MIT Pranksters Give Harvard the Halo 3 Treatment


Converting a statue into a space warrior.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology pranksters celebrated this past Tuesday’s debut of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Halo 3 by transforming the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard into the Master Chief character from the much anticipated video game.

The statue was outfitted with a helmet and toy assault rifle under the cloak of darkness the night before the release and removed by around 8 a.m. that morning. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Master Chief character’s real name is John.

One of the mildest MIT stunts I’ve heard of.

Posted: Fri - September 28, 2007 at 06:05 AM