Freshman vs. Adams

It’s never too early in your Harvard career to start a war.

With only three weeks on campus, Crimson Yard UC Candidate Matt P. Abrams '14 has already set off a firestorm on Adams e-mail listserv this week with his ambitious campaign. His platform—though tried and tested to be ineffective—calls for unrestricted Crimson Yard freshmen access to Adams dining hall.

In response to Abrams’ challenge, Adams residents backlashed even harder. An e-mail that included Abram’s phone number was sent out last night to all Adamsians so they can tell Abrams exactly what they thought of his plan. And they delivered.

Since then, Adams defenders have sent Abrams over a dozen texts and voicemails, from threats (“Bow down to the River Gods”) to pleas (“3 things are sacred to me in this world—my Bible, my college football Saturdays, and my restricted access to the Adams Dining Hall. Please reconsider”).

So why did Abrams choose dining restrictions for his campaign platform? We went right to the source.

What made you choose dining restrictions?

When it’s snowing and you just want to get a bit of energy, you don’t want to make the 20-minute trip to Annenberg. It’s one less thing for us to be burdened with, being in Union dorms.

So, why Adams?

I wasn’t trying to target Adams. When I asked people in my dorm, people in my yard, a lot of people didn’t like how freshmen have such trouble getting into Adams.

You’ve been on campus about three weeks. Have you eaten in Adams yet?

No. I’ve eaten in Quincy once. And I crashed an Adams brain break.

Do you know the history of Adams dining restriction fights?

I heard about it.

Did you know before you made this promise?

After.

Are you prepared to fight?

Oh, I’m ready.