Student tickets for the Oct. 5 event featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates were sold out Thursday by 9:30 a.m., Lisner Auditorium office manager Erica Evans said Thursday afternoon.

Tickets went on sale at 9 a.m., but eager students started lining up Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. to ensure they would get tickets. University spokeswoman Michelle Sherrard said 1,300 tickets were distributed Monday.

By 11:40, there were more than 30 students, mostly freshmen, camping out for the night. More than 200 students were lined up by 5 a.m.

For those students who secured a ticket to the event, they said it was well worth the cold and late night.

“I woke up tired and cold with an overwhelming urge to pee, [but] despite all the unpleasant[ness], it was well worth it,” freshman Carly Nutall said.

CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour will moderate the event with School of Media and Public Affairs Director Frank Sesno. The interview will be broadcast on CNN 3 p.m. on Oct. 6.

Drew Spence contributed to this report.