The Pudding is one of many student groups that will be staying at Harvard over the recess.

The Radcliffe Pitches will be holding a retreat to "perfect everything musically and put the polish on our performance," said Pitches President Nicole M. Martin '01. The group's Valentine's Day concert with the Harvard Din & Tonics will be held on Feb. 10.

Martin said the Pitches will also use the retreat as a bonding experience and will probably plan several group activities "like a dinner in Boston, watching movies together, ice-skating and bowling."

Several varsity sports teams have practices and games scheduled over intersession.

"It's something that we're used to," said Melissa R. Johnson '00-'01, co-captain of the women's basketball team. "We never get intersession off. But we always have a great time."

Those students remaining at the College will have to overcome obstacles, such as the fact that not every dining hall will be open. Dunster, Quincy, Pforzheimer, Winthrop and Lowell House dining halls will be closed over the break and will not reopen until the morning of Jan. 30.

But most of those who are staying said it will be worth enduring such inconveniences.

Even Hughes, who will most likely be spending the entire week working on his thesis, is looking forward to spending some quality time at Harvard.