Word: springfests
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...will perform anytime, anywhere, and he never runs out of energy,” says Pertz, whether this means sneaking into Annenberg to play their hit “The Party is On” or campaigning by e-mail and thefacebook.com to perform in Springfest. If there’s one thing he’s learned in his time at Harvard, it’s the importance of exposure...
...most glaring blunder of this year’s council was its failure to secure a big-name concert, something that all candidates’ platforms assured in the fall. After months of promises that Springfest would include a performance by a major performer, much of the campus was delighted to hear that rapper Snoop Dogg would be gracing Harvard grounds. However, the HCC failed to deliver the goods. The commission clearly worked hard to secure the performer—the College as well as Boston Police Department served as insurmountable hindrances—but they cannot deflect any blame...
...Springfest debacle was accompanied by other smaller unsuccessful events. On April 22, the UC’s Campus Life Committee (CLC) missed the mark with Havana on the Harbor, a UC-subsidized “booze cruise” that became a $2,350 failure. On the heels of a termbill fee hike that inflated the UC’s budget to plan events such as these, the council must be sure to investigate adequately and organize student events in order to gain trust from the student body...
...also sitting on a fatter wallet, was decreasingly effective in planning meaningful social events for the college community. The year started off well, with the CLC landing Bob Dylan for a fall concert. But last winter’s Jim Breuer comedy show and this semester’s Springfest event were underwhelming and underattended. While we continue to support the basic mission of the CLC to plan campus-wide social events, we implore the CLC to put its collective ear to the ground to try to figure out what kinds of events students will actually attend and enjoy...
...student groups and then vote (like most of your UC colleagues) for more money instead for the UC’s sure-to-fail events—like this year’s “Havana on the Harbor” pseudo-booze cruise ($2,350) and the Springfest “Afterparty?...