By Eric Horowitz

An LSU bingo game gets shut down, Indiana students get an incentive to shop at Target, Maryland's student newspaper runs some interesting advertisements, and Wisconsin discovers the power of the keg party. It's all in this week's Campus Chronicles.

Even Dickie V. is excited for Madison's annual Mifflin Street Block party in May. John Biever/SI

• There's also good news for Wisconsin on the alcohol front. Madison's Mifflin Street Block party will not be cancelled for next year after city officials decided to push back construction so it would not interfere with the hoopla. The party, which can get so out of hand that police two years ago had to place a four-keg limit on each residence, will be held on its traditional date during the first weekend in May. It turns out you can fight city hall. You just need 20,000 thirsty college students on your side.

• It turns out the 2006 NCAA Championship rings won by the Terrapin women's basketball team aren't the only the only rings in the lives of the ladies at the University of Maryland. The student newspaper recently discovered that it has been publishing advertisements that attempt to recruit women for a prostitution ring. If only other schools shared Maryland's dedication to helping its students find part-time jobs.

• A college town can never have too many stores that sell alcohol, but Bloomington is getting close. Next month, Indiana University'slocal Target will begin selling wine, beer, and hard liquor. Indiana students are excited about the change, especially those who have longed for another store that sells both hard liquor and stainless steel cookware.

• In an effort to curb binge drinking, a University of North Dakota campus group is attempting to eliminate drink specials at all bars in the state. Twenty-two states have some sort of regulations, but North Dakota bar owners are skeptical a new law would curb binges. If the group succeeds in banning drink specials, it plans to further help college students by eliminating afternoon classes, campus shuttles, and the Internet.

• Some schools have as hard a time choosing a president as the American public does. The University of Iowa recently paid a search firm nearly $200,000 to find candidates for its post, but despite the large sum it forked over, only one of the seven finalists -- and none of the final four -- were brought in by the firm. In retrospect, the school probably shouldn't have hired a search ompany that believes the most qualified candidates are Lebron James, Teddy Roosevelt, and Batman.

• Life just got a whole lot more virtuous for LSU students. A local coffeehouse has cancelled its bingo night because it was in violation of a Louisiana law that prohibits businesses that do not have a gambling license from providing gaming paraphernalia to customers. If you're still confused, it turns out that a ball- tumbler, game cards, and place markers all constitute such paraphernalia. LSU students should thank the city of Baton Rouge for protecting them from such a dangerous vice as bingo.

• Baseball players aren't the only ones who can't live on their meager salaries. Teaching assistants at all University of California colleges could go on strike next spring if they are unhappy with the progress of new contract negotiations. A strike could lead to the cancellation of classes and discussion sections, and worst of all, it might force professors to actually do some real work.

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