Naked

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Ok my friend that goes to harvard told me this and I dont knwo if hes lieing to me. IS there such a tradtition at harvard that like a week before finals people gather in the court yard and go streaking????</p>

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<p>eh? in this kind of school? an ivy?....i really doubt it...but hey, you never know, cuz everyone who got in Harvard are "special"....eh?!?!?!?!?!?</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>i've read about it before</p>

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<p>i've heard about it.</p>

<p>it was featured in the harvard crimson before. they do seem to do that.</p>

<p>i think it's called the primal scream or something to that effect.</p>

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<p>my tour guide talked about it...</p>

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<p>Yes kiddies, it's true. The night before the first final (in both winter and spring) at midnight, Harvard's best and brightest and boldest strip down and go for a naked run around the world famous bastion of Ivy League sophistication and seriousness, Harvard Yard. It happens tonight, January 14th/15th, 2005 at midnight. </p>

<p>LOL</p>

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<p>I know they do this at Tufts, but I don't know about Harvard.</p>

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<p>primal scream, isn't it?</p>

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<p>wow....you DO learn something new everyday!</p>

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<p>Not that we * wanted * to learn it. ;)</p>

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<p>Yeah it's called the Primal Scream.</p>

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<p>lol, I think I might opt out of that one next year...</p>

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<p>what prudes y'all are :)</p>

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<p>I'm a senior, I just participated in my 4th winter primal scream. There will be a picture on the front page of tomorrow's Crimson (<a href="http://www.thecrimson.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.thecrimson.com&lt;/a&gt;). Primal scream is simply fun, a way for Harvard students to unwind after a stressful reading period before finals. It's not mandatory, but it is rather lame if you don't do it. We had people on crutches being carried by their friends this year; it's just a fun activity.</p>

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<p>i can imagine the need to vent</p>

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<p>Haha, Princeton used to have the Nude Olympics at the first snowfall....more spontaneous, of course.
It was banned in 1999.</p>

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<p>I think some kids did something like this in one of the libraries at Yale during reading week.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/%7Emaking/primalscream.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~making/primalscream.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>What are they hiding?</p>

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<p>Yeah, my brother was on Harvard XC for 4 years and told me he did it every year.</p>