The Pause: What is to be done?

How involved should the student body be in choosing our concerts, particularly Fall Concert and Lutefest?

Senators heard a presentation from Lion's Pause Concert Chair Sarah Wallis, SGA President Tyler Hauger, Assistant Director of Student Activities Shayna Melgaard, and other steadfast employees of the Lion's Pause, last night. Their proposal is to implement one of three possible reorganizations of the Concert Committee, which is currently led by Wallis, an hour student-work employee at the Pause.

Right now, Sarah leads a very loosely organized committee of students that meet about once a month to discuss which artists should come to campus. The committee has one of the largest budgets of any SGA unit. Because Sarah is not directly involved with Senate, and the role of her committee is not clearly defined, she (as well as Hauger and Melgaard) believe that her role is not sufficiently accountable to the student body. These senators believe that reorganizing the committee would generate more stability and commitment, making it more efficient and ultimately choosing more relevant artists for concerts on campus.

So, three possibilities are on the table for reorganizing the Concert Committee:

1. Leave the position as-is, but step up the level of commitment required to be on the Concert Committee. 
2. Make the Concert Committee a branch of SGA, and make its coordinator an elected position.
3. Completely reorganize the Pause, turning the Co-Coordinators into hired positions (they are elected now), as well as enacting option 2.

Both solutions 2 and 3 would take the concert-organizing function out of the Pause, essentially making it a venue and and kitchen only. The rationale is that it would allow Concert Chair, who has a very student-facing role, to focus on serving his or her constituents, and free the Pause managers to deal with managerial not political concerns. 

So...what do you think about Fall Concert and the Pause? Do you have a strong opinion about the structure? Do you not not care as long as the pizzas and rockers keep coming?