Yard without any concern for the entertainment value of the pep rally itself. I’ll go because there are few other occasions that allow me to shelve my self-consciously independent tendencies and wholeheartedly yell out silly chants, hopefully joined by a crowd of fellow students bold enough get in touch with their rah-rah side...
Though the event might not attract such a sizeable crowd this year, the decision was good, given current circumstances. The CEB’s budget has shrunk due to the financial crisis, and hence, it cannot afford to pay for a professional artist. In addition, its funds would be better spent on Yardfest in the spring, anyway, since that event draws more students and is generally more enjoyable given the better weather. Booking an appealing artist for Yardfest should be CEB’s priority...