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Taken on its own, the stadium celebration could be considered a success. In the wake of all the hype surrounding the finale to Harvard's four-day birthday party, the gala inevitably did not live up to the heightened expectations surrounding...
...company ended up munching on delivery-truck pizza after protesters forced the cancellation of the gala...
Money will also flow when the party-goers pay for their tickets to 350th events, such as the grand finale at The Stadium. Some Crimson elite were designated by Harvard to bankroll the fireworks-filled gala by paying $175 for their tickets (all but $25 is tax deductible), compared to the $25 and $10 charges for other guests. "Some people can afford high costs," says Reardon...
That was Harvard's big riverside gala Wednesday night on the Charles. Apart from its failure to entertain, the celebration was also the only planned opportunity for Cambridge to share in the bounty of the University's 350th birthday party. Outside of traffic jams, roped off parking places, and long lines at every store and restaurant in the Square, the big blowout down by the river was Harvard's big gift to the city...
Harvard originally intended to honor Shultz at a gala dinner that was scheduled to take place last night in Memorial Hall. But Shultz was not able to attend, and a divestment protest caused administrators to cancel the dinner...