On Harvard Time Cleverly Parodies Harvard Admissions Propaganda, Expends Minimal Effort
On Harvard Time, a weekly comedy news show at America's preeminent institution of higher learning, recently parodied a Harvard Admissions video directed at prospective students and their parents:
The footage from On Harvard Time's iteration is ripped directly from the dated "Experience Harvard" video; what changes in the parody is the text at the bottom of the screen. The result is subtly humorous: a line of librarians holding numbered placards outside the library has been modified to refer not to the number of books in the University's collection but the number of "Asians photographed on these steps."
Other highlights include: "Times you will read the Crimson": 1/ "Times it will be given to you": 14128. "Hours you'll spend on your application": 120/ "Seconds they'll spend reading it': 12.
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May 1st, 2009 at 6:14 pm
i’ll admit it, this is pretty hilarious.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Haha, love it.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:54 am
wow that was really funny
I wonder if they have other online videos I can check out
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
http://hutvnetwork.com/
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
The football one speaks volumes.
The Asian steps thing is probably the best, and most factually correct, one.
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Pretty good.
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:33 pm
http://thedartmouth.com/2009/05/02/news/hanoverwu2/
The Hanover Inn is ON Dartmouth’s campus. Get on this!
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Hello…we’re dying here…
http://thedartmouth.com/2009/05/03/news/campusfluwu/
May 4th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Seems like many of the suspected cases end up not being swine flu at all. So I don’t think it really news worthy until they know for sure.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:03 am
But… this is a gossip blog, it exists to blow things way out of proportion…
From a blitz this morning to all D undergrads: “Some of these practices include washing your hands, covering your mouth, and not sharing food or drinks even when socializing (e.g. pong).”
May 5th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Whenever students have more time not worrying about administration, it’s a good thing. Then again, who knows campus atmosphere better?
May 6th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Check out the original vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTOczwrRn4