Another week goes by, another week where I don't want to talk about Cyclone football. But I will, because it's homecoming. The Huskers behaved themselves pretty well, I think -- ran into a lot when I was at the concert at Papa's Corner. A lot of them seemed to be older, not students. I was surprised at their attendance at this event since one thing about the band I was going to see, is it's loud. As in, a friend who goes to their concerts regularly actually brought hearing protection so he could be up near the stage.
As for homecoming itself, prepare for another weekend with a large number of visitors -- but these are mostly alumni who should have a fair amount of respect for their alma mater and its surrounding neighborhoods. I'm really sorry to be missing it, as I'm in Minnesota for a cousin's wedding. There are also a lot of extra events going around surrounding homecoming, especailly at the new alumni center, as well as lots of reunions of various groups, like the Alumni Band. It's an evening game, which means extended tailgating.
Reimann is doing that Halloween event for kids again on Sunday. At the Varisty, Tonight is your last night for The Duchess (mentioned last week) and "An American Carol" -- the old Dickens tale done as a thinly veiled send-up of Micheal Moore. Tomorrow starts Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (which I am planning to see) and Quarantine (horror, no thanks for me)
Only thing in Greekland for the next week is Greek Trick or Treat on Wednesday. (the city's trick or treat night will be next Friday, on Halloween itself.) If you'd like for your child to participate, I'm guessing Jenn Plegman-Galvin will have more info. She'd probably be able to give information on the Rake-a-thon too, which is a fundraiser happening through November. Proceeds for that go to the MS foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
The event of the week, besides homecoming, is the BB King concert at Stephens on Wednesday. I bought tickets as a birthday present to my husband, and I am really looking forward to it. Concerts at the M-shop include a member of the Indigo Girls doing a solo show Saturday, and a folk singer/songwriter on Tuesday. Not much of interest from the Music Department this week, but Band Extravaganza is coming up in a couple of weeks.
If you want to make a really big day of Cyclone sports, there's a volleyball match at 2:00 Saturday (before the homecoming game). It's free and the first 300 fans get free Coldstone ice cream.
In lectures, there's one on the financial crisis in the Great Hall and one on climate change in the Sun Room tonight, and Monday and Tuesday an author will be talking about the environmental effects of meat eating in the Pioneer and Oak rooms, respectively. Monday features a talk on biofuels in the Sun Room, and Tuesday's lecture in the Sun Room is on the Middle East.
Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Upcoming EWWD
Kind of a light week: only 4 smaller lectures, 2 M-shop shows, 1 Greek philanthropy, 1 Reiman Gardens event, and a handful of athletics. 2 new Varsity II movies though (did anyone make it to that French movie? doesn't seem like anything is staying very long there, other than Wall-E, which was there forever.)
Athletics is the big one this week, with the return of Cyclone Football and the Big 12 opener. Since we lost our road games, there won't be a lot of casual interest, but they were both very close losses, so I'm not writing the Cyclones off for this one. Then again, Kansas is ranked #16 in the country. Game time is 11:30, so tailgating will be starting at 5:30AM. The swim team also starts what I assume is their pre-season with an intrasquad meet on Friday; there's also volleyball after the football game.
Lectures are tonight at 8 on Amazonian languages (titled "Challenging Chomsky"); Wednesday at 8 on the Supreme Court; and Thursday there are 2, one at 7 on energy and politics, and one at 8 on "the definition of manhood". All are in the Sun Room except the Energy and Politics, which is in Howe.
The Thursday show at the m-shop is "hip-hop/psychedelic" and probably not that appealing to most of my readers, but the Friday show is jazz/roots, and after a listen on their Myspace page I'd say the Will Bernard band guys have the funk. More info on tickets at m-shop.com.
The Greek fundraiser is at Alpha Gamma Rho (201 Gray Ave) on Saturday morning - the food is waffles, the cause is the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the cost is $5.
There's an artist reception Saturday at Reiman -- info including RSVP details at http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/index.cfm?nodeID=5693&action=detail&eventid=18393
The two movies are the new Woody Allen flick, and a road movie about returning Iraq veterans.
And this isn't entertainment, and it's not walking distance, but it sure as heck is having me doing a happy dance: S. 4th reopens Wednesday. The loss of this major artery has been an inconvenience to everyone in Ames, but especially those of us on the south side of Lincoln Way. I am especially looking forward to having one of my favorite bike trails back (a rails-to-trails that runs from Research Park all the way to 4th, connecting up with the one that runs along 4th and then along Elwood and on to Brookside)
Athletics is the big one this week, with the return of Cyclone Football and the Big 12 opener. Since we lost our road games, there won't be a lot of casual interest, but they were both very close losses, so I'm not writing the Cyclones off for this one. Then again, Kansas is ranked #16 in the country. Game time is 11:30, so tailgating will be starting at 5:30AM. The swim team also starts what I assume is their pre-season with an intrasquad meet on Friday; there's also volleyball after the football game.
Lectures are tonight at 8 on Amazonian languages (titled "Challenging Chomsky"); Wednesday at 8 on the Supreme Court; and Thursday there are 2, one at 7 on energy and politics, and one at 8 on "the definition of manhood". All are in the Sun Room except the Energy and Politics, which is in Howe.
The Thursday show at the m-shop is "hip-hop/psychedelic" and probably not that appealing to most of my readers, but the Friday show is jazz/roots, and after a listen on their Myspace page I'd say the Will Bernard band guys have the funk. More info on tickets at m-shop.com.
The Greek fundraiser is at Alpha Gamma Rho (201 Gray Ave) on Saturday morning - the food is waffles, the cause is the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the cost is $5.
There's an artist reception Saturday at Reiman -- info including RSVP details at http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/index.cfm?nodeID=5693&action=detail&eventid=18393
The two movies are the new Woody Allen flick, and a road movie about returning Iraq veterans.
And this isn't entertainment, and it's not walking distance, but it sure as heck is having me doing a happy dance: S. 4th reopens Wednesday. The loss of this major artery has been an inconvenience to everyone in Ames, but especially those of us on the south side of Lincoln Way. I am especially looking forward to having one of my favorite bike trails back (a rails-to-trails that runs from Research Park all the way to 4th, connecting up with the one that runs along 4th and then along Elwood and on to Brookside)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Football: ISU vs. Kent State
As I predicted in my last football-related post, Kent State did present a bit more of a challenge than SDSU, but the Cyclones pulled it off, and then pulled ahead in the end for a 20 point lead over the other guys. We checked out the new alumni center as part of our afternoon of tailgating -- we contribute to a friend who has a bus to help cover gas, parking permit, and propane for the grill. It's respectable tailgate, thanks to the numerous babies born to its participants in the last 2 years (including the bus owner), but we wanted to wander around a bit. The place itself is very swanky with leather chairs and high ceilings. They're having an ice cream social Tuesday so I'll be discussing that here then.
Since it was a Saturday game, the parking situation should be closer to what we'll be seeing in the future, although overall attendance will be impacted by the Cyclones' record going into the next home game -- if we're on a 2-game losing streak there won't be as many casual fans, and conversely if the team beats Iowa and UNLV while away, there will be a great deal more excitement, especially since we'll be starting the "conference" portion of the season (games more important to determining whether we get a post-season game.) Additionally, it will be family weekend, and students' parents will be in town for the game and other events.
Next week's game in Iowa City should be very close -- I think this is one of the years when we go in truly nearly evenly matched. Beat the Hawks! The next home game isn't until October 4th, and will be against Kansas.
Since it was a Saturday game, the parking situation should be closer to what we'll be seeing in the future, although overall attendance will be impacted by the Cyclones' record going into the next home game -- if we're on a 2-game losing streak there won't be as many casual fans, and conversely if the team beats Iowa and UNLV while away, there will be a great deal more excitement, especially since we'll be starting the "conference" portion of the season (games more important to determining whether we get a post-season game.) Additionally, it will be family weekend, and students' parents will be in town for the game and other events.
Next week's game in Iowa City should be very close -- I think this is one of the years when we go in truly nearly evenly matched. Beat the Hawks! The next home game isn't until October 4th, and will be against Kansas.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Football: ISU vs. SDSU
Our neighborhood feels the impacts of football games greater than any other residential neighborhood in Ames. If you enjoy football (or just rooting for the Cyclones in any context, as I do) then it's pretty easy to make the best of it. This year, like last year, the first game was on a Thursday night. This can depress attendance a little since it's difficult for faraway fans who normally make the drive on a Friday night to take of at least one, and probably two days of work. Even nearby fans (at least all of my friends working in Des Moines) had to take off a few hours early to have enough time to drive up and enjoy dinner. However, attendance was pretty impressive with just the corners of the upper level looking empty, and fairly full hillsides. The improvements to the stadium were also interesting -- I don't know how impressive they actually are since they were mostly to box seats, and even if I ever see the inside of one in the future, I won't have any basis for comparison. There were also improvements to the bathrooms, and while new facilities that way are always nice (at least when they are new) and added capacity is always appreciated, I found the women's nearest our seats a little claustrophobic compared to the old one.
The game itself was a pretty thorough win on our part, which always makes a game more fun. I'm not enough of an expert on football to give you a forecast on the rest of the season based on this one game -- it was, after all, an opponent from a smaller school, and not nearly so formidible as Iowa or our conference schedule. The best part (besides the win) in my opinion was the gorgeous weather. Tailgating was a little warm mid-afternoon, but the game itself being in the evening meant that the temperature was perfect, combined with clear skies and little wind meant that outside was the place to be, regardless of your choice of entertainment.
On my way back I grabbed a can out of the yard of a neighbor. I pick up nickles on the ground no matter what form they take. Often a neighbor or two who are on the main route out of the stadium (Country Club, mostly) will put out a sack for trash and probably get a dollar or two out of the cans. I think this is great -- people don't like to litter but if they don't have a recepticle they will. I suspect fans overally were pretty well behaved because of the Thursday night game, so we'll see how the next one -- 6:00PM on Saturday, the 6th -- goes. The evening on a weekend will mean much more tailgating, and therefore more potential for litter, but the greater distance that the opponent is travelling means that a smaller percentage of our guests will be strangers.
The game itself was a pretty thorough win on our part, which always makes a game more fun. I'm not enough of an expert on football to give you a forecast on the rest of the season based on this one game -- it was, after all, an opponent from a smaller school, and not nearly so formidible as Iowa or our conference schedule. The best part (besides the win) in my opinion was the gorgeous weather. Tailgating was a little warm mid-afternoon, but the game itself being in the evening meant that the temperature was perfect, combined with clear skies and little wind meant that outside was the place to be, regardless of your choice of entertainment.
On my way back I grabbed a can out of the yard of a neighbor. I pick up nickles on the ground no matter what form they take. Often a neighbor or two who are on the main route out of the stadium (Country Club, mostly) will put out a sack for trash and probably get a dollar or two out of the cans. I think this is great -- people don't like to litter but if they don't have a recepticle they will. I suspect fans overally were pretty well behaved because of the Thursday night game, so we'll see how the next one -- 6:00PM on Saturday, the 6th -- goes. The evening on a weekend will mean much more tailgating, and therefore more potential for litter, but the greater distance that the opponent is travelling means that a smaller percentage of our guests will be strangers.
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