To all those students looking to buy Rose Bowl tickets in order to sell them and make a profit: Don't.

This game means a heck of a lot to the class of 2009 and for those of you who just want to make a quick buck and take tickets away from students who actually do want to go, you should be ashamed. This Saturday, please buy tickets with the intent to support your school and team. It is very easy for 70,000 USC fans to make the hour-long trip to Pasadena. It isn't easy to move 70,000 Penn State fans across the country to fill our section, especially 2,500 students. We need these tickets to be bought by those who are traveling to the game so that on national TV in the biggest game of the year, Penn State can be represented.

So while you wait in line at 6:30 a.m. in the cold, talk to your neighbor and find out if he really is buying tickets for the right reason.

Michael Barasch

senior-broadcast journalism