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Since his election, UC President Matthew J. Glazer ’06 and his team have been working hard to pick up where last year’s Council left...
Finally, instead of a washed-up rapper, the UC logged late hours this year to try to get Snoop Dogg to perform. Snoop’s management had already said yes. The contract was ready to be signed. It looked like Springfest was shaping up—until three weeks ago, when the Boston Police Department reminded Glazer and company of a budget line item they hadn’t foreseen. To get the proper security, they’d need an additional...
...money, the UC had nowhere to turn. The Office of University President Lawrence H. Summers had already refused to provide any funding for the concert, even though the year before they’d given $25,000 to bring Busta Rhymes to Lavietes Pavillion. The money never materialized, Snoop was let down gently, and Springfest was back to square...
This weekend, with no major musicians slated to perform, some students will inevitably complain. The Crimson’s editorial board has already published an argument outlining how the UC might have done a better job planning the event. But it is not for lack of trying, or even for lack of a party spirit, that Harvard’s Springfest doesn’t measure up. The one thing Harvard seems to lack is administrative support for an undergraduate Springfest. We know how to have fun. They just won?...
...spring of 1994, UC President Carey W. Gabay ’04 was not in a good place. Under fire for not doing enough to promote campus life, Gabay had pushed a $10 termbill hike through the Council—only to be blocked by another UC rep who rallied the undergraduate body against him. Facing searing scrutiny, Gabay rescinded the bill and settled for the small budget he had before...