ASUNM heard a proposal last Wednesday that encourages reducing the number of Lobo Basketball tickets available to each student.
Kim Goodson, business manager for UNM Ticketing Services, said each year students can pick up tickets on scheduled distribution dates. Each student is allowed four tickets, provided he or she has a valid student ID and can verify he or she is enrolled in at least six credit hours.
UNM Associate Director Brad Hutchins said the measure, which would reduce the number of sales to two per student, would ensure more students have a chance to get tickets.
“We are in the process of gathering feedback from our students and should have a decision made in the near future,” he said. “We are working with (them) to come up with a solution that is mutually beneficial.”
He said the total allotment of tickets to the student body will not change.
Student Paloma Gonzales said she doesn’t see a problem with students getting four tickets at a time.
“If kids want to come and get tickets for their friends, I don’t think it matters as long as they’re going to the games,” she said.
Gonzales said she hopes to get tickets to this season’s basketball games.
“I know they sell out pretty quickly, so I’ll have to be on it,” she said.
Cassandra Thompson, ASUNM chief of staff, said in an email that the senate would conduct a survey to determine students’ opinions on the issue. ASUNM is also examining whether seating should remain assigned or change to general admission, according to a press release.
Hutchins said the proposal is a result of students’ suggestions about the process. He said Lobo Athletics has met with student leadership several times.
“Our goal is to present an option in conjunction with the student leaders to make sure it’s best for everybody,” he said.
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The proposal also includes language that would increase the number of ticket distribution dates.
“We want to make tickets more accessible, have them all enjoy a game and make them all aware that tickets are available,” Hutchins said.