To some, streaking was a radical manifestation of the era of sexual liberation. In 1974, the medical writer Murray Elkins declared that it was the “latest attempt to erode and destroy convention ...

Streaking was everywhere in 1974, and Chapel Hill even reigned as a mass nudity national champion. But that title would soon be gone in a flash. Much like the fad itself.

Streaking at UNC might seem like some crazed activity dreamed up by Generation Z, but streaking actually began at UNC as part of a national movement in 1974. ... a 1974 streak organizer, said.

From the archives. In a cover story on Thursday, March 7, 1974, the Journal Star reported on a recent run of streaking in the Peoria area. The story recounted a mass streak the previous day, when ...

The streaking craze came to UT on Feb. 28, 1974 – a Thursday – according to a written history from university historian Betsey Creekmore on UT’s Volopedia website.

‘Streaking’: In a Flash, the ... “At the 46th Academy Awards in 1974, David Niven was in the middle of introducing Elizabeth Taylor when a nude man—a streaker—ran across the stage ...