University Daily Kansan, August 21, 1985
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Basketball fans might need all-sports passes for games
By Chris Lazzarino
Sports Editor
Students who want to see the basketball team play at home this season on a student ticket may have to buy all-sports tickets, the KU ticket manager said last week.
Kent Weiser, the ticket manager,
said that of the 7,000 seats for
students in Allen Field House, about
5,500 of them were occupied last
season by all-sports ticket holders.
That left only about 1,800 of the
student seats occupied by basketball-
only ticket holders.
With the increased popularity of the basketball team, Weisner said he expected to sell more all-sports tickets than last year. Any increase over last year's all-sports sales would make a basketball-only ticket rare, or even non-existent.
"Basketball is definitely going to be tight." Weiser said. "If you want to ensure yourself a basketball ticket, you should probably buy an all-sports ticket. I don't want to scare anyone into buying an all-sports ticket, but it just looks like basketball tickets will be tight."
That's not to say that basketball is
the only reason to buy an all-sports ticket. An all-sports ticket will allow students to attend all regular season home football and basketball games, as well as the Kansas Relays in the spring.
The cost of an all-sports ticket is $45. That price has not changed for at least three years. Weisner said.
Weiser said the athletic department eventually would phase out all reserved seating for students at football games. But Juniors, seniors and graduate students still will be able to get reserved seats.
Seniors may pick up reserved tickets at the Allen Field House ticket office Monday. Juniors and graduate students may pick up reserved seat tickets Tuesday. The ticket office is in the main entrance on the east side of the field house.
"Home football games are really fun days." Weiser said. "They are really a great thing to go to. This year we have corporate sponsors for give-aways of various kinds. It will be fun, and student supporters are really what liven up the stadium.
"We hope to get as many students involved as we can. Football games
are one of the best parts of college life."
Reserved seating for eligible students will be in sections 36-40 at Memorial Stadium, on the lower level, east side. Those sections run from the north 10-yard line to the 50-yard line. The band will remain in its usual place in sections 38 and 39.
Open seating for students will be in the upper level of sections 34-47, on the east side from the goal line on the south end to the end line on the south end.
Students may buy all-sports tickets by several different means. The basic requirement for picking up tickets is that students must have registered for the fall semester. Students who do not have the current sticker on their KU I.D.'s will not be able to pick up tickets. Weisar said.
Students who bought their all-sports tickets before fee payment for fall semester have a receipt. Once you receive your ticket, you may turn in their receipts for tickets.
Students also may buy all-sports tickets when they pay their tuition. There will be a table for this in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Students who want to pay for all sports tickets at registration should look for information being distributed in Hoch Auditorium before proceeding to the Union.
Weiser said that once students picked up their all-sports tickets, they should be careful not to lose their basketball tickets. No basketball tickets will be replaced.
Tickets for the Big Eight Conference basketball tournament, which will be held at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., should go on sale in about a month. Weiser said.
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