Students navigate ticketing systems
By Christopher Gooley / Student Publications
Hundreds of students can be found camping out for big games during each football season such as the upcoming Notre Dame game.
Sporting events are a central part of any college campus. At Tech, you are allowed to attend these events for free because of the Student Athletic Fee. While other students at other schools have to pay to support their student athletes, we already pay for it in tuition.
The athletic fee allows all students to attend all home sporting events completely free, albeit the method for getting free tickets varies from sport to sport.
Football games are set up on a very easy system. During the first week of classes during the fall semester, students need to go to the GTAA ticket office (located on the corner of Techwood Drive and Bobby Dodd Way) and present your Buzzcard. Upon presenting your Buzzcard, you will receive a set a vouchers; these vouchers do not guarantee your admittance in to games.
Each Monday before a home football game, take your voucher for that particular game and you will receive your individual ticket for that game. Be warned that there are more students than tickets, so seats may be gone if you wait too late to get your ticket.
If you have a large group of 11 or more, you can get block seating where you and your friends can sit together.
Also, be sure to carry your Buzzcard with you when entering the game to prove that you are a student. The student section at Bobby Dodd is directly behind both end zones.
Basketball, starting last season, transferred to an online ticketing service. With the growing popularity of the team in the past few seasons, the AA deemed it necessary to let students know if they were assured a seat or not. Students last year had initial problems figuring out the new system but they faded out later in the year. The student section at Alexander Memorial Coliseum is directly behind both goals.
With football and basketball, go online to www.ramblinwreck.com, to read all the guidelines for receiving tickets to games.
All other varsity sports are also free to attend with no previous ticket obligation. With these sports, like tennis, baseball, softball, volleyball and track, students can just show up to the home venue and support the Jackets. Just have your Buzzcard on hand, and you may enter free of charge. This gives our athletic teams an extra edge in fan support.
