Word: costelloism
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Students did not fill Bright Arena last night to watch the Crimson stickmen pump goals into an opposing net but to watch Elvis Costello "Pump...
...council's agreement, it was not out of the financial woods even after the Bright Hockey Center concert sold-out the first day tickets went on sale. When the SPA set ticket prices, it apparently did not take into account that even a full house would not cover Costello's $33,500 appearance...
...does not change the fact that the council did not take the time to look into city ordinances restricting the concert's size before putting student money on the line. Council members in part justified the investment in the concert by arguing that reduced ticket prices would make the Costello show more affordable than professionally produced concerts. Apparently, however, the council did not do the research necessary to know if that would be the case. Tickets, which SPA Vice Chairman Jeffrey A. Nachmanoff at first said would cost between $9 and $14, had to be sold at the higher price...
...council's inattention to significant details of the concert may have impact beyond its balance sheet. With two weeks left before Costello's show, it appears that Bright Hockey Center officials will continue to deny requests to remove the plexiglass around the rink, saying they will not interfere significantly with the concert's acoustics. It is doubtful that material designed to stop flying pucks will not interfere with Costello's music. Assistant Athletic Director for Operations Scott H. Anderson says that only a few spectators will be affected, but the plexiglass spans Bright's first three rows, which seat nearly...
...council's failure to protect a $12,000 involvement in the Costello concert and its attempts to keep the actual terms of the deal hidden are not isolated incidents. The articles to follow will show it to be part of a regular pattern of fast and loose use of the money undergraduates entrust to the sudent government...