By Daniel Sanders

This is a response to an article entitled “‘Mos’ or ‘Less'” (March 9) placed in what I assume to be an objective section of your paper. The fact the author was allowed to use such a negative tone in reference to the school concert concerns me. It reflects poorly on the person’s attitude, and drags down the whole Northeastern community.

Concerts are incredibly difficult to pull off. It takes months of planning, negotiating and long hours. Artists can be very picky. Many acts are not even available when bids are placed on them, forcing the purchasers to move on to second and third choices. Concert booking agencies have to deal with students, who often times have no experience with concert production or promotion. The agents meet with student concert committees who sometimes shoot down idea after idea because of everything from budget constraints to just not knowing who an act is.

The information within the article about University of Massaschusetts-Amherst and Boston University having spring shows is a perfect example of student misinformation. The shows at the Mullins Center and Agganis Arena are promoted shows, meaning they have no connection with either BU or UMass. These arenas have been rented to an outside company to put the show on; the only connection to the school is the venue happens to be on campus. The author not only implies all of these artists are stronger choices than the ones at NU, but makes the assumption these other artists are playing the school’s spring shows. This ruins all the hard work your concert committee has done to put on a quality show.

Northeastern should be excited they are even having a concert this year.Last year, the Ludacris concert had to be canceled because of the behavior of students after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win. Would the students rather have no concert?

This paper has a responsibility to the school to help promote these shows. Of course, not all the students will be excited about the choice of artists, but it’s impossible to make everyone happy. I think the diversity of the acts is the strength of this year’s show and hopefully will attract a wide range of people. I wish you all the best for a good show, but this article is already a step in the wrong direction.

– Daniel Sanders is a sophomore English major at Boston College.