Word: springfests
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...treated to performances by Harvard bands Major Major and the Dharma Seals, marking the first time that bands have appeared specifically for Earth Day festivities. Earth Day Co-Chair of the EAC Alicia G. Harley ’08 said that the discontinuation of Harvard’s annual Springfest has had a significant effect on Earth Day. In the past, Earth Day had been held on the same day as the Springfest celebration. “When we found out that there was no Springfest, we were pretty shocked, but we eventually decided it was a great thing...
There are other upsides to the reinvented Yardfest. Focusing on undergraduates will prevent it from being a Springfest-esque kiddy carnival that leaves 20-year-olds bored and disinterested. It will take place in the Yard, a much larger and more communal location than the MAC quad. Most dining halls will be closed, a technique that helped increase turnout to the Harvard State Fair...
...November, the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC), a subsidiary body of the UC, cancelled its planned fall concert featuring hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean because of insufficient ticket sales, costing the UC between $25,000 and $30,000 in sunk costs. And the UC’s Springfest Afterparty last year cost $16,000 but drew fewer than 200 people...
Yardfest organizers say that the event was planned to replace Springfest, which has received much criticism over the years for its lack of an undergraduate focus...
...UC’s Springfest Afterparty last year cost $16,000 but drew fewer than 200 people...