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' GAMECOCK LXXIV , No. 49 University of South Carolina Monday, November 9,1981 By DAVID < New* Ricky Walters is a lucky mai Lucky because his was the Clemson football ticket can ^ Carolina Coliseum. ? More than 2,000 students peratures, a sleepless night a tunnpl that some thought wou the little green tickets to the Carolina and Clemson. AND WALTERS, a freshma couldn't have been happier v said, "I just keep thinking, I the house. "I've got something to tell n Walters was luckv. but the didn't fare too badly either. C ^ student distribution this year a.m. Sunday when the line fin Campsites at the Coliseurr the luxurious. While some cai hard concrete, covered with two, others set up elaborate ? television, charcoal grill and ] STILL OTHERS stayed oi warmth from a bottle. From and liquor bottles left scat seems this group was the larg No major incident disrup [ A Senate Athletic Committee ( 1 in charge of the event. "I'n I wasn't exactly peachy," Pri everybody realized they'd j erupted." Channelling the line to sigr Greene Street tunnel was th the committee workers ar helpers agreed it was the be: 1 1 i r al spreading oui ana runner coi Knowing they were beinj , comfort, however, to those W packed into the stuffy tunnel NONETHELESS, Pruitt s minimal. "It ran almost tri 1 ned," he said. Student Sen. Mike Mont i campout, said a trash fire v of the Coliseum, but it was and extinguished with a bit o Unlike previous campouts 9 was held until 6 a.m. Sunda; receive their tickets. Bt m mmm -i m I *1cc CORVETTE Id) tor n. first name on the list for tl npout Saturday night at tl withstood near-freezing tei nd a wait in the Greene Str Id never end, just to get one Nov. 21 match between riv? n at his first Clemson campoi /ith his position on the list. ] 'm gonna have the best seat ly grandchildren." ; others camping out with h )f the 7,000 tickets available I 2,400 were given out by 11 ally dwindled. i ranged from the primitive mpers lay shivering on the co either a friend or a blanket accommodations complete w padded bedding. n their feet all night, drain the number of empty beer c; tered around the Coliseum jest. ted the campout, according Chairman Kyle Pruitt, who \ ' MA AtrAMItfK 1 MUl t in tut: luuiicji itvci tyiu litt said, "but it was warm ? ?et a good ticket, so no fig 1 up for the campout through e brunt of most complaints, id other Student Governm st way to keep 2,000 people fr 1: - _ . *1? IlipilCctllUg II1C SlgM U[J pt v/v-ira I handled efficiently was li ! who spent up to three he aid trouble at the campout1 le to form the way it was p eomerv. who helped with fas set on the Greene Street i brought to his attention rap f vigorous stomping. i for Clemson tickets, no roll y when students were lined u > avoid a Saturday night roll Snug in her sleeping I res i was reached after gauging crowd gotten exceptionally have been called to quiet thi tie PRUITT SAID, ' The fea; he non-existent. It would have Pruitt said the eamnout o Ti- Athletic Committee and ?t senators and officers, wer of distribution went, lis Pruitt said workers stopp hands at 2,350. By the time 1 had dwindled, and students Lit, the booth without first signu Hie Pruitt said distribution si in tickets were distributed wit HE ATTRIBUTED the im committee's publicity cam for it. People knew if they g< :30 they'd have to leave." Rules and regulations fo to articles in the Gamecock I Id, were set up at the Russell H or Saturday's Carolina-Pacifi< ith According to Pruitt, chc said the ticket booth was ex Sunday. Any leftover ticket nig oince on nosewooa urive > ins will decide how to allot ther i to EwIIBHHSH^^S^ ^ ing - : i? mm ;hts m"'; Ml;: H the F - ^ ; but ient HRfcgH?piK? om tet^ps|||? is. ttle > " ! Was F f ||gg lan- : the: H|1 side idly [;:-'xp? x call [p.- ^pp ;H? : Jxix :X xx!x,x call These si sag, this (JSC Student prepare* I the crowd's behavior. Had the B; rowdy, he said a roll call could kfj ngsdown. [ sibility of the roll call was almost j u - >? '. II1VU1VCU LUU II1UU1 1 Cdl I clllglllg. PP^ rganizers, members of the Senate several Student Government , e "ecstatic" over how well the 4 >ed marking numbers on people's ;hat number was reached, the line raj were allowed to get tickets from ng up and receiving a number. * tarted at 8 a.m. Sunday and 1,000 hin the nqxt hour. success of the operation to the ^ paign. "The key was publicizing it there before 7 p.m. Saturday * 'U r the cam pout were published in J*. Mov. 2 and 6. In addition, posters gj| ouse during ticket distribution for q| :game. >ice seats are still available. He ruu^toH tn romoin rtrvnn until ^ n m pvvvvu IV & V1I1U1I1 v/pvt 1 until Kj p.lll. s will be taken today to the ticket vhere university ticket managers n. I -;^ - . ; '\^k n':'^^Mfflffi Br m WMmm wBKtr :< tudents don't seem to mind the cold i for her nighfs wait for Clemson V 1 ^^^nfiSSBBSS 1 v .- ^^m iBfcS^^W ;BB|^ " "^J? ? . V--II : ' w~*^ S ^If ...v i^ C* These two students we Clemson campout who w as well as warm while wail | j| j*g|S5| at CatnrHav nioht'? nmnnn "* "" i f? ? |/ tickets. re v wJSHF 10?^:?^;vv Jfe<0 ** .' V ... "*:&&, :V '? Stiff Photo by ROX POILARD re among those at the /anted to be comfortable ting for tickets. j SUM Photo by ROX POLLARD w SUM ft*o?o by KOX P041ARD