Word: vegas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before the council gets a chance to vote ontabling the ROTC issue, they will meet to discussa more immediate concern--the Suzanne Vega concertscheduled at Bright Center this Saturday night...
...other council business, the body endorsed its leadership's decision from earlier this week to spend $50,000 for a concert next month by pop/folk artist Suzanne Vega. Tickets for the concert will go on sale Thursday morning, Lee said...
...expect to break even. As long as people are being entertained that's what's important." With the cost of $50,000, and a seating capacity at Bright Arena of 3800, each ticket would have to sell for more than $13, which is an awful lot for Suzanne Vega, and this is before one even considers costs for the use of Bright, police, and the placement of seating...
Fifty-thousand dollars is one heck of a lot of money for a college student government to spend to "entertain," especially with the high number of things to do on campus and in Boston on any given Saturday night. If Vega does not come to campus, I find it difficult to believe that students will be in the least bit depressed or disappointed with the Council or its staff...
...point has nothing to do with the fact that it is Vega as opposed to someone else. The Council simply should not be pouring that kind of money into an event which clearly will be to the benefit of one person: Vega, and to the tune...