Students Storm the Field at Harvard-Yale Game to Protest Climate

[redleghunter]

Students Storm the Field at Harvard-Yale Game to Protest Climate


The 136th edition of one of college football's oldest rivalries, the Harvard-Yale game, was disrupted by a couple of hundred students who stormed the field at halftime to protest climate change, delaying the start of the second half.

The hour-long delay meant that the game, played at the Yale Bowl, finished in near darkness as the stadium has no lights installed. After two overtimes, Yale prevailed 50-43.


Make no mistake: this ain't your granddaddy's Ivy League.

ESPN:



In a statement, the Ivy League referred to the protest as "regrettable." Yale said that while it "stands firmly for the right to free expression," it had issues with how the protesters went about their demonstration.


"The exercise of free expression on campus is subject to general conditions, and we do not allow disruption of university events," Yale said in its own statement.

Yale coach Tony Reno said the unusual interruption was an example of what has made his university's rivalry with Harvard stand the test of time.

"It's what makes Yale Yale," Reno said. "Our group, I'm sure if you asked them and the Harvard guys what makes it special, it's not only the game of football. It's the passions."

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Students Storm the Field at Harvard-Yale Game to Protest Climate

 

[anna ~ grace]

This is ridiculous.

It's like storming a game to protest leaves turning yellow.

 

[civilwarbuff]

Will any of the protesters who may be students at Harvard or Yale be punished?....Most likely not.....encouraging others to do more, if not worse, of the same.

 

[dqhall]

Students Storm the Field at Harvard-Yale Game to Protest Climate


The 136th edition of one of college football's oldest rivalries, the Harvard-Yale game, was disrupted by a couple of hundred students who stormed the field at halftime to protest climate change, delaying the start of the second half.

The hour-long delay meant that the game, played at the Yale Bowl, finished in near darkness as the stadium has no lights installed. After two overtimes, Yale prevailed 50-43.


Make no mistake: this ain't your granddaddy's Ivy League.

ESPN:



In a statement, the Ivy League referred to the protest as "regrettable." Yale said that while it "stands firmly for the right to free expression," it had issues with how the protesters went about their demonstration.


"The exercise of free expression on campus is subject to general conditions, and we do not allow disruption of university events," Yale said in its own statement.

Yale coach Tony Reno said the unusual interruption was an example of what has made his university's rivalry with Harvard stand the test of time.

"It's what makes Yale Yale," Reno said. "Our group, I'm sure if you asked them and the Harvard guys what makes it special, it's not only the game of football. It's the passions."

More at the link:
Students Storm the Field at Harvard-Yale Game to Protest Climate

30 feet of ice thickness have melted from a Spanish Pyrenees glacier in 5 years. Once stable West Antarctica ice started to melt five years ago.

 

[redleghunter]

30 feet of ice thickness have melted from a Spanish Pyrenees glacier in 5 years. Once stable West Antarctica ice started to melt five years ago.

And stopping a football game helps stop this.

 

[S.ilvio]

Protesting against the weather. Great. I'm sure Mother nature is quaking in her boots...

 

[Jonathan Walkerin]

And stopping a football game helps stop this.

Apparently it promotes discussion as we can see on this thread. Besides, let the young be idealists a while they still have the world view for it.

They will be older and richer and just worried about their own bunkers and families soon enough.

 

[civilwarbuff]

I wonder if they include their own hot air when making calculations on climate change....that would probably more the meter quite a bit.

 

[HannahT]

In a statement, the Ivy League referred to the protest as "regrettable." Yale said that while it "stands firmly for the right to free expression," it had issues with how the protesters went about their demonstration.

"The exercise of free expression on campus is subject to general conditions, and we do not allow disruption of university events," Yale said in its own statement.

Most people feel this way, but today disruption of events seems to be the only valid way of doing it in many circumstances.

I have to wonder if they realize that people will talk about them, and not their reasoning behind the protest. I know they will say it is a means to an end, but I doubt the realize its not sending the message they intended.

I have noticed when it is pointed out? You get speeches about their rights to do so, and so you have to conclude they don't really care if the message behind the protests is clear. It's more about their right to do it, which makes the whole purpose IMO rather hollow.