Although the call.to/jischke group says its Veishea campaign was successful, members vowed to continue campaigning against ISU President Martin Jischke’s participation on the Banker’s Trust Board of Directors.

“Since [Veishea weekend], we have started a petition asking Jischke to resolve his conflict of interest,” said Jeremy Varner, co-founder of the group. “If not, it calls for the Board of Regents to begin a public inquiry.”

During last weekend’s student-run celebration, group members followed Jischke’s car along the Veishea parade route, holding signs and passing out flyers. They also used sidewalk chalk during Veishea to spread their message.

The Veishea protest was planned after group members began using sidewalk chalk to advertise its Web site, which criticized Jischke’s membership on Banker’s Trust, the institution holding Iowa State’s general accounts.

Ed Snook, co-founder of the group, said he was happy with the way his group’s Veishea campaign turned out.

“The parade and weekend went well,” said Snook, senior in English. “We got through to a lot of people.”

Other group members said they encountered varied reactions to their protest.

“We followed Jischke around, and we got booed a lot, but overall it was a very positive experience,” said Drew Miller, member of the group. “Some people even requested fliers. Others told us we were out of line.”

Members of the group campaigned throughout the weekend to take advantage of the Veishea crowds.

“On Friday, we started a flyer campaign and passed out over 1,000 fliers,” said Varner, senior in history. “On Saturday, we followed Jischke around with signs. Sunday, we went to the closing ceremonies, but Jischke wasn’t there.”

In general, Miller, senior in computer engineering, said he was encouraged by the student interest in the campaign.

“Virtually all the students supported us,” he said. “The ones who don’t, unfortunately, are those who don’t know and don’t want to know.”

Snook also said he was pleased with student and public interest.

As of now, Snook said he isn’t certain of the number of people who have visited the group’s Web site.

“Unfortunately, we can’t tell how may people are coming to our [Web] page from on the Iowa State server because of technical reasons,” he said. “From off the server, we’ve had over 3,000 [hits].”