ATTN: CF ISU Students

Cyclone62 · 03-01-2007, 07:04 PM

If this storm is as bad as they're calling for, and we get lucky and classes are cancelled tomorrow, who's down/would want to stage a massive snowball fight on campus? I heard a few years ago there were about 2,000 students in a snowball fight at Friley after a big storm, I vote to do something like that. Anyone else interested?

aeroclone08 · 03-01-2007, 07:05 PM

Or how about some snow football?

Cyclone62 · 03-01-2007, 07:06 PM

or a snow-riot?

superfan · 03-01-2007, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone62

or a snow-riot?

We'd have to apologize to the city of Ames for it.

(You have snow. I'm jealous)

clones_jer · 03-01-2007, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by aeroclone08

Or how about some snow football?

I heart snow football.

We had some kick *** games on the old field south of where State Gym is? used to be? haven't been in that area for a few years.

I also got crapped on by a crow walking home from a house party on that field. die crows die

cyclonekj · 03-01-2007, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

I heart snow football.

We had some kick *** games on the old field south of where State Gym is? used to be? haven't been in that area for a few years.

I also got crapped on by a crow walking home from a house party on that field. die crows die

Sorry to hear that. Crows carry quite a "payload."

clones_jer · 03-01-2007, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonekj

Sorry to hear that. Crows carry quite a "payload."

I was headed from a house party in the yellow house by that church to the bars on welsh ... cut under those evergreens got bombed - made it out alive - but I had to cut my night short.

and yes they crap the size of volkswagons

cyclonekj · 03-01-2007, 07:24 PM

PS. The field south of State Gym is where Clyde Williams Field used to be. Aren't there new residence halls there now?

Edit:
Yes, there are.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Williams_Stadium

mike4cy · 03-01-2007, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone62

If this storm is as bad as they're calling for, and we get lucky and classes are cancelled tomorrow, who's down/would want to stage a massive snowball fight on campus? I heard a few years ago there were about 2,000 students in a snowball fight at Friley after a big storm, I vote to do something like that. Anyone else interested?

Count me in, do you think they might cancel? That'd be sweet.

clones_jer · 03-01-2007, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonekj

PS. The field south of State Gym is where Clyde Williams Field used to be. Aren't there new residence halls there now?

yep, I think most of it is Friley addition - did they end up tearing State Gym down?

I was living there 8 years ago - crazy how fast some of that can change.

bfeil · 03-01-2007, 07:31 PM

If classes are canceled tomorrow I would be really suprised. Remember this is ISU and its very rare to get a snow day, especially two in a row. Who knows what will happen over the night but Im betting we still have classes.

cyclonekj · 03-01-2007, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

yep, I think most of it is Friley addition - did they end up tearing State Gym down?

I was living there 8 years ago - crazy how fast some of that can change.

I believe State Gym survived.

ornryactor · 03-01-2007, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

yep, I think most of it is Friley addition - did they end up tearing State Gym down?

I was living there 8 years ago - crazy how fast some of that can change.

No, State Gym is still there. The old CWF area is now two residence halls and a parking lot. Martin Hall and Eaton Hall have nothing to do with Friley. Friley is significantly further south, and hasn't really been added onto since the 1980s. Additionally, Helser Hall butted right up against the east side of Clyde Williams, and it's still there.

That 2,000-person snowball fight? That was definitely last year. It was some Saturday afternoon, when it dumped snow late Friday/early Saturday. Basically all of the UDA area came out and joined in- it was awesome! But yeah, I'd be down for a snowball fight.

aeroclone · 03-01-2007, 07:38 PM

I didn't know of a huge snowball fight last year, but there was one when I was living in Helser in 2001-2002 that was probably on that scale as well. The thing that I remember most about that was that some people built a piece of male anatomy out of snow on the hood of a DPS car that was parked there at the time. It was about 6 feet tall, it was quite amazing. It was a good time.

clones_jer · 03-01-2007, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by ornryactor

No, State Gym is still there. The old CWF area is now two residence halls and a parking lot. Martin Hall and Eaton Hall have nothing to do with Friley. Friley is significantly further south, and hasn't really been added onto since the 1980s. Additionally, Helser Hall butted right up against the east side of Clyde Williams, and it's still there.

That 2,000-person snowball fight? That was definitely last year. It was some Saturday afternoon, when it dumped snow late Friday/early Saturday. Basically all of the UDA area came out and joined in- it was awesome! But yeah, I'd be down for a snowball fight.

not that I've been there recently, but by "significantly further south" you mean like 300 ft right? From what I understand Friley and the new building basically make a "U" surrounding Helser with a little gap inbetween - and isn't Helser half of what it used to be? I swear I was told most of it was gone.