University Daily Kansan, October 14, 1981
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Football ticket price hike boosts budget
By EILEEN MARKEY Staff Reporter
Athletic department officials said yesterday that KU would pocket an additional $167,000 from price increases on season football tickets, but that the added revenue would cover rising operational costs.
"It doesn't begin to touch doub-
digit inflation," Phyllis Howlett,
assistant athletic director, said
surely. "It's just a drop in the
bucket."
Howlett said that KU's athletic department would not profit substantially from football games until "every one of those seats are sold."
Bob Marcum, KU athletic director, said budget problems related to travel, recruiting, equipment and funds for non-sports were affecting athletic departments across the country.
"You know it's a concern just by the mail you get," he said.
Marcum said that schools were constantly sending him questionnaires about athletic department jobs, asking how he deal with them.
Marcum and Howlett said that filling the football stadium was the key to a financially secure athletic program.
"I don't think we have a big enough commitment to the sport of football." Marcuum said. "I know you have to support supporting a good athletic program."
If KU could earn more money from its football program, both revenue and non-revenue sports would benefit. he said.
Increased ticket sales for KU home games would bring a big revenue bonus, Marcum said.
According to Rich Konzem, acting ticket manager, this year's student season football ticket sales were about the same as last year's.
'Right now we've sold about 7,100 and last year at this time we had sold 7,196. Konzem said. "We're estimating we'll sell 7,200.'
Marcum said that his year's ticket sales had not been as high as he had hoped, but he did not know whether the University of Kansas Athletic Association consider raising ticket prices to compensate for rising operational costs.
"I don't know if we'll need to raise them," he said. "We'll have to look at the number of games for 1982 and 1983."
Last year, KUAC voted to increase student ticket prices from $19 for five home games to $2.50 for seven home games. Faculty and staff ticket prices increased from $23 to $37.
Susan Wachter, athletic department business manager, said that student ticket sales generated $36,000 more than last year, with an increase in accounting for an additional $16,000 and public sales adding $115,000.
Additional revenue from game day sales was not included in the calculation, so would be difficult to determine increases from gate sales since there
were seven home games this season and five last season.
A surcharge from ticket sales financed the Memorial Stadium parking renovation. The east side had 20 additional spaces were added.
Last year the surcharge on season tickets was $2.50. It was raised to $3.50 this week. Wachter said.
In spite of the surcharge, Marcus said that ticket sales would provide substantial income to KU if it produced more winning football
"People want to see you win at home, and crowds have been enthusiastic about seeing us win lately." Marcum said.
Before this season, ticket sales were slow because KU had won only four home games in three years, he said.
Konzem said that this year's three home victories had bolstered ticket sales.
"We noticed a big business at the window after the Oregon and Kentucky games," he said.
The University of Kansas Chamber Choir will perform its annual fall concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 20 in the University Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Chamber Choir to hold annual concert Oct.20
James Ralston, professor of fine arts and director of choral activities at KU, is conductor of the 38-service Chamber Orchestra. The choir will be accompanied by Andris Rozukalns, Lawrence graduate student.
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