Students spoke up, Penn State listened

Photo: Annemarie Mountz

The Penn State football student section is usually quiet in early May. Not this year.

In less than a day, thousands of Penn State students have spoken up on various social networking web sites to say they don’t want a lottery to determine who can purchase season football tickets in 2007. Most of them want to use the same system that was in place last year -- when a record number of students tried to purchase tickets as soon as they went on sale.

Although Penn State has the second largest stadium in the nation and one of the largest student sections in the country, thousands of students said they are worried they may be left to watch the games on television.

"It became very apparent, very quickly, that most Penn State students want the first-come, first serve, system,” said Greg Myford, associate athletic director. "So that’s what we are going to do."

The dates originally slated for the student ticket sale will remain the same. They are:

-- Week of May 28: All full-time students for Fall 2007 semester, including the incoming freshman class, will be notified via e-mail and U.S. Mail service of the detailed instructions for participating in the sale, as well as a reminder of the start date of the sale. E-mails and U.S. mail addresses used will be those on file with the University.

-- June 7: This is start date for the 2007 student football season ticket sale for all full-time students.

-- Week of July 23: Student season tickets will be mailed to the students' home addresses that are on file with the University.

All ticket sale participants will need to know their Penn State student ID number to access the sale site.

The ticket sale process requires a valid Mastercard, Visa or Discover credit card. Tickets will be charged to the account immediately upon successful completion of the purchase.

This information also will be available on the ticket office page of GoPSUsports.com online.