{"id":510,"date":"2008-01-14T12:27:04","date_gmt":"2008-01-14T17:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.southernarkansasuniversity.info\/athletics\/2008\/01\/mulerider-madness-offers-excitement-at-each-sau-basketball-game\/510\/"},"modified":"2008-01-14T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2008-01-14T17:27:04","slug":"mulerider-madness-offers-excitement-at-each-sau-basketball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2008\/mulerider-madness-offers-excitement-at-each-sau-basketball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Mulerider Madness Offers Excitement at Each SAU Basketball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to boost attendance to basketball games as well as increase the involvement the Southern Arkansas University Men\u2019s Mulerider basketball team has with the community, there are a series of special events called \u201c2007-2008 Mulerider Madness\u201d scheduled for the ongoing basketball season.<br \/>\nLady Mulerider games begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men\u2019s tip off at 7:30 p.m. at the W.T. Watson Gym. The game is free for SAU students with a current ID and $4 for all other area students. General seating is $6 and reserved seating is $7.<br \/>\nThe 2007-2008 Mulerider Madness games include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Student Organization Night \u2014January 24 vs. Delta State \u2014 All campus student organizations are eligible for the event, including other sports teams from SAU. The student organization with the most people present will receive $500 and the student organization with the most spirit will receive $500. Organizations are encouraged to wear costumes, paint faces and make creative signs to display.<\/li>\n<li>Classroom Appreciation Night \u2014January 31 vs. Harding \u2014 All classroom teachers (public and private) in the \u201cGolden Triangle\u201d area will be honored and appreciated. Drawings will be held and prizes will be awarded to a majority of teachers in attendance. Prizes will include day spa retreats, gift certificates, teacher\u2019s handbags, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night \u2014February 7 vs. Christian Brothers \u2014 Each SAU faculty and staff member will be eligible for a $1,000 giveaway during the second half of the men\u2019s basketball game. SAU administration and coaches are not eligible for this promotion.<\/li>\n<li> Service Men and Women Night \u2014February 14 vs. Henderson State \u2014 All United States Military, local firefighters, local police and local emergency personnel are eligible for $1,000 worth of gifts\/door prizes to be given away during the men\u2019s basketball game. All service men and women in attendance will be honored during halftime of the men\u2019s basketball game.<\/li>\n<li>Community Faith Appreciation Night \u2014 February 23 vs. Ouachita Baptist \u2014 All area faith based organizations are eligible for prizes which will be donated to that organization\u2019s youth group. A $500 prize will be awarded to the organization with the most people and $500 will be awarded to the organization that displays the most spirit.<\/li>\n<li> Senior Citizen Appreciation Night \u2014March 1 vs. Arkansas-Monticello\u2014 Age appropriate gifts\/doors prizes will be given away during the men\u2019s basketball game. Area senior citizens will be recognized during halftime of the men\u2019s basketball game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to boost attendance to basketball games as well as increase the involvement the Southern Arkansas University Men\u2019s Mulerider basketball team has with the community, there are a series of special events called \u201c2007-2008 Mulerider Madness\u201d scheduled for the ongoing basketball season.<br \/>\nLady Mulerider games begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men\u2019s tip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-athletics","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}