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UPDATED: May 8, 2013 at 12:18 a.m.

With each class of actual seniors graduating every year, we sometimes forget about the fictional characters that have attended our fair university in TV shows and books. Here's what what we imagine they were up to when they were here.

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Tyga got you down? You're not alone. Eliot House is hosting an alternative to Yardfest, featuring a performance by the up-and-coming hip hop and soul artist Shea Rose. On Saturday, doors—or gates, rather—to the Eliot courtyard open at 6:30, and Rose goes on at 7:00.

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In honor of both the opera company's 75th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's birth, the Lowell House Opera is performing the English composer's musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" in the Lowell House dining hall. Performances continue until April 8. Check out The Crimson's gallery here.

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You may not know much about Tyga. You may not know, for example, that his stage name is an acronym that stands for Thank You God Always. He also may not have been your top choice to headline Yardfest this year.

That's okay. The Arts Blog is here to acquaint you with the untold joys of Tyga's oeuvre. Here are six songs you might want to check out before Tyga plays Yardfest on April 13.

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Seniors, here's one more reason why Commencement will be awesome: the first ever Boston Calling music festival will take place over Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 and 26). Mainstream juggernauts fun., fresh off a double win at the Grammys, headline a roster of talented indie acts. With The Shins and The National also at the top of the bill and local Boston food trucks scheduled to line the venue at City Hall Plaza, Boston Calling is set to be a memorable event.

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As news pours in from around the country about other colleges' spring shows, Harvard awaits the announcement of Yardfest 2013's lineup with bated breath. Will it be Panic! at the Disco (because so many of us apparently want to believe that)? Macklemore, because he, like many of us, only has $20.00 in his pocket? In the meantime, a list of our most likely candidates:

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Given that Seth MacFarlane has built his career on being as bombastically outrageous as possible, he shouldn't have been surprised when his attempts to laugh off a terrible opening monologue were unconvincing.

The majority of the content of the 2013 Oscars left us mostly wondering what any of it had to do with the 2013 Oscars. A musical revue featuring "Dreamgirls" and "Chicago," frequent pictures of John Travolta in "Hairspray," and weird, patronizing clips about why technical work is important were only some of the wonders to which the audience was subjected last night.

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