Arts
This term the College hosted two giants of the recording industry. The Pretenders played in Leede Arena last month and Natalie Merchant, formerly of the 10,000 Maniacs, performed in Webster Hall last weekend.
In the past few years, Billy Joel, the B-52s, 10,000 Maniacs, Phish and Ziggy Marley have performed at the College.
Despite this plethora of popular music acts, Hanover doesn't strike one as a cultural mecca, probably because attracting big-name singers is a complicated process involving the coordination of logistical details and a lot of luck.
According to Linda Kennedy, the coordinator of student programs and adviser to the Programming Board, the Programming Board can only bring a band to campus if the band is on tour and will be performing in the Hanover vicinity.
Kennedy explained that when a band decides to go on tour, agents representing the band try to sell gigs to promoters.