Friday Night Events

Emily Carlin, senior in integrated studio arts, begins the limbo competition as her competitors look on during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Food and prizes are provided and it is free for ISU students. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Participants cheer as the winning raffle ticket number is announced digit by digit during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Multiple raffles for prizes are held throughout the evening. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

A participant announces "Bingo!" during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Bingo used to attract as little as 50 people and now people have to arrive early to avoid getting turned away at the door. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Jaleesa Epps, freshman in art and design, limbos during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. If there are multiple Bingo wins, the competitors can choose to hula hoop, roll dice, or limbo for the prize. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Multicolored balls await selection during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Multiple ticket raffles were also held throughout the evening. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Rebecca Goderis, freshman in dietitics, shouts "Bingo!" during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Goderis competed in a limbo contest against to other Bingo-ers and won a blender. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Kara Whited, junior in accounting, confronts the limbo pole during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. A plethora of different prizes are given out ranging from an iTouch to the boardgame "Apples to Apples." Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

The letters and numbers are read during Luau Bingo Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The popularity of Bingo has grown to where the number of participants who come use all of the Great Hall as well as the Sun Room. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Megan Savaia, senior in psychology, right, takes a break from origami to make a bracelet during Asian Arts Night Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. This event was sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Awareness Coalition and the Asian American Graduate Student Association as a part of Asian American Heritage Week. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Krupali Desai, junior in electrical engineering, draws henna on Chantal Roberts, sophomore in agronomy, while Tyler Dahlberg, senior in preparation for human medicine, makes an origami figure during Asian Arts Night Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Asian American Heritage Week hasn't been celebrated for three years, but it is being celebrated this year in an effort to build the Asian community and show its presence. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Sweta Vangaveti, graduate student in bioinformatics and computational biology, paints a picture during Asian Arts Night Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Asian American Heritage Week is traditionally a monthlong celebration in May, but because there is no school, it is given a week in April. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily

Sweta Vangaveti, graduate student in bioinformatics and computational biology, right, draws henna on Carrie Kortegast, graduate student in educational leadership and policy studies, during Asian Arts Night Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. A solution composed of sugar, lemon, and water should be applied to help the henna ink become a darker color. Photo: Eloisa Perez-Lozano/Iowa State Daily