The price of history

Today, Doane students obtained a piece of history.

They received their inauguration tickets.

Now, they get to decide how much history is worth.

As part of the 260,000 people to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration, tickets, like Doane students’ standing-only tickets, are selling on Craig’s List for at least $500. While the inauguration would be part of history, students also wondered what else they could get for 17 tickets at $500 a piece.

Students still have time to sell.

They just may spend time in a cell if they give the tickets up.


Replacements for 17 inauguration tickets:

4,722 gallons of gas

708 12 packs of beer

2,125 cups of Starbucks coffee

34,000 cups of Ramen noodles

4,250 hand warmers

26 plane tickets to Cancun, Mexico

850 text books

19 North face coats

37 8G i-Pod touches

53 Ugg boots

62 Celine Dion tickets

8,500 i-Tunes downloads

340 steak dinners

1,214 meals at the Doane cafeteria

425 sunggies

4,857 for a wash-dry cycle (one dry time)
3,400 for a wash-dry cycle (to actually get the clothes dry)

8 Used 1988 Ford Aerostar Sports Vans with 90,000 miles

142 Husker football tickets

26 wiis

1,700 door lockout fines

708 large pizzas

11,333 hot wings

4,271 lbs. of grapes

3,728 cans of SPAM

1,707 gallons of vanilla ice cream

1 semester tuition at Doane