OCR Text |
Show THE THUNDERBIRD , SOlJIBERN UTAH UNIVERSlTY • IBURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1993 • PAGE 7 Pearl Jam not coming to SU BY JOEL M. WARDEN Thunderbird Scaff Wrirer opinion, the more likely we are co get the concerts you want." lf a band is going co sell enough tickets for the campus co break Students who have attended SU prior to even financially, they need to sell a this year may have noticed that every band minimum of 2,500 tickets. Green is scheduled to play here is a country music currently working with NACA (National band. This standard remains me ame this Association for Campus Activities) to year, with Mark Chesnutt, Clay Walker schedule such bands as Toad the Wet. and Tracy Lawrence scheduled for April 9. Sprocket and Stone Temple Pilots. Carny Manea, also a country musician, will Rumors circulating around campus perform during Spring Sunfest Week on suggest that SUU turned down a Pearl Jam May 10. concert offer, because the band wanted to "l think there should be a diverse allow ticket holders to rise from d1eir seats election of bands, and ru h the stage. This because ir.s not fair to rumor, as most rumors are, was misguided. The people who don't like 'We are not out to country to schedule only Sn1dent Activitie Office that," said Stacie received a call from an make money1 ' says Bennion, a freshman PE anonymous person Tiffany Evans, assistant offering Pearl Jam if major from Sandy. Bryan Green, activities director of student permis ion was given ro vice president, said mat ru h the tage. When the reason for the lack of activities. told that it is against variety in scheduling is policy, the caller hung that, "the experience in up. the past tells us that John Angell, director country perfom1ers are very well received of student activities, aid, "It's our policy by students, faculty and caff." d1at we ask concert goers to stay in their Another reason for this, according to seats as a safety factor and so everybody Tiffany Evans, assistant direcror of student has an equal opportunity to enjoy the activities, is mat "we are not out to make concert" money, we are here ro provide a service, Another facror that determines what and make sure the university doesn't lose concerts are scheduled is money. "The money in the process." band has robe popular enough to sell Supporting the scheduling of country tickets, but has to be a band that hasn't hit bands, Riana Chisholm, a sophomore the top," Angell said.explaining that the business major from Central, said, "I mink more popular bands cost more than SU that in southern Utah, most people listen can afford. ro country music, and its better for the "It's our goal to provide three major university to schedule country than to concerts a year. Hardly a day goes by that chance losing money on something else." we aren't on the phone trying to find a Green, who supports getting more band to please· the students " said Angell. variety in concert selections said that, "the "We want to please people, but have ro be more students we can get to voice their realistic (with available funds)." mi,..---- ----~mi,..---- EEDEO! 8J.\C,< COPIES o ·f ·r~IE ·r~, UJ lfJE{<BIR.f) 1993 ISSUES: 2,3,4,8,12 (FOR OUR FILES) PLEASE BRING ANY COPIES OF THE ABOVE MISSING ISSUES TO OUR OFFICES IN THE BASEMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY BUILDING AND RECEIVE TWO FREE CLASSIFIED ADS AS WELL AS OUR UNDYING GRATITUDE. THE ISSUE NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE FRONT PAGE, BELOW THE NAME, ON THE LEFT. ~~RTnUR JtWtllR5 Diamond Specialists Since 1950 {01/lie1-e flie Cha1.ie o'h flie <"80:t: <R.eal!9 1Joec 011.ake a 1Jf/e1e1ice. ) W. have everything you would expect from a fine jeweler, AND ... free round-trip airfare for two to exotic places, AND our exclusive Eternal Diamond Guarantee, AND every year we travel to Antwerp, Belgium (the Diamond Capitol of the World) to save you money, AND you have two convenient locations to choose from, AND tender loving care from our professional sales staff, AND the best value on a bridal set, guarantee4! (AND, we're more fun!) RtD Cllft=S ~ALL ST. titORtit 628-2664 41 NORTn ~AIN ST.titORtit 673-2471 |