The annual Harvard-Yale rivalry game came to an unusual halt on Saturday.
During halftime, over 150 protestors stormed the field to call for the universities to divest their investments in fossil fuels
BREAKING: Over 150 Yale + Harvard students, alumni, faculty stormed the field at #HarvardYale to demand DIVESTMENT from fossil fuels & cancel holdings in Puerto Rican debt. When it comes to the status quo, #NobodyWins. @YaleEJC @FossilFreeYale @DivestHarvard pic.twitter.com/lZAcAxxmYw
— Divest Harvard 🔶 (@DivestHarvard) November 23, 2019
The Harvard-Yale football game is in a delay as students ran onto the field to protest climate change
(via @ESPNCFB) pic.twitter.com/Cc12C1Lvjf
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) November 23, 2019
Yale and Harvard students have disrupted today's football game. They are demanding their universities divest from fossil fuels & cancel their Puerto Rican debt holdings pic.twitter.com/DwJRyyzeq5
— Eric Blanc (@_ericblanc) November 23, 2019
It’s unconscionable that Harvard and Yale continue to profit off of fossil fuels, private prisons, and the Puerto Rican debt. #nobodywins pic.twitter.com/vBm9kaVpC2
— Byron Hurlbut (@hurlbut_byron) November 23, 2019
At halftime of Harvard-Yale a sit in protesting climate issues has broken out on the field, at least delaying the second half and the way the protest is growing I would be shocked if the game continues. pic.twitter.com/2BWCU2fLuI
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 23, 2019
Protesters say the universities are complicit in climate change so rushed the field. Game now in delay. Oh brother. Harvard vs Yale pic.twitter.com/VLUNMdHzwk
— Trina Armstrong (@t_armstrong2011) November 23, 2019
A climate change protest has stopped Harvard-Yale pic.twitter.com/HRRWfdkIBj
— Banner Society (@BannerSociety) November 23, 2019
The delay went on for 30 minutes before the game resumed after the protestors asked to be arrested.
Harvard-Yale update: Police are now negotiating with the student protestors on ending sit in.
— Matt Barrie (@MattBarrie) November 23, 2019
Harvard-Yale update: The protestors have told police they want to be arrested. So police have tied them together, two at a time, and are taking them off the field.
Kickoff in about 10-mins.
— Matt Barrie (@MattBarrie) November 23, 2019
Here’s the sideline report as the climate change protest at Harvard -Yale ended.
Sounds like school officials were expecting something like this to happen. Some of the protesters wanted to be arrested. pic.twitter.com/109G5wiKiK
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) November 23, 2019