2008 Woodie Awards
Senior Week tickets sell fast
Nathan Vaughan
Issue date: 3/20/08 Section: The Inside
This year, one of the largest events planned for Senior Week almost didn't happen. The trip to Mohegan Sun, a casino resort in Connecticut, drew heated debate during the planning stages last October, due to Northeastern rules against gambling. But in the end, the senior class rented out a nightclub at the casino.
"On that trip, we are certainly not encouraging people to gamble," said Chris Haner, the class of 2008 president. "That's not the point of it. The point is to go and have a good time. The reason we elected to have it there is that it's just a really nice nightclub. It's very big and can hold a lot of people."
Other than the trip to Mohegan Sun, the rest of the events for Senior Week have been used in the past. They include a Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays game, a Six Flags trip and a Boston Harbor Cruise. Of the ticketed events only the Mohegan Sun trip has tickets left, as of press time. For the other events, tickets sold out quickly.
The 500 available Red Sox tickets sold out in just about an hour. However, Haner said a few non-seniors might have bought tickets and those tickets will be sold to the waiting list. The harbor cruise tickets sold out in about four or five hours. The other events are a cocktail party that opens senior week and an alumni BBQ.
Ticket sales were handled through NUPAY and Student Affairs. For the most part, ticket sales went smoothly, Haner said. However, there are seniors who said they would have preferred if some of the tickets went on sale at night.
"At least do it at night when people are at home and not at work, or in classes all day. Maybe [they should] sell the tickets in two shifts," said senior Rosemarie O'Connor, a physical therapy major.
Many members of the senior class said the Class of 2008 Council has put together a good line-up of events.
"I'm excited for senior week. It's a nice ending to a compilation of five years of hard work and friendships," said Alyssa Gugliotti, a senior communication studies and journalism major.
"On that trip, we are certainly not encouraging people to gamble," said Chris Haner, the class of 2008 president. "That's not the point of it. The point is to go and have a good time. The reason we elected to have it there is that it's just a really nice nightclub. It's very big and can hold a lot of people."
Other than the trip to Mohegan Sun, the rest of the events for Senior Week have been used in the past. They include a Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays game, a Six Flags trip and a Boston Harbor Cruise. Of the ticketed events only the Mohegan Sun trip has tickets left, as of press time. For the other events, tickets sold out quickly.
The 500 available Red Sox tickets sold out in just about an hour. However, Haner said a few non-seniors might have bought tickets and those tickets will be sold to the waiting list. The harbor cruise tickets sold out in about four or five hours. The other events are a cocktail party that opens senior week and an alumni BBQ.
Ticket sales were handled through NUPAY and Student Affairs. For the most part, ticket sales went smoothly, Haner said. However, there are seniors who said they would have preferred if some of the tickets went on sale at night.
"At least do it at night when people are at home and not at work, or in classes all day. Maybe [they should] sell the tickets in two shifts," said senior Rosemarie O'Connor, a physical therapy major.
Many members of the senior class said the Class of 2008 Council has put together a good line-up of events.
"I'm excited for senior week. It's a nice ending to a compilation of five years of hard work and friendships," said Alyssa Gugliotti, a senior communication studies and journalism major.
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