New ticket system brings back block seating for B-ball

New ticket system brings back block seating for B-ball

By Simit Shah
Special to the 'Nique
ATLANTA
November 13, 1998

A new ticket distribution system for men's basketball goes into effect this season. The new system, developed by the Student Ticket Committee, is aimed at solving many of the problems that have plagued distribution in past years.

Distribution will now take place at the Athletic Association ticket window, located adjacent to McDonald's on East Campus. Tickets will be given out every Monday and Tuesday (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) preceding a home game. Exactly half of the allotment will be distributed each day. If tickets still remain, they will be distributed at the gate prior to the game. The number of tickets available on gameday will be posted at http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/tickets.

For students desiring prime seats, an advance distribution will take place at night before a distribution day. At 10 p.m., the first 70 students (which equates to the first five rows of seating) will be given a raffle ticket that reserves a ticket. Students that receive a number may come back anytime the next day to retrieve their reserved ticket.

Co-op students who are unable to attend a distribution day may send their Buzz Card with another student. However, co-op students must provide a receipt from the Bursar's office showing payment of athletic fees. This method cannot be used for an advance distribution night.

Block seating is back this season, as 40 groups will be selected from a lottery. Groups (chartered or non-chartered) can apply for a block, which consists of 20 tickets, through the SGA office, Room 131 of the Smithgall Student Services Building, beginning Monday. Applications are due back in the SGA office no later than Monday, November 23.

To be eligible for block seating, a group must prove that they have at least 30 members. Selected groups will receive tickets for five games. If blocks go unused, privileges will be rescinded for the group.

The first distribution day will be Monday, November 16. Tickets for games against Charleston Southern (Nov. 16) and The Citadel (Nov. 20) will be distributed. Any leftover tickets will be made available at Gate 2 prior to the game. There will be no Tuesday distribution for these games.

On November 31 and December 1, tickets will be distributed for all the December games, including Georgia (Dec. 13) and North Carolina (Dec. 22). Students will be allowed to bring a guest for free for the following games-The Citadel (Nov. 20), Appalachian State (Dec. 5), Wofford (Dec. 16), and Mt. St. Mary's (Dec. 30). This policy will be in effect only on the day of the game, not on distribution days. For the complete distribution schedule and policy, visit the Web page of the Student Ticket Committee at http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/tickets.

Copyright © 1998 by Gregory S. Scherrer, Editor and by the Student Publications Board

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