I've been coming here mainly for our universities ...

I've been coming here mainly for our universities commencement ceremony for the past few years. Always clean... this year they had metal detectors... last year this wasn't available. I understand the need for security these days.

I was there yesterday for our ceremony with our students. I work for the university and we travel over an hour <esp with the crazy Chicago traffic >; I asked a question regarding the entrance that our team was using to come on & out while getting our students ready to graduate. An overzealous young man who worked with security had the nerve to say that I couldn't come in & out. I looked at him with a puzzled look on my face and asked what do you mean? I'm working for the university that is running this ceremony today. I have to come in & out. He then said, I understand you're upset. I asked, where or what led you to believe that I am upset? Obviously a canned response that he couldn't of been sure when to use this statement?

Needless to say, I did come in & out. I talked to his superior Tony who informed me that since I'm staff this doesn't apply to us. When I did go in & exited the bldg he told all the staff that she can come in & out as much as she wants. I tried not to laugh as I looked in the employee's face. I smiled & walked out after a little time passed, I didn't see that young man anymore. He tried to make my experience there a bad one. I turned that around real QUICK! Other than that episode, the rest of the staff and the auditorium were on point.

Ill be back again and next time for a concert. Beautiful auditorium!!