Coordinators vote against Beer Bike parade proposals
On Monday afternoon the college Beer Bike Coordinators voted against proposed changes to this year's parade, electing to keep the parade the same as it was in 2009.The final vote, which took place through a secret ballot, was 10-1 in favor of keeping the current parade format. Each college received one vote.
The proposed changes included moving the water balloon fight to the football practice field, which lies directly north of Rice Stadium. The proposal also included trucking balloons to the field the evening before the fight, where they would have remained overnight under supervision.
A recent Student Association poll resulted in 60 percent of 453 respondents revealing that they "prefer the current parade format (i.e. the parade of water balloon-carrying trucks)." Thirty percent said they "prefer the propose [sic] alternative plan," while 10 percent remained undecided.
For more details on the decision, as well as reaction, be sure to read this week's edition of the Thresher.
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