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Full Moon on the Quad

Campus Life
students assemble in main quad for full moon on the quad

Full Moon on the Quad returns as a quirky but consensual tradition

Claire Wang
  •  
May 13
Humor
Main quad with students standing under lit up palm trees at night.

Full Moon on the Quad Bingo

Vol. 267 Humor Section
  •  
May 11
News
A crowd gathers in the well-lit Main Quad

Kissing tradition goodbye: A new, less-intimate moon rises over the quad

Carolyn Stein
  •  
Feb. 25, 2024
News
Zoom screenshot of Undergraduate Senate meeting in a room.

UGS debates free speech on campus, Full Moon on the Quad

Nika Farokhzad and Katy Zhang
  •  
Feb. 22, 2024
University
Signs with slogans and information in Arabic and English

Students for Justice in Palestine calls for increased investment transparency at UGS

Ellen Kim
  •  
Jan. 24, 2024
Campus Life
Main quad with students standing under lit up palm trees at night.

A tradition reborn: Full Moon on the Quad’s unauthorized return

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Feb. 13, 2023
The Grind
An arch looking into Main Quad with palm trees lining the road

Once upon a time at Stanford

Ecy King
  •  
May 2, 2022
The Grind
(Photo: ALEXANDER SINN/Unsplash)

Letter from The Grind editors: Introducing ‘Sex, love and relationships’

The Grind Editors
  •  
April 25, 2021
Humor
A newly-formed website called WiTree-Leaks reported that the strain of mono scheduled to circulate at Full Moon On The Quad this year contained a mutation engineered to produce profound effects on the belief systems of students. (Photo: Nick Youngson/Alpha Stock Images)

New strain of mono that alters victims’ political alignments engineered just in time for FMOTQ

Smiti Mittal
  •  
Jan. 12, 2020
Campus Life
This year’s revamped Full Moon on the Quad seeks to tackle a prevalent the Bay Area issue through a new activity for all attendees: assembling hygiene packages for the homeless. Additionally, all attendees will be required to agree to the rules of consent before entering the event. (Gillian Brassil / The Stanford Daily)

FMOTQ to include hygiene packages for homeless, glow stick necklace system for indicating engagement

Camryn Pak
  •  
Jan. 9, 2020
Humor
Following last quarter’s norovirus outbreak, Vaden warned the Class of 2023’s hygiene practices have proven to be some of the worst ever seen — spelling doom Full Moon on the Quad participants. (photo: RICHARD COCA/The Stanford Daily)

‘Mono’ and ‘microabrasions’ trending on Google ahead of Full Moon on the Quad

Richard Coca
  •  
Jan. 9, 2020
Humor
New this year: red glow sticks, for staring wistfully as though you know your love wasn’t meant to be, green for brief flirtatious glances, and purple for quivery slow-dance-at-the-summer-camp-formal stares. (Photo: Stanford Daily Media Library)

University bans kissing at Full Moon on the Quad, allows only long, furtive glances

Lana Tleimat
  •  
Jan. 9, 2020
The Grind
Screen Shot 2019-04-05 at 3.50.31 PM

Is modern romance dead or are my Tinder pictures just poorly angled?

Alanna Flores
  •  
April 5, 2019
The Grind
Courtesy of Sarah Panzer

My embarrassing love story (Here we go, FMOTQ)

Inyoung Choi
  •  
Jan. 15, 2019
Full Moon on the Quad will take place this Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. (Chris Delgado/The Stanford Daily)

Full Moon on the Quad organizers stress affirmative consent, discourage sick students from attending

Alex Tsai
  •  
Jan. 31, 2018
RAHIM ULLAH/The Stanford Daily

Editorial Board: A way forward for the new administration

Vol. 250 Editorial Board
  •  
Feb. 3, 2017
(CHRIS DELGADO/The Stanford Daily)

Junior class presidents, SAL deem Full Moon on the Quad a success

Tara Shelby
  •  
Jan. 17, 2017
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Full Moon on the Quad 2016-2017

Victor Xu
  •  
Jan. 13, 2017
(LUIS AGUILAR/The Stanford Daily)

Emergency medical technicians will be on standby at FMOTQ

Claire Wang
  •  
Jan. 12, 2017
(AVI BAGLA/The Stanford Daily)

Accommodating University preferences, new Full Moon on the Quad to deemphasize sexual nature

Zoe Sayler
  •  
Jan. 11, 2017
The Stanford Daily

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