Bloch, a second-year at HLS. “Harvard is finally spending money on something that’s just for fun.”

But others worried that the recent cold front might deter students from skating.

Next Wednesday, the prospective opening day, temperatures are expected to be in the high teens.

“Why can’t we build something warm?” said Brad Carrick, also a second-year student. “Or if it has to be cold, I think we should also build a luge and have luge lessons. And wear meat helmets.”

Carla J. Rothenberg, a second-year student, agreed with Carrick.

“Maybe we should build a hot tub,” she said.

“I think they should freeze The Hark over and we should skate inside,” suggested Bloch.

Holleram said HLS will not provide skates to students wishing to use the rink—a fact which also may inhibit would-be skaters.

“I don’t know who has ice skates with them,” Rothenberg said.

Because the plans developed so quickly, many of the details for the rink’s operation, such as its hours, are still being discussed.

Though no firm hours have been set, lights have been installed so that students who need a break from their studies can skate well into the night.

And no exact closing date has been scheduled.

According to Kagan, the rink will remain open “until it melts.”

Depending on its popularity, the construction of an ice skating rink may become an annual tradition at the Law School.

For now, HLS students are getting set to strap on their skates and practice their triple-axels.

—Staff writer Claire G. Friedman can be reached at cfriedm@fas.harvard.edu.