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ISU suspends SAE for at least four years By Makayla.Tendall @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State revoked fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s status as a student organization and the chapter has been suspended by
the fraternity’s national council for at least four years, according to a letter from Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s national council members. The fraternity had been at Iowa State since 1905. Sara Kellogg, assistant dean of students, said an investigation
by the Office of Student Conduct found actions that had violated the Student Disciplinary Regulations. Kellogg said she could not discuss what actions led to the the violations. Peter Englin, director of the
Department of Residence, said the fraternity house is now operated by the Department of Residence and another fraternity that is being housed in Larch Hall is looking at moving into the fraternity house at 140 Lynn Ave. Blaine Ayers, executive di-
The calm Emily Blobaum/Iowa State Daily
Beardshear Hall, the Campanile and the Marston water tower provide a backdrop for Wednesday’s sunset. Thousands of new students would storm Iowa State’s campus the following day for the beginning of Destination Iowa State activities.
BEFORE THE STORM
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The ISU Police Department allows students to take photos inside the back of a police car to send to the student’s parents during Destination Iowa State on Thursday.
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Students pose for a photo in front of the Campanile on Thursday. Thursday was bid day, the last day of formal sorority recruitment. Go to iowastatedaily.com to view more photos.
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A new pledge runs to greet the members of her sorority on Central Campus during greek recruitment bid day Thursday at Iowa State.
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A student extinguishes a controlled fire at a Destination Iowa State booth Thursday. Check online at iowastatedaily.com to find a gallery containing more photos from Destination Iowa State.
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By Sarah.Muller @iowastatedaily.com Kevin Hart, comedian, actor and producer, is visiting Hilton Coliseum in October, and students have the chance to see him for a reasonable price. Tickets for the Oct. 4 event go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday. Students can see Hart for $25, and the public can attend for $65. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster and the ISU Athletics ticket office. Students can use their student ID number to grab one of the 4,000 available general admission student tickets. W i n s t o n Stalvey, senior in marketing and finance and national events director at Student Union Board, explained how Hart’s act is different. “We have great connections and relationships with a bunch of different agencies,” Stalvey said. “One of them Kevin Hart came up and said that they were talking about different ideas for Kevin Hart.” SUB emphasizes the importance of utilizing relationships with agencies. Years of forming connections with professionals has allowed SUB to bring in large acts based on the cost to host and ability to sell tickets. “We expect [sales] to go well,” said George Micalone, director of Student Activities. “There are only 4,000 student tickets available, which is substantial since you can’t buy a Kevin Hart ticket for less than $80 anyway, so to have any at $25 is unheard of.” Based on the capacity, SUB and the agency communicates on what the gross revenue potential is. Using that number, the two correlate on a student ticket amount. The general admission price has evolved to $65, while the student amount has stayed consistent. “Traditionally, artists have price points that they need to look at and offer,” Micalone said. “In this case, because of the nature of his act he knows he sells tickets. With Kevin Hart, we got in with the University of Iowa, and between our two schools, we presented the gross potential he could make on these ticket prices.” SUB has meetings for students to attend to be informed on the SUB leaders, ways to volunteer and upcoming events. “We usually book 80 to 90 percent of the acts before the semester starts,” Stalvey said. Most planning cannot be done until funding is secured. “There’s value in us having secured funding for long term, so we can work [in] advance on getting better deals,” Micalone said. Both Micalone and Stalvey stressed how inclusive SUB is and its influential role on campus. “We love people coming in and volunteering,” Stalvey said. “It’s a great time, especially for some of these national event shows to see what goes on in the background of these major concerts.” Last year, SUB put on more than 350 events for more than 55,000 participants and expects many more acts in the future. “I work at KURE and there are several [bands] that chart on the college radio lists that never come here,” said Ayla Hendrickson, sophomore in architecture. “It would be great if we could get the people who chart there to come here.” For students like David Daft, junior in elementary education, the cost of tickets is a concern when deciding whether to attend. “[The pricing] is pretty reasonable,” Daft said. “I’m kind of a cheap person and don’t like to spend a lot of money. One of my favorite comedians came last May and I didn’t go because it was too expensive.”
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