When the clock hit midnight Thursday, students streaked naked through Harvard Yard to mark the rear end of reading period — and the official start of finals — in the latest iteration of the decades-old Primal Scream tradition.
More than a hundred students gathered in front of Hollis Hall late Wednesday night, waiting to let go of their stress and their pants.
The participants were accompanied by the usual music from the Harvard University Band, who performed in front of the John Harvard statue, as per longstanding tradition. After a countdown and the usual scream from the crowd, the group ran a lap around the Yard. Spectators — who stood outside their dorms and lounged in chairs on the lawn — cheered them on…