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...Carey later admitted, his statements to The Crimson were both true and false. It is true that Harvard traditionally offers tickets for a second time the week before The Game. With regard to the tickets themselves, Coffey's phone calls to administrators were redundant...
...Carey explained that it was false for him to say that the tickets were offered just like every year, since traditionally the second round of tickets are offered at face value. This year, though, students who purchased tickets the week before The Game were able to receive the half-price discount normally accorded only to those students who order tickets earlier...
Last week, we reasoned thus: "unless the athletic ticket office is launching some diabolical conspiracy against Coffey, we can only conclude that Coffey attempted to take credit for something that he did not do." Well, it does not appear to be a conspiracy (certainly not diabolical). Rather, as Carey explained, the Crimson article was "above the board" and his mischaracterization of the issue a "an honest mistake...
...Carey's setting the record straight comes as little consolation for Coffey. While his work might not have amounted to a "real big victory," his efforts certainly made some students happy. Half-price tickets, after all, represent an improvement over previous years...
...After Carey's about-face on the ticket issue, we understand how Coffey might have been confused about the extent of his success in dealing with the ticket office...