Dedicated SPC fans will get priority seating

In fall 2008, a record number of students (5,100) joined the Student Pirate Club, and this year the numbers surpassed everyone's expectations with 7,750 student members. Having this many students and only a few sections to accommodate these students, the SPC thought it would be a good idea to have colored wristbands to distinguish which sections to sit in. The earlier the students get there, the closer to the 50-yard line they get to sit.

This created quite the stir of emotions among the students who wanted to sit in the front, because even though they got there early, they still had to sit in the back of their designated section.

SPC adviser Derek Denton stated that in the past there were only 4,500 seats to offer to students and this year there are 8,000. He also said that they wanted to offer what they thought were the best seats for the students that got there the earliest, which in this case were the seats closest to the 50-yard line.

At the Appalachian State game, students were seen arguing with the cops about sitting with their friends, and some students were kicked out of the game for refusing to sit in their appointed section.

Last year, the SPC section was not divided up further, which allowed the members to move freely around the allotted sections without worrying about being booted back to their assigned seats.

Because of all the complaints and criticism given to the SPC, they have decided to change back to their old ways, giving everyone the same color wristband and general admission.

Students who get to the game the earliest should be allowed to have the priority seats over those students who choose to sit outside in the tail-gating fields until the game starts.

We feel that if you are drinking and hanging out with friends, you should not be rewarded more than those students who get to the stadium to cheer on the football team while they are warming up.

Letting students pick their seats as they arrive is the most judicious way of delving out seats. When you purchased your SPC pass, you were not assigned a specific seat, so it was a ridiculous idea to restrict students to a specific area.

All in all, changing the policy back to the way it was last year was the right thing to do; now all of the seats from the top of the section to the front row will be fairly distributed between the most dedicated fans, and the most dedicated tail-gaters.