Thursday, May 6, 2010
Although they won’t completely reenact Will Ferrell’s streaking scene in “Old School,” students will be able to shed their clothes and run down Jayhawk Boulevard for a good cause.
Hundreds of students are expected to participate in the AXE Undie Run Challenge tonight.
The event will start at 9:30 p.m. at the Kansas Union, and risqué runners will jog down Jayhawk Boulevard and back.
List of events
Pre-party
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Wheel,
507 W. 14th St.
AXE Undie Run Challenge
WHEN: 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas Union
Exclusive post-party
WHEN: 11 p.m.
WHERE: The Hawk,
1340 Ohio St.
Students can donate the clothing that they strip off in exchange for AXE garb. All donations will be given to the Lawrence Community Shelter along with $5,000 from AXE.
Ten schools will be participating in the challenge, and each will tally how much clothing has been donated. The winner will get a statue of an “Undie Run individual,” AXE spokesman Thomas Purgatorio said.
To help promote the event, there will be a pre-party at 8 p.m. at The Wheel, 507 W. 14th St., and a post-party at The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., which is open only to those who ran in the challenge.
Purgatorio said the run was a good way to combine a classic college tradition with philanthropy.
“Some schools were doing this beforehand, calling it the ‘nearly naked mile,’ after finals as a way to blow off steam,” Purgatorio said. “AXE wanted to capitalize on that and do something for charity.”
Other competitors
April 30: Boston College
Tuesday: Arizona State University
Today: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Friday: University of Texas
May 11: University of Maryland
May 11: University of Washington
May 12: San Diego State University
May 20: Ohio State University
June 9: University of California-Santa Barbara
Sebastian Beshk, a sophomore from Mission Viejo, Calif., said he was planning on making the nearly nude run. He said he had done one of the biggest undie runs in the country at the University of California-Los Angeles.
“It felt like the whole school went out there,” Beshk said. “Everyone talks about it and gets really pumped for it.”
Beshk also said it was a good way to relax and for the student body to come together.
“It was cool that everyone was chilling together and running around in their underwear,” Beshk said. “It was more school spirit than I’ve ever seen at UCLA.”
Kaitlin Bilovesky, a junior from Overland Park, said she would probably not partake in the festivities.
“I wouldn’t feel comfortable stripping down to my underwear, but I would find a way if I could to support the cause,” Bilovesky said.
The Facebook event page had 1,059 confirmed guest as of Wednesday. For more information on the event, search “KU AXE Undie Run” on Facebook.
— Edited by Sarah Bluvas
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