Curtain comes down for good on RutgersFest

Following a weekend marred by gunfire and underage drinking, the president of Rutgers University has put an end to the annual daylong festival and concert known as RutgersFest. Read the article here: mycentraljersey.com

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Rutgersfest 2011 (5 videos)

RUPA spends $95K for Friday concert lineup

The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) spent a total of $95,000 for this Friday's Rutgersfest concert lineup, which includes Pitbull, 3OH!3 and Yelawolf.

"The amount we spend on talent only went up to what it had to," said Lori Smith, assistant director of student centers and programs at the University. "It's a pretty cost-effective event. We expect 20,000 to 30,000 people to come out to Rutgersfest."

Smith said although the event is free to members of the University community through the funding of mandatory student fees, the cost per person at the event is low.

For rapper Pitbull, RUPA paid $50,000 while they spent $35,000 for electronic duo 3OH!3 to perform, she said. In an effort to bring an up-and-coming act to Rutgersfest, RUPA paid Alabama-based rapper and Eminem's new protégé Yelawolf $10,000.

"I think he'll be big and has a lot of potential," Smith said. "We got Ludacris and Kanye West before they were huge. It's a fun, strategic thing the committee members get to do, figure out who's going to make it."

Ana Castillo, president of RUPA, agreed that Yelawolf has potential.

"I've heard a lot of inklings about him. He has a pretty big underground following," she said. dailytargum

RUPA adds third act to Rutgersfest

For University students questioning why this year's Rutgersfest had only two performers when the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) announced the line up last month, don't worry — there is a third.

RUPA added YelaWolf, a rapper from Alabama signed under Eminem's Shady Records label, two weeks ago, said Jessica Bruno, RUPA vice president of concerts and coffeehouses. Before the addition, only rapper Pitbull and electronic artist 3OH!3 were slated to perform.

The decision to add a third act was never out of the question completely, said Bruno, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The committee discovered YelaWolf and wanted to allocate more money to the concert to have him perform. dailytargum.com