Yesterday the annual University of Denver Hockey Student Season Ticket Campout took place in front of DU's Ritchie Center, as seen in the photograph above, and was well covered by the local televison news stations this year. And why do I care about this event? Because in the background of that photo is my condo building, and in past years, having hundreds of college students camping across the street often made for a pretty noisy night - loud music, shouting, cheering, as well as other assorted party sounds. Hockey is the big sport at DU, since football was eliminated at the university years ago. In fact, back when I worked as the Finance Manager at the DU Bookstore, before the store was outsourced to Follett Higher Education Group, we sold a very popular T-Shirt that said "University of Denver Football - Undefeated Since 1961." But I digress. This year, the temperature dropped to 30 degrees last night, and the university gave students the option of going home, staying warm, and not losing their place in line when those season tickets went on sale this morning at 7:30 A.M. Which meant a quiet night's sleep for the many seniors (real ones, not upperclassmen) who now live in our building. A win-win for all - at least this year, anyway. And by the way, is the word "upperclassmen" no longer politically correct? Frankly, I don't give a damn. I am a senior, too, after all.
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