Sweet 16 Riot of 2000

MNCyGuy

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Yup.

The Spring 07 VEISHEA with the concerts on central campus was awesome. Great weather that year too.

After that they started the whole wrist band crap and moved it to the field where the Bio-Renewables building now stands. Eve 6 headlined, they moved it up a week into the last part of march, it snowed, VEISHEA sucked.

My friends and I subsequently spent VEISHEA weekend in Helser trying to break a coffee table by doing WWF style leg drops and elbow drops from a makeshift turn buckle made out of spare mattresses. Keystone was involved
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Why haven't they ever tried to book some ****** local wrestling promotion as one of the VEISHEA entertainment events?
 

The_Architect

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It was my freshman year and I remember the riot after the elite 8 loss vividly but don't recall the sweet 16 riot the week before.
 

WastedTalent

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Rioting is stupid, I hope people who do it get caught and taken to jail.

Eh, as long as no one gets seriously hurt, I'm good with it. Insurance covers everything.

Helpful tip: Probably be a good idea to just not park on Welch or Lincoln Way, if there's a chance of rioting.
 

VeloClone

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Eh, as long as no one gets seriously hurt, I'm good with it. Insurance covers everything.

Helpful tip: Probably be a good idea to just not park on Welch or Lincoln Way, if there's a chance of rioting.


Where do you think that insurance money comes from? The more they pay out in claims in Ames, they more they charge in premiums to property holders in Ames. It isn't really very hard to understand.
 

WastedTalent

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Where do you think that insurance money comes from? The more they pay out in claims in Ames, they more they charge in premiums to property holders in Ames. It isn't really very hard to understand.

I don't live in Ames......
 

benjay

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I was at Iowa State for the very first Veishea riot and I thought rioting was stupid then just like I think it is stupid now. If there is a riot I hope a whole bunch of people who destroy stuff get thrown in the slammer and end up having to pay for all of it. It is stupid and no one should think it is okay just because we are in college.

Yes, I am old, but you shouldn't have to be old to have a little common sense.

We'll take your sermon to heart.

Signed,
No student, anywhere
 

swiclone83

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Something tells me WastedTalent voted for Obama.

I realize you are probably stupid, however, I don’t understand how you can’t comprehend that trashing someone else’s property is not a neat idea. Furthermore, demolishing property that belongs to the city that you live in/go to school in is stupid. Why would you want to trash the things that you have to be around? I realize you are probably a poor and don’t actually own anything of value but perhaps someday you will and will understand.

Also to the idiot that says "insurance pays for it". First of all strong understanding of insurance. Thats like saying well insurance pays for house fires so burn my house down. Are you really that ignorant?
 

ISUCubswin

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I realize you are probably stupid, however, I don’t understand how you can’t comprehend that trashing someone else’s property is not a neat idea. Furthermore, demolishing property that belongs to the city that you live in/go to school in is stupid. Why would you want to trash the things that you have to be around? I realize you are probably a poor and don’t actually own anything of value but perhaps someday you will and will understand.

Also to the idiot that says "insurance pays for it". First of all strong understanding of insurance. Thats like saying well insurance pays for house fires so burn my house down. Are you really that ignorant?

Scuse me, kind sir, but

1. I think that was part of what I'm saying...don't destroy anything if you don't live in Ames.

2. Attacking other posters is a bannable offense on here. I strongly suggest you calm your self down before a moderator does it for you.
 

swiclone83

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Scuse me, kind sir, but

1. I think that was part of what I'm saying...don't destroy anything if you don't live in Ames.

2. Attacking other posters is a bannable offense on here. I strongly suggest you calm your self down before a moderator does it for you.

Uh oh, cubs win is going to tell his mommy on me.
 

ISUagger

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People who break things that aren't theirs for fun are a low level of scum, IMO. People should have to own up for things they have done and that doesn't sit right with me. And no, not everything is insured. Someone usually has to pay for the things that are broken, and some posters just seem to not care if they don't know the poor guy. If there is one more VEISHEA riot there won't be a VEISHEA anymore. Rioting should not be a tradition at Iowa State, it just destroys other traditions.