To the editor:

“Money without loyalty is not the way to go.” Fans wouldn’t agree with being charged $5,000 on top of other expensive ticket fees while being expected to remain loyal. Longevity should have some place in the proposal to charge $5,000 per person for only a CHANCE to purchase season tickets to prime seats for KU basketball at Allen Fieldhouse. To most fans it doesn’t seem fair.

We all understand the university needs money. But for those who have sat in the same seats for nearly 48 years, you would think their loyalty to KU would deserve the same loyalty in return. One long-time fan from Topeka says that if KU does demand the $5,000 minimum donation, he will “drop out” and discontinue buying tickets, even though he and his family have gone to games since Allen Fieldhouse opened in 1955. So should loyal fans lose their seats just because of money?

“I believe the factor on tickets (how long a ticket holder has owned tickets) should contribute greatly to the decision on ticket purchases. We went through thin seasons, and now to withdraw the value of that support seemed ludicrous,” says the fan.

The university needs to continue listening to both sides of the problem before they decide on anything.

It is only fair that long-time fans should keep their courtside tickets when they have cheered KU on through thick and thin. Money without loyalty is not the way to go. Shouldn’t they receive loyalty in return?

Megan Bracciano,

Quail Run School sixth-grader,

Lawrence