News | 4/24/08

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When students step onto Burdick Field Saturday for Towson's annual spring festival Tigerfest, they won't be surprised by new security measures.

"We're not making major changes from last year. Deb Moriarty, vice president for student affairs, said. "We're implementing the same plan from last year since it seemed to work."

As of Tuesday night, 2,000 tickets had been sold for the event, and by Wednesday Bridget Chase, coordinator for programming in the office of student activities, said she estimated 3,000-4,000 were sold.

"We're encouraging folks not to wait until the day of, because the lines [to purchase tickets] were really long last year," she said.

Since the lines to enter the field last year were also lengthy, students will be given wristbands only if they need to leave the field and re-enter.

Offerings at the food tent are being altered from last year for both security reasons and to accommodate students who are observing Passover Saturday.

Teri Hall, associate vice president for campus life, said there will be no whole fruit and water bottles will not be served with bottle caps because both could be thrown at the stage during the performances.

Three free water stations with popcorn and chips, up from two last year, will also be available.

"It's just student affairs' effort to make sure everyone is hydrated and has something in their bellies and make sure those people who chose to drink are doing so safely," Chase said.

Concertgoers 21 and older can purchase alcohol at the beer garden. Since those observing Passover cannot drink beer, wine will also be sold.

On-campus residents will start to see Tigerfest-related security measures on Friday when additional security guards begin staffing the residence halls.

"We [always] have security guards overnight. And for Tigerfest we're extending the hours during the day beginning Friday and throughout the day all the way through Sunday morning," Jerry Dieringer, assistant vice president and director of housing and residence life, said.

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