Penn State Police Try to Control Rose Bowl Ticket Sale
Hundreds of Penn State students rushed to the Bryce Jordan Center Saturday morning to buy Rose Bowl tickets, a scene that "quickly turned unruly" and prompted overwhelmed staff to call the police, the Daily Collegian reports.
As part of a scheme to keep the ticket allotment process "fair and safe," the athletic department's ticketing office announced the location of the first-come, first-served ticket sale just 90 minutes before they went live. Regardless, students still camped out for the 2,000 or so allotted tickets in front of predicted sites while hundreds had already lined up just 10 minutes after the announcement.
At least one student found himself caught in the door when it was opened, and police reported "a couple incidents" but would not elaborate. According to the Daily Collegian, university police learned the location of the sale at the same time as students.
"It was completely unsafe," said one student. "I can't believe they actually thought this would work. I can't believe more people didn't get hurt."
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Rose Bowl
In case you're interested in joining the festivities surrounding the Rose Bowl live on the Internet ...
We're webcasting pep rallies, tailgate parties and press conferences on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day live from Pasadena for those who couldn't get a ticket to the big game. You'll be able to talk about the game and the fun on microphone and in text as well as see it all as it happens.
Please go to http://blog.paltalk.com/paltalkblog/2008/12/penn-state-football-fan-club for more information.
Thanks,
Gary
Standing in line -- Shades of the USSR
Penn State should know that standing in line is a really dumb way to allocate scarce resources -- especially in the winter cold.
The Soviets did it for years, and it was a deep misery to people standing in line for the necessities of life.
Why not just assign lottery numbers in a nice calm, process over a few days or weeks, then hold a drawing?
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