[1916] in UA Exec
Re: 45UAC12 Detailed Agenda
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sidhanth Rao)
Tue Apr 8 14:55:36 2014
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 14:55:31 -0400
From: Sidhanth Rao <sidhanth@MIT.EDU>
To: Jessica Parker <jmparker@mit.edu>
Cc: Gregory D Kravit <gkravit@mit.edu>, 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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Hey,
We've created a
spreadsheet<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArcU51eTbAAKdE5TWjFnSzQ4Vk9JWmxKSkF4endDRFE#gid=0>with
peer institutions and have added a some appendices to the
agenda<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VVlVFqv7NMxl3BDgNPGvigh7gYIl7bOWMNgkqaiQfMU/edit>
.
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Jessica Parker <jmparker@mit.edu> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> Jessica Parker408 355 3579
> MIT Class of 2015
> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
>
>
--
Sidhanth Rao
UA President 2013-14
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014
sidhanth@mit.edu | 617-697-2185
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hey,<div><br>We've created a <a href=3D"https://docs.g=
oogle.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=3D0ArcU51eTbAAKdE5TWjFnSzQ4Vk9JWmxKSkF4endDRF=
E#gid=3D0">spreadsheet</a> with peer institutions and have added a some app=
endices to the <a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VVlVFqv7NMxl3=
BDgNPGvigh7gYIl7bOWMNgkqaiQfMU/edit">agenda</a>.</div>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon,=
Apr 7, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Jessica Parker <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:jmparker@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">jmparker@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 dir=3D"ltr">Is it really worth spending=
more on a better artist when they're still going to sound awful? Johns=
on has the acoustics of an old, solid, concrete athletic facility--not a co=
ncert 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 probab=
ly not an option because of things like weather, ruining grass, and neighbo=
rhood considerations but it would sound better.<br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div cl=
ass=3D"">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> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div class=3D"">
<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><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"">
<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>
</div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-wei=
ght:bold">Sent:
</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4/7/20=
14 14:50</span><div class=3D""><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><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><div>
<div><div class=3D"">
<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><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><div><div class=3D"h5"><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></div><div><div class=3D"h5">
<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>
</font></span>
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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>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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</span></div>
<span>
<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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888"><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><pre cols=3D"72"><fo=
nt face=3D"courier new, monospace">Jessica Parker
<a href=3D"tel:408%20355%203579" value=3D"+14083553579" target=3D"_blank">4=
08 355 3579</a>
MIT Class of 2015
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</font></pre></div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Sidhanth Rao<div>UA President 2013-14<br><div>Department of Mechanical=
Engineering</div><div>Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014</div></di=
v>
<div><a href=3D"mailto:sidhanth@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">sidhanth@mit.edu=
</a>=A0|=A0617-697-2185</div></div>
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