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The Council of Representatives discussed alternative ways to conduct football ticket nxchanges at their meeting Tuesday. The Ticket Office discontinued the basic program this year of allowing a designated number of students to exchange for a fee their student ticket for a general admission ticket. It cited abuses of the system, including scalping of tickets, as a reason to end the program. This year, students were able to enter a lottery for the ability to exchange their USC tickets because that game occurred over fall break. But student government approached the Ticket Office and began talks to bring back the option of exchanging student passes for general admission tickets, student body vice president Maris Braun said Tuesday. "It's pretty unique having. a ticket office that is very dedicated to giving the student body as many chances to see the team as they possibly can," Braun said. She said the Ticket Office was cooperative when the Student Union Board organized a ticket exchange for the Oct. 20 game against USC an exception that was allowed because, the Ticket Office reasoned, many students would be leaving Notre Dame for fall break. "The Ticket Office was really pleased with the student-run exchange," Braun said. "In the future we should look to other student organizations like student government and some of the class councils to organize it." COR members, however,