Stanford student residences have a long tradition of adopting amusing, satirical themes that are generally a play on the name of the house or dorm. The annual tradition has inspired such unforgettable dorm themes as “Snakes on a Twain,” “The Big Burbank Theory” and “Pirates of the CaRoblean.”
This year, residents of Mars, a Row house located on Mayfield Avenue, cheerfully poked fun at a certain university in Massachusetts by labeling their home Marvard University. The theme comes complete with fake ivy on outside pillars and two crimson banners emblazoned with the word “Feritas” hanging above the front door. (Last year, the house dubbed itself Marstache and added a handlebar mustache and monocle to its outdoor decor.)
According to a good-natured Crimson article, which is accompanied by photographs, including the one printed here, “When students arrived on campus in September, they were invited to attend a Marvard University admissions party with wine and cheese.” Students were photographed “dressed in their best Marvard attire, posed with wine glasses and croquet mallets. The pictures were then printed in black-and-white and posted on students’ doorways.”
The article was among the most popular in the online Crimson. It even earned some snide comments, including, “Most people who have a choice prefer the real thing.”
Read the article.
