In economics class, markets are represented by neat supply and demand lines intersecting cleanly at an equilibrium. But in actuality, real-world markets are messy, nonlinear and unpredictable — much...

Year after year, Clemson students enter a lottery just before the start of the academic year, hoping their points from their class standing are enough to earn them at least one football student ticket....

Bridge to Clemson students were initially ineligible to qualify for receiving any single-game football lottery tickets, forcing the Athletics department to reissue tickets later. Bridge students received...