Tickets for NU Day at Wrigley Field on May 12 sold out by approximately 12:20 p.m. on Monday, according to Norris Box Office staff member Jackie Liotta. The Communication senior said there was still a significant number of students in line when the tickets ran out.
Lines snaked across Norris University Center, into a tent and out onto the back lawn, and students waited for up to several hours. Students paid $10 for a ticket to the Cubs-Padres game and a baseball shirt. The box office allowed one ticket per WildCARD, and up to five WildCARDs per student.
Northwestern Class Alliance, the student group that represents all four classes and coordinates events with alumni, organized the ticket sales. Katie Wesner, assistant director of alumni relations, said there were about 1,500 tickets available for the game. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and students began lining up around 8 a.m., Wesner said.