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Harvard Snow Penis

On the evening of February 10, a group of Harvard students created a giant snow penis in Harvard Yard. Within hours, another group destroyed it. A Harvard Crimson photographer captured the sculpture for posterity, and the newspaper ran the photo the following day. The whole giant snow penis affair — creation, photo, destruction — has spawned weeks of debate in the student newspaper and beyond.

Photo of Snow Phallus Inappropriate. Angry letter to the editor complains about photo in the student newspaper, and wonders why the Crimson opted not to display the photo on its web edition.

The Broken Phallus of Harvard Yard. Editor criticizes "cowardly act of vandalism" and ruminates on phallus imagery in art history.

Destruction of Ice 'Sculpture' Warranted. One of the vandals defends her actions: "The unwanted image of an erect penis is an implied threat; it means that we, as women, must be subject to erect penises whether we like it or not."

Ruined Snow Penis Stimulates Debate. "Smart kids overanalyze things."

Women's Group Debates Snow Penis. Report on a public forum sponsored by the Radcliffe Union of Students.

Erin O'Connor reviews and comments on the Harvard giant snow penis affair on her blog, and more debate follows in the comments section.

Found via my referrer logs: a rollicking discussion of the Harvard giant snow penis affair on the Bust message boards. One poster writes, "this is kind of like a Celebrity Death Match in a sense that you get to watch two hated figures (in this case the asshole frat-boy and the anal-retentive whining campus bitch) go at it! They could make this into the next reality TV show!"