We polled the Harvard campus about the best art of the year, and the results were surprisingly lowbrow. The majority of respondents are music pirates. More than half said they had no favorite book of 2005. But hey, at least they know Michael Sandel should drop some rhymes! See B7 for more details from this decidedly un-scientific survey.



BEST FILM

1. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

2. “Wedding Crashers”

3. “Crash”

4. “Batman Begins”

5. “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”

6. “Good Night, and Good Luck”



4.1 The average number of times a Harvard student has been to a theater performance here.



BEST ALBUM



1. “Late Registration” by Kanye West

2. “X & Y” by Coldplay

3. “The Massacre” by 50 Cent/“Plans” by Death Cab for Cutie/“From Under the Cork Tree” by Fall Out Boy (tie)



BEST BOOK



1. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by J. K. Rowling

2. “Killing Yourself to Live” by Chuck Klosterman

3. “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion



BEST ON-CAMPUS THEATER



1. “Terms of Frontierment” (Hasty Pudding)

2. “The Colored Museum” (BlackCAST)

3. “The Rocky Horror Show” (HRDC)



BEST TV SHOW



1. “The OC”

2. “Family Guy”/“Arrested Development” (tie)

3. “24”



BEST HARVARD BAND



1. Major Major

2. Plan B for the Type A’s

3. The Dramadairy/So Long Princess (tie)



4.7:

The average number of times a Harvard student has visited a Harvard art museum.



What Harvard professor would you most like to see release a hip-hop CD?



1. Michael Sandel

2. Howard Georgi/Martin S. Feldstein (tie)

3. N. Gregory Mankiw



What song would you choose to

replace “10,000 Men of Harvard”?



1. “10.000 Women/People of Harvard”

2. “The Muppets” Theme Song

3. “Lose Yourself” by Eminem



Does Harvard encourage art?

Yes: 45%

No: 55%



Is it an artistic campus?



Yes: 29

Equivocal: 13

No: 29

“If snow penises can be considered artistic”: 1

“Yes, but the scene is mostly underground.” 1

“On some days, like when street musicians play in the area in front of the subway, but not when Wyclef doesn’t come”: 1



Have you downloaded...

legally?

Yes: 40%

No: 60%



illegally?

Yes: 72%

No: 28%



a tv show?

Yes: 39%

No: 61%