Amid the frenetic preparations for the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, there's one thing the school apparently overlooked: how to spell the Democratic candidate's name. (Published Monday, Sept. 26, 2016) 
 
 Amid the frenetic preparations for the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, there's one thing the school apparently overlooked: how to spell the Democratic candidate's name. 
 
 "Souvenir tickets" issued to the 350 students for the first Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debate had one glaring error: Clinton's name was spelled "Hilary," with one L. 
 
 A ticket to the first presidential debate at Hofstra University Monday, Sept. 26 misspelled Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's name 
 
 Photo credit: Provided to NBC 4 NY 
 
 Hofstra University spokeswoman Karla Schuster said in a statement emailed to NBC 4 New York, "These tickets are not official tickets to the debate. They were printed at the last minute to create a souvenir for the students. We'll be reprinting them for all those who won tickets." 
 
 Two different people who got the tickets confirmed they weren't official tickets to the debate, just "tickets to get the actual ticket." 
 
 Official ticket to presidential debate at Hofstra University 
 
 
 
 The official ticket did not include the candidates' names. 
 
 More than 7,500 students at the Long Island school had entered the lottery to watch the debate in person, and those who scored a spot got notification emails last week. 
 
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 While millions watch the first presidential debate on TV, a lucky 300 Hofstra University students will get the chance to watch the debate live. Natalie Pasquarella sat down with some of those lucky lottery winners. (Published Monday, Sept. 26, 2016) 
 
 Hofstra University has furiously been preparing for the first presidential debate, its timeline compressed after the original host, Wright State University, pulled out, citing the costs associated with it. 
 
 In about 60 days, the university in Hempstead, with an enrollment of 10,870, was able to put together logisitical plans, building on its experience of having hosted debates in 2008 and 2012. 

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– Both candidates dodged a bullet on Monday night in that the first gaffe of the 2016 presidential debates was made by ... neither of them. Host Hofstra University committed the goof, by way of "last-minute" souvenir tickets it printed for the 350 of its students who managed to get a seat (that's fewer than 5% of the students who entered a lottery for a slot). The tickets list the candidates as Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. Yes, there's an L missing (image here). NBC New York talked to two people who explained they were the "tickets to get the actual ticket," and Hofstra says it will be reprinting the memento.