Let’s face it folks: they’re plotting against us and a time-honored tradition. By they, I am speaking of Jischke and his “henchmen.” Veishea isn’t about students getting told what to do — it’s about students telling about what they’re going to do.

Let’s be honest. Veishea has always been synonymous with the basic necessities of college: sex, alcohol and partying. If they took these things away from us every weekend, three-fourths of us would have dropped out after our first year. We get more restricted every year, and we get more threats of losing Veishea every year. To hell with “them.” If they’re going to take Veishea away, I say let them do it. Who wants to say, “Yea, I went to Veishea this year. I watched the parade then went home and drank some lemonade while I watched a movie special on PBS?” Or would you like to hear, “Hell yes, I was at Veishea, it rocked. I got so wasted, had sex all weekend, and I passed out every night on a different lawn!”? I think the choice is obvious. Let’s celebrate Veishea the same as we always have, the same our parents always had, and so forth — with sex, alcohol and partying.

As I said before, let them take the “Veishea” name away. It doesn’t mean we can’t still party. We’ll just call it something else that better describes it, like “The Beer Bash Hosted By ISU Formally Known As Veishea.”

One final thought: They can try to take our Veishea, but let’s not let them take our college FUN!

Joshua Cook

Junior

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