Editing Tufts University (section)

==Traditions==
[[File:Tufts cannon support Japan.jpg|thumb|[[The Cannon (Tufts University)|The Tufts cannon]], repainted almost nightly during the academic year, is here painted in response to the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan]]]]

===A Cappella===
Tufts maintains a capella groups, including the [[Beelzebubs]], which has performed on [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Sing-Off]]'' and ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', where the group arranged several of the songs performed by the fictional a cappella group [[The Warblers]]. Other groups include the Amalgamates and the Jackson Jills, Tufts' oldest female group.

===Naked Quad Run===
Every winter just prior to final exams, students would run naked laps on the Academic Quad as a way to relieve the stress of finals, much akin to similar traditions such as the [[Primal Scream (Harvard)|Primal Scream]] at Harvard. Due to increasing scrutiny from the administration and injuries incurred by slipping on the icy roads, the tradition was banned in 2011 by then-President [[Lawrence S. Bacow|Lawrence Bacow]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tuftsdaily.com/opinion/2011/03/14/nqr-reconsidered/|title=NQR reconsidered – The Tufts Daily|date=March 14, 2011|work=The Tufts Daily|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131159/https://tuftsdaily.com/opinion/2011/03/14/nqr-reconsidered/|archive-date=February 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> much to students' dismay.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2014/09/25/tufts-no-longer-a-quirky-paradise/|title=Tufts no longer a quirky paradise? – The Tufts Daily|date=September 25, 2014|work=The Tufts Daily|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131238/https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2014/09/25/tufts-no-longer-a-quirky-paradise/|archive-date=February 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2011/03/14/bacow-ends-naked-quad-run/|title=Bacow ends Naked Quad Run – The Tufts Daily|date=March 14, 2011|work=The Tufts Daily|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131242/https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2011/03/14/bacow-ends-naked-quad-run/|archive-date=February 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tuftsobserver.org/the-end-of-an-era/|title=The End of an Era|date=December 4, 2011|work=Tufts Observer|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131158/http://tuftsobserver.org/the-end-of-an-era/|archive-date=February 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> A protest run took place the following year, with some students donning nude colored leotards and others taking the opposite tack calling their event the "Excessively Overdressed Quad Stroll".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/tufts-naked-quad-run-becomes-excessively-overdressed-7cd675062b|title=Tufts Naked Quad Run Becomes 'Excessively Overdressed Quad Stroll'|date=December 13, 2011|work=Somerville, MA Patch|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212004938/https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/tufts-naked-quad-run-becomes-excessively-overdressed-7cd675062b|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Starting in 2016, the tradition was revitalized for spring finals week and briefly became an annual tradition once more. The run has not regained popularity since the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic]], though in 2022, the administration reminded students that the run violated the Student Code of Conduct, Sexual Misconduct Policy, and local laws. Several students informally organized a nighttime run in underwear in response.