Several students noted that Houses generally don’t even sit together, so the new regulations shouldn’t pose a problem.
“Pretty much everyone just goes to the Game and sits with their friends, who are mostly in their own class,” said Emerson G. Farrell ’03, co-chair of the Mather House Council.
Chopra conceded that the ticket distribution system—which he helped to develop—won’t be perfect.
“They wanted to make it logistically easy, get the most students out there, and make it so they’ll all be able to sit with their friends,” he said. “This is the first time that this is free, so it’s kind of an experiment.”
Seniors can pick up tickets on Oct. 21-23, juniors on Oct. 24, 25 and 28, sophomores on Oct. 29 and 30 and first-years on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
Students who miss their assigned pickup days may go to the ticket office at any later date. Free undergraduate tickets are guaranteed through Nov. 1, but seating in class section is not guaranteed for late pickups.