Naked Run

The Naked Run is an annual event in which students take a nude dash down the steps of Low Library, around South Lawn, past Butler Library, and back up The Steps, all while singing the Columbia fight song, "Roar, Lion, Roar". The Naked Run is held every October. The runners are usually surrounded by a slew of onlookers and photographers. The morning after the event, a select few runners have the fortune or misfortune of finding themselves on the front page of the Spectator.

The event has traditionally been organized by the Track Team and advertised as its "initiation event". However, the team has downplayed its involvement in recent years due to the risk that the event may be considered hazing.