VEISHEA Opening Ceremonies Are Today

Iowa State University's annual celebration has begun. Tuesday's schedule includes opening ceremonies and awards at 4 p.m.

Posted Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:51 am CT

VEISHEA, 's annual student-led celebration has begun.

Today's events include a Knockout World Record Attempt, a student comedy competition and opening ceremonies at the Memorial Union.

A chronological schedule can be found on this website.

A campus cookout takes place on Central Campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VEISHEA opening ceremonies and awards is from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Sun Room at the Memorial Union.

The Knockout World Record Attempt is at 7 p.m. at .

And finally the VEISHEA Says I'm Funny is at 8 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop in the Memorial Union.

VEISHEA stands for the university's colleges present when the celebration was named in 1922:

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