![]() ![]() ![]() Still, a culture of sporadic but intense drinking pervades at the College, particularly among freshmen. The formal started at nine.įreshmen and administrators alike agree that the formal is unusual on most Friday nights, there is not such a high concentration of drinkers at Harvard, nor do those who do drink venture so far from campus while intoxicated. Between songs, they make plans to study at the Law School on Saturday.īy the time they arrive at the Seaport Hotel on Boston Harbor, where the formal is being held, it’s 11 p.m. “Guys, I have so much work this weekend!” one says others agree. ![]() Some pass the time by singing loudly-Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love,” Kanye West’s “Gold Digger,” Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA”-while others chat about courses they’re taking this semester. Each time the freshmen meet someone new they politely shake hands, a gesture familiar to all Harvard students as standard etiquette for introductions. They take selfies on the platform as they wait for the Red Line and, once they board the train, introduce themselves to fellow freshmen. “To formal!” some shout as they walk down Mass. Twenty cut-out cardboard sides of 30-racks of beer decorate one wall the boys in this room, I’m told, are known for hosting well-attended get-togethers that often involve alcohol.Ī few minutes after 10 p.m., the group leaves Wigglesworth and joins the other members of the Class of 2017 streaming out of Harvard Yard. The wooden desks here are littered with Solo cups and Coke bottles, while empty bottles of spiced rum and Gordon’s Dry Gin lie in the blue Harvard-provided recycling bins on the floor. They head upstairs, where dozens of their peers, in suits and ties and dresses-long and short-are dancing in a circle, singing along to Don Omar and Lorenzo’s “Danza Kuduro” with the lights out. A paper party hat that reads “FUCKING WASTED” sits on a bookshelf near the door later, Serena will tuck the hat into her coat and take it with her to the formal. Three others look on, their iPhones poised to capture Snapchats and videos of their friends in action. There’s a knock on the door and a few more friends come in soon two of the freshmen decide to “shotgun” beer in the bathroom, puncturing the cans with their dorm keys. ![]()
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