Letters to the Editor

I have a few responses to the comments in the editorial titled "First FestivALL event a success" in the May 6 edition of The Review.

First, "Or, possibly, have one of the local cover bands finish out the day on the Green and play for the students. This way the university could make FestivALL an all inclusive even[t] for everyone to enjoy."

This shows you were not there for all of FestivALL, considering you have made no mention of Henstock, which was put on by Phi Mu Alpha and started immediately after SGA's event. This event included five bands both local and out-of-state, which played from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., including The Mad Sweet Pangs, Jared Weintraub, Murder by the Groove, The Blend and One-Armed Bandits.

I especially had a problem with the following quotes - "It was nice to see the university do something for the students and involve many Registered Student Organizations on campus to make it feel like everyone was welcome to join in on the day's festivities." and "The university should be excited with the way everything went and consider making this an annual event, if it hasn't already."

Once again, terrible reporting - the university had nothing to do with this event. The Student Government Association is an RSO. Furthermore, if you had interviewed any of the members of SGA you would know they are planning on making this a yearly event, just like Phi Mu Alpha's "Henstock."

Advertising it earlier doesn't do anything. Making quarterfliers and posters a week before the event is what gets students to events. Advertising more than a week before is just a waste of time since most students' schedules are too busy to have them remember something that far in advance.

The SGA worked extremely hard on every aspect of the event, so please don't slight them on issues like planning because they went above and beyond in this aspect.

Rich Gilberto Junior richgilb@udel.edu

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