hey now, I work for a state community college in Massachusetts, so you're preaching to the choir as far as the state-money-(not) running departments. (I took my tongue out of my cheek for that bit).

And to be factually correct, it was my mom who stood in line at 5 a.m. to buy the hockey tickets, I merely supplied the screaming.

In all honesty, I personally would be hard pressed to think of a better or "more fair" system, I just thought the plug for donations as a way of increasing chances came off as cheesy, but if it does indeed work that way, then props for informing the people.


-Holly
*proud to be sceaming, hockey ticket buying UMaine fan exiled in UMass country*

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Holly Robinson" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> > to add to the rant.....
> >
> > ...and doesn't all the money I've spent on UMaine hockey tickets over the
> years count toward my donation total????
> >
> > I also felt that it sounded a bit like extortion.
>
> Extortion be damned!  A whole lot of people have spent a whole lot of money
> on hockey (and other sport) season tickets over the years, not to mention
> additions and enhancements to the Alfond and the purchase of luxury boxes
> and dasher boards -- how do you think the department runs?  On money given
> out by the state?  Oh, c'mon ... really!
>
> The department has a chance to use a limited number of tickets to reward
> donors, as should be the case -- and, no, I am not a donor at that level --
> and has set aside a percentage of tickets for students based on student
> attendance at games.  That certainly is more than fair to the students and
> to the donors.  This kind of palaver reminds me of the students who keep

> referring to themselves as the program's True Fans, because they go to games
> and scream and a lot of other people don't.  Just buying some hockey tickets
> or screaming doesn't qualify someone as more than anything but a person who
> buys some hockey tickets or screams.
>
> Is your tongue still firmly planted in your cheek ... ??