30Nights cancellation ruins excitement
If you're reading this right now, it means that we're unhappy - 30Nights is still cancelled (see story, page 6). What was shaping up to be a great Wednesday night - senioritis-laced seniors mixed with Element is always a good concoction - has now turned into another typical, paper-churning slog. Yes, we're complaining, and here's why:30Nights, with its marketing blitz and higher sales of tickets, was set to go off without a hitch. People were excited about this party, and rightfully so. In a week that people needed to blow off steam, the team behind the party's planning was doing an excellent job, and with an expected 350 attendees - 200 pre-sold and 150 more expected, according to an e-mail - the club Element was due to be hoppin'.
Instead, with only 24 hours' notice, everyone who bought a ticket is now scrambling to find the person who sold it to them. This is the second party to get cancelled this semester, but this party seemed to have far more momentum and interest than Rondelet. An unfortunate streak, to say the least. Now students are more likely to hesitate before purchasing tickets to future events knowing that the plug could be pulled at a moment's notice. Two hundred students were led on, and at 70 percent capacity, the atmosphere at Element could have been more than entertaining.
So please, stop axing our parties. They are, after all, what keep us sane.
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