Article: NIU ticket prices rise with demand

Steve Brown
University Wire
10-20-2005
(Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- When NIU athletics director Jim Phillips unveiled a poster board containing funding information for NIU's planned north end zone facility April 22, he promised ticket revenues would cover $2.5 million of the project's $9.5 million projected cost.

After getting $5.1 million from six-figure leadership donors to head the project, the Academic and Athletic Performance Center hit the public stage. The construction of the facility, which will be used primarily by the NIU football team, will begin when donations hit $7 million; ticket revenues will cover the remaining amount.

As of Tuesday, Phillips said "less than ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!