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...social activities are funded and planned. The results promise to continue improving what can reasonably be called an expanding “social scene” at Harvard.Perhaps the year’s greatest success sprung from the year’s greatest failure, Wyclef. The Harvard Concert Commission (HCC), a semi-autonomous wing of the UC, had planned to bring Wyclef Jean to perform on campus during the first week of November, but sluggish ticket sales compelled the HCC to cancel the show less than a week before it was scheduled. By backing out, the UC lost...
...candidates to fill them. Inadequate publicity was largely to blame for the shortfall, and as the semester went on, it became readily apparent voter and candidate apathy were just a small part of the UC’s publicity shortcomings.In mid-October, the UC and the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) announced, with great fanfare, that hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean would headline the fall’s major campus concert. “We are confident that the HCC has it right this year,” we exclaimed at the time. “Wyclef will certainly stir significant...
...event, organized by the student-run Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) in conjunction with College administrators, contrasted with past unsuccessful HCC efforts, including pushes to bring rap artists Snoop Dog and Wyclef Jean to campus. Both of those efforts resulted in “fiascos,” according to HCC Director Tyler O’Brien...
...Social Programming Board, the UC’s soon-to-be-formed sister body, will be charged with planning a major spring campus gathering starting next year, Haan said. HCC chief O’Brien said he hopes the board makes Yardfest a "landmark on people’s calendar come spring...
...their mainstream appeal, may not be a radical departure from previous acts that have appeared at Harvard (Guster, Busta Rhymes, Bob Dylan all performed in the past, though not at Springfest), the logistics behind this year’s concert have shifted considerably.According to the Harvard Concert Committee (HCC), 2006 marks a renewed commitment to undergraduate life: an event that is made for, and planned by, students at the College. This year, the HCC was given unprecedented authority in preparing for the fest. It remains to be seen, however, how much of this authority will be extended to the student...