Hundreds of students crowded the EMU on Monday morning for first grabs at Duck football tickets. The Ducks return to Autzen Stadium Oct. 19 to play Arizona State.
Although the EMU Ticket Office opened at 9 a.m. to hand out the thousands of student tickets, some came as early as 5 a.m., vying for a spot at the front of the line.
“We were outside for an hour with blankets,” said pre-journalism freshman Carly Heims, one of the first people to collect a ticket when the office opened. “Then they opened the doors at 6 a.m. and we brought in chairs.”
Many students in the group said they gave up sleep.
“We slept three hours last night,” freshman Steve Ellsberg said.
Others skipped school.
“I already missed a class,” explained freshman general science major Sheena Toops a few minutes before 9 a.m. “I’m smart in that class, so it’s OK.”
She was still unsure, though, of what time she’d actually show up for the Saturday game.
“That’s a lot of weeks away,” Toops said. “I haven’t really thought about it yet.”
— Brook Reinhard