New upper-level section too far away for students
Existing upper level seating includes sections 431 through 441 and sections 220 through 225 in the lower level, she said.
Student demand led university administration to procure additional seating, Adashun said.
“Students have been buying tickets in record numbers,” Adashun said.
According to Ben Tracy, director of university communication, 4,413 students have purchased Fanatic season ticket packages.
Adashun met to discuss the additional seats with Bill Cords, athletic director, and Greg Kliebhan, senior vice president.
“It was something we all felt strongly about,” Adashun said of securing the extra seats.
Yet not all students are satisfied with the new upper-level seating, according to members of Marquette Student Government.
MUSG recently passed Resolution No. 3, which is a call to action for university administration to procure additional lower-level seating, said junior Nicole Garland, communications vice president, in an official press release.
Senior Kate Agnew, MUSG president, said a recommendation was passed in MUSG in February, under former president Lawrence Baylis, that requested additional lower level seating.
Agnew said MUSG is continuing to talk with administration to make the recommendation a reality.
According to Cords, the athletic department will be re-seating its regular season ticket holders for the 2005-’06 season in a process that occurs every two or three years.
“Student government has asked to be part of the re-seating process and we welcome that,” Cords said.
Cords said he has not yet begun the re-seating process but plans to upon return from Christmas break.
Bergl said, while at Friday’s Pepsi Blue and Gold Classic, he heard friends expressing their desire for more lower level seating.
“It’s definitely still an issue,” he said. “Especially with last year’s success, students have generated a lot of interest in the games.”
Bergl said the athletic department has been receptive to their ideas, but no specific action has been taken.