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Re: 45UAC12 Detailed Agenda
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jessica Parker)
Mon Apr 7 21:13:07 2014
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 21:13:00 -0400
From: Jessica Parker <jmparker@MIT.EDU>
To: Gregory D Kravit <gkravit@mit.edu>
Cc: Sean R Corcoran <scorcora@mit.edu>, Matthew J Davis <mattjd@mit.edu>,
"ua-officers@mit.edu" <ua-officers@mit.edu>,
"ua-exec@mit.edu" <ua-exec@mit.edu>,
"ua-council@mit.edu" <ua-council@mit.edu>, Ryan M Lau <rlau@mit.edu>
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Is it really worth spending more on a better artist when they're still
going to sound awful? Johnson has the acoustics of an old, solid, concrete
athletic facility--not a concert venue. I realize Johnson is really our
only on-campus, indoor option. Could it possibly be outside on Briggs or
even in Killian? It's probably not an option because of things like
weather, ruining grass, and neighborhood considerations but it would sound
better.
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Gregory D Kravit <gkravit@mit.edu> wrote:
>
> I was the visiting council member to the events committee last year. A few
> notes:
>
> About last year's success, Macklemore was booked early and before his
> album went platinum and before he topped the billboard charts. The price
> for artists are set prices and are usually based on popularity, songs on
> the charts and previous concert prices. In other words, we got incredibly
> lucky that our campus caught onto "Thrift Shop" and "Same Love" before the
> rest of the world.
>
> So if we wanted to repeat the success of last year, here are several
> possible solutions:
> 1. Get lucky
> 2. Events staff develops and uses predictive models to find rising stars
> based off campus/summer preferences, industry forecasts, etc...
> 3. Increase the budget.
> ------------------------------
> From: Gregory D Kravit <gkravit@MIT.EDU>
> Sent: 4/7/2014 14:50
> To: Sean R Corcoran <scorcora@mit.edu>
>
> Cc: Matthew J Davis <mattjd@mit.edu>; ua-officers@mit.edu; ua-exec@mit.edu;
> ua-council@mit.edu; Ryan M Lau <rlau@mit.edu>
> Subject: RE: 45UAC12 Detailed Agenda
>
>
> http://www.tuftsdaily.com/mobile/nelly-to-headline-spring-fling-1.2814892
>
> Article on Tufts spring concert last year.
> Original Budget:100,000
> Final Budget: 145,000 after student petition to government for more.
> ------------------------------
> From: Sean Corcoran <scorcora@MIT.EDU>
> Sent: 4/7/2014 14:43
> To: Gregory D Kravit <gkravit@mit.edu>
> Cc: Matthew J Davis <mattjd@mit.edu>; ua-officers@mit.edu; ua-exec@mit.edu;
> ua-council@mit.edu; Ryan M Lau <rlau@mit.edu>
> Subject: RE: 45UAC12 Detailed Agenda
>
> I just read an article that said Brown's 2012 budget was $204,000, and I
> assume they're of similar size
> On Apr 7, 2014 2:42 PM, "Gregory D Kravit" <gkravit@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> I think my freshmen year (Spring 2012) Tufts spent >$200,000 on Lupe
>> Fiasco, White Panda, and an alumni founded indie band. Their spring concert
>> takes place over an entire Saturday, usually same weekend as ours.
>>
>> Just a place to start.
>> ------------------------------
>> From: Ryan Lau <rlau@MIT.EDU>
>> Sent: 4/7/2014 14:27
>> To: Matthew J Davis <mattjd@mit.edu>
>> Cc: ua-council@mit.edu; ua-officers@mit.edu; ua-exec@mit.edu
>> Subject: Re: 45UAC12 Detailed Agenda
>>
>> One quick note regarding the budgets of other schools:
>> Northeastern has over 16,000 undergrads (24,000 total) and Ohio State has
>> roughly 45,000 undergraduates (60,000 total). It may be advantageous to
>> find an example school that is actually close in size to MIT, such as Tufts
>> (5,000 undergrads, 10,000 total), Yale (5,000/11,000), or Princeton
>> (5000/7500) if you want to compare peer schools.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Matthew J Davis <mattjd@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear UA Councilors,
>>>
>>> Below is a more detailed agenda for the next UA Council Meeting,
>>> tomorrow, Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 7:30PM.
>>>
>>> 45UAC12 Agenda
>>>
>>> Order of Business
>>>
>>>
>>> -
>>>
>>> 7:00pm - Food (optional)
>>> -
>>>
>>> 7:30pm - Attendance
>>> -
>>>
>>> 7:35pm - SpringFest (Appendix 1)
>>> -
>>>
>>> Sidhanth Rao, UA President
>>> -
>>>
>>> 7:55pm - UA Events in April
>>> -
>>>
>>> Devin Cornish, UA Vice-President
>>> -
>>>
>>> Haldun Anil, IFC Representative, speaking on the Greek Olympics
>>> -
>>>
>>> 8:10pm - Discussion on Bexley House & Community
>>> -
>>>
>>> Sidhanth Rao, UA President
>>> -
>>>
>>> 8:30pm - Sexual Assault Awareness Month
>>> -
>>>
>>> Emad Taliep, UA Wellness Committee Chair, giving a presentation
>>> -
>>>
>>> 8:40pm - Presentation by Committees on Education and MITx
>>> -
>>>
>>> Anu Sinha, UA Education Committee Chair, giving a presentation
>>> -
>>>
>>> Colin McDonnell, UA MITx Committee Chair, giving a presentation
>>> -
>>>
>>> 9:00pm - Adjournment
>>>
>>>
>>> Appendix 1
>>>
>>> Budgets of other schools: really big schools (e.g. Ohio State) have
>>> $5million budget. They put on many events throughout the year, all/most of
>>> which are free to students. Smaller schools (e.g. Northeastern) put on
>>> fewer events, but still have a larger budget (probably around the order of
>>> 200-300k)
>>>
>>> Example Budget Breakdown: Every year, we will have to spend ~35k on
>>> production cost and up to 10k for the agent fee. That leaves us <100k for
>>> the artists. Most schools will spend 100k on their headliner. Some
>>> examples of artists that cost quite a bit more than 100k (in October) are:
>>>
>>> Passion Pit, Jason Mraz, Calvin Harris (250k), Frank Ocean, Kendrick
>>> Lamar, Arctic Monkeys, Diplo, Ke$ha, Krewella, MGMT (175k), Childish Gambino
>>>
>>> What we could do with more money:
>>>
>>> a) Get bigger and better artists
>>>
>>> b) Get more artists (and do concerts throughout the weekend)
>>>
>>> c) Make concert tickets cheaper/free
>>>
>>> d) Subsidize student groups holding events during SpringFest
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Matthew Davis
>>> Class of 2016
>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ryan Lau
>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>> Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
>> rlau@mit.edu || (808) 221-4476
>>
>
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Jessica Parker
408 355 3579
MIT Class of 2015
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Is it really worth spending more on a better artist when t=
hey're still going to sound awful? Johnson has the acoustics of an old,=
solid, concrete athletic facility--not a concert venue. I realize Johnson =
is really our only on-campus, indoor option. Could it possibly be outside o=
n Briggs or even in Killian? It's probably not an option because of thi=
ngs like weather, ruining grass, and neighborhood considerations but it wou=
ld sound better.<br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon,=
Apr 7, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Gregory D Kravit <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"=
mailto:gkravit@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">gkravit@mit.edu</a>></span> wr=
ote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
I was the visiting council member to the events committee last year. A few =
notes:<br>
<br>
About last year's success, Macklemore was booked early and before his a=
lbum went platinum and before he topped the billboard charts.=A0 The price =
for artists are set prices and are usually based on popularity, songs on th=
e charts and previous concert prices.=A0
In other words, we got incredibly lucky that our campus caught onto "=
Thrift Shop" and "Same Love" before the rest of the world.=
=A0
<br>
<br>
So if we wanted to repeat the success of last year, here are several possib=
le solutions:<br>
1. Get lucky<br>
2. Events staff develops and uses predictive models to find rising stars ba=
sed off campus/summer preferences, industry forecasts, etc...<br>
3. Increase the budget.</div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<hr>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">From:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:gkravit@MIT.EDU" target=3D"_blank">Gregory D Kravit</a></span><=
br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Sent:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4/7/20=
14 14:50</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">To:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:scorcora@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">Sean R Corcoran</a></span><=
div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Cc:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:mattjd@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">Matthew J Davis</a>;
<a href=3D"mailto:ua-officers@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">ua-officers@mit.ed=
u</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:ua-exec@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">
ua-exec@mit.edu</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:ua-council@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank=
">ua-council@mit.edu</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:rlau@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank"=
>
Ryan M Lau</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Subject:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">RE: 45=
UAC12 Detailed Agenda</span><br>
<br>
</div></div></div><div><div class=3D"h5">
<div>
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href=3D"htt=
p://www.tuftsdaily.com/mobile/nelly-to-headline-spring-fling-1.2814892" tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://www.tuftsdaily.com/mobile/nelly-to-headline-spring-fl=
ing-1.2814892</a><br>
<br>
Article on Tufts spring concert last year.=A0 <br>
Original Budget:100,000<br>
Final Budget: 145,000 after student petition to government for more.<br>
</div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<hr>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">From:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:scorcora@MIT.EDU" target=3D"_blank">Sean Corcoran</a></span><br=
>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Sent:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4/7/20=
14 14:43</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">To:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:gkravit@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">Gregory D Kravit</a></span><=
br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Cc:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:mattjd@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">Matthew J Davis</a>;
<a href=3D"mailto:ua-officers@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">ua-officers@mit.ed=
u</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:ua-exec@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">
ua-exec@mit.edu</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:ua-council@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank=
">ua-council@mit.edu</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:rlau@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank"=
>
Ryan M Lau</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Subject:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">RE: 45=
UAC12 Detailed Agenda</span><br>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I just read an article that said Brown's 2012 budget was=
$204,000, and I assume they're of similar size</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Apr 7, 2014 2:42 PM, "Gregory D Kravit&q=
uot; <<a href=3D"mailto:gkravit@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">gkravit@mit.e=
du</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I think my fre=
shmen year (Spring 2012) Tufts spent >$200,000 on Lupe Fiasco, White Pan=
da, and an alumni founded indie band. Their spring concert takes place over=
an entire Saturday, usually same weekend
as ours.<br>
<br>
Just a place to start.</div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<hr>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">From:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:rlau@MIT.EDU" target=3D"_blank">Ryan Lau</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Sent:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4/7/20=
14 14:27</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">To:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:mattjd@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">Matthew J Davis</a></span><br=
>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Cc:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:ua-council@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">ua-council@mit.edu</a>;
<a href=3D"mailto:ua-officers@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">ua-officers@mit.ed=
u</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:ua-exec@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">
ua-exec@mit.edu</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:bo=
ld">Subject:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Re: 45=
UAC12 Detailed Agenda</span><br>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">One quick note regarding the budgets of other schools:
<div>Northeastern has over 16,000 undergrads (24,000 total) and Ohio State =
has roughly 45,000 undergraduates (60,000 total). =A0It may be advantageous=
to find an example school that is actually close in size to MIT, such as T=
ufts (5,000 undergrads, 10,000 total),
Yale (5,000/11,000), or Princeton (5000/7500) if you want to compare peer =
schools.</div>
</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Matthew J Davis =
<span dir=3D"ltr">
<<a href=3D"mailto:mattjd@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">mattjd@mit.edu</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div style=3D"direction:ltr;font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><font>Dear U=
A Councilors,</font>
<div><font><br>
</font></div>
<div><font>Below is a more detailed agenda for the next UA Council Meeting,=
tomorrow, Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 7:30PM.</font></div>
<div><font><br>
</font></div>
<div><span><font>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">45UAC12 Agenda=
</span></p>
<br>
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Order of Busin=
ess</span></p>
<br>
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">7:00pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - Food (optional)</span></p>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">7:30pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - Attendance</span></p>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">7:35pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - SpringFest (Appendix 1)</span></p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sidhanth Rao, =
UA President</span></p>
</li></ul>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">7:55pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - UA Events in April</span></p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Devin Cornish,=
UA Vice-President</span></p>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baselin=
e">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Haldun Anil, I=
FC Representative, speaking on the Greek Olympics</span></p>
</li></ul>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">8:10pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - Discussion on Bexley House & Community</span></p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sidhanth Rao, =
UA President</span></p>
</li></ul>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">8:30pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - Sexual Assault Awareness Month</span></p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Emad Taliep, U=
A Wellness Committee Chair, giving a presentation</span></p>
</li></ul>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">8:40pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - Presentation by Committees on
Education and MITx</span></p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anu Sinha, UA =
Education Committee Chair, giving a presentation</span></p>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;vertical-align:baselin=
e">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Colin McDonnel=
l, UA MITx Committee Chair, giving a presentation</span></p>
</li></ul>
</li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline"=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra=
p">9:00pm</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap=
"> - Adjournment</span></p>
</li></ul>
<br>
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-spac=
e:pre-wrap">Appendix 1</span></p>
<br>
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap;font-weight:bold">Budgets of other schools: =A0</span><span style=3D"v=
ertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap">really
big schools (e.g. Ohio State) have $5million budget. =A0They put on many e=
vents throughout the year, all/most of which are free to students. =A0Small=
er schools (e.g. Northeastern) put on fewer events, but still have a larger=
budget (probably around the order of
200-300k)</span></p>
<br>
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap"></span>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap;font-weight:bold">Example Budget Breakdown: =A0</span><span style=3D"v=
ertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap">Every
year, we will have to spend ~35k on production cost and up to 10k for the =
agent fee. =A0That leaves us <100k for the artists. =A0Most schools will=
spend 100k on their headliner. =A0Some examples of artists that cost quite=
a bit more than 100k (in October) are:</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap">Passion Pit, Jason Mraz, Calvin Harris (250k), Frank Ocean, Kendrick =
Lamar, Arctic Monkeys, Diplo, Ke$ha,
Krewella, MGMT (175k), Childish Gambino</span></p>
<br>
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap"></span>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap;font-weight:bold">What we could do with more money:</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap">a) Get bigger and better artists</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap">b) Get more artists (and do concerts throughout the weekend)</span></=
p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap">c) Make concert tickets cheaper/free</span></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">=
<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-=
wrap">d) Subsidize student groups holding events during SpringFest</span></=
p>
<div><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space=
:pre-wrap"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space=
:pre-wrap">Thank you for your time.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space=
:pre-wrap"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space=
:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span></div>
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<div><font>Matthew Davis </font></div>
<div><font>Class of 2016</font></div>
<div><font>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</font></div>
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<div>Ryan Lau</div>
</span><span>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><br>
<span>Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</span><br>
<a href=3D"mailto:rlau@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">rlau@mit.edu</a><span>=A0=
||=A0</span><a value=3D"+18082214476">(808) 221-4476</a>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><pre c=
ols=3D"72"><font face=3D"courier new, monospace">Jessica Parker
408 355 3579
MIT Class of 2015
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</font></pre></div>
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