Halloween Pillow Fight

Since 1986, the Merrill Quad has been the site of Hampshire College's annual Pillow Fight. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, the event was on the actual day of Halloween (October 31st), though in 2009 it took place on Hampshire Halloween (October 30th that year). In the format of a flashmob, dormsters convene on the quad at a precise, preordained time (in costume, if so desired) and proceed to bonk each other repeatedly with stuffed bed linen until everyone is fatigued, yet cathartically happy.

In the day or two before the event, flyers are usually anonymously disseminated to each room in each dorm. The event is advertised as a 'competition' between Merrill and Dakin dwellers, though no winner has ever been declared (despite vehement claims of victory from both sides). No organizing body or student group takes responsiblity for the initiation or implementation of the Pillow Fight - it's simply a Happy Hampshire Halloween Happening.

Footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6I98YGCDbY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CUk6u8CfXQ

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