Spring Break
Lupe Fiasco concert cost students $110,000
Madeline Novey
Issue date: 9/16/08 Section: News
Monday morning, the daily campus "norm," the image of too many students tiredly carrying their bags to class, was interrupted by an estimated 474-foot line of anticipatory students waiting for tickets to see Lupe Fiasco and Three 6 Mafia perform at the Homecoming Kickoff concert.
Eager students skipped classes and took turns waiting in line while friends went on food runs and waited long hours for the opportunity to see the two acclaimed artists perform at the Moby Arena in October.
Eight thousand tickets for the concert were available starting at 8 a.m. at the Campus Box Office, located in the Lory Student Center. All of the 1,200 floor-level seat tickets were given out by 12:30 p.m.
The Line
Students in line between the high-volume hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. reported waiting an average of one hour and 45 minutes. At its maximum length, the line stretched nearly to the Morgan Library entrance under the red abstract sculpture.
Jamie Rabkin, a freshman social work major, waited an hour and a half to get her floor seat, only to find out that she was scheduled to be in Pennsylvania the day of the concert.
"I'm going to cancel my trip," she said. "If that doesn't work, I'm going to sell it at least."
Close by, Ben Hickey, a freshman open-option major, didn't care how long he waited for tickets because in the end it was "worth it."
"I had to wait forever, but it's worth it," he said. "I've never seen [Three 6 Mafia] live, and now I get to go for free!"
Not all students were as tolerant of the long wait times, and some said that the overall process was "inefficient."
"If they aren't going to increase the line capacity, they should have had students print their tickets on-line," said Serah Tanno, a senior zoology major. "They should really be asking how many students are skipping class to do this."
Delight shot through the line as students commented on their opportunities to attend the concert for free.
Eager students skipped classes and took turns waiting in line while friends went on food runs and waited long hours for the opportunity to see the two acclaimed artists perform at the Moby Arena in October.
Eight thousand tickets for the concert were available starting at 8 a.m. at the Campus Box Office, located in the Lory Student Center. All of the 1,200 floor-level seat tickets were given out by 12:30 p.m.
The Line
Students in line between the high-volume hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. reported waiting an average of one hour and 45 minutes. At its maximum length, the line stretched nearly to the Morgan Library entrance under the red abstract sculpture.
Jamie Rabkin, a freshman social work major, waited an hour and a half to get her floor seat, only to find out that she was scheduled to be in Pennsylvania the day of the concert.
"I'm going to cancel my trip," she said. "If that doesn't work, I'm going to sell it at least."
Close by, Ben Hickey, a freshman open-option major, didn't care how long he waited for tickets because in the end it was "worth it."
"I had to wait forever, but it's worth it," he said. "I've never seen [Three 6 Mafia] live, and now I get to go for free!"
Not all students were as tolerant of the long wait times, and some said that the overall process was "inefficient."
"If they aren't going to increase the line capacity, they should have had students print their tickets on-line," said Serah Tanno, a senior zoology major. "They should really be asking how many students are skipping class to do this."
Delight shot through the line as students commented on their opportunities to attend the concert for free.
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Shelby Wood
posted 9/16/08 @ 8:56 AM MST
As an alum of ASCSU, i am so proud that ASAP and ASCSU were able to pull a concert of this size off. When i was a senior we brought Common and that was huge. (Continued…)
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