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A large crowd gathers on Welch Avenue in Campustown late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
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Large crowds gather in Campustown, injury reported By Makayla.Tendall and Lissandra.Villa @iowastatedaily.com One man was hit with a street sign on the back of the head when a large group of people amassed in Campustown Tuesday and stayed there into the night. On Tuesday night of Veishea, people flipped a car on Welch Avenue, as police on the scene ushered the chanting crowd off the streets and away from the overturned the car. The crowd began launching beer bottles and other objects onto Welch Avenue and at police cars. A second car was flipped on Stanton Avenue around 12 a.m. on Wednesday.
“It’s entertaining but not my idea of Veishea ... this isn’t what Veishea is about,” said Logan Kraft, senior in supply chain management. Chants, beer cans and fire crackers filled the air above the crowd and a mass filled Stanton Avenue outside of Es Tas. Beer bottles and fire crackers were thrown at onfoot patrol officers and police cars as police were reversing down Stanton Avenue. The crowd then began to move toward Lincoln Way and spanned both lanes, then headed east back up Welch Avenue. Men and women climbed street signs, poles and buildings while chanting “USA”
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Above: Officer stands in front a large crowd that gathered in Campustown as the crowd cheers “USA” and “Veishea.” Tiffany Herring/Iowa State Daily
Left: People tear down a street sign on Welch Avenue and Chamberlin Street after massing in Campustown late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.