By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. While the records are not entirely clear, it appears that when Charles Adams, son of John Adams and brother of John Quincy Adams , was a student at Harvard, he and a few friends were disciplined for getting drunk and streaking naked across the Yard. This page was last edited on 8 September , at Before there was streaking in the yard began the Quad Howl—streaking in what used to be old Radcliffe. A bit past midnight students decided to break tradition and run the naked lap clockwise in order to avoid the protesters and complete the lap. That Book about Harvard: