The Illinois student group “Orange Krush” won’t be attending the Carver-Hawkeye Area men’s basketball game after the Iowa athletic department discovered the person who purchased the 200 tickets order falsely claimed they were for a Boys and Girls Club.
The Illinois Orange Krush student section uses large heads to heckle Chicago State's Clarke Rosenberg as he tries for a foul shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Nov. 22, 2013, in Champaign, Ill. Thanks to our sponsors:“Orange Krush” had its order for 200 tickets to the men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday canceled
Iowa issued a refund for $5,400 and donated the 200 tickets to the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids.that when it contacted the Champaign Boys and Girls Club about the order, it was obvious the club did not buy the tickets. That person was Kilton Rauman, an Illinois senior and vice president of Illini Pride, the umbrella organization for Orange Krush.
For last year’s trip to Purdue, he said, he successfully bought 50 tickets for a group of “Boy Scouts.” He said he also has bought tickets for a “family reunion.”
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