I like beautiful grass as much as anyone at Harvard. In fact, I like it more. Yes, I like it because it's pretty. But more important, I like it because it's fun. More fun than roped-off hydroturf.
Lay down all the hydroturf and sod you want--after finals end. Let the reunion-goers deal with it. Or wait until the reunions are over. Maybe Harvard should just find a tougher variety of grass--one that doesn't need to be resodded every spring.
How about crabgrass? That's what we have back home. It doesn't look very nice, and it doesn't induce people to whip out their checkbooks.
But at least I can enjoy it.
Julian E. Barnes '93 is from Cape Neddick, Maine, where he always finds plenty of grass to frolic in.
In preparing the Yard for Commencement, Harvard ruins spring for its students.