The Eagle wrote in Thursday's issue, "Last year's Founders' Day Ball hosted 1,000 students; it makes little sense to cut the available tickets in half for a popular event." "However it is clear that certain wrong decisions were made, decisions that could have been made correctly based on past experiences." The Eagle editorial board has either long-term memory issues or just didn't search for the facts. Prior to last year's unique event, which combined the inaugural ball of President Kerwin and the Student Government's Founders' Day Ball, attendance at each year's Founders' Day Ball averaged between 400 and 500 people.
When I was in Student Government, everyone involved in the event was nervous that we would not sell all the tickets. It is always difficult to judge how many people are going to attend an event and the Founders' Day Ball is a very especially difficult event to plan. The current Student Government leaders who planned the event this year acted with good judgment. Thankfully, it is clear that they are working with the AU administration to get as many students to the event as possible. I applaud their efforts to accommodate the unprecedented demand for tickets.
Patrick McGill, 2008 graduate of the School of Public Affairs and former Student Government vice president.
