VEISHEA needs to move back to May. Bring the National Guard in to prevent the riots.

[jsmith86]

There is snow and/or freezing rain at VEISHEA just about every other year nowadays.

This. I remember having to wear my winter coat to go to welch during veishea last year. Not cool.

[Agkistrodon]

I'm glad they shortened Christmas break. My freshman year I believe I was off from December 14th until January 15th which is ridiculously long. December 21st-January 7th would've been PLENTY long of a break. I'd rather be in school when its crappy in January than in May when its nice out.

University of Illinois does this. The semester didn't start until the 18th of January this year. A couple of years ago it didn't start until the 20th.

[Stewo]

I hope the 'bring in the National Guard' part is an attempt at a joke. If not, you may want to check out the news to see what your National Guard does in this day and age. I guess we're just too busy with this whole longest war in American history right now to baby sit for a bunch of drunk clowns who don't know how to control themselves. Maybe I'm just being a little overly sensitive, but for people to think we have nothing better to do than to be glorified babysitters is a pretty big smack in the face.

[Stormin]

Did you guys used to go to school later in May then? I had a teacher that said they specifically changed the school year just so VIESHEA would be in April and the weather would be colder to calm it down.

ISU used to be on the quarter system, not semester. So we actually went to school longer than you do now. We started school the first Thursday after Labor Day and Finals Week in the Spring Quarter was the last full week before Memorial Day, IIRC.

They didn't change the school year to change the VEISHEA celebration. They changed the school year to be on Semesters like most other Universities.

[drednot57]

Amen to moving VEISHA back to May, but local law enforcement can handle the duties in preventing on and off campus violence if given sufficient time to prepare. No need for Nat'l Guard troops on campus IMO.

[madcityCY]

Amen to moving VEISHA back to May, but local law enforcement can handle the duties in preventing on and off campus violence if given sufficient time to prepare. No need for Nat'l Guard troops on campus IMO.

I agree. A "bigger hammer" is not always the answer.

[cycloneML]

I hope the 'bring in the National Guard' part is an attempt at a joke. If not, you may want to check out the news to see what your National Guard does in this day and age. I guess we're just too busy with this whole longest war in American history right now to baby sit for a bunch of drunk clowns who don't know how to control themselves. Maybe I'm just being a little overly sensitive, but for people to think we have nothing better to do than to be glorified babysitters is a pretty big smack in the face.

as a taxpayer, let me say it would be a better use of money babysitting drunk college kids in Ames than ******* away billions of dollars in the middle east. safer for the National Guard also.

[Stewo]

I stand by my comment.

[madcityCY]

I hope the 'bring in the National Guard' part is an attempt at a joke. If not, you may want to check out the news to see what your National Guard does in this day and age. I guess we're just too busy with this whole longest war in American history right now to baby sit for a bunch of drunk clowns who don't know how to control themselves. Maybe I'm just being a little overly sensitive, but for people to think we have nothing better to do than to be glorified babysitters is a pretty big smack in the face.

Agreed. Not sure they would be "proud" to do this job either.

law enforcement can handle it.

[Frak]

I'd just like to see it moved further back in April. I know that Easter messes with what dates you can pick, but the 15th is too early. That being said, the last few weekends prior to this one were really nice out. It's a crapshoot in Iowa in April.

[Irresponsible]

So we actually went to school longer than you do now. We started school the first Thursday after Labor Day and Finals Week in the Spring Quarter was the last full week before Memorial Day, IIRC.

And, strangely enough, the walk to class was uphill both ways!

(And did I mention the snow...the rain... the locusts?)