The naked mile began in the mid 1980's as a celebration of the last day of classes for university of michigan students. Holly myszenski, senior, university of michigan at ann arbor The naked mile, or nude mile, was a streaker run across the university of michigan campus, which began in 1986
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The first naked mile was run by student athletes to celebrate the last day of winter term classes in april, and became an annual event, continuing until the early 2000s
2 reviews of naked mile the naked mile hasn't been the same since about 1999
That was the biggest year ever, when hundreds of students ran naked down south university street, across the diag and into regents plaza, (some of them celebrated by wading through the fountain near the student union, or by giving the cube a spin), and tens of thousands turned out to watch them run I was new to u. The naked mile was an infamous tradition at the university of michigan in ann arbor, where students walked naked across campus on the last day of classes of the spring semester The event peaked in the 1990s, but was discontinued in the early 2000s
Here is a historical context Origins and evolution first event The first run, held in 1986, involved about 30 male athletes from umich. While the naked mile garnered top honors in the best tradition category this year, it has inched near mythic status as a result of increased warnings and arrests by the university and ann arbor police.
For years, it was a tradition, an unofficial, unsanctioned event that became synonymous with the end of the university of michigan's winter semester.
However, running naked down the street is illegal in the jurisdiction, and in 2000 a decision was made to crackdown on the event, leading to arrests for indecent exposure [3] in 2001 the university and the ann arbor police department took action to reduce the number of runners and spectators The naked mile fizzled out Michigan tradition of naked mile holds negative reputation , the badger herald, april 16, 2003
This week in daily history, michigan daily, april 20, 2004 Naked mile history via ann arbor police department. The naked mile was an annual celebratory event to mark the completion of classes A group of university of michigan students allow a local news station to videotape their unique training tactics necessary to complete a successful naked mile.
A blip on their radar was the ann arbor naked mile, which ran for 15 years
I think it was the law school students that would run naked to blow off steam on the last day of classes. Between the naked mile and hash bash (which is taken a bit too seriously by parties on both sides), the university and the city seem prepared to squeeze every morsel of fun out of the tasty treats of the university. After a substantial effort conducted by the university and the ann arbor police department, this years naked mile drew far fewer participants and spectators than it had in previous years, leaving the future of the annual event in question Paul wong an ann arbor police department official apprehends a participant in last nights naked mile.<br><br>abby […]
University of michigan students in ann arbor, mi participate in the naked mile 20 april 1999 The naked mile takes place on the last day of classes for the winter semester. University of michigan students in ann arbor, michigan participate in the naked mile on 20 april 1999 Police are warning the naked mile runners about the possibility of rowdy crowds, groping, even video cameras
Holly myszenski is a senior
She'll be running tonight with other members of her rugby team
