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They could, but when you mix it too much then you have to rely on the ushers to enforce it. And anyone who knows how hard the ushers at Rochester pro sporting events work know that would be a concern to say the least. There would be a ton of GA ticket holders not realizing which sections are GA (or not even knowing the whole arena isn't GA) perching themselves in reserved seats until the actual seat holders arrive, then having to go to where the actual GA seats are to find whatever scraps are left. I could see that being a hassle.
But even if they somehow forgot and didn't give the Corner Crew GA, the Crew could essentially take it upon themselves to make their section into GA if they wanted to (as long as they all managed to get tickets in their section(s), that is).
That is pretty much what I was thinking. All the signs in the world don't seem to matter to some people. Heck, the highways are littered with Speed Limit signs that only a small percentage of drivers actually pay any attention to (I know... not the same thing... but it sounded good
).Yes, they do have reserved in the four corner sections at the South end. Surprisingly (or maybe not, depending on your perspective) enough, they don't always fill up. Some games they are just as full as the GA, but at more than a few, there were a number of unoccupied seats. I'm sure some of those are sold but not used while a few are actually not sold. But for the price difference, I can't imagine someone coming all the way to the box office, finding out there are no GA tickets left, and refusing to pay the extra for a reserved. Of course since there were a number of games that didn't sell out this past season, there may have been no need to buy reserved due to GA not being available. Usually by the time the first period is well underway, a large majority of the reserved seats are taken. Before the game, however, the GA seats are overfilled while the reserved are about half to 2/3 capacity. The ushers there have their hands full of unknowing GA ticket holders attempting to gravitate to obviously empty seats. The lack of reserved walk up sales is probably partially due to what komey referenced. Ritter is well known for not having good seats for a family or whomever doesn't want to stand for 2+ hours unless you show up considerably early. The only people that come to the box office for walk up ticket sales are students and others who not only don't mind, but plan on standing for the whole game. Those fans won't pay the extra for reserved seats unless they absolutely have to. The kinds of fans they'll need to start attracting for the new arena are the types that would prefer reserved seats (and can afford to pay for them). Hopefully the price difference won't be too great. It would be a shame to even think of pricing any of the existing fan base out of the games.
The funding model for the arena is "innovative"!
You do realize that one of the most popular "exhibits" every year involves free ice cream. The festival is simply about exposing people to RIT (and vice versa).
The festival is a giant PR piece for RIT (and a wonderful one) that happens to draw tens of thousands each year and is thoroughly enjoyed/anticipated by many. It is a huge mistake to not showcase one of the biggest projects on campus so that excited people could go home and consider donating if they wanted. I agree with many that the festival itself should not become an outright beg-fest, but that is the way it is often used. Big donors and prospects do get "special" treatment, etc.
All I was suggesting was something as simple as some cool renderings in Fireside overlooking the site with a link/brochures for the power play/take a seat and the seats to check out. Maybe they could have had some hockey game for kids next to it with some of the players. Who knows. It sounds like they did a little of this, but not much. My family didn't notice anything. How hard are these ideas to come up with? Hmmm ... they must be innovative and creative.