Yale Daily News

(If I remember correctly ...)

During one of the mid-1970s Bladderball days, students tried to add a shred of the destroyed Bladderball to the reserved reading materials at Cross Campus Library.

Jon K. BK ' 78

Today truly is a day of days

I'm delighted to see the return of one of the most nonsensical Yale traditions.
I'm not so pleased to see the game taken across Elm Street - that is not fun or funny.

Stiles has the largest portion = STILES WINS!

JE destroys the Bladderball = JE SUCKS!

I'm glad to see that Bladderball is back. But next time, keep it on Old Campus. Extending it onto Elm Street and blocking traffic just necessitated the police's involvement and this is not good. Respect New Haven residents who don't care a bit about the game. If not, there will be another 27 years before the next time.

If you are skeptical, you can actually confirm equations posted by MOOSE with some basic calc.

Definitely a classic Yale tradition, especially with JE again failing miserably at keeping the ball inflated. With that said, TD might want to work on not looking like a bunch of savages, despite the honesty of such an appearance.

I am THRILLED to see that Bladderball has come back. The parents who are afraid it might be dangerous need to get over it. It isn't for them.

I was there! Glad to be part of Yale history. Good natured fun...mostly. A little rough at the end but that's how it is in competitive sports. Require mouthguards, helmets, and protection for any other body parts at risk. Congratulations Stiles!

I'm glad it was rough. Yale needs to toughen up a little, even if it's just for 40 minutes, once a year. If you can't hang, don't play.

Stiles may have had the biggest intact piece, but without a doubt Pierson grabbed more.

I'm disappointed they didn't leave the scrap up over the servery entrance for the parents to see this morning.

love to see yalies let off steam in silly, spirited and unstructed ways like this. hooray!

I, a parent, touched the bladderball. Just had to. Daughter was proud!

Good to see that there are still SOME traditions that the current crop of Yalies still care about.

Congrats to Pierson on the win

I first experienced Bladderball my freshman year in 1973. I loved it, and was sad when it was banned some years after I graduated. I'm glad today's students were able to experience it. I'm told that it was almost inside the Saybrook gate until it was cruelly stolen away.

Thanks to the two Yale students who climbed across my hood, damaged my car AND gave me the finger. What a classy representation of this university and it's students. I'll remember that next time you come to a city meeting and whine about traffic safety around campus. I'll lean on that "NO" vote lever till it breaks.....

Does someone else need to die of a head injury or be killed by an automobile for people to realize that fun needs to be balanced with some measure of responsibility? I was caught twice in the middle of this mayhem. It was mob behavior, pure and simple. I'm glad it was fun, but mostly I'm glad we were all lucky. This time.

Glad to hear the tradition is back; sucks to be abroad when it happened though

Dear number 17,
Your experience was undoubtedly unfortunate and will be brought to the attention of the proper figures at Yale. However, I must protest your newfound commitment to fillibustering all future traffic safety initiatives. Please reconsider and let us all work to make a better community!

It's fantastic to see the return of a great tradition. And glad to read, as Moose (#4) states, that JE still sucks. We were witnesses to their foul play.

Ridiculous. Almost as ridiculous as football.

Bright college years with bladderball rife!

Ouch...even the memory hurts!