Yalies by the dozen
It was bound to happen, yet no one saw it coming. In a year of seismic surprises, it made perfect sense that Harvard lost to Yale, 21-14, on Saturday in the 133rd meeting in a football rivalry so history-laden that it is simply called The Game. By Friday evening, Yale students spilled into Cambridge by the busload. Campus doubles became quads, and quads became rooming houses, the rivalry giving way to communal celebration. The night’s festivities revealed the friendly character of the Harvard-Yale relationship, as students of both schools came together to revel. As the night came to an end, any accessible hallway, common space, or suite saw Yalies camp out by the dozen. Saturday morning seemed no different than prior pre-Game Harvard-Yale festivities, with students and alumni filling the Yard, faces painted with temporary tattoos and a bit of smugness among the Harvard crowd bred from nine consecutive Crimson victories. At...