Word: springfests
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...reinforced his party-pooper reputation in talks with the College just before Springfest. When the UC dangled the possibility of a Snoop Dogg performance before students, Evans balked...
...students showed up to the Afterparty. While the rain certainly decreased turnout, the timing and planning of the event was hindered by serious flaws that would have hampered the festivities even if the weather had been good. The Undergraduate Council (UC) needs to rework future events based around Springfest to ensure their success. Independent of the weather, however, there were other factors conspiring against a successful Afterparty that should have dissuaded the bare majority of council members who voted for the event...
Timing played a huge role in sinking the UC’s post-Springfest efforts as well. Prefrosh Saturday from 6-9 p.m. is already loaded with activities, from a cappella performances to musicals to pre-gaming events for parties later in the night. A new party without a big attraction could not hope to compete with the established activities already planned by student groups, particularly since the Afterparty excluded prefrosh. Planning a big UC event on Prefrosh Weekend also meant that many alternative rain venues were unavailable. While organizers’ stubborn optimism about the Afterparty?...
...access to the Afterparty anyway. And this way, the event would face much less competition both for space and for the coveted leisure time that Harvard students have to spend. The only downside would be the extra cost of putting on the event without the infrastructure already assembled for Springfest. With less competition, holding the party the week before would draw more students no matter the notoriety of the musical...
...floor of the UC to allocate funds for the Afterparty reflected all of our concerns. The vote ended up 19-18 in favor of funding the event. This one failure does not spell doom for UC events as a whole. With a schedule change to the week before Springfest, future Afterparties could fulfill their promise. But hindsight is 20/20. And with its benefit, we would have preferred that the UC pocketed the money it spent on the Afterparty for bigger (or smaller) future plans...