To the Editor:

I would like to thank Jeff Abboud for writing, and The Phillipian for printing, last week’s commentary article “Grasshopper Blues” (10/19). As Student Council’s role is to represent the opinions of the student body, all feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.

The Grasshopper ticket lottery was an attempt to solve the dire problems of the previous ticket distribution system, in which students had to stand on line for hours, early in the morning,...