"And just because it was getting down to the wire, we sponsored a bill" to declare war on Yale, said council representative Todd Plants '01.
"Ultimately, Yale backed down," Plants said. "They surrendered. We will be commandeering all of their land and facilities this weekend."
A certain segment of the Harvard population will not be making the conquest trip to New Haven.
Susie Y. Huang '02 is one of those who cannot get away from her studies. She has the misfortune of having two midterms today and two on Monday.
Forgoing the trip, Huang also has to give up visiting her twin sister, who attends Yale.
According to Huang, having a twin in New Haven causes some interesting family dynamics.
"We joke about it at home," Huang said. "My parents tried to tell me to go to Yale. They were like, 'The curve there is easier.'"
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