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...efforts show that we do need to find ways to revitalize House spirit,” Mahan said, adding that he is planning a competitive campus-wide event, “Harvard Olympics,” to be linked with Fallfest...
...other business, the council passed legislation that allocated money for Movie Nights and Fallfest next term...
This money would ultimately end up in one of two places: the hands of student groups who apply for council grants on a project-by-project basis; and the budget for Council-sponsored projects, like hypnotists, concerts and Fallfest. Supporters of the increase have suggested that dramatically increasing the amount of money the average student pays into these causes would do a lot to help Harvard’s ailing social scene. We disagree...
...that many of its projects do remarkably little to enhance students’ quality of life. Some successful projects, like One Dollar Movie Nights, only require council funding if corporate sponsorship can’t be found—which is unlikely. Other events, like the unpopular yet enduring Fallfest, which cost $11,000 last year, remain as edifices to the council’s disconnect with students. And some projects, though well-attended, like the recent Busta Rhymes concert (2,700 attendees), require massive expenditures—a total of $40,000 from the council and other sources...
...council does get the money it seeks, nothing revolutionary is scheduled. Instead of one council-funded hypnotist show, there will be two. Busta Rhymes might be displaced by an artist still enjoying the limelight. Stand-up comedy routines would grace Fallfest...