Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heavens are smiling on you. You won the ticket lottery or better yet, the person of your dreams has asked you to go to the 350th ball next weekend. Now comes the hard part...
...there, outside the Holyoke Center ticket office: the posting of the lottery results for 1500 ticket options to the undergraduate 350th ball...
While more than 1200 students braved lines of up to one hour Monday to throw their names in the hat, only 730 won the opportunity to purchase a pair of tickets to the October 11 black-tie event, according to computerized lists posted yesterday. Another 40 were awarded the chance to buy one ticket to what students are billing as the highlight of the week-long undergraduate celebration of Harvard's 350th birthday...
Matthew L. Scheurman '90 said he increased hischances of winning by entering the ticket lotteryfive times. After writing down his name and IDnumber on the official legal pad, he wrote thenames and numbers of four friends who did not wantto go to the ball or stand in line. However,Scheurman claimed he won tickets under his ownname...
...highlight of the celebration is the "Grand Ball," a lavish black tie affair on October 11. It will no doubt prove a memorable evening for those fortunate enough to attend. But even appropriately attired students willing to pay $15 per ticket will be left to their own devices that night, because entrance to the ball has been limited...