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Over the hill Wacky walk
A contingent of “Over the Hill” students leads the Wacky Walk procession at the Stanford 2015 Commencement ceremony.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Slide into Wacky Walk
GSB students cheer classmate Michael Rothkopf as he slides into the 2016 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Baby photos wacky walk
Students parade around the 124th Commencement with their baby photos.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Goodbye sign wacky walk
Students dressed as characters from Winnie the Pooh hold a sign that says, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard,” during the 2016 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Samurai game Wacky Walk
Jack Conte and his fellow graduating SImps, Stanford’s improvisation troupe, staged a slow-motion samurai game during the Wacky Walk at the 2006 Commencement ceremony.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Banana Wacky Walk
Students prep outside Columbae residence for their 2013 graduation Wacky Walk dressed as bananas.
Image credit: Ian Terpin
In-N-Out Wacky Walk
Zoë White, Haley Ketterer and Isabelle Woodrow with friends dress as In-N-Out Burger staff for the 2016 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
2013 Wacky Walk
A LeBron James cutout looms over students dressed as human-sized sock puppets (we think) during the 2013 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: Aaron Kehoe
Space Wacky walk
Students from the Aeronautics & Astronautics Department doff their space helmets at the 2016 Commencement.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Hippie Wacky Walk
Students dressed as hippie protesters for Stanford’s 120th Commencement ceremony.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
X-Wing Wacky Walk
Two graduating Star Wars fans chart a casual flight path to the 2013 Wacky Walk in their X-wing fighters.
Image credit: Aaron Kehoe
Top Gun Wacky Walk
It’s always good to bring a wingman when participating in the Wacky Walk. This is from Commencement 2015.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Space shuttle Wacky Walk
William Tucker, dressed as an astronaut, is set to begin the Wacky Walk with friends who will navigate the Space Shuttle to the 122nd Commencement.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Catbus wacky walk
Students showed up to the 2016 Commencement in the catbus from the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Viking wacky walk
Students dressed as Vikings sail into the 2015 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
Parachute Wacky Walk
Graduates run under a parachute decorated with their names and handprints during the 2013 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
3d heads wacky walk
Kevin Moy and Guanlin Chen hoist giant 3D models of their own faces before the 2015 Wacky Walk.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
QR code wacky walk
During the Wacky Walk a group of coterm students brought together signs to form a giant QR code that linked to their pictures and personal messages at http://stanford.edu/~aduchi/graduation.html. This is from the 121st Commencement Ceremony at Stanford University.
Image credit: L.A. Cicero
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