Hundreds of Divestment
Protesters Storm Field,
Interrupting Harvard-Yale Game
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| Unequipped with lights, the Yale Bowl descended into darkness Saturday afternoon towards the conclusion of the long contest. |
In a double-overtime thriller, Yale defeated Harvard in the 136th rendition of The Game, 50-43...As overtime began, light was scarce and the athletes were competing in near darkness. Fans held up their phones with the flashlights on, seemingly to try and brighten the field. The game ran late due to the return from halftime being delayed as a result of divestment protests.
A group of Harvard students stormed the field, unraveling signs calling for Harvard and Yale’s divestment from fossil fuels. After about an hour, the protestors were finally escorted from the turf. As security led people off individually, the crowd booed and chanted, “Get them off the field.”
“You just deal with the circumstances that you have and just deal with it,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “You don’t make a big issue with your team, it just is what it is.”
The 50-43 final score represents the highest scoring contest between the teams ever.
