Word: vegas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recent months, particularly since the now-infamous ROTC and Suzanne Vega incidents, Undergraduate Council bashing has become more popular than ever. The common complaints are heard over and over: "They don't represent me," "How could they do something so stupid," and even, "The council doesn't DO anything...
THIS fall, the council's primary task will be facing up to the challenges that it posed last spring. Even as the council began to understand its own importance, it botched its responsibility. The ROTC controversy and the Vega concert fiasco were undeniable screw-ups, but they were the kind of screw-ups we associate with an uncertain beginner. Laudably the council was trying out its wings. A few false starts were to be expected...
...communique also said 10 rebels, including nine officers, died in the shooting Tuesday. It said the dead included Maj. Moises Giroldi Vega, commander of the Urraca company, which was blamed for the revolt. The unit is in charge of security at defense headquarters...
Last year's council term ended with a tumultuous debate about the role of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) on campus. Also last spring, the council lost several thousand dollars when it sponsored a poorly attended concert by folk singer Suzanne Vega...
Reality: This one contains two outright fabrications. The Suzanne Vega concert was so poorly attended that the council lost money hand over fist, had to take out a loan from BayBanks to cover their costs, and attempted to renege on their agreement with Vega to donate a portion of the concert's proceeds to AIDS research...