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Despite the initial organizing difficulties, the event came together successfully in the eyes of organizers...
There are a number of instances when it would be reasonable for students to want to conceal that they are getting a ticket through SEF. Tickets to some couples events like formals can be purchased through the program, for example. To have to leave one’s date to go to the SEF table while everyone else is flashing their tickets to enter creates an awkward situation for everyone involved. A similar situation occurs when someone attends an event with a group of friends. While all their pals wait in the main line, they must make their way over...
...their tickets at the box office in the Holyoke Center instead of at the SEF table. This way, the SEF ticket would be a private matter. Students would simply go to the box office, display their SEF credentials, and receive their ticket. At the door of the actual event, they would be welcomed in just like everyone else...
Some may argue that the SEF table is necessary to ensure that Harvard students actually attend the events that SEF is financing. Understandably, the organization has a real interest in making sure they are not funding unused tickets. But there are more subtle ways of doing this. One possible work-around would be to have students hold onto a program, sign it, and turn it into the SEF Office. Other ways to prove attendance at an event are also possible. The objection is merely logistical and should not outweigh the feelings some have when they are singled out in front...
...amateur boxing, fighters wear head protection and bouts are much shorter than in professional boxing. The emphasis in the sport is on scoring points, rather than knocking one’s opponent out, and organizers stressed the relative safety of the event...