"Risque race is too risky, Tufts decides; College head calls an end to traditional Naked Quad Run" by Peter Schworm and Jenna Duncan, Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent / March 15, 2011
For decades, bright leaders of tomorrow at Tufts University have found respite from their high-minded pursuits in the noblest of college traditions: streaking around the quad in a madcap dash through a cold December night.
But to the chagrin of nudist revelers everywhere, college administrators have called a stop to the alcohol-fueled antics, saying the annual student celebration has gone too far.
In a sharply worded column published in yesterday’s Tufts Daily, university president Lawrence Bacow said the Naked Quad Run has become an increasingly unruly and dangerous event that puts students’ lives at risk.
“Given that we can no longer manage the run, we cannot allow this ‘tradition’ to continue,’’ Bacow wrote in the student newspaper. “Even if I did not act now, NQR would end some day. The only question is whether a student has to die first. We cannot allow this to happen.’’
But students expressed disappointment at the loss of a cherished tradition they said created many classic college moments....
That's when I decided to get dressed.
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