11.19.15 e Th le d-Ya var Har e Issu Inside: Pre-anksgiving, Survival Tips, and Senior Reections 11.19.2015 11.19.15 The Indy is in #solidaritY. The Harvard-Yale Vol. XLVII, No. 10 Issue CONTENTS Cover design by Anna Papp Inside: Pre--anksgiving, Survival Tips, and Senior Reeections President Anna Papp '16 Editor-in-Chief Shaquilla Harrigan '16 Director of Production Sean Frazzette '16 3 Home for the Holidays News Editor Aditya Agrawal '17 4 H-Y Survival Guide Forum Editor Eloise Lynton '17 Arts Editor Michael Luo '16 5 Do You Even Harvard-Yale? Sports Editor Caroline Cronin '18 Design Editor Anna Papp '16 6 Being Thankful Associate Forum Editor Caroline Gentile '17 7 The Big Prep Associate Arts Editor Andrew Lin '17 Illustrator Yaara Yacoby '17 8 Gothic versus Puritan Designers Alice Linder '17 9 Gothic versus Puritan Abigail Parker '17 10 Artistic Battles Staff Writers Albert Murzakhanov ‘16 11 Last Time on the Grid Iron Whitney Gao '16 Manik Bhatia '16 12 H-Y: Numbers Edition Terilyn Chen '16 Chloe Li '16 Dominique Luongo '17 As Harvard College's weekly undergraduate newsmagazine, the Harvard Orlea Miller '16 Independent provides in-depth, critical coverage of issues and events of interest Frank Tamberino '16 to the Harvard College community. The Independent has no political affiliation, Jackie Leong '16 instead offering diverse commentary on news, arts, sports, and student life. Madi Taylor '16 For publication information and general inquiries, contact President Anna Shreya Vardhan '17 Papp ([email protected]). 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By DANIEL UM bserved every year on the to stay with his roommate Jacob Thanksgiving festivities on campus fourth Thursday in November, Russell ‘19, who plans to share with and then joined his roommate OAmerican Thanksgiving Day Shen the full American Thanksgiving back home to experience first hand is a celebration that was originally experience – family, food and football. American Thanksgiving customs. meant to give thanks for the blessings It is also a tradition in the Russell Benjamin Jimenez ’19 of Northeastern of the fall harvest. Today, it has household to drink cider made from had a mini family reunion in Los become a tradition of reuniting the apples on his family’s property, Angeles with cousins, who are also families over football games and and this is something that he is international students. Ariana Mapua a cornucopia of food. Additionally, excited to share with Shen. Jeewon ’19 of Carnegie Mellon also planned many families have created their Lee ’18 spent last year’s Thanksgiving to visit her stateside family but own thanksgiving traditions, such in New York with her parents who flew Thanksgiving turned into a “funky” as volunteering in soup kitchens, from Manila, Philippines to be with adventure. She trekked up to Canada attending or viewing the New York her. This year, once again, her parents to ski at Mont Tremblant, visited City Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, and will be joining her in NYC, as they friends at McGill, and “chilled” with a breaking the turkey’s wishbone for a cousin in Montreal. wish. During the five-day break, most As an American citizen, born and college students return home to bond “As an American citizen, raised in Manila, Philippines, I am in a with family members; but what about unique situation. My family celebrates international students who have no born and raised in Manila, Thanksgiving in Manila with other kin in America? Philippines, I am in a unique American expatriates, and staples of Through media and cultural stuffed turkey, mashed sweet potatoes, diffusion, most international students situation.” and pecan or apple pie. However our are knowledgeable about the feast is fused with Filipino dishes stereotypical American Thanksgiving believe Thanksgiving should be spent of pancit noodles and fried banana traditions; however, unless they are with family. Also in NYC, Lee will be turons. While this is going to be my first ethnically or culturally American, rekindling friendships with her high Thanksgiving away from home, I am many have not experienced it first- school buddies from British School excited to be spending it ‘international- hand. Fortunately, attending a college Manila. A junior, who chooses not to be style.’ Thanksgiving Day will be spent in the United States gives many named, wasn’t able to go anywhere for with my grandparents and uncle in internationals the opportunity to Thanksgiving and stayed on campus New Jersey, and “Airbnb-ing” with my participate in the festivities, and, last year. However, he did manage international college friends in New hopefully, have a greater appreciation to attend the Thanksgiving meal at York City. We will have our eclectic of American traditions and culture. Adams House, which was “kind of feast of food from Haiti, China, the The five-day break may be ample time Harry Potter-esque.” Despite the long Philippines and many other countries, for American students to travel home, trip, James Nakajima ’18 flew back to and I will prepare my specialty of but for international students it is London to spend time with his family. chicken and pork adobo. I will also somewhat costly and time-prohibitive However this year, he finds it “hard to meet with my high school friends from to do the same. For this reason, most justify going home for that amount of International School Manila, all the international students typically join time” so Nakajima will be spending while thanking this beautiful holiday American friends, stay on campus or time with his uncle near Boston. for being the ideal time to celebrate visit high school friends in major cities. International students in other with family and friends, old and new. Daniel Shen ’19 from Toronto, universities face a similar predicament Canada, for instance, is taking the of where to go for Thanksgiving. Daniel Um ‘19 ([email protected]. bus down to Cooperstown, New York Midori Fujitani ’19 from Bangkok, edu) can’t wait to have a Friendsgiving. attending Goucher College, organized The Harvard Independent • 11.19.15 harvardindependent.com 3 INDY FORUM Entering Enemy Territory How to do Harvard-Yale at Yale right. sleep through the tailgates, which are By CAROLINE GENTILE definitely more important and more fun than the game itself. When does one start tailgating, you ask? At real adies and gentleman, it’s that to not have a place to rest your weary state schools, tailgates often start time of year again: the infamous head between your late night out at as early as 5am, but given the later Lweekend when students of Toad’s and your early wakeup call to kickoff time this year, only the truly Harvard College become students of start tailgating. dedicated will start that early. Official Harvard State. The game is upon us. Once you drop off your bag of tailgates begin around 11AM, but you But wait. It’s at Yale this year. What’s essential belongings wherever you’re want to make sure that you’re “ready” a Harvard State student to do? staying, you are probably ravenous. for them, if you know what I mean. Luckily for you, my little party Time for dinner! New Haven is not Before taking one of the shuttles, animals, I have compiled some tips known for a lot of things, but they or walking 30 minutes, over to the on how navigate the Game when it are known for their pizza. So eat the Yale Bowl, make sure you are wearing is hosted in the treacherous armpit multiple layers of Harvard clothing. of New England, otherwise known Most people go for the H sweater as New Haven. Not only is dragging “But honestly, I have to say, or a Harvard sweatshirt over long yourself away from the beck and call the MVP of your Harvard- underwear, along with a Harvard hat. of homework to go to the game often a But honestly, I have to say, the MVP of struggle, but also, having to actually Yale experience will be your Harvard-Yale experience will be go to Yale adds a whole other layer mittens with the fingertips mittens with the fingertips that still of complexity to this day of historic let you text. Not only will your hands tradition (read: drunken debauchery). that still let you text. Not only be warm, but you’ll also be able to use For one, now you have to figure will your hands be warm, your phone to take plenty of selfies! out how to get there! Thankfully, you You won’t actually be able to use your have options. Oftentimes, social clubs but you’ll also be able to use phone once you’re at the game because will have their own buses to and from your phone to take plenty of there is never any service with that Yale, but HSA also offers buses on selfies! many people in one location. Friday afternoon, Saturday morning This leads me to my final tip: have and evening, and Sunday morning.