Word: concertizer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...need is substantial. Harvard holds embarrassingly few campus-wide social events, and many House-run activities, such as Quincy's fall cookout concert, exclude members of other Houses. Events too big for a single House just don't happen...
...Undergraduate Council is supposed to change all that, and the Grateful Dead condert would be a major first step. Not all students want to see the Dead, nor would any be forced to do so. But that is not the point, The Dead concert would open the door to more concerts and more events. Future concerts will surely range full circuit from AC-DC to Barry Manilow...
...council has already obtained financial backing for the Dead concert and is at no financial risk; on the contrary, it stands to reap a few thousand dollars...
Opponents of the concert point out that regardless of how the crowd behaves, most of the concertgoers would have no Harvard affiliation. The idea of entertaining those unordained by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid sends a shiver down the upright spine of those who can't look past percentages to see the large number of their fellow-students who would attend the show...
...potential stumbling block remains--the effect the concert would have on the Stadium's $50,000 turf. If a way to protect the grass can be found, Epps and Reardon should let the people hear the music...