USU responds to backlash on selling HURD stadium seating
Sep 9, 2024, 4:06 PM
FILE: A welcome sign for Utah State University is pictured on May 18, 2023. (Ryan Sun/Deseret News)
(Ryan Sun/Deseret News)
LOGAN, Utah — Utah State University students are expressing outrage online. There will now be less HURD stadium seating, the student section at the games for cheering on the Aggies.
Utah State’s Maverick Stadium will sell off one thousand seats instead of making them available to Aggie students. Now, sections 116 and 117 will be up for purchase to the public to make for larger crowds.
I am extremely disappointed in the decision of @USUAthletics leadership to take away 1000 student seats from section 117 and 116 in Maverik Stadium. No students or faculty in Student Affairs or the Student Involvement office were consulted or even made aware of this decision. pic.twitter.com/g4muBIvk3H
— Dallin Wilson (@dallinwilsonn) September 6, 2024
In a post on X, Athletics and Campus Recreation Executive Director at USU, Dallin Wilson said he was disappointed in the decision. He said the university made the decision without consulting students or faculty.
USU responds to selling HURD seating
The school released a statement in response to the pushback that read in part:
“Athletics leadership is working with student leaders and the HURD to address their concerns and communicating directly with them to provide more information and clarification. To both affirm our commitment to the Hurd while also working to help ensure our crowds are as large as possible, additional students will be allowed into any ticketed campus event, as long as there are available seats. The major change students are seeing this season is they need to claim a ticket prior to attending the event. There are no additional fees or limits on how many events students can claim tickets for.”
According to the statement, any student experiencing issues claiming a ticket should contact the USU ticket office at tickets@usu.edu or call 435-797-0305.
