Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Stewie Griffin, the youngest family member on the “Family Guy,” has been making the rounds on campus.
Stewie arrived in the University Relations office the first week of April addressed to Jason Boots, Plano, Texas, senior and student body president.
Inside the lightweight, refrigerator-sized box, Boots found a large Stewie doll.
Stewie came to the University as part of the “Pass the Stewie” promotion from Fox Broadcasting Company. The nation's top 100 schools received the 3-foot plush doll.
Boots said the arrival of Stewie helped senators relax while elections were taking place in April.
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During the contest, the Student Body President from each school will pick his or her top five favorite pictures of Stewie from his or her campus. The pictures will then be judged on creativity, humor, originality and photo quality.
“It was nice to take a break and brainstorm what pictures we could take with Stewie,” Boots said.
The “Pass the Stewie” promotion consists of two parts, a sweepstakes and a contest.
The sweepstakes asks students to take creative pictures with Stewie. Pictures then need to be uploaded to the “Pass the Stewie” Web site, www.passthestewie.com.
According to the Web site, photos must depict only the entrant and Stewie.
Sweepstakes rules state each person can post only one photo per e-mail address. The photo can not contain logos, signs or trademarked or copyrighted material. Pictures deemed by the sponsor to be defamatory abusive, pornographic, violent or discriminatory are subject to disqualification.
The winner of the sweepstakes will receive a sketch of him or herself in a Family Guy likeness.
The “Pass the Stewie” contest begins on May 7, after all eligible sweepstakes photos have been submitted. During the contest, the Student Body President from each school will pick his or her top five favorite pictures of Stewie from his or her campus. The pictures will then be judged on creativity, humor, originality and photo quality.
The grand-prize winner of the contest will receive an on-air mention of his or her University during a “Family Guy” episode. The winning University’s Student Body president, the managing editor of the University’s newspaper and two guests, win a trip to Los Angeles in November to attend the 100th episode of “Family Guy.”
Melissa Horen, Leawood senior and student body vice president, said receiving Stewie at the end of the year was nice.
“We had the bulk of our work done, so taking pictures was something fun to do,” Horen said.
According to the sweepstakes and contest rules, the grand-prize winner of the sweepstakes will be announced the week of May 7 and the contest winner will be notified on or around May 14.
Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@kansan.com.
— Edited by Katie Sullivan
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