Word: pep
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...rowdy crowd, a frail stage, and miscommunication led to a short but memorable GirlTalk performance at last year’s Harvard-Yale pep rally. The event, which precedes the annual Harvard-Yale football game, was shut down by HUPD for safety reasons, and DJ GirlTalk was forced to exit the stage early as the crowd continued to push against the weak stage. It was the first time the College Events Board had brought in a big name artist for the pep rally, and it may well be the last. This year, CEB has wisely decided to return...
Allowing student groups to perform at the pep rally in place of a big name performer is also a great way to showcase student talent. The Harvard focus of this more traditional format will help to foster more school spirit. CEB chair Kevin M. Mee ’10 has alluded to this: “I definitely think we would’ve moved in this direction, anyway, towards focusing back on the core focus of a pep rally, which was lost a little bit last year...
McFadden and Mee both said that a low-profile pep rally comes with its own unique challenges...
...problem with the pep rally is that Harvard is not a school that’s big on school spirit, and many Harvard students are just not school spirit-type students,” said McFadden, who is also a Crimson editorial writer...
...doesn’t care about Harvard football—who doesn’t care about Harvard sports, athletics, whatever—is still going to be excited,” McFadden said. “[They’ll] have a reason to be invested in the pep rally and want to come all the way from Mather, if you’re in Mather, to the Yard on a cold Thursday night. That’s our goal...