The Game is an essential part to any year at Harvard. Even though it is being hosted this year by our New Haven neighbors in the south doesn't mean you shouldn't go! Mark your calendars because November 21, 2009 is going to rock!
1. Prank a Yalie
November 20, 2004 will live on in infamy. It was the day when two conniving Yalies managed to convince Harvard fans to hold up placards that spelled out "We Suck". Harvard Fail. Even though we won The Game that year, it's time for a diehard Harvardian to plan payback.
2. Don't go to The Game
Try staying at the tailgate. To promote school unity and demote drunkeness, Harvard and the Boston Police closed the tailgate just as the game started last year. New Haven Police have no such qualms; they have actual crime to worry about. Travel all the way to New Haven, and never make it past the tailgate. State School students do it all the time, and isn't Yale just a glorified state school?
3. Or Do Go to The Game
If you're going go, go all the way! Don't be content with a tiny H or Veritas shield on your cheek. Paint your face Crimson, get a bunch of friends together and spell out H-A-R-V-A-R-D on your tummies. Bring a megaphone and yell for Fair Harvard!
4. Learn 10,000 Men of Harvard
So we know Harvard's not just for guys anymore (for example, we have Freeze), but "10,000 Men of Harvard" is still a classic fight song. Sing it loud and proud at the tailgate and ''conquer all old Eli's men.''
5. Play "Spot the Future Famous Person"
Both Harvard and Yale have illustrious alumni, and many have emerged from The Game. Tommy Lee Jones and Ted Kennedy both played honorably for Harvard while former President George Bush was a cheerleader at Yale. Perhaps you'll find the next Man in Black to your left!
6. Upset a Yale tradition
While some outsiders may believe Harvard takes the cake with pretentious pomp, this is why we are grateful to mess with them. During the Third-quarter Saybrook strip, where Saybrook College residents doff their clothing, put on more clothes. It's going to be cold!
7. Go to the Harvard-Yale Glee Club Concert
It's always a blast. The football songs will get you pumped up for the game and you can learn the words to "Fair Harvard" before graduation. Also, the Yalies could do with much booing in the background as they belch out their fruitless fight songs!
8. Choreograph a Victory Dance
No matter the outcome of the Game, you can still do a Victory Dance. You go to Harvard, so you've won at life. Celebrate it!
9. Explore New Haven
.... On second thought, maybe not. New Haven does have a rep for being kind of dangerous.
10. Have Fun!
Enjoy yourself, live a normal college experience, feel school spirit, insult the other team. Nothing is better than a 126-year-old college football rivalry.
RESOURCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale%27s_%22We_Suck%22_prank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard%E2%80%93Yale_football_rivalry
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2009/10/13/tailgate-ru...
http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/98_03/talltales.html
http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/frosh/1997/frosh97/trad.html