Ames Tribune VEISHEA Photo

Cydar · 04-13-2008, 05:07 PM

This was the VEISHEA photo on the front page of the Sunday Ames Tribune. I think the sign in the upper left of the photo pretty much sums up this year's VEISHEA:

Cold Veishea comes to a close

By Ronnie Miller/The Tribune
Above: Julio Espada Sr.; his wife, Juana; and son, Iowa State University freshman Julio Jr., all of Muscatine, patiently wait for the Veishea parade to start Saturday along Morrill Road at the campus in Ames. A blanket of snow covered the area before Saturday's festivities began.

The cold and windy weather took its toll on Veishea Saturday, canceling most of its tournaments, reducing its usual large parade crowd and causing some vendors to close shop earlier than expected.

ISUAlum2002 · 04-13-2008, 05:09 PM

Veishea is held too early. Problem is, if its held any later, it starts getting too close to the end of the semester.

vanillathrilla · 04-13-2008, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by ISUAlum2002

Problem is, if its held any later, it starts getting too close to the end of the semester.

I don't see this as a problem...

Cydar · 04-13-2008, 05:17 PM

KDSM news mentioned that VEISHEA could be even earlier next year (the other VEISHEA thread said that VEISHEA is returning to its normal time). KDSM stated that the move to an even earlier time was to give students more time to study for finals.

When I was at ISU VEISHEA was 2 weeks before finals. I thought that was plenty of time to study for finals.

theshadow · 04-13-2008, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Cydar

KDSM news mentioned that VEISHEA could be even earlier next year (the other VEISHEA thread said that VEISHEA is returning to its normal time). KDSM stated that the move to an even earlier time was to give students more time to study for finals.

When I was at ISU VEISHEA was 2 weeks before finals. I thought that was plenty of time to study for finals.

2009 will be earlier. 2010 and 2011 will be back to "normal", with VEISHEA Saturday being April 17 and 16, respectively.

Going by what the VEISHEA site says, 2009 will be March 30-April 5 (parade on the 4th). They also state that Easter and Passover also determine when VEISHEA cannot be. By process of elimination...

(1) VEISHEA officially runs Monday-Sunday.
(2) Easter 2009 is Sunday, April 12 (eliminating April 6-12 for VEISHEA).
(3) Passover 2009 is Wednesday, April 8, to Wednesday, April 15 (eliminating April 13-19).
(4) Using the Spring 09 Academic Calendar, Dead Week runs Sunday, April 26 to Saturday, May 2 (eliminating April 20-26).

Therefore, March 30-April 5 is actually the LATEST that VEISHEA can occur in 2009.

Wesley · 04-13-2008, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by ISUAlum2002

Veishea is held too early. Problem is, if its held any later, it starts getting too close to the end of the semester.

Let's see - no snow versus dead week. Wit, I will decide. Do it Dead Week. No brainer. Bet they lose money this year.

ajk4st8 · 04-13-2008, 05:36 PM

Whats dead week ?....from an ISU outsider

mjones34 · 04-13-2008, 05:37 PM

If I really wanted to...I could have dressed warm enough to enjoy the show. I was in Ames, but refused to support the whole wristband thing.

Wesley · 04-13-2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by theshadow

2009 will be earlier. 2010 and 2011 will be back to "normal", with VEISHEA Saturday being April 17 and 16, respectively.

Going by what the VEISHEA site says, 2009 will be March 30-April 5 (parade on the 4th). They also state that Easter and Passover also determine when VEISHEA cannot be. By process of elimination...

(1) VEISHEA officially runs Monday-Sunday.
(2) Easter 2009 is Sunday, April 12 (eliminating April 6-12 for VEISHEA).
(3) Passover 2009 is Wednesday, April 8, to Wednesday, April 15 (eliminating April 13-19).
(4) Using the Spring 09 Academic Calendar, Dead Week runs Sunday, April 26 to Saturday, May 2 (eliminating April 20-26).

Therefore, March 30-April 5 is actually the LATEST that VEISHEA can occur in 2009.

Then they will have another lost year - sometimes you have to run events simultanously. NCAA played on Easter, heaven forbid.

theshadow · 04-13-2008, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Whats dead week ?....from an ISU outsider

The week before Finals, where no university events are scheduled.

Dead Week
The last week of fall and spring undergraduate classes has been designated Dead Week by the Government of the Student Body and Iowa State University. The intent is to provide students with time for review and preparation for final examinations. Therefore, no student organization registered with the Student Organization Office may hold meetings or sponsor events without the expressed permission of Program Coordinator of the Dean of Students Office.

theshadow · 04-13-2008, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley

Then they will have another lost year - sometimes you have to run events simultanously. NCAA played on Easter, heaven forbid.

I didn't say I agreed with it. Quite the opposite, in fact.

I'm a bit perplexed that they would move the entire celebration around based on holidays observed by only two religious groups, despite the myriad of other religions represented on campus. Do those other groups not have Spring holidays, or do they simply not matter in the eyes of VEISHEA organizers? Ponderous.

EggMcClone · 04-13-2008, 05:50 PM

For some reason I thought it was fairly common to have it the weekend before Dead Week? Am I wrong?

Tornado man · 04-13-2008, 06:16 PM

It's too bad for all of the clubs, student organizations, and charitable groups that depend on good Veishea attendance for their concession, craft, merchandise, and plant sales. I've already heard that student clubs will be lucky just to make back their Veishea expenses; forget about any profit.

Skyh13 · 04-13-2008, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by theshadow

I didn't say I agreed with it. Quite the opposite, in fact.

I'm a bit perplexed that they would move the entire celebration around based on holidays observed by only two religious groups, despite the myriad of other religions represented on campus. Do those other groups not have Spring holidays, or do they simply not matter in the eyes of VEISHEA organizers? Ponderous.

Who knows. Maybe if VEISHEA is over those dates, people will claim that ISU is actually celebrating Easter.

In any case, the rumors are of course that administration is trying to phase out VEISHEA, so they're forcing it to be moved up like this. That's just a rumor, though, so who knows.

scottie33 · 04-13-2008, 11:54 PM

I spoke with a friend of mine who said them doing it this time of year and even earlier next year is to discourage all the outside drinking or something around those lines. Concerts were a bust I hear and another buddy actually said they were handing out free bracelets to people walking by the concert.