One of Stanford’s more unfortunate traditions, Full Moon on the Quad, made news lately. The San Jose Mercury News wrote an article Stanford Students Hospitalized After ‘Full Moon’ Party.
lead paragraph: Four Stanford students were hospitalized with alcohol poisoning and three others were arrested on alcohol-related charges Thursday night during “Full Moon on the Quad” — a popular annual tradition in which seniors kiss consenting freshmen under the moonlight in what is billed as an alcohol-free party, Stanford said today.
Full Moon may be billed as an alcohol-free party, but that just means that many students get soused before showing up to tongue-wrestle.
Also, I noticed the Mercury News didn’t mention the ever-present nudity (the other moon on the quad that night)… sigh.
According the Stanford Daily, the university is growing concerned about Full Moon’s rowdiness: Full Moon’s Future Cloudy: I have serious reservations about this event happening again, said Assistant Dean and Director of Student Activities Nanci Howe. But it is too early to say what the future of Full Moon is.
By the way, while looking for other news stories on Full Moon I ran across Naranja Dorm’s gallery of Full Moon photos.