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Sign snags students tickets
Caitlin Gray
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: News
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"Does anyone have a ticket to the debate? I'll vote for you! No, this is not a Halloween costume," were the words on freshman Tyler Piecara's handmade cardboard sign as he roamed the Korman Quad Oct. 30.
Good thing he happened to cross paths with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
"Just remind me that you are the guy with thae sign - I'll remember," Rendell said after stopping to write his phone number on the student's sign.
Dean of Students Dave Ruth and John Cooke, director of campus activities, talked with Piecara after Rendell left. Cooke told the students they would work out how to get tickets for him and up to three of his friends to one of the debate events. Ruth said that Cooke gave Piecara three tickets to the Student Watch Party in Mandell Theater.
Piecara was still hoping that the Governor would pull through for him with tickets to the actual debate in the Main Building; only about 100 seats were available to Drexel students.
"I guess I was just at the right place at the right time," Piecara told CBS3 as they interviewed him immediately after his encounter with Governor Rendell. "I'm a Democrat and I just want to hear what everyone has to say about the issues. I think it's really cool that the debates are coming to Drexel, so I figured I might as well try to get a ticket for it."
Piecara said the Governor told him to call the number after 2:30 p.m. because he was involved in events throughout the day. Not long after calling and leaving a message with his secretary, Piecara received the exciting news.
"About an hour later I had a call on my cell phone and it was that same secretary telling me I that I had a ticket sitting for me in the main building at will call. I went and picked it up and couldn't believe the debate. I enjoyed every minute of it. I also got a chance to shake Hilary Clinton's hand at the end of the debate," Piecara said.
Piecara said he did not expect his sign to actually work. While he really wanted tickets to the debate, he came up with the idea as a joke.
Piecara said: "I actually thought of the idea when they were putting up all of the set for the Hardball program and thought that I would just wear it around to get a kick out of people. When I can make somebody's day just a little bit more fun I feel like I've done my job. I had no idea that the sign would just actually work."
"As for the 'No this is not my Halloween costume' line, that was just coincidence that the debate was the day before Halloween; but then again, meeting the governor and getting a ticket was a coincidence as well."
Good thing he happened to cross paths with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
"Just remind me that you are the guy with thae sign - I'll remember," Rendell said after stopping to write his phone number on the student's sign.
Dean of Students Dave Ruth and John Cooke, director of campus activities, talked with Piecara after Rendell left. Cooke told the students they would work out how to get tickets for him and up to three of his friends to one of the debate events. Ruth said that Cooke gave Piecara three tickets to the Student Watch Party in Mandell Theater.
Piecara was still hoping that the Governor would pull through for him with tickets to the actual debate in the Main Building; only about 100 seats were available to Drexel students.
"I guess I was just at the right place at the right time," Piecara told CBS3 as they interviewed him immediately after his encounter with Governor Rendell. "I'm a Democrat and I just want to hear what everyone has to say about the issues. I think it's really cool that the debates are coming to Drexel, so I figured I might as well try to get a ticket for it."
Piecara said the Governor told him to call the number after 2:30 p.m. because he was involved in events throughout the day. Not long after calling and leaving a message with his secretary, Piecara received the exciting news.
"About an hour later I had a call on my cell phone and it was that same secretary telling me I that I had a ticket sitting for me in the main building at will call. I went and picked it up and couldn't believe the debate. I enjoyed every minute of it. I also got a chance to shake Hilary Clinton's hand at the end of the debate," Piecara said.
Piecara said he did not expect his sign to actually work. While he really wanted tickets to the debate, he came up with the idea as a joke.
Piecara said: "I actually thought of the idea when they were putting up all of the set for the Hardball program and thought that I would just wear it around to get a kick out of people. When I can make somebody's day just a little bit more fun I feel like I've done my job. I had no idea that the sign would just actually work."
"As for the 'No this is not my Halloween costume' line, that was just coincidence that the debate was the day before Halloween; but then again, meeting the governor and getting a ticket was a coincidence as well."
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