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+ | '''Primal scream''' is an end-of-semester tradition. It takes place at midnight on the last Sunday (between Sunday and Monday) of the semester, after the first Friday of exams and before the last week of [[finals|final exams]]. Students come out of their studying holes, open their room windows, and release their stress with howls of anguish and frustration. The screaming lasts up to 5 minutes and can be heard throughout the [[Morningside Heights campus|campus]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3629 Bwog post about the May 2007 Primal Scream] | * [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3629 Bwog post about the May 2007 Primal Scream] | ||
* [http://eternalmiserablesuffering.blogspot.com/2007/05/primal-scream-is-retarded.html Eternal, Miserable Suffering: "Primal Scream" Is Retarded] | * [http://eternalmiserablesuffering.blogspot.com/2007/05/primal-scream-is-retarded.html Eternal, Miserable Suffering: "Primal Scream" Is Retarded] | ||
+ | * [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=4827 Bwog post about the December 2007 Primal Scream] | ||
+ | :* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=4828 ...and another] | ||
[[Category:Traditions]] | [[Category:Traditions]] |
Revision as of 02:57, 17 December 2007
Primal scream is an end-of-semester tradition. It takes place at midnight on the last Sunday (between Sunday and Monday) of the semester, after the first Friday of exams and before the last week of final exams. Students come out of their studying holes, open their room windows, and release their stress with howls of anguish and frustration. The screaming lasts up to 5 minutes and can be heard throughout the campus.