Indiana: Hoosiers Raise Prices, Reserve Seats

Hoosiers Raise Prices, Reserve Seats: Indiana trustees are considering a plan to reduce the athletic department’s deficit by reserving 500 Assembly Hall seats for donors and raising student ticket prices by $4 per game. However, the plan would eliminate a $30 athletic fee now paid by each student. The trustees will vote on the proposal in November. Switching the student seats to donor seats could generate up to $750,000 per year, and the ticket hike could generate another $530,400 annually. The proposal would also boost by 20 percent the revenue from licensed merchandise going toward athletics. Last year’s operating deficit was listed as $822,880. [9/17/05]