WoolyBully Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 195 Content Count: 6,765 Reputation: 856 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/01/2000 Share Posted September 29, 2006 [highlight]NCSU takes steps to stop students urinating in stands[/highlight] RALEIGH (AP)  The student sections at col-lege football games are usually a little unruly, but student leaders at North Carolina State University just want the urinating to stop.And the problem isn’t just a rowdy bunch of intoxicated fans. Students say efforts aimed at pre-venting overcrowding in the student section at Carter-Finley Stadium led some fans, worried about being allowed back to their seats, to stay put during the Wolfpack’s upset win last weekend against Boston College.“They didn’t want to leave the section to go to the bathroom,†said stu-dent body president Will Quick. Complaints about urinating and vomiting in the stands soon followed.N.C. State uses an online ticketing system that allows students to print their tickets at home. They enter the stadium by scanning a bar code on the ticket, but enter their assigned seat-ing section by showing the ticket to an usher. Quick said many students make copies of the tickets for the main student sec-tion so that they can sit with their friends, who may be assigned to a less favorable section.And so when staff and police officers announced the section was full dur-ing last weekend’s 17-15 win against the Eagles, some students opted to remain in the stands  no matter what.“It was a bad image for N.C. State and for stu-dents,†said Quick, adding that he was espe-cially disappointed that it happened during Parents’ Weekend. “We’re not all like that.â€ÂJohn Dailey, assistant director for the campus police, said officers have worked hard to assist event staff in preventing overcrowding. “It had been closed off because of safety rea-sons,†Dailey said. “If I were a student and had a legitimate ticket, I would be upset too.â€ÂA remedy is already in the works for N.C. State’s game against Florida State on Oct. 5.“The plan now is to add a hand stamp to designate where a student is eligi-ble, so it’s not something you can pass off to some-one,†said **** Christy, N.C. State’s interim asso-ciate athletic director, who oversees ticketing and marketing. He said the plan will likely be finalized Friday or Monday. Students would need the combination of the hand stamp and the ticket to enter their assigned section, Christy said. Quick said the first stu-dent ticket-holders who show up at the games will get a stamp that assigns them to the main student section. Those who arrive later will be given end zone or upper level seats, he said.Not everyone is convinced the hand-stamping will ease the problems. Brian Simorka, a senior and board member of the student Wolfpack Club, said he’s seen athletics event staff try a variety of methods to manage the student section. There will always be fans who come to football games drunk and unruly, he said. “It’s really hard to control all that. I think they do the best job they possi-bly can with the circum-stances,†he said -courtesy of the Monroe Enquirer Journal, 09/29/06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplitT Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 2 Content Count: 130 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/27/2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 They should ban drinking at the stadium and arrest those that enter the stadium while under the influence and those who urinate in the stands.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsayer Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 24 Content Count: 161 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/17/2002 Share Posted September 29, 2006 and raincoats too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.T. Posted September 29, 2006 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 4,748 Content Count: 37,646 Reputation: 2,358 Days Won: 29 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Oh My GAWD ! : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetAHobby Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 19 Content Count: 698 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/2005 Share Posted September 29, 2006 That happens at a ton of colleges...Its sick, but it does happen a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetAHobby Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 19 Content Count: 698 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/2005 Share Posted September 29, 2006 They should ban drinking at the stadium and arrest those that enter the stadium while under the influence and those who urinate in the stands..That's funny...There would be nobody at the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoolyBully Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 195 Content Count: 6,765 Reputation: 856 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/01/2000 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 Puke, piss and Parents Weekend...don't make me say it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplitT Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 2 Content Count: 130 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/27/2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 They should ban drinking at the stadium and arrest those that enter the stadium while under the influence and those who urinate in the stands..That's funny...There would be nobody at the gameThen why spend the money to field a football team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeB Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 961 Content Count: 9,759 Reputation: 592 Days Won: 9 Joined: 08/05/2005 Share Posted September 29, 2006 We don't go to NC State next year do we? GoUSFBulls has it for 2008. Which is right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted September 29, 2006 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,898 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted September 29, 2006 disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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