There is an “unpublished” rule at Harvard that every undergrad before
he/she graduates must do three things: to make a piece of batter hit
the ceiling at Harvard Hall, pee on John Harvard’s statute; and have
sex in Widener library… or something along these lines. I need ANY
information, articles, references to this…

january72..

Thanks for your interesting question.  According to FM, which is the
weekend magazine of the Harvard Crimson:

"The last and most daring of the three hallowed rites of passage at
Harvard College, having sex in the stacks.."

"Since the Union turned into the Barker Center, making impossible the
tradition of sticking butter to the Union’s ceiling, peeing on John
Harvard remains the last bastion of collegiate tomfoolery."
/FM Article: Love Stories
http://fm.thecrimson.com:88/fm_02_08_2001/article1A.shtml

Some more references to the traditions:
"The university is really nice to walk around and look at, but do not
touch the foot of the John Harvard statue in the center of campus.
Traditionally tourists have rubbed the statue's foot for luck: Knowing
this some of the more rebellious students have a tradition of peeing
on the statue's famous foot"
PT: Boston - Some Reasons To Go, Some Sights To See
http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/expandnews.php?Article=3716
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"A carved detail from the massive, hammered-oak grandfather clock that
formerly stood in the Union's great hall. During restoration of the
clock, a gift of the class of 1878, curious splotches two inches by
two inches square were noted on its exterior surfaces. The culprit?
Butter pats given wing by misguided undergraduates aspiring to
decorate the ceiling."
John Harvard's Journal
http://www.harvard-magazine.com/issues/so97/jhj.habitat.html
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"Dear Diary,
I have a confession. Today, my lovely Elise and I consummated our love
affair in the ship's library. Then we launched some butter onto the
ceiling of the Union, and then peed on the statue of John Harvard in
the stateroom. Tee hee!"
Harry Elkins Widener's TITANIC
http://hcs.harvard.edu/~demon/issues/mar_1_1999/titanic/titanic.html
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"FM: Another Harvard tradition is that every student is supposed to
have sex in Widener Library before they graduate."
Fifteen Minutes with Dr. Ruth
The Harvard Crimson Online
http://fm.thecrimson.com:88/fm_10_28_1999/article5R.shtml
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Thanks again for your question and, if you are graduating from
Harvard, good luck on meeting the traditions!

Regards,

-THV


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very good.