April Fools’ Day, Haverford Style

The annual celebration in the KINSC has once again turned the campus’ science building into book-, movie-, and videogame-themed wonderlands in honor of the holiday.

Zubrow Commons decorated in the style of Spongebob Squarepants. (He lives in a pineapple under the sea.)

As March turns to April, the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets a prankster’s makeover. It’s April Fools’ Day at Haverford, and per annual tradition, senior majors in six natural sciences departments have decked out the KINSC in themed decor.

Videogame themes were featured prominently this year, with the KINSC Rotunda adorned with Super Smash Bros characters and music, courtesy of the chemistry majors. Coincidentally, physics and psychology students chose Pokemon and Mario Kart themes, respectively, giving this year’s April Fools’ Day a decidedly Nintendo-flavored twist.

Elsewhere, in the Hilles lobby, computer science opted for a Harry Potter theme, biology made Zubrow Commons look like Bikini Bottom with a Spongebob Squarepants theme, and math infused the Harris wing with Lord of the Rings elements.

For the first time ever, a non-science department got in on the April Fools’ fun, too, as music students created a “CATastrophe in the MEOWsic building” for the holiday.

Chemistry students chose a Super Smash Bros. theme.
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior physics majors celebrated the day by decorating hallways of Harris Hall with Pokemon-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior physics majors celebrated the day by decorating hallways of Harris Hall with Pokemon-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior biology majors celebrated the day by decorating Zubrow Commons and hallways with Spongebob Squarepants-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
One of the computer science Harry Potter accents in Hilles.
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior mathematics majors celebrated the day by decorating the lobby of Hilles Hall with Harry Potter-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior mathematics majors celebrated the day by decorating the Math Lounge in Hilles Hall with Lord of the Rings-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Math majors decorated with a Lord of the Rings theme, complete with an Eye of Sauron.
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior chemistry majors celebrated the day by decorating the rotunda and hallways with Nintendo-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior physics majors celebrated the day by decorating hallways of Harris Hall with Pokemon-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior natural psychology majors celebrated the day by decorating hallways of Sharpless Mario Kart-themed homemade decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
Mario is repping the psychology department.
Every year the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC) gets an April Fool’s Day makeover. Senior natural psychology majors celebrated the day by decorating hallways of Sharpless Mario Kart-themed homemade decorations, including this one of Professor Benjamin Le. Photo by Patrick Montero
Music majors went cat crazy in their first year of April Fools’ Day decorating.
For the first time, senior music majors join the KINSC in the annual celebration of April Fool’s Day by decorating Union Hall with cat-themed decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero
For the first time, senior music majors join the KINSC in the annual celebration of April Fool’s Day by decorating Union Hall with cat-themed decorations. Photo by Patrick Montero

Photos by Patrick Montero.