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Last Tuesday, just as the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) was about to succeed at finally bringing a big name musical group to Bright Hockey Arena, the administration threw a wrench in the process. In an e-mail to Undergraduate Council President Sujean S. Lee ’03, Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth expressed concern that the HCC pick, OutKast, might not be an appropriate group for an on-campus concert. “[Coordinator of Student Activities] Susan Cooke and [Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations] Jeremy Gibson have done a little research...
...from entertaining members of the opposite sex in their rooms after certain hours. Those misguided restrictions were abolished decades ago, yet the spirit of the College acting in loco parentis—in the place of parents—apparently lives to this day. When the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) presented Outkast as the top possibility for a May concert, Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth ’71 suggested a different band, saying the hip-hop group’s language “may not be acceptable for many audiences...
...enough students felt uncomfortable with Outkast’s lyrics to make the concert a failure, the administration might have a point. But in a recent HCC survey asking students which group they would prefer to have for the May concert, Outkast won by a large margin. There may be a minority who might not feel comfortable with Outkast’s music, but music is an innately personal experience that can never please everybody all of the time...
...family-friendly” music—the intended audience of the concert in question is specifically college students. We refuse to believe that they cannot maturely handle the music. Students have a right to their own taste, even if it is not the symphony. The students and the HCC have called for Outkast, and though the administration’s concern for our virgin ears is touching, it is clearly misplaced...
...said she was not overly worried with Illingworth’s e-mail, saying she expects HCC will be able to assuage Illingworth’s concerns...