Aug. 4, 2009

DURHAM, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) - Purchasing tickets to a North Carolina Central University athletic event just got easier.

The NCCU Department of Athletics has announced the establishment of two community ticket outlets - Eagleland and Ideas! Coffee House, both in Durham, N.C.

“We are striving to make it as easy as possible for our fans to access tickets to our athletic events,” said Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree, NCCU Director of Athletics. “By extending our ticket offerings into the community where our fans frequently do business, we are able to provide them with improved customer service.”

Eagleland, which sells a wide range of NCCU paraphernalia, is located at 2501 Fayetteville Street and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eagleland’s website address is www.eaglelandonline.com.

Ideas! Coffee House is located in the Bentley Ridge complex at 5607 Highway 55 (GPS: N35°52.79694, W78°53.53638) and is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ideas! Coffee House prides itself as “the place to come for conversation, community activism, and (oh, yes) coffee, too,” according to its website at www.ideascoffeehouse.com.

The NCCU Ticket Office is located in the lower level of the W.G. Pearson Cafeteria on Lawson Street with business hours of 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday.

Tickets are also available for purchase via the internet at www.NCCUEaglePride.com.

For more ticket information, contact the NCCU Ticket Office at (919) 530-5170, Eagleland at (919) 956-5393 or Ideas! Coffee House at (919) 405-4140, or visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com for a complete list of ticket options and pricing.