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Hawkeye Music Video Contest: Deadline - November 7, 2007

With the start of a new year at the University of Iowa, you may suffer from an overflow of school spirit. Without an outlet, that school spirit could be lethal. Not to worry! Here's the chance to turn that Hawkeye pride into cold hard cash. Using the "Iowa Fight Song," make a music video showing the school spirit at its best. Upload it to YouTube and you could be the proud winner of $150!

Format: Any format uploadable to YouTube. This includes .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG.
Length: Under 5 minutes. (Most submissions will probably be 1:06, the length of the fight song)
Restrictions: No nudity, illegal activities, profanity, or lewd gestures
Prize: $150 & your talent will be featured in S.T.A.T. Underground
Deadline: November 7, 9 a.m.
Guidelines and Submitting Your Entry >>

Judging

The judges for this contest are the toughest, pickiest people we could find...you guys!
When all the entries are submitted, we'll send you a link where you can view the entries and vote for your favorites. The winners of these contests will depend entirely on your votes.

Hawkeye Haiku Contest / Ended October 20 / Winner to be announced in November newsletter.

Five minutes of time
And seventeen syllables
For fifty bucks cash!

Kinnick Stadium cheers,
Wind rustling leaves of autumn—
Memories being made.

You probably had a unit on them in elementary school. Or maybe you just remember the episode of That 70’s Show where Hyde recited one. Yeah, we’re talking about haikus. And we want to hear yours.

The rules are easy: one line of five syllables, one line of seven, one line of five again. We’re looking for haikus that follow a general theme of college life. They can be about anything from the cost of textbooks to your favorite study spot. Write one or a few up, e-mail it (or them) to us by October 20th at stat-underground@uiowa.edu, and we’ll pick our favorite. The winner gets $50 cash, and every haiku received will be featured in the November issue of S.T.A.T. Underground.

In need of some haiku resources? We’ve compiled a list to make the process that much easier.

The haiku on Wikipedia
Information on the haiku
Submit your own ramen haiku

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