Veishea Disected

Today I got myself some Battle of the Bands tickets for Veishea. I am pumped, because not only are some cool people coming to perform, but also the ticket was $8 for two nights and the opportunity to see several musicians. I thought that was a pretty good deal. Also, I will be going with some cool buddies of mine and that always makes for a good time.

Still, I am a little uneasy about the whole “Veishea” thing. I understand the concept, but what goes on, is a little peculiar. The statistics say that alumni start most of the riots and a majority of the people arrested are alumni. First of all what is the point of starting a riot and assaulting people? People would not do that everyday, so what makes Veishea any different? It really is only a big party to honor Iowa State, not to go out and get arrested and molest people. Really, that is very disrespectful not only to the people around, but the university itself. People really need to get some dignity, and in my mind, being disrespectful takes away all the dignity that may have existed. Not to mention, Maple will be locked at all times starting at 7 pm on Friday for the safety of the residents. Holy cow, our safety, my safety is at stake. That is not cool, I better not go anywhere alone, not that I would anyway, but still, are my car tires going to slit? I wouldn’t be surprised, or maybe it will even get tipped in the parking lot. That would totally suck, I need my car. Imagine if that happened. I would have to get a new car, and the people who did it were probably laughing hysterically in the process. Losers. My safety and belongings are at stake because of people are irresponsible and idiotic and above all drunk as anything.

Among all the craziness, I am looking forward to the music and the all you can eat pancakes for $1 on central campus Friday night. That will be cool. I will make sure that I avoid all the drunken people who many have been drunk since Monday, but that’s ok, I will not be, so I will remember if anything good happens.

Today was also Reese’s cup day in Oak Elm. There is one good thing about Veishea. Hershey is a sponsor, so there is lots of “free” chocolate, and they finally dished out the good stuff. The question is, if we have a meal plan, is the chocolate really free? No, but it makes everyone feel better when they can tell themselves it really is free candy because of Veishea. That just cracks me up. I guess I just between the lines too much. However, I am not the one who is going to vandalize public property and get arrested. I love Veishea.