go crimson!!

picture courtesy of cassaundra smith!

This afternoon Jocelyn and I caught the 66 bus to go to the Harvard vs. Columbia football game! We met up with fellow HComm'ers Joanna, Jackie and Cassaundra and froze our little bottoms off to cheer on the Harvard Crimson!

A few fun facts from the afternoon:
- Harvard does not have a mascot
- Their band was semi-legit but was definitely WAY better than whatever those Columbia folks with instruments were

Harvard H ... their "mascot"

- The band also likes to create + throw confetti, plays charades a lot, wears aluminum foil on their heads in the shape of unihorns/Mickey Mouse ears/devil horns, and plays Lada Gaga's "Bad Romance" surprisingly well...they were definitely in their own world for the duration of the game and paid little attention to the field action
- Apparently you wear a suit + tie to the football games if you're a student
- I need a cute winter hat....otherwise, I'm totally left out. Uncool.
- The concrete seats are not heated
- The rivalry may have been as intense as others that I've seen, but the actual playing was not quite up to the SEC par (so it was kinda hilarious!!)
- Harvard does not give sports scholarships (according to Jocelyn's boyfriend and what we saw today)
- Several Harvard students were seen studying on their laptops, reading what appeared to be journal articles, and working on their stock portfolios during the game...I guess when ya go to Harvard, studying during the third quarter is considered cool
- I'm not going to make it through the winter

say cheese,
katy