Entry to Tiger Stadium went more smoothly this weekend as the process reverted back to its old process during Saturday’s game against Kent State University.
During the first home game on Sept. 7, many students were surprised by the changes — mainly the combined “snake gate” or single line and long waits to get into Tiger Stadium.
Senior Associate Athletics Director Eddie Nunez apologized for the delays and said last week, given the weather and other factors, there was a miscommunication among the event staff.
In a letter to The Daily Reveille last week, Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Joe Alleva said the Athletics Department would meet with representatives from Student Government as well as the LSU Police Department to fix the situation.
SG President John Woodard said during this process he and David Taylor, assistant director of game and event management for the Athletics Department, had great communication to try and fix the situation.
“The Athletics Department did a great job at getting everyone on the same page,” Woodard said.
He said he heard no complaints from students and results of the turnaround were evident, adding that the average wait time was four minutes as everyone maintained a continuous flow.
Mass communication freshman Maegen Price said this week’s separate lines were easier to get through.
“It went straight through and it was very calm,” Price said of Saturday’s game.
Last week, Price found herself waiting in the crowd, which she said was very chaotic.
Additionally, she said this time her Tiger Card was swiped for priority points in contrast to the previous game.
Last week, there was only one line for bag inspections, but this week Woodard said every line had a bag inspection, preventing students from backtracking and going through multiple lines.