If I may be so bold...
I might be the person initially responsible for the students standing up.
My senior year (1988-89), I posted a personal in the Cornell Daily Sun before the Harvard game, something like:
"Attention Lynah Faithful: No Notre Dame student has sat down during a Notre Dame home football game in years. STAND UP THE ENTIRE HARVARD GAME!!"
(Can anyone on campus check the Daily Sun archives?)
I recall that the Faithful did stand through that game, the first time that happened during my Cornell years. There was standing in subsequent games (I remember some students complaining about it during the games), but I don't recall if it became "official" that year like it is now.
-Nate Huang '89
I might be the person initially responsible for the students standing up.
My senior year (1988-89), I posted a personal in the Cornell Daily Sun before the Harvard game, something like:
"Attention Lynah Faithful: No Notre Dame student has sat down during a Notre Dame home football game in years. STAND UP THE ENTIRE HARVARD GAME!!"
(Can anyone on campus check the Daily Sun archives?)
I recall that the Faithful did stand through that game, the first time that happened during my Cornell years. There was standing in subsequent games (I remember some students complaining about it during the games), but I don't recall if it became "official" that year like it is now.
-Nate Huang '89
