FORUM
Ticket prices kept as low as possible
By Jason Miller
In response to A.E.
Brettauer's letter, (ODE Oct.
10), l must agree that the price
of a concert ticket in Eugene is
slowly on the rise.
At one time as common as a
trip to Rennie's, now concert
going is a special event that
most people cannot afford on a
regular basis.
As an avid concert-goer and
the concert promoter for the
EMU Cultural Forum, the stu
dent organization that pro
duced Johnny Clegg and
Savuka. 1 desperately try to
keep the lowest, most afford
able ticket price.
Compared to other activities,
the University's concert pro
gram is severely underfunded.
In fact we have 300 to 400 per
cent less money than other
schools.
This would make a show like
Johnny Clegg and Savuka free
or no more than $5. This uni
versity. however, has in the
realm of $12,000 for a year,
making it essential that each
and every concert break even to
ensure more concerts of the
same caliber.
The ticket price of Johnny
Clegg and Savuka was not de
signed to break students or
yield a large profit. Instead, it
was determined to cover many,
many thousands of dollars in
expenses spent to bring the
foremost name in world beat to
the University, and to preserve
a budget so that many more of
these shows can occur.
It should be noted that a cul
tural forum concert is usually
about $4 less than the very
same concert in Portland or Se
attle.
Unfortunately, this does not
dispute the fad that some peo
ple simply cannot afford the
price of a ticket. For these peo
ple 1 suggest involvement
They can volunteer to work
as security, an usher or stage
crew for any Cultural Forum
concert and see all or parts of
the concert for free. Being a se
nior citizen, this may not be an
acceptable solution for A F.
Brettauer.
However, it is an excellent
opportunity for students and
members of the community to
see musicians for free and learn
about the concert industry
I sincerely wish I could dis
count tickets shortly before the
show However, in the case of
Johnny Clegg and Savuka, the
show was sold out
People in Eugene are notori
ous for buying tickets at the last
minute, and the day of the
show sales are often the deter
mining factor as to whether or
not the show will be the last of
the year
I am committed to bringing
top quality national entertain
ment to the University and sur
rounding community. Over the
past year the Cultural Forum
has produced Grammy winners
Alabama, folk legend Arlo
Guthrie and the Grateful Dead's
Bob Weir with Grammy win
ning bassist Rob Wasserman.
With the rising costs of artist
fees. University expenses and
other related concert expenses,
it is unlikely that Rugene will
see a dec revise in the price of a
In ket for a nationally touring
act
However, with student at
lion, involvement from the In
cidental Fee Committee and
other groups, perhaps the
budget for tliis kind of enter
tainment could lie raised and
shows like Johnny Clegg and
Savuka could lie niuc h cheaper,
if not free
Until then the Cultural Fo
rum will continue to bring the
l>est possible entertainment for
the most affordable price, and
try to leave as many options as
we can for those who i annul at
ford the price of a ticket
Jason Miller is ihv Popular
Music Coordinator for tlic CMC
Cultural Forum.
LETTERS
Discussions
Some notes on the KRMA
meeting last Wednesday:
After a healed discussion on
equal representation, agree
ment was reached on the for
mat of the search committee
and the board of directors. It is
rewarding to see such a diversi
ty of students and their inter
ests come to terms on what
seemed to become an endless,
although necessary, debate on
protection of interests.
However, it concerns me that
some people still don't realize
what affirmative action and
equal opportunity really mean.
Good luck to you. James Janu
ary, with the further establish
ment of this radio station. Your
recent efforts and results are
highly appreciated.
This student-run radio sta
tion is in the interest of every
single student, and it is there
fore of the utmost importance
that students and especially
representatives of student
groups be present at KRMA
meetings to express any opin
ions or concerns they might
have, and more importantly,
vote.
Only with a diverse represen
tation across the entire student
body can we best protect the in
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Student
Shades of red
For reasons indirectly impli
cated in the firing of business
controller lean Ownbey. the
Emerald's entire Hoard of Di
rectors, as well as the paper's
general manager, should turn
three shades of red and resign.
Either the board or the GM
should have made sure that the
ODE complied with minimum
wage laws For example, the
job description for associate ed
itor calls for "a minimum" ho
hours to 100 hours per mouth
in return for "about $300."
l.ast time I checked minimum
wage stood at $1 l5 per hour
You don't need a calculator
to know what doesn't add up
The payment of subminimum
wages (particularly by a news
paper) is reprehensible and
(just ask the Salvation Army)
subject to a stiff fine. It's bad
enough that this society toler
ates cheapskates that pay mini
mum wages — wages no full
time worker can independently
live on.
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motto, "We Do It Daily!" refer
to exploitation or illegality?
Nicholas Facaros
Alumni (Law 1988)
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