For Those Of You Who Know Nothing About The Campanile Incident At Iowa State, Here's A Brief History.

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For those of you who know nothing about the Campanile incident at Iowa State,
here's a brief history.
In more-or-less the middle of campus of Iowa State University there sits a
carillon tower, which is more-or-less a tower with a bunch of bells that
can played somewhat like a piano. Up until this year, a carillonneur would
play the carillon every week day from 12:00 pm to 12:15 pm. However, due to
!@#%ing budget cuts, no carillonneur was hired to replace the gentleman who
retired last year.
Soooo, a deejay from a local radio station here in Ames, Iowa decided to lock
himself in the tower until he received enough donations to pay a part-time
carillonneur to play from 12 to 12:15 pm, which came to $10,000. The man
raised the money within 5 days and came out on Tuesday, September 24, 1991.
That being said, you are now adequately prepared for my Top Ten list.
TOP TEN REASONS TO LOCK YOURSELF IN THE CAMPANILE
10. Publicity stunt to increase listening audience for your radio
station
9. Enjoy "look-and-feel" of being behind bars
8. Want to soak up sympathy from the babes
7. You're not _really_ locked in there, it just _looks_ that way
6. Better to be in there than on the funny farm
5. Wanted to try that T-1000 trick of walking through bars you
saw in "Terminator 2"
4. Don't have anything better to do (Get a life!)
3. Wanted to raise money for a worthy cause: yourself
2. You've locked yourself in, and you can't get out!
1. Your face rings a bell
One more detail: the entrance to the Campanile is like an iron gate, thus
the reference to the bars.

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