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...excited that Harvard will be holding its first major concert since Bob Dylan played at the Gordon Track some 17 months ago. We maintain that concerts and other campus-wide social events, such as September’s successful Harvard State Fair, bring the whole undergraduate community together in a way that smaller events cannot...
Although recent concert failures caution against declaring any concert a success prematurely, there is reason to believe that Yardfest will not go the way of Wyclef and Snoop Dogg. For starters, tickets are free. And if Busta Rhymes’ show nearly two years ago is any indication, undergraduates will be out in droves, making this a true community-building event instead of an expensive treat for Ben Folds fans...
...reason the prospects for this concert look so much better than they did for Wyclef Jean’s infamous absence has to do with planning. The Office of the Dean of the College and Campus Life Fellow Justin H. Haan ’05 took over the bulk of the planning and funding of the event, leaving the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) to do what it does best: negotiate with the artist and plan the production of the concert itself. This setup avoided many of the pitfalls that have plagued the planning of previous Springfests by the Undergraduate Council...
Furthermore, it is the generous funding from the College and the President’s office (although they have declined to say how much) that will allow the concert to happen in the first place. In the past, reliance on ticket sales (along with UC funding) has led to small turnouts, eliminating any hope of profitability and reducing the community-building value of the event. We thank the College and the President’s office for backing up their rhetoric about improving undergraduate life by putting up enough money to make this concert free. In particular, University President Lawrence...
...over 25 years,” according to Campus Life Fellow Justin H. Haan ’05. The new social programming board would be responsible for planning five campus-wide social events each year—a fall event similar to Harvard State Fair, a concert, the Harvard-Yale pep rally and tailgate, a spring event similar to this month upcoming’s Yardfest, and a House-based event such as a dodgeball tournament or House Olympics. The board would exist independently of the UC and, if approved by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross...