[1974 “Streaker Riot” Collection]

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Photocopies of clippings related to the NTSU students who were physically restrained and arrested for “disregarding a police officer.” In the early morning hours of March 10, 1974 a crowd of NTSU students gathered outside Bruce Hall to watch their fellow students run naked on campus as part of a “streaking demonstration.” Suddenly, Denton city police officers, assisted by the campus Department of Public Safety, arrived to quell what they deemed a “riot” with clubs and bug spray. Despite bystanders’ protests that the event was a peaceful demonstration.

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[5] p. : ill.

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Cochran, Mike March 1974.

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Photocopies of clippings related to the NTSU students who were physically restrained and arrested for “disregarding a police officer.” In the early morning hours of March 10, 1974 a crowd of NTSU students gathered outside Bruce Hall to watch their fellow students run naked on campus as part of a “streaking demonstration.” Suddenly, Denton city police officers, assisted by the campus Department of Public Safety, arrived to quell what they deemed a “riot” with clubs and bug spray. Despite bystanders’ protests that the event was a peaceful demonstration.

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[5] p. : ill.

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This image was taken for use in UNT Special Collections' online exhibit "Growing Up Green: 1941-2015" created in July 2016.

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • March 1974

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Cochran, Mike. [1974 “Streaker Riot” Collection], clipping, March 1974; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633303/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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