When thousands of people with spring fever gather in one location, there’s bound to be chaos, especially when celebrating the history and traditions of Iowa State. Each year, Veishea contributes its share of alcohol citations and miscellaneous arrests, but some are just too strange or outrageous to forget:

* Veishea carnival employee offers to sell marijuana to a citizen in 2001.

* Eventful rioting in 1992 ranged from water balloons launched at officers to officers being launched across crowds. Cars were tipped over, fires were started and numerous fights broke out.

* It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no … it’s a guy wearing nothing but plastic wrap, combat boots and a Viking helmet.

Several years ago, this intoxicated gentleman was spotted by police at the convenience store at the corner of Welch Avenue and Chamberlain.

He was pulled over for operating while intoxicated, but police discovered that Jonathan Miller was the suspect of a recent burglary investigation in 2003. The suspect, who ran from police, was later detained and charged with multiple weapons violations after officials searched his vehicle.

* Did Veishea going dry end all rioting? No. The 1999 riots began at Towers Residence Halls with students tearing down street signs and turning over trash cans and newspaper containers. Rioters stormed the Knoll chanting “Fuck dry Veishea” and streaked and mooned passersby. And if that was not enough, rioters proceeded to burn their clothes in front of the Campanile.

* 74 percent of arrests made at Veishea 2003 were males, 26 percent of those arrested were female.

— Compiled by Summer Mumford with help from Gene Deisinger and the use of public records.