OH FEST IS
A NO FEST
IN NEAHWA
SUNY Students Plan
On-Campus Concert,
Without Hartwick Help
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – After losing its permit to host rapper Sean Kingston in Neahwa Park last April, SUNY Oneonta’s Student Association has decided to move the often-controversial OH Fest back onto campus next spring.
“The SA wants to ensure that we put the students’ activity money to good use for the spring concert. We don’t want to take the risk of having a concert planned to have it fall through as it happened last spring,” said SA President Tim Nolan. “We are open to continuing the tradition. However, we need to do what’s best for the students.”
After 2010 rape allegations surfaced against Kingston, an ad hoc “Know Violence Committee” of students announced they would protest at the concert. When SUNY officials could assure City Hall the event would be peaceful, Mayor Gary Herzig pulled the permit, and the SA forfeited its $45,000 fee.
