Harvard Bans Vuvuzelas From Yale Game

Published November 18, 2010

A man blows into a vuvuzela. (Eric P/Flickr)

Harvard says no. (Eric P/Flickr)

Harvard University has banned the infamous plastic noisemakers in advance of the 127th Harvard-Yale game. The Crimson reports:

Oak Yard Representative Spenser R. Goodman ’14 introduced the vote after talking to Harvard’s football players and members of the band about the possibility of vuvuzelas being played at The Game.

“If you’re on offense, you can’t hear your own team,” Goodman said. “And the band members prepare for this game for a long time.”

Vuvuzelas are louder than chainsaws.