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April 15, 2004 Grand Alternative events offer alcohol-free fun before Grand PrixWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Dozens of Purdue University campus organizations, offices, departments and student organizations are teaming up to provide substance-free activities for Purdue students during the annual Grand Prix celebration. Grand Alternative 2004 will include fitness sports competitions, musical performances, dances, fitness classes, drug- and alcohol-abuse education, organized recreational sporting events, cultural events and dozens of other activities. Grand Alternative got its start in 1998 when Steve Cain, campus minister at the Wesley Foundation, initiated a community-wide coalition of student groups with the goal of celebrating the Grand Prix safely and without alcohol. Grand Alternative got its official start in 1999 with a grant from the Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Tippecanoe County. "Since 1999, the number of events has grown significantly," said Bridget Golden, assistant dean of students. "Student organizations now have the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to fund substance-free programs during Grand Alternative." Grand Alternative 2004 is funded in part by a grant from the Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Tippecanoe County and is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students, with support from the Student Wellness Office, Division of Recreational Sports and the Wesley Foundation. All events are free unless otherwise noted. The organizing groups and activities include: • Saturday, April 17: Purdue Triathlon Club, Grand Prix Duathlon, 9 a.m., Check-in at Vawter Field; Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Themed Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, Purdue Armory. • Sunday, April 18: African Students Association, Sounds of Africa, 1-4 p.m., Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms; Freshman Engineering Student Advisory Council, HALO Xbox Tournament, double-elimination tournament, up to 32 teams of 4 players each, 2 p.m.-midnight, Wiley Hall, East Dining Hall; Grand Prix Festival (food, fun and prizes), Neon Cactus, with support from the Community Bar Retail Coalition, 3-6 p.m., Neon Cactus parking lot, Levee Plaza; MTV Campus Invasion Grand Alternative Concert, featuring Hoobastank, Lost Prophets and Ima Robot, free for Purdue students with ID, daytime expo, noon-3 p.m. followed by concert, 3:30 p.m. (for rain information, check the web site on Sunday (rain location Elliott Hall of Music, first 6,000 Purdue students with I.D. admitted, one ticket per ID); Division of Recreational Sports, Day 1, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. For times and locations, call (765) 494-3108. • Monday, April 19: Campus Community Bar Retail Coalition, Blood Alcohol Educator, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Memorial Mall; Division of Recreational Sports, Floor Hockey Tournament, 6-9 p.m., Recreational Sports Center; Division of Recreational Sports, Day 2, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. • Tuesday, April 20: Purdue Chinese Calligraphy Club, Calligraphy and Tea Appreciation Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Purdue Memorial Union food court; Students in Free Enterprise, Pi Sigma Epsilon and Purdue Association of Leaders, Leading in the Race to Success, time and location to be announced; Division of Recreational Sports, floor hockey tournament, 6-9 p.m., Recreational Sports Center; Purdue Chess Club, Purdue Grand Alternative Chess Simul, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Stewart Center, Rooms 314 and 318; Division of Recreational Sports, Cardio Salsa Group Fitness Class, 10 p.m., Recreational Sports Center; Division of Recreational Sports, Day 3, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. • Wednesday, April 21: Israel Council at Purdue University, Mediterranean Café, 6-8 p.m., Hillel Foundation, 912 W. State St.; Division of Recreational Sports, floor hockey tournament, 6-9 p.m., Recreational Sports Center; Hillel Foundation, Holla Challah and make-your-own-sundae, 8 - 9 p.m., Hillel Foundation, 912 W. State St.; Purdue Catholic Students, Kegeroke, 9 p.m.-midnight, St. Thomas Aquinas Center, 535 W. State St.; Division of Recreational Sports, Day 4, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. • Thursday, April 22, Cary Club, Cary Fest, noon-9 p.m., Cary Quadrangle Courtyard; Division of Recreational Sports, floor hockey tournament, 6-9 p.m., Recreational Sports Center; Division of Recreational Sports, Day 5, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. • Friday, April 23, Grand Prix Student Foundation, Grand Prix Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Memorial Mall; National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Carnivale, 1-4 p.m., Purdue Mall; Alpha Phi Omega Co-ed Service Fraternity, Pre-Grand Prix Tricycle Races, 5-7 p.m., Memorial Mall; Campus Christian Fellowship at University Church, Luau-palooza, 5 - 9 p.m., Vawter Field; Adventist Collegiate Fellowship, "Get Passionate: Music, Questions, and Answers to Life" program, 6-10 p.m., Stewart Center, Rooms 202 and 313; Purdue Beat Society, Pillow Fight Music Festival, 6 p.m.-midnight, Memorial Mall; Wesley Foundation, Cup of Faith Concert and Coffeehouse, 7-11 p.m., Wesley Foundation, 435 West State St.; Purdue Student Union Board, surprise feature film, 7-9:30 p.m., Fowler Hall, Stewart Center, $3 with Purdue student ID, $4 general public; Division of Recreational Sports, Day 6, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. • Saturday, April 24, Purdue Running Club, Grand Prix 5K, 11 a.m., Purdue cross country course (corner of McCormick and Cherry Lane); Grand Prix Foundation, 47th Annual Grand Prix Race Day, races begin at 11:30 a.m., main event at 1:30 p.m., $7 pre-pay, $10 at the gate, Grand Prix track; Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and INFORMS, Grand Alternative BBQ, noon-4 p.m., Happy Hollow Park; La Milonguera, Argentinean Tango Club of Purdue University, Tango Para Todos (Tango for Everyone), 1-4 p.m. at Matthews Hall, Room 304; Purdue Student Union Board, Battle of the Bands, 4 p.m., Slayter Center (rain or shine), with Loose Change (hip hop, funk, jazz, rock and roll), The Malcontents (ska), Kemble (postmodern rock), Free Raine (original rock) and Exit Fowler (rock); Adventist Collegiate Fellowship, "Get Passionate: Music, Questions and Answers to Life," 7-11 p.m., Stewart Center, Rooms 202 and 313, Christian Student Center, Root Beer Kegger, 7-11 p.m., Christian Student Center, 115 Waldron St.; Purdue Student Union Board, surprise feature film, 7-9:30 p.m., Fowler Hall, Stewart Center, $3 with Purdue student ID, $4 general public; Division of Recreational Sports, Day 7, Group Fitness Class: Fitness Incentive 7-Day Mini-Triathlon. Writer: Reni Winter, (765) 496-3133, rwinter@purdue.edu Sources: Bridget Golden, (765) 494-9028, bwgolden@purdue.edu Drew Brinkoetter, Purdue Student Government, (765) 494-7201, studentgovernment@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Note to Journalists: For concert information, contact Drew Brinkoetter, Purdue Student Government, (765) 494-7201, studentgovernment@purdue.edu. For other information contact Reni Winter, (765) 496-3133, rwinter@purdue.edu.
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