Obama in Ann Arbor: The first person in line for tickets

By Angela Cesere Staff Photographer

Posted on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 : 10:49 a.m.

U-M A Alfred Taubman College of Architecture faculty member Teman Evans holds up his ticket to see President Barack Obama speak while people in line behind him cheer. Evans was the first person in line at 7:30 pm last night.

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Previous story: Roughly 3,000 tickets for Obama speech up for grabs today at 9 a.m.

Teman Evans arrived arrived at the Michigan Union at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday - and ended up being the first person in line for tickets to see President Obama in Ann Arbor.

The payoff: The ticket, accompanied by a round of cheers from the crowd.

From right: Evans sits at the front of the line, followed by U-M students Rebecca Wyczalek, Caitlin Blanchard, and Nicole Sappingfield.

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Evans is a faculty member at the University of Michigan A Alfred Taubman School of Architecture.

By the time he got his ticket, thousands of people were behind him in line, hoping to see Obama when he takes the stage Friday morning at the Al Glick Fieldhouse on South State Street.

Evans was among the hundreds who slept in line - and, as the Michigan Union Ticket Office window shutter opened, anticipation mounted as they all prepared to move forward.

After Evans stepped forward to receive his ticket, he turned around to face the line and held his ticket up in the air.

See reader-submitted photos from the line.