The Red and Black

Issue date: 8/30/07 Section: News

Media Credit: SARA GUEVARA Sophomore Liz Felter signs a petition to improve the ticketing process, handed to her by SGA executive secretary Sara Golden at Stegeman Coliseum Wednesday. [Click to enlarge]

This week, the Student Government Association started a campaign to change the football ticketing process to ensure all students receive tickets.

Katy Bowers, the president of SGA, said she came up with the idea earlier this week and decided to get more students involved.

"(On Tuesday), I was drafting a letter to the Athletic Board, and I was going to ask other students to write letters. But then I thought that we couldn't keep this quiet," Bowers said.

SGA members will be canvassing the campus this week and next week to get student signatures on a petition, Bowers said. SGA members also will set up a table in the Tate Plaza on Friday and during next week.

"We'd like to see a larger allocation to students next year," Bowers said.

Shayda Frost, press secretary for SGA, said efforts will extend beyond campus as they contact several media outlets across the state, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and AM 680 The Fan, to raise awareness.

"We can obviously fit all the students into the stadium," Frost said. "The Athletic Association knows the students are unhappy and they haven't addressed the problem."

"We're aiming for 10,000 signatures," Frost said.

The ticket policy states students can register and pick up tickets based on their priority, which is determined by hours completed at the University, according to the Athletic Association's Web site.

The policy also provides information about including as many students as possible in the ticketing process.

"If the season ticket demand by students is likely to exceed the number of full season packages available once the registration period has expired, there is a possibility that season packages may be split in order to accommodate as many students as possible with tickets to at least three home games," according to the Web site.

"The ticketing office is swamped trying to get ready for Saturday's game," said Sharon Kelley, the administrative assistant to the athletic director.

Efforts to reach a representative for he University Ticketing Office were unsuccessful.

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