News > February 5, 2004

By Jason Mazda

Sports Editor

Apparently, the men’s basketball team’s recent four-game losing streak did not cause many fans to jump off the bandwagon, exposing some weakness in the current ticket campout system.

With the Deacons recovering from their recent skid and again looking like a Top-10 team, the campout for tickets to the North Carolina, Duke and Cincinnati games has had an impressive turnout, to say the least. Around 100 people began camping outside Spry Stadium Jan. 31, with each person representing up to five others.

However, there have been some problems in the absence of any official leadership.

“There’s been a lot of confusion — more than should have been in the changing of rules,” junior Fritz Vaughan said.

Vaughan runs the Freakin’ Deacons, an unofficial cheering section that usually tries to be first in line for tickets. “It has caused lots of controversy and frustration among the various groups,” he said.

Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity was the first group to begin camping out, setting up their tent outside Spry Jan. 29.

Since Student Government does not arrive on the scene until the night before ticket distribution