as should the subsequent VEISHEA riots of 1992, 1994, 2004 and 2014, the last of which led to the termination of the VEISHEA celebration. Of course, this list leaves out the 1997 VEISHEA murder, since it was not a riot.
Veishea ends at Iowa State; new traditions will begin with 'thoughtful approach'
Posted Aug 7, 2014 9:24 am
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University President Steven Leath today (Aug. 7) announced his decision to permanently discontinue Veishea, supporting the recommendations of the 2014 Veishea Task Force and ending a celebration that has been overshadowed by destruction and violence over the past three decades.
“I understand that it is very sad and disappointing to see this 92-year tradition come to an end, and there may be some who are upset with this decision, but I am not going to continue to put students at risk so that we can preserve what, to many, has become a week-long party,” Leath said at a news conference. “I will not be the president who has to call a student’s parents in the middle of the night to say your child has been critically injured in another Veishea-related disturbance.”
Leath suspended Veishea 2014 in the aftermath of an April 8 late-night disturbance in Campustown. He appointed a task force, led by Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Hill, to examine the celebration's future. The task force submitted its final report and recommendations to the president on July 11.
Leath acknowledged numerous changes to Veishea and attempts to prevent related disturbances since 1992 – efforts that ultimately did not succeed. Citing student safety as his No. 1 priority, a somber Leath said his decision was a difficult one, but it is the right one for Iowa State.
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http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2014/08/07/veisheaend
An unclear future: Evolution of Veishea from peaceful to unpredictable
By Katelynn McCollough, katelynn.mccollough@iowastatedaily.com
It could be said that 1988 was the year that started it all for Veishea.
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“The first time that we got this wake-up call that Veishea was not the Veishea we had known since 1922 came in 1988,” said Mayor Ann Campbell, who was a city council member in 1988. “We saw the first Veishea riot, and it was a very major one.”
The 1988 Veishea celebration was marked with a full riot that included a bonfire in the middle of the street that resulted in a hole “several feet deep in the asphalt” according to ISU special collections records on the history of Veishea.
The riot was put to a stop with the help of then-head basketball coach Johnny Orr and football coach Jim Walden.
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http://www.iowastatedaily.com/veishea/article_70904b3c-a12e-11e2-ac91-001a4bcf887a.html
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