tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post115984297451397664..comments2023-10-23T11:27:07.686-04:00Comments on the little voice: Camping out for Shakespearehirakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13092831514643850562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-1160425811506958882006-10-09T16:30:00.000-04:002006-10-09T16:30:00.000-04:00Anon:Unfortunately, I did not have my ear close to...Anon:<BR/>Unfortunately, I did not have my ear close to the ground to hear about the cheaper tickets. Sad! I also assume you meant they were equivalent or better seats.<BR/>* *<BR/>My argument:<BR/><B>Is it right to reserve so many seats for students enrolled in classes?</B><BR/><BR/>As I see it - it cost the university a lot of money to be the main sponsor of the residency and it decided to mitigate some of the costs by offering special courses. <I>While lab fees were exactly the same price as student tickets(3x30=90$), students had to pay for the 1,3 or 4 credits for these special courses. </I><BR/>In effect, the students did pay some sort of premium, and in return the university saved them the trouble of standing in line and assured them the hard-to-get tickets. <BR/><BR/>I know that quality performances don't come cheap and the UMS cannot offer more than a certain number of student tickets. I felt that the fraction of the 'open' students tickets(441/2500) was rather small. <BR/><BR/>I feel a little bad for the 400 and more students behind me who had to go back without any tickets after standing in the cold and rain. Only if they had registered for the class....<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am aware that the UMS is a separate organization and it raises its own money. I called up the UMS ticket office and they told me that the student discount is given by the UMS and is not subsidized by the university.hirakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092831514643850562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-1160409717012168152006-10-09T12:01:00.000-04:002006-10-09T12:01:00.000-04:00Actually your information about the Univeristy get...Actually your information about the Univeristy getting fat fees from students enrolled in classes is incorrect. Lab fees were exactly the same price as student tickets, and all fees went directly to UMS, the presenter, which, on a side note is a seperate organization from the University of Michigan. Additionally, the tickets the originally went on sale included various priced tickets, some of which were actually less than the student priced ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-1160163198246478012006-10-06T15:33:00.000-04:002006-10-06T15:33:00.000-04:00Reminds me of the time when we used to sleep in co...Reminds me of the time when we used to sleep in college and then line up at 4 a.m. for the Purushottam Karandak competition at Bharat Natya Mandir. There still used to be about 50-100 people in the line even if we got there at 3.30Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-1160162817344762502006-10-06T15:26:00.000-04:002006-10-06T15:26:00.000-04:00I salute your determination for old Bill's nuggets...I salute your determination for old Bill's nuggets!Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-1159981275663019692006-10-04T13:01:00.000-04:002006-10-04T13:01:00.000-04:00Well ghats, I suppose I would have been part of th...Well ghats, I suppose I would have been part of those poor sods who set the alarm for 7, dragged themselves out of bed finally by 7:30 after much herculean effort, ran to the line all the while praising themselves at the level of alacrity they had shown, only to find maniacs like you a mile ahead in the line. To those unfortunate sufferers, who get neither tickets nor memories nor respect, tis to them that I raise my hat!!<BR/>rege<BR/><BR/>PS. Ghats, I tried my level best to raise money for your marathon. Mailed the damn IITians and spoke at length to friends and neighbors. Came up with a fat zero! So how are you doing on that front?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-1159860816252183792006-10-03T03:33:00.000-04:002006-10-03T03:33:00.000-04:00Heh!Heh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com