More than 4,000 tickets were sold for the April 15 Dave Chappelle show when tickets went on sale Friday morning.

“By far, it was the biggest line we’ve had for an event,” said Kevin Selover, marketing manager for the Convocation Center.

Selover said there were probably 500 people in line when tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. He said the second-largest line they have had was when tickets went on sale for Brooks & Dunn, where about 300 people were in line.

There was a steady line of people coming throughout the day, Selover said.

Selover said they are looking at expanding the set of the show. He said they also are looking at selling obstructed view seats and adding a few more video boards. However, he said they’d have to talk to the event’s promoter first.

Originally, they had 5,300 seats available for the show, he said, but because of the high demand for tickets, they may open up the show to accommodate about 6,000 people.

“CAB has partnered up with us for this show, and I think that definitely helps out,” Selover said.

Remaining tickets for the show can be bought at the Convocation Center box office, by calling Ticketmaster at 312-559-1212 or visiting the Ticketmaster Web site at www.ticketmaster.com.

McMurry Hall, built in 1911, is the second-oldest building on campus.

Glen Gildemeister, director of NIU’s Regional History Center, said the building has been well maintained over the years.

“The building was obviously built well and university administrators have adapted it to many uses over the years,” Gildemeister said. “McMurry and Still also are of one piece architecturally and a monument to our beginnings.”

McMurry Hall, which currently houses the advising office for the College of Health and Human Sciences, is named for Lida Brown McMurry and her brother-in-law, Charles. Charles McMurry was superintendent of schools in DeKalb and the director of the Practice School’s department of pedagogy. Lida McMurry founded the first Young Women’s Christian Association chapter in the country.

Gildemeister said Charles McMurry had an important impact on the university and in his field.

“It could be argued that Charles McMurry was the single most important professor at Northern during our first half century,” he said.

Sandra Kuchynka, director of academic advising for the College of Health and Human Sciences, said McMurry Hall has been a good home.

“Personally, I enjoy the windows in my office and the character of an older building,” she said.

Gildemeister said McMurry Hall’s significance transcends its age.

“Northern only built five buildings in the first half century, and this core on the old campus is our root and a visible memorial to where we began,” he said. “We teach the teachers and we need sometimes to remember that today when business, science, technology and athletics drive the wagon. In the end, there is nothing more important than the education of children. Nothing.”

Altgeld Hall, built in 1897, is the oldest building on campus.