Word: springfestã
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...what is it? Why can’t we have fun? It wasn’t for lack of trying. An ambitious group of Undergraduate Council members had tried to throw a three-hour, post-kiddie pool “Alternative Springfest?? in the Quincy Courtyard. It would have featured food, music, and 15 kegs. Despite their efforts, the plan never materialized...
Collaboration with the President’s Office concerned some UC members, who became particularly upset when Lee suggested the office would not fund a hip-hop artist for Springfest??s main concert. As it turned out, the administration simply wanted to make sure the performer would be appropriate for all ages. But rumors that the office opposed bringing a major performer—someone, say, along the lines of Snoop Dogg—were true...
...same time, the UC was trying to organize another event for the weekend—an after-party that would have all the things that students felt were missing from the official daytime celebration: professional bands, beer, and no little kids. Like Doggfest 2005, “Alternative Springfest?? never happened. A series of unforeseen circumstances—and administrative opposition to the presence of liquor—sunk the event...
Longbrake says that the President’s Office is “very interested in supporting” undergraduate social life, but he did not say whether the office would increase funds to Springfest??s after-party in future years...
...enough pointing fingers. Though the BPD and the College deserve some blame for this major upset, the bottom line is that the onus was on the UC to bring this campus an event that would immeasurably enhance an already well-attended, worthwhile Springfest??particularly considering the last UC’s efforts to secure a considerably enlarged budget...